Chapter 1493: Chapter 1487: Advancing and Exploring

"..."

Listening to Ronald’s musings, Costata pondered, but couldn’t immediately grasp everything. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Seeing this, Ronald didn’t plan to dwell on the matter, so he succinctly explained:

"To put it directly, the Song of the Forest is a transit station."

"The seal of the ancient holy city is divided into two layers. To enter it, besides successfully entering the Song of the Forest from the real world, you must also use the correct method within the Song of the Forest to transfer here."

Costate already had some ideas, but after Ronald’s clarification, the maid immediately showed an expression of understanding.

"Sir, I understand now!"

"The changes you caused after breaking the vines in the Song of the Forest weren’t any pre-set traps, but because the Song of the Forest is situated in the void, revealing such a pure scene."

"Yes, it’s truly an impressive ability." Ronald couldn’t help but nod in agreement, simultaneously recalling the experiences at Barrier Mountain.

The Song of the Forest and the Infinite Negative Realm, both were creations by the strongest contemporary casters to seal dangerous things. Despite completely different underlying logic, their miracles are incredibly exceptional!

As a witness to two worlds, Ronald’s emotions surged naturally:

"Such advanced techniques, it’s truly difficult to gauge their understanding of spells."

"..."

Ronald and Costate chatted briefly, then summoned the original text and recited an incantation: "Starting from the relationship between the Earth and the sky, we shall begin to build our understanding."

The Astronomy Master spell took effect, immediately lifting them both into the air.

They hadn’t forgotten their purpose here and finally reached their target, preparing immediately to search for traces of the Nine Rings Secret Meeting members to thwart their actions.

However, it wasn’t long before Ronald was forced to stop ascending.

Because after reaching a certain height, they encountered an invisible boundary above.

Thud thud—

Costate reached out to tap the unseen boundary, then looked at Ronald for guidance.

"Sir...?"

"No, don’t act." Ronald immediately vetoed the maid’s idea, "It’s likely similar to the Song of the Forest earlier. Even if we break through, above is just void."

After explaining, Ronald turned his gaze to the surroundings.

Though they couldn’t ascend very high, combining a certain height with his Astronomy Master spell, they still managed to achieve decent efficiency.

Thus, activating the Star Disc to gather environmental information, Ronald took Costate and began advancing through this unknown world at a certain elevation.

Soon, the Star Disc had recorded the surrounding terrain.

Like the sky, there was a similar boundary a hundred meters below this world’s ground. However, it’s not just flat or curved but winding and undulating, completely matching the shape of the surface.

In other words, this world is a special world that extends outwards with the surface as its center.

Ronald naturally didn’t conceal this discovery and immediately informed Costate.

Then, after flying for only a few minutes, something caught their attention.

It was a rudimentary settlement, mainly composed of wooden and stone buildings. In some places, grass even grew from the ground all the way up to the roof, completely covering the houses below.

After flying over a hill.

This village, capable of housing around a hundred people, quietly appeared below.

"Are there people living here?" Costate’s expression was confused.

Initially surprised, Ronald then appeared solemn, shaking his head in denial:

"No, that’s not right."

"My spell hasn’t detected any human traces here. This place might be in use, but it’s definitely not ’humans’ residing here!"

"..."

"Not humans." The maid’s gaze became serious.

With their excellent vision, Ronald and Costate observed below without lowering their altitude, staying at a safe distance while continuing their aerial observation.

Soon, the residents living here came into view.

As Ronald mentioned, those living here were indeed not humans but weren’t a conventional species either.

——Beastmen.

If you must give a definition, the term beastmen could somewhat cover the situation here.

The residents below somewhat resemble humans in general physique.

But in details such as beast-like heads, fur, tails, limbs, each has its unique characteristics, without a unified standard, showcasing a variety of biological features.

Facing such a discovery, Ronald momentarily couldn’t decide.

Thus, he looked to Costate, a person from the past who was knowledgeable:

"Costate, have you ever heard of such people... such life forms?"

The maid shook her head decisively:

"Sir, I have never seen such life forms. The intelligent life of this world is primarily humans, perhaps only in some bizarre aristocratic novels could you find such fantastical existence."

Ronald continued the conversation:

"Given that, do you think we should go down and interact with them?"

Upon hearing this, the maid gave him a peculiar look:

"Sir, aren’t you supposed to give commands? I indeed know nothing about them."

"..."

Ronald shrugged.

He initially hoped Costate would make more decisions, which would help the maid considerably. But since the maid wasn’t inclined, he didn’t insist.

Heading towards the hill’s side, facing away from the settlement, Ronald manipulated the spell, landing them there.

To explore this settlement, the first issue to tackle is the difference in appearance. Ronald’s pure human appearance contrasts sharply with the beastmen, which is undoubtedly unsuitable now.

So he utilized the transformation power of the Original Sin of Jealousy.

——The spell worked impeccably as always.

Based on templates observed in the air earlier, Ronald fashioned an appropriate look for himself, ready to blend in quickly.

But his fellow maid Costate... lacked the spell for changing appearance!

Ronald immediately spoke:

"Costate, the transformation spell works only on me; perhaps you can stand guard outside..."

However, the maid was already prepared, responding before Ronald finished:

"Sir, I think we won’t need to separate."

Just as she spoke, a magic fluctuation appeared from Costate.

Soon, a gentle breeze swept by, swirling around the maid, distorting the light and making her figure blurry.

Within seconds, the transformation was complete, and under the cover of wind, Costate’s figure disappeared entirely in the sunlight, even causing the grass she stepped on to rise again.

Meanwhile, Costate’s voice softly sounded beside Ronald:

"Sir, this should do."