Ian flew all the way east, and the journey became more and more difficult. The entire eastern sea area is actually a huge strong magic zone. The highly concentrated magic power not only makes it difficult for ordinary mages to breathe, but also triggers a series of natural disasters such as tsunamis, waterspouts, and thunderstorms.
Therefore, Ian had to turn on "Mana Zone" throughout the process and control the surrounding magic to calm these violent natural phenomena.
"Yami It's a miracle that that kid made it across the sea alive," Ian sighed as he flew. Looking at the ocean that seemed to swallow everything, he really couldn't imagine how a child less than ten years old could survive alone on a small boat for several days.
"However, it was this extreme environment that gave birth to the unique perception skill of 'qi'. If he could not predict the coming waves in advance, he would have been buried in the belly of the fish long ago."
After flying for several hours, Ian did not go directly to Land of the Sun, but landed on an isolated island.
As soon as he landed, he felt the violent magic power fluctuation coming from the ground.
"Gnome?"
He did not hide his aura and directly released a trace of magical pressure.
Soon, the ground began to tremble, and several figures emerged from the ground.
These people are short and stocky, with long, thick beards.
"It's Dwarves," Ian recognized these creatures, which surprised him. He originally thought that there were only four intelligent races in this world: humans, elves, Demons and gods/angels. He didn't expect that there was also Dwarves.
"Human? Why are you here?" The leader Dwarves stared at Ian with hostile eyes.
"I'm here for adventure," Ian replied calmly, "Where is this place?"
"This is our home, humans. Now, get out, or don't blame us for being rude!"
Ian ignored the other party's threats, but looked at them carefully.
"Your magic... is strange. It's earthy, but that's not unusual. What's strange is that it seems to resonate with the earth itself."
"The resonance... it's like you are part of the earth."
"Who are you?" Leader Dwarves asked warily.
"I am the Magic Emperor of Ian, Clover Kingdom."
"Magic Emperor?"
"Yes. Now, I have a few questions to ask you."
In the next few minutes, Ian "friendly" communicated with this group of Dwarves. After showing the absolute power gap, the Dwarves became very cooperative.
Ian learned that this race has been living underground since ancient times. They are good at forging and earth magic, and are known as the darlings of the earth.
However, hundreds of years ago, they were massacred and expelled by humans, and were forced to flee to these remote islands and live an isolated life.
"This is very similar to what happened to Elves," Ian thought to himself, "It seems that humans in this world are not friendly to non-human races."
"Do you know anything about 'Ancient Magical Civilization'?" Ian asked.
"Are you talking about the legendary 'Wizard Sage' era?" the leader of Dwarves asked.
"Wizard Sage?"
"Yes. That happened a long time ago. Legend has it that in that era, there was a sage with infinite wisdom and power. He unified all magic and created a brilliant civilization."
"He taught all races to coexist peacefully and explore the mysteries of magic together. It was a golden age for all races."
"What happened next?"
"Then there was a great war. The sage sacrificed himself in order to save the world. Since then, civilization collapsed, and the races began to hate each other, which eventually evolved into what it is now."
Ian nodded. This is basically consistent with the information he obtained from the Heart Kingdom.
The so-called "Wizard Sage" is probably the pioneer whom First Wizard King admires, and the person who created the prototype of Grimoire.
"Do you have any relics from that era here?"
"Yes. There is a statue of a sage enshrined in our holy place."
"Take me to see it."
Under the leadership of Dwarves, Ian came to a temple deep underground.
In the center of the temple stands a huge stone statue. The statue depicts an old man wearing a robe and holding a staff. His face is kind and wise, and his eyes seem to be able to see through time and space.
What concerned Ian the most was that the statue held a stone book in its hands.
There was a strange symbol engraved on the cover of the book: a circle with a tree wrapped inside it.
"World Tree?" Ian's pupils shrank.
This symbol is very similar to the symbol he saw in Akashic Records representing Multiverse.
This means that this "Wizard Sage" is probably also a time traveler, or at least has come into contact with the knowledge of Multiverse.
"Interesting, so interesting."
Ian walked to the statue and reached out to touch the stone book.
Buzz!
The stone book suddenly emitted a ray of light, and a line of text appeared in the air.
It was a type of writing that Ian had never seen before, but he could instantly understand its meaning.
"To those who come after me: If you can see this message, it means you also have 'that' power."
"Don't trust the gods. They are thieves and liars."
"Go to Elysium, where my true legacy lies."
"That's the key to 'Source'."
After the information dissipated, Shi Shu regained his composure.
Ian stood there and didn't speak for a long time.
"Source..."
This word has a special meaning in Wizarding World. It represents the origin of all magic and is also the ultimate pursuit of all mages.
If the sage really left the key to Source, then the value of Elysium will far exceed the expectations of Ian.
"It seems that we must go this time."
Ian turned to look at leader Dwarves: "Thank you for your cooperation. In return, I can help you improve your living environment."
He waved his wand and cast several large [Fertility Charm] and [Resource Regeneration Charm].
The barren island instantly became full of life, and the mineral veins were replenished.
Dwarves people looked at all this with their mouths open, and then they all knelt on the ground and praised Ian as "the sage of the new era."
Ian flew away from the island without making any further stops.
His goal is still Land of the Sun.
Now that he knows that Elysium has a valuable treasure, he must make complete preparations.
Land of the Sun's "qi" skills and unique magic system may become another trump card in his hand.
"I hope I won't be disappointed there."
Ian looked at the faintly visible outline of the continent in the distance and sped up the flight speed.