388: Chapter 119: Encounter with Black Phoenix (Part 1)_1 388: Chapter 119: Encounter with Black Phoenix (Part 1)_1 This barrier must be the one seen earlier, formed by Faran’s Seventh Tower.
Although entering now is easy, if this barrier were in its defensive state, could I still enter with such ease?
It seems Faran’s Holy City is not only the largest city on the Ryuzakinus Continent but also its foremost fortress.
How does Thor Hammer Fort pare with this Holy City of Faran?
Not to mention how powerful the seven Tower Masters, the Holy Sorcerers, are, the mere twelve Faran Paladin divisions are already enough to sweep across the Northernmost Wilderness.
Entering the city, the first thing I saw was the broad streets.
The hundred-meter-wide streets are probably unmatched in any nation’s cities, and yet in Faran, every street is just like this.
The streets are spotlessly clean.
Inside the city, the denser magical aura makes a Mage like Ye Yinzhu feel extremely fortable.
Even my Divine Source Magic Robe seems to be greedily filtering and transforming it.
Upon entering the city center, the hundred Pegasus Knights who had followed Sir Gerard dispersed on their own.
Only Sir Gerard himself rode his Golden Mane Pegasus King at the front, leading the way for the four of us.
Sir Gerard showed no intention of dismounting.
The pace of even the slowest horse was still faster than that of humans, to say nothing of such huge Pegasus.
Thus, having no choice, it was up to Ye Yinzhu, leading Old Mage Yue Hui, and Li Sha with Xiang Luan to keep up with the pace of the Pegasus.
The Pegasus Gate was not adjacent to any of the Holy Towers, or rather, no city gate within Faran’s Holy City was particularly close to a Holy Tower.
The buildings within the Holy City were quite similar, except for the seven tall towers – the structures were mostly uniform.
Along the streets, there were no shops, only some specialized buildings.
The signs on these establishments were mostly reading ‘Place for Picking Up Water Attribute Magic Stones’, ‘Place for Picking Up Fire-Attribute Magic Stones’, ‘Place for Picking Up Armor’, ‘Place for Picking Up Weapons’, and the like.
Yue Hui noticed the confusion in Ye Yinzhu’s heart and whispered, “In Faran, nothing needs to be bought.
As long as you qualify with your level, you can use items that match your rank.
For example, if you are a Blue rank Mage, you can get the most mon magic gemstones here to assist in your cultivation.
The higher the level, the better the magical products you receive.
Faran receives an abundance of wealth from tributes by The Eight Continent Countries every year, more than it can spend.
Life here is surely carefree; all one needs is to focus on their cultivation.
This is why it is called a paradise for Mages.
Of course, when you leave Faran, you are not allowed to take anything acquired here away, and nobody dares to do so.
See, the flat-roofed buildings on both sides are resting places for Faran’s knights.
The peaked buildings are residences for Mages.
Whereas the city is large, it is certainly the simplest on the Ryuzakinus Continent.”
Ye Yinzhu suddenly realized – in such a place that didn’t need to be self-sufficient and was supported by The Eight Continent Countries, how could its structure be anything but simple?
Yet this is a place that holds the strongest power on the entire continent.
Occasionally, a few Mages could be seen walking on the streets; they were mostly deep in thought, ignoring the arrival of the four of us.
Under Sir Gerard’s leadership, the four of us arrived at a flat-roofed building that resembled an inn.
It wasn’t particularly luxurious, but it was very clean.
Sir Gerard halted and dismounted from his Pegasus King, informing us, “Please rest here for now.
There are three days until the start of the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons ranking battle.
Probably by tomorrow, once representatives from all seven nations and Seven Dragon Cities have arrived, a weling ceremony will be held.
You are free to move around the city at will.
The seven Tower Masters have ordered that you can obtain anything you need in the city according to your rank, but please do not leave the Holy City.
Also, do not trespass into the inner city’s defenses; if any issues arise, Faran assumes no responsibility.”
After finishing, Sir Gerard handed some instructions to a servant from The inn who had e out to greet him and left riding his Pegasus King.
The inn was quite large, at least equivalent to a medium-sized hotel in Milan City, but it was eerily quiet inside, with only the four of us as guests.
Arranged by the indifferent service staff, we settled into the second floor.
The four of us gathered in Ye Yinzhu’s room, Xiang Luan plained, “Is this Faran’s way of reception?”
Yue Hui sighed and said, “That’s how Faran has always been.
Your Royal Highness The Princess, please be patient.
For us, the most important thing is the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons ranking battle.
By now, representatives from the different nations must have already arrived but are likely acmodated in different parts of the city.
It would be better for us not to go out these few days.
Although private fighting is not allowed within Faran’s Holy City, it could still be troublesome if we encounter provocations from enemy nations.”
Xiang Luan huffed nonmittally, while Li Sha remained quite calm, her usual pride as a member of the Silver Dragon Clan seemingly vanished upon entering Faran.
