Seven days later.
The nearby vegetation and forests gradually increased, and the natural energy in the air became abundant and calm.
After a series of close calls, the group traversed a significant portion of the Morsi Duchy and arrived safely in the Cell City.
The Iner River flows through the Morsi Duchy, passing through the Cell City and emptying into the Gem Sea.
In recent years, in addition to traditional land routes, trade between Ximoer and Gran has also flourished along the coast with the development of Fladick's ocean-going technology, which has greatly restricted the development of the Cell City.
The yellow and white architectural style is somewhat similar to Saint Grand Fort. Saint Grand Fort, but it is far less magnificent.
Reilo floated in the distant sky, gazing at the city.
The city of Cell City is only about one-third the size of Saint Grand Fort, but it is already the most prosperous and powerful city in the Morsi Duchy, a veritable economic center.
According to some travelogues, even the capital of Morsi was far inferior to that of Cell City. It was only in recent years, with the development of port trade, that Cell City's status as the economic center of the Morsi Duchy declined.
What kind of building is that?
Reilo noticed that the tallest and most imposing building in the city center was a towering domed castle.
At the very top of the castle, there was a giant eye of light!
The luminous eye was dark yellow, about ten meters in diameter, and it kept blinking. The pupil of the luminous eye emitted pale blue light spots and constantly emitted a strange fluctuation in the surroundings.
"This feeling!"
His heart suddenly raced faster; Reilo couldn't describe the feeling.
If one had to describe it, that enormous eye was like a giant magnet, and Reilo was like a tiny magnet.
There seems to be some deeper connection between the two.
Without a doubt, this family of archaeologists specializing in Quranic relics has mastered a certain power of summoning the power of the moon from the Gulan Civilization.
"Is this the power of a top-tier family of free scholars? No wonder my mentor, Gubo, said that the ruins of Gulan might contain the specimens I need. After all, this civilization was an ancient group of beings who studied how to communicate with and summon the moon, and was eventually wiped out by the ancient humans of Aurora."
Reilo rejoined the Thunder Hammer Guardians and headed towards the Cell City.
According to Mitya, although the Morsi Duchy has five great families, the Guyue Family is the most powerful and wealthy among them.
That's correct.
The Guyue Family has even begun exploring plans to build Academy of Natural Sciences. Even though there have been some frictions with the Sandstorm Temple in recent years, there has been no sign of the family declining.
The streets were bustling with people, and occasionally one could see the figures of scholars.
Finally, they safely delivered Mitina and Mia to their destination.
This was an exotic castle pavilion in an earthen yellow color. A dozen servants stood in line to greet them, and then several young Fighter walked out. One of them bore a striking resemblance to Mitya, except that his features were more defined.
"Elder brother!"
Mitina ran over and gave her an excited hug.
"This is your payment; thank you for your help."
An elderly man with an extraordinary bearing took out two gold coins and fifty-five silver coins and handed them to Yuri.
Yuri smiled with satisfaction.
"Now that Miss Mitina has arrived safely, we won't bother you any longer. Farewell."
"Mr. X!"
Mitina shouted, "Don't you all want to rest a bit more?"
After accepting his silver coins, Reilo was about to bid farewell to the Thunder Hammer Guardians Mercenary Group when he saw Mitina's reluctant expression and the questioning looks on the faces of the Thunder Hammer Guardians Mercenary Group. Yuna hesitated several times, but her eyes remained fixed on him.
Reilo shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I have some things to attend to and can't stay here any longer."
With the help of a few people as cover, although some things happened along the way, Reilo's plan was not shaken. He left directly under everyone's watchful eyes, leaving behind only a mysterious figure that gradually disappeared into the crowd.
"You should follow him; you might be missing the only chance to change your destiny in this lifetime."
Yuri sighed.
After a brief moment of disappointment, Yuna smiled.
"I think this is the best choice."
Reilo walked straight toward the Guyue Family.
The entire Cell City was built by the Guyue Family hundreds of years ago. The profound heritage of such an ancient and powerful family is self-evident.
The closer one gets to the Guyue Family, the more scholars there are dressed in academic gowns.
There were even occasional giant bird mounts that flashed by in the air.
Wearing Black Dragon Pattern Robe, wielding a flaming dragon wand, and sporting X Mask, Reilo slowly approached. The soldiers on guard had already noticed this unfamiliar mage.
"This is the territory of the Guyue Family. What brings you here, Master?"
A Fighter clad in fish-scale armor emerged from the courtyard, carrying two axes on his back. Reilo's heart skipped a beat; this was a Charge Fighter.
Reilo slowly took out the letter of introduction from Prince Chen from his sleeve.
"I want to visit Master Wade; this is my letter of introduction."
"Please wait a moment, Master."
