At this moment, a crisp ringing sound came from outside, accompanied by the vibration of the floor. Kanter looked outside and saw a white bear as large as a snow-capped mountain walking out of the dark forest.
There was an ice church on the bear's back. As the bear moved forward, the bells on the church's steeple jingled in the wind.
"Dokibell is here again. Looks like he brought another batch of laborers." Kanter clicked his tongue.
At this moment, a piece of yellowish parchment floated down from the church on Dokibell's back. It fluttered like a feather and slowly floated to the window of the magic hut.
Kanter opened the window and picked up the parchment. "Let me see which unlucky wizard organization has come to work for us this time," he murmured.
"36 apprentices from Breezy Valley, the strongest of which is an intermediate apprentice … 17 from Tree of Paradise, the strongest of which is an advanced apprentice … Whiteman Clan sent seven low-level apprentices," Kanter said. Kanter muttered as he looked at them. These were all apprentices assigned to this base. In Kanter's eyes, they were more like labourers or cannon fodder.
"Oh? Look at what I just saw. Brute Cavern sent an advanced apprentice here as well. Didn't you say Brute Cavern wouldn't send any apprentices here? "Kanter frowned.
Sunders was surprised as well. Brute Cavern only sent high-level fighters to the Abyss Plane, so they didn't need to send any cannon fodder here.
This was why Sunders was surprised when Kanter told him that an apprentice from Brute Cavern had arrived.
He pointed at the air with his short black cane. The parchment in Kanter's hand was blown away by a gust of wind and fell into his hand.
Sunders glanced at the parchment and saw the name of an apprentice from Brute Cavern.
Bobota, level-3 apprentice from Brute Cavern.
"Bobota?" Sunders muttered the name, but he couldn't remember it. Which wizard sent this apprentice to the Abyss Plane? Didn't Mister Rein tell him about this?
As Sunders frowned, the door of the hut was pushed open.
Samantha stood against the light and spoke in a cold tone, "The cannon fodder is here. Which one of you is going to give them their jobs?"
This base had just been built, and apart from the apprentices, there were only three truth-finder adepts in charge of it.
Normally, they wouldn't be assigned jobs, but there were too few of them.
Sunders considered and stood up. "I'll go."
Samantha didn't expect this. She came here to tell Kanter to get back to work, as revenge for what he said earlier. Sunders, who always hated trouble the most, actually volunteered to go.
"What's wrong with Sunders?" Samantha asked Kanter, who was about to go for a walk as well.
"There are apprentices from Brute Cavern coming this time, so … you know," Kanter answered honestly.
Brute Cavern's apprentices? I see. A trace of disgust flashed in Samantha's eyes as she looked at the parchment on the table not far away.
Meanwhile, Sunders arrived at the entrance of the base.
The giant white bear Dokibell crouched down and put down the apprentices on its back. "Mister Phantom, the new batch of apprentices is here. I'll take my leave now."
Dokibell stood up again and walked deeper into the forest with trembling steps.
Sunders looked at the shabbily dressed apprentices in front of him and sighed. Most of them were either old men or people who were abandoned. Many of them didn't even know how to cast Thermostat and were shivering in the cold wind.
Only one of them stood out from the crowd.
It was a young man wearing a white robe. Half of his face was covered by a white hood, which made him look like a sharp sword. Compared to the other weak apprentices, he was like a crane in a flock of chickens.
A chain with red runes on it was wrapped around the young man's body. This chain seemed to be alive as it slowly moved around his body.
"You. Come out. What's your name? "Sunders pointed at the young man.
The young man bowed to Sunders. "Mister Sunders, my name is Bobota."
…
Two flowers, one on each side, returned to Angor's side.
Ferran and the Land of Revelation weren't too far apart. They were only separated by the Blackberry Waters. Because the Blackberry Sea was a sea with very few sea beasts, it was usually calm and peaceful. Therefore, the two continents had already interacted since the Age of Gold.
While flying on Gondola, Angor occasionally saw two cargo ships sailing on the sea below.
A week after they left Ferran, they saw a ship with roses engraved all over it. The entire ship was decorated like a young girl's, and it was quite eye-catching even from the air.
Tulu's eyes lit up when he saw the ship. "Sir, that's a cargo ship from Versailles Principality!"
