Transcendent Dawn
Chapter 787

ꨡ[6Ba~oAr7: Chapter 0787: Mage Tower (Please subscribe) Chapter 787: Chapter 0787: Mage Tower (Please subscribe) Duke Mark’s domain has been abuzz with a series of major events recently.

First, Duke Markus fell critically ill, sparking a fierce struggle among his sons for the position of heir.

Then, surprisingly, the Duke’s illness dramatically improved.

He banished several of his grown sons and reassumed power.

Last of all, generously, he rewarded the healer who treated his illness by granting Ilya and two others the titles of knights and bestowing upon them a fief comprising tens of thousands of acres.

Jake’s Domain.

This was the name Ilya and the others chose for their collective fiefdom.

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Of course, the name was not important.

What mattered was that it was going to be the location for the construction of the Mage Tower and possibly the continent’s first Mage Academy.

Three fine horses galloped across the wilderness, carrying robed mages.

“I’ve already seen …”

Tacro was the first to speak: “This domain has about ten thousand imperial acres of tilled land, a forest, and a village …

there are hundreds of households in the village which are our citizens, and a market is held every half a month where we can exchange goods for daily necessities …”

“If we rely on them, who knows when the Mage Tower will be completed.

Fortunately, the Duke has sent a construction team…” Phil said dismissively.

“Well, we’ve arrived at the construction site.”

Ilya arrived at a site where hundreds of slaves were working passionately.

The construction of the Mage Tower is more troublesome and costly than building a castle.

Firstly, they opened a quarry nearby and transported polished stones here.

Then, they had to measure the land and create a foundation.

“The Mage Tower will have seven floors – the library, storeroom, laboratory, greenhouse, lounge, energy pool, basement …

I’ve planned them all …”

Ilya then called over Patra, the foreman, and ordered the slaves to retreat: “Of course …

the most important thing is to start with the foundation.

Let’s get to work!”

She raised her magic wand and a burst of radiance emerged.

A clay-yellow glow passed over the massive, dug-out pit, rapidly solidifying the soil into a grey-white rock.

— Turn mud into stone!

Phil and Tacro nodded and joined the work.

Though they had each chosen their path, it didn’t mean they couldn’t practice ‘spell templates’ from other factions.

For instance, Ilya had talents for the ‘Illusion system’ created by Tacro, but she could not touch the edge of prophecy spells.

To protect herself, she learned several powerful ‘Shaping Energy System’ spells from Phil.

In exchange, her healing spells were also learned by her two companions.

Although the effects were not as potent as when Ilya performed them, they could still be used.

— Turn mud into stone!

— Turn mud into stone!

With the help of magic, a stone foundation instantly emerged, leaving the slaves and overseers dumbfounded.

“This…

what power is this!”

“Evil?

Or good?

Either way …

too mysterious …

too incredible …”

To ordinary people without transcendent power, the Super String Warrior was already power beyond their comprehension.

And the power of magic was even more extraordinary.

However, thinking of the Duke’s orders, Patra suppressed all these thoughts.

“Patra.”

Hearing the voice of the female Mysterious Person, he hurriedly approached and bowed lower: “Milady, do you have any instructions?”

“Let them rest for the next two days.

Let the slaves go rest as well and feed them meat soup!”

Ilya ordered.

Next, they needed the three magicians to draw magic-filled runes on the foundation, which was not a job ordinary slaves could manage.

“Your will, Milady!

You are truly merciful!”

Patra remarked in admiration.

As soon as he left, he quickly mounted a fine horse and galloped for a good while, reaching Duke Markus’ Grayfish Fort late at night.

Due to his instructions, he was granted an audience with Duke Markus, despite it being late in the evening.

In his study.

The flickering candlelight barely illuminated the room.

Markus listened to Patra’s account in silence, pen in hand.

“You mean…

they possess extraordinary power that can transform soil into stone?”

“Not just that, Duke!”

Sweat beaded on Patra’s forehead: “They can also summon flames that blast open huge mountains…

The quarry in the mountain was made possible because of Phil’s intervention, solving many difficulties and doubling the daily yield compared to other quarries …”

“Truly…

inconceivable …”

Markus murmured to himself, feeling that the world might be about to change again.

After contemplating for a while, he made up his mind and wrote a letter which he sealed with wax: “Take this letter to Mage Ilya.

Several of my friends also suffer from illness and having heard of her miraculous medical skills, I hope to get her to see them…

In the meantime, try to find out if she is interested in accepting disciples.”

As a ruler, if a power he could not control emerged amongst his subjects, his initial reaction would naturally be to eradicate it.

But if it couldn’t be destroyed and was even beneficial, he would think of sharing it instead.

“Yes, Duke!”

Patra bowed and left the room.

…

“Has it finally surfaced?”

Meanwhile, at a military camp.

A piece of intelligence was delivered to Bakker.

“The Mysterious Person who tried to seize the Acute Angle Monument back then is finally active again!”

Clutching the intelligence report in his hand, he was quite excited.

The Empire was very determined about this matter.

Had he not been a ‘hero’, his failure last time might have led to imprisonment.

For the years that followed, he had been working with the Royal Hero, unable to return to the Imperial Capital, continuously searching for the adversary’s tracks.

If Ilya and her allies remained in hiding, there was nothing they could do.

However, now that they are active in public, it would be tough to escape Imperial surveillance.

He opened the letter, his brows furrowing: “They’ve actually received protection from Duke Markus…”

“Sir, we could use the Empire’s order to command the Duke to cooperate…”

A loyal aid suggested, turning his eyeballs.

“No.

The Duke has great power and even the right to pardon.

Moreover, the matter of the ruins is confidential and cannot be disclosed!”

Bakker frowned and after thinking for a while, made a decision: “Issue the command: Gather two thousand men!

We will directly attack Jake’s Domain, capture the wanted criminals, and find the Acute Angle Monument…

As for what happens after, it will only be a tug of war between the Empire and the Duke…”

As a military officer, he was prompt in his actions.

Taking sweet time could result in them escaping if they got the news.

Therefore, they might as well strike swiftly and ensure success in one go.

As long as the Acute Angle Monument could be located, the other things shouldn’t be of much concern to the Empire.

Moreover, he was well aware of the strength of those Mysterious Individuals.

Their tactics might be strange, but when confronted face-to-face, they definitely stood no chance against heroes!

With the army surrounding them, they wouldn’t escape this time!!