Chapter 410 Meteor Tower
Chen Lun silently recited the honorable name of Ms. Holy Tree in his heart.
Immediately, he felt a gaze coming from far away.
‘The favor of Mother Nature…’
Chen Lun was surprised and delighted.
It is an extremely rare thing to be favored by a being of this level... Except for the most outstanding followers of each church and a very small number of fanatical believers who can have this honor, ordinary believers would not dare to even think about it.
And he secretly guessed that he was neither a natural path transcendent nor a member of the Natural Sect. He was most likely to have this honor because of the light of Maggie, the Cat God...
"Thank you for your gift."
Chen Lun bowed his head respectfully and said in a deep voice.
This sentence was spoken not only to the Elk Lady, but also to the Mother Nature who paid attention to him.
"You can leave now, Jack."
Mrs. Elk nodded and raised her hand.
"When the time comes in the future, you can come here again... Since ancient times, the three paths of fate, nature and magic have been one, working together to promote each other's development... Then you will understand what I said to you today."
"Yes, Mrs. Elk."
Chen Lun nodded in response, his face thoughtful.
Immediately, he bowed to the woman on the vine throne again, turned and left.
‘Nature and magic are adjacent to destiny... What does Mrs. Elk mean? In the past few eras, the extraordinary beings of these three paths were not only not enemies, but also stood on a united front? According to the extraordinary third law, the extraordinary law of asymmetry, if you want to be stronger than ordinary people on the path of God, you need to constantly explore the extraordinary knowledge of adjacent paths, so as to draw parallels and spiral upward. ’
Chen Lun was thinking as he walked out of the "Heart of the Sacred Tree" hall.
Gloria, who was waiting outside, strode forward.
"Mr. Jack, the Holy Lady sent a message. He said that he can personally take you to the Augusta Mountains to meet the hermit Frederic of the Meteor Tower."
Chen Lun was a little surprised, then nodded.
"In this case, please trouble the Holy Maiden."
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After a while.
Chen Lun followed Gloria and the sacred tree guards down the spiral staircase and returned to the ground. Saint Rutina has changed her clothes and is waiting at the door of the church.
His original white hollow robe disappeared and was replaced by a cool dark yellow windbreaker, paired with a cocked cowboy hat and long leather boots. He looked like a professional hunter who traveled to and from the border all year round.
"Jack, now that you've met Mrs. Elk, let's get going."
Rutina chuckled and spoke.
He gently smoothed his long golden hair and patted the shoulder of Noah, who was a head shorter next to him.
"After you finish your business, we will go to the royal city together. What do you think?"
"It all depends on the Holy Lady's wishes."
Chen Lun said very respectfully.
He was extremely happy to have a high-ranking person accompanying him.
Lutina nodded, with a smile on her delicate face. She put her hands into the outer pockets of her windbreaker, turned and walked towards the back of the sacred tree.
"Come with me... It would take days to reach the Augusta Mountains on foot through the forest, but we can take a shortcut."
Chen Lun took Noah and Anton to follow the saint.
This time Olga and Gallien did not follow because Rutina had greeted them in advance and said there was no need to see them off.
Just like when they came, Lutina led Chen Lun and others into the hole of a big tree and went down to the ground. In the light blue tree root space, under the illumination of fluorescent mushrooms, Lutina turned her head slightly and explained to Chen Lun:
"The roots of the sacred tree are all over the Coleridge Forest. Many seemingly ordinary towering trees are actually the roots of trees growing out of the ground... so within the scope of the forest, almost nothing can hide from our perception. .”
"No wonder Priest Olga found me so easily."
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows and said suddenly.
He secretly lamented that in the Coleridge Forest, the Nature Sect could be said to have an absolute home field advantage... No wonder the empire only banned them from preaching within the territory, rather than expelling or suppressing them.
It’s not that officials don’t want to, it’s just that they can’t do it.
The size of the Natural Sect is completely comparable to that of any Orthodox Church, and with the blessing of the home field advantage, it can even surpass it!
After everyone walked in the underground tree root passage for most of the day, Lutina suddenly stopped and pointed to the rightmost of the three forked roads ahead.
"Here we are... going out from here is the northern end of Coleridge Forest, and you can clearly see the Augusta Mountains."
There were countless twists and turns in the underground passages along the way. Chen Lun was surprised that Lutina's choices were extremely accurate every time, as if she had memorized the entire "underground network" in her mind.
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty."
Chen Lun said.
Rutina glanced at him with a chuckle.
"Speaking of which, you can just call me Rutina. I like this name better than 'Saint'."
When Chen Lun saw this, he said very wisely:
"Thank you, Miss Rutina."
"You're welcome."
