Chapter 13: The Arrival
"Don't worry too much, it means we're on the right track, it's not too far"
Kahlil said, wagging her tail. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Following the direction that a few people looked up, there was a giant pattern composed of bright light and shadow reflected in the sky, which was an eight-pointed star shape pattern like a compass, pointing to eight directions, including southeast, northwest, southeast, northeast, and northeast.
It's just that the direction is not right.
"Uh...... It's just a signpost, used to point in the right direction, it's easy to get lost in the snowy mountains, and whenever it's midday, the sunlight will reflect off the ice crystal structure of the glazed sanctuary, reflecting a pattern in the sky, because in fact, Natalia occasionally gets lost when she comes back......"
Kahlil slowly stopped as she spoke, and the three of them slowly followed Karil.
"Is that so? I've never seen it before" Matthew stared at the huge imprint in the sky "It looked so spectacular"
"It used to be designed to only appear at noon, and it would only appear for about three to five minutes at a time, and the angle of the sunlight couldn't just form a pattern, I think it was probably because every time you came in the morning, and because of the lack of maintenance and adjustment of the glass sanctuary over the years, although most of the refining arrays could work, the accuracy was probably ......."
That's right, it's been too long, and almost no one has the level to repair the alchemy workshop that Natalia left behind.
Everyone thought of Matthew's desire to use the magic activated by the Glass Sanctuary later, and the anxiety and anxiety accumulated in everyone's hearts.
"But it's a good thing, this mark reminds me of a quicker way to get there, if only you could climb the mountain."
Kahlil couldn't stand the atmosphere a little, and her ears drooped, but she still broke away from the topic.
Of course, there is no opinion, even if Barrett is actually a little tired now, but obviously he can't raise an objection in such an occasion.
The old magician, not only a little old, is also a magician.
Barrett wiped his beard, and now he was in no mood to worry about whether he could climb or not.
Karil led the group in a different direction, and found a rugged path against the peak, and unlike some of the small hills they had passed before, the Glazed Sanctuary was perched on a real peak.
"I hope this road still works, I remember that this road can go directly around the mountain peak to the Glass Sanctuary."
As the leader of the way, Carlil walked at the front of the crowd, Matthew followed her with the ice coffin, Barrett followed Matthew without saying a word, and Qingci seemed to be unaffected by the wind and snow, and easily followed at the end.
"You seem to know a lot about it?" Matthew asked, "It's not that I don't believe in your help, I'm just a little curious." ”
"Not bad"
Carlil replied, panting and looking back at Matthew.
A swordsman who relies on physical strength to eat is different, and Matthew doesn't seem to have much difficulty carrying the ice coffin.
"If you've ever lived in a Centennial Mage Tower, I'm sure you'll know that."
Karil said, kind of an explanation of herself.
Matthew nodded in acceptance, he wouldn't know it was just an excuse for Carlil to fool people.
The actual reason? It's too complicated, and no one cares.
"Natalia was also a trouble-savvy person, and when she was in the snowy mountains, she built the alchemy workshop halfway up a mountain."
As she walked, Kahlil added some knowledge to the crowd, gasping for breath as she spoke.
"Hmm...... In short, she didn't build the workshop too deeply, but used some snow-capped terrain to hide the workshop in it."
"It's not hard to walk in, but if you know the route, it's hard to find it if you don't know the route."
She stopped breathlessly and looked up at the peak.
And sometimes she gets lost herself, so when she was renovating the workshop, she added the Sky Mark and called ...... Not only alchemy, phew, but her math is also quite good. ”
Although it will be faster to take the route around the mountain peak, it is also very tiring, and after Carlil said something in twos and threes, finally there was some conversation between everyone, and the atmosphere gradually eased, no longer as dull as before, and even with some sense of life and death.
But this softened atmosphere suddenly gave Karil the illusion of the "Last Supper".
Hopefully that's really just an illusion......
Karil shook her head and led the group towards the Glass Sanctuary halfway up the mountain.
It's almost there......
Barrett wanted to ask Carlil if she could guarantee the success of the Glass Sanctuary's treatment, but thinking that Carlil should be a descendant of a noble and great magician, no matter how powerful this grade is, I am afraid that it will not be able to compare with Natalia's giant alchemy.
Karil herself is well aware of this.
She has only woken up for a few days, and now she doesn't have the power to completely manipulate the refining array of the Glass Sanctuary to ensure that Matthew can use it safely, she can only infuse magic into it, and whether the spell can take effect correctly depends entirely on Matthew's luck.
"We'll be there soon"
Carlil said that she was mainly worried about Barrett, and as long as Barrett was okay, everyone else would be fine.
"Very good...... Thank you."
Matthew lifted the ice coffin upwards.
Everyone fell silent, as if they were about to face a life-and-death battle. Although it is not wrong to say so.
Barrett wanted to just walk a little longer so that he could come up with a way to get Matthew to abandon this dangerous plan, but he was desperate to think of any other solution, as if this was Matthew's fate, and all he could do now was help him do what he had to do, and then pray that Matthew would return safely with Elaine.
This trail is much faster than the avenue that Matthew has been walking all the way up the mountain.
It was so fast that Barrett felt that he was not ready to face this moment.
With Carlil's "We have arrived", Barrett came to his senses, and before him was a large flat field covered with snow, a clearing on one side of the mountain like a cake that had been cut off, and the rocks of the mountain were neatly split, and the cliff face was perpendicular to the fast-trimmed flat ground beneath the feet of the people, and a six-story hexagonal palace building was sitting here against the cliff wall.
The shell of the ice crystal building allows one to see almost through the inside of the palace, which is empty and empty. The whole building reflects a brilliant light, as if it were not a huge palace, but a delicate carving in a crystal ball. It's so magnificent that it's hard to look at it directly.
"The contents were basically removed by the Mage Guild when Natalia passed away, and they were put into the collection, and they didn't leave us much here, look, this is ...... Glass Chapel. ”
Carlil's voice interrupted everyone's appreciation, and Matthew was already walking forward slowly alone, Barrett couldn't care about his sore legs chasing after him, and Kiyori stood gently beside Carlil.
"They're gone, what are you thinking?" Kiyoji asked, "You don't seem surprised at all."
"Aren't you too? The glazed sanctuary is indeed beautiful and gorgeous, and the building itself and carved ornaments are no less than ordinary shrines, and you are not surprised at all......"
"Oh? So it is."
"It's like, it's not the first time you've been here......"
Kahlil looked up into Qing Xi's eyes and said faintly.
"Who knows, maybe it's just that I'm not used to showing surprise" Kiyoji shrugged "They're waiting for you, go ahead"
Carlil looked at Qing Qi suspiciously, said no more, and walked quickly to Barrett and Matthew.
Matthew had already placed the ice coffin on the ground for the time being, arguing with Barrett about something.
"It's useless, give it up"
Carlil didn't hear or know what Barrett was saying, and no matter what he said now, there was no way he could change Matthew's decision.
The legendary Glass Sanctuary was close at hand, and although Matthew had been here many times, this time he had truly taken Elaine to this last place of hope.
Barrett eventually gave up on persuasion, and he understood, but he just felt that it was a bit of a death-defying approach......
He scratched at his beard and clubbed his cane on the snow in a bit of anger.
"So, Karil, do you understand how to start it now?"
Matthew asked, his voice quite steady, and even some excitement that the day had finally arrived.
"I understand ......"
Carlil replied, hesitating whether she should just send Matthew and Elaine in.
Is it up to you to send them in...... Gambling for a lifetime.