The Tower of Dusk had now become a top force that no one dared to belittle in the Breezy Plains, which was known as the Land of Chaos. However, with the foundation of the Tower of Dusk, it seemed to have reached the peak of its status, and it was almost impossible for it to improve further. At most, they could expand their business and earn more wealth, but that was no longer enough to help the Tower of Dusk improve its status. It was more like reaching a bottleneck.
In fact, for most forces in Anril, the current status of the Tower of Dusk was already the limit that they could reach. To put it simply, this limit was the so-called supreme royal authority. Most forces could not surpass the royal authority.
Although Lin Li had now stepped into the Sanctuary-realm, and could be considered to be at the peak of Anril in terms of personal strength, he could even ignore the existence of the royal power. However, be it Lin Li or the Tower of Dusk, it was impossible for them to truly surpass the royal power. In Anril, only the two major forces, the Supreme Council and the Brilliance Shrine, could truly surpass the royal power, and even control the direction of the entire world. The Darkness Shrine was just outside the royal power.
The Brilliance Shrine had a rich heritage that had been accumulated for thousands of years, and had the support of countless believers of light. Hence, it was now at the peak of the entire Anril. However, it was impossible for the Tower of Dusk to take such a path. Firstly, they did not have that long to accumulate faith, and secondly, Lin Li could not spread any doctrines.
The Supreme Council was established by Geresco, who was known as the God of Mages. At the same time, there were three mythical figures who had participated in the rebellion at the end of the Dark Age, and they had also established the Guild of Magic system in Anril. Hence, the status of the Supreme Council in Anril was naturally irreplaceable, and at the same time, it could not be replicated.
It could be said that without a special opportunity for development, the Tower of Dusk would never be able to surpass the royal power no matter how much it developed, let alone control the development of the entire world like the Brilliance Shrine and the Supreme Council.
However, the opportunity to break through the bottleneck of development had now appeared, and it was the Sky Castle in front of Lin Li. Although obtaining the Sky Castle would not allow the status of the Tower of Dusk to reach the same height as the Brilliance Shrine and the Supreme Council, it was an indispensable foundation.
One could imagine that when the Sky Castle appeared above the Tower of Dusk, it would definitely cause a huge storm in the entire Anril. With the help of the Sky Castle, the Tower of Dusk would be able to truly break away from the shackles of the royal authority in the future, and then grow into a powerful force that was above the royal authority.
That was the benefit that obtaining the Sky Castle could bring to the Tower of Dusk, which was definitely incomparable to any wealth. To Lin Li, having the Sky Castle would not make him seem weak when he sealed the spatial rifts in the future. He could totally let the mages of the Tower of Dusk contribute to it too.
The powerful Conquering Mageweath in the Sky Castles could raise the strength of the residents of the Sky Castles to an unimaginable level. It would definitely be an exaggeration to say that it was close to the power of the gods, but it would at least allow every mage to exert Legendary-level strength.
There were now hundreds of mages in the Tower of Dusk alone, and there were nearly 1,000 registered mages. The number of mages would definitely increase with the appearance of the Sky Castle. If there were only 1,000 mages, they would be equivalent to 1,000 Legendary-mages under the powerful power of the Conquering Mageweath. The combat power that they would be able to exert would probably make even Sanctuary powerhouses pale in comparison. Even if there were only the mages, they would definitely be of great help in Lin Li's task of sealing the spacetime rift.
Lin Li shook his head slightly, and temporarily put those thoughts at the back of his mind. If he couldn't get past Osric, those thoughts would just be unrealistic fantasies.
After waiting for about an hour, Angelano, who had gone to the team of the Rotterdam Kingdom to help them repair the Alchemy Colossuses, finally returned while cursing. Clearly, as a Guru of Alchemy, Angelano was very displeased that Lin Li asked him to repair the rubbish that was inferior to children's toys. Needless to say, he had scolded the metallurgists of the Rotterdam Kingdom plenty of times.
At the location of the team of the Rotterdam Kingdom, Donald stared blankly at the Alchemy Colossuses that were passing various tests without any joy on his face. Although they had already seen the alchemy skills of the comical dwarf once before, Donald and the others were still shocked again this time. The degree of damage done to the Alchemy Colossuses was different, and they were just like patients and dead people. The alchemy skills that Lin Li had displayed were undoubtedly at the level of reviving the dead.
"Damn it, why is there such a freak among the dwarves who only know how to forge iron!?" Until now, Donald still did not know where Angelano came from. Even though he had taken the opportunity to strike up a conversation with him just now, all he got in return was a face full of saliva. Hence, he could only judge that Angelano should be a dwarf based on his height.
Now, be it Donald or the rest of the people of the Rotterdam Kingdom, they no longer found Angelano comical. Instead, they found him terrifying. The other side's alchemy skills had already surpassed their understanding. This was a very frightening thing for them.
However, no matter what, the Alchemy Colossuses had all been repaired, and Donald no longer had an excuse to voice his opinion. After obtaining the test results of the Alchemy Colossuses, Donald had no choice but to give an order for the team to prepare to enter the Central Tower.
After everything was ready, the expedition set off again, and marched towards the Central Tower of the Sky Castle. This time, there were really no more obstacles on the way, and the expedition had a smooth journey. They soon arrived in front of the gate of the Central Tower.
"President Felic, how do we open the gate of the Central Tower? I remember that Archbishop Martin doesn't seem to have the key to the Central Tower." Donald tried again in a bid to make Lin Li change his mind about exploring the Central Tower.
Archbishop Martin was also in a dilemma. He turned his head to look at Lin Li, and said, "Master Felic, I really don't have the key to open this gate."
