Chapter 99 - The Journey to the Great Tower (I) (1/2)

The Great Tower was a treasure trove in the eyes of many powerful experts and nations. This place had an abundance of rare ores, a plethora of magic crystals, magic potions, magic spells book, battle skills not to mention many high-class Agate crystals.

No one could clearly speak of the exact origin of the Great Tower. Some described it as an estate that came from another world or the central mainland of the Eidrin world. Some also said that it was the tomb or the house of a god or a powerful being.

Because the Great Tower was located in the depth of the Dark Forest and not within the territory of any the four Empires or any of the small kingdoms, It became a place without an owner.

After falling into the trap of the Eye, all the grand characters within the Magic-Knight Council didn't bother to hide the secret anymore and shared the information with the public as well.

Thus, at this moment, all the four great empires, small kingdoms, and powerful noble families clamored to send their descendants and subordinates on their way to the Great Tower, to see whether they would be fortunate enough to seize the treasures and magic potions formula left behind by the Legendary Henry. Even experienced mercenaries, hunters, assassins had joined the fray as well.

Even though the saying was that the Great Tower was for the world to share, in reality, the people that could actually enter the Tower were all powerful experts from the four great empires and nobles families or a renowned tyrant of one direction. As for the ordinary weak warriors and mages, they weren't qualified to enter the Tower with their meager strength unless they had a powerful backer or someone to lead them inside.

There was nothing more tempting than magic potions that could extend one's lifespan for these powerful 9th rank warriors or mages with withering lifespans. Even though they were powerful, they were still mortals and their lifespans were limited, so most of the powerful 9th and 8th rank experts that had nothing to lose, or were not affiliated to any of the four great empires left their nest for the Great Tower as well.

In a short period of time, the Egul continent was in furor as many people frantically rushed to Great Tower within the Dark Forest, no matter how dangerous this place was.

The proverbs once said that fortune and danger live together. So while the Great Tower and the Dark Forest had many dangers, at the same time, there also treasure to be found asides the ones left by Henry. The magical beasts frequently fought each other in the forest, so upon their deaths, their Agate crystals would be preserved. If One had good luck, then they would be able to come across a few magical beasts that still had their agate crystals and collect them, but the chances of that happening were still rather low.

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At this moment, under the command of his great-grandfather, Shad along with the Lightning corps were headed to Great Tower within the dark forest. Outside the hundred members of the Lightning Corps and the four imperial knights, Monalisa, Mina, Nina, and even his big sister, princess Viviana tagged along as well. As for his great-grandfather, he stayed behind to protect the Empire just in case the other 9th rank experts from the Eye decided to make a move.

Mark had visited the Great Tower before while venturing in the dark forest for training purposes, but he didn't dare go inside. Because of that, he had learned the path that leads to the Tower. Under his lead, they have ventured deep within the forest in just half a day.