Yona opened the curtains and looked out curiously. The Harimaya Manor is located on the outskirts of the Golden City and is connected to the Harimaya Palace in the city through a secret passage. The astrologer apprentice has not yet witnessed the economic and cultural center of the Southern Continent, the famous city of Bakt. The carriage drove out of the manor and drove along the Golden Road towards the west gate of the city of Bactria. A majestic and magnificent city appeared in front of it. "Oh," Jonah exclaimed sincerely. He had always thought that "Golden City" is just an adjective to express the city's wealth. Unexpectedly, the walls of this big city are really golden, and every smooth wall tile shines in the sun, making it difficult to look directly at it.
"It is said that powder of magic crystal chalcopyrite was added when the wall bricks were fired. The cost of each brick is more than five silver coins," Asai exclaimed. "The Tocharian Empire is indeed the richest country in the world. Woolen cloth,"
The sound of horse hooves passed through the city gate, and I saw the royal camel and eagle coat of arms on the side door of the carriage. Four Tocharian guards armed with swords and spears bowed and saluted, and respectfully let them go. Only when they got closer did they realize that the gold The city wall is slightly shorter than the Red Stone Castle, but its thickness is astonishing. It took a full minute for the carriage to drive out of the long, dark doorway. The carriage driver knocked on the small window panel and reported back: "This street is called Khalifa Street. It is a place where merchants from the entire southern continent gather. There is nothing you can’t buy here. The Astrology Tower is at the end of Khalifa Street, my lord,”
"Go directly to the Astrology Tower, thank you," Jonah ordered after listening to Asai's translation.
The Oriental looked at him eagerly: "But I still want to go shopping... I heard that there are several weapons and armor shops that are famous across the continent, and there is also a legendary barbecue restaurant that only accepts twenty people a day. Customer, tut tut..."
The coachman smiled and said: "Sir Swordsman is right, the 'White Steel Anvil', 'One Horn', 'Split Silk', and 'Slug Nest' in the middle of Khalifa Street are all very famous equipment stores, with the most exquisite technology in the southern continent." The blacksmith and enchanted weapon master all work here, and the barbecue restaurant is half a block away. The reservation has been scheduled for a month. If you want to try it, you might as well ask the prince to come forward to arrange a seat."
"Go straight to the Astrology Tower, thank you," Jonah repeated calmly, and the Oriental helplessly translated it to the coachman.
"As you command, my lord," the coachman raised his whip and rang the bell on the front of the carriage. Pedestrians saw the royal carriage dodge one after another, and the four-wheeled carriage accelerated on the crowded road.
Dark crowds and row upon row of shops flashed outside the window. The streets were lined with two-story buildings made of yellow rocks. The unintelligible signs in Southern Continent's Common Language were hidden behind tall palm trees and oil palm trees. There were noisy shouts and words. The sound was mixed with the tinkling music from the musical instrument store, and the unique smell of tropical plants floated in the air. Coupled with the tempting aroma of fresh fruits and barbecued food, Jonah realized that he had not been to such a lively place for a long time. , even though he is sometimes afraid of getting close to others, this street really gives him a feeling of "alive".
"Oh, look, the Punjabi Beast Spirit Store," Asai pointed outside excitedly, "I've wanted to buy one for a long time, but I don't know if it's expensive."
The memory of Cherry Crossing flashed through the mind of the astrologer's apprentice, "Let's go shopping after we come out of the astrology tower. I want to buy one too," he said with a little sigh.
Khalifa Street is about five thousand yards long. At the end of the street is a small square. Five streets diverge from the small square in a five-star shape. In the center of the square stands an astrology tower made of gray strips of stone. The carriage has not yet As soon as it was stable, Jonah felt the obvious fluctuation of star power at the top of the tower. He happily opened the door and jumped down, looking up at the tall gray tower: "Great, the association hasn't evacuated yet,"
The Oriental man got out of the car and looked up and down this unspectacular building: "It doesn't look very popular. Look, the door seems to be closed. Didn't you go out to have lunch?"
Jonah walked to the door of the tower. The two wooden doors were tightly closed. There were complex relief patterns on the doors. Various lines gathered at the door handles. Jonah's eyes lit up: "Look, the pattern on the doors is a star." The array, let me take a look...it seems to have no practical effect. It should be a star array for detection, and the door handle is the input point."
"Try, try," Asai encouraged.
The apprentice astrologer put his staff in his belt, walked up the two steps, held the two brass door handles with both hands, closed his eyes and mobilized the power of the stars. The interstellar lines from the 130-77 pairs of stars vibrated quietly, as bright as broken pieces. Jade's starry sky energy passed through his body to the doorknob, and was dispersed and absorbed by the star array carved on the door. The lines on the wooden door were embedded with thin mithril threads. At this moment, the entire pattern began to light up 130-77 Star Lines of bright orange-red light.