However, Lin Li did not make any answer, and instead walked up the steps in front of the gate. He then reached out and pushed it gently, and the two thick and gorgeous gates slowly opened in front of everyone.
Seeing that the gate had been opened just like that, the people behind Lin Li couldn't help but be overjoyed. If they could enter from the main gate, it would naturally mean that they would encounter fewer traps. However, Lin Li was even more worried. Clearly, Osric had already prepared a mysterious welcome ceremony for them.
However, Lin Li did not hesitate much, nor did he explain anything to Archbishop Martin and Donald. The situation was pressing, and even if there was a huge trap ahead, he would still have to go through it.
The expedition slowly passed through the gate, and stepped into the hall on the first floor of the Central Tower. The area of the hall was extremely spacious, and it did not seem crowded at all even though there were many people in the expedition. However, when the last member of the expedition team walked into the hall, the door that had been opened easily behind them closed automatically with a loud bang.
The sudden change gave the people of the expedition a great shock. However, before they could send someone to check on the situation of the gate, they saw a sudden distortion in the surrounding space, and everything gradually became blurry.
"There's a magic trap!" Many people exclaimed involuntarily. Fortunately, they did not panic because of the long period of elite training. Instead, they immediately became more vigilant.
Faced with this change, Lin Li did not seem surprised at all. Clearly, this was Osric's trick. It would be really strange if there was nothing.
Very soon, the distorted space gradually became clear again. However, the surroundings were no longer the same as before. They were in the hall on the first floor of the Central Tower just now, but now they appeared in the wilderness. The sun was shining brightly above their heads, and there were dense weeds beneath their feet. It was a barren land.
"Is this an illusion?"
Indeed, everything felt like an illusion. A moment ago, they were still in the Central Tower of the Sky Castle, and now they were in the wilderness.
However, Lin Li found it very familiar. When he first came to the Sky Castle, he chose to enter from another way because he could not open the gate of the Central Tower. In the end, he was sent into the Seven-Realm Spiral by the Orderly Maze.
However, Lin Li remembered that Xiao Hua had devoured a large amount of mana in the Seven-Realm Spiral, and he had taken away the control crystal. Hence, the Seven-Realm Spiral could no longer be restored. Hence, this place should not be the Seven-Realm Spiral anymore.
"This … is the real world. Have we been sent back to Anril?" Archbishop Martin had power that was at the peak of the Legendary-realm, and had a deep understanding of the nomological power of the world. At this moment, he felt the nomological power around him, only to discover that everything here was real.
Donald, who was on the Rotterdam Kingdom's side, also had the same feeling as Archbishop Martin at this moment. He immediately had a strange expression on his face, and he said in a rather amused tone, "President Felic, it seems that we have been sent out of the Sky Castle. I think if we go to explore again, we'd better find the thing that we lost and the thing that Archbishop Martin wants before trying to explore the Central Tower."
Although they had been sent out, Donald didn't think it was a big deal. At most, he would just have to make another trip to the Sky Castle. However, taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he finally raised his opinion, and wanted everyone to help him complete the exploration goal this time.
Hearing Donald's words, Archbishop Martin was also a little tempted. Clearly, the magic trap in the Central Tower was not that easy to crack. Hence, it was indeed better to complete his exploration goal first. However, for the sake of their relationship, he was too embarrassed to make such a request to Lin Li directly like Donald did.
However, at this moment, Connoris, who was beside Lin Li, sneered, and said, "You guys had better think about how to get past this obstacle. The truth is not as simple as you think. This is not Anril."
"Are you kidding me? This is not Anril? Don't think that everyone else is a fool. This place clearly has the nomological power of Anril. If it's not, you have to give me an explanation, "Prince Kanber of the Rotterdam Kingdom retorted. Since he was already displeased with the Tower of Dusk, he naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to mock them at this moment.
However, Kanber's mockery did not have any effect. No one from the Tower of Dusk paid any attention to him at all. After hearing Connoris' words, Lin Li was slightly shocked. He turned his head, and asked, "Do you know where this place is?"
Lin Li also knew that this was definitely not Anril, and Osric definitely wouldn't be so kind as to just send people back to Anril. However, even with his senses in the Sanctuary-realm, he still couldn't find the difference between the Laws of this world and Anril. Hence, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Connoris raised his arm, pointed in a direction, and said, "Look at the mountain over there. Doesn't it look familiar?"
Lin Li was not the only one. Archbishop Martin, Donald, and the rest of the expedition couldn't help but look in the direction that Connoris was pointing at. However, there were not many people who could really tell anything. Lin Li looked at it for a while before hesitantly saying, "It does look familiar. Could it be Alanna's Chogo Peak? No, I remember that it seems to be a little different. There should be a deep crack in the middle of Chogo Peak. "
"Yes, do you know the legend of the crack in the middle of Chogo Peak?" Connoris asked as he looked at the people around him. Without waiting for their answers, he continued, "At the end of the Dark Age, during the war to liberate the Felan Kingdom, Geresco fought with a Sanctuary powerhouse of the High Elves. When the other party was escaping, Geresco killed him with a Wind Blade, and at the same time, left that huge crack in the middle of Chogo Peak."
"You mean … this is Alanna, and it's at the end of the Dark Age, which is Alanna more than 1,300 years ago?" Lin Li finally heard the answer from Connoris' narration, but the answer was really unbelievable. Could it be that they had been sent to Anril more than 1,300 years ago?
If it weren't for his understanding of Connoris, Lin Li would definitely think that he was crazy. In the entire Anril, only one of the five Dragon Aspects, the Dragon Aspect, could travel through time and space. However, even the Dragon Aspect could only observe, and could not really descend to a certain level of time and space, let alone send a group of people to more than 1,300 years ago.
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