Metal Tower!!

When he saw this word, Gawain's pupils subconsciously contracted, and he suddenly raised his head and looked at the map hanging not far away, his gaze swept over the southwest, southeast, and due north directions of the Loren continent one by one - on the vast ocean in the southwest and the "new continent" in the southeast, the schematic icons of the two towers had been roughly marked, and in the vicinity of Tallund due north, it was still blank.

There's a metal tower there! There is a third "tower" in this world!

Gawain's mind suddenly popped up with countless questions - what exactly do these mysterious towers do? Are they all the legacy of the Godkiller Fleet? Are they still functioning today? In those towers...... What's there, exactly?

Suppressing the questions that kept popping up in his mind, he quickly turned his attention back to Mordir's account, where between the pages of six hundred years of wind and frost, this great adventurer with countless legendary experiences was writing an incredible journey-

“…… I was so shocked by what I saw before me that I was speechless for a long time—all the gods of this world and all my ancestors! It was definitely not something that humans could create, nor was it something that any known race in the world could create—was it really a tower? Or is it a pillar that runs through the tiny planet beneath our feet?

"It stands on the west side of the mysterious continent (I'm not sure, my sense of direction has been confusing lately), and it glows with a metallic, pale silver glow, and in the twilight sunlight, the whole tower is filled with a certain 'divinity' magnificence. It seems to be made of countless columns and geometric structures, and the complex shell can be seen with many connected pipes and pillars, and it seems to have stood here for millions of years, so that its top half is scarred and mottled, and its bottom sits on a pedestal, also made of metal—the base is so large that it can even be seen as a giant island, and I can clearly see that its surface is covered with gray-white seawater sediments. There is also a huge scale of ice ...... between the huge metal structures."

As he read carefully, Gawain slowly turned the next page, and a sketch that was obviously drawn in a hurry came into his eyes!

Modir Wild even left a hand-drawn sketch!

On the yellowed and even blackened old paper, Gawain saw a tower that seemed absolutely strange to humans in this age, and it did stand on the surface of the sea, as Mordil said, with a metal base, and many intricate external structures of unknown purpose on its surface.

Gawain was instantly attracted by the hand-drawing, and he looked at it several times until he had it completely imprinted in his mind.

Frankly, he didn't see any additional information from the manuscript - it lacked the necessary skills and knowledge to make it a mere drawing, but at least stylistically, it had something in common with some of the models Gawain had seen on the holographic miniatures of the Firmament Station, which proved that they were indeed the legacy of the former "god-killing fleet". And as for more...... Mordir Wilder was only a human mage after all, and had never touched the facilities in space, and the sketches he left behind may be generally accurate, but not necessarily reliable in terms of details - he only used his strong memory to draw the structure of the tower's exterior, which inevitably had errors and omissions, and was not too referential.

Subsequently, Gao Wencai continued to look down:

“…… I did my best to remember what I saw in the air and to paint it down, and I don't know what the value of this picture will be in the future - I just don't think I'll ever get a second chance to get close to the dragon kingdom in my lifetime, and it's hard for any other human to have the same experience as I did, so I'm going to record as much as I can, hoping that it will be helpful to future generations.

"The dragon lady, who called herself Melita, placed me on the base of the tower, or the steel island, and showed me a route to some open area around the tower, with some abandoned buildings that would be sheltered from the wind and sun...... But she clearly wasn't going to take me to the shelters herself, and I could clearly feel nervous from her attitude...... It seemed like she was doing something that violated the taboo, or that there was something in the tower that terrified her.

"This made me extremely curious—I was concerned about what could make such a powerful dragon jealous, so I asked, and Miss Dragon's answer was intriguing—

"'The dragon wants to come here, but God won't allow it, I have already taken a great risk by sending you here, and the trouble I will encounter further is not just a financial problem' - these are her exact words.

"She mentioned a 'god', so the dragons apparently also believe in some kind of god, and this god also forbids the dragons to enter the giant tower in front of me...... This was interesting, because the tower was located near the Dragon Realm, and I could even faintly see the continent as I stood here and looked into the distance...... A forbidden place on your doorstep? I'm getting more and more curious about dragons......

Of course, Miss Dragon refused to answer any more questions, and I couldn't force an answer from her.

"Now, I'm alone again - the dragon lady is returning to the dragon kingdom, and she says she'll find a way to get permission to go to the human world and send me back - she says she's broken my 'ship' and will be held accountable. To be honest, my impression of this young lady has changed completely, and although she was a little reckless, ruined my plans, put me in danger, and was a little too concerned about her own 'financial problems', this did not detract from her being a good person who was responsible and honest in nature...... Good dragon, it is obviously inappropriate to continue to call it an evil dragon.

"And most importantly, given the current situation, will I be able to return to the human world smoothly...... I'm afraid I can only count on this Miss Melita.

"Also, Miss Dragon promised to bring me some water and food as soon as possible before leaving...... I'm very much looking forward to that, especially the former. As a curious person, I'm curious about what dragons eat on a daily basis, and I don't expect them to be as rich as they are - as long as they are no longer fish. Of course, if you can, hopefully you can have some more wine......"

Gawain looked at the records on the page, and couldn't help but smile and mutter, "The humor and optimism of this 'great explorer' are indeed quite impressive......"

In a short passage that followed, Mordir recounted his small explorations on the "Iron Island" and found shelter from the storm: on the pedestal of the metal tower, there seemed to be a number of abandoned facilities, which were well kept open and intact for shelter from the elements. Modil also singled out that the facilities never seemed to be disturbed, and that they were filled with a dazzling array of ancient contraptions, each of which was beyond his comprehension, and that he tried to trace the shape and features of some of them in sketches, which ...... Each one is incomparably precious to Gawain.

