The Alchemy City Flying in the Sky

Chapter 49: The Flying Alchemy City

If Amber Xiu were still human, seeing his own head severed like this would have him writing his will. But as an Undead, losing his head isn't necessarily death, especially since he's a Lich; without his phylactery shattering, his head is nothing.

The problem is, who is this beautiful, paper-white woman in the vision?

Is she the murderer who decapitated him, or a future acquaintance... a friend?

If he could, Amber Xiu would have loved for Harvey to perform another future prophecy, even if it cost more Gold Coins. However, the Goddess of Fate is like a high-class tease who only flirts; she might lift her skirt to show you a little something nice occasionally, but if you try to peek at more, she'll instantly turn ice-pure and deliver a swift slap.

No prophet can withstand a slap from fate.

This is why everyone with precognitive abilities adheres to the same rule: for the same matter, during the same time period, you absolutely cannot divine twice. Don't even think about exploiting loopholes, like changing the angle or a minor detail to divine again; all of that is provocation to fate, and fate's slap will arrive on schedule.

This is also the rule of future prophecy: if it's shown to you, you must believe it.

Except for the supreme deity, no one can break this rule.

Therefore, regardless of whether Amber Xiu wanted to or not, he could only continue examining the remaining six fragments.

After experiencing the extremes of sudden wealth and losing his head, the third fragment was finally something Amber Xiu could understand.

It was the Iron Scraps bar on Southern Cross Street in Alchemy City, but in this future, it had become a ruin, as if crushed by some colossal entity. It wasn't just completely destroyed; a deep pit remained.

"Tsk, tsk, this must be the price for marrying into the Bone Dragon family and then cheating? But what does this have to do with the secret of the sewers?"

Amber Xiu was puzzled. Headless Bro's family issues shouldn't involve the secret of the sewers, unless this bar wasn't smashed by the Bone Dragon's eldest daughter.

Another confusing segment. Amber Xiu could only skip it.

The fourth prophetic fragment was still simple and direct. Amber Xiu appeared in the sewers of Alchemy City, seemingly performing some Magic Ritual, but the image was fragmented and unclear. Although the scene was vivid, at most it only showed Amber Xiu returning to the sewers. What need was there for prophecy? Anyone could guess that.

"A loss. This fragment cost me tens of thousands of Gold Coins."

Suppressing his heartache, Amber Xiu once again looked at the next prophetic fragment.

Compared to the previous ones, the fifth fragment was very unclear, but Amber Xiu recognized the person within it.

It was the Druid girl he had hired to rescue someone earlier. What was her name again... Amber Xiu recalled for a moment, finally remembering the Druid girl's name—Naomi Woz.

It was mainly her surname that was a bit unusual; it seemed to have some connection to an ancient Mage family, but she was a Druid. It was highly possible it was just a coincidence of names.

Naomi's future seemed bleak. She lay bleeding profusely somewhere unknown, with a killer holding a long knife standing beside her. What felt unsettling was the killer's attire; judging from the back, it appeared to be a Druid.

Druid infighting? Or did this girl violate some rule and receive an honor killing from her kin?

Moreover, the location of this murder was strange. It looked very familiar.

"Something's not right. This girl died in Alchemy City's Hall of Wisdom?"

Alchemy City was managed by the Alchemist Council, and the place where these high-ranking council members held their meetings was the Hall of Wisdom. How did this Druid girl end up in such a place? Even if it was Druid infighting, they wouldn't commit murder there.

"The Druids lured into the sewers, the murder in the Hall of Wisdom... it's getting more and more complicated. What exactly are these madmen plotting?"

The last two prophetic fragments appeared to be sequential, and the content they displayed shocked Amber Xiu.

Because Alchemy City was flying.

It was a city on the verge of collapse, lifted by some unknown force into the sky.

More than half the city had turned into ruins, with debris, shattered buildings, and even living people continuously falling to the ground.

If there was any difference between these two fragments, it was that the final fragment showed people from the Lyne Empire. It should be a Paladin, standing at the highest point of Alchemy City, with members of the Alchemist Council beside him. However, their faces were blurred, and it was impossible to tell who they were.

These two fragments undoubtedly contained the most information.

A city flying into the sky wasn't impossible. Long ago, the Goddess of Magic still allowed mortals to use many high-level spells. Back then, Mages loved building their own floating cities. But later, an accident occurred, causing these floating cities to fall one after another, resulting in a disaster far more terrifying than a meteor shower.

Amber Xiu wasn't entirely clear on the specific reason; that was before he transmigrated. He only knew that after this historical event, mortal spellcasting abilities were greatly restricted. The Goddess of Magic no longer generously shared her power with mortals, and floating cities vanished from existence.

Are those madmen trying to turn Alchemy City into a floating city?

"Something's wrong, and it doesn't make sense. The city is this broken; what's the point of it flying?"

Amber Xiu felt this deduction was unreasonable. Those crazy Alchemists shouldn't have any interest in flying cities; it was a path trodden by predecessors, not an innovation. Without creativity, it couldn't showcase the greatness of their Alchemy. They wouldn't waste their efforts on such things.

Besides, this was a city primarily focused on academics and Alchemy production. What was the point of it flying, other than increasing transportation costs?

A city this small couldn't stably provide various alchemical materials. It still required the surrounding minor Lords to pay taxes to support these Alchemists. These invisible chains firmly bound Alchemy City. Flying would be pure folly.

"Unless... Alchemy City flying is a last resort... Wait, could it be because of the secret of the sewers? Is this thing so dangerous that the entire city needs to fly to escape it?"

Amber Xiu felt this idea of his was likely the truth.

No matter what those madmen had created in the sewers, they ultimately messed up and had to lift the entire city into the sky to avoid complete destruction.

"In other words, they'll mess up in the end."

Amber Xiu felt he had grasped the crux of the matter.

Amber Xiu had Harvey tidy up the Laboratory while he himself ran to the library, pulling out several dusty ancient books to peruse carefully.

When news came from Alchemy City, a council member of the Alchemist Council would personally visit Amber Xiu's castle to discuss the handling of the Paladin Allen Watson.

Amber Xiu only remembered this news when he heard it. Headless Bro had gone to "spar" with Allen because he was in a bad mood. After all these hours, was Allen still alive? Was he crippled?

(End of Chapter)