SWDnovel Chapter 41 Sunset City
Chapter 41 Sunset City
Meanwhile, newbie number 9527 was in a town on the mainland.
The rosy glow, like molten gold and jade, seemed to pour down from the heavens, gently enveloping the entire magnificent city. The towering city walls were built of some strange rock with a dark golden luster, which, under the glow of the rosy glow, flowed with a luster that blended fire and amber.
This is the Tier 3 main city – [Luoxia City], named after the spectacular sight of the sunset glow falling like a tangible object into the city every evening.
In the center of Sunset City, the runes of a massive teleportation array lit up one by one, causing the space to ripple like water. A blinding white light flashed, and after the energy subsided, a tall figure appeared from within.
It was Lin Tian who had been teleported from the beginner village.
He took a deep breath of the unique scent of the main city, a blend of magical particles and a faint floral fragrance. The simple and rugged primitiveness of the newbie village was instantly replaced by the civilization and grandeur that rushed towards him.
[Ding! Welcome to the Tier 3 main city—Luoxia City!]
"Phew... This is Luoxia City?" Lin Tian looked around, his eyes filled with amazement.
Beneath their feet lay smooth, flat bluestone paving stones engraved with defensive runes, stretching into the distance to a wide street large enough to accommodate several carriages side by side.
The streets are lined with buildings of various styles, ranging from ancient and imposing stone fortresses to exquisite and elegant spires inlaid with magical crystals.
A faint energy fluctuation permeated the air, the natural aura emanating from countless magic arrays and powerful beings.
"Tsk tsk, compared to this crappy starting village, it's a doghouse!" Lin Tian couldn't help but sigh softly. "You can hardly find a decent NPC here. This... this feels like a real game world!"
The most urgent task was to find a professional academy. Lin Tian's gaze swept across the area and settled on an NPC warrior who was carefully wiping a broadsword with an oily cloth in front of a weapon shop on the street corner. The warrior was burly, wearing half-armor, and had a weathered, honest look on his face.
"Excuse me, brother," Lin Tian stepped forward, "Excuse me, could you tell me about the Class Hall?"
The warrior NPC raised his head, revealing a face etched with the marks of time.
A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes, then he realized and replied in Common Tongue with a heavy local accent, "Professional Hall? Oh! You mean 'Hall of Fame,' right, brother?"
He set down his broadsword and cloth, his rough fingers pointing towards the eastern part of the city center. "Follow this 'Dawn Glow Avenue' straight through three major intersections, then turn left onto 'Starlight Street.' You'll see... well, a particularly gleaming white building, like pure white jade, with a huge magic crystal embedded on top. You can see it from afar! That's the Hall of Professions! Not far opposite it is the heart of our Sunset City—the City Lord's Mansion. Its grandeur is astounding!"
"Understood, thank you, brother!" Lin Tian said sincerely.
"No big deal!" The warrior NPC grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and picked up his broadsword and oilcloth again.
Lin Tian didn't delay any longer, and a thought crossed his mind.
【sneak】!
A faint, almost transparent energy ripple instantly covered Lin Tian's entire body. His figure, like an ink droplet merging into water, quickly became blurred and transparent, eventually disappearing completely from the bustling street corner.
At the same time, a light force surged into his legs, and his movement speed suddenly increased by 100%.
Lin Tian was like a silent ghost, clinging to the shadows of the buildings and weaving through the gaps in the bustling crowd at high speed, leaving only barely perceptible air disturbances.
A few minutes later, Lin Tian stood in front of the "particularly shiny" building described by the warrior NPC, and his [Stealth] status was deactivated.
Even though he had already anticipated it, the scene before him still shocked him.
The hall of fame for professionals.
Four large, gilded characters float above the main entrance of the building, radiating a soft yet majestic golden glow.
The entire hall seemed to be carved from a single, flawless piece of mutton-fat jade, its surface radiating a warm and understated luster.
The architecture is grand and imposing, with massive pillars supporting a towering dome. Each pillar is entwined with intricate magical runes, which now flicker and flow slowly like living things as they are illuminated by the glow of the sunset.
At the highest point of the dome, there is a deep blue magic crystal the size of a millstone. It is not static, but slowly rotates in a mysterious trajectory, constantly absorbing the magic elements in the air and radiating pure magic light outward, forming a faint, visible magic halo that envelops the entire hall, exuding a sacred and solemn aura.
Lin Tian's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the City Lord's Mansion, which stood not far away, opposite the Hall of Professionals.
It was a much larger and more imposing fortress-like building, constructed of deep black boulders with sharp angles, like a crouching behemoth, exuding a cold aura of iron and power, forming a stark and awe-inspiring contrast with the sacred radiance of the professional hall.
"Tsk tsk! One is bright and holy, the other is iron-blooded and majestic... This Sunset City is quite interesting!" Lin Tian clicked his tongue, withdrew his gaze, and stepped towards the door of the Hall of Professions, which was made of a mixture of warm and jade-like wood and mithril.
squeak-
The heavy door opened with unusual smoothness, releasing a scent that blended ancient parchment, exotic spices, and pure magic.
Inside the door was an extremely spacious circular hall. The high dome was covered with magical murals depicting the movement of stars, which now seemed to be slowly moving, sprinkling down shimmering light. The floor was paved with gleaming obsidian tiles, reflecting the stars in the dome, making it feel as if one were walking on a starry sky.
The hall was utterly empty; you could hear a pin drop. Only Lin Tian's own footsteps echoed softly in the vast space, adding to the desolation and solemnity.
Along the edge of the hall, several arched doorways are evenly distributed, each with an inscription in ancient script above its lintel: [Warrior Mentor], [Mage Mentor], [Assassin Mentor], [Archer Mentor], [Priest Mentor]...
"Master mage..." Lin Tian walked straight toward the archway.
He reached out and gently pushed open the wooden door, which was also decorated with mithril patterns.
—Squeak!
The sound was exceptionally clear in the silence. The scene inside the door came into view.
This room was much smaller than the outer hall, but equally simple and spacious. The walls were a simple, off-white, without any superfluous decorations. Deep inside the room, a figure was reclining in an extremely relaxed posture on a large, antique-style armchair that appeared to be made of some kind of dark hardwood.
The figure almost filled the entire chair, his strong silhouette clearly visible even beneath the loose mage's robes. The robe's fabric was obviously extremely tough, yet it was still stretched taut by the bulging muscles beneath, especially the shoulders and arms. It was less a mage's robe and more like a cloak forcibly draped over the burly man's body?