1053 Astrologers Figures Part 1 (1/2)

Saleen shook Jalin off and had no intentions of bringing Hogina with him either. However, he had different reasons for doing so. Hogina was very important to him. The young alchemist was ill-suited for adventures and her level was still too low.

Saleen wrote a letter to Lex right after he returned to Metatrin City, telling her to do whatever it took to hold Jalin back for three months. He then took the Winged Skull and Nicholas on his journey.

Saleen did not bring many with him, and Sika stayed behind in Metatrin City. For safety reasons, Saleen flew above the sea in his Magical Element Tower.

There was a limit to how far mages were able to fly, but the Magical Element Tower was powered by magic power furnaces, which meant range was not a problem. As they had precise coordinates, Saleen was able to take the tower at its maximum speed all the way north.

The tower's magic power furnaces were turned to their full power and the speed achieved exceeded 200 miles per hour. Saleen knew the specifications of his tower well, knowing that he would not need to put up any magic defenses even if they were to run into powerful magic beasts. At the very least, there would not be any magic beast of such levels of power appearing on Myers Mainland for the next three for five years.

The terrain of the Oceanic Ice Block was not parallel with that of Myers Mainland and there were few points of entry available. Saleen flew along the route he had opened up earlier. The trip took over a week and they rested twice along the way before reaching the outskirts of the icy place, turning to fly east instead.

While the tower was capable of moving underwater, its speed was considerably reduced.

Saleen unleashed elemental creatures from within the Magical Element Tower to help him keep the tower in control, but he was unable to make time to train.

Level nine was not the peak. After Saleen saw what Theisio was capable of, he knew that if he were to not advance further soon, his chances of surviving whatever was to come later would be very slim. The way the pope was looking at him was how one looked at a dead man.

When Saleen was on bad terms with Fycro, the shrewd holy master was simply using him. Theisio, on other hand, sent chills down Saleen's spine just thinking about him. He even doubted if his family badge would have been able to take out the Origin Stone of Darkness.

Saleen was only able to enter the Oceanic Ice Block by tracking a single-horned white whale on his first trip here. Gaine had provided Saleen with a set of better coordinates when he left, negating the need to navigate through the twisty undersea tunnels and enabling him to reach the outskirts of the Imperial City of the Abyss right away.

Saleen knew that time was short. As such, he left Nicholas behind and gave him a dimension stone, tasking the fallen holy master to collect as many magic beast bone remains as possible outside the imperial city. Most of the remains were corroded by seawater, enough to turn to dust with just a single touch. Any materials that were able to survive would have been ideal materials even to mages of ancient times.

Saleen put the Magical Element Tower away and leapt through two city walls with the Winged Skull. No elemental creatures would do him harm due to having the badge the grandmaster gave him. Saleen headed straight for the astrology tower after entering the city.

The badge he had gotten from the grandmaster would not do him much good inside the city. Even so, Saleen was reluctant to take out the Magical Element Tower. It was crafted by the grandmaster. While he had dismantled all traps found within, but Saleen knew that the old mage's senses had no connection with those magic arrays. The grandmaster would have known about his presence as soon as the Magical Element Tower shows up within the city.

Based on how the grandmaster acted, he would have probably been taken away if he found Saleen in the city.

Theisio, who was a level ten professional, had put immense stress on Saleen, making him think of ways to advance as soon as possible. The Lord of Glory was a level 15 being and the grandmaster was at level 16. Worse still, the old mage had had reached level 17.

Beyond level 12, the difference in levels would be very different with how the levels were differentiated in the current Myers Mainland. Saleen had experienced the Divine Baby's power first hand. She had a frail body, yet her attacks were irresistibly powerful due solely because she had mastered rules.

Saleen now knew that there were no traps at the front of the astrology tower. That was because that place was in Gaine's control. Gaine did not care about the rear, and that made it very dangerous. The grandmaster had wanted to test his abilities back, and the grandmaster seemed to not have paid any heed to whether he would have ended up dead or not.

Saleen was able to tell from that fact alone that the ghosts at the Cemetery of Heroes were not actually united in thought.

All that was going through Saleen's mind as he took the Winged Skull to approach the astrology tower from the front.

However, a beam of starlight burst through the floor and encased both Saleen and the Winged Skull before they were able to get near, sending them both directly into the tower. The move had been pulled so quickly that Saleen was unable to sense anything. The Winged Skull was able to sense it, but they were unable to react in time regardless.

”Saleen, we meet again. So you want to be a level ten astrologer now?”

Gaine appeared before Saleen. If Saleen did not know that the old astrologer was actually possessing the body, anyone who saw him would have thought that they were seeing a living person.

”Not yet, but I ran into some trouble and if I did not come ask you for help, I probably wouldn't be able to return next time.” Saleen looked around and got himself a chair to sit on. The Winged Skull was not kicked out this time, and they remained standing behind Saleen.

”Not bad, you've already advanced to level four despite not having left for long.” Gaine's eyes narrowed as he looked at Saleen with a smile, like he had found a rare gem.

Saleen was shocked deep down to find that the Star Gathering Needle was capable of checking one's levels. However, he paid no heed to astrology and had always thought that his powers at astrology was only level two. It was not a good thing to not know that one had advanced. Did Gaine do something to my body or whatever?

Saleen were having all those thoughts in his head yet nothing was seen on his expression.