The small airship passed through the clouds and headed towards the land below. Viewed from a high altitude, it was all mottled sandy yellow and gray earth.
The magnificent buildings of the past are still standing, but their incomplete and weather-eroded appearance is easily reminiscent of the stone tablets recording the past.
The airship gradually descended, and some small and fuzzy things became clearer. At this time, the people on the airship could also clearly see the scattered passers-by below.
"I didn't expect that there are still people living here." Aug stood on the deck with his arms folded, and the muscles of his shoulders held up part of Mage's robe.
"Of course there are people living here. Although it is abandoned, there are still many buildings from the past. The orthodox Mage school looks down upon it, but those small schools with no place to live like it here very much." Another student came over. He had orange hair and it was Stuka who was born in "Gemoxiu District".
"Hey, you two, don't block here all the time. Others want to take a look too." A girl wearing a black Mage robe came over and pulled the two of them apart in disgust, revealing an open space.
"Oh, this is Blanur. It feels like some kind of countryside." She pointed to the various colorful cloth tents built below.
"There should be a market there. I wonder what will be sold there, simple daily necessities?" Someone asked curiously.
"There are daily necessities, but it is said that there are also some items of unknown origin. In short, it is a black market."
"This place is under the bright sun and doesn't look like a black market at all." Someone complained.
"It's not regulated. It's so big here. It used to be a metropolis where millions of people lived. Now the official only maintains law and order and stability in some areas."
"The core area will be much better, and our airship will also be parked there."
After that, the airship passed over the city and slowly drove into a more prosperous area. The streets here were obviously much cleaner and tidier, and there were also many well-decorated buildings on the roadside.
In the room in the airship, Sylutia is sitting on the bed reading a book. The book "City of Star-Gazing Without Night" in her hand records the most prosperous days of Blanur hundreds of years ago. At that time, a traveling scholar settled here for three years and recorded a large amount of his experiences, which was later compiled into this book.
"Dong dong dong." A crisp knock on the door sounded.
"Wait a moment." Sylutia closed the book, then went over to open the door. A girl with black and purple hair was standing outside the door.
"Chief Sir, the airship is about to land. The teacher asked me to come over and inform you."
"Well, I understand, Perin." The girl nodded, thought about it and put the book away for a while, and then walked out with Perin.
The airship will get closer and closer to the ground, and finally land in a beautiful Courtyard.
"This is the hotel we booked to stay in. Please bring your luggage down first." The teacher told the students.
Because we only stayed for seven days, Sylutia didn't bring many things with us, and they were all placed in Key's storage space, so there was no need to carry anything.
After arriving here, the students first went to stay in a high-end hotel nearby, and then gathered in the lobby downstairs.
Here, Sylutia can also see Mage from other schools. Some of them are sitting at a small table in the corner, discussing their recent gains.
"The wind and sand are getting bigger and bigger, there is a lack of vegetation here, and it is extremely dry in Gale Season." One of them complained.
"The result of "Yellow Sand Lizard" I'm looking for is about to come out. Once I get it, I'll leave."
"It seems you are in good luck. There is no result for the Wind Orange Core Stone I want. If there is no clue next week, I will have to give up this promotion path and find another path."
Listening to their discussion, Sylutia discovered that this place is also a venue for trading rare resources. Many resource materials that Mage Alliance cannot find officially can be found here by chance.
As for why there are these rare resources here, the reason is not complicated, because most of their origins are illegitimate. It is easier to be reported and traced through the official channels of the Mage Alliance, and it is much safer here.
But this is a fringe area after all, and some so-called rare resources can only reach the fourth level at the highest level." And treasures above Fifth Order and "Sixth Order" can only be found in the core area of the Mage Alliance, such as Thetis District where they Academy are located.
Many people on the street are First Order second-level Mage apprentices. The third-level official Mage is relatively rare, while the fourth-level Mage and Sylutia will only see one passing by in the distance.
After settling in, the students couldn't help but disperse into the streets and wander around for a tour. Sylutia also looked at the map in his hand and walked towards the famous places marked.
After about twenty minutes of walking, the girl stopped and looked at the huge statue in front of her. It was about six stories high and looked like a broken eggshell. Now only half of it was left, and the inside of the eggshell was empty.
