Seagulls flapped their wings, and the sound of waves and waves echoed in Angor's ears.
He opened his eyes in a daze and looked at the sea and the blue sky outside the window. The clouds were changing … He felt like he was back four years ago on The Redbud, when he often looked at the outside world through the small window.
A gray seabird wearing a panda costume flapped its wings and landed on the windowsill. It began to chirp at Angor.
"Morning, Toby." Angor waved a hand lazily.
Angor finally got out of bed after Toby urged him to wake up.
In the mirror, Angor was tall and fair-skinned. His shoulders were wide but not bulky. His inverted triangular body made him look like a perfect clothes hanger. Even with his messy blond hair, he still looked handsome.
Someone knocked on his door while he was washing up. "Mister Padt, Vice-Captain Helen of The Limpet is here to ask when you're coming. The ship will depart in an hour."
"I'll be right there," Angor said.
"Alright. I'll go tell her now."
Angor put on a brown waistcoat and a slim-fit gentleman's suit. He then cast an illusion spell to turn himself into a middle-aged man and asked Toby to leave.
Angor went downstairs and saw a slightly plump woman wearing a dark-blue uniform with white edges. The woman took off her hat and bowed to him from afar.
"Mister Padt, this is Vice-Captain Helen of The Limpet," Boro introduced the woman to Angor.
"Greetings, Mister Wizard. I'm Helen," the woman bowed to Angor.
Generally speaking, only mortals would not be able to tell the difference between a wizard and an apprentice. Therefore, they would collectively refer to Extraordinaries as Great Wizards. Angor took a closer look and saw that the woman was indeed a mortal.
She was in her thirties and had a pretty face. However, she had a sharp look in her eyes.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Helen," Angor greeted her with a smile.
As the vice-captain of The Limpet, she had seen many supernaturals, and most of them did not care about mortals. She was used to being ignored and was even prepared to be treated coldly. However, she did not expect the person in front of her to be so kind.
"I haven't been waiting for long. Are you leaving now, Lord Magus?"
"Sure. Please lead the way." Angor smiled.
"Do you know who's in charge of The Limpet this time, Lieutenant Helen?" Boro asked Helen with a smile.
Helen was silent for a moment, "Sir Boro, I just saw Sir Roman on the deck."
"So it's Roman?" Boro whispered, "Roman's full name is Roman Rovka. He's a water wizard and a sea wizard. The White Clam Shipping Company claims that he's a hired spellcaster, but he's actually an apprentice stationed at the place."
Burrow pointed to the sky.
Floating Mech City. Angor nodded.
"He's been stationed in White Shell Sea City for almost twenty years. He didn't go out to sea for the first ten years, but now he's going out to sea … He's about the same as me, and his lifespan is almost up. But he's much stronger than me. He's a peak-level apprentice. He's been going to Devil's Water a lot lately, probably because he wants to see if there's any chance for him to break through. "
Angor was not interested in Roman's personal matters. "Can a level-3 apprentice really handle the dangers at Devil's Water?"
Boro didn't answer this question. Instead, he signaled Helen to speak.
"Sir, our cargo ship has been professionally designed. Normal bad weather is not a problem. Only powerful sea beasts like this will require the help of Sir Wizard."
There were wizard-level sea monsters in the sea, but they usually wouldn't expose themselves. Otherwise, they would be hunted down by the wizards.
As for other sea monsters, a peak-level apprentice could at least drive them away.
Angor also remembered that The Redbud had a Nightmare Stone at the front of the ship. If The Limpet had one as well, they could use it to avoid most of the sea monsters.
"Is there no one else besides Roman?"
"I didn't see anyone else." Helen knew that the "people" Burrow was referring to were Transcendents, not ordinary mortals like them.
"You're right. It's winter now, and other wizard organizations won't send guides out to sea at this time," Boro said. Boro spoke to Angor. "That's a good thing. At least no one is going to steal talents from you."
Boro's words didn't work. Even if they sent a hundred guides out to sea at the same time, they wouldn't be able to do anything. They probably wouldn't even be able to meet talents, let alone steal talents from them.
This world was too big. Even the Old Earth, which was called an "island", had dozens of neighboring countries. When Mara went looking for talents, he only went to a small Goldspink Empire.
Soon, they arrived at the harbor of White Clam Sea.
"Mister Padt, I won't be accompanying you. Have a safe trip." Boro took off his hat and bowed. "I hope Brute Cavern can find a new Firebringer."
"Thank you for your help, Mister Boro. I've left a little gift for you in my room. I hope you like it."
With that, he and Helen turned around and left.
Boro, on the other hand, was puzzled. A little gift? What's that?
