Lord of Ashes
Chapter 361

Flourishing South Coast

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Although City of Jasmine is not yet a true coastal city in the southern part of the Wizard World, its scenery already possesses many characteristics of the South Coast.

Within the city, the overall building structure is relatively low, and the eaves adopt a relatively gentle design, unlike the more angular ones found in northern cities.

Furthermore, the overall atmosphere on the Wizard World South Coast seems to be more open and free.

Saine saw many wealthy women and even ordinary women in the city, all dressed rather scantily.

Unlike the common people in the north who generally wore gray linen, the aristocracy wore black as their main color.

Here, whether nobles or commoners, people pursue diversity in their lives.

Judging solely from the social landscape at the grassroots level, the South Coast of the Wizard World surpasses many human kingdoms in the Lisia Alliance and the area surrounding the Azure Source Holy Tower.

No wonder all the magic apprentices in the Underdark yearn for this place.

After all, whether looking at the underlying structure or the superstructure, the Wizard World South Coast is indeed much larger than the area near the Azure Source Holy Tower.

Before arriving, Saine had roughly scouted out the area near the South Coast where he first arrived, and found that there were four Holy Tower organizations there alone.

More fertile land and a denser population led to the emergence of more Mage organizations.

In addition to the four Holy Tower, there are also two Knights' Hall in the vicinity. →

However, most of these Holy Tower and Knights' Hall are not on Saine's route.

The only Holy Tower that Saine might have dealings with, and which Saine himself is very curious about, is the Dawn Holy Tower, located on the Southern Coast of this region, slightly to the west.

According to records, the Dawn Holy Tower is the strongest Holy Tower in the surrounding area.

Compared to the Azure Source Holy Tower, which has only been established for a few hundred years, the Dawn Holy Tower has stood on the southern coast of the Wizard World for hundreds of thousands of years.

This is a powerful Holy Tower whose history is comparable to that of the Azure Flame Holy Tower built by the founder of the Saine, Cuilisi.

From the perspective of Level-1 Magician, Saine could not discern which of the two Holy Tower was stronger.

However, in terms of the sphere of influence of the Holy Tower, the Azure Flame Holy Tower of the founder of Saine, Cuilisi, still has a wider range of influence.

While the Dawn Holy Tower also occupies a considerable territory on the Wizard World South Coast, its influence is only half that of the Azure Flame Holy Tower. Of course, it's also possible that there are too many forces and Holy Tower organizations on the Wizard World South Coast, so even the more powerful Holy Tower would find it difficult to acquire much territory.

Unlike the Holy Tower such as Azure Blaze and Azure Source, which are located deep inland in the Wizard World, the land there is much wider inland than here.

After spending several days in City of Jasmine and experiencing the unique customs and culture of the Wizard World South Coast, Saine continued his journey towards the Endless South Sea.

The Wizard World South Coast is indeed prosperous, most obviously reflected in the fact that prices here seem to be slightly higher than in the inland areas where the Azure Source Holy Tower is located.

Although it is expensive, the variety of resources here is extremely abundant.

Dodo low- and mid-level resources that Saine did not recognize were circulating in the market. Saine even saw many magic material shops run by ordinary humans.

It is impossible for an ordinary human to open this type of shop with their own strength and resources; there must be other magic apprentices or Formal Magician behind it.

But simply including ordinary humans within the circle of this class of extraordinary powers is rare enough.

Saine had seen shrewd merchants more than once, seriously haggling with magic apprentices or Knight Attendant.

The currency circulating in the Wizard World South Coast is not much different from that in the north; both primarily consist of Magic Coin and Energy Crystal.

The Wizard World South Coast is simply too vast, and Saine has no interest in searching for those few magic apprentices he met in the Underdark more than twenty years ago; it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The fresh local customs and environment of the South Coast piqued the curiosity of Saine, a visitor from the North, upon his first arrival.

After about two months, Saine finally smelled the salty, fishy scent of the sea breeze.

"Is this the ocean of the Wizard World?" Looking at the boundless blue sky, Saine couldn't help but exclaim.

The closer one gets to the Southern Coast of the Wizard World, the more prosperous the magical civilization and economy become.

On the Wizard World South Coast, the groups of Mage and Knight here do not seem to be separated from ordinary humans.

Although there are numerous human kingdoms and noble classes here, the power of magic and Battle Qi has actually been integrated into the lives of ordinary humans.

Walking along the seaside avenue, surrounded by bustling shops and passersby, Saine felt out of place.

Saine was not the only Formal Magician on this street. Many Formal Magician like Saine concealed their presence and appeared on this seaside road like ordinary people.

However, Formal Magician are still a minority; most of those appearing on this street are magic apprentices and ordinary humans.

The pale yellow streetlights that stand on both sides of the street, resembling coconut trees, are probably some kind of low-end alchemical product.

Surprisingly, these streetlights are not only found on this coastal road, but are found throughout the entire city.

This is a port city named "Fernan Star," and it finally shares something in common with northern cities—both are named after the surname of some being.

The human from the Wizard World called Fernan Star appears to be the founder of this city, and is also a powerful Third-Level Great Magician.

With a loud "boom!", a massive airship appeared above the city, casting a shadow over the ground.

Fernan Star City is well-governed and developed, with an exceptionally prosperous economy and advanced magical civilization, making it seem like two different worlds compared to the Azure Source Holy Tower region to the north.

In addition to a specially expanded harbor, the Fernan Star City even built a small Floating Skyport in the northern part of the city.

The airship that flew overhead was probably heading to that Floating Skyport.

Saine glanced at the sky and noticed that the airships on the Wizard World South Coast were somewhat different from those in the north.

It's more accurate to call it an airship than Floating Airship.

Its overall shape is much flatter, and its interior space is also slightly smaller.

When Saine arrived, he also caught a glimpse of the Floating Skyport from afar in the sky.

It was a port floating in mid-air. The reason it could float in mid-air seemed to be because the clay and other materials used in the Floating Skyport were special, and it was also reinforced with corresponding levitation magic runes.

Many ordinary humans and magic apprentices around them looked up in amazement at the Floating Airship that flew by.

Having seen even more magnificent Space Fortress, Saine naturally wouldn't pay much attention to a Floating Airship.

After lowering his head, Saine's attention was quickly drawn to several humanoid creatures with azure skin and a distinctly moist aura.

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