Arcane Journey
Chapter 295 The Treasure of the Star Elf
Chapter 295 The Treasure of the Star Elf
Magic energy flows.
The figures of Brian and Myrcella appeared in a dense primeval forest.
This is the Yumu Forest in the Kingdom of Aglaron, the home of the half-elves.
The ancient relics in this forest dotted with detection magic and scrying magic didn't do anything.
Ancient magic hangs in the tangle of yewwoods.
The ancient star elves who once belonged to Ursania and were proficient in powerful magic - also known as 'mithril elves' - left various relics here, including stone monuments composed of huge steles. Ring, engraved with a dialect of ancient elves.
Although the magic power contained in them has faded with the weakening of Yumulin's own power, some power still remains.
Other stone rings—these are different from those found deep in the forest—are portal systems that can be activated by anyone who knows how.
In most cases, the method of use is only mastered by the star elves in ancient times.
Among these portals, some can be used to move quickly in the forest, while others are said to lead to the hidden country-Hildeu.
There are also a small number of sealed portals, which are said to lead to other dangerous miniature countries, and the reason for being sealed has long been lost in the long river of time.
The purpose of Brian and Myrcella's coming here is to find the portal leading to Hildyu.
Rays of beams of light pass through the interlaced ancient canopies of the Yumu forest and scatter on the trails in the forest, making the entire forest appear to be full of shadows.
In some places, the branches and leaves are denser, making people feel as if the night has fallen in the forest, and the sky is just a little bit of starlight embedded in the huge tree canopy.
This is a country of all kinds of miracles and magic, and it is easy to understand why the mysterious star elves call this primeval forest their home.
"What kind of deal did you make with the Lich?" Myrcella stretched out her slender fingers, brushed her hair that was wet by the fog in the forest, and turned to look at Brian.
"Do something for him." Brian stopped, looked around, and gave an ambiguous answer, "The demiplane we are about to go to is one of the rewards for this time."
"and this."
In the dark forest, he flipped his palm, and the golden luster from the three golden scrolls was reflected in Myrcella's beautiful eyes full of doubts, causing her pupils to gradually shrink.
This is what the Lich Moril accidentally obtained from an elf during the Netheril Empire period, and it has been kept to this day.
"This is the scroll of Nether?" Seeing the item in Brian's hand, Myrcella widened her eyes in surprise, looked at him in shock, and even breathed a little short.
"That's right." Brian put away the scroll, stepped on the rotten leaves, and led her for a walk in the forest. "This is only half of the payment he paid in advance, and the remaining half of the payment needs to help him finish the matter."
The contents recorded in the three scrolls are all an introduction to arcane arts representing the basic principles of magic.
What made him feel a little depressed was that the basic knowledge in the scroll turned out to be a whole set of knowledge in the field of transformation: driving, manipulating the dead, dispelling spells, defense, protection, deflection and transformation.
This realm represents the schools of Necromancy, Transmutation and Protection, of the eight schools of wizardry.
Among the three major domains of the Arcanist, Brian specializes in creation, and the secondary domain is mind, and the domain of transformation is not within the scope of his proficiency.
Of course, even so, for him, the basic theoretical knowledge in it will be of great help to him in the future, and he will naturally not forget to use the book of the forgotten to master it all.
After all, in his future plans, he wanted to build a complete arcane empire.
And the basis for establishing an arcane empire must be these Nether scrolls known as the "Encyclopedia of Multiverse Magic".
Now, counting Myrcella's two scrolls, he has already unknowingly collected seven Nether scrolls.
The most important thing is that in Brian's memory, there are five Nether scrolls that he has already regarded as his possessions, and he will take them away as soon as his strength allows.
In this case, counting the Nether scrolls that the City of Shades may have, and the so-called 'Father of Nether' in the hands of Iolum, there must be a few of them.
Brian suddenly discovered that collecting all Nether scrolls was not as difficult as he imagined.
"It's unbelievable." Myrcella quickly recovered her usual elegant and calm demeanor from the shock, and couldn't help sighing with a smile:
"Back then, I almost lost my life on the two Nether scrolls I obtained from the ruins of the Imasca Empire, but you simply obtained three."
"It's not what you imagined." Bryan shook his head slightly. "Behind any gift, there is a clear price tag. For me, the price of these three scrolls is probably not much lower than the difficulty for you to obtain the scrolls."
Myrcella glanced at him, as if she understood that Brian was unwilling to disclose the details of the deal with the Lich, she didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject, "Then what is the purpose of our going to the demiplane?"
Looking at the empathetic eyes of the female lord, Brian gave her a grateful look.
After all, the deal with the Lich is related to the life and death of a god.
If he said it casually, he was worried that some powerful existence in the dark would affect his next plan.
Then, he explained another question in his mind to Myrcella, "There is a tower of mystery left by the star elves in ancient times in Hildyu, and the mystery library inside stores the treasures left by the star elves for hundreds of centuries. all knowledge and magic."
After he took all these things away, he could try to let Fairy Mizusawa fuse this magic demiplane.
"Inheritance left by the star elves." Myrcella walked up to him lightly after hearing the words, and smiled, "Let's go, my curiosity has already made me a little impatient."
Brian smiled at her and quickened his pace unconsciously.
According to the exact location given by the Lich Morel, he and Myrcella quickly found the ancient ruins leading to the demiplane.
At the same time, the two saw a huge stone ring appearing in front of the intertwined forest.
Large upright stelae support a large stone vault, forming a circular area.
From this it can be seen that in this ancient place very terrible ceremonies or primitive and barbaric gatherings may have been held.
Although Brian couldn't know the specific situation, he could still feel the power that had not been erased by time, making these moss-covered stones and the surrounding bushes filled with a silent pressure.
The stone ring is composed of seven large stone monument archways, each of which is 50 meters high. In the center of the stone ring is an open space with a diameter of about 100 meters and only a few shrubs.
There is no doubt that this stone ring is indeed an ancient portal made by the star elves.
Brian just threw a simple 'detection magic' at random, and he could detect the faint transmutation aura emitted by it.
"How should we activate the portal."
After obtaining Brian's consent, Myrcella walked cautiously near the stone ring, and was immediately attracted by the obscure elven runes on the stone tablet.
She stretched out her white palm, and gently rubbed the traces of the vicissitudes of the stone tablet with her slender fingers, muttering to herself:
"I've heard for a long time that star elves are best at stars and chanting magic. Brian, I can feel that these stone rings may need the power of stars to activate."
"That's right, this portal will only take effect after sunset and before sunrise. During this period, the magical aura will be enhanced to a strong level." Hearing this, Brian looked at Myrcella's slender and beautiful back in surprise glance.
At this moment, the female lord lowered her slender waist slightly to examine the runes at the bottom of the stele. Her plump and round buttocks looked like a full moon, which caught his attention immediately.
