Chapter 1216 - Kolga (Part 2) (1/2)
”Not only is their struggle pointless, but also if they joined us, they would be able to enjoy the same blessings that our King bestowed upon us. We would march from one geyser to another, conquering the seas first and then the mainland.”
”I agree.” The male walking by her side said. ”Why be forced to choose between the land and the sea when we can have both? Beasts and humans have monopolized Mogar for too long. They are no different from the elves. Their time is over but they need a kick in the butt to realize it.”
'Son of a gun!' Lith thought. 'I was right, Leegaain and Faluel conspired to get me here. The only question is if the Father of all jackasses and his granddaughter planned my trip to Jiera together or if they exploited each other's plan.'
'I wouldn't worry about that.' Solus activated the communication amulet in their pocket, sending the all-clear signal to Rem. 'Take a look at this.'
Solus shared with him what mana sense showed her. Every single one of Kolga's inhabitants wore enchanted clothes, a dimensional amulet, and had one magic holding ring on each of their fingers.
When Lith's group had noticed how well-equipped their aliases were, they had thought that it depended on their role as sentinels. Discovering that it was just standard equipment complicated things quite a bit.
'Devil's Souls almighty! This is not a mission, this is a living nightmare.' The situation suddenly reminded Lith about the forefather of self-punishing videogames that focused on the player experiencing grief rather than fun.
'Git gud, noob.' Solus took out of his mind the caring words with which its online community replied to any criticism about their favorite game. 'Jokes aside, now I understand why even powerful Awakened failed to put down whoever this King is.
'Everyone here is armed to the teeth, the tower is impregnable, and the fields are more protected than the Royal Palace. Otherwise poisoning the land is all that would take to bring the entire city down.
'On top of that, the constant mana and life force poisoning make it impossible for anyone but us to exert their true strength.' Solus said.
'Indeed. Fighting is not an option. The moment something goes wrong, we'd be swarmed. Stealth is our best ally here.' Lith thought while opening the mind link with the girls and sharing the information with them.
They had no mana sense and couldn't use Life Vision without drawing attention. They both cursed their bad luck for a while before regaining their cool.
'Okay, so we need to find out how the King controls the geyser, anything we can about the ritual, and what happens to the darkness element it releases.' Phloria said.
'If that tower is a mage tower, we're in a world of trouble. Solus is the only one who can check it so she should go there with Lith. Tista and I will look for a library or something like that.
'What we need is basic information. If Kolga works like the Kingdom, then it might be even taught in the schools. Our only problem is that we can't ask for directions.'
'You'll figure out something. If anything happens, call me on my amulet. Otherwise let's meet here again in a couple of hours.' Lith had crafted a pocket watch for each one of them after learning that the Forbidden Sun didn't rise nor set.
He would have liked to take off and reach the tower by flight, but everyone else moved only on foot or on the flying cars. He had no idea how to get a ride or drive one, so his only choice was to walk and hope to learn something useful along the way.