Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 161 The Boiling Guardian of Thunder City

Thunder City.

Although it still retains some traditional festivals and celebrations, Leicheng is not a backward city. On the surface, it looks no different from other cities in China, with tall buildings, bustling crowds of people, and heavy traffic.

Due to the festival, this city has attracted a lot of outsiders in recent times. At first glance, you might think it is a tourist city.

In fact, the reason why Leicheng is famous is not because of its beautiful and magnificent scenery. It is close to the South China Sea, and the whole city is in close communication with the monsters of the South China Sea. From time to time, the sea monster monarch will control the waves hundreds of meters high to sweep across the city's barrier, bringing a heavenly rain to the city's land. The people of Leicheng do not want this kind of magnificent scene.

The scenes of various sea monsters attacking the city are just like the ghosts of the ancient capital in Leicheng. Although everyone lives their lives as usual, if the sea monsters suddenly become extinct, the people of Leicheng will be very excited and set off firecrackers for a year...

There is no need to be so troublesome. The super-powerful lightning mages in Lei City are enough to make all the cities in China drool with envy. They can just cast some lightning magic from time to time as firecrackers and fireworks.

The real reason why Leicheng became famous is because of its almost huge amount of thunder resources.

This city named after thunder was just an ordinary island prone to thunderstorms thousands of years ago. But today, a thousand years later, it has developed into a prosperous city with unique characteristics.

Walking in this South China Sea city filled with a festive atmosphere, Li Yu looked at everything around him with some curiosity.

"The thunder element here is very active."

As a victim of the lightning disaster, Li Yu's perception of the lightning element is absolutely sharp. He has discovered that the inside and outside of Lei City are almost two completely different environments. Outside the city is quite normal, but inside the city, the lightning element in the city is several times more active than the outside world, and the concentration is also two or three times different.

No wonder the awakening rate of thunder mages in Leicheng is so alarmingly high. Living in this special environment for many years, the people of Leicheng are probably more friendly to thunder than ever before. Plus, this city has no shortage of thunder resources, so the awakening of thunder is also expected.

but……

"How on earth is this done?"

Li Yu was quite curious about this distribution of magical elements that was completely inconsistent with the laws of nature.

"It is said that this is a super-large magic array that was passed down thousands of years ago. Combined with the unique geographical advantages, it is the reason why the lightning element in this city is so active."

Ding Yumian, who had been standing nearby, began to answer questions.

Li Yu's mouth twitched.
“This city isn’t that small.”

The coverage area of ​​this magic circle is too large. I don’t know what resources it has relied on to support its operation for thousands of years.

Noticing that Li Yu was still immersed in his curiosity about the city's formation, and even had the urge to try it out, Ding Yumian gently hit Li Yu on the back of his head.

"Alright, the Asian Magic Association Headquarters has even sent people to investigate the special features of Leicheng. All that has been discovered over the years has already been reported. The rest is not something you can know."

"Don't forget our purpose this time."

"Of course it's clear."

The Thunder Forbidden Zone, a place similar to the secret realms of the major families, is essentially a cave for practicing thunder magic. In addition, this thunder cave also produces a large amount of high-grade thunder resources. The total amount is so large that even the internationally famous clans are envious. It can be regarded as a natural treasure trove of resources.

In addition to resource output and providing a place for people to practice, the Thunder Forbidden Area also has another vital function - it is the habitat of the totem thunderbird.

This could also explain why the Thunder Forbidden Zone had existed for thousands of years but no one dared to lay their hands on it. Stealing things from the home of a demon monarch, did it mean that one thought one's life was too long?
Generally speaking, treasures like the Thunder Forbidden Area, like the former Holy Spring of Bo City, are the inherited property of the local city and a large sustainable gold mine that should not be allowed to be set foot by outsiders.

But Leicheng has a traditional festival that has long been fascinated by thunder mages all over the country!
"The Thunder Festival! I didn't expect there would be a place in the world that would voluntarily give away money."

The Thunder Festival is a traditional celebration unique to the city of Lei, with a small festival held once a year and a big festival held every ten years. Only local people can participate in the small festival, while the big festival every ten years is a real worldwide celebration. Every ten years, Lei City will open its doors to all thunder mages in China who are below the super level and under the age of forty, allowing thunder mages from all over the country to compete with the young mages of Lei City and share the 100 places for the Thunder Forbidden Zone sweep.

The so-called sweep means that during this period, except for a few restricted areas, the vast majority of areas including resource output areas are completely open to the public. Those who enter can practice or collect resources. As long as the total amount of resources brought out does not exceed 500 million, all the collected resources will be given away. This can be called the most generous clearance package in the whole of China.