Realizing his impoliteness, he quickly looked away, took out an ultra-small and delicate scepter inlaid with star sapphires, and continued:
"During the day, the portal has no effect. Of course, even at night, if you want to activate the portal, you still need a key. Only then can you activate the portal by silently chanting the spell to activate the command."
When the night sky was full of stars, Brian raised his scepter and silently recited a spoken command.
In an instant, the runes of the seven large stone tablets were activated, and the sky full of stars cast seven phantoms of starlight full of magical energy in unison.
Brian raised his head and found, as expected, that the shape of the seven steles was very similar to the seven stars casting light in the night sky.
This is a star magic circle mastered by the star elves by absorbing the power of the stars.
In just a moment, the steles that had absorbed enough energy simultaneously jumped out like an electric light, linking each other together, opening a shimmering, shining oval portal.
The light inside the portal is bright, reminiscent of the cosmic starry sky.
Brian didn't hesitate anymore, and led Myrcella into the portal together.
After a period of dizziness, Brian found that he and Myrcella had entered another world.
Although the two were still standing in the stone ring, the surrounding forest had disappeared without a trace.
They are now standing on a small reef, surrounded by turbulent sea water, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and the oppressive environment makes people feel as if there will be a downpour at any time.
Brian turned his gaze forward, and saw four towers standing upright, whether they were made of glass or crystal, and there was a faint light in the darkness, like a guiding light.
The tops of the two towers closest to them and the ones farther away still radiate bright light like lighthouses, and glass bridges that look transparent and thin connect the small island under their feet with the nearest tower.
The towers of the castle are all built on huge black rocks out of the sea, and the sea water is eternally blown by the breeze from the kingdom of night, stirring up waves 6 to 15 meters high.
The foundation of each tower has a ladder embedded in the glass enclosure, which can be climbed from the water to the bridge leading to the tower closest to the water surface, and there are several water elemental creatures wandering nearby.
"Those ladders and water elements..." Myrcella approached Brian and asked curiously.
"These facilities should be used to rescue star elves who occasionally fall into the sea." Brian said his guess.
"Although star elves are usually agile, the designer who built this palace is still self-aware. Obviously, even he can't guarantee that there will be some unlucky people with eyes on their heads who never look when they walk. "
The female lord couldn't help laughing at Brian's teasing words, and nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, "What role do those water elements wandering around the ladder play?"
"Hmm... Their mission should be to rescue those who fell into the water they encountered, and then send the unlucky drowning person to the nearest ladder." Brian pondered for a moment, and said his conjecture, "It can be seen that they still fulfill their missions to this day. with this responsibility.”
"For a while, I couldn't refute your explanation." Myrcella joked with a smile.
"After all, in addition to these functions, these ladders and water elements can't just throw the mischievous star elves down to feed the fish." Brian smiled back at her.
Under the night, besides the water element creatures, he did see groups of dolphins jumping out of the water happily, sharks, fish monsters, squids, sea cats and other sea creatures in the distance, and he even saw A narwhal hunting for food.
What surprised him even more was that there were some portals deep below the surface of the sea.
After careful observation, he realized that these portals were actually connected to the Falling Star Sea on the main material plane, allowing the marine life there to be teleported to this sea area.
However, it is one-way, and aquatic organisms will also be trapped here after entering.
Although the depth of the sea is unknown, Brian found that no matter extending 10 kilometers in any plane direction, it will appear from the other end of the plane.
He retracted his gaze and began to observe the outline of the entire castle.
According to the records, the glass castle of the star elves is an unusually beautiful landscape. Under the sky full of stars, there stands a shiny glass tower emitting magical light.
Unfortunately, it is more like a night kingdom, which has nothing to do with Hildyu's beautiful starry sky.
The sky looked like midnight with dark clouds.
Despite this, there are still some magic light sources left in the castle.
The outer walls of the castle towers are adorned with a shiny veneer of faerie fire, artistically framing them.
"This demiplane has no real weather changes. The ocean around the castle is constantly producing gusts of light wind blowing in all directions, but it does not bring precipitation or other weather phenomena."
Myrcella nodded thoughtfully, letting the breeze blow her loose reddish-brown hair, and told Brian the conclusion she came to, "The water temperature in the half-plane has also been kept at around 18 degrees. "
Characteristics of the demiplane of Hildeur:
—— Lightweight Gravity
- Elapsed time (two days on the demiplane is equivalent to one day on the Material Plane).
- finite shape, self-contained shape (connected to the Yurwood, but not to the Ethereal Plane).
- Changes are allowed.
- No elemental or energy characteristics.
——Enhanced magic (chanting sonic spells and spells related to stars will automatically gain super magic power, and the spell level will be increased by two levels).
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Decades ago, star elves lived deep in the Yuwood Forest.
Faced with the Netheril invaders who continued to develop colonies in the ancient forests along the Wizard Bay, the star elves decided to withdraw from Faerun.
The high elf mages built a network of stone rings covering the entire forest, and then communicated with the stars in the sky through these stone tablets, and performed an extremely powerful spell to create a magical demiplane for the star elves.
When the spell was completed, most of the star elves left Faerûn for the country called Hildou.
In the end, the star elves living here were transformed into undead creatures by the lich Morel, and fell into a deep sleep for a long time.
Bryan recalled the history of the demiplane, and immediately realized that the reason why Hildey became like this may have something to do with the Lich.
Then, without wasting any time, he and Myrcella stepped onto the bridge leading to the castle, and continued to walk forward, looking for the mysterious tower of the castle.
Each bridge here is like a glass cutting in the real world. It is made of 2 cm thick and strong transparent glass, and the surface has a rough structure like a cobblestone pavement to prevent people walking on it from falling.
The only point of support for the bridge is the junction with the tower. It seems to be crumbling, as if it will break under the weight at any time, but so far it is still solid and durable.
Brian also jumped twice on purpose, causing the female lord next to him to give him beautiful eyes.
And under each bridge, there is still a sparkling blue light flowing, providing illumination for the entire bridge.
Bryan led Myrcella to the end of the bridge unharmed.
The tower-shaped glass building that appeared in front of them was suspended in the air at a height of 10 meters above the water, and was connected and supported by three glass bridges from different directions.
After looking at it, people can't help but have the illusion that the three bridges, which are only 2 cm thick, cannot support the tower-shaped glass building at all.
However, it is these seemingly fragile glass bridges that have supported the castle for dozens of centuries.
One of the glass bridges connects the upper level of the hub at a height of 20 meters in mid-air, and the other two are connected at a lower level of 10 meters.
A spiral staircase is located in a 5-meter area in the middle of the building, connecting the upper and lower floors, and the roof 30 meters above the sea.
Brian shared with Myrcella the detailed information about Hildou from the Lich Morel, including himself.
The building that appeared in front of the two of them was called the "Welcome Tower" in the heyday of the castle. It was the place where the owner of the castle greeted guests, highlighting the tradition of Star Elf hospitality.
