"This is the largest base "Red-Red Mountain" currently established in World of Shadows below Western Mountains."
After settling down, Xilu Tia stood on the high rock wall and overlooked the vast land.
The whole world is shrouded in darkness, but from this darkness you can still see the red background. It is said that this undulating mountain range is composed of iron ore. If converted, the iron ore in the entire Red-Red Mountain Range is probably more than 2 billion tons.
It is said that the origin of this mountain range was the body of an ancient True Fish Dome Sea Era. Scholars named it Red-Red Fish". The flesh and blood of its body precipitated and condensed to form this undulating mountain of Red Iron. The bones inside evolved into the special Red Crystal Iron", and the remaining internal organs evolved into various rare mineral gems.
[Red Crystal Iron] (Level 4); Rare metal crystal ore, which can be used to make weapons and has excellent Magic-Breaking Armor Piercing effects.
Although the resources are rich, they are not easy to mine. Red Crystal Iron" are located in the deepest part of the mountains, and breaking through the iron-stone-like mountain is not as simple as digging. In addition, if you want to smelt these open-air Red Iron ores into steel, it will also require a lot of manpower and material resources, and it cannot be completed overnight.
If this mountain range was on the surface, it would have been targeted by various forces long ago, but this is in World of Shadows. All kinds of development costs have to be increased nearly ten times. Using expensive transmission methods to transport steel is actually a loss.
"So, most of the iron ore currently mined here is used in the construction of strongholds, rather than transported to Surface World." A local staff member said so.
Under the guidance of the other party, Sylutia and other students curiously visited various facilities in the Red-Red Mountain" stronghold, such as the large-scale craftsman workshop, Beacon tower, mountain-mounted fortress, Red-Red Archive, etc.
In the next two months, they used this place as their core base. Under the leadership of their teacher, they went to explore the surrounding secret realms, and became familiar with various matters that need to be paid attention to when exploring the shadow world, such as how to deal with all kinds of strange monsters, how to deal with being distorted and eroded, how to choose a place to spend the night, how to re-orientate and save themselves if they get lost, etc.
When these contents are completely taught, the semester will gradually come to an end.
In the following month, the students formed teams and began to explore on their own, but at this time the Secret Realm and locations they chose were places with lower risks.
Finally, the professor selected a few medium-difficulty Secret Realm and asked the students to form teams to go as the final assessment of this semester.
During the expedition, Sylutia's team won first place without any surprise, and as the captain, the girl killed eleven third-level Sound-Hunting Blood Moth by herself in the Secret Realm, which impressed Academy.
After the end, everyone took a rest and left Red-Red Mountain" under the leadership of the teacher and returned to the Thetis Academy. The journey of more than half a year was finally over.
Returning to the long-lost Black Rose Palace", Sylutia first took a good bath and took a nap in the bathroom for a long time, then put on a breathable summer dress and went to the backyard balcony on the second floor to enjoy the air.
At this time, she leaned on the wooden chair, opened Picture Book in front of her, and checked her various gains in the Western Mountains in the past six months.
There are a lot of materials obtained after killing Magic Creature, and they are basically at the second and third levels.
Insect Moth Wing 10 pairs, 48 hard horns of various types, 15 pairs of sharp blades and claws, 54 bottles of refined animal blood, 31 rare furs, 16 pieces of Evil Spider Eyeball, 24 fangs of various types, 206 exquisite feathers, 79 second-level gems, and 21 third-level gems.
These materials are presented in a dazzling array on Picture Book, divided into illustrated grids, marking their quality and where they were produced.
It's a pity that if all were converted into money, she would probably become rich overnight. Unfortunately, she couldn't explain the source of these materials. After all, the Storage Key in her hand could not hold so much.
After killing Magic Creature in the mountains, she sold a lot of materials directly to the City Alliance's stronghold and recovered nearly ten thousand gold coins. These were high-quality materials that were not easy to sell, or she felt she would lose money by selling them directly.
