The peaceful journey that lasted for several days made someone slightly surprised. I was mentally prepared that I would inevitably have to deal with pursuing soldiers along the way. But except for one encounter on the day of the night run, there was no follow-up team. Lin intuitively felt that something had changed. It was Kaya, a careful girl, who deduced the general idea from the clues on the forum.
On the day he left, Shurion was blown away. He was directly killed by a long-range sniper by the Great Sage's Tower using unreasonable means.
The only academy he cared about didn't end well either. Juan Javier left and took advantage of the college's walls, which caused a chain reaction. The faculty at the academy fell apart, and eventually even the apprentices could no longer stay.
The most tragic thing here is the magician who took over the post of chief purser──Novak.
In a conflict with the great magician Juan, his limbs were severed. Before he could find the priest and heal his disability, the academy collapsed, and there was no need for him to go back.
But it didn't end there. When is the point at which the academy is essentially disbanded? That was during the semester. That is to say, many people have paid tuition, but have not received the full educational rights that are stated in the enrollment contract.
These people may be willing to accept compensation and bear the losses themselves. How can it be! What's more, if you leave school early, after deducting necessary fees, the remaining fees will be refunded in proportion to your time. This is a clause clearly stated in the enrollment contract.
So who is going to take responsibility for this? Not to mention that the former purser was purged and left the college. During his time at the college, the funds and accounts belonging to the college were clear. Not only the faculty within the college know this, but even parents who send their children here want to know, Lin will disclose it conditionally.
Since the academy's funds are no longer in the control of the former purser, it is normal to find the current one, so these people found the disabled magician Novak...
If it were the old system, what happened to the apprentice, and how many people in the family behind it would dare to trouble the magician. But how many fee-paying apprentices are there at Eton College Orange? There are many members of the royal family, great nobles, and other magicians who have entrusted enlightenment magic. With such people taking the lead, the largest number of merchant families will become a force that no one can ignore.
Novak, who couldn't run away, wanted to yell, he didn't keep the money for himself. But when they heard that among the people who divided the stolen goods, there were people with the status of supervisors, all the creditors automatically ignored those who divided the college funds as private property, and only targeted Novak to collect debts.
Shurion, whom he regarded as his supporter, died. Due to external pressure, he cut himself off from the family and declared that they no longer had any relationship with him. Even the priest who originally made an appointment to heal the limbs has used various reasons to postpone it and refuses to perform the surgery. . When Nowak realized his now isolated situation, he regretted it. Regret following that aristocratic son who was ambitious but not talented.
It’s not that no one is planning to bring trouble to the former purser, hoping that he will come forward to compensate for the money. But the arcane eye of the Tower of the Great Sage is open...
Most people are still half-convinced about Fenitikal's identity as the former Demon King. After all, that person has no actual achievements other than frequently attending noble gatherings in the Five United Cities. So when they heard that she left after that man, many people with other thoughts wanted to pursue that woman back. But the arcane eye of the Tower of the Great Sage is open...
A magic tower single-handedly prevented the invasion of the abyss, and also defeated a demon king. No matter whether they witnessed it with their own eyes or not, no one could ignore the threat of this tower. Because so many people saw it, there was almost no possibility of fraud or rumors. It was later confirmed more than once that the tower would take the initiative to eliminate threats against the former tower owner.
So when the Arcane Eyes are opened in the Tower of the Great Sage, still daring to find trouble with the former tower owner requires not courage, but an IQ of a stupid level. This kind of person might become a magician or run a family. Of course it's impossible. So someone who chooses to leave voluntarily will unexpectedly experience a wave of peace.
After watching the drama for several days, to be honest, Lin was surprised at how quickly the situation in Wulian City changed. Especially the death of Shurion, the noble who was looking for trouble for him, made someone feel infinite emotions.
Watching someone let out a long sigh, Fen asked, "How? Do you want to go back and get everything that belongs to you?"
"No, there's no point in going back to that place where everything is restricted. Unless they let me go back to the Tower of the Great Sage, but I think that's even more impossible."
Fin shrugged noncommittally and curled his lips, not caring about where he was going. In front of you is the new pass, which is a checkpoint in the mountains built by the dwarves. It also functions as a gathering place for the dwarves.
The three roads across the Doomsday Mountains are not only roads, but there is also a natural barrier formed by a gathering place of dwarves located at a strategic location in the mountains. In addition to being used as a rest place for travelers, it also had functions such as protecting channels, trading with foreigners, and collecting taxes.
