Chapter 124: Perhaps It Is Real

Chapter 124: Perhaps It Is Real

Levished was the floating city imagined into existence by the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt, that ancient god. No matter how one viewed it, it could be called a miracle—or even a divine miracle.

It was grander and more ancient than the Giant King’s Court, while also possessing the traits of an alien species. Every stone pillar was nearly a hundred meters tall, like a seat for a dragon to rest upon. It was the kind of city that, merely by hearing of it, would leave an impression so deep that one would find it difficult to forget.

Therefore, although Audrey had never truly seen the City of Miracles, Levished, the scene before her eyes immediately made her form that association. Of course, the fact that she knew in advance that Groselle’s Travels originated from the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt, was also one of the main reasons she had such thoughts.

As for Klein, because he had once divined the origin of Groselle’s Travels and had seen the true City of Miracles—the Floating City—in a dream, he was now absolutely certain that the island-sized city inside the “abyssal trench” was identical to Levished. It merely lacked the dragons that would fly in from every direction and perch there.

Is this real, or is it a replica? Or is it the convergence of some impression within the subconscious of certain special beings in the book world? After a brief moment of surprise, Klein quickly began analyzing the situation.

Based on the result of his divination, as well as the contents presented in the dreams of Groselle the giant guardian and Shatas the Elven Songstress, he could determine without the slightest doubt that when the travelogue had been created, the City of Miracles, Levished, still existed. When the travelogue spread to the vicinity of the Giant King’s Court, the City of Miracles, Levished, still existed. And when Groselle began his adventure and Shatas was pulled into the book world, the City of Miracles, Levished, still existed as well. If the City of Miracles, Levished, had disappeared, it would have been impossible for the great extraordinary races to have shown no reaction whatsoever.

In other words, these confirmed facts all clearly showed that the city in the “abyssal trench” was unlikely to be Levished.

But soon, Klein remembered one sentence.

It was a reply once given by the Magic Mirror, Arrodes:

“…What can be confirmed is that it first appeared among the dragon race, after the City of Miracles, Levished, disappeared.”

That makes things interesting… What did the Magic Mirror rely on to confirm the earliest era in which Groselle’s Travels appeared, and to believe that it happened after the City of Miracles, Levished, disappeared? It could not even clearly see matters related to Zaratul. How could it possibly peer into the origin of an item created by an ancient god? I had originally used that conclusion as the basis for inference and consideration, but after conducting divination myself, I completely overturned that point and never thought about it again… Klein gazed at the city of towering stone pillars and magnificent palaces as thought after thought flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, he grasped a spark of inspiration:

The travelogue’s previous owner, Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina, was a member of the Church of Knowledge and believed in the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

The God of Knowledge and Wisdom could almost certainly be identified as one of the Kings of Angels who once served the ancient Sun God—the Angel of Wisdom.

And based on the Third Epoch’s religious scriptures and historical figures from the Second Epoch, it could reasonably be suspected that the Angel of Wisdom was very likely the Dragon of Wisdom, Herabergen!

This was a subordinate god of the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt, and a high-ranking member of the dragon race!

This… Did the information that Groselle’s Travels appeared after the City of Miracles, Levished, vanished come from the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, transmitted through some method that convinced the Magic Mirror? If He truly was the Dragon of Wisdom, that would mean He was a dragon directly involved in the matter. At that time, His status was already very high, and His understanding of events would absolutely surpass Groselle’s and Shatas’s… But then how do I explain the scene I saw in the divination above the gray fog? Even now, recalling it still makes my head ache. What I saw was definitely the true body of the ancient god, the Dragon of Imagination… For a moment, Klein felt enlightened because he had connected the matter, and in the next moment, he sank into deep confusion.

He repeatedly tossed the gold coin, swiftly forming certain guesses:

Since the City of Miracles, Levished, was imagined into existence, then after it disappeared, could Ankewelt not simply imagine another one?

The original Levished had been stuffed by the King of Dragons, Ankewelt, into this book. The one that existed afterward was something He had imagined anew?

This deceived all dragons, yet failed to deceive the one famous for wisdom?

If that was true, then in actuality, there were two Cities of Miracles, Levished. The one here was the earliest and most ancient one…

Yet another problem followed. Why had the Dragon of Wisdom not personally entered this book world? Even if He was not a Spectator, with His characteristic of “omniscience equals omnipotence,” He should have possessed enough ability and status to explore this place.

He had actually come here long ago, but without alarming any being in the book world, and for certain purposes, He left this City of Miracles still preserved here?

As one idea after another surfaced in Klein’s mind, The Star, Leonard, who had his hands in his pockets, looked at him, then looked at Miss Justice, who was likewise staring down below in silence for a long while. Taking the initiative, he broke the silence:

“This city is certainly magnificent and grand, and it obviously does not belong to humans—or rather humanoid beings—but there is no need to stare at it for so long. It is not as though the two of you are architects.”

