This was Irin's first real cross-server experience.
Irin's first impression of the Tower of War server was that it did not have a large population.
Before the arrival of the four towers, many countries in Europe were known for their low population density and aging structure.
Europe was a continent made up of many small countries.
The three of them rode on their mounts and quickly headed northwest.
On the way, Irin passed by a small town and bought a few bottles of red wine from a supermarket to fill up Nightingale's fuel.
Fortunately, Nightingale was not picky and did not have any requirements for the type of fuel. Irin even suspected that Nightingale's fuel tank could even be filled with water.
On the way.
Irin casually asked about the Magician Association, wanting to collect information in advance in case of an emergency.
"The destination is London, the headquarters of the Magician Association, the Clock Tower, located in the outskirts of London."
Miriam finished her introduction and let out a long sigh of relief.
Irin was puzzled.
That's it?
On the side, Gu Tianqing smiled and continued the topic, "If I remember correctly, the legendary Magician Association should be an organization formed by Occult experts from all over the world to exchange knowledge."
Gu Tianqing began to speak. Irin looked at Gu Tianqing calmly.
Gu Tianqing smiled and continued, "The Magician Association has a long history, even more than two thousand years ago. The earliest can be traced back to BC, but those are all legends, and it's hard to tell if they're real or fake. More recently, I heard that the 'Witch's Hunt' movement 700 years ago seemed to be an attack on the Magician Association, but the truth has been buried by written history. "
"After that, the Magician's Association gradually disappeared from history and rarely appeared in public again. But as far as I know, there are a few unknown disasters in a few countries that seem to be inextricably linked to the Magician Association. "
"For example, a hundred years ago, there was a 'Skyfire Attack' in a city on Ying Island. Hmm? President, if you look at me like that, I'll misunderstand. "
Irin calmly looked away and smiled, "I just didn't expect you to know so much."
"I've made a fool of myself in front of you, President. It's just that when I was traveling the world back then, I liked to inquire about some strange and interesting things."
Miriam, on the other hand, did not see the hidden conflict of words between Irin and Gu Tianqing. Her ahoge trembled slightly as a sign of respect as she exclaimed, "Mister Gu really knows a lot."
Calamity?
After listening to Gu Tianqing's words, Irin noticed that Irin used a special word when describing the events related to the Magician Association.
"You mean to say that the Magician Association isn't a good thing either?"
"Who knows?" Gu Tianqing shrugged with that annoying smile and replied, "Oh, who cares?"
It seemed like Miriam didn't know much about this organization that specialized in mysticism.
Or perhaps, she was not good with words and did not know where to start.
In short, that was all they had to say. The three of them stopped talking and hurried on their way.
They no longer stopped at any town. They passed through plains, rivers, and mountains.
Finally, under Miriam's guidance, Irin and the other two entered the borders of the British Empire and arrived at the outskirts of London.
The outskirts of London were a stretch of barren land.
A straight asphalt road passed through the overgrown weeds. There were many abandoned cars on it, completely blocking the main road.
Beside the highway, there were many private houses. However, these houses were in decline and had long been empty.
In the dark night, crows let out shrill cries as they circled back and forth in the sky.
There were rotting nameless corpses. Some had died in cars, some in the wilderness, and some on the road.
The scattered corpses had died in different ways. However, the only similarity was that they seemed to have been dead for some time. Most of the rotten flesh on their bodies had been eaten by the crows, maggots, and other scavengers, leaving only the flesh and bones connected.
In some of the empty eye sockets of the corpses, clusters of white maggots wriggled back and forth, entering and exiting.
At night, as the three of them ventured deeper, the stench of corpses, rotting flesh, and blood mixed together and filled the air.
Irin silently took out a [Fried Ham with Sea Salt, Honey, and Rose Powder] from his storage space. He crushed the card, and the aroma wafted out. He stuffed the ham into his mouth alone and chewed on it.
* Gulp. *
The sound of someone swallowing hard could be heard beside Irin.
* Gulp. *
There was another sound.
And this time, the sound was close to his ear …
It was even louder.
Irin did not need to turn around. He had already guessed that Miriam's "Gourmet Radar" behind him was pointing at his ham accurately.
"President Yi, I am willing to use a Rare-grade item to exchange for it. Please let me taste your cooking."
"Here."
Miriam happily used a Rare-grade card to exchange for a ham. With her back facing Irin and Gu Tianqing, she began to eat.
Irin noticed that although Miriam did not make any sound or move her body when she ate the ham, when she took the first bite, the ahoge on her forehead instantly straightened.
Irin wanted to pluck out the ahoge more and more.
The shiny golden ahoge seemed to be her treasure.
Would she be angry if he plucked it out?
Sometimes, once a human thought was born, it was like a parasite that was difficult to remove from the brain.
In the end, Irin looked away with difficulty.
Once again, he gave up on this tempting thought.
For some reason, Irin's mind flashed back to the two words on the mysterious note he received before he left: "Hit on her."
Irin shook his head hard and threw this ridiculous thought to the back of his mind.
'What the hell!'
