679 Under the Tower
"I can feel Ainia's save. She's somewhere below us......" Gordon opened his eyes and told SΓΉ Ji'er what he had just come to from his entire immersion in the spiritual world.
"Really? So what are we waiting for, let's go down and find her. β
"No problem, but we'd better be cautious. I could feel that as soon as I walked into this Tower of Eternity, the cold attribute source energy that filled the air became more and more intense. Also, I could smell a dragon. β
Seeing Gao Dengyan's face, Ji Er couldn't help but feel solemn in her heart, and quietly grabbed the Longgang Sword.
At this time, the two of them had just passed through the suspended corridor in GuΓ² and came from the secondary tower to the main tower. However, Gordon and Ji'er, who had just experienced a long climb, had to move down again.
Although he couldn't experience it because of the protection of the spell, Gordon could still feel that since he entered the Tower of Eternity, the temperature in the surrounding environment was getting lower and lower. As you go down a floor, the sensation becomes more and more apparent. It was as if the two were heading towards the poles.
While the main function of the Akhosians in the construction of the Tower of Eternity was to provide a clean, clean water source for the entire city as a waterworks, the megastructure served other purposes. For example, because of the constant supply of pure water, there are some magical practices that require a large amount of water to support the practice. At the top of the tower, it was set up as a magic chamber that was very sophisticated at the time.
Moreover, because the people of Akkhohia like to take a bath, there is one main tower and two secondary towers of the Tower of Eternity. All have a large number of bathrooms. The people of Akkhohia have the habit of bathing in public, and the most peculiar custom is. They bathe without distinction between men and women.
Therefore, the baths in the Tower of Eternity are not only places for the people of Akkhohia to clean their bodies and socialize at the same time. It is also a place where men and women openly pursue carnal pleasures.
Dragons are inherently sexual. The Dragonborn also have similar habits to dragons. The entire Akhorhian Empire was very sexually open, so it would not be surprising that even the Akkhohians participated in the promiscuous pies in the public baths. The murals that Gordon and Ji'er had just seen in one of the bathrooms in the annex tower reflect this custom.
Ever since learning about this custom of the Akkhohia Empire, Gordon felt that even if the empire had not been ruined in the brutal civil war between the two camps, sooner or later, it would be ruined by this overly open and chaotic concept of sex.
Originally, as the ruling class, the Dragonborn only made up a small part of the population structure of the empire. Messing around like this every day, pursuing sensual pleasures, giving up the obligation of family and reproduction, and the contagious diseases brought about by chaotic behavior, will make the fertility rate of the Dragonborn even lower. The final result is self-evident.
After passing through the luxurious restaurants, changing rooms, saunas, baths, and other facilities that had been occupied by snow and huge ice blocks, Gordon and Ji'er finally made their way down to the bottom of the main tower of the Tower of Eternity.
These are the places that were originally open to the public, but the real heart of the tower: the whole set of settings that draw water from the water elemental plane through the guΓ² spatial channel. It is under the ground of the tower, and it is very closely protected.
At this point, Gordon could smell the unsettling atmosphere in the air. He began to be more cautious in his movements, and he continued to use the Occult Eye to find his way. If you don't ensure complete safety, you will never go forward with Ji'er.
Because of the caution, the natural speed of progress slowed down.
It took half a day. The two of them walked around the corner of a long hallway. Gordon sent the Arcane Eye to continue his exploration, just flying around the corner. I saw that at the end of the passage ahead, there was a shadowy thing.
"Someone? Enemy? β
Gordon had just spotted the other party. Unexpectedly, the reaction of the other side was also extremely fast, and two flame bolts were directly fired, destroying his secret magic eye.
"Ji'er, get ready to fight!"
After Gordon finished speaking, he didn't spare his hand, and directly sacrificed his strongest attack spell - Infinite Sword System.
Who knew that the sharp long swords had just gathered into a group, and before they could attack, a familiar voice came from the opposite side: "Master Lindeman, don't!" This is a misunderstanding. I'm Aziz, and it was my sister Kaya who shot just now! β
As the sound fell, a ball of illuminated light rose to illuminate the low-visibility aisle.
Indeed, as the voice said, the shadow that Gordon found just now was actually Aziz's sister. Farther away, the mage with a turban, a beard, and a desert outfit even in the extreme cold, looked extremely disobedient, was an acquaintance who had ventured with Gordon not long ago.