Moreover, all the facilities for receiving guests are set up in reasonable places so that they can be as comfortable as possible here.
Whenever guests are allowed into the castle, they are allowed to read the legends of the Tower of Mysteries or visit the chambers of the Mausoleum, but unless they are Star Elf nobles or their agents, they are never allowed to enter the Portal Control Center.
The tower is an irregular octagonal spire made of opaque glass, with a bridge on each of its three sides at different heights.
The top of the pyramid-shaped tower is made of transparent glass and emits a lighthouse-like light.
All walls, floors and ceilings in the castle are seamlessly joined together by 20cm thick reinforced magic glass.
Floors, ceilings, and interior walls are often opaque to provide privacy to former residents, but exterior walls are generally translucent or transparent at the top.
The translucent façade will cast some tinge of blue, and apart from detecting movement and light sources, all other details will be obscured by the distorted image.
Once upon a time, the residents inside could use commands to activate the magic attached to the outer wall, making certain parts of the wall transparent and used as windows.
But now that magic is gone, nothing like it can be produced anymore.
The doors in the castle are also inlaid in the wall with opaque glass plates, which can be distinguished by their special frame. The material is exactly the same as that of the wall. The opening method is side pull, and it can be drawn into the hollow wall next to it with a light push. .
There were no locks of any kind, also because the function of the locks was part of the dissipated magic of the castle.
Brian and Myrcella entered the lobby of the welcome tower, and immediately felt the stench of the rotting bones all over the floor, filling the air.
Fragments of zombies and skeletons fell with the armed orcs, still in their dying fighting stance.
They didn't pay attention to these things. After all, after the Lich ended the half-plane war, there were no living creatures here, so they naturally wouldn't worry about any danger.
Near the north wall of the room, Brian found a dim crystal statue standing in it.
The statue is of an elven woman in flowing robes, with arms slightly outstretched, palms up, and a cheerful expression, as if welcoming someone.
Brian took Myrcella and walked towards a half-open arch on the wall behind the statue.
It looks like a fountain bathroom.
In the center of the room stands an ornate fountain with a flowing abstract design that evokes the shimmering feeling of the sun shining on the water.
A huge pool surrounds the fountain, and the edge of the pool is designed as a step for easy sitting in the water, allowing guests to soak in the water to rest and enjoy the mist sprayed by the fountain.
The water in the fountain is continuously sucked up from the turbulent sea underground through pipes, and the salt is removed by magic, filtered, heated to a suitable temperature, and then sprayed into the room by the fountain. There are drains at the bottom of the fountain and the edge of the pool, so that the water can flow back into the sea.
It can be seen from this that the star elves are very good at enjoying life.
Brian didn't linger here for too long, he led Myrcella through the main living room, the middle hallway, the balcony, and the back entrance, and finally arrived at their destination, a towering glass tower.
The tower is a tall square building made of translucent glass, with a square tower protruding from the center of each side wall.
The center of the flat roof has a pyramid top made of transparent glass.
Each floor of the tower has a light source, which emits a ghostly, ghostly light from the translucent walls, while the transparent top of the tower emits a bright lighthouse-like glow.
Seeing this, Brian just realized that there is a glass bridge connecting this mysterious tower in the sky 30 meters above sea level.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have taken so many wrong roads.
Doubtless, this building was once the Tower of Mysteries, the great library of Tilaintila, and the learning center of Hildyu as a whole.
The tower and its facilities are traditionally run by a star elf high mage as headmaster.
Any visitor will only be allowed to view the various knowledge stored in the tower after carefully examining their character and experience.
The dean lives at the bottom of the tower, which is said to be a secret laboratory that only the most promising students in the tower can enter.
Many high-level spells of the star elves were created here, and this is also the place where the last dean, Morel Duskwalker, who tried to rule Hildey in vain, became a traitor.
The two soon came to the mysterious library where the magical knowledge of the star elves was stored.
This bright lobby is 20 meters high, with interior walls made of transparent glass extending from the four corners of the room to the center, and the height is from floor to ceiling.
There are thousands of small squares on these walls, and there are additional branching walls with the same squares, and in the center of the room stands a small marble platform a few centimeters high.
Surrounding the platform, at the end of the four interior walls, are four crystal busts resting on glass plinths.
"As expected of the star elf race, even the props for storing knowledge are unique."
At this moment, Myrcella has been completely attracted by the items in the thousands of small squares on the wall, playing with them fondly.
Because there is a jewel stored in each small square, which is tear-shaped in shape and crystal clear like winter ice.
Brian nodded deeply.
This was once the great library of Tirintila, the Library of Secrets, which held all the knowledge and magic created by the star elves for hundreds of centuries.
Instead of perishable scrolls or books to record this mundane or magical knowledge, the star elves use a more permanent method.
They used magic to store all their knowledge in a rare gemstone native to Faerûn called the 'Tears of Kings'.
The King's Tear is an exceptionally rare and extremely hard gemstone in Faerûn, it has even been shown that the gem cannot be broken by a furnace or an anvil.
This tear-shaped gem is not only crystal clear inside, but also has a smooth surface, and is sometimes called 'Frozen Tears' or 'Lich's Tears'.
Legend has it that they were the tears of a long-dead necromancer king, and each gemstone contained images of loved ones and horrific events, whatever it was that brought the king to tears.
Whether the legend is true or not, the star elves discovered a rich gem mine somewhere, and used its properties to store image and sound information.
By placing the gem on a special device, the information stored in it can be whispered back, so that other star elves can learn this information.
In other words, every gem here stores a certain amount of information.
Tens of thousands of King's Tears are stored in the grids on these walls, forming an ocean of knowledge passed down by the star elves for tens of thousands of years.
However, these grids are not marked, and the King's Tears cannot be distinguished from the appearance, so it is absolutely impossible to find a specific gem without relying on the special magic here.
"It's strange, detection magic can't detect the knowledge stored in it at all."
After the novelty was over, Myrcella came to Brian's side, brushed her slightly disheveled hair back, frowned and said, "These star elves don't even have labels, I'm curious, how they used to go from Find the knowledge you need among tens of thousands of gems."
"There's a marble platform over there." Brian pointed his finger and reminded Myrcella with a smile:
"You just need to stand on it and say what kind of knowledge you need, and the invisible servant administrator in the library will appear and recommend you the gems closest to this knowledge. After using it, it will return Put it right back in place."
"After a King's Tear is taken out, you can take it to a statue." Brian pointed to a row of statues in the library.
Each of the statues here is the image of a wise elf—a former abbot—who share one characteristic: a jewel-shaped indentation in their forehead.
"When the King's Tears are placed in the groove, the statue will softly repeat the content in Elvish. You can also pause, fast forward, rewind or jump to a specific point in the stored content by ordering."
In fact, outsiders cannot obtain this kind of treatment, mainly because he has the keys and permissions given by the Lich.
"So that's the case, but I was negligent."
