Chapter 15 The Town of Ewing Karan
The group was walking and stopping like this, and they were at ease. Originally, there were definitely not many dangers in the wilderness suburbs. There was no need to be afraid of wild beasts such as wolves. Vampires had the ability to directly manipulate and command beasts like druids. When Anjie stood there, most of the wild beasts had to escape with their tails. As for bandits and thieves... maybe it was because the business here was not developed and poor, so they couldn't even see the robbers.
Li Lin told the three girls all the way, thinking that they were all going on a trip. These days, they were relaxed and comfortable. An Jie was bored and occasionally took out the fan to fan the air. When Fina saw it, she wanted to take a closer look. After all, there was no fan in this world, so it was no wonder they were a little curious.
The velvet fan in Anjie's hand is completely different from the paper folding fan in Li Lin's country. It is petite and delicate. The fan is made of black and soft objects like silk, and the outer periphery is surrounded by dark blue fluff. It looks quite like something Western ladies will use when attending banquets and other upstream occasions. The hanging pendant is a silk-shaped crystal, which looks particularly unique and cute, and seems to feel comfortable to touch. With a faint sweet fragrance, it is indeed a jewelry that girls like.
"It's so beautiful..."
"certainly."
Faced with Fina's praise, Anjie proudly raised her chest.
"This is what I have spent three years doing with the hair of 666 beautiful virgins, and it is naturally exquisite."
"Well"
The art of vampires is needless to say, but the subsequent production process must be ignored. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful the art is, it will probably be unwilling to appreciate it. In fact, even the clothes that Anjiela never leaves her body have a great background. Of course, Li Lin never wanted to ask. After all, he didn't need to make himself uncomfortable. If Anjiela said a few more words about his leather boots being made of human skin, he might not even be able to sleep well. Li Lin didn't care. After all, there were necromancers among the arcane mages, and it was not without having to use dead people's arms and legs to make a chair to sleep on the bed. However, it was really bad for the physical and mental health of the two girls. Fortunately, Anjiela didn't seem to have intended to make them have nightmares. After chatting a few words, she took the velvet fan back and flipped it away.
Gradually, there were more pedestrians. It was obvious that this had reached the periphery of a certain human gathering place. From time to time, you could see armed mercenaries and soldiers walking around, checking the caravans and pedestrians passing by. Some caravans that could not pass simply set up stalls on the periphery and began to sell goods. Although Li Lin and his party were investigated, they were just asking where they came from and where they went. When they saw this cute girl and beautiful twins, no one would be embarrassed. Most of them were just privately jealous of a man who could soak in the flowers so easily.
After three such investigations, everyone finally arrived at Ewingkaran Town.
This is a very beautiful place. The whole town is located halfway up the mountain, next to it is a clear spring flowing down from the mountain. The houses are arranged in a staggered order, which shows extraordinary peace and harmony under the setting sun. However, when Li Lin saw this town, his expression changed slightly.
“Magic Empire-style layout.”
He frowned and pointed to the entrance in front of him. There was a fountain in it straight upwards. The wall design of the entire town is also very unique, and it is a zigzag-shaped array, which is very strange.
"After getting started, there are four major elements...water. I think this may mean that this is the gathering place for water elements."
Li Lin whispered in a low voice, and became more and more confused. Although this town looks a little different, the entire layout is 100% styled in the Magic Empire period. The cities in the Magic Empire period were built in this way. Various signs related to the four elements were established at the door, such as fountains, burning fireballs, a wind hole that can make sound automatically or a heavy sculpture. This is to tell the new mage what kind of magic it is easier to cast here. Of course, these are unspoken rules between mages and there is no explicit regulation. In the eyes of ordinary people who do not have common sense of magic, sculptures are sculptures. Moreover, when these decorations encounter attacks in the city, they will attack according to the mage's intentions - after all, the city gates have been the most easily captured since ancient times.
As for the jagged folded city wall, it is naturally due to the characteristics of the magic empire. When conducting defensive battles, mages naturally have to go to the city wall. However, according to the straight city wall that can only walk side by side at most three people, mages are easily disturbed when casting spells. After this wall was invented, warriors can be responsible for defense at the front end, and mages can cast spells at the end of the inner end. However, in this world, I heard that all mages are under the jurisdiction of the Mage Association. There is no mage tower here, so this kind of city wall is created... Is it just to miss the magic empire?
Li Lin was a little unbelievable. After all, the layout design of the magic empire was for the sake of the mage. Except for the magic empire with many mages, the rest of the countries have never done this. First, they cannot be done, and secondly, there is no need. Some things are not useful if they are imitated. Without a mage or a magic empire, even if they are completely imitated, it is a waste of money.
“Master?”
An Jiela pulled his sleeve, obviously a little surprised by Li Lin's sudden stop.
“………Let’s go in and take a look.”
Now Li Lin really thinks that there will be a remnant of the Magic Empire living here, otherwise, if he is just a fanatic, he may not be able to do this level.
Walking in the town, Li Lin became more and more sure of his thoughts. Some things may be obtained through information, but some are different. Just like the locations of trees on both sides of the street are always in groups of thirteen, which is to pay tribute to the thirteen arcane mages. Such things will not be recorded in the information of the Magic Empire, but in this small town, there are thirteen trees on each street, which is really rare.
