"Heehee. Look what I found. A nightmare stone. Such a big nightmare stone. Is today my lucky day? "
Suddenly, a voice came to the ears of everyone on The Redbud. It sounded like a seven-year-old child, but without the naivety of a child. Instead, it sounded weirdly charming.
He heard a commotion on the deck and a sailor yelling, "How is that possible? Mirror Veil is gone! " Angor thought to himself that the Blood Witch, Flora, who frightened all apprentices, must have arrived.
He tried to sneak to the window and check the situation outside, but before he could stand up, Aleen pulled him back. Aleen shook her head with tears in her eyes and whispered, "You'll die. Don't move."
On the other side, Alan also grabbed Angor's sleeve with fear in his eyes.
Angor curled his lips. What a coward these two siblings were.
But little did he know that —
When Flora went through the Mirror Veil barrier created by the nightmare stone, waves of magic energy rippled in the air like water ripples. All mortals on the ship were suffocated by the aura leaking out of the ripples. The aura caused them to feel "fear" and "avoid". This was the effect of Mirror Veil. However, when the spell was broken, the effect of Mirror Veil naturally dissipated in the air. Only a small part of it still seeped into the bodies of mortals.
Even if this was an inferior Mirror Veil spell used by an Apprentice Sorcerer, for mortals, no matter how small the aura of a supernatural being was, to them, an existence as high as a mountain.
This was why Aleen and Aleen were so scared. Some sailors on the deck even jumped over the railings and jumped into the bottomless Devil's Sea out of fear.
There was another reason why Angor was not affected by the aura, which he would not explain for now.
While Angor was complaining about the cowards in his mind, someone yelled from outside, "Stop! Flora, think carefully. If you touch the nightmare stone, you'll be provoking the Floating Mech City! "
"Floating Mech City? Heehee, I was wondering who could be so rich. So it's your ship? Tsk tsk tsk, there are three random organizations stationed here. Is it a welcoming ship? "Flora said," Too bad there's no smell of blood. With such a ship, I reckon that the reserve apprentices it will pick up will all be cowards like you. "
Angor, the trainee of Wild Chickens, quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead.
While listening to the chatter outside, Angor quickly sorted out the information he heard.
The person who was arguing with Flora was obviously not from the three major wizard organizations. Apprentices did not dare to talk back to a formal wizard. Flora even mocked them as a 'random organization', and they could only nod in agreement.
Anyone who dared to talk to Flora like that must be an official wizard of the same level.
"Floating Mech City." Mara mentioned that The Redbud might have a powerful background. That must be the reason why The Redbud was so confident in its ability to ride the waves. "I heard that there's a formal wizard on The Redbud. Maybe it's the wizard from Floating Mech City who's arguing with Flora outside?"
Everyone present was suffocated by the aura of a formal wizard. Angor was probably the only one who had the time to think about it.
The chatter outside was getting softer and softer. Flora and the wizard on The Redbud seemed to have reached some kind of agreement. Before Angor could listen carefully, the two left for good.
When Angor stood at the window and looked outside, he only saw two figures flying toward the cloud whale.
One of them was a muscular man. He must be the wizard from Floating Mech City. The other was a petite figure in a red dress, black veil, and a delicate umbrella. She must be Flora.
Looking at Flora's back, Angor had a vague feeling that there was a dark shadow hovering behind her.
Was he … hallucinating?
Before Angor could think about it, the two kids beside him began to cry.
Aleen and Alan seemed to know that the danger was far away. They were holding their breaths before, but now they were crying like rain and crying like thunder.
Angor rubbed his temples and helplessly took out a spare silk handkerchief from his inner pocket. He resisted the urge to leave and comforted the siblings in a low voice.
As Angor tried to comfort them, the door of the watchtower was pushed open. Mara walked in. His face was pale, and his eyebrows were furrowed as if he was troubled by something.
Seeing Angor taking care of the siblings, Mara looked at Angor with a gentler expression.
"Grandpa, is she gone?" Aleen asked in a trembling voice while sobbing.
Mara nodded. He did not tell them about Flora. He only rubbed Aleen's hair and comforted her.