We each returned to our rooms to rest.
Barely had Ye Yinzhu sat down when there was a knock at the door.
When I opened it, there stood Li Sha.
After closing the door, Li Sha said, “Yin Zhu, have you noticed anything unusual?”
Ye Yinzhu was stunned for a moment and replied, “Why do you say that?”
Without any courtesy, Li Sha walked straight over and sat down on the only sofa in the room.
“To my knowledge, there are over ten thousand mages in Faran’s Holy City, which is more than the total number of advanced-rank mages from all the countries on the continent bined.
Yet, on our journey here, things seem too quiet.
I mean, we haven’t even seen many patrolling knights, let alone mages.
However, I’ve noticed that the magical aura within the city is extremely intense.”
Ye Yinzhu said, “That’s normal, isn’t it?
Faran is a paradise for mages, and the concentration of magic elements outside the Holy City is already much denser than in other places.
It’s not unusual to have intense fluctuations of magic elements within the city.”
Li Sha shook his head, “No, it’s not that simple.
The elemental fluctuations from Faran’s Seventh Tower are indeed strong, but when we entered the city, I paid close attention and felt that the seal formed by Faran’s Seventh Tower is not stable; it fluctuates between strength and weakness.
There is only one explanation for this—that the magic elements in Faran’s Seventh Tower aren’t stable.
There are only two possible reasons for this: either the magic elements released by Faran’s Seventh Tower are too strong and have reached saturation, or the magic elements being released are insufficient.
I think the latter is more likely.
The seven Tower Masters of Faran would not allow the elements to reach saturation.”
Ye Yinzhu was alarmed, “Are you suggesting that there is a problem with Faran itself?”
Li Sha said, “That’s likely.
Do you remember what Sir Gerard said before he left?
He warned us not to go beyond the inner city’s defenses.
Although this is my first time here, I’ve heard from my predecessors that Faran is divided into an inner city and an outer city.
All of Faran’s Seven Towers are located in the outer city, while the inner city is the most mysterious part of Faran.
Very few can access it, and no one knows what is inside.
It’s said to be the place where evil is sealed.
A deliberate reminder from Sir Gerard coupled with the fluctuating seal of the Holy City due to insufficient energy only proves that something has gone wrong inside Faran.”
Ye Yinzhu wasn’t slow-witted; after hearing Li Sha’s words, he quickly grasped the situation and mused, “Could it be that there really is a problem with the Abyss’s seal, and Faran is urgently repairing it?
With Faran’s formidable power, it’s only in such a scenario that the seal of the Seven Towers could be lacking in mana.
It seems that Faran’s decision to close its borders is not intended to incite conflict among the Seven Kingdoms.”
Ye Yinzhu’s voice was very soft, and Li Sha did not hear him clearly, speaking to himself, “Problems within Faran itself aren’t necessarily bad for us.
At least they won’t have spare resources to assist our enemies.
The only unknown now is the format of this Seven Nations, Seven Dragons ranking battle.
Yin Zhu, have you prepared the magical beast that my grandfather told you to get ready?
That is your greatest advantage as a Foreign Silver Dragon.”
Ye Yinzhu was momentarily taken aback, then remembered that due to his age and status as a Foreign Silver Dragon, he was allowed to bring a magical beast to the petition.
He nodded and said, “I have prepared.
I’ll summon it when it’s time to pete.”
“All right then.
You should get some good rest.
Yue Hui is right.
Faran is too mysterious and powerful—it’s better for us to stay here.
Just mind your own safety.
Don’t try to enter the inner city.
Faran will not treat you kindly just because you represent Silver Dragon City.”
Li Sha left.
Ye Yinzhu, however, sank into thought.
His first thought was to have the magical beast help him in the battle.
He had already decided on the beast to bring when Silver Dragon King, Howard, had said that he could bring a soul-sacrificed beast to the petition.
There were many rank Nine Beasts in Qin City, and even though he could not expose the Behemoth Beast, there were still the Polar Ice Demon Apes.
He could easily bring one over to boast the strength of a rank Nine Beast.
Now, although Zi had fallen into slumber due to his influence, the soul sacrifice of the Polar Ice Demon Apes was given to Dis.
so asking Dis for one to borrow temporarily wouldn’t be unreasonable, would it?
With that in mind, Ye Yinzhu decided to prepare a way out for himself first.
He wasn’t sure what would happen in Faran’s Holy City in the ing time, but amidst the numerous powerful individuals here, he needed to prepare in case of trouble.
Without hesitation, he began to etch a Teleportation Magic Circle Formation on the room’s floor.
Thanks to the abundant magic elements, the etching of the array was pleted much faster than usual.
With this formation, Ye Yinzhu was no longer in a hurry.
Whether it was to subdue a Polar Ice Demon Ape temporarily to serve as his magical beast or to use the formation to leave Faran, it would all bee very easy.
(To be continued…
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