Arcane Journey

Chapter 362 Ancient Ruins: Harendas Ruins

On the second day after dealing with the affairs of the territory, Brian was preparing to enter a closed state and start studying magic. A piece of news that pleased him unexpectedly disrupted his plan.

After receiving this news, he opened a portal almost without thinking, appearing in the demiplane located in the ether world.

The moment he arrived at the demiplane, Brian was attracted by a battle that was about to end.

He saw the four legendary giant spirits of the demiplane, with various magical energy shining around them, cleaning up the huge number of spirit world beetles that had turned into bright purple clouds.

There is no doubt that this is almost a one-sided massacre.

The earth djinn manipulated the gravity of the demiplane, causing all the predators of the spirit world who rushed in through the etheric membrane to fall to the ground one after another, and then were engulfed by the sea of ​​fire erupted by the fire djinn.

The wind djinn and the water djinn respectively cast blizzards and tornadoes that are comparable to legendary spells, raging wildly among the huge group of astral beetles.

In just a moment, the group of predators from the spiritual world, attracted by the surging magical energy, was wiped out by the four giant spirits.

Seeing Brian's arrival, the four giant spirits who had ended the battle immediately greeted them.

After Brian learned about their situation in detail, he walked straight to the center of the demiplane without wasting any more time.

The main reason why he came here was to check the changes in the plane.

Half a year ago, he obtained from the ruins of the star elves the magic half-plane 'Hildeyou' that these elves had devoted all their efforts to making. Deyou''s power is directed to the demiplane of Mizusawa Fairy, allowing the two to fuse together to form a brand new world.

After all, the half-plane of the star elves 'Hildeyou' was not created through legendary spells, but a high-level elf spell released by the high-level star elf mages with the help of the power of the stars, creating a pure magic condensed The demiplane formed.

Therefore, its location is neither in the astral world nor in the etheric plane, just like a rootless weed, it can be easily absorbed by the demiplane of Mizusawa Fairy.

Half a year has passed, Fairy Mizusawa has absorbed this huge amount of magical energy, and gradually wakes up from her deep sleep.

That's why the moment he received Myrcella's message, he immediately put down all the affairs at hand and rushed over.

You must know that whether it is the demiplane itself or the magical energy it contains, it is the energy base that he wants to use as the power source of the floating city in the future.

The improvement of Mizusawa Fairy's strength means that he can use the secret energy core to absorb more energy from the demiplane, so he can't be sloppy.

Besides, this is the key to whether he can save the small world.

Through the battle between the four giant spirits and the predators of the spirit world, Brian had roughly guessed the specific situation of the demiplane. De You's plan was very successful.

As the saying goes, you can see the whole leopard at a glance. Although he has not seen Mizusawa Fairy herself at this moment, he can only see the general idea from the changes of the four elemental giant spirits.

With the growth of the demiplane and the improvement of Mizusawa Fairy's strength, the four elemental giants have also benefited one after another. Not only have they mastered the use of god-like power, but their respective strengths have also been greatly improved.

For example, among the four giant spirits, the water giant spirit, which is already the strongest, broke through to the high legend in one fell swoop because of this change, and the strength of the other three giant spirits also remained above the medium legend.

Otherwise, they wouldn't look so relaxed when they slaughtered the predators of the spirit world.

The only thing that makes Brian feel a little pity is that these four giant spirits have been completely bound to the demiplane of Mizusawa Fairy, and it is difficult to summon them to the main material world to assist Own.

Of course, compared to the growth of the demiplane, this small defect seems to be dispensable to Brian.

Brian, who was floating in mid-air, carefully observed the situation on the demiplane.

First of all, he felt that the area of ​​the demiplane had been greatly improved. Originally, it only had an area as large as three or four squares, and it was already comparable to a medium-sized city in the material world.

And feeling the changes brought about by the free magical energy in the air, Brian can also see that the space of the demiplane is still growing continuously.

As for how far it can grow, even he himself can hardly guess.

When he came to the area in the center of the demiplane that looked like a primitive jungle, he floated down to the ground, quietly feeling the rich natural energy in the air, and continued on his way.

The jungle that protects the obelisk looks very old, with lush trees everywhere.

At the farthest point of his sight, he saw an oak tree tens of meters tall.

