Chapter 786
The Spirit Tower and Adolf
Leviathan’s flight speed was very fast.
In less than twenty minutes, Alistair saw the outline of the Spirit Tower.
Leipzig was a plain amidst forests and mountains, with its northern part serving as a port for entry and exit.
The Spirit Tower itself did not belong to Leipzig, but it was not far away. It was located west of Leipzig, also situated on a vast coastline, surrounded by mist-shrouded forests and rugged mountains.
From high in the sky, Alistair could clearly see the extremely large port not far away. All sorts of ships were almost connected in a line, the port’s giant robotic arms were working non-stop, and some scattered ships were squeezed in here.
There was a large village nestled by the mountains and water, and many fishing boats setting out to sea could be clearly seen… For a village, the scale and equipment of its fishermen were already quite wealthy.
The people on the ground had clearly noticed Alistair’s presence.
As she gradually descended, she glided through the sky – the fishermen all looked up, pointing at Alistair in the sky.
And the Spirit Tower was on the mountain behind this village.
It was a sky-piercing tower, pitch-black, with dim yellow rune radiance flashing in its crevices… giving people the feeling that if they hit it, it would definitely drop an epic item.
From Alistair’s angle, she could clearly see dense white ghouls coiling upwards like snakes, and white smoke gradually rising and then gradually disappearing, cycling back and forth, like breathing.
In fact, it was precisely so.
The Spirit Tower itself was not completely static. If one could preserve a full day’s video recording of the Spirit Tower through photography and speed it up to play within ten seconds, one could clearly see the Spirit Tower constantly wriggling.
Because it was “alive.” Or rather, the Spirit Tower itself was a giant undead, its main trunk made from the discarded spine of a former Amber Heavenly Envoy.
—This was why the Spirit Tower could move freely.
In the Empire era, the Spirit Tower was not here. Undead disliked water, so the former Spirit Tower was in the heartland of the entire Empire—which was now the capital of the Iris Kingdom, the location of Crescent Moon Manor.
It was precisely because the principal of the Spirit Tower defected to the first generation Valentine that he directly brought the Spirit Tower to this small place called Star Antinomy. Although Star Antinomy was certainly larger than Avalon, it was less than a quarter of the size of the former Hrasal Empire when it disintegrated.
Alistair landed steadily in front of the Spirit Tower.
“Quite good…”
She praised, stroking Leviathan’s chin.
Finally having her own mount made Alistair quite satisfied.
Before, Eivass had an idea—whether to seal Selene as a Beast of Sin. At that time, he gave up considering that Selene, as a Moon Witch, lacked combat power.
Both followed the Path of Love, and both had the Water Attribute… Should Leviathan be taken as a Great Beast?
Alistair was truly tempted.
But she still planned to ask Eivass first—although she was now the Sin Scholar, Eivass was the one who would ultimately use the Beast of Sin.
As a Child of the Moon, Alistair’s mana attributes were wind, earth, and dark, so she could occupy a wind attribute position; if the King of the Wild Hunt occupied an earth attribute position, then the remaining free slots would only be light attribute and water attribute.
The Red-Hilted Sword contained the soul of a Paladin, which could be considered light attribute… if this remaining water attribute slot was reserved for Leviathan, then they would have a mount when they went out in the future!
And this was her own child, how reassuring…
As if sensing Alistair’s affection, Sharky proudly let out a piercing, whistle-like roar, shaking its head.
Although Leviathan could speak, she clearly preferred to screech.
Alistair, while stroking Leviathan, looked at the Spirit Tower.
In many respects, this could be considered a giant structure. It could be considered a beggar’s version of a giant tree… a type of giant tree where each floor was more than a little smaller than the giant tree, and the height was also significantly reduced.
But even its first floor had an astonishing area—its area was roughly equivalent to a commercial district building, but it was far from the land area of a university campus. However, if counting the height of each floor, the total would appear very impressive.
The entire Star Antinomy’s Necromancers could be packed inside here.
And the concentrated study of necromancy had also led them to attract a large amount of power from the Twilight Path.
The entrance to the Spirit Tower was like a fairyland, with cold and damp white mist spreading on the ground. It looked like someone had placed dry ice nearby…
“In the past, the mist here wasn’t just knee-high.”
An old man in a black robe said slowly at the entrance of the Spirit Tower, “If it weren’t for those Gryphon Knights hacking around with lightning here… the mist accumulated here would be taller than the trees in the forest. You truly couldn’t see your hand in front of your face…”
“…I’m quite fortunate that their lightning strikes didn’t set the forest on fire.”
Alistair quipped.
“Why wouldn’t they?”
The old man crossed his arms and sneered, “It’s precisely because we have Preservation Technique… and these undead mists themselves are cold, that we could curb forest fires.”
He said, glancing at the little crow Alistair was holding, and then at the fierce and violent Leviathan, and said leisurely, “I guess you’re not here to enroll, little girl.”
“Indeed.”
Alistair nodded, then asked politely, “May I ask who you are…?”
“You can call me Adolf.”
The old man, whose hairline was very high and who was practically bald, replied directly, “I am the vice-principal of this school.”
Alistair immediately knew the other party’s identity.
There was only one vice-principal in the Spirit Tower, which was the current Black Phase—Adolf von Menzel.
“…Do you usually come to greet new arrivals personally?”
Alistair said somewhat helplessly.
“Generally, no. I’d rather take a nap.”
The old man crossed his arms unceremoniously, “But I heard someone wanted to poach someone, so I hurried back.”
“Who’s so gossipy?”
“The Royal Agents of the Secret Chamber—I’m acting under orders, Miss Crowley. Don’t cause trouble for me.”
Vice-principal Adolf glanced at the crow in Alistair’s arms again and unceremoniously shifted the blame, “If you’re here for that reason, then please leave.”
He clearly felt a sense of pressure from that crow.
It was obvious that Albert’s plan to run away to Avalon was not hidden from the Secret Chamber at all. His sudden resignation was too unusual and must have been closely watched by the agents of the Secret Chamber.
Perhaps as soon as he finished speaking to Adolf about this matter, the Secret Chamber knew about it immediately.
Perhaps someone was even monitoring their conversation right now!
“I’m not here to poach anyone.”
So Alistair smiled and didn’t make things difficult for Adolf, “I just have some business with the ‘Principal’—I have an introduction letter from Cardinal Cyril of the Church.”
“That’s no problem.”
Adolf smiled and let Alistair in, “The Principal just woke up from his slumber not long ago. Hearing news from an old friend, he might be happy…
“Well, this child can come in too, she’s quite cute. What’s her name?”
“Leviathan,” Alistair said proudly, “This is my daughter—my biological daughter. We’re related by blood.”
“Hmm… Ah?”
The old man subconsciously responded, then paused and froze.
He looked back at Alistair, who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, and then asked confusedly again, “Ah?”
(End of Chapter)
