Chapter Ninety-Seven: Sky City (1)
After a brief rest of a few days in the family, Green hurriedly bid farewell to Wolf and set out along the predetermined route.
He hadn't been to this section of the road before, mostly in the mountains and forests, and sometimes there was no road, so he could only slow down and move slowly against the map.
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A young hunter was walking cautiously through the mountains, with a longbow on his back, a short knife pinned to his waist in his hand, and looked around vigilantly.
It was already deep in the mountains and forests, and there were many fierce beasts, and he had to pay attention to avoid being attacked by cunning beasts.
The beasts near the village had been hunted almost as much as possible, and he had to venture deeper in order to get a better harvest and collect the taxes he had to pay this year.
After searching for a long time, he finally saw a bobcat resting on a tree branch in the distance.
He carefully removed his longbow and mounted his arrow, his eyes narrowed, and he pondered where to shoot to keep his fur intact. It didn't take long for him to tighten his bowstring, and with a thud, an arrow flew out.
However, the lynx suddenly turned its head at this time, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in its eyes, and in an instant it leaped high into the air, and shuttled through the trees, rapidly approaching him.
"It's not good, it's not an ordinary bobcat, it's a fierce beast tusky lynx!"
The hunter immediately reacted, and secretly screamed in his heart, this fierce beast looks similar to a bobcat, but its strength is far beyond it, and even the most experienced hunter in the village will suffer a big loss if he is not careful.
Judging by the speed at which it was running through the trees, it was too late to escape, and the hunter could only quickly lean against a tree, block his back, and look vigilantly at the vague figure of the fanged lynx among the branches.
After observing intently for a moment, the figure of the fanged lynx suddenly disappeared, and even the sound could not be heard.
He tensed up instantly, the short knife in his hand clenched tightly, ready to attack at any moment.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.
"Are you gone?" he wondered, and was about to get up to take a look, when he heard a low roar overhead. Suddenly looking up, the fanged lynx swooped down from the branch, two long fangs peeking out of its mouth, so fierce that it didn't have time to react.
Just as he was desperately waiting for death, he saw a white light streak through it, striking the fanged lynx fiercely, piercing it through and nailing it deep into the trunk of the tree.
Only then did he see that it was a white sword.
"You're the hunter here?"
Before he could react to the situation, he heard an indifferent voice sound, and turned his head to see a young man walking towards him on horseback and asked lightly.
"Yes...... Yes. ”
"Then you should be familiar with this side of the road, I need a guide to take me to this place. Green pulled out a map and showed him a mountain on it.
After a long journey, Green realized that the map was a little rudimentary, and following the above route, he often encountered difficult terrain, and happened to meet a hunter, so he rescued him casually.
"Hmm...... It's not far from here, it's hard to get through if you don't know the road, I can take you there. However, there are many fierce beasts on the road, which is a bit dangerous. After a second glance, the hunter recognized the location. The person in front of him seemed to be very strong, and he had just saved his life, and he didn't dare to refuse.
"Okay, then you can lead the way, the beast is not a problem. Green pulled out the fangs and put them away, and commanded casually.
The hunter wanted to give the body of the fanged lynx to Grimm, but he refused, and then he carefully stored it himself, and with the carcass of the beast, it was worth the trip.
After several days of trekking through the mountains and forests, the hunter took him nimbly through various trails, and the speed was also very fast. Green let out a slight breath, and the fierce beasts on the road also avoided the two of them, so they came to a mountain peak very smoothly.
Green took out the map and compared it carefully, Thea drew it more casually, but as long as it was correct, this mountain peak was the only way to go through Sky City.
In order to avoid being obstructed from view, Green decided to wait at the top of the mountain.
Pulling out a few gold coins and tossing them to the hunter who led the way, he let him go back, and Green rode alone along the rugged mountain road. The road was almost completely covered with weeds, and I could barely make out the route I was taking, and it seemed that few people visited on weekdays.
Fortunately, the mountain peak is not steep, the horses do not have to walk hard, the trees on both sides are very tall and straight, and the sound of birdsong can be heard from time to time, and the scenery is not bad, but it is too remote.
It took half an hour for Green to reach the top of the mountain. I saw a platform not far away, with a wide view and few trees, so I drove my horse there. It wasn't until he got closer that he realized that someone had already arrived first, standing under a tree and looking at the scenery in the distance.
It was an old man, somewhat rickety, with a white beard, and a wide robe.
Hearing the footsteps, he turned to look at Green, his slightly cloudy eyes with a sparkle of wisdom, and after a slight glance, he smiled and said hello.
"Are you also going to Sky City?"
Hearing this, Green nodded, looked at the old man's dress and couldn't help but guess: "That's right, Your Excellency seems to be a mage?"
