Edge of Night's teleportation array wasn't built in their headquarters. Instead, it was built on Evernight Mountain.
Evernight Mountain was a temporary base that Edge of Night developed in recent years. They claimed that it was for the convenience of other organizations. However, many people told others that this place was meant to oppose Sleepless City. Since Sleepless City had a city called Evernight Mountain, Edge of Night decided to build a "Lightless Mountain" instead.
It sounded like a child's play, but it didn't matter as long as they could get rid of their enemies. Besides, Evernight Mountain also served its purpose. The name was just a gimmick to annoy their enemies.
When Angor arrived at Evernight Mountain, he saw a lot of people here. Most of them seemed to be in a hurry, and most of them were heading to the teleportation array.
Angor activated Infinite Reticence and blended into the crowd.
As the group moved forward, Angor slowly realized why there were so many people gathered here. It was probably because of the Dark Dome of Snow Ridge City. Supernaturals weren't idiots. They all knew that Edge of Night was in an awkward situation. Since Snow Ridge City already had the Dark Dome, Edge of Night might also be targeted by the Dark Dome.
Even if it was only a possibility, Angor still decided to leave this place for now.
Angor also believed that Edge of Night was likely to be targeted by the nightmare monsters. After all, the place was full of supernaturals.
Angor arrived early, so it wasn't long until it was his turn.
Following the instructions of the apprentice on duty, Angor stepped onto the teleportation array.
Speaking of which, he had to thank the dome of Snow Ridge City. Many official wizards were planning to leave the Edge of Night, either to ask for help or to retreat. He was heading to White Shell Market, where a wizard was waiting for him to transfer to another city.
The wizard looked cold and aloof. However, he didn't mind providing protection for apprentices who were going to use the array as long as they paid a certain price.
The protection fee was high, at least three digits. However, it was the same as buying one's life. Without the protection of a wizard, apprentices could easily get lost or die.
After paying the fee, the number of people in the array reached the upper limit. The light circle flashed, and the space around them began to warp.
After a moment of darkness and weightlessness, he smelled something fishy from the ocean.
When he opened his eyes, his surroundings had changed greatly. He could hear the sound of waves, and the sun had broken through the clouds, shining lazily on his skin.
Eternal Night Mountain was dark all year round, but here, the sun was shining brightly. This should be the White Shell Sea City.
The apprentices around him were still dizzy from the aftereffects of the long-distance teleportation. That official Magus had already started walking towards the teleportation array.
He raised an eyebrow as he walked past Angor. He was surprised that someone could survive the dizziness caused by teleportation. After all, he was only responsible for their safety and did not block out these negative effects.
However, he only glanced at it out of curiosity and guessed in his heart, "Could it be a space element acolyte?"
Then, he left.
Angor had no idea what was going on in the old man's mind. Even if he did, he would only laugh it off.
He didn't pay any attention to the group of apprentices who were still wailing in the teleportation array. Instead, he quickly left the teleportation array.
When he was out of the range of the teleportation array, while there was no one around, Angor's face changed from a handsome young man to an ordinary square face. At the same time, his presence was greatly weakened. His eyes lost their luster, and he looked depressed. If he was thrown into a crowd, it would be like throwing a pebble into the ocean.
This was the effect of using Illusion and Infinite Reticence at the same time.
Angor did not think that the rats and ants would come so quickly, but he still made sure to hide himself just in case.
The White Shell Sea City was a wizard market near the coast of Goman Kingdom. It was not too big, and there were not many people here. However, it had its advantages. First of all, it was supported by Floating Mech City instead of Goman Kingdom.
Secondly, it was located at the southernmost coast of Fey Continent. Further south was the vast ocean and the continents on the other side of the ocean.
Most of these continents were mortal territories, but each of them had their own rich resources. Floating Mech City was willing to establish a wizard market here to transfer these resources.
Therefore, although the White Shell Sea City was not very big, it was a relatively large resource transfer station.
While walking around the streets, Angor even saw some Heylan style handicrafts. Heylan Dynasty was an island country next to Goldspink Empire. When Angor left the Old Earth, these two countries were still at war. Back then, Padt Family was still providing resources to the frontline.
Even though Heylan Dynasty was Goldspink Empire's enemy, Angor still felt a sense of familiarity when he saw Heylan's handicrafts.
Angor did not spend too much time on the streets. Instead, he went straight to Brute Cavern's outpost.
There were not many wizard organizations in White Shell Sea City. The resources here were all provided by Floating Mech City, so they were not interested.
However, it wasn't that there weren't any. There were still some strongholds of Magus organisations. The reason why these sorcerer organizations chose to stay here was also for resources, but it was also for human resources.
