Witch, don't be so lazy

Xilan became more and more excited as she spoke. She had previously been a gloomy woman, but now her eyes seemed to be filled with the flames of gossip.

And because she felt that these were all secrets, she didn't dare to speak too loudly, so she could only move closer and closer, and then because of her excitement, she moved closer and closer...

"stop!"

Miss Anke stopped her in time, "How can you just say these things? I'm leaving!"

It’s called walking, but in fact it’s just running.

"No, wait for me!"

Xilan chased after him with his short legs.

then.

Under the bewildered gaze of the surrounding staff, the two people who had just been on edge, as if they were about to fight at the next moment, suddenly started to make a noise.

It's really amazing. I don't understand the little girls nowadays.

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at the same time.

Lei also silently withdrew his gaze.

He didn't want to comment on why the two guys suddenly became harmonious. Maybe there was some weird resonance between the annoying little ghosts.

But I have to admit that the one called "Encore" was indeed unexpected.

If we count from the time she entered school at the age of nine, it took her four years to reach the level of a first-level wizard from an apprentice. Combined with the information at hand, she may have received instruction from an extraordinary wizard and learned the invisibility spell and runes in advance.

As for telekinesis, it's hard to say, because the school records show that her knowledge crystal chose "Mage's Hand", but it cannot be ruled out that this is a disguise.

Overall, he was only considered a mediocre talent in four years, and then he was promoted to the second level in the next half year, which was rare, but perhaps it could be attributed to Sutur.

But other things, such as the natural school, the frost school, the astronomical school... He has learned so many different things, but his proficiency in each of them is quite high, which is really surprising.

But it's better to be a little more diverse, to cover all aspects. At the same time, it can also be said that you are not good at anything, which gives others more possibilities for challenges.

The Skytrain is about to depart, so we need to act quickly and pass the information on in advance.

Let's see what those people in the academy plan to do. Maybe flattery is a good option.

She can't really make progress in all aspects at the same time, right?

What His Majesty the Almighty could not do back then, it is impossible for her.

Chapter 19: City and Tower

The endless blue sky, looking up, you can see the dazzling sun, surrounded by white clouds and falling snow, and looking down, the continuous mountains and rivers are not even as big as the palm of your hand.

"Oh--"

Anke pressed her face against the window, marveling at the scenery outside.

After all, the flight altitude of the Alchemical Eagle Bird before was nothing compared to what it is now, and the speed was not that fast either.

This is even more surprising. It takes a week to travel from Black Rock City to Pandgar. Even from the southern center to the northern capital, it almost crosses half of the northern border vertically. The vastness of this territory is a bit too outrageous.

But think about it, if it wasn't that huge, how could it possibly withstand the rampage of legendary monsters and the battles between legends? Moreover, although there is magic and various abilities, the organization and urbanization are quite limited, which shows that there are indeed obstacles in various aspects.

But if we extend this idea further, if this place is considered a barren land, then what a strange appearance the southern continent must have - after experiencing the rule of the Laurel Dynasty and the Old Empire, even now it is still dominated by various major forces, which is simply unimaginable.

Even more exaggerated was the epic power, which almost permanently changed the topography of the present world. The ultimate blizzard showed little sign of abating even after thousands of years. Without King Solomon's ritual, even if the present world was more magnificent, it would not be able to withstand the torment of the Winter Witch.

After thinking about it for a while, An Ke withdrew his gaze from outside and returned to the hall.

This is called the VIP Room No. 3 of the skytrain, but in fact it feels similar to a luxury hotel, with all the necessary furniture, a matching meditation room, a training platform for the three major skills, guest rooms for sleeping... and even different landforms, including small lava fields, swamps, dense forests, swimming pools and graves.

Of course, the ones at the end are just special residences.

For example, Guling is now sleeping in a swimming pool with sea water.

Although as an extraordinary monster, it can move normally out of water, but on the one hand its strength will be reduced, and on the other hand it will feel less comfortable.

The swimming pool in the lobby is its temporary home.

Anke turned her head and found that the emerald sea slug had left and now crawled to the window, staring outside intently.

Most of the intelligent marine creatures would certainly feel extremely curious and excited if they could see the scene from high altitude and be so close to the blue sky and white clouds.

Anke turned her head to the other direction, and Xilan was also looking at the scenery outside. Although she didn't put her face close to the window, it was obvious from her expression that she was also very shocked.

According to the information heard before, the Orios family from Xilan ruled Truffle Town, even though it was a larger town than Cedar Town and their family had a third-level ancestor. But although they had not declined, they were no longer as glorious as they once were and could not afford such expensive train tickets.