Upon hearing this, Myrcella immediately stood on the platform happily and summoned the invisible servant.
Seeing the happy face of the other party, like a little girl who got a lollipop, Brian laughed, and realized that the female lord, who had always been elegant, noble, wise and mature in his eyes, was still hiding such a childlike attitude side.
Some features of the glass tower remain, as he calls it.
Following Myrcella's summons, a translucent old man dressed in an administrator's costume appeared in front of her. Under her instructions, he took out a king's tear that recorded the knowledge of the connection between fate and the stars.
Brian also ordered the butler to find the star elf meditation ideas related to the stars for him.
Due to the magic net, the caster group in this world did not study meditation too deeply.
Because in their view, meditation is just a way for the caster to perceive the magic net and exercise their spiritual power.
When the spellcaster successfully connects his spiritual power with the magic net during the long meditation, it means that he has obtained the most basic spellcasting authority.
But the elves belong to the interstellar immigrants. Before the world of Toril was created, the elves civilization flourished in a certain crystal wall system.
Therefore, Brian tried to find some extraordinary meditation methods in the inheritance of the star elves.
After all, his spellcasting does not rely on the magic net, nor does he need to perceive the magic net.
as predicted.
The invisible servant steward quickly found a king's tear that recorded meditation thoughts and handed it to him.
Bryan immediately moved to a statue nearby, fitting it into the groove of his forehead.
This King's Tears is like a cassette in the real world. The moment it was inserted, a light curtain recording elves' characters and patterns appeared out of thin air in front of his eyes, which could be manipulated by his thoughts and rolled at will.
Brian glanced at it, and found that this idea of starry sky meditation, which is called the best among the star elves by the steward, is to use the power of starlight to exercise one's own spiritual power, and even create a space of one's own in the space of consciousness. The 'Fate Master Star'.
Recalling the state of mind that Helisite had helped him establish, he suddenly realized that he might have really found a training method that fit him very well.
Brian suppressed the excitement in his heart and handed the King's Tears to the steward again.
Although he knew that among the tens of thousands of Tears of Kings stored in the library, there were not only meditation thoughts, but also high elf magic and legendary spells, but Brian also understood that he had more important things to do right now. Do.
He must not delay his most important thing just because of the temptation in front of him.
"Let's go." Brian waved at Myrcella, motioning for her to follow.
The female lord is checking the knowledge related to astrology and fate, and it seems that she has been silent in the ocean of knowledge.
"What should I do with the knowledge here?" Myrcella came back to her senses and asked curiously, throwing the King's Tears to the steward with a little reluctance.
"I plan to transfer the entire glass palace to the demiplane of the beholder." Brian said to her, "At that time, you will have a lot of time to calm down and study slowly."
"That's true." Myrcella smiled and followed Brian's footsteps.
The two walked out of the tower and came to a secret room in the deepest part of the glass castle.
The secret room made of opaque glass emits a faint blue light, the shimmering ceiling, and the deep night outside can be seen directly.
In this spacious secret room, the only building is a transparent glass staircase leading to a central platform with a height of 3 meters.
On this platform, there is a circular stone ring made of transparent crystal, which is the same shape as the stone ring at the entrance of the Yumu Forest on the main material plane, except that it looks very small.
Each stele is only 1 meter high. Another difference is that there are two arc-shaped crystals that are horizontal on the crystal stele above the stone circle, like a door beam.
The sunken area around the central platform is densely lined with hundreds of transparent glass beams, each of which is similar in shape to other glass steles that have already stood on it.
And the upper part of this huge room is completely made of transparent glass, and one can see the magnificent panoramic view of the castle, including the stone ring island standing on the reef when Brian and Myrcella just arrived.
"Here?" Myrcella looked at everything around her in surprise, and asked suspiciously.
"This is the Wheel of the Stars." Brian said, "Hildey used to be a beautiful and mysterious demiplane, forever illuminated by the twilight of the stars, but the Lich Morel not only killed All the star elves here have also destroyed the star wheel that keeps the demiplane running, so this place looks like a dark kingdom shrouded in a long night."
"Are you planning to repair the Wheel of the Stars?" Myrcella looked at the 3-meter-high platform, the stone circle made of seven shimmering transparent crystals.
"Although the Star Wheel was damaged." Brian didn't answer her question directly, "but the Lich Morel didn't destroy it so thoroughly, he just took two parts and wanted to repair it, It's not difficult."
He flipped his palm, and two curved crystals were suspended in mid-air.
"There is a huge amount of magical energy in this stone circle that has been in operation for dozens of centuries." He carefully manipulated the arc-shaped crystal and moved it to the missing position of the stone circle. "If we guide this power to the The half-plane of Mizusawa Fairy can fuse the two planes together."
"That's right." Myrcella's beautiful face showed shock, and the beautiful eyes looking at Brian were no longer as still as water, but rippled, as if they contained thousands of meanings.
"You traded with the Lich. I thought it was mainly to get the Nether Scroll and the inheritance of the Star Elf. I didn't expect you to think so far. To be honest, after seeing this, I suddenly felt that I really didn't have a vision. You are tall."
She laughed lightly as if mocking herself, then shook the hair hanging down her cheeks, and shifted her gaze to the stone circle. After a long time, she suddenly said:
"It turns out that this half-plane was not created by legendary spells, but a half-plane made of pure magic condensed by a high-level elf spell cast by high-level star elf mages with the help of the power of the stars. , so its location is neither in the astral world nor in the etheric plane, it is like a rootless weed, which can be easily absorbed by the demiplane of Mizusawa Fairy."
"Your reaction speed is faster than I imagined." Brian gave the female lord a modest look, then stopped distracting, and focused his attention on the stone circle.
Silent, quiet secret room.
As the two arc-shaped crystals fell on the top of the stone circle and formed a ring with other arc-shaped crystals, rows of azure blue lights lit up neatly and orderly on the crystal wall of the entire secret room, shining Brighten up the originally dark space.
Then mysterious elven runes appeared on the stone ring magic circle, and then turned into rings one by one, spinning slowly and endlessly, presenting a mysterious and elegant shape.
As the magic energy rotated, it turned into rippling light blue ripples, which spread from the stone circle and permeated the entire demiplane.
This is the core of the demiplane, the wheel of the stars, or even the entire star elf civilization, the most sacred and mysterious place established with the strength of the whole family.
Time passed little by little.
The diffused magical energy gradually condensed into shimmering clusters of light, which slowly rose towards the night shrouded in darkness, hanging in the sky like stars.
Brian raised his head and stared at the few stars in the night. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Hildey became a place eternally illuminated by the twilight of the stars.
But he deeply understands that this is obviously impossible, because he wants to transfer all of them to the demiplane of Fairy Water Ze.
"Let's go." He turned around and said to Myrcella beside him, "The problem here has been solved, the next step is to let Fairy Mizusawa fuse the demiplane."
Myrcella nodded slightly, stepped into the portal that appeared out of thin air together with him, and disappeared.