When Floating Mech City went to other continents, they mostly wanted special resources. They did not want to get involved with talents.
They knew very well that any attempt to monopolize a place could easily lead to a backlash.
Even if they had the power to suppress dissent, Mechanus, which had always been a source of power, would never do such a thing. They could build Sky Towers, teleportation portals, and even export their own steam culture and mechanical materials. All of these required cooperation from major wizard organizations. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Floating Mech City was, it would not be able to handle a hostile attack.
Brute Cavern was one of the few wizard organizations that had established their outpost here.
Following the symbol of the Tree of Eternity, Angor soon arrived at a domed building in Brute Cavern.
There were no wizards here, only several apprentices. The strongest among them was an old man with a long white beard, who was barely a level-3 apprentice.
Angor attracted everyone's attention as soon as he came in. They all stared at him with eager eyes.
The white-bearded old man walked to them with his walking stick. "I'm Boro. May I know your name, mister?"
"Padt." Angor followed the etiquette of a noble.
"Mister Padt. What brings you here, mister?"
At this time, a young man with blazing eyes came over. "Old man Boro, why don't you just ask him what mission he took? Don't be so tactful. It gives me goosebumps."
The young man had a unique look. His right eyebrow was naturally raised high, and the end of it drooped down slightly. He had a regular face, but the special feature of his right eyebrow made him look quite funny.
The young man saw Angor staring at him and grinned. "You can call me Hami. But I prefer to be called 'Right-Eye Devil'. It's my nickname, approved by the Sky Tower."
Angor chuckled awkwardly and greeted them. "What's the mission you were talking about?"
Hami and Boro exchanged a puzzled look. "You're not from the headquarters?"
As they explained, Angor gradually understood what was going on, and why those apprentices were looking at him with such passionate eyes.
Because of the encampment in White Shell Sea City, other people rarely came here. Generally, the people who came here were from the headquarters. People who came from the headquarters only had two purposes.
First, they accepted a guide mission and needed to go out to sea from here. Second, they accepted a garrison mission and needed to stay here to guard the place.
Basically, there was no third objective. Most of the people who accepted the recruitment mission would only arrive at the start of spring. By then, the frozen sea routes would have melted, and they would be able to travel to more continents. The chances of finding talents would also be greatly increased.
Most of the time, it was too difficult to find talents. The reward was good, but it could also delay one's training. Therefore, not many apprentices were willing to accept a guide mission. In the end, most of the missions were given to wizards. Wizards rarely came to the base, so all the apprentices here believed that Angor had accepted a second mission.
In other words, it was a garrison mission.
The reward for each mission was good, but it was far from the headquarters. However, they were far away from the headquarters and had few resources. They also couldn't get any mentors to teach them. Therefore, most of the Sorcerer-Apprentices hoped that someone would come and replace them.
When Angor arrived, the apprentices all looked at him with eager eyes.
"Hey, you said you're from the headquarters. What's your mission then? It must be a garrison mission. Come, come, come. Hurry up and hand it over. I've had enough of the dull days here. " Hami raised his eyebrows. His eyebrows were already very high to begin with, and they looked even more out of place. His right eyebrow looked like he was packing his luggage and was about to part ways with his eyes. The distance between his eyebrows was very wide, and it looked very funny.
"Why do you have to do it, Hami? You're the last one here. I should be the one to do it. I've been here for almost two years, "an apprentice protested.
"Because I have a bigger fist!" Hami spat back.
"Mister Magic Eye, please give it to me. I've been a level-2 apprentice for so long, and I only learned a few level-1 cantrips." Someone else pretended to cry.
Hami only replied with a "pfft".
Angor found it funny. He looked at Boro who was still smiling. "Don't you want to go back to the headquarters?"
Boro: "Of course I want to, but my lifespan is almost at its limit. My mentor has already taught me everything he can, and I've learned what I need to learn. If I can't learn it, I might not be able to learn it when I go back. It's better to stay here and see if I can find an opportunity to break through."
"There's a way to break through here?" Angor was puzzled.
"This place is right next to Devil's Water. Wizards often come here. Maybe you can find some leftover wisdom here." Boro paused. "You know Phantom Master, the God of War of Brute Cavern?"
"Of course." Angor didn't just know Phantom Master. They knew each other very well.
"Last time, Phantom Master rode a cloud whale out to sea. When he passed by Devil's Water, he killed a tiger-striped squid and took only a small part of its cartilage before throwing it into the sea. Many people benefited from it. Maybe someone even became a wizard because of it. "Boro sighed." So that's fate. "
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