All Heavens: Transfer Students at Hogwarts

Chapter 376 Visitor Pilgrimage

There are still two hours until the floating city rises.

The morning light is twilight, and under a line of land in the sky, the sun is still shy and unwilling to show up. It only dyes the half of the night with hoarfrost, the stars fade, and the waning moon disappears.

A large ship sailing from the eastern sea circled the island and finally docked in the southern harbor, with the flag of Candlekeep ringing.

And the five broken wooden rafts from the northern archipelago followed closely and landed on the beach of the harbor. The kobolds covered in tattered copper and iron beat the earthen pots and sang songs praising the dragon.

Scholars and priests from Candlekeep, who came to pursue knowledge, and kobolds from the northern islands, who followed the traces of the dragon, met on the beach.

At that time, the first reader "Book Dragon" disembarked hand in hand with Bishop Uren of Oghma. They talked very politely. They were vigilant against each other. After the arrival of the sorcerer, the peaceful days of Candlekeep became restless.

Many people dreamed day and night, looking forward to getting the "Infinite Wisdom Codex" and the infinite knowledge promised by the white-robed man.Bears who have tasted honey can tolerate bee stings, and butterflies who have smelled the fragrance of flowers refuse to stay on weeds.

If a seeker of knowledge has seen that book, from that day on, he will feel as if he has been tempted by the devil. He will not think about tea and food. He will look through the magic notes at hand and feel that they are nothing. Whether he is meditating or thinking deeply, he will involuntarily think of that book. A sinister and profound book.

Recalling the words, sentences and graphics in that book, the feeling of being excited and articulate will last forever.Of course, there is also the unbroken endless pain, like a scar, itching every day, such complicated emotions, like a pebble in the sole of a shoe.

After the man in white robe transformed into a dragon and flew away, it was as if he carried the souls of the scholars to the sea, leaving their empty bodies floating on the land. There have been many people in Candlekeep these days who are in a trance and have lost their minds, like poor zombies. An invisible ghost hovers over the Sword Coast, calling cadets to the Sea of ​​Swords.

The guardian of the volume, Urland, used prophecy spells to observe the Western Navy Islands. He clearly witnessed the earth-shaking miracles on the isolated island. As a spellcaster, he certainly knew how profound magic was needed to change the natural environment on such a large scale. Bottom strength.

He immediately summoned the readers to discuss how to obtain the complete copy of "Infinite Wisdom" from the white-robed man who was suspected of being a dragon.

As proud Candlekeep scholars, they believe that they shoulder the historical honor and the banner of Prophet Arando, and they are unwilling to easily switch to the other side.

So Urlant's suggestion is to find a way to reach an agreement with the other party. Candlekeep can provide money and efforts, as long as it is exchanged for the collection in the other party's hands. They discussed it and found that copying a legendary spell would cost between 500,000 and 9 million gold coins, which was considered a reasonable price range.

Considering that the man in white robe vowed to build a floating city, which would definitely require a large number of spellcasters and craftsmen, Candlekeep could act as a developer and contract (at least part of) the business.

The monks at Candlekeep fell into joyful and happy busyness when they thought that their own conditions could really fulfill their wishes.They stayed up all night, stepping on the transparent force field platform created by [Tan Sen's UFO technique], looking for records about the floating city in the vast Candlekeep collection.

Since you want to bid for a project, you have to show sincerity and professional ability.

After intensive arrangements day and night, the lazy monks of Candlekeep integrated the ancient scrolls and mage notes left over from the Netheril era with unprecedented efficiency, and initially sorted out a set of floating city template blueprints, including the legendary first Part of the actual construction plan of the floating city "Iolum Flying City".

What is a rich historical background?That's it.

The people of Candlekeep vowed to set off by boat to Linde's desert island, preparing to meet the great spellcaster who was suspected of being a dragon.

Priest Oghma also has his own calculations. Their goal is the "Infinite Wisdom Book", and they have prepared their own sincerity for this. As a righteous god force all over the mainland, their background cannot be underestimated.

The two harmonious forces in Candlekeep have shown some unpleasant estrangements due to conflicts of interest. Of course, this does not affect the deep friendship and connection between the two parties.

Compared with the careful thinking of civilized people, the kobold tribe from the northern part of the West Navy Islands is much simpler.

