Chapter 0880: Molten City
Seriously, Molten City is a huge underground city that opens up in the belly of a volcanic mountain.
The centerpiece is of course a powerful wizarding tower.
However, unlike others, the tower was not built on a solid foundation of volcanic rock, but on a field of fluid lava.
There are only a few fixed points of time each year when the Witch Tower will be revealed as the lava sea recedes. The rest of the time, the wizard's tower was hidden in a sea of hot lava that tumbled and flowed, cutting off communication between inside and outside.
And of course, this Witch Tower has become the retreat of that Rank 4 Molten City Lord!
As for the other wizards of Molten City, including several deputy city lords, they all inhabit the underground lava around the core witch tower. Rolling volcanoes, winding and complex underground labyrinths, and numerous modified witch beasts make this underground world seem not deserted, and the presence of life breath can be felt everywhere.
The entire Molten City is divided into three levels, and the inner core area is the wizarding area.
Due to the astonishing concentration and activity of the fire element here, ordinary humans cannot survive here for a long time. Therefore, only those wizards can enter and live here normally.
Naturally on the periphery of the core area is the apprenticeship area.
Relying on the isolation effect of the energy light film, the energy radiation here is much lower than that of the core area, so it has become a place where most apprentices live. Whether it is study, research, or daily life, the main area of activity of the wizard apprentices is on the periphery of the core area as a ring.
On the outskirts of the apprenticeship quarters are small living quarters like villages or supply points, filled with ordinary people who provide various services to wizard apprentices. Among them, there are many special places such as taverns, inns, mercenary camps, underground black markets, etc., and the waitresses in the taverns often also have some leather and meat business.
However, these outlying strongholds are more likely to provide a large number of miners who are not afraid of death for Molten City.
You know, one of the main reasons why that Rank 4 wizard built a huge witch tower here is that there is a huge metal vein deep in the volcano here. The magic metal stored in it is of excellent quality, and the reserves are also very amazing, which has become the largest source of income for Molten City.
And if there are mineral deposits, it requires a lot of manpower to excavate.
Therefore, Molten City spared no effort to build a huge underground city here, in order to have an astonishing reserve of magical metal veins under its feet. Every day, there are thousands of miners of various races who are busy in the intricate underground mines, fighting for the power of Molten City with their lives.
Therefore, the more he knows about the molten city in front of him, the deeper the emotion in Grim's heart becomes.
In terms of population alone, city size, and resource trade, this Molten City is obviously a hundred times stronger than the Crimson Family's Flame Throne Witch Tower.
However, envy is envy, and Grim does not dare to expect that he can occupy or own such a territory.
In the wizarding world, almost all high-level resources have been divided up by those large forces or high-level wizards. Even if such a high-level resource falls into his own hands, I am afraid that it will not bring him a huge amount of magic crystal benefits, but a continuous wizard war.
Without enough strength to deter foreign enemies, once such a resource is revealed, it is easy to attract the coveted of Level 4 wizards. And the Crimson family doesn't have a Rank 4 wizard.
Therefore, if such resources fall into their own hands, not only is it not a blessing, but it will cause the entire family to perish.
Some time ago, several successive waves of wizarding wars against the Crimson family seemed to be some family conflicts on the surface, but in fact, the root cause was the Lance plane in the hands of the Crimson family.
A nice dragon plane, an inexhaustible resource of dragon cards......
This is obviously not something that a new family can have!
Therefore, the wealth of the Crimson family has attracted many small and medium-sized families who are like hungry wolves to besiege them.
If it weren't for the fact that the Crimson family itself was quite thick, I'm afraid that the emerging family created by Grim would have become bait in other people's mouths. At that time, without the protection of the family power, the lonely Grim can only hand over the world sign of the Lance plane, and he will be labeled as a loser and become a laughing stock in the mouths of wizards!
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With infinite reverie, Grim was led through the outlying strongholds, through the apprenticeship quarters, and finally to an underground lava cave.
Here, a dark red film of light blocked the way forward.
The accompanying lizard cavalry reined in their mounts one after another, and waited respectfully on both sides, only Grim swaggered into the light film under the guidance of the second-order wizard.
It's like walking through a transparent water barrier, and I don't feel any stagnation.
However, while traversing, Grim can also detect four or five reconnaissance ripples with different functions, quickly and covertly sweeping over his body. It's a pity that they are all blocked by the transparent flames that linger on the surface of Grim's body.
