Chapter 562 Astronomy Tower
"Let's meet in the evening, remember to collect information."
"Okay, be careful and safe."
"..."
Ronald and Pablo rested in the room for a long time, during which the two never had another conversation.
It wasn't until they set off the next day that they exchanged a few words of advice.
Farewell to the cult warlock, Ronald once again headed to the location of the Astronomy Department alone.
Surrounded by wizard apprentices in Barrier Mountain.
The place is not difficult to find out.
Ronald asked for directions and then walked through the complicated mountain city. It took more than an hour to arrive at the location of the astronomy department before noon.
Due to the influence of disciplines.
The location of the Astronomy Department is quite high. Except for the six-person council that occupies the top position and is connected to the Well of Judgment, this is the tallest exposed building on the Barrier Mountain.
Go out through the horizontal gate that has a similar architectural style to the observatory.
Ronald didn't see that broad platform this time.
There is only a solitary arch bridge hanging on the side of the mountain, connecting the only solitary tower a hundred meters away.
This tower belonging to the astronomy department is mainly black in appearance, supplemented by silver patterns. Compared with the tower of the prophecy department, its cross-sectional area is obviously more than twice as wide, and the magic power fluctuations contained in it are not increased. The power of concealment.
And the most attractive thing about this magic tower...
is indeed the top of the tower.
A huge instrument with many star molds embedded in it is placed there, and it is constantly rotating according to certain rules. At the same time, the orbits and speeds of these star molds are different.
Ronald could see that this thing was similar to an astronomical instrument.
But with the blessing of magical power, it is difficult to estimate the usefulness of this thing.
Ronald stopped and observed for half a minute.
During this period, no one was seen entering or leaving the tower of the Astronomy Department.
Comparing the conditions of several subjects he saw on the road, this place was definitely considered neglected.
"..."
Ronald stood there and scratched his hair before walking forward.
As he got closer, more details of the Magic Tower were revealed in front of him. Those silver lines all over the surface of the tower, if you look closely, you can find that their material is actually some kind of metal substance.
With Ronald's exaggerated eyesight.
You can even vaguely see finer lines distributed inside.
Ronald raised his eyebrows, then stretched out his hand to knock on the door.
Creaking -
the harsh sound of hinges rubbing against each other sounded from the edge of the door frame.
The tower of the Astronomy Department is not locked. As long as someone pushes it gently from outside, it will open honestly.
Shaking his head and walking into the tower, Ronald couldn't help but sigh:
"Is the management really so lax..."
Walking inside the tower.
On the first floor, apart from the spiral staircase leading to the upper level, there is a simple square surrounding it. Only a few magic puppets made of metal guard this place, all of which are shaped like humans.
When Ronald appeared, these puppets just looked at him.
There is no unnecessary action.
Did Catalina log her identity into these puppets used by the guards?
With this thought in mind, Ronald climbed up the stairs.
Starting from the second floor, the astronomy department's tower finally looks like a magic tower.
Floors for storing books, floors for conducting experiments, floors for storing special items...
these necessary facilities appeared one by one, but the overall situation was still very small.
And even now, as the time is approaching noon, there are still people sleeping loosely in the magic tower. The test bench is placed there, giving people a feeling that this place is a bit dangerous.
The location comes to more than two-thirds of the tower.
Things change again.
From the floors here up, several floors are surrounded by steel walls, and the doors are locked so that the situation inside is completely invisible.
"..."
This is a situation unique to astronomy.
Or...are all other magic towers like this?
Ronald's expression was a little subtle, but when he crossed the floors surrounded by steel, the red-haired Catalina immediately came into view.
On this very high floor, the head of the astronomy department transformed the entire three-story magic tower into his own living room. When Ronald walked up, Catalina was preparing lunch in front of the open kitchen.
With Ronald's sense of smell...
he could even smell this woman frying eggs.
"Hey, Derek, you're here."
Catalina found Ronald as expected.
However, she did not look back. Instead, she continued to deal with the lunch. At the same time, she turned her back to Ronald and invited: "You can sit down and rest first. I am preparing lunch. You can also try it." Ronald did not hesitate
. "I'm not
hungry..."
"But haven't you eaten? You are all from the astronomy department, so you don't need to see me outside."
Catalina interrupted Ronald without looking back . The refusal also directly stated the fact that Ronald did not have lunch.
How did Katarina know about this?
Is this guy spying on me?
A series of questions quickly flashed through Ronald's mind.
But from the moment he entered Barrier Mountain, he had been carefully alert to what was happening around him. With the double guarantees from Ronald himself and Pablo, it was unlikely that they would be monitored.
Watching Catalina's busy back in front of the kitchen.
Ronald once again confirmed that this was not an easy wizard to deal with.
Lowering his head slightly, he followed Catalina's invitation and left the spiral staircase and entered the floor.
After sitting down in the same semi-open living room, Ronald immediately noticed what was on the table in front of him.
——This is an unfinished manuscript.
——The handwriting is neat, but there are many traces of erasures and corrections.
Was this written by Caterina?
Ronald glanced at Catalina with some concern.
The guy who was still cooking didn't care about Ronald's actions at all, and just focused on the ingredients in front of him.
So, Ronald politely picked up the manuscript in front of him.
My fingers habitually press under the text above.
[The development of civilization will bring certain (crossed out) and extremely exaggerated material needs. At the same time, the population growth rate will also surge during the development process. Normal level of productivity (crossed out), even if calculated with the power of a wizard, may not be able to cope with this upward trend...] "..."
Ronald
raised his eyebrows while looking at the content, and then continued to turn the pages.
[In response to this problem, countermeasures on how to solve this phenomenon are necessary.
——Concentrate resources to enslave ordinary people without the ability to cast spells (crossed out)
——Diffuse magic knowledge on a large scale and essentially improve group productivity?
This method can solve short-term (crossed out) and long-term productivity problems, but the resource limitations of the world itself still exist, and later control must be adjusted through population control...] Read another paragraph
. .
Ronald was about to continue turning the pages when he heard Catalina's footsteps approaching:
"Yo, Drake."
"Are you interested in what I wrote?"
(End of this chapter)