There was a legend in this world: at the very center of Legendary Continent stood Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain, and atop it was a magic teleportation array leading to the moon.
Whoever could reach the summit of Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain and light the magic teleportation array would gain command of the endless riches upon the moon.
There was also a legend that the Everlasting Glory Empire's imperial family descended from magicians who had returned to Earth from the moon, which was why they had been able to establish the strongest empire on Legendary Continent—though some claimed they had been the guardian knights of the ancient Moon Empire's magicians. After the magicians vanished, the knights became kings.
In Moon Language, the word "Mula Gaoding" itself meant "Moonlight's Guardian Knight."
Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain lay at the border where the Everlasting Glory Empire, Blue Dragon Empire, and Icefield Kingdom met. No one currently knew just how tall the mountain was, because no one had ever reached its summit. Not even dragon riders capable of flying ten thousand meters into the sky could do so.
It was said that even its mountainside rose beyond ten thousand meters, where enormous storms raged year-round. Even dragon riders would be destroyed by those storms.
Thus, though the legend had endured here for thousands of years, not a single dragon rider had ever reached the summit of Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain.
Suppressing his excitement, Liszt said calmly, "A Ke, if I'm not mistaken, this is Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain. The flying magic array beneath our feet is the teleportation array leading to the moon."
"Moonlight Guardian Knight Mountain really exists, Brother. Does that mean there really may be humans on the moon?"
"Very likely. I never believed in legends before, but the facts have proven that