The speed at which they headed to the Ice Snow Summit was faster than Fangzheng had expected.
The reason was simple. Since it was the graduation assessment of the Order Alliance and there was a time limit, it was impossible for the apprentices to head to the destination on their own. Therefore, as long as they used the Teleportation Portal set up in various locations, they could be teleported to the nearest human gathering point.
Fangzheng and company also used this method to leave the White Tower of Heaven through a teleportation array. Then, they arrived at a city not far from the Pinnacle of Ice and Snow.
"Next, are we heading to the Ice Snow Summit?"
After walking out of the Teleportation Portal, Fangzheng lifted his head and looked at the towering, snow-capped mountain range in the sky. Although it was already midsummer, the top of the mountain range was still pure white.
"Before that, let's investigate the rumors about that ray of light before deciding on our next move."
Fangzheng turned his head and looked at the young ladies beside him, who nodded in response. At the same time, the charmander on Fangzheng's shoulder peeked its head out and squeaked at them.
That's right. This time, there was an uninvited guest in Fangzheng's group.
Frankly speaking, Fangzheng didn't intend to bring the charmander along, but he neglected the fact that it was still a child, after all. Although Culia, Nunnally, and Tiria were taking care of it in the Tendo Temple, the charmander was still unwilling to leave Fangzheng. After the initial novelty wore off, the charmander began to cry and beg for its daddy. No matter how the others comforted it, it was useless. In desperation, Tiria could only contact Fangzheng for help, and Fangzheng could only bring the charmander with him to participate in the assessment.
Since the Tendo Temple was very far from where Fangzheng was and there was no long-distance Teleportation Portal, Fangzheng used another method — he activated the relic "Mobius Ring" that he obtained in Shana's world and swapped the positions of Nimf and Tiria. Tiria, who was originally hugging the charmander in the Tendo Temple, was swapped with Nimf, who was following Fangzheng. Then, after Fangzheng took the charmander over, he activated the relic and swapped their positions back …
To be honest, Fangzheng didn't expect that the first time he used "Mobius" would be like this.
But come to think of it, this seemed to have developed a brand new way of using Morbius.
The cute charmander naturally attracted the attention of the other girls and was doted on by them. For example, Fina always patted the charmander's head and prayed "The Goddess will bless you" to the charmander with a serious expression.
The female Astrologers always took all kinds of food to feed the charmander, and they never got tired of it.
Even Hayleen, who looked forthright, always secretly glanced at the charmander and smiled when she saw the charmander's silly actions.
As for the Lady Thief, Katie, Fangzheng felt that her breath had never left the charmander. She looked like she was completely fascinated by the charmander.
However, the appearance of the charmander did not show much surprise or disbelief. Although there were not many subspecies in this world, they were not particularly rare either. It was just like how people would keep owls as pets. Few people would do this on normal days, but it didn't mean that owls were rare.
According to Fangzheng's thoughts, it should be easy to get clues about such a thing, but …
"No?"
Sitting in front of the counter, Fangzheng and the girls around him exchanged looks as they looked at the pub owner with his nose full of alcohol.
"What do you mean by no? Boss? "
"That's exactly what it means, my lord."
The boss played with the gold coin that Fangzheng had just thrown to him in his hand and said with a helpless smile.
"We've never seen any strange brilliance here. The Ice Summit is normal, and there are no strange rumors here."
"How is that possible …"
Hearing this answer, everyone was stunned. Soon, Fina gave a new suggestion.
"In short, let's go to the Haifaris Guild and have a look. Since it was them who issued the commission, they should know the details. I know where their encampment is. Please follow me! "
It turned out that Fina was indeed no stranger to this place. Under her lead, they soon arrived at the encampment of the "Haifaris Guild". But to their surprise, the gate of the encampment was locked at the moment, and it looked lifeless. After asking the people nearby, the news they got shocked them even more.
"You're talking about the Haifaris guild? They moved away a month ago. No one knows where they went."
This time, everyone was instantly at a loss.
"How could this be …."
In the face of this unexpected situation, no one, including Fangzheng, could have expected such a development. Originally, they thought that as long as they came here, they would more or less be able to get some clues. In the end, not only had no one seen the so-called "Brilliance of the Ice Summit", even the guild that issued the commission had closed its doors and run away. This made the girls instantly fall into panic.
"Is there any way to complete our mission?"
"What … what should we do now?"
"Let me have a look at the commission."
Looking at the flustered girls in front of him, Fangzheng pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and said to Hayleen. Hearing Fangzheng's words, Hayleen hurriedly took out the sheepskin scroll from her arms and handed it to Fangzheng. Following that, Fangzheng unfurled the goatskin scroll and carefully read through the entrustment.
Yes, the content was very formal, and it was stamped with the seals of the Lawful Alliance and the White Tower of Heaven. The magic signature on it was also normal, and there was no trace of it being tampered with. But what made Fangzheng even more interesting was that this commission was issued ten days ago, and those people said that the Haifaris Guild left the city a month ago, which meant that the other party submitted this commission to the Lawful Alliance after leaving the city.
Well then, let me have a look ….
Thinking of this, Fangzheng closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them.
The river of fate appeared in Fangzheng's eyes at this moment. It was innumerable intertwined, inseparable threads that were woven like a spider's web. They spread out from the sheepskin scroll in Fangzheng's hand and spread in all directions. This represented the fate of the people who would be changed by this sheepskin scroll, as well as the fate of the sheepskin scroll itself. Among these threads of fate, the only thing Fangzheng saw was the snow-covered mountains.
It seemed that their destination had been decided.
"Anyway, let's continue to the Summit of Snow."
Soon, Fangzheng made a decision.
"I just used a prophecy spell to predict. It seems that this matter will really fall on the Summit of Snow."
"Huh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the girls were all surprised.
"Mr. Fangzheng, are you actually a mage?"
"… What are you talking about? Why else would you meet me in the White Tower of Heaven?"
Fangzheng rolled his eyes helplessly when he heard the Astrologer's surprised question. Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the Astrologer finally reacted and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. But it wasn't just her. The others also showed awkward expressions at this moment. They couldn't be blamed. With Fangzheng's appearance, no matter how they looked at it, he didn't look like a spellcaster at all.
But no matter what, since the decision had been made, the next thing they had to do was to buy horses for transportation and head to the Summit of Snow. But unfortunately, perhaps their bad luck wasn't over yet. When Fangzheng and the others arrived at the horse market and planned to buy horses, they were told that all the horses and mules here had been bought by someone.
"Which bastard is it!!"
Hayleen couldn't hold back her anger after the journey wasn't going smoothly.
"Why are you so annoying? You bought all the horses, can't you leave a few for us to use? Damn it! "
And just as Hayleen was complaining, suddenly, an arrogant voice sounded behind her.
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