Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1294 - 1288: Entering the City

As soon as these people started speaking.

Ronald, disguised as a shipwreck survivor, felt a spark of interest.

He had specifically studied the language situation of this world, and had even taught it to Phil.

On this planet, within the cultural radiation circle of various continents, language has basically been unified, with no more than ten major languages being prevalent globally.

Some lesser-used languages.

Can only be found on small isolated lands or islands separated by oceans.

And the language these people were speaking belonged to these lesser-used languages.

From this alone.

Ronald could determine that this place had distanced itself from the primary civilized world, meaning a significant deviation from his current position.

However, the information brought by the language was not entirely disappointing.

Because on a few of these casters, Ronald clearly heard accents that differed from everyone else's speech, and these accents were distinctly unique.

By carefully discerning, Ronald could even identify speaking habits from places like Entrode or Grayed.

Not surprisingly.

These casters might have come from all over the world, and only after learning the local language did they integrate into life here.

While Ronald carefully analyzed the information.

The people who jumped into the sea to rescue them moved quickly, with several casters openly displaying their spell abilities, arriving with abilities far beyond ordinary people.

So Ronald and Catherine, who appeared to belong to shipwrecked personnel.

Were easily rescued ashore within a few minutes.

At this time, Ronald, like a person who had just been rescued, voiced his inquiry in a slurred voice amid fatigue and relief:

"Where… is this…"

The rescuers exchanged glances.

Then one person with an accent stepped forward, and sure enough, speaking in a language identical to Ronald's Grayed, replied:

"Young man, don't worry, you are safe now that you've arrived here."

"First, rest well, recover your body, and then talk about other matters."

The rescuer clearly intended to brush off the question with indifference.

However, Ronald was unwilling.

After all, he and Catherine disguised themselves this way to ascertain their current location.

Secretly using Bradshaw's Railway Guide, confirming that place names couldn't be obtained here, Ronald reached out, grabbing the arm of the man in front of him about to turn away, asked in a faint yet pleading tone:

"Tell me… where… are we exactly…"

"And… our fleet, companions… are they here too…"

From the spell perception, Ronald was sure that the caster whose arm he had grabbed felt a bit impatient.

But perhaps due to Ronald's displayed attitude and emotions.

This caster stopped, turned back to Ronald, and explained:

"Young man, I can tell you that this place is very far from Grayed."

"As for your companions…"

"Let me put it this way — for you and the lady beside you to survive the perilous sea, it's already something you should be eternally grateful for."

"..."

Ronald released his grip on the other's hand in silence.

—He chose to give up further questioning.

He did this partly because of the other's expressed attitude; and partly because Ronald didn't want to undermine his assumed identity.

If a shipwreck survivor suddenly showed strength to grab someone and persistently inquired about their location, it would indeed be suspicious.

Moreover, thinking differently.

The other side had already stated this place was far from Grayed.

This could be considered information gained. Catherine receiving news like this might already satisfy the Psychological History speculation needs.

Thinking this, Ronald stealthily directed his gaze at Catherine.

Compared with Ronald, who possessed a comprehension of languages, Catherine could only understand a few mainstream languages and was completely ignorant about the other lesser-used languages used by these overseas dwellers.

So at this moment, Catherine feigned complete unconsciousness with tightly shut eyes.

—This was naturally just a guise.

Under Ronald's powerful perception, he could sense Catherine discreetly manipulating her magic power, performing some form of spell in her silence.

Ronald had a premonition.

When Catherine opened her eyes again, she might be able to fully understand the surrounding language like him.

"..."

Thus, Ronald and Catherine were led by the kind residents toward the interior of the land.

People hurried their steps to get the shipwrecked to treatment.

So it wasn't long before the curtain of a hidden city behind the forest truly unveiled to them.

This city was deeply intertwined with nature.

Not only was its location integrated with the surrounding forest.

Even on the way into the city, Ronald could see how harmoniously and amicably people coexisted with the wild flora and fauna here.

And these residents, although without the advanced technology of Grayed, certainly unable to construct any skyscrapers.

With the efforts of casters, numerous beautiful and inhabitable houses were either built on the ground, complemented with trees, or formed as cave-like dwellings following the terrain hills.

Especially with Ronald's probing ability, he found more details.

Visual and spell perceptions traced the city's shape, surprisingly finding no large-scale core buildings like palaces or altars.

Only a spacious square occupied the central position of the city.

This implies a reality.

The city before them likely doesn't have an actual centralized ruler, instead is managed in a rare form.

"..."

About half an hour later, Ronald and Catherine were taken to where the city's doctors were located.

This was a complex structure built atop several towering trees.

After Ronald and Catherine were placed on the diagnostic bench, an elder wearing a green leaf robe descended from upstairs to check their conditions.

—This was a caster skilled in medical magic.

Listening to a brief description from the residents, he promptly began examining the statuses of the two on the bench.

But clearly, he could not see through Ronald and Catherine's disguise.

Fogged by fake information.

This Healer quickly made a judgment:

"They haven't sustained any injuries, merely experiencing some malnutrition due to earlier ordeals."

"Leave them here, and I'll take care of them afterward."