Chapter 640 - The City Of Miracles (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Li and his Undead servants strolled along the empty streets, marveling at the ma.s.sive size of the Sky Castle while following the map’s instructions. If it were not for the in-depth study that he had conducted on Sky Castle, it would’ve been impossible to imagine how hefty the construction costs of the Sky Castle were. Even the High Elves who had dominated the world of Anril had had to give up everything they had to build the seventh Sky Castle. At that time, the High Elves had power over the entire land of Anril.

The prices of the precious building materials were beyond calculating, for the remains of the Dragon of Destruction were simply priceless. When Lin Li had obtained the map, he shockingly discovered that the huge Conquering Mageweath formed by the streets and the 36 tall towers surrounding them could kill at least hundreds of wyrms. Clearly, the construction cost of the Sky Castle was beyond imaginable.

However, there were countless legends about the Sky Castles going around Anril, though few people knew what the source of the power of the castle was. What was it that could support such a huge castle and travel through the chaos of time and s.p.a.ce? Even Apophis and others who had experienced the war in person were unsure.

In the 1300 years after the dark age, there had been plenty of legends about Sky Castles. Of course, there were also many speculations about that source of power. Some guessed that it was the magical crystal of an ancient wyrm, while others guessed that it was a manipulation of the ancient deities. There were even some who guessed that the High Elves had captured the Pantheon and plundered countless t.i.tan Spirits…

In short, there had been many speculations, but Lin Li knew that there was none that could really come close to the truth. Perhaps Geresco was the only human being who knew the truth about the Sky Castle. In the year of the war, Geresco had once personally ascended to the Sky Castle and killed the queen of the High Elves under the world tree.

Okay, Lin Li who had read the Book of Eternity could be considered another one, to a minimal extent…

However, no matter how much information Lin Li had acquired and how profound his understanding of the Sky Castle was, he still could not contain his shock now that he was in this magnificent city of miracles.

This was the nightmare of all the races that had been dominated during the Dark Age. Known as the Sky Castles that would never fall, they had helped the High Elves suppress plenty of rebellions and caused lots of heroes of all races to end with hatred.

Although the Sky Castles that were known as ones that would never fall had been destroyed in the war of rebellion led by Geresco, the G.o.d of Mages, the reputation of the Sky Castles was not damaged. On the contrary, after that war, people got to know more about the power of the Sky Castles and how hefty the price of rebelling against it would be.

If it weren’t for Geresco, who’d happened to have a major increase in power after breaking through to the next realm, and the dwarves who had created the now-long-lost Skybreaker, the war that had engulfed the entire Anril would have been tragic and horrendous. The rebelling forces would’ve then faced the attacks by the High Elves again, with rivers of blood flowing among rebels.

However, people could not help but yearn for the legend of the Sky Castles despite fearing and detesting them. Even Geresco, who’d once destroyed a Sky Castle, regarded the Sky Castles highly in the Book of Eternity.

Lin Li’s footsteps were very slow. He was constantly scanning across the street, his eyes full of awe for the great city of miracles. He had never experienced the war at the end of the Dark Age, nor witnessed the formidable power of Sky Castles, but he could tell what a Sky Castle would look like when it showed its prowess.

The construction of the Sky Castle did not comprise of just stacking precious materials. The various techniques used during the construction were amazing even for Lin Li, the freak with Master-level accomplishments in all crafts. The wisdom of the High Elves was perfectly displayed in this city, be it the mageweaths or the Alchemy Arrays or even the remote magic gears. All of those items could be considered the most representative pinnacle of work of the High Elves, be it in the Dark Age more than 1,300 years ago or in the present.