Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 2023 Meeting an old friend in a foreign land

Ales was someone that Oldie met in the Academic City, and the process of their acquaintance was very simple. Oldie was good at materials science, while Ales liked to study magical machinery.

People in mechanical engineering and materials science must have academic exchanges frequently, so that’s how we got to know each other.

Ales is almost twenty years older than Orde, but he is very optimistic about Orde's talent. She is not only the youngest high-level mage, but also an outstanding scholar in the field of materials science.

The two had also worked together on researching magic cannons, but ultimately they were unable to develop the magic cannon due to funding issues.

After that, Ales defected to the Demon Kingdom of Tandron. They funded and helped Ales conduct experiments, and he successfully built a magic cannon.

The last time we met was at the Black Stone Fortress of the Tandron Demon Kingdom, when Ales was cooperating with the Subia Demon Kingdom in the attack. (See Chapter 1419 for details)
Ales did not have much loyalty to the Demon Kingdom of Tandron. It was just a simple relationship between Party A and Party B. After the attack and defense of Blackstone Fortress, Ales completely disappeared.

Based on Oldie's understanding of him, Alais must have been afraid that the continuous attacks on Viola would offend Li Chengxi, so he immediately took the life box and ran away using inter-dimensional teleportation.

For a lich, it doesn't matter where they go to study magic, they just have to pay attention to whether other planes are hostile to liches, and it would be more troublesome to find a sponsor.

The lich has almost endless time, so this little trouble is nothing.

But I didn't expect to run into him here.

Ales was also surprised by the appearance of Orday. He looked at the group of soldiers following Orday, and also looked at Sanafia on Benben's back and Sista beside him.

"Come in and talk, shield guard, stand down the alert."

The golem in front of the door responded:

"Yes, Master."

The golem, which had been in a fighting stance, returned to its previous posture of standing guard at the door.

Oldie was about to go in with her staff, but Sophia stopped her first:

"Are we really going in? That's a lich!"

For Alyssa, although the lich is also a legend, in various stories, the lich exists as a great devil.

Seeing the real thing in front of you, you will definitely be panicked.

"Don't worry. Alais would have done something to harm us a long time ago. He is afraid of the majesty of the king and would not dare to do so."

After saying that, Auldai followed in. The others looked at each other and could only quickly follow.

The first level of the workshop is a large work area with a smelter, many barrels filled with clockwork parts, and a dizzying array of tools.

An iron ladder hung from one wall, leading to a trapdoor in the ceiling.

There was a complex geometric pattern carved into the floor that flickered with the changing light. In the center of the pattern was a huge keyhole-like pattern.

There were a few other people in the workshop, ranging from humans to halflings and dwarves, but the common point was that they were all working with their heads down and ashamed. When everyone came in, they just glanced at them and didn't dare to linger on Alday and the others for any length of time.

——Maybe he was afraid of being scolded by Ales.

Speaking of Ales, he took out a magic wand and waved it left and right at the messy parts on one side. The heavy parts immediately separated to the left and right, and two chairs flew over from one side and landed steadily.

Alais sat on one of the chairs and pointed at Auldai who came in. He then said to Sophia and the others behind Auldai:

"I don't have many chairs here, so you can stand over here."

Even if there were enough chairs, Sophia and the others didn't dare sit down. Who knows if the lich would cast a curse.

Alday seemed not to be afraid at all, and walked to the chair and sat down with an expressionless face.

Then Alais and Oldie stared at each other, and no one spoke.

After a few seconds of silence, Alais said:

"I don't know whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, but your arrival has helped me a lot. I have a batch of materials that are not up to standard. The alchemists here are simply a bunch of bullfrogs, who only know how to make noise and have no idea how to deal with them."

Although the skeletons all look similar, the way this one speaks like a venomous snake is exactly the Alais that Oldie is familiar with. Alais is a very typical pragmatist. He respects anyone who is stronger and more knowledgeable than himself, and also respects people with amazing talents. He is never stingy with praise, or even help.

But people are extremely contemptuous of those who are mediocre, stupid, ignorant and weak.

"I'm not here to help you with the materials."

"Indeed, but you have reasons to help."

Alde knew she couldn't agree with Alais, so she pretended not to hear and asked:

"How will you be here?"

"Brought by a portal that suddenly appeared."

Alais's sharp finger bones slide on a chair made of recycled materials:
"I just found a place to stay temporarily in another dimension. When I was digging the underground palace, a portal appeared above my head and I was sucked in by it."

See, Alde knew that he must have escaped from the Demon Realm.

"The locals are not opposed to my identity as a lich, which is good. Even in the Demon Realm, I rarely meet people who don't mind. Of course, I don't care about the opinions of ignorant people."

Ales says:

"Life here is actually not bad. At least no one cares what I'm researching, and there are devices and machines everywhere that interest me."

Ales's specialty is magical machinery. Putting him into the fortress of the Glow Ion Yin Order is like putting a mouse into a rice warehouse.

Although the lich's voice was flat, Alyssa knew that he was having a blast in this environment.

"But I need to ensure a retreat. I'm building a magical machine that can open a portal, but the local alchemists are so bad that the progress is very slow."

Hearing this, the people working around lowered their heads. Although it didn’t sound nice, it was indeed the truth.

This workshop was not established by Ales, but by local people. It usually makes some small props to facilitate the lives of residents.

As soon as Ales arrived, he completely solved the problems that had troubled these people for years, and with his superb academic ability, he became the instructor of the workshop in a short period of time.

He became the boss not because he was good at fighting, but because he won the hearts of this group of people with his ability.

Even though they were criticized every day, these people learned a lot of useful alchemical knowledge from Ales.

But then again, as a lich who can use inter-dimensional teleportation, how can you build a machine that can open a portal?

"It seems that you have just arrived here and don't know yet."

Allais explained:

"I don't know where this place is, but I know there is a barrier that blocks teleportation. Believe me, I have tried many ways, but I can't open the portal."

To be precise, there are barriers in the fortress that restrict teleportation in and out, but there are no restrictions on teleportation within the fortress.

"But you said you were brought here by a portal."

"Yes, I suspect that the portal that brought me here was caused by some powerful item that could break through the barrier, but I have no idea yet."

Orde narrowed her eyes slightly. It was not surprising that Alais guessed this step, but he must not be allowed to know that the space priesthood was here, otherwise, with the lich's thirst for knowledge, he would definitely snatch it.

"Sergeant Voss who brought us here said that there are no people coming from the Demon Realm."

"That dwarf, huh? He's very enthusiastic, but not defensive."

Ales shrugged and said:
"You also know that I might be hunted by the Demon King God. I dare not tell others where I come from."

Although the lich didn't know it, Li Chengxi was watching him in front of the screen when he said this, and he saw it clearly...

(End of this chapter)