Chapter 192: After the Arrival
By the time Ciri and the others teleported, the first group had already been in for a long time. X
Ciri was teleported to a dense forest, which was a mixed bag for him. The advantage is that he doesn't have to worry about being discovered for the time being, and if the forest is big enough, he can also choose an area as a base for construction, but the disadvantage is that he may not get any valuable information in a short period of time, because the main thing that the city of the end needs is information about the church, and he has to get out of this forest first.
It is not clear where the target chosen by the members of the data looting mission is Ciri, but it should be far away from his current location anyway, and Ciri can't hear any fighting.
Calming down, Ciri jumped to the top of the tree to get a general view of his position. The forest he was in was so big that there was no end in sight in all directions. Since there were still many flying monsters in the air foraging for food, Ciri didn't dare to be too arrogant, and decided to build a base first.
For this adventure, Ciri spent personal contribution points from the Flower Academy to exchange for a full set of space hidden items. This set of magic items can strip the space of a certain area from the original space location, and the unauthorized person will not see it, and will directly step over this space, which can be described as the best set of equipment for the construction of a temporary base by a lone mage in the wild. Ordinary academic mages don't need these at all, and I don't know where the other branch campuses got this set of props, and in the end it was cheaper for Ciri.
Once all the items are set up, a large area of the forest is hidden. The next thing is to rely on the [Fortress] to play, although Ciri himself is also a ** master, he has only learned a few low-level general spells, so he can only "squeeze" the labor of the [Fortress].
Since it is a temporary base, there is no need to build too complicated, and basically only four major parts need to be built: living area, experimental area, storage area and operation defense area.
Both the living and outing areas are easy to build, and the numerous construction spells recorded by the fortress come into play. By magic, Ciri's living house and a large storage vault were soon completed. Despite its humble appearance, Ciri has always valued practicality over appearance.
In addition to Ciri's usual resting place in the living area, a teleportation circle has also been built, and Ciri will also build some teleportation circles outside after he goes out. If in danger, he can teleport back directly from the outside. In addition to this, there are also some auxiliary healing devices here, and Ciri has granted [Bastion] permission to use them. Even if he was seriously injured outside and lost consciousness, with the current level of intelligence of [Fortress], it would generally be able to help him recover.
A vault is a very simple house with a maintenance circle that ensures that the items stored in it do not fail.
The experimental area was built in the style of Ciri's experimental field in the Colin plane, and Ciri brought many experimental instruments with his knowledge. Here he may not continue his previous research, but some experiments are necessary. There are many things in the new world that need to be studied to better understand the target, and a lot of important information can be gained from it.
The last and most important area --- run the defense zone. This is where all the energy you need to run the entire base flows out, and the area is constantly monitored for external conditions.
Spatial hiding does not mean absolute safety, although judging from the first version of the information obtained by the City of the End, the magic technology in this world as a whole is not as developed as the wizarding world, and they value personal strength more. But there are gods in this world after all. The gods rarely descend to the earth, but they often give guidance to their followers. Once the spatial concealment is broken, there are many defenses controlled in the operational defense zone, enough for the enemy to drink a pot.
The construction of the entire base lasted a month, but after the completion of the construction, Ciri looked at the fully functional and powerful base, and felt that it was worth the time.
After the construction of the base is completed, Xirui chooses a direction and begins to explore outward. Now that this is just the right time, the people who carry out the task of looting materials, while covering their infiltration, must have also aroused the vigilance of the church, and it is easy to find out if they directly infiltrate. After a period of time, even if the other party is still vigilant, they will be more relaxed than at the beginning, and it is easier to take the opportunity to blend in.
It had been another month since the Hires had been gone, and the forest was much larger than he had imagined. A large number of demonic beasts on the way also delayed his journey, but fortunately, due to the problem of elemental proportion, most of the demonic beasts in the divine grace realm are those that are biased towards the light elemental attribute, and the attack is not strong;
After Ciri took the second hidden magic potion, he finally found obvious traces of human activity, and he set up the first teleportation circle beneath the area, and set up some hidden measures. This circle can teleport him directly back to the base, is difficult to detect, and can only be activated by himself.
Moving on, Ciri discovers that some of the Warlord's Adventure Squads have come to hunt demonic beasts in the forest. The composition of these warrior squads is similar to that of those mercenary squads in the wizarding world, except that there are no mages among them, and sometimes some low-level clergy participate as commanders, of course, the strength cannot be compared with the mercenary squads with mages involved.
Instead of communicating with the locals right away, Ciri secretly followed one of the medium-sized clergy teams for several days to observe and study, and then changed the stellar robes into clothes that resembled the other party's clothing style. Then take advantage of the new features of the [Fortress] and transform it into a black quaint longbow, some arrows and quivers, disguised as a lone archer. The Fortress has been intelligently upgraded to transform into a variety of shapeshifts to make it easier for Ciri to hide, but it will have to be transformed into its original form to reach its full power.
Among the adventurers, there are some lone travelers, who are generally withdrawn but powerful, and can capture some magical beasts by their own ability. Ciri didn't meet the group he had been following, and he turned and walked out of the forest. Lone travelers don't usually interact much with other adventurers unless necessary, and Ciri, a fake lone traveler, has to try to minimize contact with some local personnel at the beginning to prevent anyone from being discovered.
Out of the forest, there is a road that leads to a small town. From the small town, it can be seen that the life of ordinary people in the Divine Grace Realm is obviously not as good as that of the Wizarding Realm. Ordinary people here seem to be still living in the early dark ages of the Colin plane. They didn't have any magic props to help, they were dressed in shabby rags, their faces were yellow and thin, and their expressions were dull. The buildings lining the road made Ciri feel like she had traveled back in time to the ancient times of the Colin plane. A slightly larger tavern--inn on the side of the road has improved slightly, but it also looks like it is in disrepair.
There is a majestic church in the center of the town, which is out of step with the painting style of the whole town, as if it were not in the same era. Ciri didn't go to the church.