It's even possible that Xilan herself can now mobilize more connections and resources than her family. After all, she has obtained the red badge, has successfully joined the Queyu Workshop, can choose and manipulate golems at will, and can also find out some strange gossip information. It seems that she is very favored.

“...why are you looking at me?”

Perhaps sensing the prolonged gaze, Xilan turned his head, lowering his gray bangs with a hint of vigilance on his face.

"You're not still planning on controlling that disgusting, slimy thing to attack me, are you? Then don't blame me for activating the golem!"

"..."

An Ke was silent for a moment, then began to seriously point out Xilan's mistakes.

"First of all, Gulling is a sea slug monster, not those ordinary slugs on land. It feels smooth and cool to the touch, and it's also very elastic, almost like jelly. If you don't believe me, try pinching it!"

"Also, how can you discriminate against your classmates so casually? Such thoughts are unacceptable!"

"Besides, look at how adorable Guling is! He clearly just wanted to say hello and play with you, but you kept hurling harsh words at him. Don't you know the saying 'a kind word can warm you through the winter, but a harsh word can sting you through the summer'?"

"Ultimately, I just wanted to help it build a good relationship with you. It wasn't some kind of 'manipulation' thing. That's a really mean thing to say."

"Isn't that right, Gurling?"

An Ke picked up the sea slug that was slowly pupating and lifted it up high, as if it were a large cloth toy.

Although the sea slug looks quite large, almost one meter long, it is not very heavy and its density does not seem much higher than that of water. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why they can blend into the water after using their talent.

Just yesterday, in order to avoid Xilan's entanglement and asking questions, Anke recalled the bad comments made by Xilan when passing by a sea slug. He suddenly had an idea and scooped it up, forcing the other party to retreat and scaring it away.

"Gu~ling!"

The sea slug nodded its little head vigorously, its cute little eyes as big as black beans, and it looked very expectant.

"It said 'yes' and wanted you to hug it."

Ms. Anke provided thoughtful translation.

The sea slug can understand the common language and some characters. These were all taught to it by Master Mina during the enrollment process. It just cannot speak normally.

Of course, if one could practice some special magic, such as simulating or shaping vocal organs through the natural school, or using vibration onomatopoeia through musical magic, or even more direct transmission of thoughts, this problem could all be solved.

It just takes a long enough time. After all, it is a cross-school magic, and the difficulty of practicing is not low, unless you use knowledge crystals. The prerequisite is that you are willing to spend credits and quotas on it.

"Don't come over here—and why do you act like you understand its language? Why do you two seem to get along so well? Are you a slug too?!"

Xilan suddenly shrank, curling up her petite body in the corner of the sofa, staring at the two creatures in front of her with evil intentions with extreme vigilance.

"Maybe it's the unique bond between cute characters."

An Ke had a sweet smile on her face and said shameless words.

In fact, it was all thanks to "Animal Conversation" and "Friends of Nature - Frost", especially the former. She originally thought it would be useless in the present world, but now she suddenly realized that there might be some unexpected places for it to be used.

As she talked nonsense, she made a gesture as if to throw the sea slug over.

pity.

The door to VIP Room No. 3 opened.

"An Ke, stop playing with your classmates for no reason and be a good boy."

The one who walked in was Mage Mina. She glanced at the scene in the hall and couldn't help but sigh.

"If you continue to act so naughty, I'll call Miss Momo over."

She wasn't lucky in the draw today, so she had to come over to look after the kids, while Momo and Lei went to participate in the patrol and guard of the Sky Rail.

It sounds like her job is easier, but in reality, she has to talk a lot of nonsense to the children and keep an eye on them from time to time to make sure nothing happens to them.

And those two were very happy. Sora Kichi had a fourth-level clone and several third-level mages stationed there. They used to just socialize and communicate with each other. When they got bored, they were free to do whatever they wanted. It was really great.

Tsk, there are three admissions officers, but when they get together, there is always only one person working.

Compared to the Grand Master's resentment towards his work, Miss Anke was obviously more unhappy.

Look, what kind of words are she saying? She makes me look like some kind of villain in the school, even "playing with classmates" comes out. She is obviously helping everyone to love each other, and she is an absolutely kind and good child.

It must be Momo who talked nonsense and affected our glorious image. She even tried to intimidate Miss Encore. That's too much!

"Where can I have it?"

Anke grumbled in dissatisfaction, but still put the struggling Gu Ling down and sat down obediently.