When the siblings stopped crying, Mara took the three kids away from the watchtower. Aleen carefully asked, "Grandpa, why did that wizard come to our ship?"
Mara shook his head. "Let's not think about those important people's business."
When they arrived at the cabin door, Mara took the siblings upstairs with the excuse that they were here to test Triangle Channeling. Angor said goodbye to them and went back to his room quietly.
Angor kept scratching his back on his way. For some reason, he felt itchy on his back.
It was where the poker queen scratched him before he escaped from the strange illusion during his talent test.
When he finished the test, he checked himself in front of a mirror. The scratches he got from the poker queen in the illusion did not show up in the real world. There was no wound on his back either.
So why did it start to itch now? He touched the itchy spot and did not find anything strange. The smooth skin felt just like any other part of his body.
Angor scratched for a while and the itch soon stopped.
He assumed it was some kind of bug or flea. With that in mind, Angor decided to take a bath at night.
…
At the same time, on the cloud whale.
A miniature manor, which looked like a ranch, was quietly built on the cloud whale's broad back.
There were tents of different sizes in the manor, but the most eye-catching one was a large, ornate tent with a round roof in the middle.
Inside the tent, a burly man who flew up from The Redbud — a formal wizard from Floating Mech City, nicknamed "Mad Bear", Sabot was talking to a skinny middle-aged man who had his back to him. He did not look like a "Mad Bear" at all.
The skinny middle-aged man was wearing a black tailcoat, a white laced shirt, and a tall round hat. His green curly hair and elegant face made him look like an elegant noble.
No one could imagine that such a noble middle-aged man was a VIP who earned the respect of the entire southern wizardry region all by himself. He was a level-2 wizard, nicknamed "Phantom Master".
Obviously, Sunders was not paying attention to Sabot. He was looking at another experiment with a gold-rimmed monocle on his face. In his hand, smoke rose and all kinds of illusions appeared. Sabot stole a glance and felt a stinging pain in his eyes. He no longer dared to raise his head and could only speak with his head lowered.
"… Barbie's Restaurant is always moving. We've been traveling at Devil's Water for several weeks, and there is no trace of Lady Greya in the sea locator," Sabot said politely.
Sunders clenched his hand, and the illusion in his hand disappeared like a bubble. He then turned around and looked at Sabot.
"It's normal that you can't find Barbie's Restaurant right away. Greya likes to play games like this. She's a Gourmet Wizard, but she likes to play the Prophet Wizard's game of fate. You'll need some luck to run into her. " Sunders shook his head with a smile. "If you have time, Sabot, I'll leave the rest to you."
Sabot was surprised. He looked up and saw Sunders' half-smiling face.
"What? You don't want to? " It was Flora who spoke. She was sitting on a high stool without shoes. Her bare feet were swinging rhythmically. She looked very relaxed. However, when she spoke, the glint in her eyes sent a chill down Sabot's spine.
"No. Of course I do. I'm more than happy to. I'll arrange the captain of The Redbud to patrol the nearby waters and look for Barbie's Restaurant until everything is settled. "Sabot nodded in the end since he was at a disadvantage. Even if he had Floating Mech City behind him, distant water could not put out a nearby fire. He could only take it one step at a time. He was not in a hurry to send the talent back to the southern region anyway. He did not care what Sunders wanted to do with Barbie's Restaurant. He could only wait and see. At least, The Redbud should be safe before they found Barbie's Restaurant.
After Sabot left, Flora mumbled in a low voice, "At least he knows what's good for him. Or else, humph …"
Sunders shook his head and did not say anything. He kept looking at his experiment.
Suddenly, Sunders frowned and looked outside.
Flora asked in confusion, "What's wrong, teacher?"
Sunders did not answer. He was wondering in his mind.
"Strange. Why is there the aura of the Nightmare Realm here?" Sunders lowered his eyes. "Is there an unknown passage at Devil's Water that connects to the Nightmare Realm?"
If there really is a passage … Sunders' joy disappeared in his eyes.
Sunders closed his eyes and carefully sensed the aura, which almost came from the same source as him. A moment later, Sunders opened his eyes. He was no longer happy, but more confused.
The aura of the Nightmare Realm disappeared as soon as he sensed it. Not a single trace of the aura was left.
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