OBS Chapter 3915 Arcadia, the City of Scholars
Chapter 3915 Arcadia, the City of Scholars
Chapter 3915 The City of Scholars - Arcadia
Aunt Kisara was so enthusiastic. Shad originally only wanted to take a short walk before going home to have Luvia do his divination, but even after Denise left at one o'clock in the afternoon because she had class, Aunt Kisara still wouldn't let Shad leave.
She and Emilia took Shad on a tour of most of the now sizable "Elven Royal City." Although Shad wanted to leave, he was still very interested in the exotic city. Mia, on the other hand, practically slept in Shad's pocket for the entire afternoon.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Mother Kisara wanted Shad to stay for dinner and suggested that some elven maidens be found to dance for him—the old elf knew Shad's true gender.
This time, Shad finally refused, and even Emilia was a little unhappy with Aunt Kisara's suggestion.
But after Shad brought Mia home, the old elf asked Emilia earnestly:
"Don't you dance too?"
"Of course! I attend the festival every year."
Emilia then realized what she had missed, and with her hands behind her back and head down, she whispered:
"I am the Elf Queen, I will not dance for him~ I can only dance when he is alone."
Isn't that what I meant?
Aunt Kisara felt that the task of educating Emilia was arduous and far-reaching.
Meanwhile, after returning home, Shad changed his clothes and went to the Prophet's Association on Silver Cross Avenue. Because of the gold button that offered free divination, Shad had been visiting the association more frequently to have his fortune told by Luvia.
However, he didn't ask Luvia to do a fortune telling today. Instead, he waited for Luvia to get off work on the first floor before they strolled together in the early spring sunset and returned home.
Dinner was prepared by Winnie, and during dinner, Shad explained the "Big Mouth Sparrow" incident to Luvia, who was happy to offer her divination assistance.
"Do you need to use the [Stadium of Fate]?"
"Don't get so agitated. As long as it doesn't involve the chosen one, we should avoid using that unknown-level relic if possible."
The girl with purple eyes knew he would say that:
"I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the divination, after all, you know far too little about this person. You don't know his real name, whether he looks like him, his life experiences, or even any items he has used recently. It is extremely difficult to obtain detailed information about a stranger out of thin air based solely on a pseudonym, a code name, and a blurry photograph from memory."
Divination also has basic rules, but luckily you found me.
Luvia used pendulum divination this time, employing the obsidian relic pendulum and using the Old World map as the divination base. However, she claimed that pendulum divination should not be easily disturbed, so she went to work alone on the third floor.
The entire divination process took half an hour. When Luvia came downstairs, Winnie had already finished cleaning the kitchen and had been taken back to Fatummister Island by Shad. Shad was currently in the living room on the second floor looking at the unpublished mathematical paper that Sylvia had left behind. Sylvia wanted him to help check if there were any flaws in the proof.
"We have the results. I can guarantee the accuracy of the results, but the scope is a bit too broad."
Luvia sat down next to Shad and picked up the teacup Shad had just used:
You know Arcadia, right?
Xia De put down his manuscript. His understanding of the Old World's geography and culture was now quite extensive; he naturally knew about such important cities.
"Arcadia, the city of scholars, is located on the western side of the Rommel Mountains. In other words, the main part of the city is built on the mountainside, with the main urban area scattered on the hillside and cliff. It is rare to see such a city nowadays."
This city is quite ancient, arguably the oldest known city of the Sixth Age. It was originally a city settled by gold prospectors, but it declined after the gold mines were depleted. However, it experienced a revival during the time of the Kingdom of Delinor, before the southern territories were unified, and it was then the capital of the Kingdom of Delinor.
In that era, the city's architecture was predominantly white stone. When sunlight shone on the city's hillsides, the entire city would glow white, hence Arcadia was also known in ancient times as the "City of White Stone."
Shad caught the cat that jumped up and pinned it to his lap:
"After Margaret's ancestors established the United Kingdom, more and more scholars gathered in the city, relying on the Candlecast Library, the great library left by the original Delineor royal family and located at the highest point of the city. In addition, the city is located not far from the border between the two countries, attracting scholars from both the north and south. Scholars from the old Delineor era also remained there. Therefore, Arcadia City is the region with the most libraries in the Old World today."
Besides being concentrated in Velendale, the United Kingdom of Carsonrick also had a large number of universities in Arcadia. Of course, Arcadia was best known for its…
Luvia laughed:
"The Vatican, which created the Church, is located in Arcadia. It is actually the city where the steam age truly originated. The reason why Arcadia doesn't have the title of 'Steam Capital' like Tobesco is because Carsenrick was unwilling to place too many factories so close to the border between the two countries."
However, if you look at the map of the Old World, the "City of Scholars" is more than 100 miles away from the border between the two countries, and is not actually on the border like the Green Lake region.
