Below the city, there was a 'base' with a height of more than 100 meters. This was the 'equipment' that could move a city, containing a lot of technological crystals.
Interestingly enough, despite being able to build a mobile city, Lenia didn't have many technological weapons.
No airships, no chariots, no guns.
The only weapon was the huge and bloated Source Stone Destruction Cannon installed on the mobile city. It was similar to the first version of the Source Stone Cannon.
The same was true for the vehicle. It was made of some kind of monster carapace material. It had enough hardness and defense, but that's all. There were only simple runes engraved on it.
"Runes and formations are relatively backward, but there's a lot of magic development."
In this world, there were only two basic professions, 'Warlock' and 'Swordsman.' But there were many professions that extended from different schools of magic, such as' Flame Warlock, '' Disaster Warlock, '' Red Lotus Swordsman, '' Magnetic Storm Swordsman, 'and so on.
From Tang Yu's point of view, there were many spells that could be called advanced spells. Only those with a high level of magic attainment could create them.
Once a spell was mastered, all spells would be mastered.
People with good magic attainment often dabbled in runes and formations. Why did they look so bad?
… …
"Thank you for your help, Master."
A man wearing a white robe embroidered with gold was already waiting at the entrance of Lenia to greet the returning warriors.
His hood wasn't on, revealing a pair of curved goat horns.
His hair had a few strands of white on his temples, and his beard hung down to his collar.
"He's not a human?"
The Lenia warriors who stepped down from the vehicle also pulled down their hoods, revealing a relieved look after entering the city.
Many of them also had goat horns or long ears. They might be rabbits or fox ears. Some didn't have any distinctive features. Tang Yu thought they grew in other places, such as tails.
Although they were beasts, they were more inclined to the human aesthetic.
On the other hand, most beasts were more like upright, intelligent wild beasts.
He heard the beasts in the endless world looked down on beasts without hair like Fanny. They belonged to the different species among the beasts. But they were welcomed by the human race. Whether they belonged to the human race or the beast race, it's hard to distinguish between the two.
"In this world, the intelligent life should be these people with certain animal ear characteristics."
Tang Yu was observing.
The Ram Horn President Augustine was also observing this master.
In Lenia, only a few powerful warlocks could be called masters.
According to the soldiers who went to battle, this master had waved his hand in the air and crushed the two strong men from Black Crow Fort with some invisible magic. It was actually space compression.
To be able to have such power in the current era of 'magic spells', even the title of 'master' seemed a little inadequate.
What surprised Augustine even more was Tang Yu's age.
Too young!
She looked younger than his great-granddaughter!
At such a young age, how did he have such attainments in magic? Did he start learning in his mother's womb?
"Master, this is a small token of our appreciation. The previous war was to take back the Source Stone Mine that Black Raven Fort occupied. It is the only Source Stone Mine that Lainia owns."
Origin Stones were similar to high-purity Origin Crystals in terms of perception, but there were still some differences.
Without figuring out the situation, Tang Yu just let out a faint "hmm".
Augustine asked tentatively, "May I ask where did you come from, and where are you going?"
"From the Tang of the East, to the West …"
Augustine: "???"
As expected of a master with extremely high attainments in magic at such a young age. His words were very mysterious. It reminded him of his teacher's lectures when he was young. He couldn't understand a word.
But Augustine stroked his beard, his expression unchanged, "The journey is long, full of danger, and it happens to be a time of frequent natural disasters. Master, why don't you stay in Lenia?"
The soldier who returned from the battle looked at the young master and then looked at the president. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"As expected of the president. He actually understood the master's mysterious words. Strong!"
Tang Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "I heard that your place has a lot of historical documents. I'm interested in this knowledge. Of course, I won't be reading them for nothing. I can give a lecture in Lenia."
Augustine was surprised at first, but he agreed without hesitation.
It was just some historical documents, not magic information. It wasn't valuable. Even if it was magic information, for the master in front of him, he could only use it as a reference.
It was worth it to provide some historical information in exchange for a master's lecture.
Augustine had plans to befriend this master. After the 'Decline of Magic' incident, Lenia's status in the large city had become more and more shaky.
Tang Yu stayed in the Lenia Royal Hotel. It was said that Lenia's predecessor was the royal family of a certain country. But the history of that period could not be verified.
