Wind howled on both sides as a massive airship sliced through the air currents, traveling at incredible speed.
Inside the comfortable cabin, Leilin looked at the large stack of books in his hands with great satisfaction.
This trip to the small town had not only allowed him to record data on the Spiritual Tide, but he had also destroyed
He had even managed to acquire some of his Morning Star ancestor's research notes and experimental materials from the apprentice Brew.
In return, he had only needed to part with a few vials of Spiritual Power potions, which was more than enough to leave the other party overwhelmed with gratitude.
Many of that Morning Star
While traveling, Leilin didn't forget to have the Chip record all of this data, filling out his own database.
After dealing with the Spiritual Tide and Beelzebub's affairs, and with the previously agreed-upon time drawing near, Leilin switched to the private airship gifted by the
Since the airship had been custom-built for a Morning Star Wizard, the Great Serpent's performance was exceptional in every respect. Even in the midst of a thunderstorm, there was not the slightest tremor in the hull. Moreover, all flight routes and supply points across the entire Central Continent were open to the Great Serpent, providing free maintenance and other services — which only improved Leilin's opinion of the Feile Family.
Of course, this was likely the Feile Family's and the Sky Throne's intention all along.
Even industries controlled by a Dawn Sun Wizard ultimately dominated the Central Continent's air transport, and they necessarily had to bleed in other areas.
Compared to the exchange of various interests, the cost of courting a Morning Star Wizard was absolutely negligible.
The Great Serpent was fast. At full speed, Leilin reached his destination in less than half a month — the Krevi Highlands!
This was a jointly protected territory for numerous bloodline organizations, essentially a gathering point opened specifically for Warlocks. Many mixed-blood races, Warlocks, and bloodline-polluted individuals resided here.
According to rumor, anyone possessing a Warlock bloodline, or any Wizard or race involved in the Path of Bloodlines, could receive proper care here.
Therefore, on the Central Continent where Wizards dominated numerous races and humans stood supreme, the Krevi Highlands could be considered a paradise for other races and mixed-bloods rejected by both sides.
And in the center of the Krevi Highlands, in the largest city — Krevi City — a private exchange meeting for Morning Star Warlocks would be held.
Not wanting to attract too much attention, Leilin didn't head for the airship docking point near Krevi City. Instead, he landed directly in the wilderness, stored the Great Serpent away, and walked into the city on foot.
On the roads, there were other carriages, alchemical vehicles, wizard flying carpets, and other means of transport. A vast stream of Wizards of all kinds formed a flowing crowd entering and exiting through the main gates.
These Wizards shared a common characteristic — the bloodline aura on their bodies was extremely pronounced. They were either Warlocks or other races, and there were even a few polluted individuals among them, none facing the discrimination they would have encountered outside.
As he passed through the city gates, Leilin took a deliberate look at the guards stationed there.
They were a humanoid race standing about two meters tall, with long canine snouts and ears. Below the head, their bodies were very similar to normal humans, just with some added fur.
"Quanrong?!" Leilin immediately thought of this near-relative race of the kobolds. While rumors held that kobolds possessed ancient dragon bloodline, the Quanrong were completely a type of beastkin — yet the Central Continent widely classified them as near-relatives of the kobolds, even considering them the same race.
But Leilin, who had purified the ancient Red Dragon bloodline, knew very well that the kobolds' dragon blood was real! And on these Quanrong, he couldn't sense the slightest trace of any dragon bloodline — not even the faintest hint!
"If I turned this finding into a paper or declaration, I'd probably become famous across the entire continent... though that wouldn't exactly bring any benefits..."
Leilin's thoughts wandered for a moment before he immediately discarded this idea — one that would bring endless trouble — into the trash heap.
"However, the average strength of these Quanrong is similar to that of kobolds. Combined with their similar appearance, it's no wonder the people of the Central Continent get them confused!"
Sensing that the Quanrong averaged around the level of a First-rank Wizard, Leilin gained an even higher appreciation for the strength of the Warlocks who controlled this city.
Individual strength that stood out, combined with outstanding tracking and detection capabilities — these Quanrong guards alone were enough to deter any lawless elements looking to cause trouble.
"Welcome to Krevi City! This is a city of Warlocks. Please abide by the rules of those with bloodlines, and respect other races... Now please select your desired destination: Land of Magma, Forest of the Great Tree, Heart of the Ocean, Tomb of Darkness, Central Core..."
