I’m Really Not Targeting the Mages: Three hundred and ninety-one
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"Acquiring coordinates..."
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"Historical Knowledge: Sky Island Loaded!"
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"Island in the Sky: In the Eighth History of the Unworldly.
Mystra's Material Plane is developing in another direction.
Many years ago.
It was the mysterious age after Mystra left and the Weave shattered for no reason.
Because of an unknown change.
The world is in an unprecedented crisis.
Toxic gas from an unknown subplane erupted.
It swept the ground of the world.
Takes countless lives.
The failure of the Weave has left the mages with no more magic.
The vast majority of mages, like other humans, died in the first three epigas explosions.
Under the erosion of poisonous gas.
The entire world is in danger of extinction.
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And in this case.
There is still a mage organization called "Future" that adheres to its old beliefs.
They believe that Mystra will eventually return.
To wait until that day.
The mages of the future did everything possible to ensure the continuation of themselves and the human community.
The number of people who can be organized has been inexorably decreasing.
The horrific poison not only killed most people.
Also makes the surface weird-
Unlivable is one aspect.
The frequent spellcasting disorder is a deeper crisis!
This means that post-Lewis mages are likely to lose their magic power completely!
In desperation, the members of "Future" call for the return of Mystra.
Can be accompanied by the passage of time day by day.
More and more species are dying off the land.
The last remaining human population is also at stake.
And due to lack of height.
The floating city created by the "Future" organization cannot completely escape the scope of poison gas.
People keep dying.
The Leyline effect is also constantly ebbing.
The only 30 wizards left in the city performed a mysterious ritual from an unknown ancient book in desperation-
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"Awakening of the True God"
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They attempt to gain Mystra's favor by calling on Mystra's real name.
But this ceremony did not bring about the redemption that the members of "Future" had longed for.
But total destruction!
The mysterious star beast attracted by the ceremony completely destroyed the floating city where the headquarters of "Future" is located!
After that.
The star beast begins to greedily devour everything within sight.
It's hard to come to the main material world.
Its purpose is more than just a meal.
So.
The creatures of this world have entered the darkest and most desperate years of all time!
Toxic gas erupts constantly on the ground.
In the sky, there are star beasts that cover the sky and the sun.
The most difficult time.
The human population has shrunk to less than 2,000!
One day.
The star beast entrenched in the sky finally couldn't restrain its own hunger.
It hits the ground.
Start munching on mountains and rivers.
But at this time.
The fourth and most powerful gas explosion ever recorded.
The mysterious star beast couldn't resist the terrifying poisonous gas.
It fell to the ground screaming.
After more than 30 days of intense struggle.
The star beast gradually turned into a corpse.
After the star beast fell.
It took a long time for people to come out of the shelter.
The three remaining "Future" mages gathered the courage to study the corpse of the star beast.
Soon.
They found out that the arrival of the star beasts absorbed most of the amount of the fourth gas explosion.
As a result, nearby creatures didn't take much damage.
More surprising.
They discovered a brand new aether on the body of the star beast!
That's an ether in a pink form.
It has extremely unique properties and powerful magical powers.
The mages of the "Future" refer to it as the "Dream Aether".
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With the help of the Dream Aether.
The mages of the Future Order have repaired part of the leech.
And made a "cyclone bridge" that runs through the sky and the earth.
And the "Future City" standing on the Cyclone Bridge!
Powered by Cyclone Bridge technology.
Magicians have created numerous sky islands.
This frees them from the already uninhabitable ground environment.
The civilization of human beings has also continued..."
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Looking at the dense historical knowledge in the data column.
Roger rubbed his temples lightly.
His eyes looked a little blank.
Actually, it's because he digests the huge amount of information he receives at this moment.
Superior historical knowledge allows him to grasp key historical information as soon as he enters the historical world.
Except for the origin of "Sky Island".
He also acquired several keywords.
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"Collector"
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"Wings of the Mage"
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"Dream Ether"
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"Bridge Keeper"
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"The War of Mage Tyranny and Resistance"
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These keywords are closely related to the origin and system of Sky Island.
The "Dream Ether" is the cornerstone of Sky Island.
Roger understands.
After establishing the Sky Island habitat.
The future mage has become the well-deserved ruler and guardian of Sky Island with the help of the only remaining magic net and dream ether.
At first.
Others who are blessed by them are very grateful.
After all, they built Sky Island.
But as time goes by year after year.
The floating island's population is growing.
The voice of dissatisfaction is also growing stronger.
The cause of the incident is "Dream Ether"!
It is not difficult to see the origin of Sky Island.
Fantasy Aether is the key to future mages' power.
But they are more troublesome.
Future Mage does not have the ability to acquire fantasy ether!
In order to maintain the existence of "Cyclone Bridge".
Sky Islands will consume a large amount of Fantasy Ether every day.
