The peaceful journey that lasted for a few days made a certain someone slightly surprised. He was already mentally prepared that it was inevitable that he would have to deal with pursuers along the way. But except for the day when he ran into a group of pursuers, there was no follow-up. Lin's intuition told him that things had changed. It was Kaya, a meticulous girl, who deduced the general idea from the clues on the forum.
On the day he left, Shor Ewon was beaten to a pulp. He was killed by the Tower of the Great Sage in an unreasonable way.
The only academy he cared about did not have a good ending either. When Juan Javier left, he seized the academy's corner, which caused a chain reaction. The academy's teachers fell apart, and in the end, even the apprentices could not stay.
The most tragic one was the mage who took over the position of purser, Novak.
He had his limbs cut off in a conflict with the Great Mage Juan. Before he could find a priest to cure his disability, the academy collapsed, and there was no need for him to go back.
But things did not end there. When was the time when the academy was essentially disbanded? It was during the semester. That was to say, many people paid tuition but did not receive the education rights that were stated in the admission contract.
These people might be willing to pay and bear the losses. How could it be! What's more, leaving the academy early after deducting the necessary fees, the remaining fees would be refunded according to the time spent. This was clearly stated in the admission contract.
So who would be responsible for this? Not to mention that the former purser was kicked out of the academy with nothing. During his time in the academy, the funds and accounts belonging to the academy were clear. This was not only known to the teachers inside the academy, but also to the parents who sent their children to the academy. Lin would make it public with conditions.
Since the academy's funds were no longer in the hands of the former purser, it was normal to look for the current one. So these people looked for the disabled mage Novak …
If it was the old system, if something happened to the apprentices, how many people from the families behind them would dare to look for trouble with the mage? But how many apprentices in the Orange Eaton Academy paid for admission? There was no lack of members of the royal family, great nobles, and other Magicians who had commissioned enlightenment magic. With such people taking the lead, the merchant families, which had the largest number of people, joined in and became a force that no one could ignore.
Novak, who couldn't run away, wanted to shout that he wasn't going to take the money for himself. However, when they heard that there was a supervisor among the people who were going to split the loot, all the creditors automatically ignored the people who were going to split the academy's funds as private property. They only saw Novak as the one who was going to collect the debt.
Shor Ewon, whom he had always regarded as his backer, was dead. Due to external pressure, his family had cut ties with him and declared that they were no longer related to him. Even the priest who had originally agreed to treat his limbs had used various reasons to delay the treatment until now, refusing to perform the skill. When Novak realized that he was in a helpless situation, he regretted it. She regretted following that noble son who had great ambition but little talent.
It was not that no one wanted to find trouble with the former purser, hoping that he would come forward to compensate them. However, the Arcane Eye of the Tower of the Great Sage was still open …
Most people were still skeptical about Fanny Tikal's identity as the former Demon King. After all, that person didn't have any actual achievements other than frequently attending aristocratic gatherings in Wulian City. Therefore, when they heard that she left with that man, many people who had other thoughts wanted to chase that woman back. However, the Arcane Eye of the Tower of the Great Sage was still open …
A Magic Tower had single-handedly stopped the invasion of the abyss and even killed a Demon King. Whether or not they had seen it with their own eyes, no one could ignore the threat of this Magic Tower. Because too many people had seen it, there was almost no possibility of falsification or rumor. After that, it was confirmed more than once that the Magic Tower would automatically eliminate threats against the former Tower Master.
Therefore, under the condition that the Tower of the Great Sage had opened the Arcane Eye, what was needed to dare to find trouble with the former Tower Master was not courage, but stupidity. This kind of person could possibly become a Magician or be in charge of a family. Of course, it was impossible. Therefore, the person who chose to take the initiative to leave unexpectedly welcomed a wave of peace.
After watching the drama for a few days in a row, to be honest, Lin was also surprised by the rapid change of the situation in Wulian City. Especially the death of the aristocrat who was targeting him and looking for trouble, Shor Ethan, made him feel endless emotions.
Looking at the person who sighed, Fanny asked, "How is it? Do you want to go back and take back everything that belongs to you? "
"No, there's no point in going back to that place where I'm restrained everywhere. Unless they let me go back to the Tower of the Great Sage, but I think that's even more impossible. "
Fanny shrugged noncommittally and pursed her lips. She didn't care about things like where to go. And in front of them was the New Pass. It belonged to the mountain range and was a checkpoint built by the Dwarves. At the same time, it also functioned as a gathering place for the Dwarves.
There were three roads across the Doomsday Mountain Range. In addition to being roads, there was also a natural checkpoint formed by the gathering place of the Dwarves in the mountains. In addition to being used as a resting place for travelers, it also had the functions of protecting the channel, trading with other races, and collecting taxes.
