In fact, this was the first time for Annan to arrive at the bone raising ground in his own body.
In the nightmare of "phantom heat", that is, the nightmare of "Gemini", he once arrived near the bone raising ground.
Of course, the bone raising ground was not called this name at that time.
Instead, it is respectfully known as the "Grey Tower".
You should know here that the word "grey" also means reflection and shadow in the Elvish language - the logic is also very simple. If black is "dark", then gray as "impure black" is the second
A first-level "shadow".
Another name for the Gray Tower is the Tower of Reflection.
The so-called reflection must have the original body before it is reflected in the lake.
If you think of the ground as a lake, then the Gray Tower is the "Wizard's Tower in the Shadow".
Because the birth of the underground city was later than the destruction of the Elven Empire, and much later than the era when the wizard tower fell on the ground. The underground people who were just a group of refugees at the beginning could not have a wizard tower of their own.
The Wizard's Tower has formed a symbiotic relationship with the surrounding society and resources.
Just like the black fire and green fire produced by the Black Tower in the Swamp are not unrelated to the swamp they live in; the technology of using gemstones to cast spells developed on the Diamond Island is also related to the raw gemstones all around them.
The Tower of Storms is able to produce jade pieces in batches because they have a "giant wind-powered lithography machine"; the Tower of Thousand Faces landed directly on Miss Good Luck's temple.
Later, although more and more people poured into the underground... their social structure had already taken shape.
Since they have not left a special place for the Wizard Tower, nor do they intend to, nor do they have the ability to provide special resources for the Wizard Tower; the Wizard Tower will naturally not destroy its existing social relations and risk offending the original area.
leave.
Same reason.
Except for wizards, there is really no reason for the best in other professions to go underground. They themselves do not belong here... The ones who will go underground are those who go underground, that is, those who are against the winter or the crew of the treasure ship "Silver".
What they have in common is that they are all losers in the above-ground world. This is basically the case for people who choose to go underground.
If there was no choice, who would want to leave home?
Even with the blessings of the two goddesses, they will not starve to death, have a place to live, and even have a unique asset such as subway technology that allows them to travel around the world... But their "inheritance" is still far away.
Far from enough.
Under such circumstances, if Professor Gray, an "aboveground person", can come to the underground to "run a school", he will naturally be respected and praised by everyone.
Gray Professor Seti is not as good as the master of the tower in terms of knowledge, ability, or personal character. But the people in the underground city have no choice anyway... Then it is better to brag about him, at least that way
It feels better when I go to school by myself.
It belongs to deceiving oneself and others.
But Professor Gray obviously did not indulge in this false reputation.
Although he is respected as the "Lord of the Tower of Reflection"...
But according to Annan's understanding, he was actually performing a ritual - the ritual of devouring students' dreams.
He cultivates young girls with bright dreams.
Then he gradually misled their outlook on life and led them astray...but in the end they became happy because of the abilities he taught them. Therefore, they had to voluntarily give up their "immature childhood dreams".
Later, these dreams will be harvested and stored by Professor Gray.
One of the reasons why he later transitioned into the holy bones industry was that he just happened to catch it... By chance, Professor Gray happened to get the broken "Fearless Bone" and was really capable of repairing it.
But actually the biggest reason... is because he no longer needs to "collect dreams".
It is for this reason that Nefertari was able to survive.
It wasn't because Professor Gray was particularly merciful, or because there was any use in keeping her.
It's just not necessary anymore.
Professor Gray changed the name of the Gray Tower to the Bone Raising Ground just to avoid taboos - he was worried that continuing to use the name "Tower of Reflection" might make the wizard tower above feel nervous and confused, so he sent people down to check.
And if so, his plan may be exposed.
So after Professor Gray's goal was achieved, he immediately removed the name of "Grey Tower" and changed it into a bone raising ground. This was to avoid people's attention.
However, although the name has been changed, the building has not.
After Annan and the others teleported over, what they saw when they looked up was a tall gray tower reaching the sky.
That is really the "Tower of Babel" in the physical sense.
This tower is connected from the "ground" to the "sky dome" - that is, the wall of light. The top part does not tighten or disappear, but is buried in the light ant layer. From the outside, it looks like
, as if a section is hidden in the sky.
And just as the five people from Annan were carefully looking at the tower from the outside.
The door of the tower suddenly opened on its own.
A man who looked familiar to Annan was waiting at the door.
The man's gray messy long hair was spread to the back of his shoulders. It looked like hair that had not been combed after getting up, but it did not feel greasy or dirty.
He was wearing a purple toga robe, and his dark gray pupils were like stagnant mercury.
His feet were also wearing gray cloth shoes, and a dark gray sash was draped diagonally from his left shoulder to his right waist. His face was filled with a bright smile... You could smell the scent of him as soon as he walked in.
A faint smell of alcohol.
There is no doubt that this is Professor Gray.
He looks very friendly.
Annan's pupils suddenly shrank!
Because Annan had seen Professor Gray from decades ago in his nightmare before.
And he is exactly the same now...as he was then!
It's not just that the clothes or the style of wearing have not changed; it's not that over the past fifty years, there has been no problem of aging at all.
But even the color of his clothes, the angle of the belt, the smile on his face, and even the smell of alcohol on his body... were completely consistent with the image in the nightmare at that time!
Annan can understand whether they are relatively similar or even completely different. But it is a bit scary to be completely consistent.
——Fortunately, Annan is now a gold-level transcendent. His memory has also been greatly enhanced.
After carefully recalling it, Annan realized a more important detail:
That's Professor Gray's hairstyle.
The other parts are completely consistent and can be said to have been deliberately maintained.
But his hair, which is messy and messy, is exactly the same as it was back then even though there was no hairspray on it!
"...Is this Professor Gray?"
Annan was silent for a moment, then turned to Nefertari beside him and asked indirectly.
She was very smart and quickly realized Annan's hesitation.
"Nothing. Has he always been dressed like this?"
"Yes," Nefertari confirmed, "the teacher has never changed. And even the smell of alcohol on him has not become stronger or lighter. We all say that the teacher is a traveler who is free from time, so that's why
Wearing such ancient clothes."
Indeed.
This is the clothing style of the Elf Age - or at least the end of the Elf Age.
It is possible that Professor Gray survived from Philip's time...
Seeing Annan's arrival, Professor Gray greeted him with a smile.
From his mouth, the intoxicating aroma of wine overflowed.
But this time, Annan didn't feel dizzy again.
"——I just said, why do you feel that the spinning thread is being touched? It's actually a distinguished guest coming..."
Professor Gray looked like a drunk old man, showing a genuine and cheerful smile to several people.
Like an exaggerated dramatic actor, he put the middle finger and ring finger of his right hand against his chest, leaning forward slightly: "Crane... Your Majesty, I send you my regards."
No one else noticed anything, but Annan frowned.
Because of this greeting from Professor Gray...
Even one word was exactly the same as the greeting he said to "Annan" in his nightmare!