252 Elf of Fire Elements Part 1 (2/2)
After hearing Jason’s question, Saleen began telling Jason of his experiences after leaving Ceylon City. Just hearing about Saleen’s experiences made Jason worry about him even though Saleen was sitting in front of him safe and sound.
It could be said that Saleen had been living by a thread. Beginning from the time when he had first encountered the white deacon, Saleen would have died a hundred times over had he not had good luck every time.
Gaia went back to his magic tower without caring about Lex and the others. Lex began to practice outside of Jason’s magic tower. Sika sat on the ground, holding the bone necklace in her hands, and used her mental power to perceive the information stored within it.
Daniel and Jupiter were left in a dilemma. They could not walk around, nor did they dare to practice like Lex did. So, they simply stood there and waited.
Ordinary people thought mages were indifferent for a good reason. Saleen had gone to see his teacher and had left those people outside, and this seemed like a rather bad thing to do. However, Lex and Sika did not complain. They could rest anywhere, with or without a roof or a bed.
”You were saying that you and Lex found the magic tower of Raphael?”
”We did not find it. We were forced into the hell by god's punishment by the oracle, and that was Raphael’s hiding place back then. There are many interdimensional spaces that are connected to Myers. Now, we have only vague coordinates, and will need help from many sorcerers to return to that place.”
”The things left by Raphael have already been taken by you and Lex, right?”
”Teacher, there was also a world created by Raphael and a six element space. Lex is willing to give up one of these two.”
”Six element space… Saleen, what type of promise did you make with Lex?” Jason raised his eyebrows, apparently unsatisfied with Saleen for making promises to others without his permission.
”I made no promises. The conditions need to be set between you and her. But it is hard to build a six element space on Myers, Teacher. If you and other people from the mage group go there and practice, it won’t be as difficult to advance to a grade-9 sorcerer.
”Saleen, you don’t understand. The mages of Sregl Island won’t work for a noble.”
”Teacher, half of the things in that interdimensional space belong to me. We don’t need to work for a noble. We just need to guard the things that belong to us. I have been to the world created by Raphael, and it is such an amazing world with natural living things and balanced elements. Going there will be good for your studies on the Dante Sequence.”
”Saleen, do you really think we can stay out of the affair once we enter that interdimensional space?” Jason asked the most important question. Even if Lex did not need them to work for her, the Holy See would attack in full force once they discovered the secret of that place. By that time, their attacks would not stop even if Jason’s men claimed they had nothing to do with Lex.
”That’s why I don’t want to build the teleportation portal at Bitter Water County. Teacher, we can always find a less conspicuous place and build it without catching anyone’s attention. The coordinates can be calculated, and we can build the teleportation portal at a frozen district up north. The Holy See won’t pay any attention to that area for decades even if they unify the land.”
”I’m not afraid of trouble. The six element space is worth taking risks for, but right now, Sregl Island cannot send that many sorcerers to help. You are wrong if you think that it is the Holy See I’m worried about. The Holy See is also a group of people. The turmoil on the mainland has already spread to Alchemy City, and no one can stay uninvolved.”
”Teacher, what is the problem on this island?”
Jason thought for a moment and said, ”You can’t help, but since you are my student, I’ll explain the situation to you. You already know that there is a volcanic magic array at the center of Sregl Island. That magic array has a longer history than Alchemy City, and it was built by six grade-10 mages.
”Grade-10 mages!” Saleen knew that the power of a grade-10 mage was the peak of this world. Six grade-10 mages. Wouldn’t they be able to challenge the gods?
”Yes. Many people think that Alchemy City was built by nine grade-9 mages, which is not true. At the very beginning, six grade-10 mages and over thirty grade-9 mages worked together to build what we have today.”
Jason explained it to Saleen. Saleen knew that what he had said was the real history of Alchemy City.
”Alchemy City was built during the redistricting ages of Myers when the Fourth Dynasty had just collapsed. The Grukos family rose with their magic and built the Qin Empire, and those six grade-10 mages played important roles in it. One grade-10 mage became a royal mage of the Grukos family, one died, and the remaining four grade-10 mages returned to Alchemy City and built what you see today. ”
”Three of the grade-10 mages occupied three overseas islands, and one occupied Alchemy City on the coast. Those mages lived to the end of their lives and left a huge fortune for their descendants, including Sregl Island. What makes Sregl Island special is that the magic array at its core was the work of all those grade-10 mages at the very beginning, different from Devil’s Horn and Sky Island. Mages from our branch have been under pressure for many years. The other three branches have been asking for Sregl Island to be opened up for all mages to practice on it.”
”Is that right?” Saleen asked dubiously. Since Alchemy City belonged to all mages, why was it split into four different branches from the inside?
”But Devil’s Horn, Sky Island, and Alchemy City all have their own belongings and are not willing to share them with others. Why must Sregl Island be opened up? Saleen, mages are the most stingy people of all, and you should understand. ”
Of course Saleen could understand. Mages from the other three forces want to gain without paying the price. No wonder even a person like my teacher feels that this is unfair.