Although it is difficult to sell them, I still feel a sense of satisfaction and happiness when I see these harvests of my own fighting piled up in the warehouse Kuli. Maybe humans are born with hamster syndrome. After accumulating food and supplies, even if they are not needed, it can bring a sense of stability and peace of mind.
His fingers slowly traced over the patterns on Picture Book. Sylutia slowly read through the harvest, then took out his diary to summarize what he had seen and experienced in the past six months.
Sylutia took the deck chair out of the house and placed it on the small balcony.
I have wanted to do this for a long time. This place is really a good place to take a nap.
Lying on the chair, the girl covered herself with a light blanket and took a sweet nap.
The summer breeze blows slightly, and the chirping of cicadas can be heard from the branches in the distance.
A few days later in the afternoon, Sylutia was sitting in the room reading a book. He took the time to read Mage Alliance's geographical encyclopedia to learn about the characteristics of various places.
At this moment, there were knocks on the door.
She walked down the stairs, opened the door, and saw Camilla after a long absence.
Princess Blood Clan is looking good now, wearing a pink and white luxurious dress, holding the same luxurious umbrella in her hand, standing in front of the door.
"Long time no see, Hedra." She bowed and saluted with a smile, and her fingertips wearing silk gloves pressed her chest to make the already plump part more visible.
"Camilla." The girl responded with a bit of surprise in her voice.
"Yes." The other party nodded slightly, then put away the umbrella and walked in.
She looked around the inside of the house curiously, seemingly curious about the environment where Hedra lived.
"What are you thinking about?" The girl made some refreshing scented tea for her, brought it over and placed it in front of Camilla.
"I was thinking about how you would decorate your own house." Camilla took the tea from the girl with both hands and placed it in front of him.
"Generally speaking, the decoration style of a house can reflect the personality of the owner." She said slowly while drinking tea.
"Hedra must have been to my room before. I prefer luxurious decoration, but I'm lazy. If I don't have a servant to help clean it, it will be messy." She said slightly distressed.
If it were in the past, this Blood Clan princess would be surrounded by maids, so she would naturally have no shortage of people to help clean up. But now, in order to ensure that her Blood Clan identity is not exposed, she did not hire any maids or servants.
"What you said reminds me of what Aurora said before. She didn't like others to interfere in her life, so she chose to use Doll to help herself." Speaking of this, Sylutia thought of something, went back upstairs, and took down the Black Kite Doll "that was on the bedside."
"This is the Doll I got from participating in the Rorick Academy Silver Bell Festival. Now it has the gem of my set memory embedded in it. She can do some simple housework independently, such as cleaning, making the bed, etc."
"Give it to Camilla. It should be able to help you solve a lot of housework."
"This--" Camilla originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing that Hedra had embedded part of her action memory, she wanted it very much. It was as if she was holding that Doll, just like holding a small Sylutia.
"Thank you." After struggling for a few seconds, Camilla nodded and took the Doll, holding it in his arms.
Afterwards, Sylutia taught her how to operate this Doll. Seeing this Doll clumsily helping Camilla pour tea and arranging her hair, Camilla liked it even more.
After accepting Doll properly, the two exchanged their experiences during this year of separation.
"With the help of my teacher, I quickly recovered my strength and reached the third level Secret Speech half a year ago." She did not choose Blood Law"Aspect Power, but still followed the Secret Speech"Aspect Power path.
"When I advanced, I chose the ancient Title Page of the Origin Hourglass school. This is the Core Secret Art that is engraved with ancient creatures. It can engrave powerful ancient creatures into Title Page, and use its power in the future, until at a certain stage, it can completely summon its embodied entity."
"My choice is Blood Source Black Lion", which is an extinct Primal Beast and the ancestor of today's lions." After saying that, Camilla came to the open space in the house, placed her fingers lightly on her ears, invisible light spots gathered, and then a huge phantom of Lion, nearly three meters high at the shoulders, emerged behind her.
The giant lion moved forward, its body surrounding Camilla. The huge lion head turned around, and its thick mane leaned against Camilla, as if it were a living creature.
