Forty-five ladder

It was completely made of white bricks and stones. This huge ladder pierced straight into the sky like a thin sword standing upright. Although I had never seen it, Rorona and others still instinctively believed that this was the pillar of the huge sky city called "Prada" - something completely unimaginable.

It is completely unimaginable to stand up the entire city with just one pillar... But if it is this city that countless alchemists long for, it is a different matter. After all, even the kind of airships that allow humans who walk on the ground to climb high are completed here.

Complete things that magic cannot be accomplished and that magic is missing is originally the purpose of the birth of this skill called "alchemy" at the beginning.

This huge ladder seems to be a trial given by this great city to any alchemist who comes here. It only depends on the difficult height to complete - but it is precisely because of this that it is qualified to be called "trial"... Although Alan felt that the motivation was inexplicably correct.

However, there are few voices coming from the towering ladder, and from the sweet voice, it seems that it is from a girl?

"The most difficult enemy is yourself. As this sentence says, the doll copied completely according to yourself did cause great trouble to him, but the fake is a fake after all. Under the powerful power of the protagonist who upholds love and justice, it is not worth mentioning at all. He was killed without causing any threat..." The voice continued, and the sound of smug words mixed with the sound of footsteps of the crowd on the stone steps merged into the cool breeze at the high altitude.

And what seemed to be boasting was a kind of hearty laughter - it seemed to be from a middle-aged uncle.

But this does not mean the end. The proud voice continued: "And now, the protagonist, who upholds love and justice, embarked on the journey again in order to find the most fortified food god!, which is god!... It's so terrible. If she really gets god, I'm afraid the law can no longer stop her!!"

It seems that because of his complacent appearance, Rorona's words became increasingly unreliable - it was just an ordinary self-introduction to the uncle he just met next to him?

"What's going on with your narration?" Allen, who was single ponytail, said speechlessly, but his words of protest and dissatisfaction were not even considered a matter of fact. It was natural that he did not attract the attention of the speaker.

"Of course, there are her friends in the same journey!" Rorona continued, but when she said this, she paused for the first time as if she had suddenly thought of something. After a while, she added: "By the way... and Alan."

Allen: Hey, why do you want to tell me apart? Am I not a partner? Also, what is the expression that suddenly reminds you? Don’t say my name in a tone with a “just by the way”!

"Hahaha. What an interesting little girl!" Listening to Rorona's words, the random NPC uncle next to him also laughed heartily - it is said that they were residents of the sky-based city called "Prada" that Rorona and the others were about to arrive. From the previous conversation, he knew that he had a name called "Pass".

Uncle Pas smiled like this and flicked the cigarette butt to the ground and talked to him with a look of inattention. He was obviously an uncle responsible for cleaning, but it seemed that his moral integrity had nothing to do with him?

"But Uncle Pas, is this really a passage to Prada? Is there no margin at all?" Eve on the side finally couldn't help but confirm again. As a summoner who was not responsible for frontal combat, she was already tired at this time.

Although as a summoner, she doesn't need to walk in person, and just summon Fenriel from the magic pet space, she was helpless and the reminder of her summoned beast was too huge, and she could not confirm whether the staircase supported its weight. After all, if it fell down, it would not be a serious injury. She would not be left with a scum, right?

"No, no, it is indeed accessible, because I am the resident there..." Uncle Pas said with his hand, completely "Don't worry", but when he finished speaking, he suddenly calmed down his voice and slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.

"But before that..." said in a deep voice, and at the same time, a coat that seemed to be worn only on rainy days from the work bag on her waist was taken out, which could prevent rain from splashing wet clothes.

"Is this?" Rorona asked in confusion as she looked at the strange behavior.

"Oh, because the weather forecast says there will be heavy rain today. As a tourist, it's really a coincidence. Is it a coincidence? After all, Prada, as a floating city, will be particularly affected by the climate..." Uncle Pas said indifferently. He completely regarded Rorona and others as tourists coming to visit, and also put on the raincoat.

"But it's better to walk closer to the inside? If I remember correctly, it's a red rainstorm warning..."

Ha? In other words, is there a storm with a very close distance? Rorona showed an uneasy expression.

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There is no need to doubt Uncle Pas's words, or there is no time for Rorona and others to doubt it. The gray-black thunder cloud has already come as scheduled as he said. Purple lightning is entangled in the thunder cloud, and a corner will be faintly revealed every few seconds.

