Chapter 233 Hercules: Corona Borealis Great Wall
Chapter 233
In the wizard's exclusive cafe, the scent of magic permeates the air, and the coffee sold here is very different from that in the mortal world.
After all, with the continuous breakthroughs in their realms, the wizards' bodies have already undergone qualitative changes under the radiation of energy factors. Ordinary coffee has long lost its refreshing effect on them.
Therefore, cafes in the wizarding world are often unique in style, with drinks mixed with trace amounts of potions, some of which enhance perception, some soothe the mind, and some aid in meditation.
At this moment, in a booth by the window of the cafe, Lynn was sitting opposite a young man, and there were two cups of fragrant lattes on the table.
But neither of them touched the drinks in their glasses. They just stared at each other in a solemn atmosphere.
The man in front of him looked very ordinary and unremarkable, as if he was just a random passerby on the street.
Short brown hair, light blue eyes, and a very ordinary face...
Green Jefferson.
This was the familiar yet unfamiliar name on his mailing list.
But Lin En's sight fell on the four clearly visible and dazzling energy shields on the opponent's body.
How could this be the third-level wizard in the "Spirit Eye Wizard's memory"? This was clearly a genuine Morning Star Wizard!
Lynn was secretly shocked.
No wonder this Green wizard ranks so low in Lingmou's address book and has very few contact records.
The other party had actually quietly stepped into the Morning Star realm. Even this level of major breakthrough was not known to the Spirit Eye Wizard.
But if you think about it, this isn't surprising.
Green Jefferson's teacher is Hercules.
He was one of the most powerful figures in the Furnace Stone, controlling strategic resources such as the core teleportation array. It was only natural for him to train his disciples to Morning Star.
While Lin En was thinking, his eyes were still moving around the other person, and Green was also looking at Lin En.
He originally thought that it was the Spirit Eye Wizard who came to meet him in person, but in the end, only a young wizard who looked unfamiliar came?
Sure enough, Green frowned slightly, and although he didn't say anything, his confusion was already evident.
Lin En was naturally well prepared, and without any hesitation, he spoke the pre-arranged speech: "The teacher has something urgent to do and can't get away, so I am here on your behalf..."
With a sincere tone and a calm expression, Lynn slowly explained to the Green wizard.
Yes, in this set of rhetoric, Lin En set the Spirit Eye Wizard as his mentor.
He was just a student and messenger, who came to convey messages and negotiate on behalf of his teacher.
This is not simply to conceal the identity, but more of a strategic psychological game.
After all, what he will face next is the Hercules, a man of immense power and unfathomable strength, to make a big deal that could affect life and death.
If he came forward under the name "Lynn", his identity would be just a third-level wizard, too insignificant, easily looked down upon, and it would be difficult for him to take the initiative in the negotiations.
Once the "imaginary backer" of the Spirit Eye Wizard was placed behind the scenes, he became the student and messenger representing Spirit Eye.
In this way, whether it is Green or Hercules himself, the focus will naturally fall on the Spirit Eye Wizard, rather than Lin En, the pawn who conveys the message for the Spirit Eye Wizard.
Even if he meets Hercules himself later, the pressure on Lin En will definitely not be very high.
After some explanation, Green finally figured out the origin and identity of the third-level wizard named Lin En.
As for the other messy details, he didn't care.
The only thing he cared about was the "top-level sixth-level treasure" mentioned in the letter from the Spirit Eye Wizard.
"You should know how valuable my teacher's time is."
Green took a sip of the latte at hand and said calmly, but without question, "I can only apply for you for one minute at most."
He paused, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, and said softly: "Lingmou doesn't dare to come in person. Is it because he is afraid that my teacher will kill people and steal the treasure? Haha... He is getting more and more confused as he grows older. He is not as good as he was when he made the deal with me."
As he finished speaking, a glimmer of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
At that time, the Spirit Eye Wizard was already a Morning Star-level powerhouse, while Green was just a wizard who had just broken through to level three.
Although he was born into an extraordinary family and was a direct disciple of Hercules, in this world where strength is respected, identity has always been just a decoration, and only power is the foundation.