Now, it's year 866 of the Mobile City Calendar.
"Less than a thousand years. It seems like the history isn't that long?"
He was reading some books that Augustine had sent over. He would go to the Royal Library in Lenia tomorrow.
Under the control of source power, a thick book floated in front of him and flipped the pages.
There were "Lenia's History", "Natural Disasters and Source Stones", "The Origin of Magic and Source Stone Disease", "The Warlock's Path", and so on.
Gradually.
Tang Yu had an understanding of the history of the wasteland world. He suddenly understood some of the weird things he felt before.
Ding!
He picked up an ellipsoidal source stone and flicked it, making a crisp sound.
"Due to some kind of influence in this world, the Source Stones are similar to high-purity Source Crystals, but they're also different. The Source Stones contain a special substance that allows the awakened ones in the wasteland world to comprehend spells while cultivating with the help of Source Crystals."
Yes.
The magic attainments of the residents in this world weren't as high as he originally thought. Spells were all based on comprehension. Only a few geniuses could systematically compile the spells they comprehended from cultivation.
"Not only that, but the existence of that substance doubled the cultivation speed of the people in this world. Those who reached the Great Perfection of the Awakening Order before the age of 30 are geniuses in other places. But here, they're just top students."
"But …"
Tang Yu shook his head. There's never a perfect thing.
Source stones could help hunters comprehend spells and opened a cheat to accelerate cultivation. But there were also side effects.
One was the unstable foundation. Source power and physique were far weaker than the hunters of the same level. The experienced 'warlock' and 'swordsman' could only be comparable to the demonic beast of the same level.
This was just the cost of rapid improvement. It wasn't a big problem.
The real problem was that the hunters here had a short lifespan.
Very short!
The average lifespan of a hunter in Lenia was less than 70 years old. This was the statistics after excluding the hunters who died due to battle, accidents, and other factors.
Whether it was the Primary or Advanced Awakening, it was the same. In the Awakening Order, their lifespan wouldn't increase because of the realm advancement.
Even the Transcendent Rank 1 only had a lifespan of about 200 years.
The Speaker of Lenia, Augustine, was a 160-year-old old man.
And …
The people in this world believed that the source stone had a virus. From time to time, hunters died because of the outbreak of the source stone disease. However, the source stone = power. Not many people could resist it even if it was a poison.
"No wonder Lenia only has a history of 800 years. This is the first generation of mobile cities. The ones built later have a shorter history, such as the Black Crow Fort, which only has a history of 400 years."
"There's not enough time for development, and the lifespan of the strong is limited. Naturally, no one would study the 'less valuable' runes and formations."
However, Tang Yu saw the value.
Side effects? Not enough lifespan? Just make up for it afterward!
Compared to the cost of rapid advancement, it was nothing at all!
Although he could reach Void Treading in one year, Unity in two years, and Divine Realm in three or four years, the resources he consumed were thousands of times more than ordinary hunters. And ordinary students in Lenia only enjoyed medium cultivation resources. Many of them could reach the Great Awakening Order before the age of 30 and become Transcendent before the age of 50.
After the age of 50, due to the decline of physical functions, the probability of becoming Transcendent became lower.
"Now the question is, is there an upper limit to this rapid advancement? Is the cost of eliminating the side effects big? "
Lenia didn't have Transcendent Rank 2, but Tang Yu believed that with the status of a higher world, it wouldn't be difficult to have a Transcendent Rank 2, or even Transcendent Rank 3.
…
Tree Shade City.
Tang Yu had packed a portion of the source stone and sent it back.
"Master Kevin, the organization has a task for you. Study what special substances these source stones contain and how effective they are in promoting cultivation."
"It's a piece of cake, my lord." Kevin paused. "But, my lord, I'm almost a Divine Smith. At the very least, I'm a Grandmaster. Can I change my name?"
"Yes, Old Man Kevin."
Studying the special ingredients in the source stone was a very simple task for the Tree Shade, who now had a comprehensive research team.
In a short moment, Kevin brought back the research results.
Tang Yu frowned after reading it.
