Hoffa's dejection did not last for more than a few seconds. Soon, a large patch of fog appeared in front of the train. The train rumbled into the fog, and nothing could be seen on both sides of the window.
Ossivia and Dumbledore hurried to Hoffa's side with Miranda, who had left earlier. The four of them looked worriedly at the fog outside the window.
The fog came suddenly, and the visibility was extremely low. If they put their hands into the fog, they would not be able to see their palms. It was as if it was not fog outside, but white, gaseous milk.
Then, as if breaking through an invisible barrier and passing through the fog, the train entered a brand new but dreamy country.
There were many strange buildings on the ground. Some of the buildings were like super mushrooms, some were like upright shells, and some were like staves arranged in the sky with small, crooked houses on them.
They were colorful and did not look very rational, but they looked really interesting, at least to Hoffa.
The train that Hoffa was on also quickly passed through one of the tracks in the staves, passing through the sky high above.
They were thousands of meters above the ground. Probably only a guy like Silby could think of how to build a train track at such a high place.
They were not the only train. In fact, there were many people in this dreamy place. Not far from them, there was a group of young people riding flying brooms, streaking across the sky like meteors. They also saw a group of children sitting together on an oversized flying carpet, passing through the sky happily.
Not only were there flying brooms and flying carpets, but there were also all kinds of strange vehicles. Their appearance was the same as the buildings on the ground, strange and full of personality.
The four people on the train looked at the city under the sky, and they were so surprised that their mouths could not close.
As Hoffa had the memories of his previous life, he could see the uniqueness of this dreamy country, which was that it had a strong sense of the future.
For example, there were magic carpets and flying brooms floating in the sky. It was very similar to the cars on the overpasses of the future. The many floating magic buildings were comparable to the skyscrapers in the Muggle world. There were also magic lighting, magic cuisine, and magic shops everywhere.
He could understand the wonderful scene of this "magic future."
However, this scene was unimaginable for Dumbledore and Ossivia, and it was the same for Miranda. They were born into conservative and ancient wizard families, and they had always strictly followed the wizard's principle of secrecy and kept a clear distinction between themselves and Muggles. Wizards were wizards, and Muggles were Muggles. They hid under the world and never showed off.
However, the whole city was full of wizards, wearing strange clothes, flying carpets of three-year-old children, and all kinds of strange magical animals running everywhere.
If such a thing happened in the real world, it would only be a crime of misuse of magic.
After seeing the city of this city........................
Osivia sighed. "Although this is a dream, it could also be the half-human king's fantasy, his utopia."
"Reality won't allow him to do that." Miranda calmly and soberly commented, "Everything we see now is the result of compromise. There are tens of thousands of times more Muggles than wizards. We have to consider the opinions of Muggles. We can't be so presumptuous."
"Are they real people?"
Hoffa pointed at the people flying by on brooms. He felt that the people he saw in this city should be real people. This was because he could hear their voices through the Mind Flow Spell. Their voices were completely different from the voices of the outside world. They were happy, free, and even a little wild.
No one answered Hoffa's question. They weren't sure whether this was a dream or reality. However, Hoffa had a way to measure the answer. He crooked his finger and slowed down time by two times.
Instantly, the train slowed down.
He was secretly shocked that the law of time could still be used. This meant that he wasn't dreaming, but that this dreamland really existed in reality.
He withdrew the power of time, and the train returned to normal.
At this moment, Miranda suddenly pointed. "Look!"
The three of them looked in the direction of her finger. After the fog completely dissipated, a sky-high tower appeared in the center of the city.
How tall was that tower?!
It was gray all over, and it stretched upward in a crooked spiral, reaching a height of tens of thousands of meters. They couldn't see the top at all.
Hoffa had never seen such a tall building. It was like the Babel Tower in the Bible, or the magical pea that grew all the way to the Cloud Kingdom in Jack and the Pea in Grimm's fairy tale.
"Is this the world you want? Silby … "
Looking at the sky-high tower, Hoffa murmured.
It was as if he was answering the question in his heart.
A ball of flame appeared in front of the four people on the train, scaring Zizi back. However, the flame was not dangerous and did not spread.
