The elderly dwarf was quite reliable. He carefully inspected the key and appraised it.
"… No matter if it's the style or the mana feedback, they're all … wait a moment."
After a long while, the elderly dwarf finally pulled out a thick, old book from a mountain of books and bookshelves.
"Yes, this is the third dimensional key (ruby version) that the Truth Symposium gave out."
He flipped it open and saw that there was a picture of this key on a folded page. However, there wasn't a single key. There were more than a dozen keys of the same size. No matter if it was in terms of gemstones or design, they were obviously from the same batch.
However, for this product to be of such quality as a work of art, it was obviously no ordinary product.
Dimensional key? Rorschach didn't quite understand, but the dwarves explained that this was quite a common item in this world.
Aishi wasn't an independent mortal plane. There were countless subdimensions and subordinate planes all around it. Top-level mages even had the ability to carve out a portion of these subdimensions and make it their personal dimension.
The strongest mages were even capable of directly creating a half-plane and robbing an entire subdimension to make it their personal laboratory. They were unparalleled in their arrogance.
Naturally, for a long period of time, having their own personal half-plane laboratory and mage tower became the standard for top-level archmages.
This was mainly because Aishi had far too little space (for mages). Also, not only were some experiments inconvenient to expose, it was also inconvenient to conduct them in the mortal plane. This was both for the convenience of mages and for the sake of saving the innocent … No matter how the mages bombed or played Resident Evil, they would only end up killing themselves. It wouldn't truly cause a destructive natural disaster.
Thanks to this technology, the world had been unintentionally saved countless times.
The distance and coordinates between different dimensional spaces would constantly shift. After obtaining a half-plane, one would need to "dimensional anchor" it to the mortal plane. This would give the half-plane a fixed point of entry and exit in the mortal plane. This would also prevent the half-plane from being destroyed after leaving the mortal plane.
This dimensional anchor technology was the equivalent of creating a permanent dimensional portal. Of course, there would be restrictions on the location.
"… Then, this set of keys is the dimensional anchor coordinates that the Mage Country's Truth Symposium gave out back then?"
Only with this key would I be able to perform a dimensional anchoring without having to conflict with the Mage Country's defense system or interfere with other people's personal spaces.
This should be one of the thirty-nine houses on the Third Street. The First Street is the administrative department and the Truth Symposium's headquarters. The Second Street is the headquarters of the various ancient magic societies. As for the Third Street … it's the private residences of the most powerful archmages back in the day. Many of them were the earliest Inner Circle Councilors. Most of them are either living in seclusion or have gone missing. "
Rorschach finally understood. This was equivalent to the property certificate and key of a certain house on No.3 Avenue. His first reaction was …
"So, this thing is worth a lot of money?"
"It's very valuable. Even if the key didn't have a demiplane attached to it, it could still be sold for a sky-high price. Why? Do you want to sell it? We will give you a satisfactory price. No, don't misunderstand. We may not be able to afford it. Even if we can afford it, our capital chain will be broken. However, I know that many powerful magic societies have been wanting a top-ranked magic society base for a long time now. Right, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm the current owner of this store, Ruhr Steellock. "
The dwarf who had been following Ruhr all this while hurriedly replied. It was no wonder that he had been following Ruhr the moment he saw this key. After Ruhr confirmed the key's authenticity, he finally couldn't hold himself back and made his own request.
However, did Rorschach lack money … Cough, he really did lack money. He still owed the Mage Country quite a bit.
The Mage Country wouldn't care about your real name or fake name. They would lock onto you with their mental waves. If you didn't pay up, the Mage Country would send a debt collector team to your door. That would be embarrassing.
Actually, since mages had high expenses, there were quite a few archmages who owed money and didn't pay up. The result of this was that the strongest mages in the Mage Country were either debt collectors or tax collectors.
But from another perspective, Rorschach didn't lack money. He didn't have any major projects he needed to do, nor did he have any plans to purchase mage armor in installments.
Selling his property for the sake of living expenses and debt … Even Rorschach felt like he was losing out. He might even have to live and study here for a while. If he had a safe place to stay in this city, perhaps it would be much more convenient.
"It seems that you don't intend to sell it. But if you only intend to collect it, then it's still just an ornamental antique …"
With Ruhr's explanation, Rorschach finally understood why Ruhr would say that this key was an antique.
Dimensional anchoring was doubtlessly a high-level magic spell. Naturally, the medium would be a powerful magical item. The ruby in the center of the key was a special product of the Fire Elemental Plane known as the Inferno Demon's Eye. It was extremely suitable for storing and increasing fire magic power. In fact, the key itself could even be used as a magic wand for fire magic.
But now, although there were still faint magical waves, it had obviously lost most of its magic power with the passage of time. It no longer had the ability to connect to other dimensions.
"It's useless?"
"Not at all. If time is capable of making dimensional keys lose their effectiveness, then the Truth Symposium that gave these keys to archmages as benefits would be nothing more than a joke. All you need is some precious magical ingredients and magic rituals to recharge this key. If you start right now, it will probably take you more than ten years to collect the ingredients. Yep, it'll be done quickly. "
Rorschach didn't know what to say. Don't compare our lives with how you long-lived species viewed time.
"… Heh heh, I'm just joking. That was two hundred years ago. In the current generation, logistics, storage, hunting, and gathering industries are all so developed. What materials can't you collect? And this is the Mage Country. If you lack any materials, you can just order them from the Mage Guild. It's just that …"
Rorschach had already come to his senses. He had been using the same trick for the past two days …
"It's just that it's very expensive?"
"Very expensive. The entire set will cost at least 300,000 gold coins. If you're unlucky, it might even cost more than 500,000 gold coins."
Alright then, Rorschach was rendered speechless. In fact, he even had the urge to sell this key.
But in the end, he still took this key with him when he left the store half an hour later. After all, this was something left behind by an elder. He had to at least figure out what this key represented.
Although he didn't completely solve the problem, this trip hadn't been wasted. Rorschach had benefited greatly.
Roxia took a stroll around the Third Main Street while carrying the key. Meanwhile, the key's faint mana ripples started once again. While Roxia was passively coordinating with the Dimensional Barrier, he also found the property that this key corresponded to.
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