"It can only improve the promotion effect by less than 10%? And the side effects aren't that big? Strange … "
Kevin thought for a moment, "Could it be because of the environment? Or the source stone has deteriorated. "
The source stone was teleported back, and Tang Yu also used the "Eye of Insight" to check that it hadn't deteriorated.
It's just that the "Eye of Insight" only had a simple explanation of promoting cultivation.
Other than that, the only difference was the environment of the Tree Shade and the wasteland world. But what's the difference in the environment?
"Wait, maybe the law is different!"
Apart from the changes that happened some time ago, the law of the main universe was the same, but the law of the endless plane outside the main universe would be slightly different.
Before this.
Tang Yu didn't know if the wasteland world was a planet or a plane. He didn't fly to the sky to stand side by side with the sun, and he was suppressed by the world.
But there were indeed some special items that needed to be under a specific law to work.
Rather than saying the source stone was special, it was better to say that the plane was special.
The source stone was more compatible with the wasteland world.
"It seems that I can't use it as a resource plane. This special world is the most suitable for training reserve forces. I must completely control it."
…
The next day.
Augustine was once again hospitable. After tasting the slightly weird taste of the wasteland world's food, Tang Yu went to the Royal Library in Lenia.
During the time, Augustine accompanied him.
It made Tang Yu wonder if the old man was just a figurehead.
"But maybe he's worried about me. After all, a great master is in the hinterland of their city."
But Augustine gave off a refreshing feeling. This old man was also very knowledgeable. Not in terms of academics. Tang Yu could leave the wasteland world 99 streets behind in academics. Augustine's erudition lay in his understanding of many forces in the wasteland world. Some books vaguely introduced the mobile city, but Augustine could get a more detailed understanding from the old man's mouth.
"Mr. Speaker, can you tell me about some well-known powerhouses? For example, those who have broken through the barrier. "
Augustine's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, this young master had already touched the bottleneck!
He was already ahead of him!
He cleared his throat, "It's not that I can't tell you. It's just that natural disasters are frequent everywhere. There aren't many connections between the mobile cities. So the powerhouses I know are limited."
He paused for a moment. "In the world, only the top ten mobile cities like Dragon Gate, Progas, and Palde have such powerhouses who have broken through that bottleneck.
For example, the Dragon Sect's' Emperor of Fire 'has an unstoppable flaming saber. For example, Progas's' Ferocious Ghost 'has a murderous aura akin to that of a ghost or god. With just a glance, he can kill countless people … These are all well-known veteran powerhouses in the world. "
"But …" Augustine seemed to remember something. His eyes became a little gloomy, "Some time ago, a force called the 'Reincarnation Movement' suddenly emerged. At first, I thought it was just an ordinary force. It's not uncommon for similar armed forces to travel between mobile cities.
However, that 'Reincarnation Movement' planned something big. In one night, they destroyed a large mobile city, 'Galen.' Rumor has it that the 'Reincarnation Movement' has a powerhouse of that level. "
Lynia was just a large city. If the Reincarnation Movement could easily destroy Galen, then it wouldn't be difficult to destroy Lynia.
The only thing that made Augustine feel a little relieved was that Galen's original location was far from Lynia.
After the incident in Galen, the mobile cities around the country tightened their scrutiny on the wandering armed forces. Even if the Reincarnation Movement wanted to do something, it wouldn't be that easy.
After Augustine and the other city leaders analyzed, they believed that the leader of the Reincarnation Movement must have a grudge against Galen itself. That's why he planned such an earth-shattering incident.
Other than the cities destroyed by monsters, Galen was the first mobile city destroyed by humans.
Tang Yu was also stunned, "The Reincarnation … Movement?"
"Yes. The ordinary members of the Reincarnation Movement are actually just small fries. Only their core members are very mysterious and powerful."
How could they not be mysterious?
If … it really was the Samsara Temple, they were outsiders like him. It was normal for them to have their eyes on an unfamiliar plane.
Tang Yu rubbed his forehead and fell into deep thought.
If it was the Samsara Temple, destroying the mobile cities was most likely a way for them to steal the World's Origin.
If it was a normal world, then so be it. He might even follow them and steal their fruits of labor.
But this plane.
Special.
Very special!
He couldn't find a second place.
He couldn't let the World's Origin slip away.
"I need to speed up."
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