Four days later.

Along the way, it passed through 7 public cities, and finally anchored at Guat Port in Wendu area.

Further west, he would have to traverse the uninhabited primeval forest, and the small flying ship he was now flying in could not afford such a daunting task. In order to successfully reach the area ruled by the Silver Alliance, he had to change to a more solid air fortress - floating warships.

So when Grim took Alice and Kirby to step on the board of the flying ship, he was shocked by a terrifying giant ship not far away.

It was a huge battleship with a jet-black body, more than ten times the size of an ordinary flying ship. Three tall masts were scattered in the front, middle and back of the hull, and although there was a canvas like a sail rising from them, Grim could feel that they were by no means driven by the wind.

Grim has good eyesight, and even if he is half a mile away, he can still clearly see that the mast is engraved with many strange runes and magic lines of unknown purpose. In addition, the mast reflects a cold metallic luster when illuminated by the sun, giving people an unbreakable and solid feeling at first glance.

There are numerous portholes in the shuttle hull, but they are all covered by thick metal plates, so that you can't see inside. However, based on the experience of Grim's previous life, a strong ship has never been inseparable from a cannon, and that may be the firepower of this floating battleship.

The only thing I don't know is what kind of war witch weapon is hidden inside.

There is also a two-story building above the hull, but it doesn't look like a place to live, but rather a platform for wizards to cast spells in battle.

The entire jet-black floating battleship was quietly moored on the high ground, and from a distance, it looked like a terrifying steel beast entrenched there, giving people a cold and powerful taste.

This is probably the floating warship prepared by the Silver Alliance to cross dangerous passages!

When Grim looked away from the floating battleship, he realized that the place where the flying ship landed was not a city, but an airport dedicated to transporting supplies and personnel.

Along the edge of the forest, rows of large, thick wooden huts can be seen, and countless humans and strange-looking alien coolies carry goods in and out, apparently the storage warehouse of the airport. Far away from the forest, there were rows of stone houses, and in the clearing in front of them, there were many wizard-looking guys looking at this side and pointing at each other, as if talking about something.

In the center of the airport, a slender stone tower stood tall, shining with mysterious runes, and a series of hidden reconnaissance fluctuations slowly swept through the void, and the farthest could reach the forest more than ten miles away.

Alert Tower!

The internal space of this kind of tower is too small to accommodate too many wizards, and it is impossible to hold large war witches, so it is mainly used for vigilance and exploration.

Five miles behind you, you can see a sea of rolling black forests.

This is already the border of the human settlement area in the middle of the continent, and there is no sign of human settlement activities in the surrounding forests, let alone any large-scale settlements. However, there are still sporadic hunting parties and teams of adventurers operating on the edge of the forest, and occasionally wizards looking for materials will haunt the area.

As Grim slowly navigated the airport, a low, hoarse voice sounded beside him.

"Welcome, Lord Grim!"

Grim looked back and immediately saw the wrinkled old face of the Angus wizard.

"Nice to see you again. Grim smiled and nodded.

"Your Excellency has just arrived, so let's find a place to rest first! The tickets to Sky City have been arranged, and we will be able to leave in three days. "Compared to the previous one, the wizard of Angus was obviously much more polite.

"Isn't there a floating battleship there, and why are you waiting so long?" asked Grim curiously.

"The floating battleship is ready, but the number of wizards is not enough!" Angus explained simply: "The passage through Sky City has undergone thousands of years of changes, and although the distribution of monsters along the way has been basically figured out, there are still dangers. So to be on the safe side, each floating battleship would stay at this airfield for a few days at a time, and a sufficient number of wizards would set off. ”

"A sufficient number of wizards?" Grim had heard of these things for the first time, "How many will there be?"

"Normally, sixty wizards are enough. If you encounter some high-level wizards along the way, it is not a big problem to have fewer numbers. ”

Grim couldn't help but be secretly speechless when he heard this.

Sixty wizards?

The combined number of wizards of the entire Sarubo family may not reach such a scale, and the number of wizards required for a single passage of a floating battleship is required. And as far as he knew, such a floating battleship would need to pass once every half a month.

From this, the number of wizards who travel between the two places each year is simply an unimaginable number!

