Listening to Ronald's emotion, Costetta on the side was thoughtful, but failed to comprehend everything at once.
Seeing this, Ronald did not intend to waste time on this, so he explained briefly:
"To put it more directly, Songzhonglin is a transit station."
"The seal of the ancient holy capital is divided into two layers. If you want to enter it, in addition to successfully entering the Song Forest in the real world, you must also use the correct method in the Song Forest to transfer here."
Costart already had some ideas, and after Ronald pointed it out, the maid's face immediately showed a look of understanding.
"Sir, I understand!"
"What happened after you destroyed the vines in Song Zhonglin was not a trap set in advance, but because Song Zhonglin was in the void, and this pure scene was revealed."
"Yes, it's really an amazing ability." Ronald couldn't help but nodded in agreement, and at the same time thought of the experience at [Barrier Mountain].
[Singing Forest] and [Infinite Negative Number Field], both are products created by the most powerful magicians in the contemporary era in order to seal dangerous things. Although the underlying logic is completely different, the level of miracles is indescribably outstanding.
!
As a witness to both worlds, Ronald's emotions emerged and he naturally sighed:
"Such superb methods, it's really hard to estimate their understanding of magic."
"..."
Ronald and Costat chatted briefly, then called up the original scripture and recited the incantation: "From the starting point of the relationship between the entire earth and the sky, our understanding will begin to form."
The spell of "Almagest" took effect and immediately took the two people up into the sky.
They have not forgotten the purpose of coming here. At this moment, they finally arrived at the target and were immediately ready to search for traces of the members of the [Nine Rings Secret Society] and stop the other party's actions.
However, not long after, Ronald was forced to stop taking off.
Because when the two of them reached a certain height, their heads touched some kind of boundary that was invisible to the naked eye but actually existed.
Bang bang——
Costart stretched out his hand and knocked on the invisible boundary, then turned his eyes to Ronald for instructions.
"gentlemen……?"
"No, don't do it." Ronald immediately rejected the maid's idea, "There is a high probability that this place will be the same as the Ge Zhonglin just now. Even if we succeed in breaking through, it will be nothing but nothingness."
After explaining, Ronald looked around.
Although it is impossible to fly to a very high altitude and have a panoramic view of the nearby situation. But at a certain height, combined with his "Astronomical Alchemy" spell, it can also have good efficiency.
So he activated the [Astrolabe] to collect environmental information, and Ronald took Costat with him and started heading towards this unknown world at a certain altitude.
Soon, [Astrolabe] completed recording the surrounding terrain.
Just like in the air, the same boundary exists underground a hundred meters away in this world. However, it is not a single flat or curved shape, but winding and undulating, completely consistent with the appearance of the surface.
In other words, this world is a special world centered on the earth's surface and then extending out.
Naturally, Ronald did not hide his discovery and immediately informed Costat of this.
After the two of them had been flying for only a few minutes, something eye-catching appeared in front of them.
It was a settlement with a simple layout, and the buildings were mainly made of wood and stone. In some places, the turf could even grow along the ground and all the way to the roof, completely covering the house underneath.
Just after Ronald and the others flew over a hill.
This village, which looked like it could live in about a hundred people, quietly appeared below.
"There are still people living here?" Costat looked puzzled.
But after the initial surprise, Ronald looked solemnly and shook his head in denial:
"No, that's not right."
"My magic didn't find any traces of humans here. This place may be in use, but the people living here are definitely not 'humans'!"
"..."
"Not human." The maid's eyes became serious.
Ronald and Costat had excellent eyesight, so they did not need to lower their altitude to observe the situation below. They remained in a safe position and continued to look down from the air.
Soon, the indigenous people living here came into view one by one.
As Ronald said, the people living here are indeed not humans, but they are not a species in the usual sense.
——Orc.
If you have to give a definition, then the word orc can barely summarize the situation here.
The residents below are roughly human-like in size.
However, details such as the head, hair, tail, limbs, etc. have their own characteristics, and there is no unified standard at all. The strange appearances cover a variety of biological characteristics.
Faced with such a discovery, Ronald could not make up his mind for a while.
So I can only see the well-informed Costat from the past:
"Costat, have you ever heard of such a person... life?"
The maid simply shook her head:
"Sir, I have never seen such a life. The intelligent life in this world is mainly human. Perhaps only in some weird aristocratic novels can such bizarre existence exist."
Ronald followed the conversation and continued to ask:
"In that case, do you think we should go down and contact them?"
Hearing this, the maid cast a strange look:
"Sir, shouldn't you be the one giving the orders? I really don't know anything about them."
"..."
Ronald shrugged.
He originally thought that letting Costat make more decisions would be of great help to the maid. But at the moment, the maid has no intention of doing so, and he won't force it.
Facing the side of the hill, with his back to the settlement, Ronald controlled the spell and led the two of them down.
To enter this settlement and explore, the first problem that must be solved is the difference in appearance. Ronald's pure human appearance is obviously different from that of an orc, so naturally he cannot be used now.
So he activated the transforming power of [Original Sin of Jealousy].
——Spells are as useful as ever.
According to the template he just observed in the air, Ronald gave himself a suitable appearance and was able to blend in immediately.
But the Costart beside her...the maid doesn't have the magic to change her appearance!
Ronald spoke immediately:
"Costat, the spell of change can only work on myself. Maybe you can help me guard outside..."
However, the maid was already prepared for this. Before Ronald could finish speaking, Costat responded in the next second:
"Sir, I think we don't need to separate."
After saying this, magic waves appeared from Costart's body.
Immediately, a breeze blew in from the surroundings, surrounding the maid, and then distorted the light, making her figure blurry.
Just a few seconds later, this change was completely completed. Under the cover of the wind, Costat's figure completely disappeared from the sun, and even the grass under his feet was lifted up.
At the same time, Costart's voice sounded softly from beside Ronald: