146 Raphael’s Wealth Part 1 (1/2)
Lex was not any stupider than Saleen. It was just that she had not had a real childhood, hence she felt distant when toys were used as an analogy. However, she immediately understood the meaning when Saleen explained it to her.
The creatures in this interdimensional space seemed to have been manmade. The interdimensional space was desolate, and there was no day or night. Also, the volcano erupted from time to time, causing the sky to be permanently overcast. A person’s psychological state would be adversely affected in such an environment, and this mage, who had been a grade higher than Grade 7, had possessed abnormally high expectations for all of these disappoints.
Mages always chose the location of their magic towers very meticulously. Firstly, a magic tower needed to be near a town so that it would be convenient for the disciples to purchase necessities. Secondly, a magic tower needed to be built in an environment that was abundant in elements. That way, the mage could save on materials and perishables. Lastly, the mage needed to like the environment. Whether it be the city or the wilderness, the environment needed to match the emotional state of the mage in order for them to train.
Obviously, the Grade 10 mage had not had much of a choice in this interdimensional space. There were no cities here, and the people in the village at the foot of the mountain must have been brought here by the mage. From the looks of the village, there were at most hundreds of people living in the village.
The environment of the wilderness was harsh. The volcanic region was just beyond the forest, and Lex had not gone to investigate the other side, but it must not have been too good. Without the sun and the moon, there would be no seasons and no day and night, causing the interdimensional space to be dreary.
Indeed, the world inside this metallic cheese could have cheered people up. At least this place had a high degree of resemblance to the Myers Mainland.
When Lex finally understood the concept, she said, ”I have finally understood why we can’t seem to get out. There’s a connection between the outside and here. The six magic arrays need to be activated, and then we can leave at anytime. But…”
There were six magic arrays surrounding the metallic column. However, the magic nuclei in the grooves of the magic arrays had been depleted. Now, the only function of those magic arrays was to stabilize the space in the eighth story. If they wanted to leave, they would need to restart the magic arrays.
”Nailisi will think of something,” Saleen said calmly. He understood the crux of the situation when he heard Lex’s solution. This world had not been produced to trap enemies inside of it. It was an evaluation site. The mage who had created this place would not have wanted to destroy the structure of the metallic cheese whenever they wanted to leave, so they would definitely have left a channel for entering and exiting.
”Nailisi?” Lex asked doubtfully. She had observed Nailisi closely. That girl was not a mage, but she could use spatial equipment. The problem was, how would Nailisi know that she would need to fuse magic nuclei into the magic arrays?
Saleen did not reply. He could not confirm whether Nailisi could hear him calling out to her in his heart. The connection between Nailisi and the soul bond had become more intimate after her advancement, but it had not reached the level of soul communication. Saleen and Nailisi could feel emotional changes in each other, including the happiness and pain in their souls, and some vague thoughts. What Saleen was hoping for right now was that Nailisi was intelligent enough to know what to do.
He only need to transmit two phrases to Nailisi – magic array and magic nucleus. However, the method of transmission was troublesome. Saleen’s soul connection with Nailisi was already very frail. Additionally, it would not be useful to repeatedly send vague messages, thus the safest method would be to use pain.
Saleen took out his clan badge. He thought, If this doesn’t work, then I can only wait for Nailisi to have an epiphany.
Outside the eighth story, Sika kept caressing her bone necklace, thinking of how she could continue the legacy of the war priests. Nailisi suddenly sat upright, and her green eyes flickered.
She could feel Saleen trying to initiate contact with her, and this method was excruciating. Her brain felt as though there were needles continuously piercing it, and there were several messages constantly jumping about.
Nailisi grit her teeth and extended her finger. Then, she carved a few symbols on the ground.
The pain then suddenly disappeared, and Nailisi relaxed. Those symbols were a secret magic language. A mage used it when they wanted to record obscure information.
Every mage created their own unique secret magic language, but Nailisi did not need so much magic knowledge. She cast her gaze on the magic arrays which surrounded the metallic column.
Magic array? Magic nucleus? Did Master want me to activate these six magic arrays?
Nailisi’s knowledge of magic was painfully scant, but she knew how to fuse magic nuclei, and she could cut the embryo of a magic nucleus. But what if her understanding was incorrect? Nailisi looked at the magic arrays and hesitated.
She looked at the secret magic language on the ground. It was too simple, and there were no redundant messages. In fact, Saleen could not even transmit too many messages. The arrangement of this message had been from Saleen’s memory. He had relayed a scene from when he had first met Nailisi.
The magic array from the temple, and the magic nucleus that she had eaten.
”Nailisi, what are you doing?” Sika asked nervously, taking out a bundle of beast skins.
”Master wants me to activate the magic arrays. Come give me a hand.”
”Help with what?” Sika put away her weapon. She had been anxious all this time, and now that Nailisi said that Saleen had relayed a message, she would accede to Nailisi’s request even though she detested Nailisi.
”Cut up some skins and tie them to make a rope. The thicker the rope, the better.”