"Is this the Cloud Pagoda City?" After turning around the foot of a mountain, they saw a prosperous city in front of them. Steele, who had turned back into a human from a pig a few days ago, asked curiously, "Where is Keta?"
Most of the cities in the Mifata Federation were named after towers. For example, the Green Tree City was named after the Green Tree Magic Tower, and the Golden Tower City was named after the golden magic tower. As for the capital city, it was named after the "Highest Tower". According to this rule, the Cloud Pagoda City should also have a magic tower. Maybe it was called "Cloud Tower", or maybe it had the characteristics of clouds.
However, Steele looked left and right, and could not see any magic tower in the city.
"The tower of the Cloud Pagoda City is not on the ground." Ray pointed to the sky. "It's in the sky."
Steele looked up and saw the sky was full of dark clouds. She could not see the sun, nor the magic tower.
Ray remembered that it was cloudy today, so she could not see the magic tower built in the clouds. He could not help but smile and explain to her in detail.
The so-called "Cloud Tower" was actually a magic tower floating in the sky. The wizard who built this magic tower had been dreaming of flying since he was a child. After he became a wizard, he had been studying flying spells. He had developed a special legendary spell, which could give an area anti-gravity effect for a long time. Later, when he built the magic tower, he used his research results on it.
However, there was something wrong with the mage's calculations. When he activated the spell, the Magic Tower, which was only the base of the tower, shot up into the sky like an arrow. When he finally found the source of the error and corrected it, the base was already high up in the sky, far away from the ground. People with poor eyesight couldn't even see the tower.
After thinking about it, the wizard thought it might be a good idea, so he built the magic tower in the sky.
It was the "highest" man-made building in the world. According to calculations, it was even taller than several temples and magic towers built in the Broken Cloud Mountains. In order to resist the strong wind and dangerous flying magic beasts, the magic tower was shrouded in a defensive magic array all year round. From the ground, the defensive magic array looked like a group of clouds surrounding the magic tower. This was the origin of the name "Cloud Tower".
Steele, Liv, Rank, and little Nice were also very surprised by her words. Although they were natives of the Mifata Federation, they only knew that there was a magic tower in the clouds in the Cloud Pagoda City, but they didn't know the specific details of this tower. Only today did he understand why there was such a Magic Tower.
"Teacher, you are really knowledgeable!" Rank praised sincerely, "Sure enough, even a warrior needs a lot of knowledge to enrich himself if he wants to become a real powerhouse!"
Ray stared blankly for a moment, remembering that this was what he had said not long ago when he had pretended to lecture them. He coughed dryly twice, putting on a dignified appearance.
"Didn't you talk nonsense that day? Do you really need a lot of knowledge to become a senior warrior?" Sui Xiong asked curiously in the mind connection.
In front of Sui Xiong, Ray certainly wouldn't lie. He laughed dryly and said, "In fact, when I was studying, I had the honor of paying a visit to the owner of this magic tower, Master Ibuwei. At that time, he said, 'Although your goal is to become a great knight, no matter what path you choose, to become a real powerhouse, you must certainly need a lot of knowledge to enrich yourself. So you have to study hard, and don't slack off just because you are not a spellcaster.' "
Sui Xiong nodded and asked with interest, "It seems that this master is a knowledgeable person. Can I go visit him?"
"I'm afraid you can't now. Since more than a hundred years ago, he and several of the most powerful masters have lived in the Highest Tower to protect Master Ymir Lamperus, who is analyzing the divine power and preparing to become a god. If you want to see him, you have to go to the Highest Tower. "
Sui Xiong nodded, indicating that he understood. He decided that when the matters in the Holy Land were over, he would visit the erudite master when he was free. He would also have a good exchange with Master Ymir Lamperus, who was said to be the God of Mages.
They said goodbye to the giant ape, who had been released according to the agreement and regained its freedom, and walked towards the Cloud Pagoda City. When they parted, Sui Xiong also gave it a big wooden stick that had been strengthened by magic as a thank you gift. On the way, when it had to fight several times, it had chosen to use a big branch as a weapon. Sui Xiong thought that perhaps all monkeys liked to use sticks, so he specially made such a weapon for it.
As for the Copper Crown Flying Dragon, in order not to attract too much attention, it was put into a special magic beast bag.
When they finally entered the city gate and could no longer be seen, the giant ape, who had been watching them for a long time in the nearby forest, sighed like a human, turned around and left with the stick on its shoulder.
