novelonline Chapter 3155 The top of the snow mountain
Chapter 3155 The top of the snow mountain
Chapter 3155 The top of the snow mountain
"Somewhere else? Somewhere else in this garden?"
"This is the private garden of the Anjou royal family. Although the flowers are beautiful, they always wither. Although I like flowers like other girls, I value more than the superficial beauty."
A black and gold vortex appeared beside her, and she gently pulled Shad, and passed through the portal with him.
After a slight sense of imbalance, the whistling cold wind immediately made Xia De shiver violently. The cold wind blew across his face like a blade, and the surroundings under the starry sky were all silver-white. If it weren't for the blessing of the God of Winter, he would probably sink deeply into the snow under his feet at this moment.
He subconsciously hugged Sylvia in his arms, and then Shade realized that after the two of them passed through the portal, they seemed to have arrived at a snowy mountain.
On the snowy mountain without air pollution and city lights, the starlight and moonlight were so conspicuous. Looking around, this seemed to be the slope of the snowy mountain. Because Shade had adventures in more dangerous places like the "Silver Mountains", he wanted to find a sheltered place to hide first, but was stopped by Sylvia:
"Let's continue to move upwards. Our destination is not far away."
She looked around with nostalgia:
"There should actually be a stone staircase under our feet, but unfortunately no one has taken care of it for many years and it has been completely buried in the snow. Let's go on, keep going up, Shad, we'll be there soon."
"Where is this? Have we reached the Far North?"
Shad pulled his coat out of his pocket and put it on Sylvia's shoulders, still holding her in his arms.
The witch did not break free from Shade's embrace, but only answered softly:
"It's not the Far North. This is the southeastern end of the Old Continent, the largest island in the 'Falling Star Bay' where the Principality of Lagsen is located - Fatumonster Island. The name means 'Fate Weaver on the Sea'. Legend has it that this harbor was formed by a star falling from the sky, and after the star fell, the island we are on was formed.
The second largest city in the Principality, the "City of the Wheel of Time", is located at the southern end of the island. Before the steam age, most of the island's residents made a living by fishing and maritime trade, but now it is the most famous watchmaking gathering place in the entire Old World. Handmade watchmakers and high-end pocket watch and table clock brands gather here. Artisans have replaced traditional fishing and become the mainstay of the economy here. "
She leaned on Shad's arms and climbed up with him in the snow and wind:
"The city is just south of this snowy mountain, and we are on the east side of the Fatumonster Snow Mountain on the island."
"I remember that the Principality of Lagsen is also the location of the Prophet's Association."
Xia De said, and Sylvia looked up:
"Yes, but the association's headquarters is not on the island, but on the coast on the west side of the Falling Star Bay. That is the largest city in the Principality of Lagson - the 'City of Fortune Tellers' Lomare City. However, in recent years, some people have also called it the 'Hometown of Rhodes Cards'. Let's not discuss this. We are here."
Climbing up the snow slope, they did not reach the top of the mountain directly, but came to the ridge of the mountain.
It looked empty here, with nothing in it. But after Shad and Sylvia approached, as Sylvia cast a spell, a black tower covered with ice and snow appeared in the rippling waves.
It stood in the snow under the moonlight, with a height of five stories. The first floor of the tower was almost buried by one-third of the snow, and even the location of the tower gate could not be seen.
"There are elemental reactions."
Xia De whispered, and Sylvia nodded slightly:
"Yes, this is a witch's tower. Modern ring sorcerers no longer have the habit of building towers as their own research bases. This tower was left to me by my teacher.
After my teacher passed away due to an accident, I lived in Willendel City for a long time and rarely came back, but occasionally I would come here to relax when I was in a bad mood. I just crossed half of the old continent from Willendel and directly opened the portal to arrive because my teacher left a shortcut for me. Otherwise, I would not be able to do such a thing with my level of eleven. "
Shad summoned fire to melt the snow at the gate of the tower. After Sylvia opened the door and invited Shad in, the lights inside the tower automatically lit up, and it was surprisingly as warm as No. 6 St. Teresa's Square.
This reminded Shade of the "Moon Viewing Tower" in the academy that he visited at the end of last month. These two towers were the research institutes and bases of the sorceresses.
From the outside, this tower standing on the snowy mountain looks like it has been abandoned for many years, but in fact, the interior still looks quite well maintained. Shade doubted Sylvia's claim that she "seldom comes here", but it was still good to be able to avoid the wind and snow outside.