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(End of this chapter)
Magic energy flows.
The figures of Brian and Myrcella appeared in a dense primeval forest.
This is the Yumu Forest in the Kingdom of Aglaron, the home of the half-elves.
The ancient relics in this forest dotted with detection magic and scrying magic didn't do anything.
Ancient magic hangs in the tangle of yewwoods.
The ancient star elves who once belonged to Ursania and were proficient in powerful magic - also known as 'mithril elves' - left various relics here, including stone monuments composed of huge steles. Ring, engraved with a dialect of ancient elves.
Although the magic power contained in them has faded with the weakening of Yumulin's own power, some power still remains.
Other stone rings—these are different from those found deep in the forest—are portal systems that can be activated by anyone who knows how.
In most cases, the method of use is only mastered by the star elves in ancient times.
Among these portals, some can be used to move quickly in the forest, while others are said to lead to the hidden country-Hildeu.
There are also a small number of sealed portals, which are said to lead to other dangerous miniature countries, and the reason for being sealed has long been lost in the long river of time.
The purpose of Brian and Myrcella's coming here is to find the portal leading to Hildyu.
Rays of beams of light pass through the interlaced ancient canopies of the Yumu forest and scatter on the trails in the forest, making the entire forest appear to be full of shadows.
In some places, the branches and leaves are denser, making people feel as if the night has fallen in the forest, and the sky is just a little bit of starlight embedded in the huge tree canopy.
This is a country of all kinds of miracles and magic, and it is easy to understand why the mysterious star elves call this primeval forest their home.
"What kind of deal did you make with the Lich?" Myrcella stretched out her slender fingers, brushed her hair that was wet by the fog in the forest, and turned to look at Brian.
"Do something for him." Brian stopped, looked around, and gave an ambiguous answer, "The demiplane we are about to go to is one of the rewards for this time."
"and this."
In the dark forest, he flipped his palm, and the golden luster from the three golden scrolls was reflected in Myrcella's beautiful eyes full of doubts, causing her pupils to gradually shrink.
This is what the Lich Moril accidentally obtained from an elf during the Netheril Empire period, and it has been kept to this day.
"This is the scroll of Nether?" Seeing the item in Brian's hand, Myrcella widened her eyes in surprise, looked at him in shock, and even breathed a little short.
"That's right." Brian put away the scroll, stepped on the rotten leaves, and led her for a walk in the forest. "This is only half of the payment he paid in advance, and the remaining half of the payment needs to help him finish the matter."
The contents recorded in the three scrolls are all an introduction to arcane arts representing the basic principles of magic.
What made him feel a little depressed was that the basic knowledge in the scroll turned out to be a whole set of knowledge in the field of transformation: driving, manipulating the dead, dispelling spells, defense, protection, deflection and transformation.
This realm represents the schools of Necromancy, Transmutation and Protection, of the eight schools of wizardry.
Among the three major domains of the Arcanist, Brian specializes in creation, and the secondary domain is mind, and the domain of transformation is not within the scope of his proficiency.
Of course, even so, for him, the basic theoretical knowledge in it will be of great help to him in the future, and he will naturally not forget to use the book of the forgotten to master it all.
After all, in his future plans, he wanted to build a complete arcane empire.
And the basis for establishing an arcane empire must be these Nether scrolls known as the "Encyclopedia of Multiverse Magic".
Now, counting Myrcella's two scrolls, he has already unknowingly collected seven Nether scrolls.
The most important thing is that in Brian's memory, there are five Nether scrolls that he has already regarded as his possessions, and he will take them away as soon as his strength allows.
In this case, counting the Nether scrolls that the City of Shades may have, and the so-called 'Father of Nether' in the hands of Iolum, there must be a few of them.
Brian suddenly discovered that collecting all Nether scrolls was not as difficult as he imagined.
"It's unbelievable." Myrcella quickly recovered her usual elegant and calm demeanor from the shock, and couldn't help sighing with a smile:
"Back then, I almost lost my life on the two Nether scrolls I obtained from the ruins of the Imasca Empire, but you simply obtained three."
"It's not what you imagined." Bryan shook his head slightly. "Behind any gift, there is a clear price tag. For me, the price of these three scrolls is probably not much lower than the difficulty for you to obtain the scrolls."
Myrcella glanced at him, as if she understood that Brian was unwilling to disclose the details of the deal with the Lich, she didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject, "Then what is the purpose of our going to the demiplane?"
Looking at the empathetic eyes of the female lord, Brian gave her a grateful look.
After all, the deal with the Lich is related to the life and death of a god.
If he said it casually, he was worried that some powerful existence in the dark would affect his next plan.
Then, he explained another question in his mind to Myrcella, "There is a tower of mystery left by the star elves in ancient times in Hildyu, and the mystery library inside stores the treasures left by the star elves for hundreds of centuries. all knowledge and magic."
After he took all these things away, he could try to let Fairy Mizusawa fuse this magic demiplane.
"Inheritance left by the star elves." Myrcella walked up to him lightly after hearing the words, and smiled, "Let's go, my curiosity has already made me a little impatient."
Brian smiled at her and quickened his pace unconsciously.
According to the exact location given by the Lich Morel, he and Myrcella quickly found the ancient ruins leading to the demiplane.
At the same time, the two saw a huge stone ring appearing in front of the intertwined forest.
Large upright stelae support a large stone vault, forming a circular area.
From this it can be seen that in this ancient place very terrible ceremonies or primitive and barbaric gatherings may have been held.
Although Brian couldn't know the specific situation, he could still feel the power that had not been erased by time, making these moss-covered stones and the surrounding bushes filled with a silent pressure.
The stone ring is composed of seven large stone monument archways, each of which is 50 meters high. In the center of the stone ring is an open space with a diameter of about 100 meters and only a few shrubs.
There is no doubt that this stone ring is indeed an ancient portal made by the star elves.
Brian just threw a simple 'detection magic' at random, and he could detect the faint transmutation aura emitted by it.
"How should we activate the portal."
After obtaining Brian's consent, Myrcella walked cautiously near the stone ring, and was immediately attracted by the obscure elven runes on the stone tablet.
She stretched out her white palm, and gently rubbed the traces of the vicissitudes of the stone tablet with her slender fingers, muttering to herself:
"I've heard for a long time that star elves are best at stars and chanting magic. Brian, I can feel that these stone rings may need the power of stars to activate."
"That's right, this portal will only take effect after sunset and before sunrise. During this period, the magical aura will be enhanced to a strong level." Hearing this, Brian looked at Myrcella's slender and beautiful back in surprise glance.
At this moment, the female lord lowered her slender waist slightly to examine the runes at the bottom of the stele. Her plump and round buttocks looked like a full moon, which caught his attention immediately.
Realizing his impoliteness, he quickly looked away, took out an ultra-small and delicate scepter inlaid with star sapphires, and continued:
"During the day, the portal has no effect. Of course, even at night, if you want to activate the portal, you still need a key. Only then can you activate the portal by silently chanting the spell to activate the command."