Or it is really an unimaginable height. It was the first time that Rorona and others encountered this close-up observation. Unfortunately, they were not in the mood to appreciate this rare close-up wonder at this time, because the bursting sound from their ears almost made them think that their eardrums would crack because of this. At the same time, due to the high altitude, the gust of wind that might not pose any threat to the ground has almost pulled them down from this towering ladder.

"And... it's totally unreliable to walk inside!!" Allen said helplessly, and the huge airflow completely lifted him up. At this time, he could only rely on the steel handrail on one side of the stairs to avoid being blown away. As for being blown away, he might have fallen to the ground and was undoubtedly a pool of uninhabited meat sauce...

Not to mention moving forward in this situation, it is a blessing to be able to maintain the power not to be blown off. At this almost life-and-death moment, Allen also exerted his power that he did not usually have - of course, to say this, the same is true for Eve, Tolia and others.

However, in comparison, Alan's situation at this time is probably even more miserable. If you really want to say... then there is only the reason why he is not only supporting his single weight at this time - a pair of thick hands belonging to a man grabbed his ankles tightly.

"No, no... there is no way to be so big. After all, it's a red signal, red!" Uncle Pas, who grabbed Allen tightly and was almost caught in the storm behind him, emphasized that although he was causing trouble for the "girl?" in front of him, he was very grateful to her. After all, if the girl in front of him? If she was wearing a skirt, even if she grabbed it and feasted her eyes, she would probably be blown away by the storm because of the unreliable skirt.

"So pants and other things... are great too!" Uncle Pas couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the beautiful girl in front of him who was "helping" him?

"But... damn it!! Who cares about what color you are?! This is not the ordinary rainstorm at all, right?" Allen said helplessly. At this time, he could already hear the steel handrail he was holding on to start making overwhelming sounds - oh... oh!! Did he eat too much this morning, or was the uncle behind him too heavy?

"No, let me go, this will only cause both of them to fall down!" As if he noticed the predicament in front of him, Pas said with a determination, and his clear face seemed to be shining with a glory called sacrifice.

"No, how can this be done!! And... I asked myself that I didn't have the ability to grab a person with my feet." Alan said in pain, and added: "Besides, aren't you still holding me tightly?"

"Although I really want to sacrifice myself to let go of my hands, my hands are completely out of control... The human survival instinct is really terrible!" Uncle Pas said helplessly, while looking at the girl who was trying hard to grasp the handrail in front of me. Although it was not the original intention, she was still helping him? She couldn't help but sigh.

"Is it not only a beautiful appearance, but also a heart so kind?" As he said this, he showed a smile of admiration.

"In this storm, your smile... is very beautiful. It's like the sunshine exposed after the dark clouds dissipated." The chin with a slight stubborn moved slightly and spoke it in a magnetic voice. This shows that this uncle might really be as popular among women when he was young as he boasted before?

Unfortunately, if he uses Allen as the target of the conversation at this moment, then he will be a big mistake...

"No, I'm actually a man..." Allen said with a chill look on his face. Thanks to his disgusting words, he seemed to feel that his strength had been exhausted. Although he was a magic swordsman, it would be unreliable to fight Storm under the weight of supporting one person for a long time?

"Nani!!!, this, how is this possible!!!" However, Allen's words made Uncle Pas behind him fall into an incredible state of shock for a moment. At the same time, because of this shock, his hands that held Allen's ankle tightly supported him to not be swept away by the hurricane could not help but release them reflexibly, and then...

Nothing happened.

"...Rolona, ​​I seem to understand what you said about 'real cruelty'. I seem to have done something irreversible because of revealing the truth!" Although I felt the weight that suddenly became relaxed, Allen was not happy at all and said with a heavy face.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me - the hurricane behind me still made a furious roar, and it seemed like a ferocious beast that swallowed the pleasant roar from Uncle Pas's delicious flesh.

"Ah... the reality is indeed very cruel." Rorona said slowly and slowly on the side with a heavy tone.

"Don't care, even boys, it doesn't matter..."

"As long as you like, that's fine." As if it was a relief between life and death, such a voice containing forgiveness floated into Alan's ears from a distance from the sound of a roaring hurricane behind him - although it could not make him feel relaxed at all.

But such a scene of separation from life and death is not clearly revealed to others. The conversation has long become blurred due to the whistling wind around. In other people's eyes, such a scene seems to be Uncle Pas taking the initiative to let go in order not to cause trouble for Allen...

"Did you give up the opportunity to survive in order to make a young man you just met survive? What a... man!" Alicia said in shock because she was a little far away and could not hear clearly. Although she didn't know what her admiration looked like, it is conceivable that the "dead" Uncle Pas probably left a very high score in her heart.