The Limpet had already set sail while Boro was still trying to figure out what was going on. The gentle sunlight shone into White Clam Harbor, and the sea breeze gently caressed Boro's long white beard.
When Boro realized what was going on, all he could hear was the sound of the horn and the sound of seagulls flying around the sails.
After returning from the port, Boro entered the door and saw that the hall was full of goods. The books that were originally placed haphazardly were now piled up in a corner, just to clear out some space for this new arrival.
"Old man Boro, the main branch has already sent the supplies over, and not a single one is missing!" The fat acolyte immediately said with a smile when he saw Boro return.
Every time a resource was delivered from the headquarters, the apprentices in the settlement would cheer as if they were celebrating a festival. After all, they were going to use the resources for themselves.
This was the only thing they could look forward to in this remote place.
"Of course. As long as you don't apply for a music box like last time, there won't be any mistakes," Boro said with a smile.
Hemi pursed his lips and cursed under his breath. However, he soon immersed himself in the planning and distribution of the resources.
As the second strongest apprentice in the settlement, Boro was in charge of everything else, such as the distribution of resources.
Hami distributed all the good stuff to himself without hesitation, which made the other apprentices frustrated, but they couldn't do anything about it.
When Hami took almost one-fourth of the resources, Boro finally stopped him. Hami looked at a colorful shell and hesitated. "I promise. This is the last one. I don't want anything else. Even if you give it to me, I won't take it."
The colorful shell was actually a Tidal Shell, which was made from a Trait Manipulator material. Hami wasn't a Trait Manipulator, and there weren't any Trait Manipulator apprentices here. The shell could only be used as a toy, such as listening to the sound of the sea.
"Fine. You said it yourself. We can't take anything else." The other apprentices didn't need the shell either, so they all agreed to Hami's request.
Hami continued to distribute the resources. While he was distributing the resources, the others gathered around Burrow and flipped through Mirror magazine.
They wanted to know if Brute Cavern would be affected by the Evernight Kingdom's incident, and what Brute Cavern would do next.
"We'll stop receiving visitors and restrict apprentices from traveling. We'll greatly reduce the number of outpost missions. At the same time, apart from the Evernight Kingdom returning to the mirror world, we'll keep the outpost for a longer period of time?! "
Everyone, except Boro, was shocked when they saw the news.
Even Hami put down the list of resources and came over.
"Does this mean that we have to continue staying here?"
"No wonder they're giving us so many resources. They don't want us to go back anytime soon."
"I shouldn't have accepted this mission."
Everyone began to sigh, and there were quite a few people who complained.
Boro sighed. "Not letting you go back might be protecting you. No one knows what's going on in Brute Cavern right now. "
"Didn't that Padt kid just come from the HQ? Why don't we ask him? "
"He's already gone. It's pointless to ask him now." Boro retorted, "Besides, maybe he also wanted to avoid disaster, so he accepted the guide mission and left his hometown …"
"Oh, right. Mister Padt said he gave me a small gift before he left. It's in my room. Let me see what it is." Boro nodded.
After a while, Burrow came down the stairs with an elegant silver cloak in his hand.
The cloak looked pure from afar, but it had faint gray patterns on it. The patterns were strange, wavy patterns, which gave the cloak an exotic look.
"Hey, Boro, what's that? Why do I feel energy ripples coming from it? "someone asked curiously.
Boro swallowed his saliva and looked at the short note in his hand.
The fat apprentice came over and read the content of the note out loud, "Mister Boro, this cloak is called 'Duck'. It can hide one's aura and help you breathe underwater. It can also withstand the water pressure at the bottom of the sea. Here's your reward for giving me the route schedule. I hope you like it."
The fat apprentice's voice was trembling as he read the last part of the note.
"If this is what he said, then it's an improved version of the Bloodshark Suit!"
When Fatty mentioned the Blood Shark Suit, Hami stared at the silver cloak, "Boss Boro, I …"
The fat apprentice quickly cut him off. "You said you don't want anything if you take the Tidal Snail."
"But this isn't from the HQ. It's a gift from someone else."
"So you know it's a gift. How dare you ask for it? You were mocking me earlier. If you had helped me organize the flight chart, I might have given it to you. "
Hami didn't know what to say. He was a bit disappointed and regretful, but he didn't say anything. "Maybe he's just bluffing. Last time I checked, he was only using mortal materials to make clothes …"
Burrow suddenly pointed at the inner part of the cloak and exclaimed, "This emblem …"
Everyone looked over. It was a lion's heart wrapped in thorns. It was emitting a faint energy aura.
"I think I've seen this somewhere before …"
Everyone turned around at the same time and saw the cover of Mirror on the table. It was a lion's heart wrapped in thorns.
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