When the night sky was full of stars, Brian raised his scepter and silently recited a spoken command.
In an instant, the runes of the seven large stone tablets were activated, and the sky full of stars cast seven phantoms of starlight full of magical energy in unison.
Brian raised his head and found, as expected, that the shape of the seven steles was very similar to the seven stars casting light in the night sky.
This is a star magic circle mastered by the star elves by absorbing the power of the stars.
In just a moment, the steles that had absorbed enough energy simultaneously jumped out like an electric light, linking each other together, opening a shimmering, shining oval portal.
The light inside the portal is bright, reminiscent of the cosmic starry sky.
Brian didn't hesitate anymore, and led Myrcella into the portal together.
After a period of dizziness, Brian found that he and Myrcella had entered another world.
Although the two were still standing in the stone ring, the surrounding forest had disappeared without a trace.
They are now standing on a small reef, surrounded by turbulent sea water, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and the oppressive environment makes people feel as if there will be a downpour at any time.
Brian turned his gaze forward, and saw four towers standing upright, whether they were made of glass or crystal, and there was a faint light in the darkness, like a guiding light.
The tops of the two towers closest to them and the ones farther away still radiate bright light like lighthouses, and glass bridges that look transparent and thin connect the small island under their feet with the nearest tower.
The towers of the castle are all built on huge black rocks out of the sea, and the sea water is eternally blown by the breeze from the kingdom of night, stirring up waves 6 to 15 meters high.
The foundation of each tower has a ladder embedded in the glass enclosure, which can be climbed from the water to the bridge leading to the tower closest to the water surface, and there are several water elemental creatures wandering nearby.
"Those ladders and water elements..." Myrcella approached Brian and asked curiously.
"These facilities should be used to rescue star elves who occasionally fall into the sea." Brian said his guess.
"Although star elves are usually agile, the designer who built this palace is still self-aware. Obviously, even he can't guarantee that there will be some unlucky people with eyes on their heads who never look when they walk. "
The female lord couldn't help laughing at Brian's teasing words, and nodded in agreement, then asked curiously, "What role do those water elements wandering around the ladder play?"
"Hmm... Their mission should be to rescue those who fell into the water they encountered, and then send the unlucky drowning person to the nearest ladder." Brian pondered for a moment, and said his conjecture, "It can be seen that they still fulfill their missions to this day. with this responsibility.”
"For a while, I couldn't refute your explanation." Myrcella joked with a smile.
"After all, in addition to these functions, these ladders and water elements can't just throw the mischievous star elves down to feed the fish." Brian smiled back at her.
Under the night, besides the water element creatures, he did see groups of dolphins jumping out of the water happily, sharks, fish monsters, squids, sea cats and other sea creatures in the distance, and he even saw A narwhal hunting for food.
What surprised him even more was that there were some portals deep below the surface of the sea.
After careful observation, he realized that these portals were actually connected to the Falling Star Sea on the main material plane, allowing the marine life there to be teleported to this sea area.
However, it is one-way, and aquatic organisms will also be trapped here after entering.
Although the depth of the sea is unknown, Brian found that no matter extending 10 kilometers in any plane direction, it will appear from the other end of the plane.
He retracted his gaze and began to observe the outline of the entire castle.
According to the records, the glass castle of the star elves is an unusually beautiful landscape. Under the sky full of stars, there stands a shiny glass tower emitting magical light.
Unfortunately, it is more like a night kingdom, which has nothing to do with Hildyu's beautiful starry sky.
The sky looked like midnight with dark clouds.
Despite this, there are still some magic light sources left in the castle.
The outer walls of the castle towers are adorned with a shiny veneer of faerie fire, artistically framing them.
"This demiplane has no real weather changes. The ocean around the castle is constantly producing gusts of light wind blowing in all directions, but it does not bring precipitation or other weather phenomena."
Myrcella nodded thoughtfully, letting the breeze blow her loose reddish-brown hair, and told Brian the conclusion she came to, "The water temperature in the half-plane has also been kept at around 18 degrees. "
Characteristics of the demiplane of Hildeur:
—— Lightweight Gravity
- Elapsed time (two days on the demiplane is equivalent to one day on the Material Plane).
- finite shape, self-contained shape (connected to the Yurwood, but not to the Ethereal Plane).
- Changes are allowed.
- No elemental or energy characteristics.
——Enhanced magic (chanting sonic spells and spells related to stars will automatically gain super magic power, and the spell level will be increased by two levels).
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Decades ago, star elves lived deep in the Yuwood Forest.
Faced with the Netheril invaders who continued to develop colonies in the ancient forests along the Wizard Bay, the star elves decided to withdraw from Faerun.
The high elf mages built a network of stone rings covering the entire forest, and then communicated with the stars in the sky through these stone tablets, and performed an extremely powerful spell to create a magical demiplane for the star elves.
When the spell was completed, most of the star elves left Faerûn for the country called Hildou.
In the end, the star elves living here were transformed into undead creatures by the lich Morel, and fell into a deep sleep for a long time.
Bryan recalled the history of the demiplane, and immediately realized that the reason why Hildey became like this may have something to do with the Lich.
Then, without wasting any time, he and Myrcella stepped onto the bridge leading to the castle, and continued to walk forward, looking for the mysterious tower of the castle.
Each bridge here is like a glass cutting in the real world. It is made of 2 cm thick and strong transparent glass, and the surface has a rough structure like a cobblestone pavement to prevent people walking on it from falling.
The only point of support for the bridge is the junction with the tower. It seems to be crumbling, as if it will break under the weight at any time, but so far it is still solid and durable.
Brian also jumped twice on purpose, causing the female lord next to him to give him beautiful eyes.
And under each bridge, there is still a sparkling blue light flowing, providing illumination for the entire bridge.
Bryan led Myrcella to the end of the bridge unharmed.
The tower-shaped glass building that appeared in front of them was suspended in the air at a height of 10 meters above the water, and was connected and supported by three glass bridges from different directions.
After looking at it, people can't help but have the illusion that the three bridges, which are only 2 cm thick, cannot support the tower-shaped glass building at all.
However, it is these seemingly fragile glass bridges that have supported the castle for dozens of centuries.
One of the glass bridges connects the upper level of the hub at a height of 20 meters in mid-air, and the other two are connected at a lower level of 10 meters.
A spiral staircase is located in a 5-meter area in the middle of the building, connecting the upper and lower floors, and the roof 30 meters above the sea.
Brian shared with Myrcella the detailed information about Hildou from the Lich Morel, including himself.
The building that appeared in front of the two of them was called the "Welcome Tower" in the heyday of the castle. It was the place where the owner of the castle greeted guests, highlighting the tradition of Star Elf hospitality.
Moreover, all the facilities for receiving guests are set up in reasonable places so that they can be as comfortable as possible here.
