Chapter 9 Mage Tower, Dragon's Lair, Wisdom Palace
Doubts are doubts, the problem is that the two of them can see that Sharuzod is also very puzzled when he says this. So they didn't have the idea of continuing to ask.
Little Lori reached out and picked up the glass on the table filled with milk wine, which was made by nomads in the Galova Desert. She took a sip of it, and the sweet, milky taste had a mesmerizing magic.
Leah wasn't in a hurry to ask Sharuzod anything. Because she knew that Isabella's next question was the same as she wanted to ask. That's ......
"Before I came here, I had looked up a lot of literature. To be honest, I was surprised, because I never thought Avedra would be such a sky city. β
Sure enough, the princess's second request, or problem, was the city in the sky itself.
β......β
Sharuzod frowned slightly, as if he was organizing the language, thinking about how it would be better to say it.
"Actually, it's not surprising that you don't know anything about it, because it happened not so long ago.
As recorded in Randall's literature, Avedra was originally a city located in a central oasis, not much different from other cities. I mean, at least then, it wasn't floating in the sky yet.
Until one day...... I think...... I guess it was a while after the sky shattered.
Suddenly, the entire city is surrounded by a huge amount of magic that forms a spherical barrier around the city, which makes it impossible for people from outside to enter. The people inside couldn't get out either.
The violent shaking and loud sound continued for a full day and night, and by the time the magic was lifted, what we saw was Avedra already floating in the sky. β
Between words. Sharuzod's face still had a puzzled expression. Even after all this time, this matter would seem inconceivable to the mages.
"Doesn't anyone know why?"
Leah vaguely thought of a person, probably the only person who could do such a feat.
"Nobody knows, but I think Lord Hanufain did it. In fact, no other mage has been able to accomplish such a feat.
Regrettably, when I met Lord Hanufain. She just replied that I didn't care. β
Sharuzod shook his head. In fact, most mages could guess that it was Hanufain's doing. It's a pity that the other party is not sure. There is no denial.
"But...... The ruins below......"
Isabella was still a little strange, if Avedra had been sitting on the ground before, it stands to reason that even if she had risen from the ground, it would have become a big pit directly below. Where did the ruins come from?
"That's another mystery. Same as Castle in the Sky. No one knew about it except the great Master of Ten Thousand Laws, and Lord Hanufain didn't seem to intend to say it.
Recent adventurers seem to have called the ruins the goddess's bedchamber. β
The City of Mages is located beneath the Ivette Bedchamber, a myth that has been passed down since ancient times. So it's not surprising that some people would consider that relic to be the possession of the goddess. It's just that the dormitory, which was supposed to be above Avedra, ran down instead to the bottom, which is more or less ironic.
"Of course, this is just what adventurers call themselves, right?
Leah shook her head, the ruins underneath, despite their sheer scale and almost unmodern art, were completely out of tune with a place to live like the dormitory.
"That's right. It's just self-proclaimed. β
Sharuzod shrugged, after all. The rumors of the goddess's dormitory can only deceive the adventurers.
"I'm sure you want to get some rest, too, so I'm not going to say more. β
Sharuzod stood up, ready to take his leave.
Along the way to Avedra, Leah and Isabella were indeed a little tired. After all, both of them are mages who are not very good, and they are also Lori and girls.
"By the way, until then, there are a few things that are better explained to you. β
Sharuzod said, leading the two to the windowsill on the other side of the hall, from where they could get a rough idea of Avedra's various buildings and locations.
"First of all, in the middle of the city is Lord Hanufain's mage tower, and there are all kinds of defensive magic circles and traps in the tower, so please don't go there without the summons of Lord Hanufain, because your life will be in danger. β
Sharuzod pointed to a seemingly slender but towering building in the center of the city. The tower was pale and looked like it was shrouded in mist, but both Leah and Isabella knew that the gas-like objects that looked like clouds were actually the result of magic condensing into substance. You can imagine the magic that lies in that tower.
"And there, is Lord Hanufain's mount, the lair of Lord Red Dragon Babafen. β
Sharuzod pointed to another place, which was more difficult to ignore than the Mage's Tower.
It's hard to ignore, but that's because it's a mountain of gold at all.
That's right, the huge palace, so large that anyone can see at a glance that it is definitely not a dwelling designed for human beings. There was no door at the entrance to the palace, and you could see that there were countless gold coins piled up inside, like a hill.
Vaguely, there seemed to be something huge sleeping in it, and it must be the dragon Barbaffin.
"My advice is - please don't go near there. Lord Babafen hates to be disturbed in his sleep, let alone to pay attention to treasures. Dragons are hot-tempered, irritable, and extremely greedy. They can even count every gold coin in their lair, and even one less can cause the anger of that one.
Of course, Lord Barbafen agreed with the mages to exchange money and treasures for scales and blood. But the price is ......."
At this, Sharuzod shook his head.
Even if he didn't say anything, Leah and Isabella understood that it must be an astronomical amount.
Little Lori and the princess are not interested in the dragon's treasures, as they are also wealthy. But dragon blood and dragon scales ...... If it weren't for the dragon's greed, they would have really wanted to change it.
"So I think you probably like it more than the dragon's lairβthe Palace of Wisdom!"
When he said the three words of Wisdom Palace, Sharuzod's voice was full of pride that could not be concealed.
Leah and Isabella certainly knew the place that all mages yearn for. As far back as when Hanu Fayin had just established the Mage City, the Wisdom Palace had already existed. There are books of magic that are even pre-Ragnarok.
In other words, the Palace of Wisdom is the largest library in the entire Evette continent.
There are sixty-three gates in the huge palace, and each door contains magic books from level 1 to 9 in the arcane, wind, fire, water, earth, time, and space. Around the huge main hall, there are 36 sub-halls that store books such as potions, magic circles, divination, and enchantments.
Some people even say that as long as the mage masters all the knowledge in the wisdom palace, he can incarnate as the god of ten thousand laws and wisdom.
This is another reason why mages all over the world look to Avedra as a place of pilgrimage.
Looking at the magnificent building from afar, which is resplendent in gold but exudes endless mystery, both Leah and Isabella have a yearning expression. (To be continued.) )
Chapter 9 Mage Tower, Dragon's Lair, Wisdom Palace