"But... it seems that there is no need?" What was said next was Fris's faint words.

When her words fell, the sky, which was covered by thick gray thunder clouds, seemed to be bombarded by the sword of the oath that had completely liberated the real name. All the golden sunlight penetrated down the dark clouds, and at the same time slowly expanded, bringing a sigh of relief to those who had survived the disaster.

As the storm ended, the sky began to clear up. The slowly changing sky seemed like a mountain god who had received enough sacrifices, showing a smile in satisfaction. However, a scarlet blood slap in the corner of the mouth with a cracked smile was faintly visible?

"Is that uncle... the key to the door opening and passing?" Eve slowly stood up and murmured in a bad mood.

Nature... is such a terrible enemy! After losing a companion and paying such a heavy price, the group finally reached the top of the ladder - however, it was not what Rorona imagined, but the city supported by this huge ladder pillar...

What I really want to say seems to be just an ordinary lighthouse located at a high altitude. Seeing this, Rorona couldn't help but look ugly, thinking in her heart whether she really recognized the wrong path? Or was the map wrong?

With doubts, they pushed open the door of the control room of the lighthouse, and in their eyes were a lot of incomprehensible parts and gears. Of course, they were more likely to discard the drawings all over the ground at will, but... this messy scene could not cover up a three-meter-diameter formation located directly in front of everyone.

"Is this... a teleportation array?" Rorona murmured. It seems to be the kind of design with very few teleportation personnel. It is not impossible to just design for one or two people... I am afraid that even if you stand up together, you will look a little crowded.

"It probably leads to...Prada? After all, it is unlikely to directly use the ladder to support a city?" Rorona said with certainty. After all, how could the entrance of a city be so small? But now, how can this teleportation array be the only way?

"Well, indeed, I think that uncle won't fool us..." Alicia also nodded. It seemed that she was indeed moved by the previous scene of Uncle Pas' "self-sacrificing himself" and then added: "After all people are dead."

"It's reasonable." Rorona nodded. After observing the whole process just now, she felt that the uncle didn't look like a villain. If he really wanted to say something, he was just a supporting role. Of course, he was still the kind of cute pseudo-woman.

"But... since there is a teleportation array that can arrive directly, why do you have to design such a long staircase?!!!" After confirming this, Rorona couldn't help feeling stomachache.

After unifying the opinions, everyone stood up...

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While the teleportation effect was activated, everyone's vision was also deprived of due to position transfer. When the vision finally recovered, it also meant that they finally reached the other end of the teleportation array...

Although any of them had imagined what kind of place was on the other end of the teleportation array - perhaps not the big city called Prada as they hoped, but a dangerous abyss full of lava? But what they never expected was that what they really appeared in front of them was a middle-aged uncle who was leisurely drinking tea.

And the most important thing is a bit familiar.

"Oh, I know you're fine. Welcome to the floating city - Prada." Uncle Drinking Rorona and others suddenly appeared, the tea-drinking uncle gently put down his cup and greeted everyone without even being surprised. The face that raised his head showed that the person in front of him was the Uncle Pas who had fallen to the ground and probably had turned into a pool of meat sauce?

"Uncle Pas?! You haven't you already..." Rorona and others asked in surprise.

"No, as a professional lighthouse maintenance and cleaning staff, they are equipped with backpacks for safe landing when they are in trouble. Moreover, there is a teleportation array directly to here at the bottom of the lighthouse..." Uncle Pas took a sip of tea and continued to add: "Well, most people come in from that large teleportation array."

Such words made Rorona look stunned: "Ah? Didn't you say that there was a passage to Prada before?"

"It's true, but to be precise, it's just to clean the special teleportation array in the lighthouse." Uncle Pas nodded and said.

Rorona: "Ah? So here is it?"

"This is my office? After all, from the beginning, the correct entrance to Prada was not above the lighthouse... But aren't you travelers who came to visit the world's tallest lighthouse? After all, they all have the determination to climb directly?" Uncle Pas nodded repeatedly and exclaimed: "Young people nowadays are so physically strong!"

"..." Such a truth made everyone fall into silence.

After a long time, everyone finally made their own admiration.

Eve: "That's right, it's really an amazing building!"

Allen: "Yes, that lighthouse Rorona has been acclaimed for a long time..."

Rorona: "Ah, just standing on it, my heart is already pounding..."

You must never tell him the truth, otherwise we are like fools in his opinion? Everyone has a completely consistent idea.
Chapter completed!