Klein reined in his thoughts and cast Leonard a glance.

“This is very likely the City of Miracles, Levished, belonging to the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt—the ancient god’s divine kingdom in a certain sense.”

Of course, if a second Levished had existed, then the divine-kingdom nature of this one would not be too strong.

“Divine kingdom…” Leonard’s pupils abruptly dilated as he repeated the most crucial term.

Justice Audrey also recovered and whispered,

“Is it truly Levished?”

“It is only possible.” Klein had calmed his emotions and answered simply. “It is not floating in midair like the legends say. Instead, it has sunk to the bottom of the collective subconscious sea. That makes it difficult to say whether it is true or false.”

At that point, Leonard finally controlled himself. Once again, he gazed at the magnificent city inside the “abyssal trench” and laughed as though mocking himself.

“I never expected that one day I would come to an ancient god’s divine kingdom…”

Honestly speaking, if Miss Justice had not been here, he definitely would not have been able to resist sighing about how “rich and colorful” Klein’s life truly was.

Since reuniting with this former teammate, Leonard had not only directly seen two divine sons and Kings of Angels, but had also entered a magical book world and discovered a city suspected to be an ancient god’s divine kingdom.

Compared with his experiences over the past year, this was infinitely more exciting and infinitely higher in level.

Of course, it was also infinitely more dangerous.

After saying this, he raised his head and looked at the floating “seawater” of light and shadow above. Thoughtfully, he asked,

“How can we distinguish whether this collective subconscious sea is real or imagined?”

This was a continuation of the question of whether Levished was real.

Justice Audrey thought carefully for a while and said with some uncertainty,

“There is no way to distinguish it. Or rather, the collective subconscious sea here is also real.

“In essence, the collective subconscious is the sedimentation and accumulation of strong emotions and sensations. Although the people of this world may have been imagined into existence, their experiences, their emotions, their joy, anger, sadness, pain, and happiness all truly happened…”

As she spoke, Audrey suddenly stopped. She vaguely grasped something but could not truly articulate it.

At that very moment, Klein suddenly spoke:

“The objects He imagines will surely manifest. The kingdom He fantasizes will surely descend into the material world…”

As his voice echoed, Klein put away the gold coin in his hand and directly jumped into the “abyssal trench.” His black windbreaker flared up with him.

“The future He proclaims will surely be performed and become reality…”

As his figure descended like a glider, the rest of his words drifted upward.

Audrey’s emerald-green eyes first showed confusion. Then they brightened. Immediately afterward, she too “jumped” toward the City of Miracles.

“You are not going to divine the level of danger first? This might be an ancient god’s divine kingdom!” Leonard stared at the two in shock and blurted out.

When did you develop the illusion that I had not done divination? You simply did not notice my little movements. I only just put away the gold coin… Besides, my danger premonition gave no warning… Moreover, if my guess is correct, the Dragon of Wisdom, Herabergen, should have already entered this place. If there were any active danger, He would have dealt with it long ago… If Miss Justice were not here, I would truly like to roast you a few times… While silently grumbling, Klein adjusted his direction and speed. Passing between several thick stone pillars nearly a hundred meters tall, he descended layer by layer and landed on the grayish-white ground.

He was currently in spirit-body state, so flying was naturally not difficult.

Two or three seconds later, Justice Audrey, wearing the silver-white mask, descended to his side.

Audrey immediately looked up and was stunned by the grandeur of the stone pillars and palaces for several seconds before speaking:

“The feeling is completely different when viewing it from inside compared with looking from afar…

“Perhaps this is the true feeling a mouse experiences in Backlund…”

As she spoke, Leonard also glided down, turning his head to look at Klein.

It was not that he did not trust Klein or understand his caution. Rather, in a joint operation, this sort of thing had to be asked clearly, because teammates could be unknowingly contaminated and then do something reckless.

This was an experience summary that Nighthawks had bought again and again with sacrifice.

“The current revelation says there is no danger,” Klein said truthfully.

Leonard no longer doubted him. Looking around, he said,

“The City of Miracles truly is huge…

“I mean, a city this large cannot be fully explored in several days even if we can fly. Or rather, do you have a predetermined target location?”

The latter half of his sentence was directed at Klein.

Klein nodded and pointed toward a massive palace not far away, over two hundred meters tall.

“There.

“If I remember correctly, that should be the residence of the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt.”

This was what he had seen in dream divination.

Seeing that Klein had a plan in advance and seemed to have received Mr. Fool’s hint, Leonard relaxed considerably. He looked down at the grayish-white foundation beneath his feet and said,

“So this is a divine kingdom?

“I do not feel anything special.”

At that moment, Audrey, who had carefully observed the surroundings for a while, said with some uncertainty,

“All the abnormalities here seem to be converging toward that palace.”

She was referring to the residence of the ancient god that Klein had just pointed out.