Miriam was just about to eat when she understood why Irin would take out a ham to eat in the wilderness filled with rotting corpses.
It was because the [Sea Salt Honey Rose Powder Fried Ham Sausage] had attributes.
And it was a rare dual attribute.
First, it could remove the odor. Second, it could increase stamina.
"Unbelievably delicious!"
After eating quickly in two or three bites, Miriam felt as if she had become stronger. She, who could easily tear down a building, now felt as if she could easily tear down a dilapidated building.
"I'm on a diet."
Gu Tianqing saw that Irin did not intend to take the initiative to give her a snack, so she smiled and gave herself a way out.
"That's great."
Irin glanced at Gu Tianqing and chuckled as he wiped his mouth after he finished eating the soul cuisine.
After the interlude, just as the three of them were about to finish the last leg of their journey to the legendary Clock Tower …
Irin suddenly asked, "How far is the Clock Tower?"
Miriam elegantly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her mouth. She was satisfied and in a good mood. She answered his question and said, "Another ten kilometers and we will reach the outskirts of London."
Gu Tianqing smiled. "No wonder it's starting to fog."
Irin raised a finger and pointed in a certain direction. "If I'm not wrong, the Clock Tower is in this direction?"
The proud Knight King was stunned. "How did you know?"
Irin blinked. "I said, I guessed."
Miriam believed him.
The three of them continued on their journey.
They covered the short distance of ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
They were halfway there.
Gu Tianqing secretly sent a private message to Irin. "Guild master, you noticed it too."
"I don't believe that you divined it. Your spirit attribute has broken through the 'limit', right?"
"Ah, I accidentally exposed myself." Gu Tianqing smiled. Her lips moved slightly, and the insidious fake smile remained on her face all the time.
"Please keep quiet. Otherwise, even if you are a Transcendent, I have a way to beat you up."
"…"
She didn't know if Yi Lin's threat was effective.
As expected, Gu Tianqing obediently shut her mouth.
He ignored the reason why Gu Tianqing deliberately exposed her Transcendent spirit attribute.
Irin was even more curious about the Clock Tower and the "magician" that Miriam mentioned.
In a certain aspect, a spiritual-type apostle's perception was very sharp.
It was even more so for a Transcendent spiritual-type apostle.
Irin vaguely sensed that there seemed to be a cold prying gaze coming from the depths of that direction.
After confirming the location of the Clock Tower from Miriam, Irin was 90% sure that the Clock Tower had already known that Miriam would bring them to the Clock Tower at this time.
Prying from ten kilometers away?
How did she do it?
This was far beyond the limits of human vision.
Not to mention in this foggy night where visibility was reduced.
"If it's just an apostle's skill, it's too boring."
Irin's lips curled up into a happy smile.
…
Ten minutes later.
The faint reflection of the pitch-black motorcycle tore through the thick fog and cut through the night.
The sound of the exhaust fluctuated between high and low, strong and weak, panting and trembling, like a loud and clear song. It was as if it was announcing to this unfamiliar land that a kind man from the east was about to descend.
At the end of the road, there was a Y-shaped fork in the road.
Right in front of the fork, there was a mountain peak shrouded in thick fog.
Beside the fork, there was a rusty road sign.
The wooden pole used to fix the iron road sign was covered in moss. It was unknown how many years ago it was a product. It could barely be considered an antique.
"The boundary of eternity."
Irin waved his hand and put away the Cybertron gentleman who was panting on the spot and about to run out of "fuel." He walked forward curiously and softly read the obvious printed words on the road sign.
Above the words, there was a drawing of what looked like an antique pocket watch.
Obviously, they had arrived at their destination.
Oh, there seems to be a line of small words here.
Irin reached out to wipe away the dust and rust on the road sign. In an inconspicuous corner, it seemed like someone had carefully carved a line of scribbled words with a knife.
— — [Pass down mystery as knowledge forever.]
"That saying is said to be the origin of the Magician's Association."
Irin and Miriam looked at Gu Tianqing who broke the silence at the same time. Although Miriam was expressionless, Yi Lin could tell from the reaction of the ahoge on Miriam's head that even though Miriam was born and raised as a Knight King, she did not seem to know the origin of this proverb. The three trembles of the ahoge was a reaction that the "ahoge radar" would have when she was slightly surprised.
By the way, according to Irin's secret observation, as Miriam's surprise increased, the number of times the ahoge trembled increased correspondingly. Irin was curious as to what kind of strange family legacy could give Miriam such an enviable special constitution.
Gu Tianqing noticed Irin and Miriam's gazes at him at the same time.
He smiled slightly and spread out his white gloves as he sincerely explained, "I heard a friend of mine mention it before."
Irin was silent.
He realized that Gu Tianqing was shameless when it came to making friends out of nothing and making sisters out of nothing.
Gu Tianqing smiled. He did not seem to care if the others believed him or not. Lying had long since become one of his instincts, or perhaps a skill. He shifted his gaze away from the two and looked at the mountain shrouded in the night fog behind the road sign. He asked softly, "This is the Clock Tower? But … where is the Clock Tower? "
Irin knew that Gu Tianqing was asking the obvious, so he could not be bothered to answer him.
