Chapter 316: The Magic Tower!

"The Heart of the Magic Tower?" Gervas stared wide-eyed at the silver platter, never expecting it to be this thing.

Anyone who's read web novels knows that the greatest dream of wizards is to build their own Magic Tower.

This isn't just because the Magic Tower represents honor, like a noble's castle.

It's because a Magic Tower gathers all the facilities a wizard needs.

Such as training rooms, alchemy chambers, and potion labs.

From this, it's clear that the owner of a Magic Tower must himself possess extraordinary strength.

Only with sufficient strength can one have enough energy and resources to research other projects.

Thus, those who can build a Magic Tower are almost always Archmages.

Of course, there's another reason it must be an Archmage: the cost of a Magic Tower is far too high, absolutely beyond the reach of an ordinary wizard.

And within the Magic Tower, the most important and expensive component is the Magic Tower Heart.

As the name suggests, it is the very heart of the Magic Tower.

Its materials include mithril, rare magical herbs, ninth-tier beast blood, and powdered ninth-tier beast cores, among other precious substances.

In short, possessing the Magic Tower Heart is equivalent to possessing the foundation of a Magic Tower.

Because it provides intense magical power to the Magic Tower.

With it, cultivation within the Magic Tower accelerates!

When crafting alchemical items inside the Magic Tower, you needn't fear insufficient magical power!

When brewing potions or cultivating magical herbs inside the Magic Tower, you needn't fear scarce magical energy.

Thus, after obtaining the Magic Tower Heart, all that remains is to slowly build the tower's structure with bricks.

Of course, it's worth noting that a Magic Tower is not merely a single tower.

It is an estate spanning thousands of square meters, with its core being a towering, symbolic Magic Tower structure.

This is also the origin of its name.

"Correct, my lord, this is the Magic Tower Core. I can sense the surrounding magical energy has stabilized at five times the normal amount, so it has met the Magic Tower's energy density requirement."

"And this Magic Tower Core may have been seized by a dragon from some wizard's tower long ago, then forgotten!"

For dragons, the Magic Tower Heart holds no real use.

Because they are naturally the most powerful spellcasters in the world.

Thus, it was likely the Magic Tower Core's glittering appearance that prompted the dragon to steal it.

As for why it was later abandoned…

Perhaps it was forgotten!

Perhaps… well, most likely it was simply forgotten.

"Excellent, excellent!" Gervas laughed.

Because possessing this Magic Tower Core means he can immediately begin constructing a Magic Tower.

And with a Magic Tower, how could his territory possibly lack wizards?

A single rumor would draw dozens, even hundreds of wizards flocking here.

Of course, he certainly couldn't do that.

Because if he let word slip, within days, Archmages would come knocking, demanding the Magic Tower Core.

"Congratulations, my lord! The God of Glory has favored you!"

This time, Wood truly admired the noble before him.

His luck was unbelievable.

The griffins and stone giants before were already astonishing.

Now he'd even stumbled upon the Magic Tower Heart.

Earlier, Mi Gen and the others had called Zhui Yue a divine messenger; Wood had merely smiled, thinking them naive.

It was just a unicorn with unusual spiritual sensitivity.

But now, it seemed Zhui Yue could not be viewed so simply.

After all, no one had ever heard of the Griffin King's unicorn possessing such abilities.

Thus, Zhui Yue might truly be a divine messenger bestowed by the God of Glory.

And Gervas might not merely be a favored believer of the God of Glory.

He might very well be the God of Glory's illegitimate son!

Otherwise, how else could one explain his jaw-dropping luck?

"Hah! Wood, congratulations to you too! When we return, I'll have my people begin building the Magic Tower!"

"When that time comes, you'll certainly have a place within the Magic Tower!"

Normally, a Magic Tower has only one true master, with others being merely apprentices or the like.

But who could blame him? Gervas had no Archmages under his command.

So, letting wizards share it equally was the optimal choice.

Wood naturally understood this; yet, simply having a place within it already filled him with satisfaction.

"Thank you, my lord, for your grace!"

…

"Come! Set sail for home!"

On the shore, at Gervas's command, the Black Pearl set course for home.

After securing the Magic Tower Heart and confirming with Wood that there were no other discoveries, Gervas departed contentedly.

Back on the shore, the Baron of Hell marched along the coastline, while Gervas and the others sailed slowly.

After all, although the Hell Baron is only five meters tall, his entire body is solid rock, weighing at least ten tons, making it impossible for him to return by boat.

Thus, the journey that took one and a half hours to reach the destination took two and a half hours to return.

This was only because the coastline was flat, and the Hell Baron, like a tank, could not be stopped by trees or rivers.

Upon returning to the shore, they did not bring the Hell Baron directly to the dock.

Instead, they had him wait on a stretch of rocks at the edge of Stormhold.

And the Stone Man had one advantage: when resting, he could find a rocky area, lie down, and blend back into the rocks, becoming indistinguishable from the surrounding stones.

If some vines and moss were spread over him, even someone stepping on him might fail to detect him.

Of course, Gervas did not need to disguise him this way— he simply could not be seen yet.

After settling the Hell Baron, Gervas returned to the dock.

Coincidentally, Old John had just returned as well.

"My lord!"

"How did it go? Was the task completed?"

"My lord, I have fully conveyed your orders to the Waga merfolk, who passed them on to the Buwa tribe's chieftain!"

"And they are already gathering warriors from the other five tribes— they will arrive at the coastline soon!"

"Excellent! Master John, let us return together— I have a new construction project to discuss with you!"

Afterwards, Gervas discussed the construction of the Mage Gao Ta with Old John along the way.

Old John, being well-informed, naturally understood what a Mage Gao Ta meant.

He immediately expressed enthusiastic congratulations to Gervas and offered his opinions on building the Mage Gao Ta.

The top priority was secrecy.

This point clearly aligned with Gervas's own thinking.

Thus, the two ultimately agreed to build the Mage Gao Ta in the southeastern region of the domain, near the coast and the Death Mountains.

Because that area was virtually uninhabited, as long as secrecy was maintained, no one would ever discover it.

Of course, for safety's sake, it need not be too close to the ocean or the Death Mountains.

The exact location will be decided after we take a look around in the next couple of days!