In the depths of the ruins, they found a Teleportation Portal, and according to the analysis of the information in their hands, they found out that it led to the Sky Castle that was controlled by the Immortal King.
The Immortal King's reputation was rather terrifying. Although he had disappeared for many years, anyone who heard anything related to him would have to treat it with extreme caution. Everyone knew that the High Elves had ruled Anril for countless years with the help of the powerful Sky Castle.
Putting the Immortal King and the Sky Castle together definitely meant unimaginable wealth, but the risks involved were definitely not something that anyone dared to belittle. That was the reason that the teams from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom reached a cooperation agreement to explore the Sky Castle together.
Through the conversation, Archbishop Martin finally found out that the Sky Castle that he and the others had set foot in was actually the Sky Castle that Lin Li, the Malfa Family, and the elves had explored back then.
Lin Li's exploration back then was no longer a secret due to the fact that the Dark Blade had withdrawn midway and spread the news to the outside world. However, the teams from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom did not enter this place through the Teleportation Portal in the Haiga Mountain Range. Hence, Archbishop Martin had never thought of connecting this Sky Castle with the one that Lin Li had explored.
When he first heard the news, Archbishop Martin secretly felt a little regretful, although he did not show it on his face. Since the Sky Castle had already been explored, the truly valuable things must have been taken away by the Tower of Dusk and the other forces.
Prince Jeremiah, who was at the side, felt even more upset. He blurted out, "What did you guys get from here!?"
That question was a little rude. It was one thing to ask about the information behind their backs, but what was the matter with questioning them? The relationship between the Tower of Dusk and the Brilliance Shrine was merely one of cooperation, and not one of superior and subordinate. There was no reason for them to report their gains.
Upon hearing Prince Jeremiah's question, Archbishop Martin panicked before Lin Li could say anything. In fact, he couldn't even be bothered about Prince Jeremiah's identity. He immediately berated, "Jeremiah, enough, this is not the Ledin Kingdom. What obligation does Master Felic have to answer your question!?"
However, Lin Li waved his hand, and nonchalantly said, "Archbishop Martin, don't take it to heart. To be honest, the last time we came here, we only explored the Central Tower of the Sky Castle due to time constraints. After I came out, I was immediately attacked by a powerful enemy. I had no choice but to give up exploring other places and hurriedly escape through the teleportation array. "
"A powerful enemy? After we and the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom came here, apart from the sporadic attacks of some Vengeful Spirits, we haven't encountered any truly threatening attacks. May I know what powerful enemy you're talking about, Master Felic? "Archbishop Martin, who was initially feeling a little relieved, immediately asked nervously.
In just a few short sentences, Archbishop Martin's emotions had really gone through ups and downs. First, he felt sorry that Lin Li had explored the Sky Castle, and then rejoiced that Lin Li had only explored the Central Tower. Now, because Lin Li mentioned an enemy, he suddenly felt nervous.
"A Ghost that should have been at the peak of the Legendary-realm at that time," Lin Li said calmly.
"I thought it was some powerful enemy, but it turns out it's just a Ghost that's at the peak of the Legendary-realm. If it were me, I would be able to deal with it alone," Prince Jeremiah said arrogantly with extreme disdain.
Prince Jeremiah was not bragging. If he were dealing with other magical beasts that were at the peak of the Legendary-realm, he wouldn't dare to boast even if he was arrogant. However, it was different for Ghosts. He already had peak Legendary-realm power, and although he was of the same level as the Ghost, Holy Light Magic had always had a great restraining effect on Undead creatures.
Even Archbishop Martin heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that the enemy was a Ghost. He did not notice that Lin Li had mentioned the word "at that time".
Of course, even if they had noticed it, neither Archbishop Martin nor Jeremiah would have taken it to heart. It had only been a few years since Lin Li last explored the Sky Castle. No one would think that there would be any obvious changes in the strength of the Ghost that was at the peak of the Legendary-realm in just a few years.
Archbishop Martin changed the topic, and asked Lin Li about other things, such as the streets of the Sky Castle and his experience during the exploration. Seeing that Archbishop Martin did not take the matter of the Ghost to heart, Lin Li did not specifically remind him, and instead continued the friendly conversation. Anyway, he was just guessing what was going on with the Ghost now. Besides, with the restraining effect of Holy Light Magic on Undead creatures, the team from the Brilliance Shrine should not be at a great disadvantage.
As for Jeremiah, he seemed to have regained some of his pride during the conversation just now, and he no longer looked as bitter and vengeful as before. However, he was still not satisfied with just that. He had been humiliated previously, and now, he was at most getting back some interest.
At this moment, a young Legendary-mage from the Tower of Dusk's team walked over. It was Alan, who was in charge of leading the team of mages.
Alan's expression was a little unnatural. After approaching Lin Li, he said in an awkward tone, "President, a few mages were injured in the battle just now."
Damn it, they could even get injured in such a situation. It seems that this bunch of rookies have not been trained enough! Lin Li, who was originally smiling and chatting with Archbishop Martin, immediately became sullen after hearing Alan's report. Although the mages that were sent out for this battle were all new mages, Lin Li felt that the difficulty of the battle was very low. Besides, there were Death Knights covering for them.
Actual combat was still required. Immersing oneself in the research of magic in the Tower of Dusk would only create a group of magic scholars with rich theories. The essence of magic was still a battle tool, and it was a weapon for weak humans to survive in this world. Mages without combat power were no different from trash!
In today's Anril, there was indeed a group of mages who were constantly clamoring for the de-violence of magic. They felt that magic should be studied as a culture, and not used for fighting. In fact, there were even some councilors who had solemnly proposed such a proposal in the Supreme Council, but it was aborted due to the opposition of most councilors.
