"Netheril began as a confederation of seven small fishing villages."
"The name means Land of Nether."
On the magic flywheel, Iolum looked at the human city that was getting closer and closer, and said to the silver dragon beside him, which was much larger than the magic flywheel.
Garen nodded slightly.
His eyes swept across the Nether city in his field of vision.
Towering city walls, tall buildings rising one after another, pedestrians coming and going on the wide streets, and many towering mage towers can be clearly seen inside. In Netheril, the proportion of spellcasters is not as good as in Alphatia, but It's also shockingly high.
With such a proportion of spellcasters, a group of arcane masters who have never forgotten their original aspirations, and people like Iolum, the future rise of this magic empire can be said to be destined. It has now revealed itself to be eye-catching. potential.
Nowadays, Nether's territory is not very vast.
There are also not many cities belonging to Nether on the earth. In Garon's eyes, their scale is no bigger than the human cities seen in Noah's continent.
However, the prosperous atmosphere here is something that the Kingdom of Noah's Continent does not have, and people casting simple arcane magic can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Due to the existence of the magic network, the threshold for low-level arcana is very low.
However, it is not an easy matter to learn something advanced. Arcane magic is actually more difficult to learn than ordinary spells.
"This is Lemen City, the city with the most arcanists in Netheril, and it is also my city."
"The people in the city are proud of me, and I am also proud of this place."
Iolum smiled and said to Garen.
Along the way, through Iolum's introduction, Garen already had a certain understanding of Netheril.
Netheril is a country without imperial authority.
There once was a Nether King.
However, with the development of arcane magic and the individual strength of arcanists slowly improving, the rulers of various cities in Netheril were gradually replaced by powerful arcanists, and these powerful arcanists were basically great arcanists, belonging to the Legendary creatures, because each Grand Arcanist has his own strong personal style and different ways of managing cities, different cities in Netheril have different codes of order.
There is no unified king here.
Strictly speaking, Netheril is actually a city-state combination of a group of great arcanists.
It's just that in Netheril now, there are only a dozen cities in total.
The most prosperous one is Lemen City in Iolum.
Garen looked far into the distance and his eyes fell on the interior of the city.
There are many traces of magical transformation in this city. The transformation is not very detailed, and many places are still rough, but Garen can see that these transformations seem to be an attempt to make the buildings within the city into a whole.
Iolum noticed Garen's gaze.
There was a hint of yearning deep in the eyes of the great arcanist, and he said: "I have had an idea. Through the power of arcane magic, I can make the city fly high into the sky, hanging high in the wind and floating clouds, far away from other races. of strife."
"In this way, we arcanists can concentrate on our own exploration and research of the essence of all things."
"It's just that due to the intrusion of the orcs, I have been unable to concentrate on research."
"After the orcs are dealt with, I will seal myself in the mage tower and concentrate all my energy on what I want to do."
As a spellcaster, Iolum is not interested in competing for supremacy between nations.
He wanted to break away from the shackles of the earth and build a kingdom that was aloof from the conflicts on the continent.
Garen's eyes moved slightly and looked at Iolum.
Garen looked at Iolum and said slowly: "If it can succeed, what do you think this kind of city should be called?"
Iolum said without thinking: "Floating City."
Judging from the speed of his answer, it was obvious that he had thought deeply about this name for a long time.
Garen smiled and said, "It's a good name."
He knew that the future Netheril Empire would be famous for its floating city, and now it seemed that the seeds had been planted in Iolum's heart long ago.
"When your floating city is completed, I may come to visit it."
Garen has never seen a floating city with his own eyes, but he is quite interested in this kind of city that can soar in the sky.
"I will welcome you then."
A smile appeared on Iolum's face.
He has always had doubts in his heart about whether the floating city can be built, but this will not reduce Iolum's determination.
Next, after settling down the arcanists and human warriors, under the leadership of Iolum, Garon briefly wandered around the territory of Netheril, and then Iolum returned to Lemen City.
After dealing with the aftermath of the attack on the Peak of Fury, we can then go look for Garen.
He first invited Garen to his mage tower so that the two could better exchange magic knowledge.
However, Garen did not agree.
He rested temporarily in a dense forest near Lemeng City.
The super-giant dragon body only rolled a few times before overwhelming the tough trees with a devastating attitude, forming an open area around it that could accommodate Garen's body.
Waves of dragon power emanated from Garen, making the magical creatures around him afraid to approach.
