Wizard Immortality.

Chapter 85 Invitation | Rules-Based Wasteland | Settling Down

The floating city is a kilometer above the ground.

A fierce wind howled through the city.

The steam billowing from the towering chimneys resembled rolling cumulus clouds.

Looking down from above, human bodies walking among the steel behemoths appear like ants.

Vic followed the young man who was leading the way and landed at the entrance to the Mechanical Heart.

The young man remained silent throughout the journey.

Vic, meanwhile, was secretly speculating about the city lord's intentions in inviting him to a meeting.

Despite the connection between the Eternal Merchant Guild and Grant, it's clear that a Level 1 alchemist isn't good enough for a Level 2 wizard.

not to mention.

The person who wanted to see him was the founder of the most powerful wizarding organization in the Glorious Old Lands.

The difference in strength and status between the two sides is enormous.

Inside the tower of the Mechanical Heart, the corridors are brightly lit, and the metal walls reflect a cold light. Spending a long time here can be quite oppressive.

Along the way, only home-type mechanical golems were working; not a third living person was seen.

Vic is also an alchemist.

He could tell at a glance that these mechanical golems were made by an alchemist skilled in golem creation.

Combined with the existence of the floating city.

It's not hard to guess that the owner of this city is most likely a golem engineer who is proficient in golem studies, but whether he is a level 2 alchemist is currently unknown.

Go up the spiral staircase.

Not long after.

The two stopped at the very top of the tower.

The young man said, "The city lord is waiting for you inside. Please go in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two complex steel doors with their intricate mechanical mechanisms opened slowly, with misty white steam billowing from both sides as hydraulic rods drove the gears to rotate.

Within the limited imagination of mortals.

The lord's chamber of the mechanical floating city should be extremely luxurious, with mountains of jewels and gold piled up.

But the truth is...

Compared to the city lord's room, the interior layout is more like a standard industrial workshop.

Large numbers of abandoned mechanical golems were piled up on both sides of the wall, and the smell of rust and oil permeated the air.

A disheveled blond youth, dressed in a jumpsuit covered in oil stains, was cutting metal parts next to a lathe with his back to Vic.

I heard footsteps behind me.

Without turning around, he said, "Vic, right? Find somewhere to sit down."

The workpiece has been processed.

The blond youth removed his goggles, turned to look at Vic, scrutinized him, and said bluntly, "Before Siggs left the glorious old land, she mentioned two people, one was you, and the other was Aaron."

We call each other friends.

Therefore, I promised her that if the two of you ever come to the ruling area of ​​the Floating City in the future, I can offer some assistance.

If you only look at the back view.

At first glance, the lord of this mechanical floating city appears to be nothing more than a reckless engineer.

But when he spoke, he was cold and indifferent.

His posture was like that of a monarch, above all living beings.

His overall demeanor was completely at odds with the work clothes he was wearing.

Moreover, he was doing Vic a favor simply to repay Siggs's debt.

but.

Judging from his words, Sigurds may have already advanced to level two many years ago and was able to address the city lord as a friend. His strength is unfathomable.

But Vic had already severed ties with Sigurds back then.

The two never spoke to each other again until their deaths.

He also spoke frankly, saying, "Siguth and I are old acquaintances, but we owe each other nothing, so there's no need for her help."

Vic was so decisive.

The young man raised his eyelids, glanced at him again, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Since that's the case, I won't force you."

"But I heard from Grant of the Eternal Merchant Guild that you are also an alchemist. Would you be interested in joining the Floating City?"

In his view.

The two people that Siggs asked him to take care of were mostly nobodies who had some old acquaintances with her.

At most, he'd be a wizard apprentice.

Those of low strength.

Given such an opportunity, one will definitely seize it, and will have many demands.

Human nature is greedy, so he wouldn't think much of it, but he also wouldn't have any impression of the two wizards named Vic and Aaron. After this matter, he would simply settle things with Sigurd.

A level two wizard is different from a level one wizard.

They have already glimpsed the terrifying nature of the equivalence principle.

Vic's decisive rejection of Sigurds's offer, even stating that they owed each other nothing, made the city lord of the Floating City look at Vic with newfound respect.

Debts between wizards are difficult to escape unless the person dies.

This first-level wizard named Vic was aware of this.

Not bad.

Joining the Floating City offers access to abundant resources and opportunities, but the costs and benefits go hand in hand, and Vic is unwilling to be bound by it.

Pretending to think, with a respectful tone and a slight bow, he said, "I've grown accustomed to being a free wizard, unrestrained. Please forgive me."

The young man said, "It's alright. If you want to settle down here, you can go to Gavin, the young man who brought you here. He's my assistant."

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Is there anywhere I need help?

You can come to me too; this is a private matter between us and has nothing to do with Sigurds.

Vic bowed his head, thanked him, and left.

His purpose in coming to the Floating City was to settle there temporarily.

After what happened at the Snow Mountain Trading Market, the wizarding families' strength is no longer sufficient to provide protection in their former glory.

The collapse of order caused by criminal wizards.

This is just the beginning.

Once a criminal wizard stays in the same area for too long, committing murder, arson, and plunder, the cosmic rules of that area will gradually disintegrate, turning it into a lawless land unrestrained by rules.

The principle of equivalence is everywhere.

In regions unrestrained by rules, wizards can do whatever they want, but the price is that the region's resources and mystical power will gradually deplete until they disappear.

In the end, it became a complete wasteland.

If we can't eliminate Amiya before then, or advance to level two and leave.

Once the cosmic rules of the glorious old land disintegrate.

I want to leave again.

The only path is to join the criminal wizard.

Vic possesses a lich casket within his spiritual body, giving him a wealth of knowledge.

Joining a criminal wizarding community is a path only the desperate and the insane would choose.

Once you leave the rule-bound wasteland.

We face the risk of being wiped out at any time.

To be penny-wise and pound-foolish is to lose pound-foolish.

After leaving the Tower of the Mechanical Heart, Vic chatted with Gavin, a first-level wizard, and learned from him that the lord of the Floating City was named Arane.

He is an expert in golem studies and is a Level 2 golem engineer.

He had a close relationship with Sigurds.

However, he has remained at the level of a second-level wizard for over a hundred years and has never been able to advance to the senior second-level wizard. The reason for this is unknown to outsiders.

The mechanical floating city was created by him.

The father of the city.

Its status is extraordinary.

Given Vic's strength and status, he could easily settle in the Iron Ring of the Second District, but he is not a member of the Floating City organization.

They can only settle in the third district.

Under the arrangement of Gavin, the assistant wizard to the city lord, no one dared to deliberately make things difficult during the process, and the price was reasonable.

Back and forth.

Vic has unknowingly incurred the city lord's favor.

but.

Lord Araen was not a genius like Sigs who could dominate his peers. The other party valued his status as a first-level alchemist, and their interactions were commonplace.

When Gavin left.

Vic stated that if he needed any potions, he could contact him anytime at a discounted price.

He befriended an alchemist, which the wizard Gavin was happy to do.

just.

When Vic moved in.

I ran into an old friend on the street.

(End of this chapter)