Arcane Journey

Chapter 387 The Way of the Lion
"Boom!"

In the depths of the dark underground passage, accompanied by the sound of buildings collapsing, the smoke and dust filled the air like billowing waves.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, Brian's figure appeared on the periphery of the ruins of the floating city, and the last surviving building of the city ruins also turned into ruins with his departure, and will eventually be completely forgotten by the world .

As for the books, scrolls, manuscripts, and many research materials on the Felin Mokui in the library, Brian naturally took them all for himself.

He had a premonition that these materials preserved by Grand Arcanist Ellando would be the key to his future fight against Falin Mokui.

"In fact, there are still a lot of hidden folding spaces in the floating city of Ellando. As a great arcanist in the field of creation, he has created worlds, half-planes and dimensional spaces. It is the entire period of Netheril, and no great arcanist can compare with it."

The idea of ​​the golden dragon Paralandasque sighed in Brian's mind:

"Unfortunately, with the collapse of the magic net, the fall of the sun god Amagna Tower, and the changes of the years, in this floating city, except for the library I guarded, the other demiplanes have disappeared in time and space."

Brian also nodded slightly regretfully.

Because in the library, among the magic books he found, there was very little knowledge about creating demiplanes.

Obviously, there should be many spaces similar to the library in this floating city, but they have completely disappeared.

In the process of leaving the ruins of the City of Glory and preparing to go to Candlekeep, the golden dragon Paralandasque, like a historical narrator, told him about the past of the Netheril period.

"I was fortunate enough to experience the golden age of Nether. During this period, not only countless arcanists emerged, but most of them had their own floating cities."

"Your Excellency Iolum's original intention of creating the floating city was just to avoid threats from the ground and allow the Netherese to live in peace. Ironically, his floating city technology not only caused serious internal conflicts in Netheril. Class divisions, divided into Upper Netheril and Lower Netheril, are gradually being swallowed up by the ambitions of the great arcanists who are full of power..."

"The year of gloom, the final chapter of the era of Netheril. It was also the era when the genius Karthus radiated brilliance, but under his light, some great arcanists still left traces of their own history."

"Such as the notorious 'Baron of Fear', the ruthless tyrant, the slayer, Olustin, who rules the United City, and is also the great arcanist who first joined the magic sunflower camp, the legendary treasure handed to him by the magic sunflower elder, let him Seated the position of the consul of Lianzhong City, because those who dissatisfied with him were killed, at least tens of thousands of souls died under his rule..."

"But in the end, Olusdin was killed by an unknown arcanist whose strength had reached a high level legend, and that great arcanist only used a nine-ring spell 'Nonar Fireball' to kill the tyrant .”

Unknown Grand Arcanist?

Brian was startled, and then asked curiously:

"If my predictions are correct, isn't the Nonar fireball technique the first version of the three-ring fireball technique? It is said that the great arcanist Nonar invented the fireball technique. The original fireball technique is more violent and has a ridiculously high damage limit, but Now spellcasters who rely on the magic net can only learn and release the castrated version of the weakened fireball."

In his Austrian Fire, he obtained this nine-ring spell due to the fusion of the golden dragon ghost. Although he has not released it personally to feel the power of this spell, it only consumes three times the ordinary nine-ring spell from the spell. The arcane energy can be used to judge the power of the spell.

"That's right." Paralandask nodded slightly:
"As a legendary spellcaster, I have transformed into a human form, traveled to the floating cities of many great arcanists, and mastered many first-version spells from the Netheril period. If you try to use the wild magic that wanders in the wilderness, you will only be backlashed."

"That's true." Brian nodded in agreement:
"After all, in this era, with the existence of the magic net, it becomes easier for the caster to release spells. But after reaching a certain level, they will find that the magic net has become a shackle. If they don't break it, they will never be able to have it. A strength comparable to that of a god."

This is also the goal he has been pursuing since he became a great arcanist.

