C164 Let's Go to the South
C164 Let's Go to the South
"I thought this place would be very scary, but it's nothing. I just feel a little dizzy." She curled her lips and lightly knocked her head.
After minding her own business and saying those words, she realized that there was something wrong with Riko's appearance.
Riko bit her lips and clenched her fist tightly under the mage's sleeve.
"It's not like that..."
She muttered to herself.
"What?" Undead Lady tilted her head and asked.
As she asked, she sized up this unfamiliar world.
There seemed to be something burning at the edge of the dark sky and the ground. Gray smoke rose slowly. It merged into the grey sky. The tower that seemed to want to pierce through the sky seemed dim and old, like an abandoned ruin. Undead Lady tried her best to imagine in her heart that there was still someone who used this tower in a glorious and dignified manner. She was shocked in her heart.
"So tall..." She raised her head, looking for the top of the tower.
Riko did not answer her but instead turned around in all directions. She was looking for a place that once belonged to her. Her gaze quickly fell on the burnt ruins. The structure of this wooden house no longer existed, only half of the burnt wooden planks were piled together. Not far away, a few Westfalen soldiers sat together, laughing and drinking loudly.
Riko could feel that most of these people were between the Fourth and Fifth Rank, and only one of them was a Great Mage. He looked like the leader of this group. The whole academy was filled with these strange magic surges, and the people she was familiar with before. Whether it was the students in the class, the other teachers, or even Loli Merlin and the principal of Magic Academy, Sir Hendrick. All of them had disappeared.
Riko took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
The magic tentacles turned into her eyes and extended in all directions.
Before they finally lost their effectiveness because they were too far away, Riko could already see all the magic surges within a hundred kilometer radius with her as the center. It could be said that as long as there was something that released magic. Whether it was a magic tool or a raw material, whether it was a mouse or a magic apprentice, in theory, it couldn't escape her eyes.
She could feel that a few hundred experts of the Great Mage level were gathered in the north-west direction. Fourteen magic-powered cruisers of different sizes were streaking across the sky. The magic crystal cannons produced deafening explosions in the west, but she still couldn't find the answer she wanted. She once again focused her attention on searching. Finally, she was far away in the south, which was almost beyond the range of her senses. She found a weak but familiar magic undulation.
This magic fluctuation was so weak that Riko almost completely ignored it. It was unlikely that anyone she knew was standing there, but a battle seemed to have happened in that direction.
She walked towards the south from the direction of the royal School of Magic Theory of Lotterdall. First, she had to pass through the city of Lotterdall. Then, she passed by three or four rivers and arrived at Antwervib. It was a city with the largest airship shipyard in the entire Aldran. Further south was the capital of the kingdom, and it was also the political center. Brucedahl.
These three cities were almost in a perfect straight line, and with the Amsterdam in the north, which was even further north, this line became the busiest traffic line in Aldran. More than ten passenger airships shuttled along this route in a day. There were also countless carriages galloping on the road that was specially widened. The grain and other resources produced in the southern part of the kingdom could be easily transported by land to the three most important distribution ports in Lotterdall, Antwervib, and Amsterdam, which formed the economic artery of this country. These were located at the central area of Aldran, where many great rivers intersected. The terrain was flat, and even a large portion of the land was below the sea level. While transportation was convenient, it also lost any natural moat that could resist foreign enemies.
Riko held Meiko's hand uneasily. She thought for a while and finally made a decision.
"Let's go to the south..."
Riko did not know what happened so she planned to first think of a way to meet up with those people she was familiar with.
The white dragon's wide wings flapped the air currents and flew towards the south at an unimaginable speed.
Even if it carried three people on its back, the Tolstoy thought that this was definitely the fastest and easiest time it could fly. The Wind Element seemed to be supporting its body as it automatically pushed it into the distance.
Undead Lady did not say much along the way, but everyone could see the surprised expression on her face when she saw those huge buildings and towers. There was no large city of Palewhite's Plane here, compared to the huge Lotterdall. It was simply a countryside that was not worth mentioning.
However, this magnificent city had almost turned into a burning ruin.
The large number of wooden buildings in the city center would be easily lit up one by one, spreading into a fire that could dye the entire sky red. Even if the fire had actually been put out, the large areas of charred ruins in the center of the city could no longer be restored to their original state. There was almost no one on the streets, only a few patrolling soldiers. All the Mage Tower that was over a hundred meters tall were hung with a black double-headed Eagle flag as the base color, signifying that this city was already under the control of Westfalen.
Every time Riko saw these scenes, she would feel even more confused and nervous.
Walking towards the south again, she finally saw the shadows of people.
Dozens of carriages carrying people were heading south along the wide and empty main road.
Riko thought for a while and motioned for the Tolstoy to descend. Finally, they landed in front of the road of this convoy.
Her sudden appearance seemed to have caused a certain degree of chaos. Finally, a middle-aged man who looked like the leader of the group walked out of the second carriage. He lowered his head and bowed to Riko.
"This powerful mage lady, may I ask what you need?"
Riko's hands were tangled together, and she stuttered, "I came from the north side of Lotterdall. Do you know what happened here?"
"You don't know?"
The man looked surprised.
Hence, Riko softly admitted it.
"Yes, I just came back from the other Plane."
The surprise on the middle-aged man's face instantly turned into a bitter smile. He sighed heavily, "Lord Mage, the details are very complicated, but to put it simply, Aldran had already been invaded by Westfalen three days ago. I am a businessman, not an officer. I only know that the Antwervib and Brucedahl in the south should still be under the control of the kingdom. Please go to the capital as soon as possible. His Majesty Vilhelmina needs your strength. "