[Blood Source Black Lion](Primal Beast Aspect·Blood Law·Dead Ember)
Primal Beast of Star Beast Era was once the overlord of the earth, ruling over thousands of beasts.
After the display was completed, Camilla waved his wrist, and the huge black lion virtual image instantly turned into a point of light and disappeared.
"Currently I can only use a very small part of Blood Source Black Lion's power. It will probably take Fifth Order before I can initially summon its entity to fight." Camilla introduced what he has learned.
"The reason why I chose this is because my mother gave me a piece of Blood Soul Gem" when I was a child. There is a drop of Blood Source Black Lion's blood sealed in it. Therefore, the Blood Source Black Lion" I engraved will be stronger than the other ancient creatures. If I enter a higher level in the future, I can even summon a complete Blood Source Black Lion."
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"That's amazing~" Sylutia clapped gently and praised it sincerely.
Now Camilla is also curious about Hedra's previous advanced choices.
"My word is Astronomical Clock Page, which is unique to the school." The girl didn't hide anything and told the other party directly.
Then, her hands were slightly clasped in front of her body, and an exquisite silver-blue Astronomical Clock virtual image appeared in front of her chest, and a gorgeous huge dial also appeared behind the girl. The dial also contained small dials with moon phases and sun times, nested layer by layer, complex and gorgeous.
This time it was Camilla's turn to be curious and surprised.
After the two communicated for a while, time passed unknowingly, and it was night in the blink of an eye.
Considering that it was quite far to go out to eat, Sylutia cooked the food himself, while Camilla acted as a deputy, helping Sylutia handle the ingredients.
The two were busy in the kitchen. During this period, Camilla didn't know how to wash vegetables and peel vegetables because she was unfamiliar with them. Fortunately, Xilu Tia patiently guided her and the princess Blood Clan quickly got started.
About an hour later, a sumptuous dinner was prepared. The two of them washed their hands and sat at the dining table.
"Huh, cooking seems not that simple." Camilla recalled the various operating techniques of the girl just now, and felt a little admiration.
"It's not difficult if you just cook it well, but if you want to make it very delicious, it requires experience and mastery of details." Sylutia recalled the scene of learning cooking skills from Bona when he was at the Woodland Alliance. I wonder what happened to everyone in that team now.
"Pan-fried Steak, Cream Omelet, Roasted Baby Potato, Blue-purple Grape, the four items should be enough for us." Among them, the grapes are after-dinner fruits and have no additional processing.
Sitting at the dining table to enjoy dinner together, although the process was dull, Camilla felt a sense of novelty and happiness that she had never had before. It would be great if it could always be like this, she suddenly thought.
But Hedra seems to have a lot of things he wants to do. I'm afraid I can't stay with her all the time, Camilla thought to himself.
As the Blood Clan princess and queen, she is still too weak. If she could control the entire Blood Clan like her sister, she would probably be able to help Hedra a lot. However, in that case, she would be involved in a complicated and fierce battle, and I am afraid that she would also lose the time with Hedra.
After finishing the meal slowly, the two of them cleared the table together, then went to the small balcony on the second floor, leaned on the recliner and watched Stars, and then chatted sentence by sentence, talking about the big and small things in life, and time passed unknowingly.
In the next few days, Sylutia took Camilla to tour the bustling streets of Thetis District, visiting various attractions here, and time passed by.
A week later, Camilla reluctantly said goodbye and returned to the Glass Academy. After that, Sylutia returned to living alone.
During her vacation, she sorted out and summarized the geographical environment, historical folk customs of various regions of the Mage Alliance, and according to the format of these case templates, she began to write Western Mountains's experiences, as well as the history of the development and prosperity of various tribes.
During the writing process, she also encountered many problems that she had never thought of. She had to stop writing halfway, consult a large amount of information, consult professors with experience in this field, and even took the time to return to the Western Mountains to investigate, etc. If this book can be compiled and written, then it will not be a problem for her to be promoted to the fourth level·Secret Speech".