Gordon didn't go out immediately, until he opened the Eye of Truth and Warning and checked it carefully, knowing that the other side was not disguised, and then walked out with Ji'er.
"I'm glad you two survived." When Gordon saw Aziz, he said with a smile.
In that adventurous party, it was clear that the mage was the person with whom Geralt was most closely connected, and Gordon was happy to see that the other party was able to survive last night's battle, and that both siblings were safe and sound.
Aziz stroked his beard and smiled, "I'm also happy to see you and your knight follower miss safe and sound. β
Kaya, beside him, owed to Gordon and muttered a lot of words.
The other party did not understand the lingua franca, and Gordon knew very little about the desert languages of the southern continent. Because every desert tribe has the potential to have their own language, it is impossible to learn those difficult and troublesome languages unless they are real linguists, or those who are too idle to learn.
Fortunately, Gordon at least roughly understood what the other party meant, and she was apologizing for her rash action just now and destroying the Arcane Eye.
"It's okay," Gordon waved his hand, showing that he didn't mind.
Aziz laughed, put his arm around Kaya's waist, and then said to Gordon, "Master Lindeman, I'm sorry, but this is my sister's first time going far away, and she hasn't left the tribe before, so she doesn't know the lingua franca. β
"The first time I went out was to come to the Endless Abyss, it's really amazing......" Gordon smiled, and then noticed that the relationship between the two siblings seemed a little unusual.
Thinking that behind the surname Ben Latu, in addition to the name "Great Warlock Family", there is another nickname that is not very well known, Gordon seems to understand something......
"Is it elopement?" The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible.
Of course, Aziz wouldn't know that the obscene-looking middle-aged fat man on the other side was guessing about the relationship between his brother and sister. After a brief greeting, he said to Gordon with a stern face, "Master Lindeman, do you also want to go to the bottom of the Tower of Eternity?" β
"Yes. I wasn't interested in the water system, though, I just thought an acquaintance was trapped underneath. β
Gordon expressed his purpose directly. In this way, Aziz will also understand that he and the other party have no fundamental conflict of interest, and can be honest with each other.
"That's the best, if you also want to get this crystallization of Akhorshia magic technology, I'm afraid I will feel extremely pressured to have such a competitor." Aziz said half-jokingly.
The bearded mage and his sister, similar to Ji'er and Gordon, were transported to the Tower of Eternity after being integrated into the light released by the Red Dragon Titanis using the Orb of Eternity.
After discovering where he was, Aziz was very excited. He thought it was the arrangement of fate, the favor of the goddess. Otherwise, how could he, who was bent on exploring the secrets of the Tower of Eternity, happen to be randomly teleported to this destination?
However, Aziz had difficulty accessing the main underground building of the Tower of Eternity.
He led Gordon and Ji'er around the dark underground passages, down several flights of stairs, until they finally came to a hall. Although it was still covered in countless ices, like an ice cave that had been frozen for thousands of years, Gordon felt that the temperature of the environment seemed to have risen a lot, and it was already above freezing.
"The ice is no longer naturally condensed, and it is likely that it is because of the rich cold energy in the air that can survive."
As Gordon surveyed his surroundings, Aziz led the three of them to a large metal door on the east side of the hall. The surrounding walls are all covered in translucent blue ice, so this gate is very conspicuous in its original appearance.
"If we can open this door, we'll be able to enter the heart of the Tower of Eternity. It's just that I can't open it. β
Aziz reluctantly pointed to the metal door.
Gordon took a closer look at the gate and found that its design and builder were very clever, and the intricately carved and vivid reliefs on it contained many complex and extremely powerful protective circles. And the most troublesome thing is that the core of the entire protective circle of this gate is on the other side. In other words, unless Gordon can penetrate the wall and reach the other side, it is possible to break the protective circle of the entire gate and open it.
The question is, if he really has the ability to pass through the wall without opening the door, then why bother opening it?
This is a paradox.
"I guess when the Akkhorsians built this gate, they designed it to be impossible to open from the outside." Aziz said, and then he changed his style, "But I still have a solution, I just need some help." β
"Help?"
"Yes. I couldn't open the door, but I found a helper who could open it. β
After saying that, the bearded mage shouted in the empty hall, "Mr. Andrei, Mr. Andrei!" β
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge figure stepped out of an ice wall. (To be continued......)