Scholars can sense the strength of Fighter relatively clearly through energy and aura, but Fighter find it difficult to judge the strength of scholars through Energy Magnetic Field and can only sense it through combat.
At this moment, Reilo's body was shrouded in a layer of eerie black smoke, making him extremely mysterious. That's why the Charge Fighter kept calling him "Master."
Fortunately, Reilo had already established a prop shop in Xiao Kang's Grand Rise and had been toughened up by the old man, so he silently endured it.
Not long after.
An elderly man in a gray robe followed Fighter in fish-scale armor as they emerged.
His brown-gray eyes fell on Reilo, and he frowned slightly. The premium-grade X Mask was very effective at concealment.
Come in.
Since he had come to the Guyue Family at this time, without further ado, Wade treated Reilo as Prince Chen's envoy, which was also something that had been agreed upon beforehand.
" The Eye of the World we've opened this time requires only level 0 mages and Apprentice Fighter to enter. Has His Prince Chen already made that clear to you?"
According to Reilo's research on ancient texts over the past few days, he has made new discoveries regarding the Magic Eye Pyramid.
According to ancient texts.
In ancient times, the Gulan Civilization enslaved a large number of Cyclops to build the Magic Eye Pyramid, and by sacrificing millions of eyes, they forged the eerie Eye, which could summon the Eternal Moon Cold Flame directly from the moon.
At that time, all the races of the Starveil Land were merely slaves of the Ancient Demons.
This is why the ancient humans of the Aurora Empire were able to easily unite many races, overthrow the rule of the Gulan Civilization, and establish a human-ruled order in the Starveil Land.
According to ancient records...
These pyramids were built by Cyclops generation after generation, all for the sake of reaching higher and closer to the moon; therefore, their size far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people.
And most importantly, once you obtain the Demon Eye, these pyramids will no longer be just pyramids, but rather a bizarre life form???
According to the explanations in ancient books.
The Magic Eye Pyramid can be understood as something with self-healing abilities and extremely strong camouflage capabilities. It instinctively traverses the underground, sky, and earth of the Starveil Land, making it a unique and mysterious phenomenon of the Starveil Land and a remnant of the Gulan Civilization.
"Um."
Reilo responded and inquired, "Besides the exploration quota, His Highness also hopes I can trade some Moon Crystal Stone with the Guyue Family. The price is negotiable."
"Over the years, the Moon Crystal Stone that the family has stockpiled have all been traded away by the temples of the nearby duchies. Because the prices offered by these temples are quite astonishing, the family has almost nothing left. After all, this kind of Magic Material is only effective for low-level Magic Props, and there is not much demand for it among advanced scholars. The strange power contained within is also difficult to develop."
The old man paused slightly, then continued, "However, if Prince Chen needs them, I can go to the storeroom to examine them more carefully. The demand for those temples is enormous, so families often stockpile a portion before selling them all at once."
Reilo was delighted, but also slightly puzzled.
Moon Crystal Stone wasn't just needed by the Goddess of Wisdom; other temples also seemed quite interested in this material. Could it be that these temples had developed other uses for it?
The old man led the way, passing through several towering pavilions and courtyards.
As he got closer to the eerie eye of that towering, domed castle, Reilo's instinctive, unsettling feeling grew stronger.
A moment later.
The two arrived at a square paved with pristine white marble. The square was surprisingly lively, with many young scholars gathered there. Judging from their attire, most of them appeared to be from other principalities.
"Every year, the family sells a large number of slots for exploring the Eye of the World. Many of the materials in the Eye of the World are things that have long been extinct in the Starveil Land. For example, the Moon Crystal Stone that you need. There are almost no large veins of this Magic Material in the Starveil Land, but in some Eye of the World, the quantity is quite astonishing. In addition, there are some other ancient and strange creatures. Therefore, these slots are quite valuable and are one of the mainstays of the family's income."
Reilo's heart stirred slightly.
There were over a hundred people just looking at the square.
With a few days left until May 15th, it seems that there are at least several hundred people exploring the Magic Eye Pyramid.
Soon, Wade led Reilo to a room.
"Please rest here, sir. May I ask your name?"
"X."
Wade wasn't surprised; every year, among those who came to explore the Eye of the World, there were always some who, like Reilo, concealed their identities.
"Alright, here is your identification. You are free to explore here, except for a few restricted areas. We will meet on the fifteenth. As for the Moon Crystal Stone, I will send someone to the warehouse to check later."
It seemed like a trivial matter, and the old man didn't take the matter of the Moon Crystal Stone to heart.
As for the Prince Chen's forces represented by Reilo, they are just one of the many forces that the Guyue Family has befriended, unless he becomes the emperor of the duchy.
Unfortunately, even the Guyue Family knew that this was simply impossible.
"Knew."
Reilo took the identification document, which was a crescent-shaped crystal, but it did not produce any energy.