Arcane Journey

Chapter 54 Mansion
When Brian and Sisaiah stepped through a translucent secret door that radiated light, the scene around them suddenly became blurred, and then suddenly became clear again.

Brian shook his head, resisted the discomfort in his stomach, got up from the ground, and stretched out his hand to pull the pale-faced Sisaiah up.

Obviously, this is a sequela brought about by the teleportation circle.

After recovering, he looked around with interest.

It is a dark and open space.

The ground is covered with soft turf, the starry sky fills the center of the ceiling, and five telescopes mounted on pedestals are looking at the constellations in the starry sky.

In the center of the room, a transparent crystal about 1 foot in diameter is placed on a round brass stand.

"What is this place?"

Sisaiah stepped on the soft grass and looked up at the moonless starry sky.

She was surprised to find that the starry night sky could be seen from every corner of the room, as if she was standing under the starry sky on the surface at this moment.

"Illusion."

Brian checked the surrounding telescopes and crystal balls, and found that they were all firmly fixed on the base and could not be moved at all.

He tried to manipulate the telescope again, glanced at the starry night sky, and continued, "This is a different dimension."

"Dimensional space?" Hesaiah cast a puzzled look at him.

"It's the space outside the material world. High-level spellcasters like to build their own private residences in this space." Brian explained to Hesaiah while checking the telescope and the starry sky on the ceiling.

"You mean to say that this is a mansion built by a certain wizard using the "mansion technique". Hesaiah nodded thoughtfully, and continued, "Then why can't we get in." "

"Because the owner of the room set up a puzzle, only by solving the mystery can we find the door to enter the mansion, or find a way to leave." Brian looked up at the starry night sky, observing the group of small stars formed by illusion .

He originally thought that these stars would form weird constellations one by one, so that the mystery could be easily solved.

Who ever thought that among the many constellations he knew well, there was no constellation that could match these chaotic stars.

Seeing Brian's pensive expression, Hisaiah wisely did not step forward to disturb him.

As a sword mage, her magic and power come from the fairy wilderness, not the magic knowledge she has studied day and night.

Therefore, a lot of mysterious knowledge that is a bit esoteric is completely at a loss for her.

Brian frowned and thought for a long time.

Just when he thought he was looking in the wrong direction and was about to check other places, he suddenly discovered that five of the stars in the night sky were the brightest.

It occurred to him that there were exactly five telescopes in the room.

"Have you seen the five brightest stars?" He pointed to the night sky on the ceiling, and told Hesaiah beside him, "You point the five telescopes at the five stars."

Hesaiah nodded and did so immediately.

Brian came to the center of the room, placed in front of a crystal ball on a brass base, and observed its changes.

When Hesaiah pointed the telescope at the five brightest stars one by one, the five stars suddenly emitted bright light, which was then focused on the crystal ball through the telescope.

In the light refracted by the crystal ball, a gleaming oval portal emerged.

Seeing the portal that appeared, Brian was not in a hurry to go in.

He stared at the crystal ball for a while, his eyes flickered, he stretched out his fingers tentatively, squeezed out a trace of blood, and dripped it on the surface of the sparkling crystal ball.

In an instant, a soft white light burst out from the crystal ball, enveloped Brian for a moment, and then quickly subsided.

"Are you?" Seeing this change, Hisaiah widened his eyes in surprise and asked subconsciously.

"Establish a link with this crystal ball."

Brian thought, and a mansion surrounded by indigo mist emerged inside the sphere. He nodded slightly, and said to the girl beside him:
"After the link is established, I can appear in this mansion built in a different dimension at any time after the spell of the fifth layer of magic net is activated."

In fact, he just did it with the mentality of trying it out.

After all, whether it can be successful or not depends entirely on the authority set by the owner of the mansion.

Apparently, his attempt paid off well.

Now, after obtaining the coordinates and approval of the mansion, once he masters the conjuration system of the five rings, he will have a way to enter and exit the mansion anytime and anywhere.

"By the way, are you really a Battle Mage?" Hesaiah looked at Brian curiously with her silver-gray eyes after hearing Brian's explanation.

As a sword mage, she certainly knew what spells the battle mages in the battle mage legion of the Kingdom of Cormyr were proficient in.

However, with the constant contact with Brian.

Hesaiah was surprised to find that the other party was not only an excellent battle mage, but also possessed profound knowledge of the mysteries, even no less than the female lord who lived deep in the tower in Araby City.

What made her even more unbelievable was that the battle mage in front of her was also a psion.

She felt that the deeper she got in touch with Brian, the more mysterious he felt.

"For the time being." Brian gave her a short and perfunctory answer.

Because as long as his arcane fire opens the authority of the fifth layer of the magic net, he can openly call himself an arcanist.

"Let's go, don't stand here in a daze." He patted the girl's shoulder with a smile, and stepped into the portal first.

Hesaiah came back to his senses and hurriedly followed behind Brian.

After entering the portal, Brian found himself in a different-dimensional space shrouded in indigo mist. Not far in front of him was a gorgeous mansion.

