Aleen dragged Angor to Mara's side. Angor was a little embarrassed to approach, but when he saw that Mara did not mind, he slowly followed them.
"Grandpa, brother, you're here too!" Aleen jumped into Mara's arms affectionately.
Mara teased Aleen with a smile and said, "Later, Lady Melinda will send mana to the nightmare stone. You better stay away from her."
The three little ones nodded and retreated a long distance with Mara.
At this moment, Lady Merlin, who was dressed in a luxurious gown, walked gracefully to the bow of the ship. Under everyone's gaze, she used either Spiritual Force or witchcraft to slowly levitate the statue at the bow of the ship into the air before slowly landing in front of her.
The statue at the front of The Redbud was a girl in a gauze robe praying with her hands clasped together. Angor already noticed it when he first saw it. He noticed that the gem embedded in the center of the statue's forehead seemed to contain something mysterious. Angor was not a supernatural yet, so he only sensed it vaguely.
Now, Lady Melinda's spell finally confirmed Angor's suspicion.
The light crimson gem on the praying girl's forehead was indeed a supernatural item. Moreover, it was an extremely extraordinary natural magic crystal called Nightmare Stone.
While Lady Melinda was controlling the nightmare stone, Mara also explained the function of the stone to the three.
The origin of the nightmare stone was unknown, but it seemed to have something to do with a legendary plane. It was extremely rare, and it could create illusions without engraving runes on it. It was considered the most valuable item in the field of Occult illusions. Therefore, its value was immeasurable.
An ordinary nightmare stone, even if only the size of a grain of sand, could create an illusion that covered an area of dozens of meters. The nightmare stone on the praying girl's statue was the size of a baby's fist. It could create an illusion that covered an area of one mile without any problem.
As sweat rolled down from Lady Melinda's forehead, a wave of ripples covered the entire ship. Lady Melinda finally let out a long sigh of relief. She waved her tired hands and the statue returned to its original position.
"Mirror Veil is ready. As long as we don't attack the cloud whale, it won't try to break the illusion. Don't worry." Lady Melinda's footsteps were clearly much more sluggish when she came back, which showed how terrifying the mana required to activate the Nightmare Stone was!
"Just do what you need to do. As you said, the Cloud Whale is gentle and has no desire to destroy. With the protection of the Mirror Veil, there should be no problem." Lady Merlin waved to the adjutant knight and sent him away.
By the time Lady Melinda returned to the platform, the adjutant had already begun to instruct the sailors to evacuate the crowd. Not long after, more than half of the deck was empty, and most of the talented people returned to their rooms.
Komoen, who came from Gravity Forest, looked at the cloud whale in the sky with a burning gaze. After a long while, he said, "The cloud whale can control the energy of the sea. It can also exchange air with the outside world through the air sac in its chest to soar in the sky. It can be said to be one of the best mounts in the sea. If only I could … "
Komoen had only spoken half of his words, but his covetousness towards the cloud whale was evident from his words.
Neither Mrs. Merlin nor Florent said anything. The cloud whale was at least as powerful as an official wizard, and they were just apprentices. They would rather go back and meditate than worry about this.
"Eh?! Look! Something is falling from the sky! "Some sailors on the deck suddenly exclaimed.
The people on the deck couldn't help but raise their heads to look at the scene.
In the sky about a thousand meters above, a dark red dot was slowly falling down like a falling feather. However, no matter how it moved, it only spun and did not go away.
Moreover, that dark red dot had a clear landing point.
It was The Redbud!
Since it was too far away, Angor and the others could not see clearly what it was. However, the four apprentices all cast Far Sight, and their eyes began to glow with different colors.
"It's a person!" Komoen exclaimed.
"A woman in red clothes," said Mara. Compared to Komoen, Mara's observation was much more detailed. He directly identified the person's gender.
"Umbrella?" Lady Merlin hesitated for a while and spoke in a small voice. However, this one word was enough to show that she was indeed more knowledgeable than Mara and Komoen. The reason why the woman fell from the sky like a feather was because of an exquisite and luxurious umbrella.
It was Florent who spoke in the end. His expression was serious. His gray hair and beard were all fluttering in the air against gravity. He was supposed to be a kind old man, but now he looked more serious. However, if one looked carefully, one would notice that there was fear in Florent's eyes.
"It's Flora." Florent's voice was trembling.
"Flora? Which Flora? "Komoen was obviously confused.
Lady Merlin seemed to realize something. Her pupils shrank as she pointed at the red dot in the sky with a trembling finger. "You mean Flora, the Blood Witch?"
Florent nodded slowly and solemnly.
At this moment, everyone was silent.
Affected by the strange atmosphere, the three children also kept quiet out of fear. Angor saw the shocked expressions on the apprentices' faces. He believed that the newcomer must be someone important.
He already knew how cruel the wizarding world could be. He was afraid that the newcomer would attack them without warning, so he pulled Aleen and Alan and kept moving back. In the end, the three of them leaned against the door between the deck and the watchtower.
After Mo Luo recovered from his initial shock, he quickly turned around and glanced at the three of them. He walked to the observation deck and opened the door to let the three of them in.
"Hide in there and don't talk. The newcomer is a formal wizard. She's a black wizard, but wizards usually don't care about the lives of mortals. As long as you don't show up in front of her, she won't care about you, "Mara warned the three children seriously and closed the door with a bitter look.
Mara stood next to Florent nervously. What Xiang Sanxiao said was right. Wizards would never kill mortals. It was not because they were kind, but because they were too far away from mortals. The circle of wizards was very different from that of mortals. Would there be any communication between a human and a bug? In fact, apprentices like them were no different from mortals in the eyes of formal wizards. But they had no choice. They were the strongest fighters on the ship. If they did not face a formal wizard, what else could they do?
Especially when … the newcomer was Flora! Flora, who was known for her bloodthirst in the southern region! Mara even felt his legs begin to tremble.
…
"Lady Flora is on this cloud whale. That means this cloud whale might be 'that one's' mount …" Lady Melinda had to address a formal wizard respectfully, even though she knew Flora was much younger than her.
They used Eagle Eye and looked at the cloud whale again. As expected, they found something strange. Flocks of demon falcons were hovering in the sky above the cloud whale's back.
Demon falcons were originally polar eagles. After being made into scouts by wizards, they became demon falcons.
Demon falcons could not survive in the sea. They had to land for supplies every day. In the middle of the ocean, how could there be supplies from terrestrial birds of prey? Obviously, they were raised by someone. Judging from where the demon falcons were hovering, they had to land for supplies on the back of the cloud whale.
Demon falcons were also 'that one's' favorite pets. With this in mind, everyone looked at each other with an indescribable fear.
"If 'that one' is hostile to The Redbud, even Mister Sabot will not be able to resist." Komoen had been eyeing the cloud whale, but now he had completely given up on the idea. He did not even dare to think about it.
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