I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Chapter 541: Chapter 384: The Paradise of Elemental Magic Statue_2

Lis, who was closer, could now faintly sense what those four-colored rings at the top of the tower were.

Extremely pure Magic Elements!

They corresponded to fire, water, wind, and earth, the four fundamental Magic Elements of the world.

This was an almost impossible occurrence. Although Magic Elements were the cornerstone of the world, aside from the Four Elements Plane, Magic Elements were too sparse to materialize into images recognizable by the naked eye.

Not to mention existing for an extended period like those four-colored rings.

Lis looked at the rings hanging in mid-air with a sense of wonder; no wonder the closer one got to the Floating City, the more one could feel the activity of the Magic Elements around the body.

Just the Floating Island here had a concentration of Magic Elements several times higher than that of the outside world.

In such an environment, whether one was meditating or researching spells, their effectiveness was greatly accelerated. If converted into game data, it meant the meditation experience rate was doubled, and the mastery requirements for spells were significantly reduced.

No wonder a fully operational Floating City was such a dream destination for so many mages.

The two Floating Cities of the Pan-Continent Mage Association had long been overcrowded, with quotas to ascend to the Floating City being extremely precious.

Even Gold-level Mages could not stay on the Floating City for long periods; one had to have enough contributions within the Pan-Continent Magic Association to possibly be allocated a spot.

Beyond the four Element Towers, there were many other buildings of equally strange designs, but the overall style was high walls, domed towers, and curved architectural lines. Round windows paired with exquisite patterns and Magic Pattern Circuits emitting Spirit Light were hidden within, truly works of art.

But from their appearances alone, Lis could not discern the functions and purposes of these special buildings.

Magic Workshop, Arcane Garden, Binding Room, Blast Experiment Field, Sealing Room, Detection Room, Library, and other specialized places might not necessarily exist within a Mage Tower, but they were standard for a Floating City.

As for the control center of the Floating City, Miserla’s Core, and the high-energy magic-guided cannon, these were the top secrets of the Floating City.

The more Lis thought about it, the more he anticipated.

Outside the core area of the Floating City were houses that had uniform appearances and were divided into districts, guarding the center.

They seemed to be the living areas for ordinary residents of the Floating City.

After all, unlike Mage Towers, the number of people who could live on the Floating City was far greater, truly like a human city.

The operation of the Floating City also required many people’s participation, not something that could be fully operated by only the Controller of the Floating City.

This was also why Lis had been gathering talents previously.

“Eh?”

Just then, Lis caught something in the corner of his eye and quickly focused on it.

With Lis’s extraordinary vision, he could naturally see that small dot clearly in the distance.

It was an earthy yellow Elemental Magic Statue, slowly walking along the roads of the Floating City.

Compared to the height of surrounding buildings, the statue seemed to be about three meters tall, its whole body covered with hard earthy yellow rock, as if it was the very essence of the earth condensed.

The statue’s limbs were thick and powerful, each step raised Dust as if it could shake the earth. It held a massive stone hammer in its hands, the hammer decorated with the marks of ages, as though it had witnessed countless battles.

Was this an Elemental Magic Statue still operational within the Floating City?

Was it patrolling according to a preset route, guarding the Floating City?

Could it be that this city still had a Magic Statue Factory that could maintain and service these statues after all this time?

Numerous thoughts flashed through Lis’s mind.

An operational statue not only required a vast amount of Magic Power but also wore out its internal mechanisms.

This was why most statues found in ruins were in a dormant state, only activating upon triggering an alarm.

The majority of statues’ Magic Power Sources were Advanced Magic Gems, which could support them in short-term combat, but were certainly not capable of indefinitely running.

Looking at the statue’s appearance, it seemed to have been guarding the city all these years.

As Lis observed, more and more active statues appeared before him, varying in type.

A blazing Fire Element Demon Statue, a flowing Water Element Demon Statue, and a hurricane-like Wind Element Demon Statue.