After Ms. Sirinxi taught him the mysteries of magic, Brian gradually realized that if he understood the mysteries of magic thoroughly, and then cooperated with the plug-in arcane fire to break the shackles, it was only a matter of time for him.

"But you are different. The Austrian Fire you have is completely equivalent to a reduced version of the magic net. It can be said to be a self-contained system and will never be restricted by these things. If there is a chance, I will teach you all these first-version spells. .” Jin Long replied.

"Let's talk about it later." Brian was a little lost in interest:

"Right now, the most important thing we should consider is how to thwart Ms. Lost's plan. Otherwise, when the Shadow Demon Net replaces the Magic Net, this vengeful god will never let go of someone like me who was opened by Goddess Mystra. spellcaster."

"That's right." Jin Long nodded solemnly, and then said in puzzlement:

"Since the situation has become so serious, why did you let your only helper, the ghost prince Brenas, leave. With the help of this archivist, we found the 'Earth Prophet' Asindor and Amanata Isn't the chance of the Holy Grail even greater?"

"He has more important tasks to do." Brian replied. After leaving the library space, he met the ghost prince, and then briefly told about the situation about the Lost Lady's plan, and the two separated. went.

"Through the vision of the madman Orgasila, I learned that the followers of the Lost Lady have carried the Nether scrolls in the form of beech wood, and they are hiding near the Sea of ​​Shadows to perform terrible dark rituals. The city of Sultanza Just floating in the sky above the Shadow Sea." He expressed his thoughts to Jinlong:

"That's why I handed Ellando all the detailed information and research on Felin Mokui to him, so that Brenas can send it to the High King Telamante. In this way, when we face When it comes to the followers of the Lost Lady, there is no such thing as the most vexing threat, the Felin Mokui."

"Much more shrewd than I imagined, it seems that my vision is still good." Jin Long commented unexpectedly, and then said with a little worry, "Of course, let the City of Shadows help you hold Felin Mokui, we You can deal with the followers of the Lost Lady with peace of mind, but...why are you so sure that the people in the City of Shades will definitely attack Felin Mokui."

"Because this is the last chance to eliminate the Felin Mokui. The Supreme King Telamante, who has been planning secretly for thousands of years, will never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity without the interference of other internal forces."

While sensing the location of Candlekeep through teleportation magic, Brian explained to the golden dragon:

"Besides, it was the High King's responsibility for Felin Mokui to escape from the Forbidden Wall of Sharon on a large scale. After he returned to the material world after driving the City of Shadows, in order to learn more about these ancient monsters, he did not hesitate to open them on the Forbidden Wall of Sharon. A gap, trying to enter the interior to study how to deal with the secret of Feilin Mokui, and it was what he did back then that led to today's situation, and he will definitely not sit idly by because of this."

In fact, there was another reason why Brian didn't tell Paralandusk.

That is, in the research material on Felin Mokui that he sent to Brenas, he also put all the information he collected in the game world of his previous life into it.

These materials are exactly how to find the "memory tower" of Felin Mokui's mother nest after sneaking into the Forbidden Wall of Sharon.

He believes that with the strength of the Supreme King Telamante, it is not difficult to find the memory tower.

Once he was allowed to find the memory tower of the Felin Mokui, the Felin Mokui wandering in the Ennook Desert would desperately return to the Forbidden Wall of Sharon to ensure the safety of the memory tower.

Otherwise, when the memory tower is destroyed, they are like the great arcanists whose magic net collapsed and finally ushered in their extinction.

At this time, Brian didn't have much energy to deal with the Felin Mokui. He could only secretly pray that when he stopped the followers of the Lost Lady, the Supreme King Telamante would seize this opportunity and wipe out the Felin Mokui in one fell swoop. sunflower.

In this case, at least half of the goal he had promised in front of Iolum was accomplished.

During the conversation, Brian had locked onto the location of Candlekeep on the coast of the Sword Coast.

With the flickering light of the teleportation circle, he opened a portal and disappeared in place.