"Oh, it's beautiful," the Easterners watched with interest. Seeing this rare sight, some passers-by began to buzz around and discuss. The coachman waved his whip and pointed expressionlessly at the carriage. With the royal camel and eagle coat of arms, people immediately lowered their heads and turned around to disperse. In an instant, there was no one in the lively small square.
Jonah continuously inputs energy into the star array. The strange thing is that this star array with unknown purpose greedily absorbs the power of the stars like a bottomless pit, but no further changes are seen. The capacity of his spiritual pool has been continuously tempered by battles and magic. The promotion of the Elf Symbiosis Contract has become very broad, but at this time the liquid level is rapidly declining, and half of the mental energy has been consumed in an instant. "Strange..." He said to himself, and decided to hold on for another half minute, mentally He stopped inputting before three-quarters of the power was consumed, but the increasingly bright star array began to absorb energy automatically. The door handle attracted his palm like two magnets, and he could not break free even with all his strength.
"Ah, Asai..." The astrologer's apprentice turned around and wanted to ask for help, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out. The Easterner was talking to the coachman and didn't notice his helpless expression. The remaining mental power was like The water in the funnel disappeared rapidly, and the vast power of the stars poured into the star array from his hands. The two doors began to vibrate and emitted a low-frequency noise. The light had already brightened the daylight. "Brother Jonah, are you still here?" Okay," Asai finally turned around and looked at him with concern, "What a ghost...come and save me..." Yona moved his lips and let out a silent cry, sweat dripping down, and within a few seconds, His mental pool will become a dry well. What is the result of overdrafting his mental power? Cherry Du's coma that almost killed him is the answer. "Ah, Asai..." He gradually couldn't even open his mouth. I have no strength left.
"Is there something wrong with this guy?" the Oriental asked the coachman.
"It seems so, sir," the coachman said, stroking his chin.
"Then I'm sorry, brother Yona," Asai nodded, "Ah," he took two steps and kicked Yona squarely in the face, immediately kicking the astrologer's apprentice away. He fell down the steps and rolled a long way on the ground. As soon as his hands left the brass door handle, his strength immediately recovered. Yona jumped up suddenly, touched the big footprints on his face and said happily: "Huh... That's great. , just a little bit closer,”
The Oriental raised his eyebrows in confusion: "You mean you were kicked well and you want me to kick you again?"
At this time, the two doors made a creaking sound, and the Astrology Tower finally opened slowly in front of the two of them. Jonah jumped up the steps and rushed in. He just took two steps and was stunned. Asai then walked in, "What's wrong... Hey, what are you doing,"
The two men stared blankly at the interior of the astrology tower. According to the structure of Teacher Keshava's astrology tower, there should be a hall, a servant's room and a spiral staircase at the entrance, but at the moment they only saw a In the vast white chaos, the space in front and above disappeared, and the only entity that could be seen was the black marble floor five yards square under the feet, with the star logo of the Astrologers Association engraved on the ground.
"Is it a space star array? No, no, is this some kind of illusion?" Jonah stretched out his hand to test the white smoke. The seemingly light mist was actually heavy and strong, isolating his fingers.
"It must be some kind of restriction," the Easterner thought, stroking his chin, "It seems very strong."
At this time, an old voice sounded above the head: "I am an eighth-level astrologer, Secretary General of the Southern Continent Astrologer Association von Denenso, hello, member who has come from afar,"
"Hello," Jonah immediately stood up straight and held the staff tightly.
"Relax, this is a magic voice, in your words, it is a storage star array," Asai raised his head and looked above.
Sure enough, the voice continued: "Because the war is about to begin, in order to avoid the recurrence of the tragedy in the Western Continent, the Astrologer Association has decided to recall all members of the Southern Continent, and asks astrologers and apprentices who have not received the news to immediately set off for Suiyang on the Eastern Continent. City, reported to the headquarters of the Astrologer Association that all astrology towers in the southern continent have been closed. In order to facilitate the selection of astrologers to stay in the war zone, the association's location in the Golden City has retained the automatic rating review function, and the assessment of astrologers below level four has been retained. Completely simplified, good luck to you,"
The sound stopped, and with a bang, something fell to the ground. Jonah walked over and picked up the small package, unwrapped three layers of white cotton, and found a badge, two books and a bunch of bottles inside. On the dark blue background representing the starry sky, there are three shining bright red stars. The stars twinkle and flicker like real stars.
The Oriental man craned his neck to look at it with interest, "It's not the same as what you're wearing."
"Third, third-level astrologer..." The blood all over Yona's body froze, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets. He took off the badge he was wearing with trembling hands, and found that the star flower on the apprentice badge had automatically It went out and turned into a black round piece of scrap metal.
"Upgraded," Asai applauded.
"Not only did he skip the formal apprenticeship assessment, but he was also promoted to four levels in a row..." The astrologer apprentice, no, the third-level astrologer held the hot badge with tears in his eyes.