Even inside the Furnace Stone, many wizards treated him with great respect, but in front of a Morning Star Wizard, those empty reputations were of little weight.
However, the Spirit Eye Wizard never became arrogant or overly wary because of his background. Instead, he behaved in a very decent and appropriate manner.
That contact made Green have a greater appreciation for this "older generation" wizard.
But emotion is emotion after all, he quickly shook his head, put the emotion behind him, turned serious in tone, and reminded Lin En:
"I'm only reminding you once. When you see my teacher later, don't say a word. Just take out the thing Lingmou gave you."
His eyes were like knives, and his tone was sharp: "If you can impress the teacher, I will naturally take you there. If not, even if you say ten thousand words, it will all be in vain."
Lynn looked respectful and nodded immediately.
His current role is a student of the Spirit Eye Wizard, a middleman and a "chess piece" of the messenger.
In this role, humility and steadiness are the best disguise.
The two continued to wait in the cafe.
There are flashes of light outside the window and the magic lamp is shining.
The coffee on the table had gone cold, but they were just chatting slowly. Their words were few, but not awkward.
Green scheduled a meeting with the teacher for an hour later. During this time, he casually asked Lynn a few questions. It was not a test, but more like a chat.
However, almost all of these questions had nothing to do with Lin En himself. Most of them were asking about the current situation and research progress of the Spirit Eye Wizard.
Lynn handled the situation flawlessly.
After all, he had been looking through Lingmou's memories for a long time and was very familiar with this information.
Just like that, as time passed, the magic clock in the cafe quietly pointed to the hour.
Green stood up, glanced at Lynn, and said simply, "Let's go."
Lynn nodded, and the two walked out of the cafe side by side.
Passing through the floating energy channel and walking on the streets paved with witch patterns, they soon stopped in an empty, deserted and quite hidden area.
Green raised his hand, and a ray of light blue starlight appeared at his fingertips, which immediately spread out in all directions, quickly forming a dark blue barrier.
The starlight shone, and the atmosphere within the barrier was instantly isolated from the hustle and bustle, becoming quiet and solemn.
Standing in the center of the barrier, Green took out the token that symbolized his identity as "The Crucible Daily", with a solemn expression, waiting for the appointment moment.
Lynn stood quietly to one side, waiting for time to pass without distraction.
Finally, when the pointer stepped into the predetermined moment, a ray of starlight suddenly appeared, as if it was falling from the depths of the sky.
The starlight slowly gathered in the air, condensing into an illusory figure with flowing light, as if it was far away outside the star field, but it was truly reflected in front of the two of them.
Seeing this scene, Green's expression became solemn. He immediately bowed deeply, and then reported the matters entrusted by the Spirit Eye Wizard in full at an extremely fast speed.
Lin En did not dare to be negligent. When he saw the starlight appear, he immediately bowed to it with a respectful attitude.
After Green introduced his identity, he did not forget the instructions given beforehand. Without saying a word, he took out the items that had been prepared long ago.
It was a strand of long, jet-black hair, each strand distinct and crystal clear, exuding a faint fragrance.
Just by looking at this strand of hair, one can imagine that its owner is definitely not an ordinary person, but must be an extremely beautiful person.
But at this moment, what really made Green change color was the faint scent emanating from the hair.
He glanced sideways, his pupils shrinking slightly. The energy contained in that breath was extremely strange and had a strong sense of foreignness. It was obviously not native to the wizard world, but came from the civilization of the gods!
Not only that, the energy level remaining in that strand of hair was far beyond the limit of his perception.
Even when he was just close, Green could vaguely feel that his mental strength was being suppressed.
He was extremely shocked and secretly wondered where the Spirit Eye Wizard got the remains of a being of this level from.
However, what is even more frightening is the silhouette made up of starlight.
Although it was just a distant projection and did not speak, Lin En clearly felt an invisible gaze sweeping over him, as if it came from the vast galaxy, cold and deep, as if it could see through all disguises.
The gaze was not on him, but on the strand of hair in his hand.
But even so, he still felt slightly stiff, as if his entire body was frozen by this gaze.