It burned quietly, and a thin human face gradually appeared in it. Hoffa had seen that face before. It was Delfina's body, and also the carrier of Silby's soul. She was no longer as graceful and graceful as she was two years ago. After being cursed for a year, she was only a skeleton. Only her eyes were still full of vitality.
"Welcome to my kingdom, Pandora," the face in the flame said. "What do you think of this place?"
"It's simply crazy," Dumbledore said. "Don't even think about turning the real world into this."
Ossivia said, "It's impossible, Half-Human King, give up. Dreams are not reality. No matter how beautiful a dream is, there will be a day when they get tired of it. They will eventually return to reality. "
Miranda said, "Estrangement will eventually lead to war. Muggles or wizards, one must hide. Although freedom is good, we have to have the ability to enjoy it. We appreciate your kindness, but please surrender. "
"What you said makes sense."
Silby nodded noncommittally. His face in the flame turned to Hoffa. "Are you ready?"
Hoffa said indifferently, "I don't understand what you're talking about, but if it's just to defeat you, then I am indeed ready."
"Very good." Silby praised. His thin head moved in the flame and looked at the four people. "Although I welcome you to come and see me together, not today. Today, I only want to see one person."
He said slowly, "I'm at the top of the Sky-Reaching Tower. Whoever can climb to the top can chop off my head, or be chopped off by me."
"Arrogant guy." Dumbledore moved his neck and pulled out his wand. The light in his blue eyes was extremely sharp. Hoffa knew that the headmaster was serious.
"Shh." Silby sat in his wheelchair and put his thin finger to his lips. He smiled and said, "Those who haven't climbed to the top won't be lonely here. I've arranged an opponent for each of you. Now, let the game begin. "
As soon as Silby finished speaking, there was a loud bang.
The flame where his face was suddenly exploded. The train and the tracks under the train also exploded without warning.
The entire train was caught off guard by the huge explosion and was blown into the sky, bending more than ninety degrees from the middle.
Hoffa, who had been vigilant, did not hesitate and directly slowed down the flow of time by ten thousand times.
The exploding flames and flying debris all slowed down. Everything became still. The train stopped in the air, and the exploding flames also stopped in the air.
In the still time, Hoffa was like an astronaut walking in space. He gently pushed away the flying debris in the air and swam to Miranda. In the almost still time, Hoffa could see that at the moment of the explosion, the expression on Miranda's face was not one of fear, but of worry. She turned her head to look at the position where Hoffa was originally standing. But before she turned her head, time slowed down.
"Silly girl …" Hoffa took away a piece of broken glass next to Miranda's face. He hugged her waist and lifted her up like a plastic model in a shop.
Then, he climbed out of the exploded train carriage through the exploded window.
Time was frozen within a radius of three hundred meters. But in the city three hundred meters away, they were still doing what they were supposed to do. This was the area of influence of Hoffa's time power. Outside of this area, it was not under his control.
Hoffa placed Miranda outside of the explosion's area of influence. Then, he floated back to the exploded train carriage and carried Dumbledore and Ossivia out.
Drip!
In less than a second, time returned to normal.
Rumble!!
The explosion continued, and the train was blown to smithereens. The five-line talisman-like rails were bent high by the explosion, and the middle was directly broken. A few bikers on flying broomsticks were unfortunately blown by the wind brought by the explosion, and they screamed and fell to the ground.
"Huo …" Miranda turned her head abruptly, but found that she was no longer in the carriage. She stopped screaming and pursed her lips.
Dumbledore and Ossivia landed on the ground and held their wands in a defensive posture. But soon, they found that they were standing on safe ground. They could not help but feel confused.
Because time passed too slowly, in their eyes, Hoffa was just a shadow that flashed by. It was too fast to catch.
"Let's go." Huo Fa took one last look at the train that was blown to smithereens.
The three of them looked at him in surprise. Even if they did not know how Hoffa did it, they knew that he must have brought them out of the carriage at the moment of the explosion.
In fact, if it were not for him, the explosion would not have caused much damage to the three of them. But it would definitely be able to make them feel a little embarrassed.
