Four days later.
Grim and his party arrived at Mota City without a hitch.
Mota City was the only public city within a 500-mile radius. It did not belong to any Wizard family or organization, but was a public area designated by the Wizard Association of Tallinn.
Before entering the city, Grim could already see the towering public Wizard Tower that pierced through the clouds.
Faint fluorescent light glowed on the gray walls of the tower, and rings of light from spells lit up on the tower from time to time. The light quickly spread to the top of the tower above the clouds. Although there were white clouds in the way, Grim could still see some black dots rising and falling at the top of the tower.
An endless fleet of carriages gathered near the city gate, and under the command of a group of black-armored guards, they were allowed to pass through in an orderly manner. There were men and women, old and young, in the crowd, and the noise was so loud that it filled the sky.
Beside the rows of fully loaded carriages, Grim's black four-wheeled carriage seemed inconspicuous. However, when the black-armored guards guarding the city gates saw this, they hurriedly cleared the crowd under the command of one of their leaders, allowing the black carriage to slowly drive through the city gates.
There was no reason, no reason at all. The Sarubo family crest embedded on the side of the black carriage was the best pass.
In the vast land of the Wizard Continent, no one had ever dared to impersonate a respected Wizard. Once such a vile act was discovered, death was the lowest punishment that the impersonator could imagine!
This was a magnificent and beautiful Wizard City!
Endless streams of people filled the streets here. Heavy carriages slowly passed by on the bluestone road, piled with various kinds of goods, but most of them were luxury goods such as tobacco, alcohol, oil, and tea.
Grim gently lifted the curtains, watching people of different skin colors and clothes quickly passing by in front of the window. He had a strange feeling in his heart.
The people who lived on the Sorcerer Continent were used to using their own methods to distinguish who they could provoke and who they couldn't. Although Grim's carriage looked inconspicuous, the eye-catching Wizard family crest at the corner of the carriage made everyone's expression change.
The crowd moved aside from the carriage, and no one dared to stop the black carriage from moving forward quickly.
"You and Kabi settle down and book a place to stay on the floating ship. I'll pay a visit to the Magus Tower!" After giving some simple instructions, Grim jumped off the carriage and covered his face with his black hood before disappearing into the crowd.
Every time they arrived in a region, the first thing they did was to visit the local Magus organisation. This was actually a tradition and habit of most Magi! After all, the wizard organizations in various regions would selectively open some of their facilities to the public, including the public library.
Habitually gathering knowledge was also one of the most common things Magi did!
Alice had been brooding over the fact that she was unable to witness the Wizard War last time because she was enchanted by someone. Watching Grim disappear into the crowd, she said angrily, "Let's go to the airship first!"
Kobi, who was disguised as a coachman, shouted loudly and waved his whip to urge the carriage to continue moving forward.
As one of the few public areas in the Scattered Tower Forest, it did not reject any wizard's visit. Even some Magi who had lost in family struggles or power struggles could recuperate here and obtain some Magus resources that were not that rare.
Some Magi who wanted to establish a new family did not have their own territory when they first started out. They would usually use the public Magus Tower as the first stepping stone for their family. They would set up some public Magus academies here and recruit acolytes who did not have any backing or background.
Using this method, a small organisation with a few Magi and a few dozen acolytes could be established in less than a hundred years. What they needed to do next was to work hard to survive in the cracks between the many Magus families and organisations, and slowly expand their own territory.
Any piece of land in the Scattered Tower Forest that matured was basically already occupied by various families and organisations of various sizes. If they wanted to snatch a piece of bread from their mouths, they could only rely on war and strength!
If they succeeded, they would become one of the thousand or so Magus families in the Scattered Tower Forest. If they failed, they could only return to the public areas and continue to run their own small organisations or organisations, accumulating strength for the next attack on the Magus families!
In the previous family wars, small organisations like the Black Hand Association had been so enthusiastic. It was all for the sake of obtaining their own territory and raising their flag to establish their own Magus family!
It was a pity that the strongest rank 1 Magus in the organisation had been killed, and the two-faced Magus they had spent a large amount of money to hire had also failed. This also meant that the Black Hand Association's efforts over the past hundred years had been for naught. The rank 2 Green Dwarf Pyro's efforts to establish the Pyro family could only be delayed for another hundred years!
A rank 2 Magus!
He was an influential figure in the Magus community!
If such a person was willing to join any Magus family, they would be welcomed with open arms, and all sorts of rare resources would be at their fingertips.
However, even such a powerful Magus would find it difficult to defend against the attacks of any small Magus family if he wanted to establish his own family.