The moment he entered the city, a prompt sounded in Leilin's ear. Five enormous teleportation arrays materialized before him, churning through massive streams of people, their teleportation lights flashing intermittently.
The entirety of Krevi City was divided into five major districts, seemingly referencing the creation theories of earth, fire, wind, and water elements, with four vast zones classified by elemental concentration.
The Land of Magma was a fiery region built from vast expanses of magma and earth, where earth and fire elemental particle concentration had reached their limits.
The Forest of the Great Tree consisted of an enormous ancient tree with various Wizard buildings constructed on its leaves, where Wizards also resided — wind elemental and plant-type particles were at their highest ratio here.
The Heart of the Ocean was a massive complex of buildings floating on water, filled with ocean and beach scenery, carrying a rich tropical atmosphere.
As for the Tomb of Darkness, it was where dark elemental particle concentration was highest and the oppressive aura was greatest — but since a considerable number of Warlocks chose the Dark path, it still maintained a firm foothold in the city.
Looking down from a great height, one could see the enormous Krevi City centered around a golden core area, evenly divided into four parts.
The azure blue of the ocean, the fiery red of the magma, the verdant green of the great tree, and the withered darkness — these four regions displayed intense colors, yet were firmly separated from one another, dazzling and uniform, with no crossing of boundaries allowed.
The central core area was naturally where all four districts converged for exchange, and where all public facilities were most concentrated.
This vast and complex geographical landscape was forcibly melded together by the power of wizardry, creating a marvel rarely seen in the natural world.
"To balance such enormous elemental tides and maintain environmental stability..." Blue light flickered continuously in Leilin's eyes.
"At the very least, they'd need to deploy massive magical arrays beneath the entire city, and the Magic Stones consumed each year just for activation and maintenance would be an astronomical figure..."
Leilin gained a deeper understanding of just how powerful these high-ranking Warlocks were.
Seeing the people around him choosing their district teleportations, Leilin tilted his head in thought for a moment. He skipped the Central Core and the Tomb of Darkness, walking instead toward the verdant green teleportation array, and was transported to the Forest of the Great Tree along with the other Wizards.
The teleportation light flashed. At this point, the spatial discomfort from short-range teleportation was completely negligible to Leilin — after all, his current body could withstand interplanar teleportation through an Astral Gate. This was child's play.
While the other Wizards were still dizzy from the teleportation's aftereffects, Leilin had already walked out with his hands clasped behind his back, beginning to survey the Forest of the Great Tree.
The teleportation point was clearly at a three-way junction. When Leilin stepped outside the teleportation array, his first sight was of enormous leaves and numerous Wizard buildings.
Walking to the edge of the road, he realized that the wide boulevard he'd been walking on was actually just a branch of the great tree. Dappled sunlight filtered through the gaps in the massive leaves, casting mottled patterns on the ground.
Because the canopy was so vast, the light was quite dim, which was why the Eternal Light spell or Everburning Flame could be seen glowing in front of many Wizard buildings.
"Whoosh..." The Forest of the Great Tree was likely the highest point in all of Krevi City. Standing atop the great tree, all the other districts could be seen at a glance — whether the fiery red magma, the azure ocean, or the dark massive tomb, all were within Leilin's field of vision.
Only the central core area seemed shrouded in an invisible thin mist, not clearly visible.
"As expected — this location holds the most strategic importance, and must have countermeasures!"
Leilin walked upward along a branch-road.
The Wizard buildings in the Forest of the Great Tree were mostly constructed on the leaves, distributed evenly upward. If a Wizard wanted to thoroughly explore this district, they had to continuously climb higher.
Along the way, several small yellow and green birds occasionally flew past Leilin, sometimes perching on higher branches and letting out pleasant chirping sounds.
Under the effect of the great Purification Tower, even ordinary creatures could withstand the radiation pollution that Wizards inadvertently emitted — as long as it wasn't excessive.
Therefore, in many Wizard cities across the Central Continent, one could find ordinary people and other animals.
"This environment seems like exactly what the Elf race prefers!"
Leilin couldn't help but observe the pedestrians around him.
In Krevi City, Warlocks and other races naturally formed the majority, and in the Forest of the Great Tree district, the most common sight was the Elf race — with their pointed ears and slender, lithe figures.
It had to be said that the Elves' appearance was indeed very characteristic of Warlocks. Were it not for the difference in aura and the giveaway of their ears, many Wizards would probably mistake them.