"What's so special? You look excited." Angor chuckled.
Tulu looked at Padt and asked with a smile, a hint of confusion flashing across his face. After a week, he noticed that Mister Padt's mood had returned to how he used to be on The Limpet, which made him feel a little relieved.
"The Rose Trading Firm's cargo ships are very special in the Blackberry Sea. Their cargo ships are mostly made of rose products, and most of them are food. However, rose products spoil easily, so they are often consumed by other ships before they even reach Ferran Continent."
"If you encounter the Rose Trading Firm's cargo ship, you can directly board the ship to purchase rose products. That's why it's called the Floating Rose Restaurant. "
Tulu had been eating dry rations for the past few days, and the food in the fishing village tasted pretty much the same. When he saw the Rose Firm's cargo ship, he couldn't help but drool from the sky.
Tulu didn't tell Angor that he wanted to board the ship, but the look on his face said it all.
While looking at the pink ship below, Angor recalled the time when he first met Sailum four years ago.
Back then, Sailum was still a skinny kid who hid in a corner while hugging his thick book. Angor was the only one who could talk to him. Later, when Nausica joined Angor and revealed her identity as the "King of Blackberry", Sailum finally showed a different expression.
Sailum once told Angor that he came from the Versailles Principality in the Land of Revelation. His country was small, and he had a low self-esteem.
Nausica told Sailum that she liked Versailles Principality very much, and she even praised the rose garden of Versailles and said that she missed the colorful rose cakes there. Sailum, who used to be a little timid, suddenly gained confidence.
Nausica was always generous, but she also knew how to judge the situation.
"Well then, let's go and try the rose cake from the mobile restaurant." Angor chuckled. He also wanted to know what the rose cake Nausica was talking about tasted like.
Tulu's eyes lit up when he heard Angor's words. He quickly controlled the Gondola to fly toward the cargo ship with tears in his eyes.
Their landing caused a great commotion on the cargo ship of Rose Firm.
Only after they received them with trepidation did they realize that these two mysterious lords were here to eat rose cakes.
Of course, the workers didn't dare to be careless. They quickly brought out the best cakes they had, including colorful rose cakes.
Tulu enjoyed the cake so much that he even shed tears while eating. He even took out his pouch and prepared to pack it up.
Angor, on the other hand, only took a small bite and put it down.
It was too sweet. Angor felt his teeth aching after taking a bite.
Angor knew Nausica's appetite well. She might be a woman, but she didn't like sweet things. She preferred salty food.
"So, how did she feel when she told Sailum that she missed the taste of Rainbow Rose Cake?" Angor thought to himself. Maybe she didn't want to hurt Sailum's fragile heart.
Boarding the cargo ship was only a small interlude in their journey. They finished eating, paid, and left.
After leaving, Tulu was still savoring the taste of the rose cake. "Sir, I just received a piece of news from the Rose Trading Firm's ship. I heard that there are mermaids in the waters ahead." Tulu suddenly spoke up after a while.
"Mermaids?" Angor raised an eyebrow. He was too focused on the rose garden on the ship to pay attention to Tulu.
"That's right. The manager of Rose Firm said they ran into a group of mermaids who were playing with the waves. When they saw them, they tried to lure them off the ship with songs. If they didn't throw a lot of rose cakes into the sea, they would have sunk to the bottom already. "
"So they're mermaids after all. But if they can resist the temptation of the meat and eat the rose cake, they must be a high-tier race among mermaids."
"Mermaids are categorized into different races?" Tulu asked.
Angor nodded. He didn't mind sharing this information with the general public. "Just like how humans have different races, mermaids have different races too. For example, there are the Feg Mermaids who live near Chambord, the Blackjer Mermaids in White Sand Sea, the Prussian Mermaids in Changting of Phantom Sea, and so on. Different mermaids have different appearances as well, such as skin color, scales, size, language, culture, and so on. Even The Limpet's statue, the Siren, is partly a mermaid.
"Low-tier mermaids are more attracted to human flesh, while nobles and royals tend to have better self-control."
Angor's explanation revealed a fantasy world of mermaids and mermaids in front of Tulu.
While Tulu was still amazed by the variety of races in this world, Angor's ears suddenly twitched.
"Huh? I think I heard someone singing on the wind?"
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