The back garden of the Duke of Mensa Manor is built on a cliff with a very open view of the sea north of the city of Illinus.Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, several petrels weave up and down the cliffs, building their nests beneath some raised rocks that shelter them from the storm.Beneath the cliff is an enclosed beach with steep cliffs that stretch out into the sea, and to access the beach by land, you have to climb over it.There is no soft white sand on this beach, and the Duke of Mensa has built a large military harbour here, where hundreds of five- and seven-masted galleons are quietly moored in the harbor.The Duke of Mensa took advantage of the mountain mass that stretched into the sea, and continued to extend into the sea, building two huge seawalls with a length of more than ten kilometers, these two seawalls are like the two arms of the mountain god, encircling the sea area of more than ten square kilometers.The seawall finally closed together in the sea, like two tightly clenched fists, and between the two fists was a passage less than 200 meters wide, which could ensure that the giant sailing ships in the military port could enter and exit freely.On top of the two fists are a sentry and a turret, each with a black magic cannon at the top.If you don't look down from the cliff, it's hard to peek into the secrets of the military port, because this stretch of coastline is completely wrapped in a large seawall, and it is impossible for fishing boats to see the scenery inside the seawall from the sea.Unless it's a bird flying in the sky, no one knows how many large sailing ships are moored in this military port.The waiter waited quietly in the elevator, and I pulled Ying Li up the elevator built on the cliff beyond the cliff.The whole elevator is made of oak wood squares, all the joints are tightly connected with rivets, and the oak surface is coated with a thick layer of lacquer, the style of construction is very rough, through the wooden fence of the lifting warehouse, you can clearly see the huge rope slowly rolling on the pulley, we descend from the high cliff mountain little by little.The dry friction sound came from the "creaking" elevator, which felt that the pulley group had not been lubricated all year round, which made me a little worried about whether the elevator would fall directly from the top of the cliff during the lifting process.However, from the waiter's eyes, it was clear that the operation of the elevator was normal, and he looked at the sea in the distance with a calm face, without any emotional fluctuations, which made my heart feel a little more stable.Finally landed smoothly, walked out of the lifting chamber, and the heart hanging in the throat fell back to its original place.The waiter led us out of the elevator, and then I saw that the power part of the elevator had a huge winch at the bottom of the cliff, and thirteen bison covered with cyan scales were tied to a huge grinding disc, constantly pushing the grinding disc to rotate, driving the elevator to do up and down reciprocating motion.Unexpectedly, on such a coastline surrounded by mountains, such a huge military port wharf was built, and the coastline has been completely built into a deep-water port by huge boulders, and the beach stone is paved with a flat ground, and the place on the left side is built into a military camp, and the other side is built into a material warehouse.Seeing such a large fleet, I clearly realized that this should be the foundation of the Mensa family's foothold in the Emerald Bay.When we came out of the elevator, we were not checked, which was very different from the North Wind Legion.I remember that when the airport town entered the garrison of the Knights of the North Wind Legion, even under the leadership of the knight chief, we were still under the inspection of the guards, obviously this military port was far more important than that temporary station, but the guards turned a blind eye to us.Walking through the very flat square, walking along the dock for a long distance, a huge teleportation circle appeared in my sight, it turned out to be a six-pointed star-shaped building made of stones, the gaps in the walls revealed the color of magic metal, and the complex lines of those gaps built a huge magic array, and the rich magical aura leaked out from the teleportation array, and those mana elements spread into the surrounding air, volatilizing in the air in an instant.Sure enough, there was something wrong with the portal.It seems that in the process of operation, there is an abnormal situation of mana overflow, which is likely to lead to the portal in the process of transmission, the mana endurance is insufficient, resulting in the portal becoming extremely unstable, such a portal, in the process of teleportation, has great danger, it is easy for people to get lost in the spatial rift.This teleportation array is uniquely constructed, it is half built on the harbor dock and half in the sea.The teleportation array is very magnificently built, and although the magic light curtain on this side of the dock is a little distorted, I can vaguely imagine what it looks like when it is operating normally, as if it is a giant city gate ten meters high, and I estimate that even a large catapult can easily pass through this portal."
This teleportation array of the Mensa family is really very atmospheric!"
Helena stood behind Ying Li and said with emotion."
I'm afraid such a portal will need a lot of magic crystals to keep it running!"
Becky looked up at the teleportation array in shock.Ying Li, who was standing next to me, did not walk directly to the teleportation array, but bypassed the side of the teleportation array, she stood next to the guardrail on the dock, looking into the sea, her eyes were full of surprise: "Come and see, this is a double-sided teleportation array, and there is a portal on this side of the sea!"
”I walked over curiously, stood beside Ying Li, leaned towards the sea, and sure enough, I saw that the portal on the other side of the teleportation array was actually built in the sea."
Why did Duke Mensa build the portal in the sea?"
Helena asked, staring at the portal in the middle of the sea with her big beautiful eyes."
Do you need to ask?
Because of those ships, of course. ”Becky reached out and grabbed her green algae-colored curls that had been tossed by the sea breeze, and rolled them up casually, revealing a snow-white neck.At this time, Noah ran out of the teleportation array and shouted from afar, "Hey, Jijia, you guys came back so early?"
I thought you'd come after noon!