The area of dozens of miles with Gallon as the center was as silent as a pool of stagnant water.
Under the shroud of moonlight, Garen lay on his side, one dragon claw supporting his head, and the other dragon claw taking out the Gate of Time and Space, looking at it carefully.
"With the Imaskar Ring as the most suitable anchor point, all the energy has been exhausted."
This transmission left no energy left in the Gate of Time and Space.
Wisps of the power of time were extracted from the long river of time under the control of Garen, and injected into the Imaskar ring, filling the energy of the gate of time and space bit by bit at a very slow speed.
at the same time.
Garen could not help but frown slightly as he felt the speed at which he was extracting the power of time.
"Compared with my efficiency on the main timeline, there is almost a hundred times the gap."
Garen took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and concentrated at the same time, blocking out the interference from the outside world and absorbing the power of time like a cocoon.
He felt that the long river of time here was rejecting him.
With Garen's unremitting efforts, he reluctantly squeezed out some time power for him.
"With this speed of absorbing the power of time, it would take decades just to fill the gate of time and space."
"If I consume too much time power, it will also take a lot of time to recover."
This means that in this timeline, Garen must pay special attention to consumption when using the power of time. He cannot increase his speed through the accelerated state when he is on the road like before. However, there is no reason to control elemental energy.
The impact is due to different timelines.
Due to the existence of the magic network, the already orderly elemental energy here is like an arm to Garen.
When he releases the spell, the consumption of his magic power and mental energy is greatly reduced, and the power of the spell is also improved to a certain extent, and the speed of magic recovery is also greatly improved.
"The flow rate of different timelines is related to the rate at which I absorb the power of time."
Garen held the gate of time and space that had run out of energy, and his face became a little heavier.
He had a premonition.
I'm afraid I'll have to stay in this timeline for a long time.
But Garen is not in a hurry.
Dragons are very good at sleeping.
When you have nothing to do, you can sleep for a long time without being able to sleep for a long time.
Garen had a lot of things to deal with when he was in the main timeline. He rarely slept for long periods of time, so he could have a good rest here.
In the shadow of the dancing trees, the silver dragon raised his head, glanced at the deep night sky filled with stars, and then closed his eyes with a low and steady breathing, holding the Imaskar ring tightly.
In the dragon's claws, the power of time continues to be injected bit by bit.
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A simple log cabin was built next to a trickling creek.
In this silent forest, the great arcanist and the legendary dragon exchange knowledge.
Two months have passed since Garen came to the continent of Faerûn. As spellcasters who pursue the truth and essence, Garen and Iolum are of the same mind. They both enjoy this kind of pure knowledge exchange.
"Communicating with the magic network and contacting the magic network is the first step for ordinary arcanists to learn arcana."
"From low-level to advanced, from simple to complex, we touch the essence of arcane magic little by little."
"But with your magical attainments, you can start directly from the legendary arcana and try to simplify the complexity."
"You have seen my best ten-ring arcana before. It is called Mountain Splitting. Now I will break it down and explain it to you."
The brilliance of the spells intertwined and emerged, turning into a three-dimensional illusory mountain. The inside and outside of the mountain were all composed of mysterious arcane runes. They were densely packed and as numerous as stars. The illusory mountain enlarged, rotated, and shrunk from time to time, and was dotted with symbols.
Each arcane rune was carefully displayed before Garen's eyes.
Garen kept his eyes fixed and listened carefully.
Iolum is a good teacher and good at teaching.
He knew all the difficulties in arcane arts. Almost every time Garen had doubts, before Garen could ask, Iolum seemed to have penetrated his mind and answered Garen's question in the next second.
doubt.
With the guidance of such a great arcanist, Garen's arcane knowledge has improved by leaps and bounds.
Iolum directly taught him the legendary arcana, not for Garen to learn it, but also to clarify the framework and composition of the arcane to Garon through the basic factors that constitute the mountain splitting technique. This teaching method is Iolum's
Specifically designed for Galleons, it has a very good effect on Galleons.
Iolum can even use his signature legendary arcana selflessly, which makes Garen look up to him with admiration.
The greatness of this arcanist's structure made Garen couldn't help but feel good about him, and at the same time, Garen became more certain that Iolum was definitely a leader in the rise of Netheril and was worth getting to know.
The current Netheril is still far from its glorious moment, and the development of arcane magic is far from reaching a prosperous period. However, now that we have some friendship with the leading figures of Netheril, for this changed timeline
, Garen felt that he could come more often in the future and learn more legendary arcana.