As if receiving a message of sorcery from afar, the black-robed wizard smiled and bowed, "Lord Flame, please come with me! Lord Kerak is already waiting for you......"
The meeting place was a gray underground stone hall, a third-order wizard, two second-order wizards were already waiting here, and they all had smiles on their faces when they saw Grim arrive.
The third-order Master Kerak was the same as his form in the Spiritual Illusion, tall and thin, with a dark green gem embedded in the center of his forehead, and he showed considerable enthusiasm for Grim's arrival.
"You're the legendary Fire Witch Patriarch of the Elovies region, aren't you? It's an honor to meet you, Lord Grim!" Kerak nodded to Grim with a slight smile on his face.
As for the other two second-order wizards, they were a man and a woman, both of whom were not very old, standing behind Wizard Kerak and secretly looking at Grim.
Those who can become high-level wizards are all talented and lucky. However, being able to advance to the 3rd rank before the age of 200 is obviously a bit too much of a demonic talent.
Therefore, when they suddenly saw this legendary fire witch who was extremely popular, the two second-order wizards of Molten Fire City couldn't help but be a little excited. Especially when he saw Grim's handsome form and strong body, the young female wizard's eyes flashed with sparkles and a smile on her face.
Grim was not surprised that the other party was able to find out his identity.
He had already done some research before coming, and Molten City was also a well-known force in the middle of the continent, with a strong organization. This is only known from the fact that they are able to occupy a large area on their own.
In addition, the Tipter region, where Molten City is located, is too far away from the Crimson Family, so it is impossible for the two sides to have any entanglement of interests, let alone any hidden contradictions. So, Grim doesn't have to worry about his own safety here.
Therefore, when the other party revealed his identity, Grim was not surprised or panicked.
"I'm also honored to be able to visit Molten City. Everything here is so breathtaking, it shows that it is no fluke that your forces are able to dominate the Sketis region alone. ”
"Haha, Lord Grimm has won the prize!" Wizard Kerak chuckled twice and changed the subject: "Our mission released by Molten City has invited two wizards, and the other will arrive in about 2 days, so I have to bother Your Excellency to stay here for two days." I see, in the past two days, Wizard Frena will accompany you here to browse first!"
The second-order female wizard standing behind Wizard Kerak stepped forward and said with a smile, "Lord Grimm, why don't you let me take you around here first?"
This Flora wizard has a beautiful posture and a hot body, and her skin is more and more white and beautiful in a well-cut white robe, and her waist is thin and her legs are long. However, as soon as Grim glanced at it, he sensed a faint radiation of energy on her face and body.
It seems that the appearance and figure of this figure have been manipulated with witchcraft.
This is common among most low-level wizards, after all, witches' beauty is also a resource that can be exploited. However, similar situations are rare among the high-ranking wizard community. Because the witches who can become high-level are all people with strong hearts and strong ideas, they are stronger than male witches in many aspects, how can they be willing to do ugly things in exchange for their bodies for resources!
"It's hard work!" Grim smiled and left the stone hall with the other party.
When the footsteps of Grim and Freyna disappeared into the depths of the passage, another second-order wizard asked, "Lord Kerak, what are the arrangements over there in the mine? If this Lord Grim wants to go deep into the mine under the pretext of a mission, will we intervene to stop it?"
The tall and thin Wizard of Kairak lowered his head and muttered slowly, "This Grim is here for the Quelas ore, so you must keep an eye on Pits 2 and 3. If necessary, Mine 4 can come and go freely with him, but Mine 2 and Mine 3 must not be allowed to come close. By the way, these days, that flame tiger hasn't come to make trouble again, has it?"
"It hasn't invaded the pit since it was wounded by Lord Dorian with the help of the Witch Circle last month. However, in the past two days, there have been signs of its activity around Pit 2, and I suspect that it is secretly planning something......"
"Send more men, and never leave room for it to break in. The last time it made a big fuss in the No. 3 mine, it caused a lot of casualties to the miners there, and it has seriously affected the production of Hengjin Mine!"
"Yes, I'll arrange it myself in a moment!"
"Well, it must be arranged, and nothing will go wrong...... In addition, another sealer who has been hired will be brought in soon. When the others are together, they will immediately capture and kill the flame tiger. Until then, you'll have to find a way to keep track of the Flame Tiger's movements, and preferably find out where its nest is......"
"This ......" A trace of embarrassment appeared on the face of the second-order wizard, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "The subordinates must complete it!"
Immediately, the two of them left the underground stone hall, making it quiet again.