The mansion looks very luxurious, but it is not deliberately highlighted. The overall building is mainly made of stones, which has a sense of vicissitudes of life.

"Never touch the indigo smoke."

Brian reminded the sword mage beside him, "Otherwise, the lighter ones will take away all your energy, and the heavier ones will even drag you into the turbulence of another dimension."

Hisaiah nodded slightly, putting away his unrealistic thoughts.

The two stepped into the hall through the archway together, and came to a corridor that ran through the entire mansion.

The mansion located in a different dimension is very quiet, and the rooms with windows are illuminated by the swirling indigo smoke outside the mansion, dyeing everything in the room with indigo color.

In larger rooms, this glow softens the never-ending lights.

Brian led Sisaiah through the corridors, inspecting all the rooms on the ground floor of the mansion one by one: patio, training room, pantry, kitchen, and so on.

Not much to gain, but came across a botanical garden with open arched walls.

Flowering shrubs and small trees grow among paved paths in the semicircular courtyard.

There is no sun, but two glowing spheres hang above the plants, bathing them in sunlight.

The botanical gardens are filled with colorful flowers, and the air is filled with their fragrance.

Brian also stumbled across two invisible orange goblin dragons, perched on these small trees.

They have the shape of a cat and the wings of a butterfly. They are used to grinning with sharp teeth and twitching their tails to express their inner joy. They are also very mischievous. The moment they are discovered, they immediately spit out a happy breath at the two of them and disappear. .

Brian ignored the two mischievous goblin dragons, and led Hesaiah, who looked back frequently, to the second floor of the mansion.

Apparently, the sword mage girl has taken an interest in the Fairy Dragon.

However, in the Underdark Region, besides causing trouble for them, bringing these two little guys is just causing trouble.

Brian naturally didn't dare to let this happen.

They came to a research room on the second floor.

There is an unpleasant chemical smell in the air here.

Long wooden tables spanned the room, filled with vials, beakers, and Erlenmeyer flasks of various liquids and powders.

Books are stacked among glassware and chemicals.

The walls are full of yellowed paper icons and blackboards filled with complex formulas, the main content of the records is to study the transformation of various materials into gold.

From the scorch and acid burn marks on the furniture, it can be seen that there have been several major accidents here.

Cabinets with glass doors line the walls on either side and house various specimens.

Brian opened the glass-door cabinets one by one.

It was stuffed with skulls, skeletons, taxidermy animals, rock minerals, dried plants and jars containing creatures floating in liquid.

Seeing that they couldn't find anything, they went to a nearby library.

Bookshelves filled with books line the walls of this room.

Two bookshelves are located on either side of the center of the room, separated by a 10-foot-wide aisle.

Stacks of books filled the room, and there was a small desk and a comfortable scarlet chair in the corner.

Brian went to the bookshelf and flipped through the intact books.

He soon discovered that the contents of the books mainly recorded knowledge about nature, astronomy, astrology, physiology and philosophy, which could be bought with money.

He went to another bookshelf and continued to browse.

As expected, I found many rare works on science, occult and alchemy, as well as some books on planes and summoning strange creatures.

However, to his dismay, all the books were fixed on the bookshelves by enchanted chains, and they could not be removed from the bookshelves unless they were destroyed.

So he put it back in place again.

Because he could feel that with his current ability, he couldn't break the magic restriction above.

If it is forcibly broken, it will only be destroyed.

He could only wait until he came into contact with the Five Rings Demon Net and obtained the entire mansion. All the things in it would naturally be his own, so he could have enough time to read and check carefully.

Then, the two came to another room opposite the library.

It looks more like a treasure room.

In every corner of this cozy room is a scarlet armchair and a desk stacked with books.

There was a blazing fire in the fireplace, which Brian sensed was an illusion, making it look cozy but not providing any heat.

On the walls are the heads of various animals: a stag, a wolf, a griffin, a hellhound and a black dragon - all of which appear to be purely decorative role.

Seeing Hesaiah's interest in the head of a black dragon, it seems that he wants to judge the authenticity.

Brian quickly reached out his hand to signal her not to mess with anything inside, and immediately threw detection magic to every corner of the room.

"See those two swords?"

He pointed to the two swords placed on the shelf above the fireplace, and said to Hesaiah, "Those are volley swords, which belong to the construct. Once they touch anything in the room, they will attack instantly."

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Brian realized something again, "It turns out that these two volley swords have long lost their magic power and have fallen into a state of incapacity."

Thinking of this, with a thought, he used the telekinesis ability of the Arcane Hand to carefully control a book on the table to float into the air.

Just as Brian thought, the two volley swords hanging above the fireplace remained motionless from beginning to end.

"Danger removed."

Bryan reminded the sword mage beside him with a smile, and walked towards a table next to the scarlet armchair.

Hesaiah also examined the decorations on the walls with interest.

Out of his keen intuition for magic, Brian turned his attention to the magic items on the table: a gilded book and two pairs of gauntlets.

He leaned back in the armchair, picked up the items through the arcane knowledge he had mastered, and began to concentrate on identifying the attributes of the magic equipment.

(End of this chapter)