Chapter 512 (1/2)
It was the first time Hao Ren had walked into a real magic tower, but the environment there was not as eerie as he had imagined. In fact, it was like a reasonably well planned and neat research facility. There were reference rooms or laboratories on each floor of the tower. The place where the apprentices live was a neat and orderly dormitory. There was even a housemaster who was an old werewolf lady…
There were, of course, many things that matched the word ‘magic’. For example, the magic lights that floated in the air and the gold brooms that automatically swept the floor. There were also some faint arcane mutants wandered around in the air which were harmless short secondary lives that ran out of the energy wells. However, these things just made the magic tower looking fun and interesting, not looking weird and scary at all.
“I thought the wizards living in the magic tower were all looked gloomy, and the magic tower was full of cobwebs, covered in old grease, and even the floors were black,” Hao Ren muttered, “That’s what I saw in the movie.”
“Even the most traditional wizard won’t be like this,” Becky rolled her eyes and said, “and this is an academic facility, a place to do research, how do you work without bright lights?”
Ophra was walking beside Hao Ren and of course, she heard their conversation. She laughed and asked, “Do you know who has the brightest magic tower?”
“Who?” Hao Ren asked, “The one study the Holy Light?”
Ophra shook her head and said, “The Magic Tower of Master Dubai. It has been brightly lit for a century, and Master Dubai is one of the best necromancers in the world.”
“What?” Hao Ren was baffled.
Ophra shrugged and explained, “Because surgery requires a bright light, and a pair of good eyes is also needed to examine the decay of corpses and bones.”
Hao Ren felt like he had learned something that he had never heard before. But Vivian was not surprised and said, “It’s normal. Most of the necromancers on Earth are working in the hospital. Do you know how high-power the shadowless lamps there are?”
“… The fxxk it makes sense!”
Eventually, they were taken to the teleportation hall on the second floor. This was also the ‘breakpoint’ where the magic tower was drawn into another dimension. The roof of the hall was covered by a fragmented sky. The blue magic energy line was intertwined in the cracks in the sky, maintaining the energy integrity of the magical tower itself. Rudolph clapped his hands to let the guests stop chatting and said, “Thanks to that accident, it costs a lot less than anywhere else to start this teleportation device. Now please stand in the white circle, take your baggage, do not use alchemical items and walk around, there will be a slight dizziness during teleportation, but…”
As the white light flashed, they had disappeared.
Rudolph shrugged and continued, “But you all have gone, so it’s too late to complain.”
A young apprentice, who was responsible for routine maintenance of the teleportation facility came and checked the energy supply of the crystal, muttered as he heard what his mentor just said, “Sir, sometimes you should be serious. After all, you are here the most…”
Rudolph gave his apprentice the side-eye and said, “Oh, Searle, you’re right, so let’s have a serious discussion about finding your sister’s underwear from your closet and discussing your puberty.”
The young apprentice suddenly stumbled and said, “This… Sir, you knew it. This is due to the spatial mapping of the seventh-floor dormitory area! ”
“Oh, then let’s talk about spatial mapping, get your homework the day before yesterday, and the exercise books.”
“… Sir, I think my puberty needs your guidance!”
Let’s just ignore the two wizards. Hao Ren and the rest of them had come to the eastern border in seconds, which was thousands of kilometers away from the capital. One of the most disturbing ancient wonders of the world was quietly dormant at the edge of the east of the coastline.
The Volcano of Dusk, created by the werewolf mage-emperor, Sabur, was another ‘man-made miracle’ which was equally famous as the Dragonspine Ridge.