Chapter 261: The Six-Ring Tower

The book A Brief History provided a simplified account of the history of the Land of Dawn, from its birth to the present. The content was basic, with many events glossed over.

Helag hadn’t paid much attention at first, treating it like any other book and scanning through it.

But then, he came across the term “Six-Ring Tower.”

Helag had previously wondered if he could learn more about the Six-Ring Tower in the Land of Dawn. However, he had learned on the airship that none of the six major wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn were called the Six-Ring Tower.

He hadn’t asked Pruis about it either, unsure of what kind of entity the Six-Ring Tower really was.

After reading A Brief History, Helag was glad he had never mentioned the Six-Ring Tower to anyone.

From now on, he would be even more careful not to reveal that his meditation technique came from the Six-Ring Tower.

According to A Brief History, before the Land of Dawn existed—before the Abyssal Plane invaded and the polluted regions appeared—about 10,000 years ago, wizard culture flourished on the Karag Continent. It was the golden age of wizards, their most powerful era.

During that time, many extraordinary individuals emerged, and numerous powerful wizard organizations were scattered across the land.

Wizards not only dominated the entire Wizard Plane but also ventured into other planes.

It was the peak of the Wizard Plane’s power, and many other planes couldn’t compete, unable to resist the invasions and plundering of the wizards.

The major wizard organizations rapidly expanded their power during this period, using the resources they seized.

The current major wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn were all prominent during that era; otherwise, they wouldn’t have survived to the present day.

Among these organizations, the Six-Ring Tower was indisputably the most powerful.

At its height, the Six-Ring Tower was led by six wizards, each a Six-Ring Wizard, who founded the organization together.

The Six-Ring Tower was the holy land in the hearts of all wizards, and countless wizards dreamed of joining it.

During the golden age of the Six-Ring Tower, no other wizard organization could compare. It practically ruled the entire Wizard Plane.

The Six-Ring Tower held all the power, and the most talented young wizards were given priority to join.

But everything changed when the Abyssal Plane began its invasion.

At the time, the Wizard Plane was powerful, but the Abyssal Plane was even stronger.

The book didn’t go into much detail, only stating that when the Abyssal Plane invaded, it quickly overwhelmed many wizards who tried to resist.

It was only then that the wizards, who had always been arrogant, realized they weren’t as powerful as they thought.

A long planar war ensued. The wizards had the advantage on their home turf, as the Abyssal entities were suppressed by the world’s will and couldn’t unleash their full power.

The first wave of the Abyssal invasion didn’t completely crush the wizards. After a brief respite, the wizards quickly regrouped.

Throughout this period, the Six-Ring Tower played a leading role, organizing the wizards to resist the Abyssal invasion.

But later, the Six-Ring Tower became the betrayer, joining forces with the Abyssal Plane.

This betrayal shocked everyone and dealt a massive blow to the Wizard Plane.

According to A Brief History, the Six-Ring Tower’s sudden defection left the defense forces vulnerable, allowing the Abyssal Plane to exploit the weakness.

The wizards were plunged into a brutal war, and it was only after great sacrifice that they managed to repel the Abyssal forces and seal the planar rifts.

Many believed that if the Six-Ring Tower hadn’t betrayed the Wizard Plane, the Abyssal invasion could have been repelled at a much lower cost, and far fewer lives would have been lost.

Although the Abyssal invasion was eventually repelled, it left lasting scars, such as the current polluted regions.

The Six-Ring Tower was forever condemned, its name synonymous with treachery.

Afterward, any wizards who remained loyal to the Six-Ring Tower were hunted down and killed.

Helag quietly returned the book to the shelf, deep in thought.

The A Brief History provided very little information, and what it did offer was vague and incomplete. Many events were merely touched upon.

Helag didn’t fully trust the book’s account, as history is written by the victors. Many of the events described seemed strange and illogical.

The version of history in A Brief History might not be the true story, but rather the version the victors wanted people to believe.

The real truth would only be revealed once Helag was strong enough to investigate for himself.

For now, it wasn’t important. What mattered was that the Six-Ring Tower was seen as a villain in the Land of Dawn, and this would influence Helag’s future decisions.

Now that he knew the Six-Ring Tower was considered traitorous, he couldn’t let anyone know about his connection to it. At least, not yet.

Helag continued scanning other books.

He came across several more history books, and the content about the Six-Ring Tower was always the same.

The Six-Ring Tower was universally condemned as the betrayer of the Wizard Plane.

Helag suddenly remembered that the planar coordinates he had were carved into a wooden disk, which bore the image of a hexagonal tower.

And the coordinates led directly to the Abyssal Plane.

Helag paused, realizing that the wooden disk likely came from the Six-Ring Tower.

As for why it led to the Abyssal Plane, and what the purpose of the disk was, Helag had no idea.

As he absorbed this new information, Helag continued scanning the books.

Since the library was quite busy, Helag had to slow down his pace to avoid drawing attention.

If anyone saw him flipping through books and putting them back immediately, it would look suspicious.

Helag activated Deep Blue’s environmental scan, keeping an eye on the people around him. Only when he was sure no one was watching did he continue scanning books.

This method slowed his progress significantly, and it took him seven days to finish scanning all the books on the first floor.

When Helag moved on to the second floor, David and Reese were still on the first floor, not even finished with their first books.

For any wizard, learning took time. Even if they finished reading, truly understanding and mastering the content would take much longer.

The second floor of the library was smaller than the first, with fewer books.

However, the books here were more advanced, delving deeper into various subjects.

Helag continued scanning the books at a steady pace.

While others came to the library to find specific books, Helag was taking the entire library with him.