In his later notes, Mordir mentions what happened after Melita's return from the Dragon Realm:

“…… Later in the day, the dragon lady returned to the Iron Isle as promised—she landed on the edge of the island, still stubbornly refusing to take a step forward, as if the so-called 'ban from the gods' had a profound effect on her. She brought packed food and water, which was enough for me for many days in terms of size and portion, but I didn't unpack it in front of her, which was obviously inappropriate.

"Miss Dragon told me that she still needs to work hard to get permission to go to the human world, because of some kind of ...... Shift mechanism, her application doesn't seem to be going very well. I can only express my understanding and urge her to get the matter done as soon as possible - I have been away from the human world for too long, and if this continues, I am afraid that the whole country will announce the death of Duke Mordir Wild......

After a brief conversation, Miss Dragon prepared to leave again, this time saying that she would probably be away for many days, but that she had promised to come back before I ran out of supplies. Before leaving, she said that I could walk around the tower at will, and that there was nothing dangerous here, but there was only one thing she reminded me very solemnly—

"You are not to take anything from the tower, especially not the 'knowledge' here.

"Her seriousness was unprecedented, and even a little frightened me, and I couldn't help but ask her curiously why, especially the intention of the second half of her sentence - how can such a thing as 'knowledge' be 'carried'?

"She didn't elaborate, but said very seriously - 'There is the legacy of the Voyager in the Tower, and although they have been sealed, they still need to be avoided from leaking'.

To be honest, her answer made me even more confused, because I could clearly hear that this giant tower was not only a forbidden place for the dragons, but also a place that they were strictly guarded and isolated from the outside world, and what was in the tower...... It is absolutely not allowed to be leaked to outsiders, but since that is the case...... Why did this dragon lady bring me here, and even specifically mention that I was allowed to walk and explore here at will?

I could not restrain my curiosity from this obvious contradiction, and I could not resist voicing my doubts, asking her why she had brought me, a foreigner, here when there were secrets in the tower that were not to be divulged to foreigners, and then she had brought them here to tell me so many contradictory words.

"After I asked these questions, an incomprehensible scene occurred—Miss Dragon's eyes suddenly widened as she had been doing for a second, and then she seemed to be in great pain, and then she began to roar, and at the same time muttered words that were hard to hear and hard to understand, and I heard only a few words in the bits and pieces, and she mentioned things like 'against the tide', 'thinking shift', 'leak', etc. I didn't know what was going on, but I knew it was all the result of my own inopportune questioning, and I tried to remedy it, trying to calm the dragon in front of me, but to no avail......

After a few minutes of confusion, she suddenly recovered...... At least it looks like it's recovered. Her eyes regained clarity and she looked around, undisturbedly, her eyes ignoring where I was the whole time, until at last, she suddenly took to the air and flew towards the blurred outline of the continent in the distance...... She didn't even look at me again.

"It's as if she's completely forgotten what happened here, that she brought me here! Even when I was yelling in the back and throwing arcane missiles into the sky, she didn't even look back!

“…… Did she really recover?

"A great sense of uneasiness came over me, and I woke up from the anticipation of going home, realizing that I was still in a dangerous and strange environment, and that I was ...... There's the weird, this tower, these dragons that live in the Far North, this ocean, this side of the eternal storm...... There are quirks! ”

Gawain slowly stopped, his brow furrowed slightly, just like Modil Wild six hundred years ago, he also instantly had countless questions, and even a faint uneasiness. From the written account, he was completely sure that Melita's state at that time was indeed abnormal, and that state reminded him of the other party's reaction when he asked her about some secrets about the gods, but after careful comparison, he felt that it was not exactly the same—the "symptoms" recorded by Mordir were obviously more serious and more dangerous!

Moreover, Mordir's record also mentions that Melita muttered words like "against the tide" at that time, this kind of grunting in a state of mental uncontrol...... It's also extremely abnormal!

Gawain frowned, his fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on the table, and the same confusion as Mordir's:

The giant tower near Talrond...... What's in there?

It's obviously full of quirkiness, this weirdness...... What is the connection with the "anti-tide" and the "anti-tide battle" in ancient times?

With this inconvenient question, he continued to look down, and in the second half of the note, Modir's bizarre experience continued:

“…… I was worried about the dragon's situation, but there was nothing I could do - the flying skills couldn't catch up with a dragon flying with wings, and she didn't stop at all, she was already full speed away. I could only watch from afar in the direction in which she had disappeared, hoping that nothing would happen to her.

"I returned to the shelter I had found on the 'island' with the supplies I had left, and in this temporary shelter I could at least get away from the disturbing sound of the tide and the cold wind, and get a chance to think quietly.

"I opened the food and water, and they looked ...... Somewhat unexpected. I've never seen anything like it, and I'm not even sure if they're food at first - by their size, they seem to be for humans, and what appears to be food is encapsulated in small metal boxes, which are well sealed and seamless, with colorful patterns printed on the surface, and water is contained in bottles that look like some kind of soft 'crystal', but they are unusually tough.

"It's a clever and weird way to pack it...... It was an eye-opener, and it looked like I had to find a way to open the boxes and bottles to get the food and water inside, but it wasn't too difficult - a sharp ice blade would do it all if I didn't think about keeping them intact.

"I opened one of the servings, and it was seasoned fish......

"Well, it's not the time to complain, fish just fish, at least...... They are treated with spices.

"That's all for today's notes, I think...... I need to think about my future while I eat. ”

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