The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 186 The Dream of Rolling Stones

Throughout Eldorlon, more than 200 high-ranking mages, including approximately 20 ninth-ring spellcasters, simultaneously received urgent messages.

They awoke with a start and immediately activated teleportation to the floating city to reunite.

……

In Eldoron's army.

One after another, giant airships opened their hatches.

Golems of various materials hurriedly stepped into the airship.

"Golem Legion, board the airships immediately and prepare to proceed to the battlefield!"

Soon, these airships carrying many golems rose into the night sky in the biting cold evening wind, and the surrounding space distorted dramatically.

"Airship teleportation warp engine activated."

"Strike immediately! Invade the territory of the Sun Elf royal family, the Sun Radiance Clan, and surround their palace!"

……

A floating city high in the sky.

"So, the Sun Elf King is trying to rewrite history and turn humanity back into a race without magic?" The dragon vein warlock Grete was shocked when he learned of this.

El-Erian nodded:

"exactly."

"We must storm the Sun Elves' palace and disrupt their ritual!"

At this moment, dazzling flashes of light exploded in all directions, and high-level spellcasters, having received orders, were taking turns rushing to Elian's side.

"Once the combat forces are basically assembled, we will immediately begin the teleportation."

El-Erian instructed.

This will be the first real-world application of the magic military industry!
At this moment, behind this emperor of the magical empire, one after another high-ranking mages and warlocks gathered in neat rows:
"These elves are insane!"

"Your Majesty Elion, with your command, we will surely be able to stop that mad Sun Elf King."

"Are you kidding me? I don't want to go back to the era before magic."

The vast majority of these advanced spellcasters today are born on the surface of the earth.

In their childhood, they witnessed the impoverished days of Eldoron and knew how humans, without magic, struggled to survive under the threat of goblins, orcs, and other foreign races.

Magic has changed lives; magic has sewn beautiful clothes and made houses rise from the ground; magic has allowed humanity to stand on the earth and live with dignity!

Many human spellcasters were immersed in the fervor of impending war and vowing to defend their country to the death.

No one noticed that in the corner, the legendary Evocation Mage Gut looked at Elian with less respect and admiration and more disappointment.

……

Eldorlen, Rolling Stone City (formerly Rolling Stone Village/Rolling Stone Town).

Even at night, this premier metropolis of Eldorland remains brightly lit.

On both sides of the street are streetlights created using the [Unquenchable Flame] spell. These pure white flames, which do not emit heat, never go out, dispelling the darkness for pedestrians in the night.

On the streets, you can occasionally see one or two moon elves with pointed ears. They are tourists from western countries.

beep.

On the road next to the pedestrian crossing, several element-powered steam locomotives roared past.

—This elemental vehicle, priced at less than one percent of a golem, became an instant sensation throughout Eldoron upon its release, becoming a symbol of many wealthy families and successful individuals.

Occasionally, civilian airships carrying cargo would fly by in the air.

Around these airships, a ring of fire, formed by fire elements, heats the air and provides power to the airships.

The pilots of the airships were mostly ordinary people, not magicians. However, advancements in technology and the development of tools allowed them to use these magic-powered vehicles and play their part in this era. Inside a beautiful mansion.

Joseph adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, looked at the thriving scene outside the window, and couldn't help but sigh:

“Eldorlon has changed so much in the last 30 years.”

Thirty years have passed, and this retired magic teacher is now old, but still full of energy.

He is a firsthand witness to the development of the Eldoron surface over the past 30 years.

Witness the transformation of the backward and impoverished Rolling Stone Village into Rolling Stone Town, and then into the Rolling Stone City we know today.

"Being able to witness such changes makes this life worthwhile."

"Let's find some time to invite Antonio out for a drink. I heard that guy has made a fortune and is now a well-known tycoon in Eldorland."

Joseph stretched, went into the bathroom, turned on the tap, washed his face with tap water—pure water from the water elemental plane—and returned to the bedroom, preparing to climb into bed and take a nap.

Tomorrow will be another beautiful new day.

Suddenly, Joseph felt a blur before his eyes, and the scene outside the window suddenly became blurry.

Outside the window, there were streetlights made of pure white flames, pedestrians chatting and laughing in beautiful clothes woven from skulls, elemental locomotives chugging and belching steam on the road, and airships delivering goods, driven by giant rings of fire in the sky…

All of this becomes unreal, giving people a sense of surrealism.

It's as if the wonderful life brought by this magic is just a mirage, a beautiful dream.

boom!
The next moment, the scene before my eyes shattered like a bubble.

All the wonders brought about by magical industry have vanished. Rolling Stone City has returned to Rolling Stone Village, where starving and emaciated villagers are fighting against goblins who have invaded the village.

Those Western elves were merely a distant legend; they never set foot on this wild land belonging to savage monkeys.

"what?"

"What happened?"

The elderly monk, who was over 60 years old, was immediately startled and quickly rubbed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, the scene before me returned to normal.

The pure white streetlights, the airships carrying cargo, the whirring motorcycles, and the people dressed in gorgeous clothes—everything was as usual.

"Oh dear, is it because I'm getting old and my eyesight isn't what it used to be..."

Joseph sighed, rested his head on the soft pillow, and fell into a deep sleep.

He had a dream.

In the dream, humans never learned arcane magic, and mages were never born.

Like goblins, kobolds, and all other savage races, they were nothing more than uncivilized, primitive monkeys.

All the miracles of magic are nothing but a fleeting dream.

……

The royal city of the Sun Elves, [Sunlight City].

Inside a hidden and sturdy brass palace within the palace complex of the Sun Elf King's Palace.

The many Sun Elves stared in disbelief at the scene in the sky that represented a pivotal moment in their destiny: Seymour leading hundreds of servants to the human city-state.

The scene is becoming increasingly blurry and indistinct.

"Father, do you mean to completely erase the fact that humans have ever learned magic?"

Is it really necessary to go this far?

Leah's tone was almost a roar.

(End of this chapter)