Lady Gloom claimed that there was a way to quickly send people to Sanctum when the teleportation between the continents was cut off and transportation was slow, but she did not immediately tell them what her method was. She only said that it required the full cooperation of the high-ranking monk, Calaxus, and the right timing, which would happen in the next few days. Of course, the high-grade cultivator wasn't very satisfied with this mysterious woman's explanation. However, he was currently in a disadvantageous position, so he could only suppress his doubts for the time being.
After all, with the current situation of the Sanctum investigation team, they could not find any other way to quickly return to their homeland. The teleportation portal could not be used, and the fastest means of transportation they could find was the magic-guided airship of the Kingdom of Taros. But even the most advanced magic-guided airship could only cruise at low speed in the storm of Chaos. It took the Sacred Hammer more than half a month to reach Ansu in the relatively calm sea of magic. It would take them even longer to return by airship.
After returning to Hao Ren's station in the north of the hill and camping for the night, Tridis, the chief knight of the Raven Knights, came to say goodbye.
Hao Ren's sudden appearance had completely disrupted everyone's plan. The beasts' plan was to go to White City to find the landlord of the alpha's house. The Sanctum investigation team's plan was to go to the wilderness to find the light. The knights' plan was to escort the alpha to White City and complete the task of contacting the royal family. But now, the common target of the three parties had popped up on its own, and many things had to be rearranged.
The Sanctum investigation team had found their target, so they needed to return to Sanctum immediately. The Raven Knights did not have to continue to serve as the alpha's escort and guide. They decided to part ways with the others in the Verdant Plains. As for the beasts' guards led by Lily, they all agreed that the alpha was right. Whatever the humans said was nonsense.
Now that the alpha had decided to follow the landlord, they also decided to follow the landlord.
"I hope you can help me send a message when I see King Taros." Hao Ren found Tridis, who was organizing the team and preparing to leave. "Tell him that Lady Gloom and I are going to Sanctum together. If we go well, dawn will come. He will understand what I mean."
The female knight nodded and elegantly mounted her horse.
Just as the Raven Knights left, Hao Ren heard light footsteps behind him, and then Lily's cheerful voice came from behind, "Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord! What are you looking at? "
Hao Ren looked back and saw the husky maiden with greasy lips and a smudge of soot on her nose. Hao Ren could not help but frown. "Eating barbecue early in the morning? Aren't you afraid of getting inflamed? "
"It's okay. I'll just grab some grass and chew on it." Lily waved her hand nonchalantly and tiptoed to look at the direction where the knights left. "Oh... Tridis and the others have left? They are very nice people and have helped me a lot in Fort Raven. "
Hao Ren looked up and down at the husky, who was found after being lost for a month. "I forgot to ask yesterday. I can understand why you formed a team, but how did you get the title of 'alpha'? Are you pretending to be a werewolf again? Haven't you accepted your bloodline as the king of the north and the nobles of the imperial city? "
Although Lily was dumb, she could still hear the sarcasm in Hao Ren's tone. She wrinkled her nose and said, "Argh! It's not easy to find a place where no one knows me. Can't I pretend to be a big tail wolf for once? "
Hao Ren silently looked at the half-bald tail behind Lily. If she did not lose so much hair, this girl's tail would be really big.
At this time, Lily hesitated for a moment before she finally asked awkwardly, "Mr. Landlord, how are the others?"
"Definitely better than the two of us." Hao Ren rolled his eyes. "They are having a good time on the spaceship, wandering around Collow all day long. By the way, my contact with the outside has been restored. I just told them that I have found you this morning. Do you want to talk to them? "
Lily thought for a moment and waved her hand. "Forget it. Battie must be nagging me. Old people like to nag."
Hao Ren said, "… Don't tell me you miss her? You two have been enemies for so long, and now you have feelings for each other? "
When Lily heard this, she suddenly jumped up as if someone had stepped on her tail. "Mr. Landlord, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! I am the king of the north, the former emperor of the demon hunters, and the boss of the Southern Suburbs. How can I conspire with a bat? Not to mention that I was once killed by her in my previous life. "
After saying that, she became discouraged and hugged her half-bald tail dejectedly. "I'm just thinking of the medicinal soup that she brewed. When do you think I'll be able to grow my tail back …"
Hao Ren was speechless.