Lin Li had always scoffed at such arguments. Magic was magic, and it was the same as swords and sabers. It was a weapon for humans to survive in this world where the strong preyed on the weak. Mages had to fight and continuously train themselves through actual combat. Studying a bunch of magic theories would be useless no matter how high one's level was. If the mages forgot that, the profession of mages would probably not be far from extinction.
More importantly, a mage's understanding of magical power was also inseparable from the tempering of actual combat. Only by continuously using the power of magic could one continue to familiarize themselves with it, understand it, and completely master it. Although there were many mages in Anril now, there were very few outstanding figures like those at the end of the Dark Age. It was because of the lack of actual combat experience.
In the current Anril, the Legendary-realm was the peak of magic. Mages below the Legendary-realm could still gain some experience through adventures, but what about Legendary-mages? Stepping into the Legendary realm seemed to be an incredible achievement. Every single one of them studied in seclusion and were extremely precious, afraid of any mishaps happening.
Lin Li didn't care what the other mages thought, but he definitely wouldn't allow his subordinates to become trash who only knew how to show off their level. This time, he brought the newly joined mages to participate in such a dangerous operation precisely because he wanted them to increase their actual combat experience. However, Lin Li was annoyed that there were already people getting injured during the battle with the Holy Light Knights before they even encountered a real dangerous battle.
However, Jeremiah saw the sullen expression on Lin Li's face as another meaning. Clearly, Lin Li was worried about his injured subordinates. Generally speaking, if someone was injured, they would be fine after some treatment. However, judging from the sullen expression on Lin Li's face, Lin Li reckoned that the Tower of Dusk probably didn't have any good means of treatment.
Jeremiah was actually not surprised by this problem at all. Looking at the composition of the Tower of Dusk's team, he realized that it was generally composed of mages and Knights. They were unlike the team of the Brilliance Shrine, which had a large number of Priests who were good at healing theurgy and could use the power of Holy Light to heal the injured at any time.
Hence, it would definitely be very troublesome for a team like the Tower of Dusk to get injured, and they could only use potions to treat them. However, the effects of healing potions could not be compared to the healing theurgy of the Priests. At most, they could only control the development of the injury, and then slightly increase the speed of recovery. Even if it was the most ordinary skin wound, it would take at least one or two days to recover with ordinary medicine. If the injuries were more serious, they might not be able to recover their combat power in a few days. Then, the injured would basically have to withdraw from the operation.
Of course, it was not that there were no potions that could compare to the effects of healing theurgy. However, they would at least be Master-level potions that would probably cost tens of thousands of gold coins. Usually, even if some exploration teams prepared such Master-level potions, they would definitely only give them to important figures. No one would bear to give them to their subordinates.
Although he had heard from others that the Tower of Dusk was doing well in the Breezy Plains even though it had only been established for a few years, Jeremiah didn't think that the Tower of Dusk would be so rich as to use such precious Master-level potions on a few injured subordinates. At the thought of this, Jeremiah was overjoyed, and he was glad that he didn't leave in a fit of anger just now. After waiting for so long, he finally had a chance to regain his dignity.
Jeremiah suppressed the excitement in his heart, and desperately squeezed out some sympathy on his face. In a low voice, he said, "President Felic, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that the misunderstanding just now would bring such a loss to your team.
Jeremiah suppressed the excitement in his heart, and desperately squeezed out some sympathy on his face. He said to Lin Li in a low voice, "President Felic, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that the misunderstanding just now would cause such a loss to your team. However, you don't have to worry too much. Since you're friends with Archbishop Martin, you're my friend too. Just let me know if you need any help. "
Jeremiah's words were really sincere, and Archbishop Martin, who was at the side, was stunned for a moment. This was simply too surprising. Prince Jeremiah, who had always been arrogant, could actually say such appropriate words on such an occasion? Was this still the Prince Jeremiah she knew?
Archbishop Martin had known Jeremiah for a long time. Even though they were not on good terms, he knew Jeremiah's temperament quite well. Although he was not a vengeful person, he was at least not very broad-minded. But now, this prince was actually able to say such words in a situation where he had lost so much face. Did my persuasion work, or did he really suddenly become enlightened?
To be honest, at this moment, Archbishop Martin even felt a sense of relief. It was precisely because he understood Jeremiah's temperament that he was more enthusiastic than usual when talking to Lin Li. He hoped that Lin Li would give him some face and be more tolerant of Jeremiah's rudeness in the future cooperation.
Now, after hearing Jeremiah's words, Archbishop Martin even vaguely felt a little gratified, as if he had seen his child suddenly become sensible. At the same time, the change in Jeremiah's attitude also made Archbishop Martin feel more confident about the cooperation with the Tower of Dusk. At least, he no longer had to be afraid.
However, before Lin Li could answer, just as Archbishop Martin was feeling gratified by Jeremiah's change, Jeremiah raised his chin again, and said with some smugness, "Didn't you just have a few people who got injured? What's the big deal? Why do you have to be so troubled? Since we're all friends, we have Priests and potions on our side. Why don't I make the decision to provide you with a batch of potions? You can use them to treat those careless fellows. "
As soon as Jeremiah said those words, the surroundings immediately became extremely quiet. Everyone seemed to have been frozen, and the atmosphere became extremely strange.
Archbishop Martin, who was initially gratified by Jeremiah's change in attitude and was about to continue speaking, was dumbfounded at this moment. His eyes were filled with shock, disappointment, regret, disbelief, and other complicated emotions, causing his gaze to be as strange as it could be.
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