Chapter 175
Xie Juanhan gripped his hand tightly and said, "Believe me, you are much more important to me than you think."
Telingewei said softly, "Me too. Words can't express how important you are to me."
==========Author's Note:=========
It won't end so soon, there are still 200,000 to 300,000 words left for the ending and happy life, hehe!
Thanks to the quirky little girl for the two mines, and thanks to cc for not being jealous and Nanzhi for the mines!
Chapter 175 [VIP]
"Meow--"
A huge Griffin, its back covered in fluffy fur, spread its wings and soared above the grassland.
It was nearing autumn, and the grass on the Kaonielin Plain had grown taller than an average human waist.
From their vantage point high above, all they could see was an endless sea of grass.
In addition, the meandering rivers in the grassland gently divide the vast grassland into several parts, and then converge in the distance, flowing together to more distant lakes or oceans.
Xie Juanhan rode on the back of the giant dragon and took out a small piece of paper to check the coordinates in Harper's and the others' memories.
Local coordinates do not use latitude and longitude lines, but rather magical coordinates.
Xie Juanhan didn't know how other mages or adventurers could determine these coordinates at a glance, but he certainly couldn't.
Looking down at the vast sea of grass, if it weren't for the sun to guide him, he would hardly be able to tell which way was which.
He looked down at the dragon.
The dragon flew slowly, even lagging behind the Griffin by several hundred meters.
Normally, if Telingewei could distinguish coordinates, he wouldn't be so cautious and keep following behind.
"This is getting complicated. Should we go to the nearest city and buy a magic compass?"
Xie Juanhan hugged the dragon's neck and muttered to himself.
The dragon remained silent, only flicking its tail slightly. To reach the nearest city, it would need to calculate the directions.
Just then, the Griffin in front let out a high-pitched cry, "Awoo--"
Xie Juanhan called out, "Found the place! Where is it?"
"Aww!"
"Right down there?" Xie Juanhan looked down at the sea of grass below. "Is it?"
The winds of late summer and early autumn blew across the grassland, creating ripples.
Beneath the green grass was still grass; there was nothing different about it.
Just as Xie Juanhan was hugging the dragon's neck and lowering his head to take a closer look, Nibote couldn't stand it any longer.
It swooped down, carrying the fluffy creatures on its back, and used its huge wings to fan the wind, blowing the grass to both sides.
After all the grass underground had flattened, they finally saw the stones exposed beneath the grass.
Those stones are deep underground. Even those that are slightly above the ground are only three or four centimeters higher, not even as high as a person's knee.
No wonder we can't see it from above.
After finding the stone circle, Nibote turned to Xie Juanhan and Telingewei with a smug look. "Meow."
Xie Juanhan exclaimed in delight, "Nibote, you actually found it! You Griffin truly live up to your reputation as a race of the grasslands!"
Nibote's tail wagged. "Meow!"
Xie Juanhan jumped off the dragon's back, parted the grass, and examined each stone.
He soon discovered that there were more stones underneath than he had imagined.
The stones form a stone array, somewhat resembling a pattern pieced together.
There was so much grass around them that no matter how they parted it, they couldn't see what was underneath.
Telingewei transformed back into human form at some point.
He put his arm around Xie Juanhan's shoulder and said, "Burn the grass first, then look at the stone pattern underneath."
Xie Juanhan looked around at the almost endless grass. "Now?"
Telingewei: "I'll give it a try."
"Wait!" Xie Juanhan grabbed him. "We can't burn it like this, it's too dangerous. Let's cut off a piece of fireproof material and bring it out first."
Xie Juanhan transformed back into his dragon form and flew into the air.
He manipulated the wind to cut the grass below, just like he used to harvest rice.
Xie Juanhan flew to a spot a kilometer away, using the location where Telingewei and the others were standing as the center, and began cutting grass.
When he started cutting, he discovered familiar stones underneath.
He flew to a place two kilometers away, where there were also rocks below.
The rocks below didn't disappear until they were five kilometers away.
Xie Juanhan that this must be a huge and magnificent magic circle.
Xie Juanhan used Telingewei and his group as the center and roughly drew a circle with a radius of five kilometers.
Telingewei transformed back into a dragon, flew into the air and unleashed Dragon Flame, burning all the weeds within Xie Juanhan's designated area.
The magic circle beneath slowly emerged from the enormous, trembling, black-smoking flames.
Below was actually a massive magic circle with a diameter of ten kilometers!
This magic circle was enormous; it wasn't drawn with ink or potions, but with huge stones.