At this moment, a sudden flash of light from the direction of the camp attracted their attention.
The flash seemed to come from the station of the Sanctum investigation team.
Hao Ren and Lily looked at each other and immediately ran in that direction.
In the station of the Sanctum investigation team, a wide open space had been flattened. The monks and knights of the Theocracy stood in a circle around the open space, seemingly watching something. When Hao Ren and Lily squeezed in, they saw the mysterious Lady Gloom standing in the center of the open space. The mysterious woman was still wearing a black robe, but no one knew when she had a long, strange-looking staff in her hand. The flash that Hao Ren and Lily saw earlier was from the beam of light released from the top of the staff.
The appearance of the long staff was different from the wooden or metal staff used by ordinary mages in Collow. It was more like a straight and well-proportioned crystal with a broken end. Several neat and angular rectangular crystals floated at the end of the long staff. Light jumped between the crystals and eventually converged into a dazzling beam of light that shot into the sky. This thing immediately attracted the attention of Hao Ren and Lily.
Hao Ren sensed the power of Order from the light, which was similar to the Spire of Flames and the Furnace Tower. Lily felt that the stick was too f * cking hot. If she threw it with all her might, she could catch it and catch it in her mouth … She would die of joy!
It seemed that the husky maiden had been lost for too long, and she had suppressed herself too much when she was the alpha. When she returned to her landlord, her true nature was completely unleashed, and this state would probably last for a while.
"What's going on?" Hao Ren nudged a church knight next to him. "What is she doing?"
The church knight was surprised to see Hao Ren, but he immediately replied, "She is preparing the passage to Sanctum."
"Passage to Sanctum?" Hao Ren was a little stunned. "Didn't she say that she needed to wait for the right time? At least a few days. How can it be done so suddenly? "
"We don't know." The church knight shook his head. "She suddenly came here early this morning, saying that she had received some news. The passage must be opened in advance, otherwise it would be blocked or something. Ah, Lord Calaxus is here. "
The crowd parted as a high-ranking monk came in. He was holding something in his hands, looking solemn and cautious. Hao Ren craned his neck to look, only to find that Calaxus was actually holding a palm-sized white crystal in his hand. The shape of the crystal was very irregular, like a fragment of a larger crystal.
Judging from the expression on the high-ranking monk's face, this crystal fragment was probably of extraordinary significance.
Lily blinked and suddenly poked Hao Ren's arm. "That thing seems to be made of the same material as the stick in Lady Gloom's hand."
Hao Ren sighed. "That is a staff."
At this time, Calaxus had come up to Lady Gloom. The high-ranking monk looked serious. "Do you really have a way to open the door to Sanctum? You have to know that the storm of Chaos has completely shrouded every continent. Under the impact of primordial magic energy, any teleportation will not work. If what you said is some kind of secret teleportation technique, you'd better not try it because you, the caster, will be the first to suffer the impact. "
The high-ranking monk obviously did not fully trust the secret agent of the king. Half of what he said was good advice, but the other half was a subtle warning and reminder. Lady Gloom just nodded. "You have brought the sacred seal. Very good. I will tell you where to put it later."
Calaxus frowned. "You still haven't answered. How do you know that I have the sacred seal? And you seem to know us very well. The investigation team's operation is a secret. Even if you are a senior secret agent of a secular kingdom, it is impossible for you to get this information. "
Lady Gloom glanced at him faintly. "You have brought it here. Are you going to give up just because you are paranoid now?"
"Of course not." The high-ranking monk shook his head and straightened his back in front of Lady Gloom. "At this time, what should I be afraid of losing? I just don't want to ruin the hope of Sanctum. I hope you can really do what you said. "
"Then you can rest assured," Lady Gloom said calmly. The staff in her hand gradually glowed brighter. As the light spread in the air, complex patterns and lines slowly emerged. "My connection with Sanctum is far deeper than you think. This gate is foolproof. But because it is not the right time to open, I can't determine the specific coordinates of the gate. I can only guarantee that it must be near an energy node in Sanctum. "
The high-ranking monk nodded. "That is enough."
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