If it hadn't been known for a long time about the lifespan of the demiplane, it would even make people suspect that this is a big tree that has grown for at least a hundred years.

At the same time, the thin mist in the air made Brian keenly aware that the mist not only affects the mind and produces hallucinations, but can also mislead the intruders, making them permanently lost in the forest in the role.

He observed carefully and found that it was not man-made, but formed naturally.

He put away his surprised expression, didn't waste any time, and moved on.

As the fog in the forest became heavier, he vaguely heard the sound of clear laughter coming from the depths of the forest.

Brian's expression changed, and he followed the direction of the sound, cast detection magic, and was surprised to see four attractive and charming figures frolicking.

Their appearance looks a bit like elves, wearing beautiful long skirts in red, yellow, and green, and their graceful bodies are full of indescribable charm.

"I didn't expect a dryad to appear here." Brian muttered to himself, and he looked away without disturbing them.

Dryads are beautiful darlings bred by nature, and the appearance of dryads means that this demiplane has truly entered a self-circulating mode.

Thinking of this, Brian thought that if he had time, he might be able to hire some high-level druids to teach the dryads professional skills and natural magic.

In this way, these dryads can activate the surrounding trees through their innate abilities and affinity for nature, turning them into treants with wisdom and fighting power, and guarding the demiplane together.

As he got closer to the center of the lake, Brian gradually felt a strong breath of life.

The active magical energy in the air even caused the arcane energy consumed in his arcane fire to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When Brian came to the small island in the center of the demiplane, Myrcella had already stood there, waiting for him for a long time.

To his surprise, he did not see the figure of Mizusawa Fairy.

"How?" Brian followed Myrcella's footsteps and asked into the room.

"Everything is going very well." Myrcella replied, although she said so, but Brian saw Mizusawa Fairy still in a deep sleep in the room.

"This power is too huge, and she couldn't accept it for a while." As if sensing his doubts, Myrcella explained to him, "So, I set up a magic circle for her to let her pass through the deep sleep, to gradually absorb the remaining energy."

"If she absorbs all this power." Brian looked thoughtfully at Mizusawa Fairy, who looks like a Sleeping Beauty, and said, "To what extent will her strength be improved?"

In his opinion, only by raising the strength of Fairy Mizusawa to the realm of demigods can he hope to save the small world that was targeted by ancient evils.

"I'm not sure about that either." Myrcella shook her head slightly, "I just checked her condition, and although the power of the demiplane 'Hildey' has indeed brought about earth-shaking changes in her, I think If you want to break through to the demigod realm, I'm afraid it won't work."

Hearing Myrcella's answer, Brian didn't show any disappointment.

Obviously, this was something he had expected a long time ago.

Although Mizusawa Fairy possesses god-like power and does not rely on the power of a true god of faith, the hurdle of demigod is by no means something that can be passed casually.

"Let's go, let's go back first." Brian glanced at Mizusawa Fairy, who was sleeping peacefully, and waved to Myrcella, wrapped in the light of the magic circle, and disappeared in place.

"Do you already have other plans in mind?" Myrcella couldn't help asking after returning to the wizard's tower.

"That's right." Brian nodded slightly, and smiled, "Do you still remember the last time when two Felin Mokui broke into the demiplane?"

"Of course I remember." Myrcella showed a dazed look, but said in doubt, "I just want to use the energy of Felin Mokui to let Fairy Mizusawa break through the demigod realm, I'm afraid it's a bit..."

She didn't continue to speak, but the meaning she wanted to express was obvious.

"You're right." Brian said without hesitation, "I did intend to use the Faerín Mokui, but it wasn't what you said, but I was going to do a bottom-up job and find the Faerín Mokui to hide. At the Memory Tower in the Ennook Desert, completely eliminate this threat."

"I see." Myrcella nodded secretly, and analyzed:

"The power contained in Felin Mokui's mother nest 'Memory Tower' can indeed allow Fairy Mizusawa to break through to the realm of demigods, but I want to..."

"I have my own arrangements for the plan of the Felin Mokui." Brian interrupted her, and instead of saying it directly, he showed a mysterious smile, "After all, if we want to restore the Ennook Desert, we will sooner or later. It’s all to be faced.”