”The young waiter trotted all the way behind Noah, who seemed to be the one he had run to inform.I briefly told Noah what had happened in the morning, and Noah shrugged his shoulders slightly, leaned against the stone pillar by the dock, and told me about his half-brother, who said, "That boy Jacques still has a little talent, he has an extraordinary understanding of astrology and navigation, but he is a little timid, after graduating from the junior warrior academy, his father originally planned to let him train in Galapagos City on the Vaski plane for a few years, and then he could become a captain." ”He spread out his hand, pointed to the three-masted galleons, and said, "Those are the ships, if Jacques can hold on, he will probably become the first captain of our generation, and the youngest." ”Then, he showed a slightly regretful expression and said: "It's just that I didn't expect the plane war that broke out, Vasiqi was also affected, he was so scared that he ran back to Illinas City from Galapagos City overnight, this incident made my father very angry, and an opportunity that was not easy to get was wasted by him in vain, and it is said that after returning to Illinas City, the whole person became very decadent." ”Noah said: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, but I didn't expect to get addicted to gambling this time. ”Noah looked a little sorry, and continued to say to me: "To be honest, although the Mensa family is the administrator of the province of Palestina, in order to protect the other nobles, even Louis and I cannot ignore those laws, and we have to follow the rules and regulations for many things. ”The rulers of each province don't seem to have so much power in their hands, and it seems that the Mensa family is no different.Noah rubbed his forehead gently, and then said to me, "Oh, according to Louis, there should be some things that we have to do more than the other nobles, because those rules are made by us, and of course we have to maintain them as much as possible." ”Louis was an ambitious man, and he wanted to instill in the hearts of the people of Palestina a sense of reverence for the law, and he really had some leadership style!
I said, "But if this involves the Dark Arts Retreat, wouldn't it be a bit of a problem?"
”Noah patted his head a little painfully, and said, "Well, it seems that the people of the Dark Arts Retreat plan to infiltrate the family, and the breakthrough point they found is Jacques, it seems that they know the members of the family very well. ”He turned to me and said, "The Magic Guild doesn't necessarily buy our family's accounts, and those magicians are very difficult to deal with. ”Then he added: "Harry, I'm afraid that guy is going to be unlucky, he will be taken away by the Magic Guild Law Enforcement Group, and it will be difficult to have good fruit to eat." ”I looked at the water at my feet like a piece of turquoise jade, and it was bottomless, and I think the name of Emerald Bay was named because of the color of the water.I think even if Harry passed the Magic Guild level, I'm afraid the Mensa family wouldn't let him go easily."
I guess that guy is just a peripheral member of the Dark Arts Order."
I say.Win Li walked along the pier with Helena and Becky, admiring the sailboats on the shore, and when the three of them stood far below them, I really felt how huge those sailboats were.Noah asked me with some curiosity: "Jijia, you said that demon blood is really so powerful that it can corrupt a person's soul?"
”I thought about it for a moment and asked him with a smile: "Almost, do you want to give it a try and feel it?"
Although it is rare and not very common in the market, I still have channels to get some. ”Noah immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Forget it, I don't have that much curiosity."
But if you give me a magic catalytic potion, I can barely think about it. ”The two of us sat together on the pier and looked out over this tranquil emerald bay.After a while, Noah said, "Oh, by the way, you can't imagine who I met today!"
”He didn't really want me to guess, and just said the answer: "Senior Dylan." ”I stared at Noah blankly, not knowing who this senior Dylan was.Noah looked at me with wide eyes and asked, "Dylan.
Hurstley!
Oh, don't you know him?
”I turned to him and asked, "What, is he famous?"
”Noah said, "Of course, at least within the boundaries of our academy, he is also a celebrity!"
”I wondered, "Why haven't I heard of it?"
”Noah rolled his eyes upwards and said, "Don't you pay attention to the Star Academy at all?"
”I thought about it carefully, and I really didn't pay much attention to the information of the Star Academy.So I said, "I know this society is very mysterious, what's the matter, don't tell me, Dylan.
Hesterley is a member of our Academy's Star Society, where did you meet him?
”Seeing that I was asking the point, Noah said the answer that had been held in his heart for a long time: "Right here!"
”He asked me again, "Coincidentally, right?"
”Without waiting for me to answer, he said, "I also just learned that Senior Dylan was invited by my father to help us maintain some of this magic teleportation array. ”After speaking, he rubbed his hands and said to me, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet him!"
”I waved my hand to Ying Li in the distance, and motioned to her, I went to the teleportation array to take a look.Obviously, Ying Li didn't have such a strong curiosity, and she preferred to stand on the dock and blow the sea breeze rather than look at the teleportation array.So he just waved at me and didn't come.Inside the teleportation array is the central system of the portal, and the most important magic pattern arrays are set in the center of the teleportation array, which is also the place where the magic crystals are placed, I followed Noah into the inside of the teleportation array, and saw that there were countless magic rune plates on the walls, and the huge stone room looked like a labyrinth, and the runes on the wall were some things that I couldn't understand.A short walk down the labyrinthine cloister leads to a room with a magic pedestal and a magic crystal in the center.Noah told me that there are twenty-seven magic pedestals like this in the entire teleportation array, and if you want to open the teleportation array, all twenty-seven magic pedestals need to be opened.Noah led me onwards, the rooms were not too far apart, and when we reached the seventh room, we saw a magician in a magic robe crouching on the ground, holding a bottle of metal solution in his hand, carefully pouring into the veins of the stone crevices in the ground.Those stone crevices were originally poured with magical red copper, and these magical red copper made up countless talismans, but some places were worn out and needed to be repaired, which was also considered some delicate work.The molten metal flowed into the cracks in the stone, instantly forming a new coating on the surface of the magical red copper, and after a few seconds, the flow of mana on these talismans became much smoother.