In this way, until the start of school, she had only finished one-third of her book "Western Mountains Observations".
After the new semester started, various courses began one after another, and Xilu Tia had to shift her focus and continue to devote herself to learning.
In this way, until the winter vacation came, she continued to take time to write and go to the Western Mountains to investigate. Such successive visits made her familiar with many people at the City Alliance, especially City Alliance and Grand Guild Master Halsen, I really want Sylutia to take up a position at the City Alliance in the future.
"Hedra, you see we are all so familiar, and you have such a thorough understanding of the size and geography of the Western Mountains. It would be a pity not to come here to develop." The other party told the girl with an affectionate look, and he did not look like the leader of a large organization at all.
"Ahem, President, I know your good intentions, but my future practical responsibilities are not something I can decide on my own." Sylutia had to explain.
"Oh, who decided that?" Halsen also became curious, and his face returned to normal.
"It was appointed by the Thetis Academy's head Academy. The teacher told me half a year ago." The girl shook her head helplessly.
As the chief of the Academy, the core and leading figure among this batch of students, she has privileges that many people cannot imagine, but she also has to bear a lot of responsibilities and cannot make arbitrary decisions.
"Academy?" Halsen thought of that capable old man. When he was a student, he suffered a lot and was scolded by the other party for not being stable enough.
Although nearly forty years had passed, he was still too scared to fight for Hedra, Halsen in front of the old man.
That old man seems to be Seventh Order. Not only is he his past teacher, he can't beat him now, not to mention the psychological shadow left by him.
But over the years, hasn't the other party not stepped forward to take charge of affairs for a long time? Why did he care about a young third-level student this time? Halsen pondered in his mind, feeling more and more that the girl in front of him had an unlimited future.
Suddenly, he thought of something and asked.
"Hedra, which Core Secret Art did you choose when you advanced?"
"Astronomical Clock Page, what's wrong, President?"
"Cough cough cough, it's nothing." Halsen coughed as if he was choking on water.
After a while, he calmed down and looked at the girl with kind eyes.
"Hedra, actually I have always felt that you are very similar to my daughter."
"But isn't the president not married?" The girl raised her head with a puzzled look.
"This is not the point. I mean, if I had a daughter, it would probably be you."
"Well, it just so happens that I have accumulated a lot in my life, but it's a pity that I don't have a good student to pass it on. How about Hedra, as my half-apprentice, pass on the academic secrets that I have studied all my life."
"President, you are still very young. It won't be a problem for you to live for another forty years. There is no need to be so anxious." The girl shook her head slightly.
"That's what I said, but I don't know when I will meet an outstanding child like you again." He said with regret.
"Well, I know you want to finish writing the book Chronicle of Observations as soon as possible. When I graduated, I also visited many places on my own and had a lot of experience. I can guide you. As long as you write my name at the end of the book as a contributor and assister, what do you think?"
"This----"
It's not that Sylutia looks down on the president. Although he is a bit unruly, his actual methods are still very strong. He can be trusted by the Mage Alliance and manage City Alliance in an orderly manner. This shows that he is not as frivolous as he seems.
However, such a Sixth Order master Mage, who is also the highest leader of the City Alliance, is only written at the end of the page as a facilitator and contributor. Is it a bit neglectful, or does it make people mistakenly think that this is the real author of the book, and she is only in name and has not contributed much.
Although there are some worries and doubts, if you reject the other party because of these, it would be a bit of a villain's heart to judge a gentleman's heart."
"Okay, but you have to allow me to visit the archives of the City Alliance" and gain the right to visit the elders of the local tribes. The current records alone are not enough. I want to ask the elders of those tribes personally to understand the past of this land."
"No problem, Hedra." Halsen patted her chest and agreed, and wrote a letter of recommendation herself so that she could use it in any city where Western Mountains is.
The letter read, "This classmate Hedra is an outstanding student of the Thetis Academy. He has good character and is trustworthy. He is currently preparing to write the history of the Western Mountains. I hope you will give your full assistance. -Western City Alliance "President, Halsen"