Goth hesitated.

"You are not from our world." The young mage said slowly.

"I don't understand what you're saying."

"Do you think it makes sense for me to pretend to be garlic?"

"Okay. When was it discovered? The girl shrugged.

"While you were unconscious, I cast some spells on you. However, I was surprised to find that spells that rely on 'Soul Influence' to work are completely ineffective against you. It seems to me that you have no soul at all, you are a creature made of purely material form. As far as I know, there are no intelligent beings like you in this plane. ”

"Strong protest against this behavior of yours. You're not wrong at all - besides, I don't have to use a fake honorific. ”

"Understood. Victoria, I don't know if you know that a soul can only use one of the three powers of 'Arcane', 'Divine Magic', and 'Mystic'. You've used two different powers at the same time, which makes me suspect that you have two souls in you, so I investigated. I was shocked – it was the first time I had ever met a guest from another world. ”

The girl's gaze wandered a little.

Two thousand years ago, when the flood raged, the remnants prayed to the great god who raised one-third of the continent from the sea for today's cloud-ascending continent. Two thousand years have passed in a flash, and in this long history, not only the power of "mages" and "secret warriors" has come from the sea of clouds, but even the "priests" who use magic have relied on praying to the sea of clouds to gain strength. The sea of clouds is the protector of people, the greatest work and embodiment of the Most High God.

However, the arrival of the age of the sea of clouds also announced the end of eternity. Elves and dwarves no longer live long, and having lost their longevity, they become weaker and weaker, retreating into the forests and mountains. Shamans and priests have lost their power, the kingdoms of dragonmen, orcs, and ogres have completely collapsed, and the evil races of the old times have been driven out by humans, only to survive in the corners of the continent with their powerful reproductive abilities. "Prayer Technique" and "Resurrection Technique" cannot be used, and even the souls in the Lich Fortune Box will decay due to the washing of time.

The old gods disappeared, and the people who believed in the sea of clouds regarded them as false gods, and no new gods were born. No matter how powerful a legendary mage is, he can only accept death in the end.

The sea of clouds also closed the world's passage to other planes, people could not open the passage to other worlds and planes, the earth, fire, water, and wind elemental planes were forever closed, heaven and abyss also closed their doors forever, and summoning spells could only summon creatures from artificially opened half-planes.

This is the time when there are no myths and eternity. This is the time of humanity.

However, the iron rules of this era were broken with the appearance of young girls. The advent of an otherworldly creature may mean the resumption of dimensional travel, and it also means the possibility of ...... "god" and "eternal life".

"Now I'm pretty sure," said Goth, "that many mages will get to the bottom of it, even if they dismantle you. ”

"I hope your teacher isn't like that." The girl smiled wryly. Palamedes, one of the strongest in the world...... Even in her original book, she is a mysterious character who is difficult to decipher the true meaning. The girl did not set his true character and purpose, only a blank slate.

"My teacher, the great Palamedes......" Goth's eyes were misty, "he used to say. Death is the eternal destination of life, and without death, the brilliance of life would not be so great. ”

"Sounds like a great necromancer." The girl shook her head.

"But he's not," Goth shook his head, "rest assured." The teacher already knows about your existence. He's never going to shoot at you. I will fulfill my previous promise to protect your personal safety. ”

"How do you know it's not temporary?" The girl hit the nail on the head, "You discovered my secret when I was unconscious—and I'm sure I'll do something harmless with you later—" She bit the word "harmless" quite hard, "Little experiment." Am I right? ”

Goth said sullenly, "It is not up to my will. You see, I promise you that your life is absolutely not in danger, and we do not intend to restrict your personal liberty forever. ”

"So, if you want to choose a faction to join, you guys are a good choice?" The girl said with a smile, but the smile made Gort's heart a little hairy.

"We in Palamedes City are good at training mages, yes. But we don't know the trick of training a Secret Warrior. Goth said honestly. He stood up and crouched down by the fireplace, beginning to adjust the magic flame within. With his gestures, the flame changed from cyan to green and then to pale again.

"In bringing you back," said Goth, as if speaking to himself, "I perceive not only your soulless character, but also Miss Douglas...... Xiaowei's soul is undergoing strong fluctuations. This intensity is far from the realm of dreaming. I was curious and used a little spell...... Belch...... Snooped a little ......"

[Huh? Completely unfounded! Xiaowei shouted.

The girl frowned slightly: "I see." You peeked at Vivi's senses. ”

The song is the beginning.

"See that balding bastard?" The girl asked.

She finally understood Goth's change in attitude.

"Only a very small part," said Gort, "could have easily kicked me out, but they didn't." ”

The young mage stared at the pale flames dancing in the fireplace: "The bald plane traveler...... He may be an evil god of some world, or maybe something more terrifying than the worst evil gods. Mages have been exploring ways to travel in the plane for thousands of years, but if there's something like that behind the scenes, I have to wonder if he's the one who started it all. If he wants to invade our world, it will be difficult for us to resist. At least...... We, mortals, must be united. ”

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend...... I see," the girl got up, "but there is one more thing you have forgotten?" ”

"What?"

"I'd love to work with you. But before that, you forcibly brought me and Xiaowei here. You owe us an apology. ”

Goth was stunned. Immediately, he showed a relieved expression.

"I'm really sorry," he said, bowing deeply to the girl, "I'm willing to accept the punishment." ”

……

Moment.

The girl descended the spiral staircase in the corner of the room to the bottom of the mage's tower. Originally, Goth said, "The girl's injury has not completely healed, and she can't walk around casually today", but the girl used the excuse of "punishing" him to break him apart and win the opportunity to go out and get some air.

The gates of the Mage's Tower opened.

"This is, the Black Floating City of Palamedes ......!"

Floating City. The scenery that appears in countless fantasy worlds is really presented in front of me at this moment.

The girl looked at the city she wrote with eager eyes. This is also the most important city in the original work.

Standing on the high place where the Gothic Mage Tower is located, you can see the city, the churning sea of white clouds, and the incomparably magnificent scenery. A man in a robe, walking through the towers, unnamed beasts flying in the air. Many of the buildings are inserted "underground" and are about as tall as "above ground", making the most of almost every inch of space in the floating city. I really want to know how this structure was built?

I can see the scenes in my work come to life...... The girl thought contentedly, if it weren't for the fact that this girl's body was really embarrassing, just to be able to see this scene with her own eyes, her own crossing would be worth it.

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