At first glance, to humans, Belluno looks more like a somewhat chaotic primitive settlement scene, but upon closer inspection, you can see the order and unique aesthetic design that fits the water environment.
This is a three-dimensional city composed of corals and shells. Although the specific architecture is completely different from the surface, you can still see the similarities between them and the surface.
That is the legacy of civilization from the prosperous period of the ancient elves. Among the elven countries on the surface, the two golden elven countries of Ilfarang and Sluvend are the most completely preserved.
The original Uvelun in Listal Forest is also preserved. Although it is somewhat different from the Golden Elf Kingdom, it still represents the prosperous civilization of the past.
It's a pity that Uvelun was suddenly destroyed, and the subsequent Cormanthor did not inherit much. It has developed to a new civilization that is different from the past. Of course, this does not prevent them from claiming to inherit the glory of ancient civilization.
Sea elves have been in the sea since ancient times. Even if they have developed into such a desolate state now, they can still be inherited from ancient times.
This is just like in Xia Duo's hometown, the existence of each person is enough to prove that he has been inherited from ancient times.
The original sea elves should be regarded as products of the peak period of elves. Their architectural style after entering the sea should also have the shadow of that period, but the water environment must be different from that of land.
In terms of building materials and specific construction methods, they have long been completely different from those on land. Only those who are familiar with the history of elven civilization can see the legacy of past civilization.
The most eye-catching thing in the entire city is undoubtedly a "lighting stick" in the center of the city. Of course, this is named after Chateau.
In Belluno, the "lighting rod" is called the "Glory Tower", and its brightness gradually decreases from top to bottom. It can be imagined that the urban structure of Belluno is actually centered around the Radiance Tower.
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However, because the top of the Guangyao Tower is brighter and the bottom is darker, the urban buildings below are more densely packed and closer to the Guangyao Tower, while the urban buildings above are more scattered and farther away from the Guangyao Tower.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a huge light pillar standing straight in the bowl.
It has to be said that the unique environment has created a unique urban structure. Such a structure is difficult to imagine on land. Unless it is in space without gravity, similar structures may appear.
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At Chateau's deliberate request, the Riptide delayed for several minutes before sailing into an airport located on the upper edge of the "giant bowl" of Belluno.
It's said to be an airport, but it's just a city. In Xia Duo's view, the infrastructure here is not even as good as an ordinary fishing dock on land.
After all, sea elves don't need magic ships. This is mainly a stopping point specially set up for relatives on land. Sea elves travel in the sea and use a tamed whale for short distances.
For long distances, a trident-shaped water-moving magic weapon is used to control the power of the tide to move forward without the need for additional transportation.
This further proves that Belluno's so-called airport is an empty frame. If there were no distant relatives on land, there might not be such a setup at all.
When you come out of the airport, or more strictly speaking, from the moment you see the Glory Tower from a distance, you are already in the Belluno water elemental realm. This water elemental realm enchantment is actually a special kind of mystery lock.
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It is larger and more complex than the water element field used by the Illuminati in the source of time-related signals before, and it is centered on a power that Shado has never been exposed to before, perhaps what the sea elves call "the power of the tide."
But after he came into contact with it, he felt that it was easier to crack than the mysterious locks on land.
As the saying goes, "there are gains and losses." If you specialize in one area, you will most likely be lacking in other aspects. Judging from Belluno's development, it is not enough to make up for the shortcomings in all aspects.
They may even be unable to reproduce the water elemental realm in front of them now.
However, Xia Duo did not look down on the sea elves because of this. To be honest, a new race that was transformed halfway has been able to survive from ancient times to the present and gradually adapt to the new environment. This is very worthy of recognition and respect.
Now it is just a little less developed, but it is also moving in the right direction. Compared with their unprogressive land relatives, at least before the establishment of the Northland Alliance, Xia Duo believed that the land elves were far inferior to the Shanghai elves.
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As long as the sea elves are given the universal arcane magic that is prone to water elements, this group of sea elves who have survived from ancient times may not be unable to overtake their distant land relatives.
At least in terms of popularizing magic among the people, no other elven country on the land is as good as Belluno, and even the Bactria Territory is far behind. After all, the current Daxia Territory cannot achieve nearly 100% of the ratio of magicians in the territory.
However, Belluno, a small city-state located in the deep sea with a population of only a few hundred thousand, has already achieved the goal that Chateau expected but has yet to achieve.
In fact, judging from the number of spellcasters in the middle and lower levels, Belluno is even comparable to the entire Northland Alliance. The only thing lacking is high mages. On the surface, there are only six, and it is unlikely to hide too many in reality.
Perhaps it is because the old magic system is not suitable or the new magic system is not perfect. As long as we make up for the shortcomings in this area, we can become a powerful country in the North almost immediately.
This is actually the best learning template for small countries like Evereska to overtake in corners. Unfortunately, even Everesca, who is eager to make progress, cannot completely make up his mind to completely popularize magic in the country.
A country like Efriska, with a population of several million, is far inferior to large countries with a population of tens of millions like Erland and Irfaland, but it is still much stronger than Belluno's hundreds of thousands.
According to the actual usage data of the computing power pool and past rough statistics, it can be seen that the fifteen countries of the Northern Alliance have a total population of over 100 million, and the actual number of official mages is only a few hundred thousand.
Specifically, it should be around 500,000. The current total number of users of the computing power pool is just close to 300,000, but the growth rate has become extremely slow.
Even if there was no such thing as the Illuminati, it would probably take months or even years to truly reach the limit.
Now, there are hundreds of thousands of spellcasters in Belluno country alone. Although these also include apprentices under formal mages, at least there are indeed so many on the surface.
As long as Belluno can join the Northland Alliance, it will almost immediately bring a big wave of growth to the computing power pool where the number of users is close to the bottleneck.
In addition, what Sha Duo is more concerned about is the catfish effect brought to the countries in the North by a country like Belluno where magic is popularized among the people.
In this way, when magic is popularized in Daxia Territory and even Netheril in the future, it will not bear too much external pressure, and Belluno can also help share part of it!
The popularization of magic can really improve the overall national strength in a short period of time. As long as more countries follow suit, there will no longer be an obstacle to popularizing magic throughout the North. ()