After a whirlwind, Brian found himself on a muddy dirt road.

Apparently, there had been heavy rain here, and although the rain had stopped at this moment, the dark clouds were still densely covered.

He saw ahead a small road branching off from the main road and extending towards the sea.

A crow stands majestically on a sloping wooden pole with two arm-shaped signs, one reading 'Lion's Way' and the other 'Candlekeep'.

Brian knew that Candlekeep, the palace of knowledge, stood at the end of the Lion's Way, on a volcanic cliff overlooking the sea.

No one can reach Candlekeep directly by teleporting a magic circle or by flying. One must, like a devout believer, walk through the Lion's Road step by step and reach the end, in order to prove one's attitude towards knowledge.

Brian is no exception.

"It is said that Candlekeep was once the home of the 'Prophet of the Earth' Asindor, and the great prophet's predictions about the future are still preserved in the great library in the castle, and his traces can only be found here. "

The will of the golden dragon Paralandasque left the arcane fire, and returned a few seconds later, seeming to have swam all over the coast of the Sword Coast, and exclaimed in pleasant words, "It feels so good to be free, it's simply unbelievable, I didn't expect that I was trapped for a thousand years, and the world has changed so much..."

Bryan ignored his soliloquy and walked on the Lion's Way to Candlekeep.

To his surprise, after walking two steps, he saw a man in ragged clothes leading a leopard coming from under the big tree beside the road.

Brian found that the other party's goal was very clear, and it was aimed at him.

This person looks no different from a beggar, his face is very rough, which is caused by the wind and sun all year round, his hair is thick gray, his eyes are wrinkled, although he is six feet tall and stout, he walks like a stone. A little hunchback, looks a lot shorter from a distance.

The ascetic monk among the monks.

Brian probably guessed the true identity of the ascetic monk.

"Mr. Bryan, under the orders of Master Savicas, Badrick has been waiting for a long time again." He clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to Brian and said, "Please."

His hands were large and callused, with dirt under his nails.

In addition, he has the largest pair of feet that Brian has ever seen on a human being. Those feet seem to have never worn shoes, and they are covered with black and hard calluses.

"Thank you." Brian nodded slightly and replied.

He was not surprised that Master Savikarin of Candlekeep knew that he was coming in advance.

After all, Sylvie LS Vikas is a lawful neutral tiefling archmage, one of the most famous wise men in Candlekeep, and an expert in the outer planes.

So, led by Badrick, the two of them and a leopard headed towards Candlekeep along a winding path.

The Lion's Road is not a flat road, but mainly dominated by dark swamps and steep mountains.

The land here is low-lying and damp, covered with a blue-gray sky, full of barren dunes and salt marshes, and the road sometimes disappears among the weeds and tidal puddles, only to reappear after a few hundred meters.

If it wasn't for Badrick leading the way ahead, Brian even had the illusion that he would definitely get lost.

It stands to reason that facing such a harsh environment, as a spellcaster, Brian can deal with everything here with just a few simple spells.

However, what made him a little depressed was that the ascetic monk who led the way told him that convenient magic could not test a person's devotion to knowledge.

This made Brian immediately understand the real purpose of the other party waiting for him here.

Thinking that the main task of his trip was to borrow the books of Candlekeep and look for the traces of the Prophet of the Earth, he could only follow the footsteps of Balderick like an ordinary person.

At this moment, Brian finally understood why Badrick walked barefoot.

Because the ground was very soft, Balderick had to beat with a wooden stick in some places to ensure that he could stand before moving on.

In this way they crossed a dozen gentle creeks where frogs and crickets lived and terns glided high above the bay.

Once, a crocodile about five meters suddenly jumped out from the swamp they were passing by, and the leopard following Badrick suddenly jumped onto the back of the crocodile, piercing the crocodile with sharp fangs. Scale armor, instant kill on the spot.

Seeing this scene, Brian couldn't help sighing secretly: a good crocodile will end up with a leopard.

(End of this chapter)