They come here to hug the dragon. As kobolds, they have an obsessive worship of evil dragons. When other races feel the power of dragons and tremble, they are the only ones who are so happy that they almost faint. The dragon master is here, and the kobolds will have a clear sky. From now on, they can be the dragon master's lackeys. How many people want to kneel down but don't know how to do it!

The encounter between the kobolds and the Candlekeep delegation was like a beautiful misunderstanding.

"Bishop Wu Lun, what is your suggestion?" Shulong asked softly. The Candlekeep delegation included not only spellcasters, but also many elite warriors. On paper, they could fight a small war, but dealing with kobolds was just a fuss.

"We have set foot on the dragon's territory." The old pastor Ulun was mature and solemn, "As a guest, how can we drive away another guest?"

"Then leave them alone."

The group of kobolds panicked for a while, and found that the group of human guys did not make any threats, so they managed to calm down.

The two teams guarded against each other, passed through the forest, crossed the stream, and climbed towards the northern mountain top.

"Who would have imagined that three days ago, this was just a deserted island where not a single blade of grass grew." Shulong sighed softly. He is a great sage of dragon descent with the blood of a green dragon. He has green dragon scales on his face, but his eyes are clear, without The evil spirit of the five-color dragon.

"Did you feel it?" Ulun looked serious, looking at the cloud-shrouded mountain top, there was a faint light, a kind of thrilling beauty, and the surrounding magical energy was extremely abundant, and even formed some tunnels in the depths of the forest. The natural portal of the Goblin Wilderness, many kind spirits haunt the woods quietly.

"Abnormal magic-rich area." Shulong nodded, "It may be caused by a magic device similar to Mythra's core."

"Ah, that's not good." Bishop Wu Lun muttered, because their sincerity in preparation included clues to Mythra's core. As a result, they don't need your information, which is a bit embarrassing.

As they get closer to the top of the mountain, some strange magical phenomena also appear.

For example, no matter how long everyone walked, the distance to the top of the mountain still seemed out of reach.

"The space has been stretched." Someone among the Candlekeep scholars made a keen judgment. "The distance from the mountainside to the top of the mountain is much farther than it seems. But as long as you keep moving forward, the road will not stop."

Hearing this, everyone became even more motivated, and the kobolds not far away were beating gongs and drums, and they were also in full swing.

Suddenly, a strong magical impact erupted on the top of the isolated island. As the earth shook and the mountains shook, the island slowly flew up, breaking away from the constraints of gravity and marching towards the sky.

The kobold, who had been excited just now, immediately lost his morale and fell to the ground, raising his hands above his head to beg for mercy.

The scholars looked at each other, their faces flushed. Some of them lost the tranquility of the monks, and spit directly: "The floating city! The floating city is really about to appear!"

The island leaves the sea, and hundreds of millions of hectares of seawater around it gather towards the void. Viewed from a high altitude, it seems that there is a big mouth in the sea, and anything that falls into it will not end well.

This includes the ships of Candlekeep.

The scholars left behind on the ship tried to save themselves in panic, but finally chose to abandon the ship. As for the coins and cargo in the cabin, they could only be left in the sea. The loss of more than two million gold coins at a time was enough to make many high-ranking mages feel heartbroken and unable to breathe, even if In big cities like Waterdeep and Neverwinter, the annual tax revenue is only about one-half of the value of these goods.

Such shocking news could not offset the shock everyone felt when they witnessed the island taking off.

If the spellcasters in Faerûn have any collective beliefs, the Floating City is probably the brightest pearl among them. Just like Dalaran in the hearts of Warcraft players, this is a kind of historical pride.

"Oh, who the hell is that man?" the Candlekeep scholar moaned.

Old Uren shook his head dumbfoundingly, "It seems that we have underestimated this strange spellcaster. Maybe it is a great dragon? Otherwise, why would such a huge wealth be accumulated and used to throw an island into the sky?"

"No matter what, let's make a pilgrimage." Shulong praised in a low voice, "We are the first batch of guests to set foot on the floating city."

As soon as these words came out, the Candlekeep scholars straightened their backs and looked proud. At the same time, they glanced disdainfully at the group of shivering kobolds.

What level is worthy of being compared with us?