Those boulders were deeply embedded in the soil, with only a short section protruding from them.
As the debris above burned away, the jade-white stones shimmered in the sunlight, forming a huge and magnificent magic circle.
It is so solemn and beautiful that it seems to be a building constructed by some Ancient God or Ancient Spirit society, rather than a product of existing civilization.
Xie Juanhan stared wide-eyed in surprise.
He could hardly believe that such a massive magic circle could be so intricate.
"May our ancestors bless us," Xie Juanhan muttered, mimicking a local saying. "No wonder this magic circle can be used by dragons, it's amazing!"
Telingewei: "It shouldn't have been built by my mother; she was just one of the maintainers. This magic circle has a very strong style of the first gods."
Xie Juanhan: "You can tell?"
Telingewei nodded. "The magic circles built by different races differ quite a bit."
"Indeed," Xie Juanhan exclaimed. "You're also an expert in constructing magic arrays, you should know this very well."
Thinking of this, Xie Juanhan recalled Telingewei's mother.
Telingewei must have inherited the other's talent, which is why he is exceptionally Spiritual Qi in constructing magic circles.
Xie Juanhan stared at the magic circle in front of him and asked the question that concerned him most, "Is this magic circle still usable?"
Telingewei was examining the magic circle when he heard this, and his expression became somewhat strange. "Yes, it's possible, but it's rather special."
What special law?
"Look here," Telingewei pointed to one of the stones, "This is a magic stone. It has markings on it, and the lower half is noticeably darker than the upper half."
"Yes," Xie Juanhan nodded, "And then?"
Telingewei's expression was one of confusion. "It doesn't seem to operate through Demonic Core, but rather it's constantly absorbing the Magic Power of heaven and earth. Or rather, the magical runes engraved on it have made it itself into a kind of Demonic Core- like object."
Telingewei frowned, trying to explain to Xie Juanhan, "It needs to absorb magical elements from nature until it's fully charged before it can restart."
Upon hearing this, Xie Juanhan blurted out, "Isn't this just charging?"
This time it was Telingewei's turn to be surprised. "What?"
Xie Juanhan explained to Telingewei what charging and batteries are.
Telingewei gradually realized. "This magic circle certainly doesn't seem to be a local product; it might originate from another civilization."
Xie Juanhan: "It's very possible. Since it's a spatial passage, it may have obtained technology from other timelines."
Xie Juanhan looked at the enormous magic circle before him, his eyes filled with emotion.
In his initial plan, they would ideally find a relatively safe and accurate spacetime node, and then rely on the dragon's own powerful strength to break through that spacetime node.
Now, with a massive magic circle left behind by an Ancient God, things are much simpler than he imagined.
The magic circle they can use normally after some maintenance is much more convenient than them having to independently research, design, and build a magic circle from scratch.
It's truly a blessing from heaven.
Xie Juanhan touched the huge stone of the magic circle. "How long will it take for this magic circle to fully charge?"
After a quick mental calculation, Telingewei said, "At most two hundred years."
"So long?" Xie Juanhan touched the stone. "Let's think of a way to actively speed up this process."
They found the magic circle and also checked the reliable spatial nodes.
Telingewei transformed into a giant dragon, Xie Juanhan on its back, and flew towards the cabin in the Magic Forest.
Nibote, carrying the other family members on his back, followed behind with difficulty, flapping his wings.
Their entire family's entourage alarmed the intelligent creatures of the Magic Forest.
Soon news spread through the Magic Forest that Lord Silver Dragon had found his way home and was heading back to his "Inner Land".
Most intelligent beings in the Magic Forest knew that the powerful Silver Dragon had appeared suddenly.
Now that they suddenly heard he was leaving, the intelligent beings had no doubt about the news's veracity.
Everyone felt like the sky had fallen.
The Weaving Fairies were the first to emerge from the Magic Forest riding deer, carrying gifts, and asking tearfully, "Lord Silver Dragon, are you really going back? We don't want you to leave."
Xie Juanhan stood at the doorway, looking at the rows of tearful weaving Weaving Fairies sitting on the deer, and took a deep breath. "Nothing of the sort, that's just a rumor."
The Weaving Fairies, clutching their little handkerchiefs, looked up and exclaimed, "Ah?!"
Xie Juanhan: "Really, even if I were to go back, it would only be to take Telingewei and the others back to visit their families, not to never come back."
The Weaving Fairies burst into tears of joy:
"Very good!"
"The forest is full of rumors that you're not coming back! It scared us to death!"
"Without you and Lord Dragon, how chaotic the Magic Forest would be!"