"Although there are space rituals left by generations of witches to ensure that no one can climb up directly, I still disguised the exterior for safety reasons."
Sylvia explained, taking off the coat that Shade had put on her and shaking off the snow, then helping Shade take off his coat as well:
"The temperature inside the tower is kept at the most suitable temperature all year round, so you don't need to wear so many clothes. This is the most valuable asset my teacher left me. Come with me, Shade, let's go to the top of the tower."
She cast a spell to help Shad clean the marks on the soles of his boots, then opened the portal on the wall and reached the top of the tower directly from the first floor.
The Space Witch Department did not study astrology, so there was no astrological equipment on the top of the tower. After walking out of the portal, Shade saw a large library. The floor was covered with thick red carpet. There were no windows on this floor. The brown and yellow old and elegant wooden bookshelves were placed close to the wall, with four layers, and movable stairs for climbing the bookshelves were scattered throughout the tower.
Blackboards covered with various mathematical symbols and rituals were placed all over the carpet, and in the center of this floor was a square table made up of four huge long tables.
There were some scattered books and materials on the desk, and it seemed that Sylvia was the only one using it.
“When the teacher was still here, we would discuss problems and exchange ideas with each other. Most of the books in the library are actually not related to mysticism, but books on philosophy, mathematics and natural sciences.
After the teacher passed away, I never invited anyone else here. Even Margaret only knew that I had another laboratory outside of Willendel, but she didn't know that this tower was far away in the Principality of Lagson. "
She smiled and looked up at the library with Shade:
"The experiment of chemical synthetic fiber was successfully carried out in this tower. If my teacher were still alive, he would definitely be proud of me."
This tower was built long before the steam revolution, so the lighting fixtures were not gas lamps, but glowing crystals and a few enchanted candlesticks floating in the air. The warm light illuminated the pretty face of the black-haired girl, and her golden eyes seemed to be glowing.
"This place is really nice. The witch who first built this place chose such a remote place. She must have been worried about being disturbed, right?"
"Yes, and we use the power of space, so we don't have to worry about inconveniences even if we live on the top of a snowy mountain. The ancestors who built this place wanted to spend more time on research and learning, so this tower was passed down from generation to generation. But by my generation, the great witch of the space department was really weak.
Even if I wanted to follow the example of my ancestors and spend most of my life here, I don't have enough wealth and material foundation to support it. You see, I don't even have many followers now. That's why I became the princess's tutor in Willendel, and this tower, which was always inhabited, fell into decline. "
"It's not that it's in decline. Isn't this place still being used by you?"
Xia De turned to look at her:
"And looking at the knowledge and power you just showed me, if you had really been burying yourself in research here alone, you might not have achieved such success.
I'm worried that with your personality, if you continue to live here, you'll become a cold-hearted girl, which is not good."
"Yes, yes, Shade, you know me very well."
She sighed deeply, turned around and hugged Xia De:
"I have been very proud since I was a teenager, thinking that I would never find someone as smart as me. Later, after I met Margaret and more people, this idea did not disappear but became stronger, until I met you.
It's not me who gave you a surprise tonight, it's you who gave me a surprise. I had planned that as long as you could get to the blackboard in the greenhouse before midnight and solve my last puzzle, I would consider you qualified, but it didn't take you even half an hour. "
The witch paused for two seconds, staring at him:
"Shad, you only make me like you more."
Xia De smiled and asked:
"Isn't that better? I rarely say things like this, but seeing the wisdom you display makes me like you more. This kind of intellectual charm is different from the charm of appearance, but it does attract me more."
“That’s why I think we are truly similar people.”
She continued to hug him, looking up at Xia De, her golden eyes filled with his shadow:
"But I just lied. Actually, Margaret won't come to see us tonight."
Xia De actually guessed it just now:
"So you also used the ritual of the 'Unbounded Bottle' to trap her, right?"
Sylvia smiled and shook her head:
"It won't be that difficult to deal with that girl. I cast a sleeping spell on the paper I asked her to find. She will be cursed as long as she opens it to check. But I also arranged for the maid to send her back to her bedroom in advance. Margaret should have fallen asleep in Cold Spring Palace by now."
"That's rude."
Sylvia continued to look at him:
"I know about you and Carina."
Then without giving Shade time to react to this new topic:
"I also know about your relationship with sisters Megan and Audrey, and Vanessa's promotion to level thirteen is also related to this, right?"
PS: The map of this chapter is “Map of the Old World (as of Volume 9)”.
(End of this chapter)