According to <City of Star-Gazing Without Night> records, every time around four or five o'clock in the afternoon, under a specific sunlight angle, the light reflected in the eggshell will form a vague outline of the eggshell, making it complete, and the outline will show colorful iridescence, which is very beautiful.
The time now is exactly 4:30 in the afternoon. Logically speaking, the scenery recorded in the book will appear. Unfortunately, there will be nothing there, only the lonely broken eggshell and the wind-sand soil filled inside.
"No." The girl put down the map in her hand with slight disappointment.
Then she continued to the next location, which was Star-Pointing Tower" of Blanur. It is said that when Star-Gazer School" was in its heyday, there were sixteen Star-Pointing Tower" arranged here, and they together outlined each The square frame divides the entire Blanur into different blocks, and the Mage living here can move quickly with the help of "Star-Pointing Tower", similar to the teleportation from the mainland to World of Shadows.
More than ten minutes later, Sylutia came to a high tower again. This should be Star-Pointing Tower, but it was transformed by the local residents into a brightly lit building with various shops inside.
After walking in, Sylutia walked around and saw a lot of strange things for sale here, including common gem stores, material stores, special relic product stores, archaeological excavation stores, antique product stores, etc.
"Miss, do you want to see the ancient scrolls in our store? These are great things from the past Star-Gazer School." A boss enthusiastically solicited business.
"Good stuff, is it real?" Sylutia didn't quite believe it, but still walked in curiously.
There are sealed scrolls placed on the glass counter in the store, and it seems that some kind of secret technique should be recorded in them.
"These don't look like they're from ancient times, they look like they were made last week." The girl commented.
"Haha, the guest is really discerning. Yes, these are all recently manufactured, but the secret technique sealed inside is indeed from the ancient "Star-Gazer School", which is rare in the outside world."
"It's not expensive at all. It costs 10 gold coins each, so it's guaranteed to be worth the money."
"Okay, give me one to see." The girl took out 10 gold coins and put them on the table.
"Okay." The shopkeeper quickly took out a beautiful scroll, handed it to Sylutia, and then put the gold coins away.
Opening the scroll, Sylutia blinked his pupils, a faint halo appeared, and carefully observed what was written on it.
[Spell·Rainbow Light Orb], inspired by observing Astral Realm, can turn ordinary white sunlight into colorful colors.
Although Sylutia didn't expect anything good to come out, this useless spell still surprised her. Let alone a spell, couldn't such a thing be done with a piece of triangular glass?
After a while, she suddenly realized something.
It seems that the sunlight in this world cannot be directly dispersed into colorful colors.
This kind of discovery is like the world you have been accustomed to in the past, suddenly opening up a dark corner, telling you that everything in front of you is not real, but an illusory beauty from a certain angle.
A slight chill rose in the girl's heart, and she took out dozens of gold coins again, bought other scrolls, and then asked the boss about the secret book of "Star-Gazer School".
"Well, I do have replicas here, but these books are not easy to make and the price will not be cheap." He would pretend to be hesitant and try to get the girl to pay more.
In response, Sylutia shook his head, took out a third-level gem and placed it on the table.
"This gem is worth at least 150 gold coins, which is enough."
"That's enough, that's enough. The lady is smart and wise, and can see through my poor words at a glance." As he said that, he took out a stack of books from under the cabinet, packed them quickly, and handed them to the girl.
Ordinary printed books, sold at this price, are indeed sky-high. Fortunately, now Sylutia is not short of this gold coin, so he generously gave it to him directly.
After getting the book, Sylutia took it back to the hotel where he lived and kept reading.
Although the record is very incomplete and misses many key parts, Sylutia also obtained some thought-provoking information from it.
We observe that the creatures at the Astral Realm are monsters, but when communicating with them, they also think that we are ugly and strange."
The shape of a fish is suitable for swimming. It can swim in most worlds, whether in the sea, in the sky, or in the Astral Realm of nothingness. However, there are actually only a few life forms walking on land like us.
If there is only "me" in a world, then "I" will not feel any difference until one day an existence that is not "me" appears. At this time, everything can be observed and compared, and the concepts of height, size, beauty and ugliness are all born."
Astral Realm, other worlds, those existences that are completely different from us, are like mirrors, reflecting the ignored reality."
Were humans once Star-Gazing Beast"----