Since it is the main passage connecting the two regions, of course it is impossible to just let the dwarves collect tolls. Countries on both sides of the mountain range have also built checkpoints at the entrance of the passage to collect tolls and taxes from caravans and travelers.
The levels built by humans are not at the same level as those built by dwarves in the mountains. In addition to being used as a tax customs and a natural gathering place for caravans to rest, humans have not established a war-level fortress.
There are historical and practical factors to consider. The Great Migration more than two hundred years ago was only possible because the dwarves opened three mountain roads. Therefore, the countries on both sides of the mountains do not regard the dwarf clans in the mountains as enemies and live in peace. Of course, there is no need to build war-level fortresses to defend against each other.
The dwarves also maintain a minimum level of communication with countries outside the mountains, but do not extend their influence beyond the mountains.
The group did not encounter any trouble when passing through human customs. When the soldiers guarding the gate collected taxes, they were not as arrogant and domineering as they imagined. Everyone went smoothly and obeyed the rules. The money you should get will not be less, but you won’t dare to ask for more.
In fact, this kind of customs customs ecology is a common phenomenon in lost places. There is no reason. In a world that values the power of individuals, they think that they can do whatever they want by guarding the city gate. Whenever they hit the iron plate, their lives will be in danger.
Those who have the ability to stay away from others will not be able to offend them; those who are willing to go through the door and pay taxes according to the rules will sometimes encounter people who cannot afford to offend them. Thinking that they have developed a sharp eye and can easily judge which people cannot be offended and which people are lambs to be slaughtered. If you make a mistake once, your life will be in danger.
Because Mi Di loves people who uphold justice and is familiar with various routines of overt and covert investigations. And these people will never give people an open and fair trial. When the road is unfair, drawing swords to kill people is the main theme of Lost Land. Therefore, the level of integrity and discipline of the soldiers guarding the customs all over the world is almost equivalent to that of advanced countries with the rule of law on Earth.
Therefore, Lin and his party of four people, one car, five horses and a mule passed the human side checkpoint smoothly. The wagon carrying all the belongings was now pulled by two horses. Except for Halumi, who was in the driving position, everyone else rode a horse and followed slowly behind. Although the mule was not led by a rein, it did not dare not follow Fen's command.
It's just that the mountain roads in the Lost Lands are no better than those on Earth, those roads designed for vehicle traffic. Although the roads in most places have been widened by the dwarves, it is more than enough for a two-carriage to travel. But there are still many places where it is difficult even for people to climb up, let alone for trucks to pass.
But this is a small difficulty. It is rare for a group of two magicians to be in charge. In some relatively simple places, the two apprentices just pulled and pushed and climbed up. Lin used the Light Object Technique to support some rugged terrain with his hands, and combined with the Floating Technique, he was able to pass without any danger.
So when the heavily armed dwarves guarding the door saw two horses pulling a cart and were about to enter the fortress, the dwarf warriors braced themselves to welcome the group.
Generally, when a caravan crosses a mountain range, it uses horses to carry the goods, and then switches to vehicles for transportation after reaching human customs. Even if there are magicians or magic apprentices among the caravan escorts, most of them will not help transport the vehicles through the difficulties on the mountain roads. Therefore, being able to pull a cart into the New Pass Fortress shows that there is at least one official magician in this group of people, and they are not just ordinary guards.
Such people can't afford to be offended the most, so although the dwarves are wary, they don't have much embarrassment. Lin and others also entered it smoothly.
The scene inside the Dwarf Fortress was completely different from what Lin had imagined. Not all buildings are built one size smaller to fit the stature of dwarves. There are still some buildings built according to the height of ordinary humans, and of course they serve different customers.
Although this place is said to be a war fortress, it also has quite complete commercial functions as a transportation hub. People like Lin and others can easily find a small courtyard with a warehouse for accommodation. Although it was used by caravans of all sizes, a few people who were not short of money still rented it. The main reason is that I don’t want to move the things on and off the car, so I just pull it close to the warehouse and park it.
Horses and mules have stables where they can rest and eat, and are cared for by dedicated people. The people in charge are not dwarves, but a group of humans hired to work here. In fact, there are also a large number of humans living in this fortress, not all dwarves. Some of them own their own properties, and some are employed by others, either humans or dwarves. But not a single slave.
Dwarves and elves escaped slavery long ago. This includes not enslaving other species of Homo sapiens.
Although it was still early, they could not reach the human gathering place on the other side of the mountains before dark, so Lin and others decided to stay here for one night. The beds in the accommodation and the facilities for bathing are facilities that have not been available for a while, so no one will object.
