The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Chapter 288 Tower

The Tower, the most mysterious yet not-so-mysterious organization on this continent, or rather, the most mysterious organization in the world.

What makes it so mysterious is that in recent history, the Tower has rarely intervened or made a move, and outsiders don't even know what kind of system it has internally.

What makes it least mysterious is that this magical organization is almost universally known; every professional knows of the Tower's existence.

Although the Tower has almost never taken action, and most professionals have even forgotten when the Tower last intervened, it still manages high-level professionals to this day, and no one dares to question its authority.

The tower is also the closest thing to the sky on this continent. No one has ever found the location of the tower, but no one would question that the "tower" of the tower is the closest thing to the heavens.

"Welcome to the North, but I hope that next time you come, you can go through our North's security check system."

Linde wasn't particularly welcoming to these guests from the tower, because they hadn't come through the main entrance at all, but had instead brazenly climbed in through the window.

They didn't even tell Linde, their owner, beforehand.

"You are the first monarch to dare to joke with us like this. When we last visited Augustine III, he was quite humble."

“Thank you for your recognition.”

Linde calmly took a sip of water, surprised that he was highly regarded in the tower and had already become a "monarch".

Linde remained relatively calm in the face of these towers. Apart from the protection of 550C, these towers wouldn't need to come to see him if they really wanted to cause trouble. Since they came in person, it meant they had something to discuss, and as long as there was room for negotiation, there was room for compromise.

The person in charge of the tower was a human woman whose age was indiscernible, dressed in a white robe, followed by many professionals wearing the same robe.

These professionals were quite unassuming, mostly resembling scholars, and looked rather ordinary. You could say that if you removed their robes, you could throw a brick down a gray-collar street and find a few researchers who looked similar.

However, no one doubted the identities of these Tower professionals. After all, no organization would dare to impersonate someone from the Tower, especially since this team of professionals consisted almost entirely of high-level professionals.

Before the Kingdom of Avar landed on this continent, there was only one organization capable of assembling a team of high-level professionals.

However, the simplicity of the tower far exceeded Lind's expectations. Lind originally thought that the tower was also a group of people with an eccentric style, but he did not expect that the tower was actually like a serious magic organization.

“We always bring small gifts when we visit earthly monarchs. Last time, we used the Holy Grail, which can foresee the future, on Augustine. Are you sure you don’t want to try it?”

The woman in front of him, who claimed to be the person in charge of the Tower and named Deborah, asked Lind again for confirmation.

"What exactly is the principle behind this prediction of the future? Can you really predict the future through astrology?"

Linde was more interested in how the tower could predict the future than in his own, since the 550C was still floating in the sky, and you're telling me to believe in metaphysics?

"Astrology? That's just a misunderstanding outsiders have about us. Astrologers no longer exist in this era. Astrology is just a set of pre-defined pictures. And the way the Holy Grail predicts the future is probably beyond your imagination."

Hearing this, Linde became even more curious and said, "Then tell me about it. I want to see what kind of unimaginable method it is, as a little gift from your tower to me."

Seeing Lind's half-joking attitude, Deborah chuckled and said, "The Holy Grail will collect information from everything in the world, including your surroundings, and then use calculations to predict your future."

Oh, so it's about believing in science. That's alright then.

But Linde almost jumped up when he realized what was going on. In other words, the Tower had a supercomputer capable of performing massive calculations.

It can predict the future by collecting information. Although it may be a little inferior to super AIs like the 550C, since it only has computing power and has great limitations, it is already a completely cutting-edge technology in this era.

"Can you let me see it?"

Linde immediately assumed it must be something left over from some golden age.

"You already accepted the gift."

Deborah shook her head regretfully.

"Now we should get down to business."

"Ok."

Linde was only slightly disappointed, but quickly readjusted his mindset. After all, Linde had never had any expectations for the tower from the beginning, so getting some useful information was already a pleasant surprise.

Although it was very tempting to have a bunch of high-level professionals from the Tower help him develop his technology, the Tower was too mysterious, and he had no idea whether they were friend or foe. Linde could only cautiously probe and make bold guesses to communicate with the Tower.

But judging from the tower's subsequent remarks, at least they are not some evil organization secretly manipulating the mainland.

"Although we are not concerned with the development of your regime, we still need to confirm that you are hosting a guest from another continent on your territory and are researching super-level magic with his help, is that right?"

Lind nodded; there was no point in lying to such an organization.

"So, to what extent has your understanding of super-level magic progressed?"

"It's very dangerous. No matter how a super-level spell is cast, once it's used, some of the magic power will disappear out of thin air. This disappearing magic power is different from the dissipation after a normal spell ends; it will not re-enter the cycle."

Upon hearing Lind's words, Deborah and the white-robed mages behind her were immediately intrigued.

“Unbelievable…it’s truly unbelievable. I can understand your previous attitude now. Your research on super-level magic has far surpassed that of this continent, no, including that foolish country on another continent. You certainly have the right to speak to us with such an attitude.”

Deborah's words were completely sincere, and she even stood up and bowed to Lind.

"It's hard to believe you've only just come into contact with super-level magic. It seems we need to reassess you."

Then, Deborah lost her temper and cursed, "If only those idiots on the neighboring continent were like you. Those idiots didn't even realize this property until they had completely destroyed the magical environment of their own territory."

It seems that the people in the tower also have their own emotions, and not all of them are truly indifferent to worldly affairs.

"Now that you've discovered this property, our conversation will go much more smoothly. At least we won't have to waste any more breath explaining the true nature of super-level magic to you."

"We heard that you pay special attention to those guys who promote super-level magic, so we've come specifically to remind you that you absolutely must not use super-level magic!"

"Believe me, super-level magic is far more dangerous than you imagine."