Of course, in this era of war, the "City of Scholars" is now practically on the edge of the war zone. Its location on the western edge of the Rommel Mountains is crucial for Carsenrick, as it is the most important node city for transporting supplies and troops from the eastern region of Carsenrick to the front lines.
The "Gray Rock Pass" and "Gray Rock Pass Fortress" adjacent to the outer city of Arcadia are places that even Shad and Luvia, who live in the North, have heard of. They are the largest hub in the eastern part of the battlefield on the southern border, and anyone who can read a map can understand their strategic importance.
"I have some more information about Arcadia City, but I won't go into details for now. In short, based on my divination, the person you're looking for is very likely in Arcadia City right now."
Xia De nodded:
“Since the other party is an agent who can make contact with Grey Eagle, he is probably also doing espionage work in Arcadia City during this wartime. Moon Bay in the west of the front and Arcadia City in the east of the front, I think both cities are in the same state of chaos right now, but no matter how chaotic it is, I still have to go there.”
He stroked the cat on his lap:
"I've had a month and a half of rest since the battle of destiny ended, so it's good to go out for a walk now."
Luvia stared at him for a moment, then nodded gently:
"Alright. But Arcadia is a very large city, how do you plan to find them?"
"Have Margaret give me the contact information for the 'Grey Gloves' base in Arcadia. As long as 'Big-Toothed Sparrow' isn't a one-way agent like 'Grey-Headed Eagle,' he'll definitely leave a trace among his local colleagues."
If he were also a single-line contact agent, I should be able to find some clues through Grey Gloves. After all, even if no one knew Grey Hawk was Detective Sparrow back then, quite a few people still knew Grey Hawk was in Tobesk.
Luvia asked again:
"So how do you plan to get to Arcadia?"
“I’ll still use the spatial maze. I still have a few pieces of white crystal that the witches helped me acquire. I asked Ellie before, and she can now use ‘Powerful Luck’ to grant someone an extreme stroke of luck.”
Shade inquired about the "Luck Spell" last time in an attempt to find the entrance to the "Space Labyrinth" located in the southern capital, Velendel. However, the little unicorn had said that this method couldn't be used too often, since fate comes at a price, and if extreme luck always befell one person, misfortune would likely follow closely behind.
So Shad saved the opportunity, and now he's using it.
Luvia sighed:
“I have a feeling that after you set off this time, a new story is about to unfold.”
Shad actually had a vague premonition of this:
"Being able to rest for more than a month is already quite good. Besides, the matter of the Great Sparrow may be related to my origins, and I must investigate this matter personally. This is much better than when I went to Fatummister Island after the year-end holiday, when a lot of things were urging me to leave."
"Yes, I know I can't stop you. Now that you've made up your mind, when do you plan to leave? Tomorrow?"
Shade shook his head:
"We'll be leaving soon. I know Ellie is taking lessons with Danist tonight."
To ensure that the chosen one could play her role to the fullest, the academy professors gave Ellie some one-on-one lessons, and Shad had Ellie's complete schedule.
Luvia glanced at the night view outside the window:
“It will probably take Margaret two or three days to give you the intelligence on the ‘Grey Gloves’ agent base. Why are you in such a hurry?”
"I don't want to go looking for someone tonight. I want to determine the location of the entrance and exit of the [Space Maze] first, so that it will be easier to formulate a plan later."
Luvia pursed her lips and looked at him with a sorrowful expression:
"Alright, since you have your own ideas and no one can persuade you, then hurry back. I'm not leaving tonight."
Shad put the cat down, got up and went to the basement, Luvia followed him, and Shad returned just five minutes later with a shiny apple.
A powerful element of miracles had been imbued into that ordinary apple; Luvia immediately recognized that Ellie's blessing had been applied to it.
"That really suits Ellie's spellcasting habits. So, how should we use this apple? Wear it or eat it?"
"Eat it, and Ellie said it has to be eaten completely within five seconds for the luck effect to be at its best."
"Do you eat the apple core too?"
"Yes."
Although Shad claimed that he was only going to check on the situation near the entrance and exit and would be back in half an hour at most, Luvia was still a little worried.
She followed Shad as he changed into his outdoor clothes, and then watched him pick through the belongings he needed to take in the basement. Unsure of the situation on the other side, Shad even brought along the Night Watch.
PS: This is Chapter 33 of this volume, marking the official start of the main storyline.
Arcadia, the City of Knowledge: On the edge of the battlefield of the North-South War - a refugee crisis, adjacent to the Church of Creation - the true gods and the ancient gods, the former capital of the Kingdom of Delinor - the conspiracy of the restorationists, the mysterious Candlecastle Library - the appearance of multiple neutral organizations, and the witch about to appear - the Daughter of Chaos.
All the conflicts converge in this city, and this volume of the story will be very exciting.