The Cloud Pagoda City was quite prosperous, and its degree of liveliness and prosperity was among the best in the entire Mifata Federation. It was a good port in the Federation. Because of the low terrain, the low concentration of magic made it rare for monsters to appear here. Because of this, a large number of civilians gathered here.
Perhaps because the terrain here was too low, Master Ibuwei chose to build the magic tower in the air.
Lei habitually found a young guard who looked kind-hearted, and this time he asked about the shops that were worth visiting, the restaurants with good taste, and the well-informed people in the city.
The guard took the money and pointed out the target. Ray didn't go to the "stores worth visiting" and "restaurants with good taste". Instead, he went straight to a grocery store. According to the guard, this grocery store was built in the port area. Although the owner, Randolph, was running a grocery store, his main business was actually exploration and investigation. He was a real explorer in the truest sense. He knew a lot of things, whether it was the public knowledge or the secret information.
Lei soon found the place. It was an inconspicuous grocery store, and the business was not very good. At first glance, it looked very ordinary. He asked everyone to wait outside, and went into the grocery store alone. Of course, Sui Xiong was invisible and stopped on his head like a hat.
Randolph was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a pair of small round glasses, and looked very ordinary. At first glance, there was nothing special about him, but both Sui Xiong and Lei could see the powerful strength hidden under his ordinary appearance. This man was an excellent fighter, and he also knew magic. He also carried more than one magic instrument, such as his glasses.
Perhaps this was the reason why he could complete several expeditions.
When he knew the purpose of Lei's visit, he did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought.
"I am a man of rules." After thinking for a long time, he said in a low voice, "The business of information is very dangerous, and those who sell information randomly often end up badly. That's why I'm very particular about the rules. I don't care if it's something unimportant, but for the important information, I only sell it to those who have a valid reason, whether it's in a dignified court or in front of a just god. "
"If you want to inquire about the information related to the shipwreck, please show me a valid reason first!"
He stared at Lei without blinking, and his glasses shone with a faint blue light.
"Pay attention, his glasses are a very powerful magic instrument, and now they are activating 'lie detection'." Sui Xiong immediately noticed it, and quietly reminded Lei.
Lei thought for a moment, and said, "I am here to help the families of the shipwreck victims. They lost their loved ones because of the accident, and now they are in trouble. We feel that there seems to be a conspiracy behind the accident, so we want to find out the truth. "
After he finished speaking, Randolph adjusted his glasses, which had no change in the blue light, and smiled.
"You are telling the truth," he said. "I'm glad to see a chivalrous man," he said. "I'll tell you everything I know."
"About not long before that voyage, Sean Riley, the son of the governor of Garth City of the Kingdom of the Blue Moon, came to Cloud Pagoda City. He said that he wanted to build a shipping route here, and do the business of magic materials and low-grade spices. At that time, many people came to negotiate with him, and among them, the most powerful one was even a rich businessman who was born in a senior wizard family. "
"But Sean Riley did not easily agree with anyone, and instead, he secretly contacted a businessman who did not have any social relationship with him. Because of this, many people wanted to make trouble for him, but after talking with him, they left it at that time. "
"Not long after, the caravan set out. It was very strange that Sean did not set out with the caravan, but stayed in the city. Not only that, he had been preparing for the second voyage since then. Looking at his preparation, it seemed that he was not optimistic about the future of the first voyage, but he was full of confidence in the establishment of the shipping route. "
"Later, the news came that the fleet encountered a shipwreck, and was attacked by the 'dark tide' Timsar, and suffered heavy losses."
"Sean did not have any special feelings about this, and he was still preparing for the next voyage in an orderly manner. Some time ago, he organized a successful voyage, and it was very profitable."
"Now, he is planning for the next voyage. It is said that he is going to take advantage of this voyage to leave the Federation and go back to his hometown. "
After listening to the news, Lei nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "So … have you found out that this matter has anything to do with the noble lady's church?"
Randolph was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he showed a little bit of doubt, "If you did not mention it, I really did not notice it. The person in charge of the noble lady's church had visited Sean, and talked with him about something — I thought it might be about missionary work, so I did not pay much attention to it. Moreover, that person also died in the shipwreck … Is there any secret in between? "
Lei did not answer, but patted his shoulder, "After a while, you will know."
After saying that, he turned around and left the grocery store.
Randolph did know a lot, far more than Lei expected.
It was … enough!
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