Since it was the main passage connecting the two areas, of course, it was impossible to just let the Dwarves collect tolls. The countries on both sides of the mountain range also built checkpoints at the entrance of the passage to collect tolls and taxes for traveling caravans and travelers.
The checkpoints built by the human side were of a completely different level from the ones built by the Dwarves in the mountains. In addition to being a natural gathering place for traveling caravans to rest, the human side did not build a war-level stronghold.
There were historical and practical considerations. The great migration more than 200 years ago was only realized because the Dwarves opened up the three mountain roads. Therefore, the countries on both sides of the mountain range did not regard the Dwarf clans in the mountain range as enemies and lived in peace. Of course, there was no need to build a war-level stronghold to guard against the other party.
The Dwarves also had a low level of communication with the countries outside the mountain range, but they did not extend their power beyond the mountain range.
When the group passed through the human customs, they did not encounter any trouble. The soldiers guarding the checkpoints collected taxes, and they were not as arrogant and domineering as imagined. Everyone was quite smooth and obedient. The money that should be paid would not be less, but they did not dare to ask for more.
In fact, such a tax ecosystem was a common phenomenon in the Mystic Land. There was no reason for it. For a world that advocated individual strength, if you thought that you could do whatever you wanted by guarding the city gate, when you kicked an iron plate, you would end up losing your life directly.
Those who had the ability to not go through the gate could not afford to fight; those who were willing to go through the gate and pay taxes according to the rules would sometimes encounter people who could not afford to offend. They thought that they could easily judge who could not be offended and who were lambs waiting to be slaughtered. If they made a mistake once, they would end up losing their lives again.
Because the people in the Mystic Land loved upholding justice, they were familiar with the various routines of open and secret investigations. And these people would never give people an open and fair trial. Seeing injustice on the road, pulling out a sword to cut people down was the main theme of the Mystic Land. Therefore, the soldiers guarding the checkpoints in the Mystic Land were almost as honest and law-abiding as the advanced countries on Earth.
Therefore, Lin's group of four, one carriage, five horses, and a mule smoothly passed through the human customs. The wagon carrying all their belongings was now being pulled by two horses. Except for Hallumi who was in the driver's seat, the others each rode a horse and slowly followed behind. Although the mule did not have a rein to lead it, it did not dare to disobey Fen's order to follow.
However, the mountain roads in the Mystic Land were not like those on Earth, which were designed for the purpose of vehicles. Although most of the roads had been widened by the Dwarves, there was more than enough space for two-person carriages to travel. But there were still many places that even people would struggle to get up, let alone a wagon to pass through.
But this was a small difficulty. It was rare to have a group of two mages in charge of this. For some of the simpler places, the two apprentices pulled and pushed each other, and they were able to get up. For some of the rugged terrain, Lin used a light weight spell with his hand and a levitation spell to pass through without any danger.
Therefore, when the fully-armed dwarves guarding the gate saw two horses pulling a carriage and preparing to enter the fortress, the dwarven warriors were all on high alert and welcomed the group of people.
Generally, when a caravan wanted to cross the mountains, horses would carry the goods, and when they reached the human customs, they would change to a carriage for transportation. Even if there were mages or magic apprentices among the guards of the caravan, most of them would not help to transport the carriage through the obstacles on the mountain roads. Therefore, being able to pull the carriage into the new pass meant that there was at least one official mage in this group of people, and they were not ordinary guards.
People like this were the ones they could not afford to offend, so although the Dwarves were alert, they did not give them too much trouble. Lin and the others also entered smoothly.
The scene inside the Dwarven Fortress was completely different from what Lin had imagined. Not all the buildings were a size smaller to suit the Dwarves' stature. There were still some buildings that were built according to the height of the average human, and of course, the people they served were different.
Although this place was called a war fortress, as a transportation hub, the commercial functions were quite complete. It was easy for Lin and the others to find a small courtyard with a warehouse for accommodation. Although it was provided for the use of large caravans, a few people who were not short of money still rented it. The main reason was that they did not want to move the things on and off the carriage, so they just pulled it directly into the warehouse and parked it properly.
The horses and mules had stalls to rest and eat, and there were also people who took care of them. The people in charge were not Dwarves, but a group of humans who were hired to work here. In fact, there were also a lot of humans living in this fortress, and not all of them were Dwarves. Some of them had their own businesses, and some were hired by others, who might be humans or Dwarves. But there were no slaves.
The Dwarves and Elves had gotten rid of slavery a long time ago. This included not enslaving other Homo sapiens.
Although it was still early, it was impossible to get to the human gathering place on the other side of the mountains before dark, so Lin and the others decided to stay here for the night. The beds in the accommodation, as well as the ability to prepare a bath, were things that had not been enjoyed for a long time, so naturally, no one would object.
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