He shrugged his shoulder to answer and waited for her reply.
"The academy is inside Arolyac forest which is near the capital. Its exact location is known only to the students and to those in the Royal family though."
"Oh, and why is that?"
"Arolyac forest is a danger zone but many precious materials are hidden inside it. Part of the students' duties is to gather them and send them to the capital."
'Mh, it seems the perfect area to train the next generation of cultivators. Also not knowing the exact location makes it harder for the families of the nobles to reach to them, diminishing their influence on their heirs.'
Then a doubt formed in his mind.
'Wait, she is a battle maniac, how does she know so many things?'
"How do you know all of this?"
June spoke like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"It's the story of our country, everyone knows about it. It's common knowledge."
'I guess I really should pay more attention to topics outside cultivation.'
He sighed and moved to look at the landscape below the ship.
Rivers and plains occupied the scenery but, in the distance, a massive figure began to appear.
June neared him.
"Didn't you have an instructor when you were a kid?"
Noah vaguely remembered the face of Li Neregnes back in his childhood.
"Kind of."
The massive figure became more detailed and their conversation was interrupted by their astonishment.
Enormous was the word that better described the city that they were looking at.
It was more than one hundred kilometers wide, it started to occupy all their field of view as the ship neared it.
Many buildings eight and nine-story high were shown from above the imponent defense wall.
As the air-ship flew over it, its streets became visible as it did its population.
It seemed that every corner of the city was bustling with life.
Noah saw caravans speeding across the larger roads with magical beasts carrying their carriages.
Massive buildings appeared toward the center of the capital and, in its exact center, a giant castle stood higher than any other structure.
"That's the Royal Mansion."
June spoke when she looked in the direction of the castle.
"The level of extravagance in the capital sure is incredible."
Noah replied.
"Most of the extravagant things are made in the Academy. This ship is one of those."
Thaddeus had moved behind them and spoke with a proud tone.
June stiffened but Noah simply asked another question.
"Why is that? I believed that once you graduated from the academy, you would work in the Royal city."
Thaddeus smiled.
"We are officially working in the capital but the best research ground remains the academy. We are surrounded by precious material and have the best talents in the country, why would we move elsewhere?"
Noah nodded with his gaze still inspecting Elbas city.
'It seems yet another world compared to Balvan mansion.'
He repressed a smile from appearing on his face.
'It's even better than I thought!'
Chapter end
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