Blue Water, Blue Sky

Posted on 2015-06-14 Edited on 2023-09-29 Disqus: Word count in article: 3k Reading time ≈ 3 mins.

Two black dots appeared on the distant horizon, slowly getting bigger until it became clear that they were two people – two sorcerers, to be exact.

The speed at which they were flying was incredibly fast, indicating the immense magical power they possessed.

“I don’t think we have enough magic left even if we accelerate like this. Why don’t we suppress our magic and use the Stargate instead?” Sorcerer α said to β.

β glanced at α and continued flying forward. After a while, he spoke slowly, “What if we fail?”

α couldn’t help but shiver, unsure if it was due to the coldness at high altitude.

β caught α and threw a bottle of soylent at him, then silently drank some himself to replenish their magic power.

The so-called Stargate is a long-distance teleportation tool. While sorcerers can also use it effortlessly, the problem is that the Stargates have been occupied by Muggles. Moreover, before entering, the guards use a black obsidian similar to the Dark Mark to detect whether the person has any harmful weapons.

Although 99% of the sorcerers are kind-hearted, the magic stones they carry will make the obsidian scream continuously. Even sorcerers who have reached the level of sorcerer’s apprentices will have their obsidian activated even if they don’t bring any props.

If they don’t leave in time or decide to forcibly enter, the national armed forces will appear a few minutes later, capture them, and they will disappear from the face of the earth.

As they approached the urban area, they quickly decreased their altitude to below 1500 meters above sea level, so as not to be mistaken for unidentified flying objects and be shot down by the missile defense system of the capital.

The capital is surrounded by mountains to the northwest, west, and east.

The western mountainous region is the northeast extension of the Taihang Mountains. The northern and northeastern mountainous regions are the western segment of the Yanshan Mountains. The overall shape is that of a half-basin.

Far away, on each mountaintop, most of the sorcerers have already taken their positions.

Approaching noon, a large magic circle began to faintly appear.

At that time, the sunlight shines, like countless pieces of glass.
― Ling Mengchu, “Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio” Volume Twenty-Eight

The mountains presented a kingly appearance.

α and β flew to their respective positions and waited in readiness.

Noon arrived, and yellow sand filled the sky, rolling in.

At this moment, the Chief Archmage standing on the tallest peak drew a series of mysterious spells in the sky.

A beam of brilliant seven-colored light shot straight into the sky. Upon receiving the signal, the sorcerers on the mountain peaks pointed their wands towards the sky and condensed their magic into a spell:

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In an instant, a massive and transparent HEPA arose slowly from the mountains surrounding the capital.

As the forces of nature and summoned creatures of magic came into contact, ripples appeared on the surface of the Shell, resembling water ripples during a rain shower.

And thus, before the sorcerers exhausted their magic power,

under the dome, the sky was clear, the water was blue.

Of course, low-level sorcerers can easily pass through the Stargate as long as they pay the increased fee. So all those events have nothing to do with him. He is completely oblivious to the matter.

He only feels that the sky has been exceptionally blue these past few days, with an abundance of moisture permeating the air.

Looking up at the sky, the blue expanse is refreshing and intoxicating.