Chapter 426 - Blueprints of the Sky Castle
Naturally, the ones who returned from the Scar of Death were treated differently. The four of them from the Tower of Dusk were each assigned a spacious and comfortable tent. While it could not compare to the one that Sendros stayed in, it was vastly different from what the other adventurers enjoyed.
The four tents were all at the edge of the campsite. They were about a dozen meters apart from each other, neither too far apart nor too close together—clearly all Adelo’s doing. The sun had just set, and the bustle had yet to die down at the campsite. The adventurers gathered around the campfires as they drank and ate, chatting with old friends and new acquaintances.
However, not one of them dared to go near the four tents at the edge of the campsite, as they were closely guarded by 20 Death Knights who were dressed in black armor and armed with blades, looking like statues. The chilly death aura they gave out could be felt from a distance, and thus not a single adventurer was willing to bother them.
Even the braver ones only stared from a distance before talking about it with their friends…
Their conversations did not differ much in content—Lin Li and the rest who came back from the Scar of Death had been a popular topic of discussion ever since they returned. The adventurers discussed their origins, why they were given such exceptional treatment, and how powerful the black-armored Death Knights were. So diverse was the range of topics that it could have been compiled into a book.
Meanwhile, the main topic of their discussion was now wrapped in a blanket as he studied the map on the table.
In the end, the last Sky Castle fell through the cracks between time and space with the Immortal King’s treasure in it. That was the only logical explanation…
“This is it, this is it…” Lin Li paced around the tent uncontrollably after setting down the map on the table as he repeated the same thing to himself over and over again.
This map was worth far more than the Immortal King’s treasure to Lin Li.
This was because Lin Li knew that the map on table was the blueprint of the last Sky Castle!
After all, however precious it was, the Immortal King’s treasure was merely an intangible existence. Even if one found enough clues to lead them to it, they would still have to enter the cracks between time and space in order to have a chance to look for the last Sky Castle. That was the realm of the spirits, and even if someone from the Sanctuary-realm forced their way in, they would be shredded instantly due to the distortion.
The blueprint of the Sky Castle was much more practical in comparison. It was tangible, after all, and given enough time and resources, he might even be able to build another Sky Castle based on this blueprint!
Of course, it would be unimaginably difficult…
In Lin Li’s opinion, building another Sky Castle would not be much less challenging than to enter the crack between time and space.
FIrst of all, it was going to take too long…
The High Elves prided themselves on being living gods and the most perfect beings in the whole of Anril, but even they had taken more than a thousand years to build seven Sky Castles.
Let me see how long it’s going to take if it was me… Lin Li looked at his fingers and his toes before coming to a conclusion that it would be better if he just used his hair to count…
Then there was the problem of procuring materials. Everything else aside, just the fact that it required the blood of a hundred Wyrms would be enough to drive anyone from the Sanctuary-realm insane.
But to Lin Li, the worse thing was that the blueprint in his hands was not complete…
If he guessed correctly, the High Elves Print also included instructions for constructing the Sky Castle apart from clues about the last Sky Castle.
Unfortunately, the person who crafted the map was some lunatic who scattered the most crucial content. Lin Li could hardly even piece together a sentence, much less find the way to build a Sky Castle!
Indeed, this blueprint was filled with all kinds of flaws like taking too long, requiring insane materials to build, and also missing keywords. It was impossible to build a Sky Castle based on it.
But even then, the blueprint was immeasurably valuable to Lin Li.
This was because Lin Li himself was a miraculous existence, the only one in the world who was a Guru of all five trades. There was a lot that Lin Li could gain from this incomplete blueprint, and while he would not be able to recreate the glory of the Sky Castle, there were many aspects that could be applied in the Tower of Dusk and even to the Eternal Furnace. Even 10% of the skills would be sufficient to make the Tower of Dusk and the Eternal Furnace unmatched in the Breezy Plains.
Of course, Lin Li was probably the only one in the whole Anril who had the ability to make use of the blueprint as the skills needed to build the Sky Castle were too advanced. Almost every aspect was at least at the Guru-level, and the areas involved spanned from Inscription to Architecture to Alchemy and Metallurgy. Any of them would require a lifetime of studying for anyone else, so who else besides Lin Li who was naturally a Guru in all these aspects would be able to showcase the skills needed to build the Sky Castle?
Hence, Lin Li was not worried about the Malfa Family at all. So what if Adelo made a copy of the blueprint? They would find themselves on one hell of a ride trying to figure out the Conquering Mageweath, much less make use of the skills on this blueprint. Which one of them was beneath Guru-level?
If there’d been such an able figure in the Malfa Family, Cheyenne would not have foolishly been injured at the altar all those years ago…
Then again, if the Malfa Family had such a figure, Lin Li would not mind working with them, either, as this blueprint was an endless treasure, and it would be better to enjoy it with someone than to spend his entire life working on it. There was a limit to how powerful one person could be, after all.
Of course, he would have to ensure that the Malfa Family would listen to him before he decided to work with them…
Besides, the High Elves Print here was the most crucial, and he had to find a way to decipher it—even a few words would be great. He would be able to uncover more advanced skills with just those few words.
“Seems like I will have to pay Teacher a visit. I wonder how are his pharmaceutical skills now…” Lin Li mumbled to himself while he carefully rolled up the blueprint lying on the table before placing it back in the Ring of Endless Storm.
When this was done, the sky had just begun to brighten, and Lin Li finally felt sleep coming. Thus, he wrapped himself in the blanket and fell asleep at the table.
He was woken up by the sound of frantic footsteps the next day.