It was on the outskirts of London, ten kilometers away from where they had paused for a moment. If the gaze they had felt had indeed come from here, then it was obvious that when they arrived, someone from the Clock Tower would have come out to welcome them.
There might even be a grand welcoming ceremony. A group of well-dressed ladies would line up neatly and say in unison, "Welcome."
Miriam did not know Gu Tianqing well.
She thought that Gu Tianqing was really asking. As the host, she shook her head gently and answered, "I don't know either."
Irin looked at the Knight King curiously and asked, "You've never been in there before?"
Miriam shook her head again. She did not hide it, but she said something that Irin could not fully understand at the moment. "The Magician's Association … No, I should say the Clock Tower, under normal circumstances, is very against 'us'."
Just as Miriam finished speaking.
The thick fog in the depths was suddenly torn apart from the middle.
It was as if a hand had parted the thick fog.
The sound of leather shoes lightly stepping on the ground came from the depths of the mountain. A tall and thin figure in a black tuxedo slowly walked out.
The person had fair skin, beautiful eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose, and an exotic facial features that were cold and indifferent. He had short brown hair that was just past his ears. It was soft and straight. The man in the tuxedo wore an eyepatch over his left eye, as if he was a one-eyed man.
"The noble descendant of the Knight King, Miriam Artoria the Tenth Pendragon, and two foreigners who have come from afar, welcome to the Clock Tower. I have been ordered to come to the Eternal Boundary to welcome you. For the next period of time, I will be responsible for arranging your itinerary in the Clock Tower. "
When this person spoke, Irin noticed that the description was a little different from the real situation. It should be a "she" and not a "he". She was a woman.
The butler in the tuxedo closed his eyes gently and placed his right hand on his chest. He saluted the three of them with standard aristocratic etiquette and introduced himself in a calm tone that seemed to be standard in the service industry. "You can call me Cyberras. Please follow me. The entrance to the Clock Tower is here. "
After the butler in the tuxedo who called himself Cyberras finished speaking softly, the thick fog seemed to come alive and parted in front of them to form a path.
Irin's pupils shrank slightly.
He did not know when that mountain had suddenly been leveled. A small path snaked through the middle of the mountain, and there seemed to be a basin inside. The place that originally looked like a "mountain" had mysteriously turned into an ancient clock tower.
There seemed to be a huge basin structure inside. There were many tall buildings, but for some reason, from the outside, it did look like a mountain, but in the blink of an eye, the scenery changed.
"Is this magic?"
Irin thought and was silent for a moment. However, Miriam did not hesitate to follow behind Cyberras. She did not hesitate at all. It was as if for her so-called "Glory of the King", even if it was a mountain of knives, a sea of fire, a trap, or a cesspool in front of her, she would gladly cross it without frowning.
"As expected of the second in the world."
Irin praised silently and sighed softly. He suppressed the doubts circling in his mind and followed her.
After all, Miriam was in front of him. What was he afraid of?
"Cyberras." Gu Tianqing followed behind Irin and chuckled softly. "In ancient Greek mythology, the name of the Cerberus."
Irin said, "There's no need to show off your knowledge now. Everyone knows this."
"Hehe, that's true."
Gu Tianqing suddenly stopped talking.
The winding path continued forward, and Cyberras led the way in front. Before they knew it, the thick fog around them dissipated. The three of them passed through the stone steps seamlessly. Their next step was on the thick wooden floor, making "creak, creak, creak" sounds of footsteps.
In the blink of an eye, Irin's surroundings changed. From the wilderness, they came to a deep corridor.
On both sides of the corridor, there were elegant dark wooden tables with flowers, vases, and other elegant decorations. Beautiful golden reliefs were used as decorative patterns and adorned the handrails on both sides of the corridor.
Oil paintings of unknown eras were hung on both sides of the wall. The figures on the paintings were lifelike and elegant.
"Artoria the Tenth, President Irin from the East, and Mr. Gu who has deep ties with the Gypsies. My master already knows why you are here. My master has prepared clean and suitable clothes for you. Please take a bath and change your clothes to wash away the dust. In twenty minutes, I will bring you to the VIP room to meet my master. "
After Cyberras finished speaking, he lightly knocked three times on one of the walls of the corridor.
A door appeared.
Cyberras elegantly opened the door and stood by it. He bowed and gestured for the three to enter.
"Thank you."
Miriam was not afraid. She straightened her ahoge and entered brazenly.
The door closed.
Cyberras opened the second door on the side.
Gu Tianqing and Irin looked at each other.
Gu Tianqing chuckled. "President, I'll go first. I've been wanting to take a bath for a long time. See you later. "
Finally, it was Irin's turn.
Cyberras knocked on another door from the opposite wall and invited Irin to enter.
Yi Lin smiled faintly and walked in.
But just as Irin was about to enter the room, Cyberras suddenly stopped him.
Cyberras suddenly grabbed Yi Lin and reminded her expressionlessly, "President Yi from the East, please pay attention to the time."
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