Arcane Lord

That afternoon, Shado got off work early and went back to the main body to deal with the accumulated official business of the Tower of Time. Now that the Midsummer Festival is approaching, the Tower of Time is a little busy.

On the contrary, the elves with weak faith in the glory have not felt the festive atmosphere that has been accumulating in Netheril.

At about dusk, Shado received a message from Larian - it was time to set off for Urban's house. He could arrange a private talk with Regante in the free time before the dinner.

In fact, this is also the real purpose of the elves' private banquet. As long as the talk is almost the same, then the next is pure entertainment. The shorter ones will last at least until midnight, and the longer ones will go directly to noon the next day.

The name of the elves' enjoyment comes largely from this.

...

Cloud Top Mountain.

The Urban family and the Golden Maple Manor of the Larian family are not far apart. In fact, most of the upper families in Everiska live near Cloud Top Mountain, just the distance is different.

Arriving at the Urban Manor, looking at the slightly deserted entrance, Larian explained: "Tonight's guests are actually only you, me and Regan. Urban originally wanted to discuss urban planning and agricultural land with Regan, so we got together. Don't mind."

"It's okay. I like quietness. If you really want to talk about the special-uh-formal banquets of your elves, I can't enjoy it!"

Originally, Shaduo wanted to say "particularly decadent", but considering that he was facing an elf, it was somewhat inappropriate to describe the essence of elven culture in this way, but he did think so.

Entering the manor, a servant immediately took the two to a lounge. It was called a lounge, but it was actually more like a showroom with a rest area.

The exhibition area showed various collections of the Urban family, and there was a moon elf who looked like a butler who was here to explain and introduce them to Shaduo.

Out of politeness, Shaduo did not refuse, but just when he showed a hint of impatience, the butler apologized and quietly retreated.

At this time, Larian laughed, "Don't blame Urban, he likes to show off his family collection to the guests who come before him. Even I, an old friend of many years, will experience this after coming here.

"However, his butler is indeed very smart and never makes guests angry. In fact, if you wait a little longer, you should introduce Urban's most proud collection."

"Really?" Shado did not comment.

Larian continued to smile and said, "Regant probably won't come as early as us, so let me introduce it to you!"

Larian mentioned Urban's collection again and again, and Shado realized that he might have other intentions. Since he was already here, it would be okay to listen, so he said:

"Then I'll trouble Elder Larian!"

"No trouble, no trouble, anyway I'm free."

As he said, Larian walked to the side of the display area and pulled off the cloth on a display shelf. On it hung a painting that looked like a distant view of a city.

"Counselor Shado, you can take a closer look! "

Larian waved to Shado, who did not refuse and stood up to go over, but before he moved, he found that the city view in the painting not far away seemed to have changed its angle.

He suddenly thought of something, and did not approach immediately, but changed several angles in succession near the rest area, and then approached the painting little by little.

Sure enough, it was just as he thought!

The painting actually used a projection-like method, and the city scene from different angles was different. He speculated that the carrier of the painter's painting might not be canvas, but space.

After the painting was finished, the painting was fixed to the canvas through magic, making it a painting instead of a three-dimensional projection.

"This painting was originally discovered in a relic. After investigation, it was determined that the painting was created more than 10,000 years ago. The painting depicts a city called [Alister] in Maiyelita."

"Well, it does have a very distinctive Maiyelita style! "Shado nodded, agreeing with Larian's judgment of the area depicted in the painting.

When he was in the projection plane, he lived in another city called [Sukanvisa] in Maiyelita for a period of time, where he also received a period of sword chanter enlightenment training and made his first pot of gold in magic.

And because it was the first projection plane he had ever been to, he was very impressed. Now this painting depicting [Alister], although not a real impact, the style revealed in it is extremely clear.

It brought him back to the memory of [Sukanvisa] in an instant.

He believed that this painting definitely depicted the city of Maiyeli TC. Of course, whether it was really an authentic work drawn by the Maiyelita painter of that era was unknown.

He was more inclined to believe that it was an imitation by later generations. After all, things from more than 10,000 years ago, even magical items, should have decayed long ago and could not have been preserved so well.

Of course, if we insist that this painting, whose author's name is unknown, has been properly protected since its creation, and has not had any accidents for more than 10,000 years, it is possible that it looks like this now.

"It is indeed a very magnificent city!" Shaduo exclaimed.

Compared with the grand atmosphere of the city of Erivanda, which can even be said to be domineering, the city of Maiyeli TC is relatively restrained, exuding a scholarly atmosphere everywhere, and is a very ideal place to live.

Perhaps this is also the beginning of the different destinies of these two countries in the future.

But compared to the elven cities of the current era, Maiyeli Tower looks magnificent, mysterious and majestic. It makes people sigh at how prosperous the era was ten thousand years ago.

Somehow, Shado suddenly understood what Larian meant. After seeing the glorious history created by his ancestors, which elf wouldn't want to recreate that history with his own hands in reality?

…

Next, Larian began to analyze the technique, style, and even the author's thoughts revealed in this painting, but Chateau was not interested in these.

The only value of this painting to him is that it reminds him of his original experience of living in Sukanwisa, and nothing else. After all, he is not a painter.

Perhaps Larian also felt that this introduction was a bit boring, so he introduced the topic——

“Since Evereska’s development, it has experienced various ups and downs along the way, but now it has reached a fork in the road of history. It may be able to achieve greater glory going forward, but it may also decline along the way.

"We make various decisions with caution and passion, always keeping in mind that development is the solution to all problems, but Everesca is small in size after all, and there are always things we cannot take into account."