It is certainly impossible that the three of them appeared here today just to enjoy the scenery.

"This is a manual. It contains a lot of information about Pandgar. You must read it carefully."

Mina ignored the girl's mumbling and just distributed the three manuals she brought with her. They looked very thick and felt like dictionaries.

"Everyone heading to Pandgar must read this booklet carefully, especially the regulations and zoning within. You must keep them in mind. Otherwise, if you violate the rules, unless you are a high-ranking figure in the Tower Council, even if you are a fourth-level mage, you will still have to pay the fine."

In the North, every megacity has its own unique label, just as Black Rock City is the capital of alchemy.

Pandegar naturally has his own nicknames, and quite a few of them.

The capital of the north, the city of towers, the place to ascend to heaven, the place where the starry sky drapes... as well as the "City of Certificates", "City of Barriers" and "City of Change".

In fact, the last three nicknames can be summed up in one sentence.

"Pandegar's master is the master!"

No joke.

Because it is the capital of the North, there are many rules and the inspection is very strict. No matter whether it is an ordinary person or a spellcaster, no living creature can escape. All behaviors are restricted and require corresponding documents.

The most typical one is the levitation certificate. In other places in the North, such as the wilderness, towns, and second- and third-tier cities, as long as the caster has the ability, he can fly over the eaves and walls and do whatever he likes in the air. At most, the city guards will remind him if it affects others. But in first-tier cities, sorry, you need permission to fly.

Especially for Pandgar, the floating certificates are limited, and even if you meet the requirements, you have to wait patiently, which may take years or even decades.

Moreover, the law enforcement is very strict. You may get a ticket if you just jump onto the roof. If you insist on flying without a license after being warned, you will be shot down directly without even going to jail.

Of course, magic is also restricted. Casting spells requires corresponding certificates, and there are also restrictions on the level and type of spells. If a spell is detected that exceeds the limit allowed by the certificate, or even if the spell is cast without a license, then sorry, the ferocious law enforcement team will descend from the sky and enforce justice.

In addition, a tourist permit, temporary residence permit, permanent residence permit, alchemy permit...even growing something on your own balcony requires a permit.

Everything is to maintain order in Pandgar.

However, in some special places, spellcasters don’t have to feel so uncomfortable, such as the subspace.

Please note that this subspace is not the same as that subspace. There are no four hospitable vendors. Instead, it is a space simply extended and folded from the present world. It is distinguished from the outside world by a powerful barrier and can be regarded as a low-end version of a demiplane.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Generation after generation of northern creatures and spellcasters, eight out of ten have dreamed of staying in Pendegar.

If you are just an ordinary person, it would be fine. You can just expand it a little and increase the floor area ratio and you can easily take it in.

But those who possess magical powers need more than just a bed. They need extraordinary resources and a place to cast spells. The schools are different and there are conflicts between them. The magic is too powerful and it cannot be solved by planning and placement.

Therefore, referring to the solution of the southern continent, Pandgar began to invest resources to build some folded subspaces.

It was nothing at first, but after His Majesty Zedo, the "Sky Traveler" in the fourth seat, was promoted to Legend, the number of subspaces in Pandgar increased rapidly. Previously, only fourth-order extraordinary people with outstanding contributions could apply, but gradually it was delegated to third-order people who met the requirements.

Because of this, the name "City of Change" was derived from the fact that it hides a large amount of subspace.

"Of course, in most cases, even if the conditions are met, spellcasters will not choose to open the warp because it is too expensive. The annual maintenance fee is enough to overwhelm a great wizard."

Mina shrugged helplessly, then said with some envy, "At least there must be a noble family that can consistently cultivate multiple third-level masters. Only then can they afford their own demi-space in the capital and fully control a territory belonging to mages."

In other places, being a wizard is considered noble, but in Pandgar, if you want to be a real master, you are still a long way off!

"Aristocratic family that can consistently produce multiple third-tier nobles...it seems like there aren't many families in Black Rock City that can do that. You can count them on one hand."

Xilan murmured.

Possessing this ability almost means that there were very powerful fourth-level ancestors, or even consecutively. Otherwise, the bloodline and inheritance are very special, otherwise it is impossible to master such powerful power.

"Yes, there are only two in the Azure City. But if you look in the catalog in Pendgar, under the area column, there's the 'Glorious Thirteen Family Territories'. That's them. Uh, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, five of them have actually declined. They're still holding on, and the subspace is still there, so for now, they're still listed together."

Mina smiled.

"Gu~ling?"