But if the people who really built this town were the remnants of the Magic Empire, why didn’t they feel the magic?
Li Lin pretended to be nothing and wandered around the town for a long time, but he didn't notice a trace of magical power. During the inquiry with the residents of the town next to him, he also learned that the town had been here for hundreds of years and had always been like this. In other words, even if there were indeed the remnants of the Magic Empire who survived by chance, they might not have escaped the clutches of time and died completely.
Thinking of this, Li Lin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He originally thought he could meet a remnant of his contemporary era, and then everyone would have a good chat. Now, people may have died for hundreds of years, and they can't talk anymore.
"Forget it, let's go around for a while and then go to find a hotel to stay."
However, he had no intention of having much expectations, so Li Lin quickly calmed down and said to the three of them. But when he was about to move forward again, he stopped because he found that his magic exploration had been intercepted.
Is there a barrier?
Li Lin was a little surprised and also excited. He immediately regained his spirits and began to investigate. He quickly found out the origin of the barrier. It was a mansion located in the middle of the town, a much more grand than other houses. It looked quite impressive. Li Lin asked the people around him. After learning that this was the mayor's home, he took Anjiela and others away, found a hotel not far away, and lived there.
"I can be sure that this person must have something to do with the magic empire."
Although Li Lin's way of saying this is still gentle, light and steady, it is slow, but it is a little bit of undetectable excitement. After all, whether it is the god he knows or anything, it is not considered a "personal person". Now if he can find a "personal person", he will naturally be very happy.
"I don't want to ruin your fun, master."
However, Angela was a little confused.
"I must tell you that everything is in case... On the earth, I have tried to find a few companions who have traveled together before, but time has changed them, or time has changed me. In any case, please do not be too excited. The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment."
"But...if that person is really from the Magic Empire, how many years will he have to live..."
Obviously, seeing Angela's words made the atmosphere on the scene a little stiff, Fina hurriedly asked a question.
"I have never heard of a mage who can live for so long..."
"It is normal for a mage in the Magic Empire to live for three or five hundred years, otherwise we would not be able to have a good relationship with the dwarves and the elves."
Li Lin answered this question quickly.
"Because there is a big difference in the lifespan of humans and elves. For example, if the two sides sign a truce treaty, it would be good to maintain it for a hundred years. For humans, a hundred years is equivalent to two or three generations of people. For elves and dwarves, it is only a short moment, so they will think that humans are betrayal and break the contract without authorization. The magic empire does not have such dangers. It is not a problem for any mage to say that they can live longer than elves, so we have always had a happy cooperation."
"But few mages nowadays live that long."
Mina, who had been silent, spoke.
"According to the temple records, the current basic lifespan of a mage is no different from that of an ordinary person, this..."
"What they learned is nothing but a trivial matter. There is no profound use of magic at all. How could they achieve immortality?"
Li Lin is obviously very clear about this.
"And even if you really get immortality, with the power of the temple, I'm afraid it will only be erased. After all, I never knew which temple bishop could live for one or two hundred years. On the contrary, the more powerful a person has always been, the earlier he died."
The power of the mage is absorbed and then transformed into its own, and naturally live longer. On the contrary, the clergymen borrowed the power of the gods. Borrowing the power of the gods with the body of mortals will naturally only consume their lifespan. Therefore, the most powerful mages have always lived longer and longer, while the most powerful priests always die earlier. If the temple is not worried about those mages who are old and mature, it is obvious that there is a problem.
Hearing Li Lin’s words, the sisters couldn’t say anything to refute, after all, what he said was the truth.
"But, Angela said it was pretty good."
Li Lin sighed long. It was true that the two sisters thought, but they were just humans after all, and they had only spent more than ten years of life. But for Li Lin and Anjiela, they had lived for too long and too long, and there were many things that were not understandable to mortals with limited lifespan.
"Anyway, I'm going to go and see...you guys are the same."
The so-called "As usual" is that Anjiela follows him. The two sisters hid in the room and practiced physical skills and the other practiced spells. With their current strength, they couldn't help anyway. When Li Lin summoned a waiter and asked how he could meet the mayor, he got a little interesting news. The mayor seemed to be very interested in any rumors about the Magic Empire. If he had any items from the Magic Empire period, it would not be difficult to see him. After all, this is a small town and there are not many things that he needs to deal with. So after lunch, Li Lin planned to take Anjiela to visit the mayor and see the situation.
It was not difficult to see the mayor. When Li Lin left the ruins, he searched for some decorations as souvenirs and kept them as memories. Therefore, he was soon invited to enter the mayor's house and met the mayor himself in the study. To Li Lin's surprise, he was a young man, and he seemed to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
"I heard you were carrying some things from the Magic Empire period, and I wonder if you could let me see it?"
Although the young people are very polite in their words, they don’t look so serious, even...
It seems to be a little impatient.
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ps1: First of all, I'm pretty sure I'm writing about vampires. And fans are not only available in the East.
ps2: Secondly, I will not change my claim, and it is not only the Heavenly Kingdom that has this claim.
Chapter completed!