Added to the reason of spell disorder and anti-gravity field failure.
Future mages will find no other way to replace the Cyclone Bridge.
Additionally.
Other technologies they later created also required the support of the Phantasm.
It can be said that the entire Sky Island civilization is based on the dream ether!
But here comes the problem.
Fantasy Aether can only be obtained from the corpse of a star beast!
This has led to the need for some of the residents of Sky Island to regularly collect pink "Dream Ether" from the corpses of the star beasts.
These people are "gatherers".
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In the world of Isle of Skye.
Gatherers are a profession with a high mortality rate.
Because they need access to the ground.
After hundreds of years of toxic gas outbreaks.
The surface has entered a low frequency period of toxic gas eruptions.
Unfortunately, there are still small gas outbreaks.
With the power of Sky Island civilization.
To this day, there is still no resistance to this poisonous gas.
And even more frightening.
Except gas.
A group of monsters with a very high degree of distortion were also born on the surface!
According to research by the Future Organization.
These monsters are inextricably linked to the star beast.
They are also keen to acquire the Dream Aether.
There have even been several terrifying incidents of monster attacks on the "Cyclone Bridge" due to this.
These events exacerbate the conflict between the Future Organization and the rest of humanity.
Because the power of the "Future Mage" cannot affect the surface of the spellcasting disorder.
They also dare not approach the surface.
Therefore, the responsibility of guarding the Cyclone Bridge is handed over to other professionals, just like the collectors.
These people are known as "Bridge Keepers".
Compared to collectors who need to go deep into the Star Beast Mountains.
Bridgekeepers are less risky.
The probability of the cyclone bridge itself attracting monsters is still relatively low.
During the garrison.
As long as you can dodge a small gas burst, that's fine.
And the collectors may be attacked by monsters at any time in the process of collecting fantasy ether in the Xingbeast Mountains.
They were even more dissatisfied.
I don't know if it's for cost savings.
The "Wings of the Mage", the aircraft provided by the future mages to the collectors to travel between the surface and the island in the sky, often malfunctions.
The total failure rate is above 20%.
It was fine when I went down.
After all, every Gatherer starts with 3 Mage Wings.
Trained foragers have the ability to dress up during periods of free fall.
When it is possible to return.
They need to carry a heavy dream ether.
It's time to come out.
The Gatherer is faced with the decision of whether or not to throw away the gas canister with the Phantasmal Aether on his back.
Slightly careless.
Or you will lose your hard-collected fantasy ether.
Or just throw your life away.
More unsatisfactory.
If the collector returns empty-handed.
They still need to cover the cost of renting "Wings of the Mage".
And of course there are compensation fees for lost aircraft.
These liabilities often force them to the next collection operation.
Can be returned even after successful collection.
The reward for collectors is still not proportional to the risk.
A maximum of 3 months off.
A bottoming out savings can lead to a return to the old business.
This is based on the future organization monopolizing the lifeblood of all industries——
Especially in agriculture.
Sky Island does not allow any form of private cultivation.
Only a "bread garden" with an operating license can produce food.
The owners of the bakery gardens are members of the Future Organization.
They breathed each other.
Monopolize the pricing power of food.
Therefore.
These foods are sold at extremely high prices on the market.
Soon to empty the collector's pocket.
The rest can only survive as various vassals of the future organization.
Living a life where food and clothing cannot be guaranteed.
It's worth mentioning.
Exotic plants such as bread trees, cheese vines, and fruit platter shrubs in the bread garden are also irrigated by the Dream Aether.
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In this context.
Those with the qualifications of mages who can enter the future organization live the life of emperors.
While the rest of the people can only get by in a hurry.
The forager looks resentful at the thriving plants in the bread garden.
The bridge watcher was saddened by the tragic death of his comrade.
Others have faced similar dilemmas.
And so came the "Battle of Resistance."
About the War of Resistance.
Roger's historical knowledge doesn't mention much.
All he knew was that the Gatherers, Bridge Keepers, and other non-mage members had united.
Some people went on strike.
Others chose to escape from "Sky Island"!
This incident has drawn the ire of the Future Organization.
But they did not dare to hunt down the "Rebels" who had fled to the surface.
Only take out the strikers.
All in all.
It was another dark year for Sky Isle since its inception.
The population of the islands has plummeted.
For a while.
The mages even blatantly declare that they don't need other humans.
They just need someone who is qualified to be a mage.
Others deserve only captivity.
It can be very fast.
For some unknown reason.
The mage who made these remarks has been stripped of his future membership.
The attitude of the future organization softened.
They begin settlement negotiations with the rest.
Not long.
A few of the "Rebels" fled back to Sky Island in embarrassment—
They were hunted by terrifying monsters on the surface.
And the spread of poisonous gas still does not support human long-term survival.
