440 Return (1/2)
The topic of discussion was, of course, the floating city that had just been a surprise to them.
Li Lin said rather yearningly, ”A floating city, a real aircraft carrier, not floating on the sea, but flying in the sky. It looks like it can even run to the universe-like Astral Plane right… To put it another way, this is a giant spaceship. Damn, those sports cars in my house are like toys compared to this thing.”
Everyone revealed an expression of yearning at the thought of roaming the starry skies.
Li Lin continued, ”Roland, when are you going to build a floating city? When the time comes, let me drive it for some thrills! It'll be tens of thousands of times better than driving a supercar.”
Roland said helplessly, ”It won't be for a long time. I have to be at least close to Legend to start building the floating city.”
”There's no need to build that big.” Li Lin slapped the table and said hurriedly, ”You can build a small one first.”
”Irrelevant of size,” Roland said, laughing bitterly, ”to build a floating city, the floating core must be built first. According to the notes recorded in Mordenkainen's book, the floating core has to be built with magic bricks, and to compress the magic bricks, normal Mages have to reach the Legendary level. We players have high attribute growth, but it has to be close to Legendary.”
”Then hurry and level up.” Li Lin looked a bit excited. ”Damn, I'm feeling an urge, I can't wait.”
The group laughed softly.
Roland thought for a moment and said, ”Then how about you come over and help me? Building a floating city requires a large number of supplies, and that floating city up there was slowly built by Mordenkainen over two hundred years. Even if we want to build a small one, it's not something that our current influence and supplies can provide.”
”Okay, we'll all come over and help you.” Li Lin thought for a moment and said, ”As for Schuck and Betta, they won't be needed. Schuck is in a powerful position in the Church of Light and can't get away, and Betta will soon have his own territory and will be busy enough in the future.”
Roland smiled and said, ”Sure.”
His Magic Tower just happened to be short on staff right now.
Betta said in embarrassment, ”Sorry, Brother Roland, I can't help you.”
”It's okay.” Roland waved his hand. ”You and Schuck have your own business after all. I don't have time to help you guys either. It's normal.”
Seeing that Roland didn't mind, Betta was relieved.
For the next two days, Betta and the others continued their own exploration activities in the city, while Roland still went to discuss magic theories with Mordenkainen.
This was why it appeared that Mordenkainen had been teaching Roland, but in essence, it was a process of the two sharing ideas.
Mordenkainen also felt that he had gained a lot.
Today was the countdown to the dungeon's final time limit. Mordenkainen looked at Roland in his study and said with a smile, ”It's been interesting discussing magic with you these past few days. Some of my ideas suddenly made sense, especially the one you said… the nature of all temperature differences is just the vibration and transfer of energy. It's an interesting idea. With this idea at the core, I'm creating a spell that should be finished in a few months. I don't know if you'll be able to hear about it when you return to the future.”
At this time, Mordenkainen's figure was already slowly fading away.
Knowing that he would soon be leaving the dungeon, Roland asked curiously, ”What spell?”
”Mage's Disjunction!”
Roland was stunned.
The voice gradually became hollow, and then Mordenkainen disappeared completely.
In a wave of dizziness, Roland noticed that his surroundings had changed, turning into complete darkness.
Roland snapped his fingers and two light balls surrounded him. Looking at his surroundings, he realized he was once again in his own time, at the top of the pyramid.
They would probably never meet again. Roland felt a slight sense of disappointment.
In the light, he also saw his close friends, all of whom looked dazed and uncomfortable, having been suddenly teleported out of the dungeon.
Li Lin had his back against Roland and the others, seemingly tying the waistband of his trousers in a hurry.
He quickly tied his waistband and then was about to make his way over to his friends.
They all took a step back at the same time, looking at him rather disgustedly.
Li Lin looked sullen. ”There's no need to be like this.”
Everyone curled their lips, not speaking.
At this moment, Roland found Betta holding a white worm in each of his hands, fleshy and quite cute.
”You didn't go look for ingredients again, right?” Roland thought Betta was too preoccupied with food. ”They're worms, and while many of them can be eaten, I think you're better off not eating them. It's weirdly disgusting just thinking about it. Anyway, I'm not eating them.”
The others also immediately followed and said that they definitely wouldn't eat bugs anymore.
”I was going to try to roast them so you guys could eat them.” Betta was a little disappointed as he placed the two white worms with fleshy heads in the empty Well of Light. ”Forget it, it's up to yourselves to survive.”
Roland casually took a jug of Water of Light out of his Backpack and gave it to Betta. ”The quest item is here.”
”Thank you, Brother Roland.” Betta was quite happy to have this. With it, his territory would be secured.