Grimm had used the benefits he had obtained from the Knight's Plane to buy a Viscount's territory of a hundred square kilometres in the Scattered Tower Forest. But so what? He was surrounded by covetous Sorcerer families and hungry Sorcerer organizations. Even if he bought such a territory, what would he rely on to protect it?
Perhaps the first to send troops to attack his territory would be the Magus family that had sold it to him!
Resources and territory were indeed important in the Magus Continent, but the strength to defend them was even more important!
Grimm mixed into the crowd and slowly walked towards the Magus Tower.
There were fewer and fewer regular people on the streets, and more and more acolytes dressed in academy uniforms.
Among these acolytes, there was no lack of middle-aged men in their thirties or forties, as well as elderly men with stooped backs. However, most of them were young men and women in their twenties. In terms of strength, most of them were junior and intermediate acolytes. There were few high-grade acolytes, and not a single quasi Magus could be seen.
This situation was actually quite normal!
After all, in a place with a public academy, they would be much weaker than Magus families with fixed territories and resources to recruit talented acolytes. The lack of resources and the low aptitude of the acolytes resulted in the overall strength of the acolytes being on the lower side.
Moreover, if a Magus academy managed to nurture a quasi Magus, they would treat them like a treasure. How could they be willing to let them roam around?
Grimm was dressed in a black robe. Although he didn't have any emblems on his chest, he had the arrogance and mysteriousness of a Magus. Every acolyte who saw him hurriedly dodged to the side and bowed to him.
Acolytes who could survive in Mota City were not newbies. They might not be good at other things, but they were definitely good at judging people.
Although Grimm was keeping a low profile, as he walked, the corners of his Magus robe could be seen under the cover of his black robe. It was full of mysterious and abstruse magic lines and runes. An exquisite silver chain was tied around Grimm's waist. As he walked, the magic book glowed with golden runes. It was obviously not an ordinary item.
Two strands of dark red hair hung down from the sides of the hood. Under the sunlight, they looked like two slightly dancing flames. Under the shadow of the deep hood, the chiseled face and the eyes that were as bright as the morning stars left an extremely deep impression on people.
… …
Grimm walked into the gate of the Magus Tower.
A dozen acolytes waiting by the side of the gate saw Grimm, and their eyes immediately lit up. However, before they could do anything, a round-faced acolyte with short tawny hair stood in front of Grimm and bowed.
"Respected Sir Magus, acolyte Thor is willing to serve you!"
The other acolytes all showed a look of annoyance. However, in front of a Magus, they did not dare to act rashly. They could only glare at Thor and quickly left.
Grimm, on the other hand, did not mind these little tricks between acolytes. He raised his head and looked around.
The floor was clean and tidy, and the fresh air was filled with a strong scent of magic. There were many small stone rooms lined up against the walls of the tower, and there were many tunnels and corridors that extended in all directions.
Although it was crowded here, it was rather quiet.
All the acolytes walked in groups of three to five, carrying thick sheepskin books in their arms. Even if they needed to talk, most of them kept their voices low, not daring to make a racket in the hall of secret spells.
The first impression he got was that the atmosphere of a university on Earth was somewhat similar.
"Bring me to the public library. I want to read some materials!" Grimm ordered.
"Yes! The library for visiting Sir Magi is on the fifth floor. Please follow me! " Thor was obviously familiar with this kind of request. He bowed politely and brought Grimm to a floating disc in the corner of the hall of secret spells.
The so-called floating disc was somewhat similar to the elevators on Earth, but it did not use mechanical power or electricity. The floating disc was five meters wide and could accommodate 20 to 30 people standing on it. However, as far as Grimm could see, not a single acolyte dared to step on it.
This seemed to be a privilege exclusive to Magi!
Grimm controlled the control center on the floating disc, and the circular stone plate, which was decorated with exquisite patterns, began to slowly float towards the upper floors of the Magus Tower. Along the way, on the corridors of the floors, sorcerer-apprentices could be seen walking around with books in their hands.
Level 5 of the Magus Tower.
Thor brought Grimm to a door of dense light and stopped in his tracks.
"Sir, this is the open magus level library. Only Magi are allowed to enter, so … "
"Alright!" Grimm nodded in understanding and threw three magic crystals into Thor's arms.
"Sir, I don't need so much!" Thor's face was filled with joy, "I only need one magic crystal!"
"I have two servants. There might be a female Magus called Alice looking for me. Remember to bring her here! "
"Understood, sir! Thor will definitely complete the task, "Thor promised resolutely.
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