I was surprised when we arrived at what Lilian presented as a mountain where there would be an underground city underneath, that’s because there was smoke coming out of the top of the mountain and a river of lava flowing from the top of the mountain to the middle where. ．
No matter how I look at it, all I can see is a volcano, when I looked at the others they looked at me not understanding what I was talking about, Samira was the only one who had a strange expression on her face before she exchanged a look with me and nod in agreement.
“This isn’t a volcano, with that negligible amount of lava it’s a far cry from what a real volcano looks like.” (Lilian)
“I agree with Lilian, the lava of this volcano doesn’t even seem to have magic inside, you can tell by the trees that are very close to the top.” (Diana)
“The fire elemental energy is probably not that strong, thanks to that it must have some monsters living in the lava and it probably made a nest on the top of the mountain.” (Nix)
“If this was a real volcano, then you could feel the heat even from this distance.” (Vanessa)
I didn’t imagine that magic could influence nature so strongly, if I’m not mistaken, I remember hearing that this continent and the Morror Continent are in a part of the world where energy is weaker, so I don’t even want to imagine the types of disasters which should be the environments in the high ambient magic zones.
“I agree with you, Father.” (Samira)
“But we have to remember that in a different world things are different, what each world considers normal is different.” (Samira)
“But I don’t understand, if there’s lacquer coming out of this mountain or whatever you want to call it, then why is there a city under this mountain?” (I)
“Exactly because of the lava that a city has, because of that the temperature is more pleasant in the city, it keeps everyone warm.” (Lilian)
“The lava flow that you can see from here ends in the middle of the mountain because a big hole that leads to where the city is, the lava river gives a certain beauty to the city at the same time it helps to warm up the temperature that otherwise way would be too low.” (Lilian)
“You’re making me want to see this city more and more.” (I)
“Come with me, I’ll show you this city.” (Lilian)
Lilian had gone ahead so we could enter the city, it seems that to enter this city you need permission first, you can only enter if you are part of a Guild, be nominated by some nation, or demonstrate talent as a Blacksmith.
Lilian was in the front accompanied by Anton and Tania, when we arrived there were already many people impressed with the Halberd that Anton showed, of course, the test will not be to make him manufacture something here, it will take a long time.
The test is to present one of his works, after that, an item is used to confirm that the answers that will be made are true, with that they confirmed everything, and Anton was allowed to pass it along with all of us.
Lilian had already told us that this is a city for those who are in the crafting business, that’s because this city is rich thanks to the materials they get in the Dungeon.
From what I heard from Lilian, the miners of this city entered the dungeons to get their materials, that means they have infinite ores, but that doesn’t mean they always will, that’s because the time for a mineral or metal to reappear inside a dungeon varies depending on its rarity and Dungeon level, and may not respawn in the same place.
When we arrive at the five-meter-tall gate made of metal thicker than my body, I see the various marks on the gate that seem to have withstood the onslaught of millions of monsters for an indefinite time.
There we saw that there are no walls, only the gate and this mountain, the merchants who are near the gate I imagine are waiting to enter, are pestering Anton to buy his halberd.
When we arrived it seemed like no one had noticed us as they were only paying attention to Anton who was trying to hold his wife Tania who was getting annoyed with so many people blocking the way.
As I didn’t want to draw too much attention, I let Diana and érica picked up the couple while we went in the front, as soon as we went through the tunnel which was a light descent for a few minutes, I see something glowing on the other side, once we get to the end of the tunnel and I can see the city is surprised.
The city was a collection of buildings made of a variety of stones and decorated in bright colors, the glow I had seen was what was on top, the giant dome that was carved into or under the mountain had crystals of all shapes and sizes, shapes, and colors shining overhead as if they were stars in the sky.
The city below had crystals scattered everywhere looking like a city full of neon, the place where we left gave a good view from the top of the city to allow everyone who entered to see the beauty of this city.
It was also possible to see a lava waterfall that descended through a wall on the left side forming a small lake that leads to a river of lava that seems to surround half of the city.
To get to the city at the bottom there was a ramp carved in stone that leads to the city, I was standing there enjoying this beautiful view.
“Welcome to Cities of Stars, home to the finest craftsmen and blacksmiths from across the Dark Continent.” (Lilian)
While listening to what Lilian was saying, I kept looking at the city where I saw bustling rias everywhere, this was the first time I saw Dwarves on this continent.
I could also see dozens of carts carrying piles of minerals or metals around the city, the vast majority of the people I was seeing on the city streets had muscles all over their bodies, even the women.
This whole city was amazing, I thought it was a shame I didn’t have any kind of camera to start taking fireworks from everywhere, there was light magic that does something similar, but that’s not the same thing.