Garen also did not hide the magic knowledge he possessed.
However, although Garen's talent is very good and he can learn both ordinary spells and arcane spells very quickly, he is not a qualified teacher.
Iolum experienced several small classes in Galleon, was silent for a long time, and then resolutely stated that he could study on his own.
Garen was a little embarrassed, but he could only express his helplessness.
Time passes quietly.
The sun rises and sets again and again, day and night alternate with each other.
In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. During this period, Garen and Iolum made a lot of exchanges, from the most basic knowledge to legendary spell books.
Arcana and spells have the same essence and are extremely similar.
Garen himself was already at the level of a legendary spellcaster, and with Iolum's careful teachings, it took a total of four months for Garen's arcane skills to quickly reach the level of a great arcanist, and he could successfully release Split Mountain.
technique.
Even the legendary arcane spells have been learned, and the low-level arcane spells are naturally not a problem. In Garen's eyes, they are the same as the low-level spells of the Eight Schools. Just a few glances are enough to master them.
A copy of Moulton's notes was given to Iolum by Galleon.
Due to the very detailed contents of his notes, and through self-study, this knowledgeable Grand Arcanist has been able to release energy-shaping fireballs at the nine-ring level.
During this period of time, Garen was so immersed in the process of studying arcana that he almost forgot that he came here for the secret weapon of the Imasca Empire, but this peaceful and peaceful time was about to come to an end.
"I raided the Peak of Fury, but the orc problem has not been fundamentally solved."
"Their main army is stationed deep in the deep and vast mountains and dense forests. From time to time, they send out orc raiding teams to harass and retaliate against our Nether land."
"Now, the diviners I summoned have discovered where the orcs are stationed."
"Therefore, I decided to lead my troops to go out again and lead the arcanists to destroy them all and carry out a crusade of extermination!"
Iolum's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice.
In the shadow left by Garleon blocking the sun, this friendly great arcanist revealed his decisive and killing side.
Garen now knows about the grudges between Netheril and the orc tribe. When Netheril was still a few scattered small fishing villages, it suffered terribly because of the burning, killing and looting of the orcs. His hatred for the orcs was deep-rooted. Now he has enough
After having the ability, it is a reasonable thing to think about exterminating all the orcs around Netheril.
"I think you need the help of a legendary dragon."
"With our friendship, I can ask you for less reward."
Garen grinned.
As the saying goes, if you hold a hammer in your hand, everything will look like a nail.
Garen had just learned the legendary arcana, so he naturally wanted to try its power for himself.
However, Long's efforts will never be in vain, no matter how good the relationship between the other party and himself is.
Iolum looked at the majestic silver dragon, shook his head and said: "The spellcasters among the orcs have not yet cracked the method of space teleportation. As long as the location of the orcs is found, the arcanist can annihilate them."
In current Faerûn, spells such as dimensional anchors have not yet been invented.
In the war with the orcs, arcanists who can now teleport through space have absolute initiative.
"The orc army is not weak."
"I am determined to annihilate them all. No matter whether they escape or resist, I will not let them go."
"According to my estimation, this extermination campaign will take at least one year."
After a pause, Iolum looked regretful and said to Garen: "The communication with you allowed me to spend a pleasant and pure time, but I'm afraid I won't have any free time until the war with the orcs is over.
It’s time.”
Under the gaze of the Grand Arcanist, the silver dragon stretched its wings that covered the sky and the sun.
The edges of the dragon wings were covered with dense tree crowns, making a rustling sound.
Garen waved his dragon wings a few times and said in the strong wind that followed: "Just in time, I plan to leave too."
"The Imasca Empire in the East?"
Iolum asked.
Garen nodded, his eyes narrowed slightly, and gleams of light appeared in his platinum dragon eyes.
"It seems that you came to Faerûn just for this powerful empire in the east."
Iolum thought that Garen had asked him about the situation of the Imasca Empire at the beginning, and responded quickly.
There's nothing to hide.
Garen said calmly: "That's true. Your guess is correct."
"When I end the war with the orcs, I may go to the Imasca Empire and see the scenery of this powerful empire." Iolum thought for a while and said.
After saying a few simple words of farewell, one person and one dragon left behind tools for communication.
The Grand Arcanist left.
The silver dragon also flew high into the sky, flying in the direction of the rising sun amid the howling of the strong wind.