Whenever guests are allowed into the castle, they are allowed to read the legends of the Tower of Mysteries or visit the chambers of the Mausoleum, but unless they are Star Elf nobles or their agents, they are never allowed to enter the Portal Control Center.
The tower is an irregular octagonal spire made of opaque glass, with a bridge on each of its three sides at different heights.
The top of the pyramid-shaped tower is made of transparent glass and emits a lighthouse-like light.
All walls, floors and ceilings in the castle are seamlessly joined together by 20cm thick reinforced magic glass.
Floors, ceilings, and interior walls are often opaque to provide privacy to former residents, but exterior walls are generally translucent or transparent at the top.
The translucent façade will cast some tinge of blue, and apart from detecting movement and light sources, all other details will be obscured by the distorted image.
Once upon a time, the residents inside could use commands to activate the magic attached to the outer wall, making certain parts of the wall transparent and used as windows.
But now that magic is gone, nothing like it can be produced anymore.
The doors in the castle are also inlaid in the wall with opaque glass plates, which can be distinguished by their special frame. The material is exactly the same as that of the wall. The opening method is side pull, and it can be drawn into the hollow wall next to it with a light push. .
There were no locks of any kind, also because the function of the locks was part of the dissipated magic of the castle.
Brian and Myrcella entered the lobby of the welcome tower, and immediately felt the stench of the rotting bones all over the floor, filling the air.
Fragments of zombies and skeletons fell with the armed orcs, still in their dying fighting stance.
They didn't pay attention to these things. After all, after the Lich ended the half-plane war, there were no living creatures here, so they naturally wouldn't worry about any danger.
Near the north wall of the room, Brian found a dim crystal statue standing in it.
The statue is of an elven woman in flowing robes, with arms slightly outstretched, palms up, and a cheerful expression, as if welcoming someone.
Brian took Myrcella and walked towards a half-open arch on the wall behind the statue.
It looks like a fountain bathroom.
In the center of the room stands an ornate fountain with a flowing abstract design that evokes the shimmering feeling of the sun shining on the water.
A huge pool surrounds the fountain, and the edge of the pool is designed as a step for easy sitting in the water, allowing guests to soak in the water to rest and enjoy the mist sprayed by the fountain.
The water in the fountain is continuously sucked up from the turbulent sea underground through pipes, and the salt is removed by magic, filtered, heated to a suitable temperature, and then sprayed into the room by the fountain. There are drains at the bottom of the fountain and the edge of the pool, so that the water can flow back into the sea.
It can be seen from this that the star elves are very good at enjoying life.
Brian didn't linger here for too long, he led Myrcella through the main living room, the middle hallway, the balcony, and the back entrance, and finally arrived at their destination, a towering glass tower.
The tower is a tall square building made of translucent glass, with a square tower protruding from the center of each side wall.
The center of the flat roof has a pyramid top made of transparent glass.
Each floor of the tower has a light source, which emits a ghostly, ghostly light from the translucent walls, while the transparent top of the tower emits a bright lighthouse-like glow.
Seeing this, Brian just realized that there is a glass bridge connecting this mysterious tower in the sky 30 meters above sea level.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have taken so many wrong roads.
Doubtless, this building was once the Tower of Mysteries, the great library of Tilaintila, and the learning center of Hildyu as a whole.
The tower and its facilities are traditionally run by a star elf high mage as headmaster.
Any visitor will only be allowed to view the various knowledge stored in the tower after carefully examining their character and experience.
The dean lives at the bottom of the tower, which is said to be a secret laboratory that only the most promising students in the tower can enter.
Many high-level spells of the star elves were created here, and this is also the place where the last dean, Morel Duskwalker, who tried to rule Hildey in vain, became a traitor.
The two soon came to the mysterious library where the magical knowledge of the star elves was stored.
This bright lobby is 20 meters high, with interior walls made of transparent glass extending from the four corners of the room to the center, and the height is from floor to ceiling.
There are thousands of small squares on these walls, and there are additional branching walls with the same squares, and in the center of the room stands a small marble platform a few centimeters high.
Surrounding the platform, at the end of the four interior walls, are four crystal busts resting on glass plinths.
"As expected of the star elf race, even the props for storing knowledge are unique."
At this moment, Myrcella has been completely attracted by the items in the thousands of small squares on the wall, playing with them fondly.
Because there is a jewel stored in each small square, which is tear-shaped in shape and crystal clear like winter ice.
Brian nodded deeply.
This was once the great library of Tirintila, the Library of Secrets, which held all the knowledge and magic created by the star elves for hundreds of centuries.
Instead of perishable scrolls or books to record this mundane or magical knowledge, the star elves use a more permanent method.
They used magic to store all their knowledge in a rare gemstone native to Faerûn called the 'Tears of Kings'.
The King's Tear is an exceptionally rare and extremely hard gemstone in Faerûn, it has even been shown that the gem cannot be broken by a furnace or an anvil.
This tear-shaped gem is not only crystal clear inside, but also has a smooth surface, and is sometimes called 'Frozen Tears' or 'Lich's Tears'.
Legend has it that they were the tears of a long-dead necromancer king, and each gemstone contained images of loved ones and horrific events, whatever it was that brought the king to tears.
Whether the legend is true or not, the star elves discovered a rich gem mine somewhere, and used its properties to store image and sound information.
By placing the gem on a special device, the information stored in it can be whispered back, so that other star elves can learn this information.
In other words, every gem here stores a certain amount of information.
Tens of thousands of King's Tears are stored in the grids on these walls, forming an ocean of knowledge passed down by the star elves for tens of thousands of years.
However, these grids are not marked, and the King's Tears cannot be distinguished from the appearance, so it is absolutely impossible to find a specific gem without relying on the special magic here.
"It's strange, detection magic can't detect the knowledge stored in it at all."
After the novelty was over, Myrcella came to Brian's side, brushed her slightly disheveled hair back, frowned and said, "These star elves don't even have labels, I'm curious, how they used to go from Find the knowledge you need among tens of thousands of gems."
"There's a marble platform over there." Brian pointed his finger and reminded Myrcella with a smile:
"You just need to stand on it and say what kind of knowledge you need, and the invisible servant administrator in the library will appear and recommend you the gems closest to this knowledge. After using it, it will return Put it right back in place."
"After a King's Tear is taken out, you can take it to a statue." Brian pointed to a row of statues in the library.
Each of the statues here is the image of a wise elf—a former abbot—who share one characteristic: a jewel-shaped indentation in their forehead.
"When the King's Tears are placed in the groove, the statue will softly repeat the content in Elvish. You can also pause, fast forward, rewind or jump to a specific point in the stored content by ordering."
In fact, outsiders cannot obtain this kind of treatment, mainly because he has the keys and permissions given by the Lich.
"So that's the case, but I was negligent."
Upon hearing this, Myrcella immediately stood on the platform happily and summoned the invisible servant.
