Passing through the golden portal, the cold wind of the Himalayas swept over the blue bricks and wooden tiles, while the melodious sound of ancient bells echoed amidst the swirling mist, maintaining the desolation and solemnity of this hidden sanctuary for a thousand years.
Unlike the steel and concrete of New York, Kamar-Taj was filled with a primitive and mysterious charm.
However, this tranquility was broken today by a dazzling platinum-gold figure.
Lux strolled across the Martial Arts Square.
She wasn't intentionally showing off, but her suit of platinum light armor, crafted with Demacian royal techniques, reflected a nearly holy luster in the sunlight, looking quite out of place in this ascetic sanctuary full of coarse linen clothes.
She looked just like a foreign princess who had accidentally wandered into a place of commoner cultivation.
The mages practicing their morning drills on the square all cast their gazes her way.
The novice apprentices in white robes had the weakest concentration; as soon as their eyes touched Lux's sun-like smile, they felt their hearts race. In their loss of focus, the spark circles they had only drawn halfway collapsed into a few wisps of smoke with an embarrassing "poof."
The advanced mages in deep red monk robes were more knowledgeable; they stared at the flowing radiance on Lux's light armor, marveling at the forging techniques of this metal, which clearly did not belong to any known civilization on Earth.
As for the few in blue robes, or even those in unique personal colors who were master-level figures, they only felt astonishment at this moment.
Their focus was not on the girl's pretty face or her attire, but on her essence... that seemingly harmless blonde girl was, in their eyes, clearly a radiant sun forcibly bound within a humanoid shell!
"This way is the Library, and over there is the Training Ground."
The Ancient One walked ahead with her hands behind her back, patiently acting as a tour guide.
If Lux were to live here long-term, familiarizing herself with the environment was a necessity.
Yes, the Ancient One had already planned to have Lux stay here.
She was quite overbearing, with a strong sense of possessiveness.
"Ancient One, are they all mages too?" Lux felt the many gazes and looked back at them.
"You could say that, but they are at different stages."
The Ancient One explained with a smile, "White represents the novices who have just entered, like a blank sheet of paper, honing their character. Deep red represents apprentices undergoing rigorous training, who have mastered the basics of the mystic arts. Blue represents official mages who have completed their apprenticeship."
"As for those no longer bound by colors, they are masters who can stand on their own and have their own styles."
She then took the opportunity to explain Kamar-Taj's operating principles to Lux: "Through our practice, we build a bridge between the spirit and dimensions, borrowing power from the great Vishanti or even other dimensional entities to cast magic."
Hearing this, Lux's azure eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with an envious expression:
"Wow! That's amazing! You can actually borrow someone else's power?"
"Sigh, unlike me, I can only use the little bit of magic in my own body. Once it's used up, I have to wait for it to recover slowly. It's so inconvenient."
Ancient One: "..."
The Sorcerer Supreme's originally calm and detached pace faltered slightly.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but she felt as if the air in Kamar-Taj had suddenly become thick with the scent of "green tea"... She looked at Lux's sincere eyes.
After living so long, she actually couldn't tell for a moment if this child was humblebragging or truly envious.
It gave off a sense of déjà vu, like someone saying, "Oh, my house is too big; it takes several minutes to walk from the bedroom to the bathroom every day. I really envy you for living in those small pigeon-hole apartments"... [villainess value +2]
[simulation value +43]
Although she was humblebragged at a little bit, the Ancient One didn't mind.
After the tour, she brought Lux to the guest room prepared for her—
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