If this gaze was really directed at him, he suspected that even his thoughts would temporarily stop.
The starlight figure remained silent, as if examining the strand of hair carefully.
Lynn felt a little uneasy.
He was not sure whether the high and mighty Hercules could be truly moved by the projection of the token.
However, the next moment, a plain but majestic voice sounded in the air:
"Bring him here."
As the words fell, the starlight slowly dissipated, just like the farthest stars in the night sky slowly disappearing.
Lynn and Green breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
The air began to flow again, the barrier slowly dissipated, and the starlight faded away bit by bit.
Green didn't say much this time, and said directly: "Let's go, I'll take you to see the teacher."
Hearing this, Lin En's eyes lit up and his heartbeat quickened slightly. He was finally going to see the real Hercules Seat with his own eyes.
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The main part of the Furnace Stone is divided into two areas, the inner and outer areas. The place where Lynn and Green first met belongs to the outer area. Although it is equally mysterious and solemn, it is far less terrifying and oppressive than the core area.
This time, the two followed a deep passage and went straight to the inner area.
There is an obvious dividing line between the inside and the outside, which is the boundary drawn by the witchcraft formation of the Furnace Stone.
Inside and outside the formation, it was like two different worlds, with completely different environments and atmospheres. With just one step, it felt like stepping into a different world.
However, before entering the inner area, Green took Lynn on a detour through a very special area.
Lin En had seen a corner of this place from afar on the Obsidian Mountain. Now that he was really close to it, he was even more shocked.
It was a land of abyss, as if the sky was torn apart, and countless cracks appeared on the inky black ground. Under the cracks was the dark and deep void.
What is even more surprising is that in the depths of the void, there are floating giant life forms that look like stars.
They swim slowly, flap their wings, and sway like stars moving in the night sea, both solemn and eerie.
Compared to the stunning glimpse from a distance, this close look now made Lin En's heart stir with an inexplicable thrill.
He had never seen such a creature before, and even in the vast knowledge memory of the Spirit Eye Wizard, he could not find any related records.
Sensing Lin En's doubts, Green, who was walking in front, turned back casually and explained lightly: "It's normal that you don't recognize these creatures. They are not born naturally, but... created by the teacher himself."
He paused, then added: "Including this area, it was done by the teacher himself."
The words were not spoken loudly, but they stirred up a storm in Lynn's heart.
"Created creatures..." Lin En's eyes narrowed slightly, his mind no longer calm.
Creating life and creating organisms are essentially two dimensions.
The former is based on known templates and structures, and is generated by filling in spells and materials. As long as one masters the skills, even a third-level wizard can do it.
But the latter, creating completely new species, shaping life logic and ecosystem from scratch, is no longer just a profound skill in the field of witchcraft, but is closer to the realm of "creation"!
And at this moment, in this rift valley, those huge creatures cruising like stars are such a "miracle".
What's more, this entire area that looks like the abyss universe was actually created by Hercules...
Lynn's throat moved slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.
He suddenly thought of the many strange sights he had seen from the top of the Obsidian Mountain.
Are those absurd, shocking, and incredible existences also the casual works of some great wizards like Hercules?
If this is true...how far can a wizard's power reach?
Lin En was still shocked, and another question arose in his mind: Why would these people standing at the top choose to do this?
Lynn was not completely ignorant of the constellation Hercules.
At least he knew that the other party was a sixth-level Morning Star Wizard who had lived for a very long time and was a well-known legendary figure in the entire Furnace Stone.
But precisely because the other party has reached such a high position, he is more convinced that such a being must have higher aspirations.
To cross the gap between the morning star and the bright moon and step into the next higher realm is what they truly desire.
After all, no matter how bright the morning star is, it can never compete with the bright moon. So, could these amazing creations and landscapes be related to the threshold leading to the "bright moon"?
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy and curious he became.
However, Green had no intention of explaining. After saying the first sentence, he led Lin En deeper into the cave.
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The interior of the Furnace Stone is equally vast and sophisticated, divided into multiple independent zones, each of which is self-contained and has its own functions.
Below was a strange building that Lynn had never seen before. It had various shapes and complex textures. It not only contained a profound structure, but was also extremely visually impactful.