However, Silby's little trick did not work, which boosted their morale.
They followed the tracks and walked with firm steps toward the tower in the center of the city. Along the way, they did not encounter any threats or obstacles. After a few hours, they arrived at the bottom of the tower.
From a distance, the tower looked like a thin and long vine, but when they got close to it, they noticed that it was nearly as thick as a basketball court. There was only one entrance, and the entrance was dark.
A breeze blew out from the black hole, and it was so deep that it made people panic. Logically speaking, the atmosphere should be solemn, with the tragedy before the battlefield.
However, this tragic scene was broken by the melodious sound of a bell.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding ~
Someone pushed a small cart out from behind the tower, and there were a few bells hanging on the cart.
The person pushing the cart was an old woman. She was stooped, her hair was white, and her face was wrinkled. However, through her sharp nose and slender finger bones, one could vaguely see that she was an extraordinary beauty when she was young.
The old woman, stooped, pushed the cart in front of them. The upper layer of the cart was filled with some oranges, candy, and dried meat. The lower layer was filled with some very ordinary wooden signs carved with runes.
"Is there anyone who wants to buy some amulets or food?"
The old woman picked up an orange and asked, "Oranges are very sweet."
The four of them looked at the old woman and felt that the scene was indescribably strange. Hoffa thought to himself, shouldn't there be a rally at this time to make the atmosphere more solemn? Why would someone come to sell them oranges?
Seeing that the four of them did not speak, the old woman sighed and put the oranges back into the cart.
"In the past two years, many people have come here, wanting to go to the top of the tower, but they never came out. I think, maybe when you don't come out, you will regret not having a full meal before going in … "she said.
"You know the owner of this tower?" Hoffa asked.
"Ah, you mean the owner of the tower. The old woman proudly straightened her back and said happily," Of course I know him, he is my husband. "
"Your husband?"
Hoffa felt like he was struck by lightning. How could someone like Silby have a wife? Dumbledore, Ossivia, and Miranda also looked like they had seen a ghost. They roughly knew the age of the half-human king. He was more than a thousand years old. Even if he had a wife, she would have died long ago.
At the mention of this, the old woman immediately became interested. She leaned on the cart and said excitedly, "To tell you the truth, I was the first person to lick his feet."
The old woman smiled mysteriously and said, "When I was very young, his father, Ramiro the First, assigned me to be his personal guard. But when he was young, he didn't want to be king and liked to run around. At that time, I had a hard time controlling him.
But some men can't be controlled, so I can only let him go. I only found out later, but it was too late. He left me and went to an unknown place.
I thought I would never see him again. But, interestingly, I heard that although he didn't become our king, he became the king of the wizards. After hearing this, I came back to serve him. "
After a pause, the old woman said with sadness but certainty, "Although he almost never saw me, I believe that he still loves me deeply."
Hearing the old woman's strange words, Hoffa couldn't help but ask, "You … How long have you been here?"
The old woman looked up and thought for a moment. "How long … I don't think I have calculated it. I only know that the days have passed. Every day is about the same, so time doesn't matter."
"You won't die?" Hoffa asked in shock. Miranda secretly stepped on his foot.
"If he didn't die, how could I die!?"
The old woman said fiercely. Her expression was so ferocious that it was scary. She suddenly became agitated. "I've been with him since I was three years old. When I was sixteen, I gave everything to him. No one in this world loves him more than I do. If he doesn't give me a status, I will never die! Hmph! "
The old woman said with some pride. She pushed the cart again. "Hey, I said, do you want to buy some food or amulets? If not, I'll leave. "
"Forget it. Thank you, but we don't need it." Hoffa said with lingering fear. Dumbledore and Ossivia also shook their heads and refused to buy the old woman's goods.
Only Miranda stepped forward and calmly took out a silver coin from her pocket. "Sell me one."
Then, she took an orange from the cart and shook it. "One silver coin for an orange. You are definitely the one who made a profit."
"When you taste it, you'll know who's the winner," the old woman said with a smile. She pushed the cart around the tower and disappeared with clanking sounds.
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