In desperation.
They still have no choice but to return to Isle of Skye!
Final.
Magic and non-magic alike realize that they need each other.
On this premise.
The two sides engaged in round after round of negotiations.
Final.
Future Organization has given up the management rights of the two islands, as well as the monopoly of some industries on the surface.
The civilization of Sky Island has re-entered a period of stability.
Nevertheless.
Mages with the ability to use the Phantasmal Aether remain a privileged class.
The friction between the mage and non-mage groups continues.
Until 30 years ago.
An earth-shattering event happened...
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"Historical Knowledge: Information is loaded...Insufficient historical knowledge to obtain blocked information..."
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"Not..."
"What happened 30 years ago?"
"Historical knowledge can also play out of context, right?!"
Looking at it, I almost wrote the historical knowledge of 'unfinished'.
Roger burst into a rage.
After calming down.
He felt a little strange again.
"Where's Killing Mask?"
"What is it about the history of this world that says nothing about Killing Mask?"
"And..."
"How did a world dominated by mages be born an ascendant with slaughter authority?"
"Aren't these future mages arrogant? How did the secret key fall into the hands of Killing Mask?"
Roger's head is full of question marks.
For a moment.
He even suspected that he had come to the wrong world of history!
Now.
Roger took a few steps forward.
Come to the edge of Sky Island.
But see below the sunset.
A "Gatherer" with white air behind his name returns from the ground to the sky like a tired bird returning to its nest.
Below the flight path.
It's a cyclone that pierces the sky.
And the poisonous gas layer that is extremely dense!
Come back.
Roger took another look at the data column.
The coordinates of "Mark of Mystery" have been loaded.
It doesn't appear to be on the "Butterfly Island" where they came.
"This is the world of the 8th history that has not fully returned, yes."
"It seems that killing Mask's secret key is related to the incident 30 years ago..."
Roger thought to himself.
Soon he felt a little annoyed.
He originally wanted to use the identity of Killing Mask to trick the world.
It appears now.
This identity may not be as powerful as he imagined.
Consider the sensitivity of mages in power.
Roger even smelled a tinge of danger!
And right now.
His back.
A shadow is quickly formed.
Whoosh!
The shadow has not yet been shot.
Roger has already struck first.
Floating Cloud Palm raised his hand.
Small grappling is at your fingertips.
Roger locked that shadow with ease!
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"Hint: You control a projection of 'Killing Mask'"
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"Is it him?"
"We were found?"
Ripley is slightly taken aback.
Roger shook his head:
"It's just a projection. His influence in the 8th world is not as big as I thought, and he doesn't know it for the time being."
Ripley is:
"But if you killed him, Killing Mask himself should have known we stole the back door."
Roger frowned.
Soon to relax:
"It doesn't matter."
"I'll try this first."
Finished.
He silently chose "One-Click Dress Up".
After the evil four-piece upper body.
What Roger can do.
Just endless kneading and stroking!
As a projection of the Ascended.
Killing Mask is obviously very touchable.
Roger pinched for a long time.
The latter's IQ just crumbled a little bit.
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"You didn't meet me..."
"You never attacked me..."
"You haven't been touched by me either..."
Roger rubbed the projection's head vigorously.
Until the other person's eyes are white and his expression is dull.
He let go of his hand wearily.
The projection glanced at him.
Then slowly disappeared in place.
"Done."
Roger rubbed his wrist.
Go back.
He saw Ripley's eyes full of strangeness.
Roger was a little dissatisfied.
He coughed softly:
"What?"
"Is something wrong?"
The frightened Zolton said in a panic:
"No no no!"
"Nothing."
"I'm just amazed that you are really skilled..."
"Um..."
"What are we going to do next?"
He forcefully changed the subject.
Roger didn't bother to find fault.
He pondered:
"You surreptitiously investigated the details of Killing Mask."
Ripley nodded.
"And I..."
Roger looked in the direction of the mysterious mark.
"I'm going to take care of a little private business."
"You know how to notify me if there is important information."
Next second.
His figure disappeared.
In the sky not far away.
A pair of light wings quietly unfolded.
Under the cover of clouds.
Roger is like a dragonfly.
Lightly flew into the sky.
Not long.
On the data bar.
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"Hint: You found 'Butterfly Island'"
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"Insight: You perceive a large crowd, and they seem to be having some kind of celebration..."
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"Hello!"
"The one over there~IndoMTL.com~ are you also here for the Triathlon? "
Under Twilight.
A uniformed officer blocks Roger's way.
He looks Roger up and down.
Roger rolled his eyes.
Nods.
Whoosh!
The man suddenly pulled out a stack of thick leaflet-like documents from behind.
His eyes began to light up:
"Which one do you plan to focus on?"
"Open the lock? Theft? Or escape?"
"I have all kinds of confidential information here..."
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