But what attracted Lynn the most was not the structural wonders, but the transcendent energy environment presented by the entire internal area.
As soon as he stepped into this place, he keenly realized that the flow of energy from heaven and earth here was completely different from that in the outside world!
Externally, the distribution of energy factors roughly follows the laws of nature: water elements are more common near water, fire elements are more common in volcanoes, and wind elements are more common in plateaus...
But here, there is a comprehensive balance of elemental factors!
Whether it was fire, water, light, darkness, or even the rare negative energy factors, they were all at his fingertips and could be mobilized at will.
It feels like being in a giant energy pool!
Lin En had used the "energy pool" in some high-level laboratories. It was a closed system built with extremely rare resources that could mix various elements for experimenters to study, cast spells, and forge...
But such facilities require huge resources even just to keep them running.
And now, the entire internal area in front of us is simply an unimaginably huge super energy pool!
With this kind of work, the resources consumed every moment are probably an astronomical figure that ordinary wizards cannot imagine!
Lin En was shocked, but following Green's guidance, he finally arrived at the residence of Hercules.
In this core area where every inch of land is valuable, Hercules constellation occupies an entire vast piece of land alone, with an extremely broad view and no one around, just like the master of a world.
In this area, most of the land is in its natural and original form: undulating grasslands, vast forests, towering mountains and tranquil lakes.
Only in the center did Lin En see a majestic and neatly arranged building complex, like the heart of a furnace, standing firmly on the land.
There is the Wuxian Furnace.
"The teacher is ready to see us."
Looking at the buildings from afar, Green suddenly spoke, his tone calm but full of meaning.
Hearing this, Lin En's eyes involuntarily turned to the core of the wizard building.
He saw that in the very center, stood a tower reaching into the sky.
That is, the wizard tower of Hercules himself.
The entire tower is pitch black, silent and solemn, like a deity that has stood since eternity.
However, at this moment, rays of starlight slowly rose from the tower, as if falling from the night sky to the earth.
Even though the distance was still far, Lin En could still clearly see that at the top of the wizard tower, a huge crack was slowly emerging and spanning the air.
Countless starlight rushed out from the cracks, like the Milky Way pouring out, instantly dyeing the sky above the Wuxian Furnace completely into the colors of the sea of stars.
He originally thought that this curtain of starlight was some kind of wonder of the Hercules Furnace itself, but after hearing Green's words, his heart was suddenly shocked: These strange phenomena were actually the Hercules constellation waiting for them?
The thought flashed through his mind, and he and Green naturally did not dare to delay. Their bodies turned into streams of light and quickly rushed towards the wizard tower.
The closer Lin En got to the tower, the more he could sense some strange fluctuations between heaven and earth.
One after another, unique aura emanated from the tower, which was incompatible with the original rhythm of the wizarding world, as if it came from an alien land.
That sense of incongruity was just like the strand of "magic net goddess's hair" that he had taken out, carrying a certain aura that was beyond conventional cognition.
"Hmm? This is..." Lin En had some vague guesses in his mind, but he still couldn't be sure.
Until... they finally arrived under the wizard tower.
Looking up at the top of the dark tower, Lin En could finally see the entire interior of the crack clearly.
Then, he stood there as if petrified.
In that crack, there was actually a dark and vast universe!
Boundless, deep and lightless, just like a real sea of stars.
What is even more shocking is that in that sea of stars, there are countless stars connected to each other, like extending star chains, crisscrossing and densely weaving!
These stars shone brightly and turned into a galaxy waterfall, flowing out from the cracks and illuminating the entire sky above the Wuxian Furnace.
At that moment, what Lin En felt was not only shock, but also indescribable insignificance.
The scene there was outside the wizarding world! Even though Lin En had participated in a plane expedition before, he had never seen the scene outside the wizarding world!
This was a scene he had never seen before, and it was not something that an ordinary wizard could easily reach.
Green, who was standing by, looked calm, as if he was already used to it. He simply said, "This is the teacher's 'Hercules Corona Borealis Great Wall'."
(End of this chapter)
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