Chapter 315: The Heart of the Magic Tower!

"My lord, is that the mountain ahead?"

More than half an hour later, Gervas and his party were deep within a sea of green.

Just like the Death Mountains in other regions.

Along the way, fierce beasts occasionally emerged from the forests below, roaring threats at them.

Of course, in the past, when riding Magic Swift Eagles, Gervas and the others had to remain cautiously alert.

But now, riding Gryphons, they could rest far more easily.

Unless they truly encountered a stronger aerial beast, their safety was still assured.

At this moment, a towering peak rose before them, piercing the clouds.

This height perfectly matched the intelligence description.

"This must be it. Ascend higher—we'll fly above the clouds and take a look!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Immediately, the six Gryphons plunged into the cloud layer.

Only after more than twenty seconds did six figures reappear above the clouds.

And once above the clouds, the summit of the towering mountain range finally revealed itself.

It was a peak covered in snow.

With winter still two months away, seeing such a snowy scene in the south was truly surprising.

"My lord, it's snow! This peak actually has snow accumulation!"

Gervas had access to intelligence systems and understood the principle that temperature drops with altitude.

But Mick and the others had never seen this unusual sight—they immediately widened their eyes and gasped.

"Let's go take a look—those snow-capped mountains are our destination!"

Confirming the summit had snow confirmed beyond doubt that this was the mountain described in the intelligence.

Soon, as Gervas and his party neared the peak, they spotted a massive cave entrance.

The entrance was on the steepest cliff face of the peak.

The cliff wall was nearly vertical, with a drop of two hundred meters.

Such an entrance was visible at a single glance.

It suited the dragon's arrogance—its lair truly had no fear of anyone daring to covet it.

"Our target is there—fly straight over!"

Immediately, Gervas led the group down to the cave entrance.

The entrance had a sizable platform; even with six Gryphons landing, it wouldn't feel crowded.

After landing, staring into the dark cave, Mick and the others immediately felt a chilling draft.

Of course, the Gryphons also seemed very uneasy, flapping their wings restlessly and scraping their claws.

"Mick, you and the others wait here on guard. Wizard Wood, come with me into the cave!" Gervas spoke to the group.

"My lord, let me accompany you inside! What if there's danger in the cave!" Mick, a loyal guardian knight, sensed the Gryphons' unease through the master-servant bond and refused to let Gervas enter alone.

"Relax—Moonchaser has already scouted it. There's no danger!" Gervas refused outright.

The cave might contain items left behind by the dragon, so fewer people entering was better.

It wasn't that he distrusted Mick—it was simply unnecessary.

Seeing his lord so certain, Mick dared say no more.

Gervas immediately pulled out two glowstones—one for himself, one for Wood—and entered the cave.

"Lord Gervas, are you truly certain this cave holds no danger? Normally, such a massive cave would likely be occupied by a powerful beast!"

Inside the cave, Wood still felt uneasy.

Mainly because the wall markings clearly showed the cave had been expanded by a beast for nesting.

"Wood, Moonchaser sensed dragon aura here—though it's extremely faint!"

"So, if my guess is correct, this was once a dragon's lair—abandoned long ago."

"D-Dragon's lair!" Wood nearly dropped his jaw.

"Correct. So, Wood, do you still think this place is dangerous?"

"My lord, if this truly was a dragon's lair, then unless the dragon itself still remains, there's almost no danger!" Wood finally understood why Gervas was so certain.

Because dragons sit at the top of this world's food chain—any beast fears them.

So if this place was truly inhabited by a dragon, no beast would dare reside here for at least several centuries.

Only after the dragon's aura vanished completely might another beast dare usurp it.

"Now do you understand? Let's see what treasures lie within this dragon's lair—Moonchaser sensed some dragon relics still remain."

"Yes, my lord!" Wood's fear vanished, replaced by a gleam of excitement.

Dragons themselves possess top-tier combat power, and their wealth is equally top-tier in this world.

Moreover, since dragons are innate spellcasters, their possessions may be even more valuable to mages.

As they advanced deeper, the cave grew larger.

Large enough to comfortably fit a viscount's castle inside.

Clearly, the dragon had hollowed out the entire peak.

Fortunately, dragons, unlike humans, didn't bother with bedrooms or parlors.

Under normal circumstances, they preferred nothing more than a single vast cavern.

Thus, finding the dragon's left-behind items wasn't difficult.

Soon, Gervas and Wood found in a corner of the cavern a dusty tome and a worn-out chest.

"This is... a Dragon Tongue book?!"

Wood was the first to pick up the book, his eyes widening in excitement.

"My lord, this Dragon Tongue book can only be understood by someone who knows the Dragon Tongue. However, any book of the Dragon Clan is extremely precious!"

"Although I do not know what its contents are, no matter what they are, the starting price is five hundred gold coins, and there will be countless nobles willing to buy it!"

"Even a novel or biography is worth five hundred gold coins?" Gervas was actually surprised.

Wood nodded affirmatively. "That's right, my lord. You don't think nobles buy them to learn, do you? They do it only to display their own depth!"

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

However, since Tu Haojin was present, he would definitely need to have Tu Haojin appraise it first.

After all, this was an obtained item found by the intelligence system; Gervas felt it was impossible for it to truly be some biography or novel.

After putting away the Dragon Clan classic, the two picked up the wooden box and then slowly opened it.

Instantly, a streak of silver color entered the eyes of the two.

"My lord, this is a mithril silver plate. It has complex inscriptions on it; it is a magical artifact!" Wood immediately gave his judgment, after all, magical artifacts were very easy to identify.

"Can you confirm its function?"

"My lord, let this humble one try. As long as it is not damaged, we will know its function after infusing it with mana!"

Wood immediately infused mana into the magical artifact.

Of course, he was very careful; the infused mana was deliberately controlled.

Although attack-type magical artifacts were rare—after all, they were not cost-effective and were not as useful as magic scrolls—they did exist.

However, what Wood did not expect was that even though he only infused a small amount of mana, it completely activated this magical artifact.

Buzz!

A streak of purple light suddenly flared up from the silver plate, then became brighter and brighter, even exceeding the brightness of a night-light pearl.

Buzz!

Fortunately, this silver plate was indeed not an attack magical artifact. After the intense light lasted for a few seconds, it vanished along with the silver plate's vibration once more.

"Hmm? Did it break?" While feeling relieved, Wood was also slightly puzzled, because after the grand purple light vanished, he actually saw no change.

Only the patterns on the silver plate were still glowing faintly.

Of course, just as he was puzzled, he probed slightly with his spiritual power, and in the next instant, his eyes widened immediately.

"No, wait!"

Because he sensed that the surrounding mana was gathering rapidly.

At this moment, with him and Gervas at the center, a mana vortex seemed to have formed around them, and the mana concentration here actually began to climb in a straight line.

Until one minute later, the mana concentration stabilized, but the mana concentration at their location had reached more than five times that of a normal area.

"My lord, congratulations. The God of Glory has favored you. This is... this is the Heart of the Magic Tower!"