Chapter Ninety-Eight: Sky City (2)
Green exhaled a few deep breaths before calming his heart.
"Is this what Sky City has as one of the four superpowers...... Mortal armies have been ineffective against it. For knights, it is only possible to approach the knight after reaching the sky and obtaining the ability to control the sky.
But to the countless mages who inhabit it, the Celestial Knight is nothing more than a living target when he rises into the air. ”
After a long time, the old mage slowly stood up from the ground, not caring about the mud staining his robes, and his eyes were still firmly fixed on Sky City in the distance.
"I've seen it a few times, but every time I see it again, I still can't suppress the excitement in my heart, and I apologize for some gaffes. ”
Green nodded in understanding, such a miraculous creation would be difficult for anyone to see.
"The power of magic is truly amazing, and it is amazing that such a huge city can be carried above the sea of clouds. If it is opened to any city, and countless mages cast spells together, wouldn't it be invincible?"
The old mage waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sky City does not rely solely on magic, it combines magic, ancient titan technology, architecture, astronomy and countless other knowledge theories to float. However, it can only move along the ecliptic, absorbing the power of the sun, tides, and stars all year round to turn them into energy. ”
Hearing that Sky City couldn't move at will, Green felt a little more balanced. However, despite this, with this unfalling Sky Fortress, Sky City has become invincible, and it is no wonder that its history is longer than that of the Council of the Round Table, but its status has never wavered.
According to Thea, the Council of the Round Table has been the number one superpower for countless years..... I really don't know what kind of background can suppress this sky city. ”
Green sighed in his heart, even though his current strength was infinitely close to that of the Great Knight, he still felt his insignificance and powerlessness. Even with the system's attribute abilities, with the power of thousands or thousands of people, can you defeat Sky City?
Sky City was moving very slowly, and although its outline could already be seen from a distance, it still took almost a day for it to reach the heads of the two Grimms.
"Well, I'll go first. The old mage was a little anxious, and after a slight farewell salute, he activated the teleporter in his hand.
A narrow portal appeared out of thin air, unfolding in front of him, its surface glowing blue, making it impossible to see inside. Waving his hand at Grimm, the old mage lifted his leg and stepped in, disappearing in place, and the portal only faded away.
"It's magical. ”
Although Green has seen many magicians create effects similar to magic, it is still very magical to actually see this kind of portal in the novel.
Looking up at the behemoth above his head, his vision was basically blocked, and the surroundings were already as dark as night.
After pulling out the teleporter that Thea had given him, and activating a portal as he did, he walked in without hesitation.
There is no depiction of the existence of a space tunnel in the novel, and as soon as Green steps inside, he feels that the scenery in front of him is strange and distorted, as if it were a children's painting that has been knocked over paint.
The five senses of the body are also disordered, as if they have been thrown in a drum washing machine, and they can't distinguish between up and down, left and right, and a feeling of dizziness wells up in my heart.
Fortunately, this feeling did not last long, and the surrounding scenery slowly stabilized, and Green saw where he was.
This is a large indoor square, about a kilometer long and wide, and the tall dome is inlaid with countless magic lights, illuminating the square as if it were daytime.
He was standing on a stone slab, and at his feet was a small magic circle carved into the floor, similar to the pentagram on the teleporter.
Turning his head and looking around, there were many such magic arrays, densely spread all over the square, and from time to time a blue light flashed, and then a figure came out of it.
"This is Sky City. ”
Green did not wait long, and when he saw that the people in the square were walking towards a wide gate, he also raised his legs to follow.
Glancing at the crowd around them, some of them looked like mages at a glance, some looked like merchants, and quite a few foreigners.
Follow them out of this huge indoor square, and a city will instantly appear in front of them.
All kinds of majestic, exquisite, and strange buildings poured into his sight, and all kinds of Eastern and Western architectural styles and even modern architectural styles could be seen here.
Tracks are suspended in the air, and from time to time long trains pass by. It's completely different from the old-fashioned image of the mage, and it's full of modernity.
The dense and lively crowd of people who came and went talked and laughed, and there were even elves with pointed ears and some strange races among them.
Not long after Green walked out to look, a girl wearing a mage's robe walked up and asked him enthusiastically, "Sir, is it your first time in Sky City?"
The girl who came to talk to her was not very old, petite, her face was quite delicate, her smile was refreshing, and there were a few freckles on her face, which was full of youthful atmosphere.
This should be the guide that Thea said, there are countless mage apprentices in Sky City, and the mage's practice is the most money-burning.
Many low-level mage apprentices can't afford to make magic guides for sale, so in order to make money, they will act as guides for tourists who come to Sky City. Although the price is much more expensive than ordinary people, they are barely considered extraordinary, and many people will choose to hire them.
