raknovel Chapter 165 The Tower of Babel and the Teleportation Portal
Chapter 165 The Tower of Babel and the Teleportation Portal
Chapter 165 The Tower of Babel and the Teleportation Portal
After a long journey, Ronan's carriage arrived at its destination.
"Sir, we've arrived."
The driver turned around and reminded him, and a "hmm" responded from inside the carriage.
The coachman paused, somewhat puzzled; the adult's voice seemed a little off.
Just as he was pondering this, a figure lifted the carriage curtain and emerged from inside.
The coachman glanced to the side and then realized that the man had actually taken off his mask.
Not only that, but the height and build of adults —
It seems to be somewhat different from before.
The driver wasn't quite sure, as he hadn't paid special attention to these kinds of details before.
Thanks.
Although the other party said that no money was needed, Ronan still rewarded the coachman with a silver coin.
Hmm, hopefully silver coins will be worth something in No Dark City.
In Moonless City, this is worth a third of a goblin.
The coachman blankly accepted the silver coin, his mind wandering elsewhere.
Why does even the adult's voice sound different now?
Is this still the same adult?
This is undoubtedly still Ronan.
However, at this moment, he had already activated the illusion function of the Mask of Truth, transforming into another face.
The previous conflict between that group of people seemed too deliberate, and Ronan could only think that it might be a rival school trying to use some underhanded tactics.
I never expected that it would involve the conflict between the life system and the necromancy system.
Ronan didn't care at all what these people had to do with themselves.
Even if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; no matter what, it won't affect a mere first-tier elemental mage like me.
If he really had no other choice, Ronan had to pretend to be a wild elemental mage and join the elemental academy.
Although he was also wary of the "deadly hand" that the group mentioned who could deal with him, since the other party didn't make a move on the spot, he shouldn't expect to find him easily next time.
He had always worn a mask, which, while not unusual among the chaotic group of magicians, was still very distinctive and easily recognizable.
So, on his journey, Ronan decisively activated the last glimmer of light within the Mask of Truth, transforming himself into another form.
This is why the coachman felt that he had become a different person for a moment.
Because he has indeed become a different person.
With a face that had never appeared in the City of No Darkness before, Ronan felt incredibly safe.
He easily completed the identity verification using the token and arrived at the competition venue.
Although it's called the competition venue, it's actually the entrance to a valley.
There are several parking spots reserved for transportation vehicles at the entrance. Only after entering the valley can you officially enter the official location, which is the unified accommodation arranged by the Dark Abyss.
This place brought together many contestants, as well as many distinguished spectators and their entourages, creating a sense of a gathering of elites.
To Ronan's surprise, he checked the red dot on the map against his current location and discovered that this was not actually the location of the match.
Just as they were wondering what was going on, someone suddenly broadcast over the loudspeaker from the high platform in the center of the valley: "Dear outstanding contestants, the first stage of the Faction Representative Battle will be held in three days at the Tower of Babel. Please be there on time."
The broadcast was repeated several times before falling silent.
The people inside the valley were in an uproar of excitement.
"The Tower of Babel, I never imagined that the Dark Abyss would be willing to use such a place as a competition venue."
"The last time the Tower of Babel was opened was 20 years ago, during the faction war —"
"I heard that it was on that occasion that the Dark Abyss defeated all its opponents, which established its current status as the faction's representative, turning it from a dark horse into the leader of the Necromancer Academy."
The people in the valley had clearly heard of the Tower of Babel, and their discussions were endless.
Ronan quickly went online to check the relevant information.
The so-called Tower of Babel is a trial tower built by a great magician, consisting of 100 floors.
Each level corresponds to a different level of challenge.
Floors 1-10 correspond to magicians of the first rank in terms of strength.
Floors 11 to 20 correspond to second-tier strength.
Similarly, levels 21-30 correspond to third-tier strength.
Each ten floors correspond to one level.
As long as you can successfully pass the test, you will receive the corresponding reward.
However, since the Tower of Babel has existed for so long, the rewards at the bottom level have basically all been claimed.
It wasn't just the lower-level employees; most of the rewards for the middle and upper management were also looted.
So far, the mystery surrounding the Tower of Babel is whether anyone has reached the top few floors and won the rewards.
However, even disregarding the so-called rewards, using the Tower of Babel as a place to test oneself is still very valuable.
Legend has it that a magician with exceptional talent once comprehended various powerful spells within its walls.
Therefore, it seems that the opportunities in the Tower of Babel are not limited to rewards.
In the first stage of the faction representative battle, all participants were at the first tier, and the competition venue was floors one through ten.
The Tower of Babel has been controlled by the Necromancer Academy for many years. Therefore, Ronan will face five classes of opponents: first-tier Flesh Warlock, Skeleton Demon, Sorcerer, Plague Shaman, and Necromancer.
However, after learning that there were life-type people involved in this competition, Ronan's thinking was no longer limited to these five professions.
Who knows, as they compete, a few first-tier life-type mages might suddenly emerge.
To be honest, Ronan really didn't know what the life-related job classes were, or how their promotion system worked.
In short, I just hope they don't get involved.
Ronan thought to himself, "Otherwise, don't blame me for launching a heavy attack on them on behalf of the elementalists."
Time flies by.
three days later.
Ronan arrived at the plaza in the center of the valley with a large number of contestants.
The square was already filled with spectators, and dozens of virtual screens were suspended in the center of the square, forming a series of screens that could be viewed from various angles.
This should be a live broadcast of the faction battle inside the Tower of Babel.
At this point, Ronan had a question in his mind: Where exactly is this so-called Tower of Babel?
Do they need to travel to their location by flying mount?
However, he clearly underestimated the magician's power—
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending the first stage of this year's Factional Battle. I am Samuel, the Vice Principal of the Dark Abyss—"
A middle-aged man with thinning hair and a receding hairline stood on the central platform and delivered a speech: "This faction representative battle will be held entirely within the Tower of Babel. Based on the contestants' performance and the number of floors cleared, each academy will receive corresponding points. After all stages of the competition are completed, a new representative academy of the Necromancer faction will be determined based on the final scores—"
"Now I will read out the basic rules and precautions —"
The vice principal read aloud some irrelevant content from the script, and then with a wave of his hand, several huge stone pillars suddenly grew from the ground of the square, automatically forming a wide stone gate.
The stone gate was engraved with many profound runes, which were faintly glowing.
Surprisingly, the scene inside the door had no connection to the square in front of them; it showed a view of another location.
This was clearly a teleportation portal.