Even if they don't win a spot, Leicheng will not let visitors who have come here from afar go back empty-handed. They will be given some souvenirs, which can at least offset the cost of the air tickets.

Moreover, this tradition has lasted for thousands of years. During this period, Leicheng has always adhered to the tradition and never violated it. Even in the turbulent times of dynasty change, this border area far away from the core would send invitations to surrounding areas to maintain the tradition.

Registration is free, safe and worry-free, and you will receive free souvenirs and resources. If this isn’t just giving away money, what is?
Coincidentally, Li Yu happened to catch up with the tradition of giving money this time.

"Five hundred million! I didn't expect Leicheng to be so generous."

"Do you really think you have the ability to get 500 million?" Ding Yumian glanced at Li Yu with a bit of a smile.
"I heard that the Thunder Forbidden Area itself is a man-made space, just like the Three-Step Pagoda of the Pearl Academy. The area inside is twice the size of the island where Thunder City is located. There are also many barriers set up by successive generations of Thunder Punishment Corps. These barriers contain valuable treasures but are difficult to crack. In previous years, even if the local mages of Thunder City did not stop them and allowed outsiders to search freely, only a few people brought out resources of 500 million during the ten-day opening period. Some were even unlucky enough to be trapped by the barriers and not be able to bring out anything."

"According to the official data reported by Thunder City over the years, the total amount of resources given out during each ten-year Thunder Festival is only 10 billion. Among them, more than 6 billion of the huge resources were taken away by the excellent local mages of Thunder City, and only more than 3 billion fell on the heads of foreign mages."

"The local mages in Leicheng know more about the Thunder Forbidden Zone than outsiders can. They also like to stick together, so they can grab resources much faster."

"So, although I believe in your ability, you are far behind the locals in other aspects. It is better not to have too high expectations. Don't think about making money in the Thunder Forbidden Area. Find the things that the senior gave you."

"Where can I find this?"

Li Yu was also helpless. The old senior spoke in riddles without giving any clues, so he could only try to enter this Thunder Forbidden Area with a history of thousands of years with Ding Yumian. Although he was not very confident, he always had a premonition in his heart that this trip would not be in vain.

"However, aren't there too many people coming to participate in the Thunder Festival?"

Arriving at the registration point for the Thunder Festival, Li Yu was stunned at the sight of the huge crowd in front of him. Since the Thunder Festival only allowed thunder mages to register, and Ding Yumian, who was accompanying him, had already taken their luggage to the booked hotel, there was no one to answer Li Yu's questions.

"Are these all lightning mages? There are probably tens of thousands of them."

The most important thing is that these lightning mages are almost all at the middle level of lightning mages. There are tens of thousands of middle level lightning mages...

This kind of extremely single-attribute violent magic corps probably doesn't even have an army.

Fortunately, Li Yu is considered a high-level mage and does not follow the mid-level mage track. Following the guidance of the staff who had been prepared, Li Yu appeared at the registration office for high-level mages.

Compared to the crowded registration area for mid-level mages, the number of high-level mages here is obviously much smaller, with only a few hundred people. It is estimated that the number of high-level mages from outside who came to register this time is no more than one or two thousand.

The registration process is very simple. You just need to register your name and contact information, and inject magic energy into a specific detection device to confirm the mage's level.

Li Yu didn't use much effort. After injecting a little magic energy, he easily broke through the barrier of the high-level wizard.

It was at this time, in the office of the host of this registration, the sound of the instrument exploding resounded throughout the floor. Everyone in the office looked at the data on the instrument, stunned, and stood there for a long time, unable to come back to their senses.

"This unique fluctuation... is it recorded in our ancestral teachings?"

You could hear a pin drop in the office until someone asked a stupid question.

Everyone in this office belongs to the lineage of the guardians of Thunder City. Others think that this thousand-year tradition is just a generous celebration, but they who keep it a secret know that the thousand-year relay, one grand ceremony after another, is only for the existence passed down in the ancestral teachings.

“It is said that when this being reappears, Leicheng will continue to prosper for a thousand years.”

"so……"

"Do you want to report it immediately?"

"Or should we verify it?"

No one could have imagined that a person who had not appeared for a thousand years would actually be encountered by their generation.

"Fuck, verify it!"

"Your brain is broken, and even that antique can't be broken."

A middle-aged man who looked like a person in charge was shaking with excitement, his face flushed, and he almost shouted:

"Report to the Great Guardian immediately! Tell him that the person we in Leicheng have been waiting for thousands of years has finally appeared."

"Old Mu, come with me. Let's go to the high-level wizard registration point and find out who was the one whose magic energy showed this fluctuation just now!"

"Hurry up, the future of Leicheng depends on us."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)