Seeing the happy face of the other party, like a little girl who got a lollipop, Brian laughed, and realized that the female lord, who had always been elegant, noble, wise and mature in his eyes, was still hiding such a childlike attitude side.
Some features of the glass tower remain, as he calls it.
Following Myrcella's summons, a translucent old man dressed in an administrator's costume appeared in front of her. Under her instructions, he took out a king's tear that recorded the knowledge of the connection between fate and the stars.
Brian also ordered the butler to find the star elf meditation ideas related to the stars for him.
Due to the magic net, the caster group in this world did not study meditation too deeply.
Because in their view, meditation is just a way for the caster to perceive the magic net and exercise their spiritual power.
When the spellcaster successfully connects his spiritual power with the magic net during the long meditation, it means that he has obtained the most basic spellcasting authority.
But the elves belong to the interstellar immigrants. Before the world of Toril was created, the elves civilization flourished in a certain crystal wall system.
Therefore, Brian tried to find some extraordinary meditation methods in the inheritance of the star elves.
After all, his spellcasting does not rely on the magic net, nor does he need to perceive the magic net.
as predicted.
The invisible servant steward quickly found a king's tear that recorded meditation thoughts and handed it to him.
Bryan immediately moved to a statue nearby, fitting it into the groove of his forehead.
This King's Tears is like a cassette in the real world. The moment it was inserted, a light curtain recording elves' characters and patterns appeared out of thin air in front of his eyes, which could be manipulated by his thoughts and rolled at will.
Brian glanced at it, and found that this idea of starry sky meditation, which is called the best among the star elves by the steward, is to use the power of starlight to exercise one's own spiritual power, and even create a space of one's own in the space of consciousness. The 'Fate Master Star'.
Recalling the state of mind that Helisite had helped him establish, he suddenly realized that he might have really found a training method that fit him very well.
Brian suppressed the excitement in his heart and handed the King's Tears to the steward again.
Although he knew that among the tens of thousands of Tears of Kings stored in the library, there were not only meditation thoughts, but also high elf magic and legendary spells, but Brian also understood that he had more important things to do right now. Do.
He must not delay his most important thing just because of the temptation in front of him.
"Let's go." Brian waved at Myrcella, motioning for her to follow.
The female lord is checking the knowledge related to astrology and fate, and it seems that she has been silent in the ocean of knowledge.
"What should I do with the knowledge here?" Myrcella came back to her senses and asked curiously, throwing the King's Tears to the steward with a little reluctance.
"I plan to transfer the entire glass palace to the demiplane of the beholder." Brian said to her, "At that time, you will have a lot of time to calm down and study slowly."
"That's true." Myrcella smiled and followed Brian's footsteps.
The two walked out of the tower and came to a secret room in the deepest part of the glass castle.
The secret room made of opaque glass emits a faint blue light, the shimmering ceiling, and the deep night outside can be seen directly.
In this spacious secret room, the only building is a transparent glass staircase leading to a central platform with a height of 3 meters.
On this platform, there is a circular stone ring made of transparent crystal, which is the same shape as the stone ring at the entrance of the Yumu Forest on the main material plane, except that it looks very small.
Each stele is only 1 meter high. Another difference is that there are two arc-shaped crystals that are horizontal on the crystal stele above the stone circle, like a door beam.
The sunken area around the central platform is densely lined with hundreds of transparent glass beams, each of which is similar in shape to other glass steles that have already stood on it.
And the upper part of this huge room is completely made of transparent glass, and one can see the magnificent panoramic view of the castle, including the stone ring island standing on the reef when Brian and Myrcella just arrived.
"Here?" Myrcella looked at everything around her in surprise, and asked suspiciously.
"This is the Wheel of the Stars." Brian said, "Hildey used to be a beautiful and mysterious demiplane, forever illuminated by the twilight of the stars, but the Lich Morel not only killed All the star elves here have also destroyed the star wheel that keeps the demiplane running, so this place looks like a dark kingdom shrouded in a long night."
"Are you planning to repair the Wheel of the Stars?" Myrcella looked at the 3-meter-high platform, the stone circle made of seven shimmering transparent crystals.
"Although the Star Wheel was damaged." Brian didn't answer her question directly, "but the Lich Morel didn't destroy it so thoroughly, he just took two parts and wanted to repair it, It's not difficult."
He flipped his palm, and two curved crystals were suspended in mid-air.
"There is a huge amount of magical energy in this stone circle that has been in operation for dozens of centuries." He carefully manipulated the arc-shaped crystal and moved it to the missing position of the stone circle. "If we guide this power to the The half-plane of Mizusawa Fairy can fuse the two planes together."
"That's right." Myrcella's beautiful face showed shock, and the beautiful eyes looking at Brian were no longer as still as water, but rippled, as if they contained thousands of meanings.
"You traded with the Lich. I thought it was mainly to get the Nether Scroll and the inheritance of the Star Elf. I didn't expect you to think so far. To be honest, after seeing this, I suddenly felt that I really didn't have a vision. You are tall."
She laughed lightly as if mocking herself, then shook the hair hanging down her cheeks, and shifted her gaze to the stone circle. After a long time, she suddenly said:
"It turns out that this half-plane was not created by legendary spells, but a half-plane made of pure magic condensed by a high-level elf spell cast by high-level star elf mages with the help of the power of the stars. , so its location is neither in the astral world nor in the etheric plane, it is like a rootless weed, which can be easily absorbed by the demiplane of Mizusawa Fairy."
"Your reaction speed is faster than I imagined." Brian gave the female lord a modest look, then stopped distracting, and focused his attention on the stone circle.
Silent, quiet secret room.
As the two arc-shaped crystals fell on the top of the stone circle and formed a ring with other arc-shaped crystals, rows of azure blue lights lit up neatly and orderly on the crystal wall of the entire secret room, shining Brighten up the originally dark space.
Then mysterious elven runes appeared on the stone ring magic circle, and then turned into rings one by one, spinning slowly and endlessly, presenting a mysterious and elegant shape.
As the magic energy rotated, it turned into rippling light blue ripples, which spread from the stone circle and permeated the entire demiplane.
This is the core of the demiplane, the wheel of the stars, or even the entire star elf civilization, the most sacred and mysterious place established with the strength of the whole family.
Time passed little by little.
The diffused magical energy gradually condensed into shimmering clusters of light, which slowly rose towards the night shrouded in darkness, hanging in the sky like stars.
Brian raised his head and stared at the few stars in the night. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Hildey became a place eternally illuminated by the twilight of the stars.
But he deeply understands that this is obviously impossible, because he wants to transfer all of them to the demiplane of Fairy Water Ze.
"Let's go." He turned around and said to Myrcella beside him, "The problem here has been solved, the next step is to let Fairy Mizusawa fuse the demiplane."
Myrcella nodded slightly, stepped into the portal that appeared out of thin air together with him, and disappeared.
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(End of this chapter)
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