The old man admitted with a smile that he was very kind and polite as a gentleman.
The two talked for a while, and Green realized that it had taken him a lifetime to finally write a valuable paper, so he was invited by Sky City to settle down.
"Sky City is the sacred place of our mages, where the most powerful and wise mages in the world are located, and where the closest thing to truth in the world is. It took me most of my life to get this residency qualification, but now my wish has come true, and my years of hard work have not been wasted. ”
The old mage said with emotion, and there was a hint of pride on his face.
The mages who can be invited to settle in Sky City are all powerful people with profound academic knowledge and extensive knowledge. Despite the sheer size of Sky City, invitations are still scarce each year, and only the most eminent mages are invited.
Knowing that Grimm had obtained the qualification to go to the Ten Thousand Realms Star Orbit, the old mage couldn't help but praise twice.
"It seems that Your Excellency must be extremely talented and highly valued. The Ten Thousand Realms Star Orbiter is turned on every five years, but only the top geniuses of the major forces can be qualified if they release more than a hundred places. ”
Grimm was modest, and seeing that the old mage was quite knowledgeable, he began to talk with him with great interest.
The old mage was indeed as knowledgeable as one might think of a mage, and he was always able to answer all the questions asked by Green in detail, and he was not impatient with them.
The two talked for a long time before the old mage interrupted him with a smile.
"Please wait a while, the old man is old, and his legs and feet are a little inconvenient after standing for a long time. ”
With that, he slipped a slender log staff from the sleeve of his wide robe, pointed to the ground, and quickly recited a few tongue-twisting syllables from his mouth, which seemed to be incantations.
Immediately, a faint yellow light began to glow on a yellow gem at the top of the staff, and a faint energy fluctuation slowly spread out. Immediately afterwards, the ground began to rise two mounds, which slowly formed under his control, and the tops were deliberately leveled.
"You may be seated. The old mage smiled and pointed to the mound.
Green was not polite, and immediately did it, feeling no different from an ordinary chair.
After the old mage also sat down, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he remembered something, and immediately waved his staff and cast the spell again. A small table made of clay appeared between the two of them, as solid as stone.
"I'm familiar with the earth-based technique, and although I'm not good at fighting, it's very convenient to use for life. ”
The old mage said a few words modestly, and then took out a tea set from his sleeve, and just brewed tea, obviously a person who likes to enjoy life.
The two just sat on the top of the mountain, blowing the refreshing mountain breeze, and began to chat slowly. According to the old mage's estimate, the morning after tomorrow will be the time for Sky City to come.
At night's rest, Green was about to set up a simple tent, when he saw the old mage use spells to make a simple earthen house again, and by the way, he also made one for Green.
"It's no wonder that mages have a higher status than knights, after all, knights can do very little other than fight. Green sighed in his heart.
The two stayed quietly on the mountain until the morning after tomorrow, and before dawn, the two of them had already gotten up and waited for the arrival of Sky City.
Until the sun gradually rose and thousands of rays of light sprinkled down, the old mage suddenly became excited, pointed to a corner of the sky in the distance and shouted.
"It's coming!"
Green followed his guidance and looked at the sky in the distance, and froze, his eyes lost for a moment.
Above the sea of clouds and the vast blue sky, an incredibly large city slowly floated.
Its size is completely beyond the concept of a city, and perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as a continent.
As it went, the shadows that covered the sky formed a huge giant whale shadow on the ground, constantly swimming forward.
Even though it was perched high above the sky, far away from Grimm, he could barely make out a trace of its appearance with his eyes, and the whole was an inverted triangle, with the dwelling place above, and the tall buildings on the edge were faintly visible.
A cone hangs from the bottom, and it is impossible to see what it is.
"At least dozens of times the size of Julu City!"
Since there was no specific reference, Green took a cursory look and came up with a conservative figure.
"It's hard to imagine what kind of power can levitate such a huge city in the sky, and I'm afraid that even the strongest knight king can't shoot it down. ”
Even if it was unbelievable, this miraculous image appeared in front of Green's eyes, and it almost shocked his understanding of the knights.
Beside him, the old mage knelt down excitedly, no longer with his former polite appearance, opened his hands, and praised in an almost aria tone:
The highest crystallization of human wisdom, the city of multidimensional miracles
Across the endless sea of seven oceans, shuttling between the east and west poles
Overlooking the life and death of hundreds of millions of living beings, witnessing the death of countless histories
The dragon bowed before it, and the gods sighed
Where the truth shines, where the flame is inherited
Never fall, never stop, unstoppable, unstoppable
It is the ultimate creation of Felwood, the city of the Eternal Sky, Pamela!
As if he had used up all the strength of his body, the old mage fell down, pressed his forehead tightly to the ground, and bowed to this city of miracles with tears streaming down his face.