After speaking, he led Myrcella and walked towards the place where the Mithr energy core presented to him by Iolum existed.

The demiplane has resumed operation, so his next step is to prepare to build the floating city.

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At the same time, in the Enook Desert where the sand is flying wildly.

Under the scorching sun, the shadow prince Brenas appeared in the ruins of an ancient ruin.

Brenners looked at the ruins that were about to be submerged in yellow sand, and couldn't help but recall the history he had investigated.

After the glorious and prosperous Netheril was destroyed, the people of the empire fled and successively established the successor kingdom of Netheril in three regions.

They are Noria, Ellens and Harendas.

These kingdoms or city-states continued to exist for centuries after the Netheril Empire disappeared, and then deserts and monsters, even the enemies of Netheril's time, continued to erode these areas, leading to the death of Noria and Egypt. Lance died one after another.

Harendas was the last one to fall in the kingdom inherited from the Netherists.

The location where Brenas appeared at this moment was the ruins of Harendas.

According to the many hidden ancient messages he inquired in the elven city, he learned that in the city of Harundas, a legendary archmage once built a mage tower of his own here.

Later, the mage's tower collapsed during the battle against the Faerim's Sorrel.

According to records, in that battle, an ancient altar appeared above the mage tower to help humans and elves against Felin Mokui.

That altar is Brenners' goal, and it is also a key item to help the people of Shadow City escape the control of the Lost Lady.

Compared with other places, Brenas can clearly notice that the ruins of the mage tower here still have a lot of magic atmosphere, and there are magic runes flowing faintly on some collapsed walls.

While walking among the ruins, Breners even felt that his connection with the magic net had become very weak, as if he had been disturbed by some kind of mysterious force field, and the connection was intermittent.

"What's the situation?" He looked around vigilantly and muttered to himself:

"The mage tower of the ancient archmage... Sure enough, as Brian said, this is not the mage tower of the archmage at all, but the tower of a certain arcanist."

"However, this mage tower has been destroyed for too long." Brenners walked among the ruins, talking to himself, "Even if there are any remaining treasures, they have been scoured by adventurers long ago. Get me to explore."

He thought carefully about what Brian had said to him before leaving.

After failing to detect magic many times in a row, the Shadow Prince stood there in meditation for a moment, turned his palm over, and a bottle of magic potion with faint blue luster appeared in his hand.

This is a bottle of extremely precious detection magic potion.

Any magic and magic items that exist or are hidden in the area poured by this bottle of potion that has reached the legendary quality will reveal their outlines in the darkness.

After using the magic potion, Breners stared nervously at the traces of water flowing in the soil.

A moment passed without any change. He sighed in disappointment. Just as he was about to look away, a sudden change in the corner of his eyes caused his pupils to shrink slightly.

The blue fluorescence in the potion is like faint flash dust, dotted with dots, floating up from the ground, and then sticking to a relatively well-preserved mottled stone wall as if under a strong adsorption force.

Gradually, the silhouettes of the fans were outlined by the blue fluorescent light, faintly, as if they would disappear at any moment.

"Sure enough, there is a secret door, and Brian didn't lie to me!" Brenner's expression was shocked, and there was obvious joy in his eyes.

The purpose of his coming here is not to explore the remaining treasures in the tower of the Great Arcanist, but to decipher the secrets of this tower and find Acindor who was called the "Prophet of the Earth" during the Netheril period. .

This is a sarukh lich with supernatural power disguised as a human archmage, and he has appeared since the people of Netheril learned magic from the elves of Yeerlan.

Although he called himself Alcindor, the Netherese dubbed him the 'Earth Prophet' because his powers allowed him to see what was happening around the world.

The Earth Prophet not only taught the Netherese the secrets of the Arcane Arts, but also appeared to help them many times over the centuries that followed.

His exploits include translating the Netherese Scrolls, exploring the northern Sword Coast, capturing the Well of the Elder Owl, and among his many prophecies and teachings, he also warned the Netherese that the empire would perish at the hands of Karthus .

Brian told him that if he could find the Prophet of the Earth, he would not only get a way to get rid of the control of the Lost Lady, but also learn the secret of how to eliminate the Felin Mokui.

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(End of this chapter)