Green nodded to her, "I'm here for the first time and need to hire a guide, what's your price?"
"200 gold coins a day, sir, this is the current market price. When she heard that Green was interested in hiring, the smile on her face grew.
"Well, then you. I'm going to stay in Sky City for a while until I'm about to leave the Spiritual Empire. ”
"Yes sir, my name is Elise, do you want to do sightseeing or errands?"
She said as she led Green out of the waypoint.
"Just call me Green, I'm here to do something this time, you can take me to 172 Queens first. ”
Elise's eyes changed a little when she heard this, Queens is the residence of the big people in Sky City, and the people who can go there to do things are often not ordinary.
Green didn't care about her face, and looked up at the endless sky, deep and far away, not even a single cloud, and the scorching sun hung high, as if it were close at hand.
"...... that?"
As soon as Green lowered his head, he saw a metal puppet more than two meters tall emerge from the crowd, with a large body, and the gears in it could be seen through the gaps. It's a bit bloated, but it's not slow.
A little girl with two ponytails is sitting on the puppet's shoulder, directing him to keep moving forward.
"This is the recent rise of steam warlocks on the side of the Tors Federation, and even ordinary people can gain extraordinary combat power by manipulating mechanism dolls. ”
Elise explained in due course.
"It doesn't seem very practical, it's not flexible, and it's expensive. ”
Green said casually, that trap doll looks very powerful, and it already has the level of a knight, but it is still too bad compared to people.
Elise also nodded when she heard this, "This is just the simplest model, and there are already high-level dolls that are said to be comparable to the big knights, but the actual combat effect is not good." ”
The two talked as they walked, and before they knew it, they came to a building, and seven or eight aerial tracks converged on the top of the building.
Elise led him all the way to the top, where the wide platform was full of people, the edges clinging to the tracks, and after a while the train stopped for a moment, then resumed its movement when it was full.
After waiting for a short time, Elise pulled Green and hurriedly jumped onto a train that had just stopped.
There were not many people in the carriage, so the two of them found a random place and sat down. Looking out of the window, the huge city is bustling as far as the eye can see.
Queens is located in the middle of Sky City, and even if the train is moving fast in the air, it still takes more than half a day to arrive.
Compared to the bustling and lively environment outside, this place is much more secluded. The road is wide and sparsely populated, and there are mostly luxurious manors on both sides, as well as some huge castles and the like.
Elise took him through Queens for a long time, always in a very central location, before finding number 172.
This is a very large manor, and it can occupy so much area in Sky City, where space is limited, and the status of the owner can already be seen.
The gate of the manor is tens of meters long and is guarded by two teams of elite guards. At this time, there were already many people standing at the small door next to them, ready to wait for the reception.
In the center of the gate, there was a red flaming whale crest, and Elise was stunned at the first sight of it.
"It's the Rothschild family crest, are you sure it's this?"
Seeing that Green was puzzled, she explained: "Rothschild is the ruler of Sky City, and one of the Seven Fools belongs to the family. This should be the residence of a certain big man in his clan, if you rush to the door......"
Without waiting for her to finish, Green walked straight to the porter by the small door, and handed the letter that Thea had given him to one of the middle-aged men who looked like a steward.
"I have been commissioned by Lord Thea of the House of Thumiste to meet Lord Rubick. ”
After taking the letter and carefully checking the lazy black cat emblem sleeping soundly on it, he confirmed that there was no doubt before he nodded, and said to Green with a smile: "The young master said that there will be a messenger from the Xiumiste family coming over recently, it seems that it is you, please come with me." ”
After saying that, he followed into the small door amid the surprised eyes of everyone waiting at the door, and Elise's eyes widened, she didn't expect Green to be treated so specially.
After entering the huge manor, the steward released a golden butterfly from the palm of his hand, flapped its wings and flew away for a while.
The manor is exquisitely decorated, with a deep and noble atmosphere, and the servants who come and go are also cautious and impartial.
It wasn't long before the golden butterfly flew back again, and the steward took it back in his palm and sensed it, and then took Grimm around the corner and walked to another place.
"The young master is in the back garden, and he wants me to take you there. ”
Green nodded, and followed him through for a long time, until he finally came to a garden full of exotic flowers and plants.
There was a small pavilion in the center, and there stood a young man in a purple robe, even if he only had his back to him, he still exuded a great sense of oppression from the soul.
In Green's senses, he is like a huge light source, always showing his existence.
The strong pressure made Green feel very uncomfortable, and even his pace slowed down a little, making it difficult to move forward.