Chapter Thirty-Eight: Freedom…
Soren was quite interested in everything in front of him.
He found that some of the women’s clothing from the Arcane Empire era suited his aesthetic sense, especially stockings, stockings, and more stockings.
Also very interested were the High Priest and the Legendary Puppeteer, Young Girl Alice.
The High Priest had a somewhat interesting glint in her eyes, while the Legendary Puppeteer, Young Girl Alice, wore a bright expression, as if eager to try something. This girl was skilled in sewing; the dolls she made were adorned with exquisitely designed clothing and equipment crafted by her own hands. She seemed to be memorizing the characteristics of these flamboyant outfits, planning to firmly imprint them in her mind.
“Ahem!”
After watching for a while, Soren felt it was enough and softly coughed, saying, “Let’s continue upwards. It seems there are no enemies on this level.”
The other two rooms should have been the quarters for female attendants.
However, with so much time having passed, they were mostly destroyed, and all that remained was to look at them; any touch would turn them to dust.
Wizard Tower, Eighth Floor.
Everything here did not surprise Soren, for this was the residence of the Archmage.
A spacious room.
The most striking feature was a row of bookshelves. Unlike the books preserved in a library, the books here were all imbued with magic, and most were related to spells.
“‘Casting Techniques for Advanced Chain Accident Spells’?”
“‘Structural Analysis of the Maze’?”
“‘How to Divide a Half-Plane’?”
“‘Guide to Astral Exploration’?”
“‘Atlas of Astral Beasts’!?”
“‘Lower Plane Structures and Divine Kingdom Coordinates’!…”
Rows of books appeared before him.
The two Legendary Witches almost had their eyes shining brightly, as if they were wolves encountering lambs, and the Legendary Puppeteer, Young Girl Alice, had a similar expression, her gaze fixated on a book titled “Tower Spirit Crafting Techniques”!
The High Priest fared a bit better.
However, she was also reading a book titled “The Origins of Gisz” and “Appendix on Astral Exploration – Dangerous Spiritual Sorcerers”!…
Soren also found a very interesting book.
However, he didn’t dare to openly look at it and pretended as if he hadn’t seen it, directly stowing it away into his private space.
The book was pink.
If he remembered correctly, this book was called “The Pink Book,” authored by a daughter of the Succubus Queen, an attempt by a certain succubus master to seize the position of the Succubus Queen.
Additionally, he saw “The Ultimate Secrets of Shadow Black Tentacles,” “On the Wonderful Applications of Shrink and Growth Spells,” “Special Uses of the Improved Greasy Spell,” and “How to Deal with Succubi – The Ingenious Uses of Tamsen Transformation Spell!”
Well.
At that moment, Soren felt a bit flushed. He had to admit that the Archmage of this Wizard Tower was indeed a ‘well-versed’ master.
The Archmage’s room was simple.
Most of it was filled with various precious books. There were also some sealed dimensional spaces that likely contained important items.
There was no time to decipher them right now.
In the future, it would be left to Gloria and the Fallen Witch to slowly unlock them, as forcing them open might lead to the contents being sucked into a space-time turbulence.
These were all small dimensional spaces.
Soon.
The general situation of this level was explored.
From entering the Wizard Tower until now, there had been no combat. The upper floor was almost the final level of the Wizard Tower, and so far, no Tower Spirit had been seen, which meant all the Tower Spirits had likely gathered at the highest level. If a battle broke out, it would very likely be a dangerous confrontation. Moreover, the control system of the Wizard Tower should be at the highest level. To fully control the Wizard Tower, one would have to acquire the authority over the highest level.
Also, there was an Arcane Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon up there!
“Be careful.”
Soren glanced at the others, and they exchanged serious nods.
Everyone was ready for battle.
What lay ahead was likely to be a fierce battle, though none were sure just how dangerous it would be.
Time passed by second by second.
Once everyone had cast their protective spells, Soren took a deep breath and had the Diamond Golem lead the charge, while he followed closely behind.
The Diamond Golem was cannon fodder.
If it was consumed, they could find a way to replenish it. However, the loss of any of the others was something Soren did not wish to see. It would be a heavy blow for Modo.
Silence.
A strange silence.
When the Diamond Golem reached the platform on the highest level, Soren was surprised to find that no battle had erupted.
Next, his figure appeared.
In the next moment, Soren couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath!
Because.
Before him were five Tower Spirits floating in midair, quietly gazing at him, as if they had long been awaiting his return.
“Hello.”
“Your Grace, the True God!”
The one who spoke was the Tower Spirit standing at the forefront. He looked similar to a human, with skin of a silvery metallic hue, and even had facial expressions; he slightly bowed and said, “I am Tower Spirit No. 1, the highest authority manager of this Arcane Tower!”
“I am Tower Spirit No. 2!”
“I am Tower Spirit No. 4!”
“I am Tower Spirit No. 5!”
“I am Tower Spirit No. 7!”
The other Tower Spirits all bowed to Soren, and then the leading Tower Spirit No. 1 spoke, “We have been waiting for Your Grace for a long time.”
“We have witnessed your power.”
“However, guarding this Arcane Tower is our mission. Combat is not what we desire to see, so we hope to reach an agreement with Your Grace.”
Gloria and the Fallen Witch appeared.
The others followed. Upon seeing so many Tower Spirits, the expressions of those behind Soren shifted slightly; even the High Priest looked a little tense.
These were all higher-tier Tower Spirits, and the Wizard Tower was their home domain.
“What agreement?”
Soren narrowed his eyes slightly at the words but did not relax his vigilance, slowly asking, “What do you want?”
A brief silence.
Then Tower Spirit No. 1 slowly uttered two words: “Free… dom!…”
Freedom?
Soren’s expression showed a brief moment of astonishment.
However, Tower Spirit No. 1 quickly continued, “We have guarded this Wizard Tower for thousands of years, and the long years have made us weary.”
“We long for freedom.”
“And our lives are nearing their end; no one desires the arrival of d*ath. We must leave here to find a way to prolong our lives.”
“We want freedom.”
“If you are willing to lift the Arcane Tower’s constraints on us and allow us to go to the [Mechanical Mirror of Clockwork Nirvana], we are willing to hand over this Arcane Tower to you.”
“And we will tell you all the powers and secrets of the Arcane Tower.”
“Including the Maze.”
“And the [Chess Half-Plane] extended from the Wizard Tower.”
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