Half an hour later, the group left the manor.
Butler No.1 floated at the entrance of the manor, watching them leave with reluctant eyes until they disappeared from his sight.
Angor thought they would go straight to the teleportation hall, but to his surprise, Sunders led them to a typical black carriage with long legs.
Leaving in a carriage? Angor had his doubts, but he didn't ask and got on the carriage.
The interior of the carriage was engraved with runes for space expansion, which made it look like a small room. It wasn't very spacious, but it didn't feel crowded for three people.
Angor remembered that the last time he took a carriage to Floating Mech City, it was for the Sky Auction. Back then, as a traditional noble, Sunders chose to take a carriage to attend such gatherings when he was invited.
Angor wondered why he took a carriage this time. Was it because he had to take care of Azaz?
They were all wizards, and Angor, a member of the research department, was also there. They wouldn't be alerted by Rune Detectors while flying in Floating Mech City. Azaz, on the other hand, was different. Aside from the fact that he couldn't fly for a long time, he was an apprentice. This was the rule of Floating Mech City.
Angor was still confused. Did Sunders already know that Azaz was going to leave with them? Otherwise, he wouldn't have arranged such a carriage in advance.
Angor was curious, but he decided not to ask about it in the end.
Carriage, walking, or flying, all that mattered was the speed. As long as the destination was the same, it was fine.
With that in mind, he decided not to think about it anymore. He closed his eyes and began to think about his alchemy blueprints.
About ten minutes later, Greya's voice broke the silence in the carriage.
"This isn't going to the teleportation hall, is it?"
Angor opened his eyes and saw Greya looking at Sunders with a puzzled look.
Angor also looked outside and saw that the carriage wasn't going to the teleportation hall. According to the normal route, after the carriage entered the main city, it would directly travel along the spacious main road to reach the Teleportation Hall in the central area.
But now, the carriage seemed to have taken a detour.
Sunders explained in a plain tone, "We're not going to the teleportation hall. We're going to Brute Cavern's outpost here."
"Why?" Greya frowned.
Sunders stared at Greya in silence for a while. "Corridor Covenant."
Greya hesitated for a moment before realizing something.
The Corridor Treaty was an agreement between Floating Mech City and all major wizard organizations, as well as wizard clans from different countries. It was an agreement that allowed them to teleport to each other.
In a nutshell, major organizations would work together with space manipulators and alchemists from Floating Mech City to build long-distance teleportation portals to Floating Mech City.
It was a mutual aid agreement that made it easier for organizations to travel to other places. It was also the reason why Floating Mech City quickly became a trade center and transportation hub.
However, this mutual aid agreement wasn't all good. There were also disadvantages. For example, this was equivalent to burying a hole in front of one's own door. In peacetime, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, but in a state of war, it could become the enemy's shortcut and become the biggest disadvantage. In fact, because of the alliance agreement, they couldn't stop it at will.
Because of this, some large Magus organizations did not join the Corridor Alliance. Naturally, they could not teleport there.
Brute Cavern was one of them.
Brute Cavern did not join the Corridor Treaty, so they did not have any teleportation points. For a long time, the area around Brute Cavern had been marginalized by alchemists. Sometimes, they could not even find a decent energy stabilizer in the area.
However, this also ensured Brute Cavern's safety. At least, other organizations would not be able to sneak up on them through teleportation portals.
"Brute Cavern is not a signatory of the Corridor Alliance, so the teleportation hall can't go directly to Brute Cavern. We can only go to a nearby teleportation point. I'm sure you're familiar with the one closest to Brute Cavern, "Sunders explained in a light voice.
"The Evernight Kingdom …" Greya hesitated.
Due to the arrival of the dome, the Evernight Kingdom was in chaos. The kingdom was in great danger. Teleporting to the Evernight Kingdom wasn't a good choice.
However, if they didn't go through the Evernight Kingdom, they could go to other teleportation points. Before Greya could ask, Sunders already gave her an answer.
"We're not going to the teleportation hall this time. We'll go through a plane passageway."
Greya frowned. Every wizard knew how to use a plane passageway, but it cost too much. It almost cost half of a wizard's wealth. They wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary. Using the teleportation hall would save them a lot of money.
This was why Greya didn't know how to do it.
"The cost of the plane passageway will be reimbursed by Horus. This carriage is also arranged by Horus," Sunders explained in a plain tone.
Greya was puzzled. She didn't know what to say.
Sunders didn't hide anything and quickly told her the details.
When Horus came to Floating Mech City, he had another mission. If Angor was threatened, Horus was to take Angor back to Brute Cavern.
This mission required them to use a plane passageway, and all the cost would be covered by Brute Cavern.
Greya finally understood what was going on.
In other words, the plane passageway was a special one.
"You mean every time Angor uses Horus to go back to Brute Cavern, he'll be reimbursed?"
"Yes, as long as Angor is willing to do so."
Reimbursed?! Greya's eyes twitched. That was a huge sum. Even as the leader of Candy House, she didn't have such generosity.
Only a large organization like Brute Cavern could afford to be so generous.
Greya was jealous of Angor, but she had to admit that Brute Cavern would give Angor such a special passage. Angor was worth a lot, after all.
As long as Angor's safety was guaranteed, Brute Cavern could send a large number of talented alchemists to Ashley Comprehensive Academy to study alchemy. They could also recruit more alchemists back to Brute Cavern. More importantly, Angor was a member of the research department, which meant he had the right to access all the research results and promote them to Brute Cavern as soon as possible.
And this was only Angor's influence. If Angor's alchemy talent was included … Greya sighed. If Angor was a member of Candy House, she would probably grit her teeth and pay for Angor's plane passageway expenses.
Angor listened to the conversation between Sunders and Greya. He wasn't too surprised. But he was wondering if he could only use Horus to pay for the plane passageway expenses in the future. Could he just apply for the materials directly? He wasn't short of money, but it would be nice if he could save some.
As he was lost in his thoughts, the carriage came to a stop.
They had arrived at Brute Cavern's outpost.
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