The saint smiled sweetly.
He walked out of the tree hole first, followed closely by Chen Lun and others.
As Lutina said, this place is already at the edge of the big forest. There are no longer those tall and dense trees blocking the view, and the view ahead is quite wide.
The rays of the sun shine through the clouds, and the world seems to be enveloped in golden colors, which is magnificent and beautiful. A stretch of ancient mountains lay in the distance, but strangely, Chen Lun did not see the shadow of any building.
"See that highest mountain?"
Lutina seemed to see what Chen Lun was thinking from his confused expression, and pointed to the northwest of the Augusta Mountains with a smile.
Chen Lun looked in the direction of his finger and saw that there was indeed a mountain peak that was much higher, but its peak was flat and the edges were even somewhat concave.
"That is the Augusta Crater. It is an active volcano. It has erupted three times since the Fifth Era...but the most recent volcanic eruption dates back to more than 600 years ago."
Rutina explained softly.
"And the location of the Meteor Tower is hidden under the crater. If Fredrick Hermit hadn't stopped it, the previous volcanic eruptions would have been enough to destroy the Coleridge Forest... So he is not only our natural sect A friend and a savior for the people in the northern part of the empire.”
"It turns out there is such a secret..."
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
"Hermit Frederic is not only powerful, but also very noble in character. He is a figure worthy of respect."
From Lutina's simple introduction, he could roughly outline in his mind the image of a great man who cared about peace... The reason why the other party chose to live in seclusion in the Augusta Mountains was not only that it was inaccessible, but also that There are also factors that suppress volcanoes.
Lutina nodded in agreement, and then he spoke slowly:
"Let's go, we still have a few hours to travel, and we will try to reach the Meteor Tower before the sun sets."
Chen Lun nodded and agreed.
Noah and Anton rarely spoke. They followed the leader very quietly, like two well-behaved and sensible little followers.
It’s just that Anton looked left and right along the way and was extremely curious about everything along the way. Noah would also stop and admire some beautiful scenery when he encountered it, as if he wanted to remember the pictures in his mind and wait until he had free time to read them again. It was painted in oil.
Late afternoon.
The setting sun dyed the clouds and the sky red, and everything in sight was red. Chen Lun and his party have climbed to the Augusta Mountains and are getting closer to the crater.
This area is very desolate. Although the vegetation is green, there are few traces of living creatures, let alone any human habitation.
Soon, Chen Lun followed Lutina onto a giant rock at the top.
The rocks underfoot are dark black and have pits on the surface.
Chen Lun could tell at just a glance that this was a piece of obsidian, a type of volcanic crystal. Therefore, Rutina's statement that this place is an active volcano crater is probably not a lie.
There was a wide area ahead, hundreds of meters in diameter. The rock wall below the field of vision was covered with black crystals, and a stream of hot air emanated from the bottomless crater.
About forty or fifty meters below the feet, an ancient tall tower with a light yellow body stood majestically. Its outer wall was covered with traces of smoke, and countless red and sapphire crystals grew around the base.
"That's the Meteor Tower."
Rutina looked down at the tower and said softly.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you right here."
Chen Lun nodded, thanked him, and then asked Noah and Anton to stay where they were, while he jumped down.
Feeling the heat wave in front of him, he stepped on his feet, performed the air walk, and landed elegantly at the door of the Meteor Tower. He took two steps forward and knocked on the heavy door made of unknown material.
Boom boom.
A long while passed.
Except for the faint whine of the wind coming from the abyss beside him, there was no movement in the Meteor Tower.
Chen Lun frowned slightly and knocked on the door again.
At the same time, he said in a respectful tone:
"Dear Ms. Frederic, my name is Jack Speight. I was fortunate enough to obtain a set of Carmen's manuscripts and benefited a lot from them...Mr. Carmen left a message in the manuscript, hoping that I would hand over this set of manuscripts to you personally. ”
He took out three copies of "Carmen's Notes", as well as Mrs. Elk's letters.
"In addition, there is also Mrs. Elk of the Natural Sect, who has entrusted me to send you a letter."
A few more breaths passed.
The heavy door in front of him suddenly creaked and opened a crack on its own.
"Pass the thing in."
A lazy mature female voice came from the meteor tower.
Chen Lun was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand and handed the note and letter into the gap in the door. Not sure if it was an illusion, but he felt a cold, stiff hand take the thing, and the dim cyan color flashed through the gap.
The Meteor Tower fell into silence again.
Just when Chen Lun didn't know whether to continue waiting or turn around and leave, the door opened completely.
Kakaka...
"Come in."
The lazy female voice appeared again.
Chen Lun took a deep breath and walked into the Meteor Tower. (End of chapter)