Seeing Grim's surprised expression, Angus Wizard smiled in understanding.

"Don't be surprised, you'll be even more shocked when you get to Sky City. There are more wizards there than you might think. Come, I've arranged a place for you to rest, and you will wait here patiently for three days. In three days, a new flying ship will arrive here, and the sixty wizards needed will be gathered by then!"

I see!

After understanding the reason, Grim let go of his worries, took Alice and Kirby, and led them to the row of stone houses under the guidance of Angus Wizard.

The dwellings here are also very simple, except for a wooden bed, a simple set of tables and chairs, and there are no superfluous furnishings. Of course, if you don't like it, you only need to walk an extra 20 miles to the east and there is a small human city with all the entertainment facilities you need.

However, Grim had no heart for pleasure, and as soon as he settled into his dwelling, he took the wizard of Angus into the secret room and began to talk in detail.

After all, he didn't know the specific situation of the Sky City trip this time. Once there, he didn't know exactly what to do or how to do it. This is too passive for Grim, who has always liked to plan and then act!

If he just helped the Byron family, the wizard of Angus, win a small game, then he didn't have to be so concerned. But now he wants to keep Kirby in Sky City, so the more he knows about the situation there, the better his chances of success.

Through the endless narration of Angus Wizard, Grim finally understood the basic ruling structure and rules of the Sky City, and also had a preliminary understanding of the so-called competition.

In Angus's description of the wizard, the city in the sky is a wizarding city floating in the sky, and the entire city is distributed in a circular staircase, which can be roughly divided into three parts: the inner ring, the middle ring and the outer ring.

The inner ring is an area where only high-ranking members of the Silver Alliance are allowed to enter, and the main control core of Sky City is located there. It's also home to the Prophet's Tower, the Vortex Tower, and the Obelisk, as well as the coveted Storm Fortress.

And the only way to get there is to join the Silver Alliance and become a member of the Council with honor, or else you will not be able to step into one of them for the rest of your life!

Central, on the other hand, is the main area of activity for ordinary members of the Silver Alliance and Upanishd wizards, and only wizards who have been approved by the Silver Alliance will be able to settle and study there.

As for the Sky City, all commercial activities are concentrated in the Outer Ring, where non-Alliance members are also allowed to settle and set up shops. However, the store management qualification is assessed every 10 years, and the assessment method is a fair and reasonable competition.

There are many ways to compete in the Upanishads, including apothecaries, alchemists, and puppeteers...... As long as the scope of the Upanishads is covered, similar competitions can be found in the Sky City.

In addition to the stores that Sky Castle operates and opens, there is a limit to the number of stores that can be sold to the public. Any wizarding family or organization that wants to win a shop in Sky City must try to win the Upanishads in order to be eligible to stay here.

Each existing shop must be challenged by outsiders in the year of competition, with both parties inviting Upanishads and then playing fair. The victor stays, and the loser exits the city in the sky!

The Byron family's shop in the Outer Ring has a long history of more than seventy years, and it is also a major way for their family to obtain a steady stream of high-level wizard resources, which cannot be easily lost.

This year, the Byron family's shop was challenged by a company called the Gretto family. As the challenged, the Byron family has the initiative to select the Upanishads. And their choice this year is undoubtedly the puppeteer competition.

This is actually a deliberate trick by the top brass of the Silver Alliance in order to improve the status of the wizards of the Arcane!

In this way, any wizarding family or organization that wants to enter the Sky City can only work hard to cultivate a powerful arcane wizard by itself. If you really can't cultivate it yourself, you can simply choose and hire an Upanishon wizard in the Sky City.

In this way, the status of the wizards of the U.S. has also risen. Many wizards with excellent talents, but shy pockets, were able to use this opportunity to obtain sufficient resources to continue their research.

But in this way, it will also suffer those wizard families who have more than enough heart but not enough strength.

After all, if you want to train a qualified arcane wizard, whether it is an alchemist who can refine demonic items or witchcraft equipment, or a pharmacist or puppeteer, the cost of it is not something that a small family can support.

Most of the mystical wizards have been honed from a thousand failures, and each failure consumes a staggering number of resources.