These must be the Four Elements statues.

Seeing this, it was clear that the statues’ Magic Power Sources came directly from the Floating City itself.

While Lis was carefully observing the statues, Uncle Joyce stood beside him, smiling and said,

“Noticed the statues, have you?”

“Yes, Uncle Joyce, are those…?”

Lis nodded with some confusion and asked.

He had been focused on the buildings of the Floating City and hadn’t expected to see such a large number of Elemental Magic Statues within it.

In just the few minutes that Lis observed, he already spotted dozens of Elemental Magic Statues.

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This was just a corner of the Floating City that Lis had observed, and he speculated that the number of Elemental Magic Statues throughout the entire city must be even greater.

This isn’t right, is it?

Even if the Floating City were operating normally, there shouldn’t be so many Elemental Magic Statues, right?

Could the characteristic of this Floating City be the Elemental Magic Statues?

“Those are the guardians of the Floating City, as well as the most powerful defensive force of the city,”

“The most powerful force?”

Lis asked with a hint of curiosity.

“Yes.”

Joyce nodded and continued,

“The statues you see right now all possess Gold-level strength, and each has its own unique features. Even for a Gold-level professional, a single statue would be extremely difficult to handle.”

“Hiss~”

Lis was somewhat astonished. They are all Gold-level?

That is to say, inside the Floating City there are now hundreds of Gold-level Magic Statues.

That’s too exaggerated!

Lis had originally thought that these statues were merely Silver-level, with perhaps a few possessing Gold-level strength.

Now, it seemed his imagination had been lacking.

Joyce seemed quite pleased with Lis’s surprised expression and said with a smile,

“That’s nothing. The most important are the Legendary-level Magic Statues; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been stopped outside.”

“Those…”

Lis was somewhat at a loss for words. He had previously heard from Joyce that the core area of the Floating City was guarded by two Legendary-level Magic Statues.

Now, it seems the number of Legendary-level Magic Statues wasn’t just those?

Joyce didn’t keep him in suspense any longer and continued,

“There are seven Legendary-level Magic Statues that I have discovered so far! There are two in the core high tower, one in each of the four Elemental Mage Towers surrounding it, and there seems to be another in what appears to be a Magic Statue Factory.”

Damn!

Seven Legendary-level Magic Statues?

Is this some kind of Elemental Magic Statue paradise?

Way too exaggerated!

Lis could no longer contain his astonishment and almost cried out in shock.

No, wait, seven Legendary-level Magic Statues?

How come in his past life he had never heard about Azela Floating City possessing such power?

Forget Legendary-level statues, even these Gold-level statues were beyond Lis’s previous encounters.

Although he recalled that Azela Floating City indeed sold Gold-level statues to the outside world, the numbers were very limited and hadn’t attracted much attention.

And with such a level of defensive power, how could that Legendary Mage who wanted to seize the Floating City possibly have escaped?

Joyce enjoyed Lis’s surprised expression for a while, thinking about how he and Lis’s father had the same reaction when they first came to the Floating City.

After pausing for a moment, Joyce continued,

“Of course, don’t let your imagination run too wild.”

“Brandon and I had experimented before, and it seems these statues are integrated with the entire city. They lose their magic power once they leave the city and become nothing but scrap metal.”

“I guess those few Legendary-level Statues are the same. They can only maintain Legendary-level strength within the Floating City.”

“Otherwise, your father and I would have moved these statues out long ago.”

“Hmm.”

Lis let out a sigh of relief inwardly, feeling like that sounded a bit more reasonable… but not quite!

Maintaining such a vast scale of Elemental Magic Statues couldn’t just be for the protection of the Floating City.

If Azela Floating City from his past life was able to sell statues externally, that meant this Floating City could indeed produce Gold-level statues independent of the city’s magic power supply.

The secret might be inside that Magic Statue Factory!

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