938 Disaster, Horde of Strange Birds (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”They aren't related,” Lingling immediately answered Mo Fan's question confidently.
”Why?”
”Time is always flowing, so time can't freeze or flow backward. No magic can alter the flow of time, either. The Time Liquid is likely just a name. Perhaps its uses are somewhat related to time, like making a plant grow faster, or letting a woman keep her youth...” explained Lingling seriously.
She was basically telling Mo Fan to trust in science and stop having fancy thoughts!
Mo Fan did not learn any useful information about the Time Liquid. He put it aside and went back to sleep.
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The team did not stay too long in Hanmi City. They soon headed for Peru's Training Hall, the Royal Felipe Castle.
The team took a plane to Lima. They were not in the mood to visit the attractions or go shopping. They immediately hired some cabs and headed for the Royal Felipe Castle, located along the Callao Shore.
The Royal Felipe Castle was located by the sea, facing the vast Pacific Ocean. Mo Fan remembered seeing the magnificent, giant castle when he was looking down from the plane.
The castle had the shape of a pentagram, but instead of sharp vertexes like a triangle, they were like the bow of a ship made of thick walls. A huge castle was standing in the middle of the pentagram.
Peru was just like Japan, a country often ambushed by the sea monsters. The Royal Felipe Castle was also the command center of the army defending Peru's Western Shoreline. After all, it was fairly close to Peru's capital, Lima!
It was a relatively peaceful season, and Peru's West Shoreline was rather calm. The local news did not mention sea monsters at all. It was definitely something to be cheerful about for the people living in Peru. After all, unlike Japan, who had developed the attacks into a source of income through the resources provided by the sea monsters, to the people of Peru, the sea monsters were a natural disaster, threatening their fishermen, their city, and also the growth of their crops…
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The team arrived at the Royal Felipe Castle. After clarifying who they were, the guards at the entrance politely led them into the castle.
”Welcome, I am a Royal Magician here, Ariosto. Glad to have you visiting our country, Peru,” a tanned man came up to the team and greeted everyone politely with a smile.
”Hi, we are the representatives of the Chinese national team. We are here for the approval stamp,” Ai Jiangtu cut straight to the topic.
”Isn't your team going to rest up first?” asked the Royal Magician Ariosto.
”It's fine, we already rested before coming here,” said Ai Jiangtu.
”Very well, I'll make arrangements for the challenge. Come with me.”
Ariosto led the team outside. The team had already seen the spacious dueling ground in front of the castle before they went inside it. Ariosto sent someone to activate the barrier. The dueling ground was separated by a water curtain barrier. It looked like an enormous water fountain.
The defenders of Peru's Training Hall soon arrived. There were eight of them, each one either very tanned, or with snowy-white skin.
”They are young and talented Magicians from the East. I hope you do your best,” Ariosto smiled.
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The duel was fairly simple. Both sides would send out three candidates for a team battle. Ai Jiangtu sent Li Kaifeng, Mu Tingying, and Guan Yu to represent the team.
The Peruvian team was rather average. None of their three candidates had reached the Advanced Level. Even though some were quite talented, it did not make any difference...
Since the Chinese team was stronger in terms of cultivation, they easily won the duels, as expected.
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”Your team is very strong indeed. However, please don't leave yet. We are interested in organizing more matches with your team,” Ariosto was not bothered by the loss. He proposed the extra fights in a friendly manner.
”Sure, our members need to train as well,” replied Ai Jiangtu.
”Of course, it's meaningless for our defenders to fight your members directly. I'm hoping that you can choose a few people from your team, we'll choose some from our side, and mix them into two teams.”
”Not a problem.”
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A mixed battle of six versus six. Each team had three Magicians from the Peruvian team.
Everyone was already in their position. As the duel was about to begin, a dark-skinned man in a military outfit walked out from the palace, followed by five or six people. Judging from their appearances, they seemed to be some kind of authorities.
”He looks like a general!” whispered Jiang Shaoxu when she saw the badges on the man's chest.
”Oh, General Mott, are you interested in watching the duel between these young Magicians?” Ariosto immediately walked up to the man respectfully.
”I'm not interested,” replied General Mott coldly.
Ariosto looked awkward. He had no idea how to continue the conversation.