It's all because of that wretched rabbit! My tension has vanished by half!
After being pulled out of the shadows, this scoundrel became increasingly brazen, not only swaggering along the road but also deliberately enlarging its size.
Do you really think nobody can see this?!
...Okay, it seems we really can't see it.
Illusions are truly amazing.
"This is not some simple illusion, but a brand-new, epoch-making invention!"
Relying on the fact that no one else could recognize her, Alice loudly proclaimed: "Although it may seem that I have simply become a little bigger, this is not a mere illusion, but a wonderful technique that can be changed at will, arbitrarily altering the degree of influence on other things!"
"For example, I can do this now... Look! I pulled this blade of grass out! And then, as soon as I adjusted my strength, it fell back down on its own. Of course, my real body is still the same size as what you saw before, and I've been moving around inside this enlarged body, which allows me to ignore attacks with less than a certain level of destructive power."
"As long as I am not severely damaged by external forces, or my core body is not injured, I can even be considered immortal! I'm quite impressed with myself!"
Please, someone come and take this wretched rabbit away! We desperately need Hikari's support!
While this technology is indeed remarkable, I believe anyone who sees a giant rabbit with an enormous rabbit head, wearing a butler's uniform and covered in fur, chattering incessantly, would feel the same headache I do now.
I'm not going on a picnic!
With Adrian's Star Tower right in front of me, I sighed and turned to Alice, emphasizing the importance of the upcoming mission repeatedly before finally silencing her.
"Hmm~ I know about the mission, I know~ Let's do our best together~"
It didn't seem to know anything at all, squinting and stroking the fur on its long ears, clearly not going to leave anytime soon.
Forget it, if all else fails, I'll just have it stand at the door and keep watch for me.
Carefully avoiding leaving footprints on the lawn and circumventing the hidden magic-triggered warning device, I took out a silver key and inserted it into a magic node in the surrounding barrier. After gently rotating it at a certain angle, a "click" sound accompanied by the sensation of unlocking something came through.
A silver-white door suddenly opened up above the impenetrable barrier, revealing a gap large enough for Alice and me to slip inside. Although we didn't know the purpose of this barrier, it was obvious that it was always better to enter smoothly without triggering it.
Pause briefly to confirm there are no abnormalities.
Compared to the outside world, the magic inside was more active and tended towards some attribute I had never understood. Alice, on the other hand, was quite happy to explore around, and according to her, this place seemed to possess conditions more conducive to astrological research.
This argument was validated as we approached the observatory.
The interior of the inward-curving dark stone walls shimmered with various pale colors, their twinkling frequency reminding me, after a brief moment of thought, of the Star Rock I had once seen on an auction stage. Compared to other workshops I had seen, the tower was not large; even walking around it quickly would take at least ten minutes. Only a few ventilation windows were located at least four meters above the ground, and there was only one doorway, but at least it had a flat roof, with little obstruction to the view.
"Yes, but even this has been imbued with this rare spell."
Alice, who declared she would never act recklessly, looked the observatory up and down, clicking her tongue in amazement: "This ancient large-scale space compression technology must be at least a hundred years old, right? Is it still in use now?"
"How do you know? Isn't this kind of technology already quite common now?"
As I pushed open the unlocked door, I asked it a question.
"Hmph! That's because I've seen it before!"
Alice rubbed her nose: "And to be honest, current technology isn't necessarily better than it used to be, is it? Take this space compression technology as an example."
"Although this technique has indeed become much more widespread after being simplified, making it easier for every mage to carry their belongings, it has also reduced its original function of compressing a large space to reduce land area and increase land utilization."
"Isn't it no longer needed now?"
I looked around at the single room that was revealed after the door was opened.
Scattered sheets of paper containing formulas and various utensils were placed in every corner. Luminescent stones that could emit light when heated and moonstones that naturally fluoresced were used as talismans to fill the recesses of the tower. There were no obvious traps. Neat suits and canes of different styles were placed next to the slightly messy bed. A brightly colored flannel blanket was laid across the center of the room, dividing the table with books and notebooks on one side from the chair with a long overcoat hanging on the other.
It wasn't crowded.
Apart from being too dark, everything else is fine.
"Hmm...you make a good point."
Alice tugged at her long ears, speechless, and her ruby eyes suddenly glowed with a fiery red light in the darkness: "Alright, I agree with your argument, Master."
"For people after the fall of the kingdom, it was indeed an unimaginable thing to save as much land as possible to achieve the maximum concentration of people."
That concludes the discussion.
The Black Tide that swept through us brought with it an era of utter despair. Knowledge and technology were passed down, and historical civilizations and cultures were all swallowed by the darkness. Even after spending centuries repelling the remaining monsters and recovering countless ruins steeped in blood and fire, all the past glory was lost to the past, never to return.
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