Chapter 700 The Return of Sumesh <TOC> Chapter 702 White Shell Seaport
Translator: SumTLMan
When Sumesh finished drinking the tea, he seemed like he had been enlightened, his expression filled with enjoyment.
“The first taste is like bitter leaves, the middle taste begins to sweeten, and the aftertaste is like being immersed in the fragrant nature, feeling refreshed as if anointed by divine nectar. Moreover, the tea not only contains a hint of energy and spirit, but also has a long-lasting aftertaste!” Sumesh praised repeatedly, unable to help but ask, “Granny, what kind of tea is this?”
Iron Armor Granny smiled faintly, “This is called Morning Dew After Rain, a gift from Angel.”
“Morning Dew After Rain, the name is as poetic as the tea itself, truly living up to its reputation! This is one of the rare exquisite teas I’ve had in recent years.” Sumesh pondered the name of the tea, then suddenly frowned, “Angel? Is this something my junior brother concocted?”
Iron Armor Granny nodded, “Yes. Originally, this tea was intended to be a gift for you, but he asked me to taste it first to see if you would like it.”
“I love it!” Sumesh declared without hesitation.
“Unfortunately, you missed each other. Now, if you want to drink this tea again, you’ll have to wait until he returns from his hometown.”
Sumesh’s expression was somewhat subtle, as a tea enthusiast, the regret of not being able to obtain this tea for now was indescribable.
“He just left not long ago, should I go out and chase after him?” Sumesh murmured softly.
Iron Armor Granny snorted, “Forget it. He’s been gone for more than an hour, and his Gondola is incredibly fast. By now, he’s probably already left the Paramjit Plateau, so you won’t be able to catch up.”
“Gondola? What is that?”
“It’s a flying boat he crafted, with an exceptional appearance. Your mentor has shown it off more than once, both openly and secretly, and has infuriated many wizards. Quite a few wizards have arranged for their apprentices to learn alchemy, but only one or two out of a hundred have achieved success,” Iron Armor Granny praised.
“A flying boat with an incredibly beautiful appearance?” Sumesh seemed to recall something, and with a wave of his hand, a lifelike illusion rose from the table, revealing the flying boat that had amazed him earlier, “Is this the Gondola?”
“Ah, your illusion skill has indeed improved quite a bit,” Iron Armor Granny first exclaimed, then looked more closely, “Yes, that’s the one. How come? Did you meet Angel?”
Sumesh sighed with emotion, “Yes, I saw this flying boat on my way back. I thought it was an organization’s standard flying vehicle that had been modified. I even planned to find an alchemist to customize one for myself, but I didn’t expect it to be crafted by Angel.”
“Would the standard flying vehicle be modified? You’re being too optimistic. Think about the stubbornness of Rhine, even the communication device has always been a crystal ball and has never changed, let alone the flying vehicle,” Iron Armor Granny couldn’t help but mock.
Sumesh also remembered Rhine’s stubbornness in aesthetics and shook his head with a bitter smile, “Indeed, I was being too optimistic.”
Suddenly, Sumesh seemed to recall something; if that flying boat was Angel’s exclusively crafted one, then the person on the boat must be Angel, right?
However, if he remembered correctly, the butler Goode said Angel was taken in as a student by a mentor three years ago.
But the wizard apprentice on the flying boat was clearly a third-level apprentice, right?!
Three years, third-level apprentice, an alchemist who had contact with the mysterious realm… With all these titles combined, Sumesh finally had a bit of insight as to why Iron Armor Granny had said that Angel’s potential was unparalleled – because this talent was truly astonishing!
A single achievement was already enough to make one stand out among their peers. Now, with several achievements combined, one could only sigh at the favoritism of fate.
Before meeting Angel, Sumesh had already formed a rather brilliant image of him in his mind.
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Layers of clouds and mist, sometimes thick and sometimes thin, were like white smoke dispersed by the wind.
The Gondola leisurely traveled through the clouds and mist.
At that moment, Angel was propping his chin, reading a wizard’s travelogue. Not long after, Toby’s chirping sound came from below.
Angel flipped the book over and pressed it on the table, then climbed the side of the boat to look down.
Toby was originally playing and frolicking with the clouds and mist below, but now he was chirping at the ground. Soon after, Toby flew back to the Gondola and stood on Angel’s shoulder, muttering softly.
“Are there people down there?” Angel asked doubtfully.
They were still a distance away from the Eternal Night Kingdom and were on the edge of the Paramjit Plateau, a desolate no man’s land. How could there be people? Could it be transcendent beings?
Following Toby’s call, Angel lowered the Gondola’s altitude and looked down.
He saw a group of ordinary people, led by snow wolves, carrying large and small bags, moving towards the Paramjit Plateau.
“Ordinary people? What are they going to the plateau for? Are they going to trade with the primitive tribes?” Angel had heard of some primitive tribes on the plateau that would trade animal skins with outsiders; could these people be merchants?
Angel didn’t know, nor was he interested in finding out. He continued flying towards the Eternal Night Kingdom, treating this group of ordinary people as a small episode along the way.
However, not long after, Angel discovered that there wasn’t just one group of people moving towards the desolate plateau tens of thousands of miles away. Within a distance of a hundred miles, he saw more than a dozen groups, all carrying heavy loads.
If it could be said that a large group of people might be called a merchant caravan, Angel also saw individuals traveling alone. A middle-aged woman was leading a five or six-year-old child, braving the no man’s land on her own.
This puzzled Angel. Could it be that a war had broken out ahead? Were these displaced refugees?
It wasn’t long before Angel confirmed that they were indeed refugees forced to leave their homes, but it wasn’t due to war, rather a man-made disaster.
In the distance, a city with tens of thousands of inhabitants was now shrouded by a black dome, which was slowly expanding from its center.
All the ordinary people were fleeing in all directions, including toward the Paramjit Plateau.
Angel recognized the dome all too well. It was almost identical to the one in Sleepless City. Yet, this place was clearly hundreds of miles away from Sleepless City!
At this point, transcendent beings were already converging on the city, with some even setting up defenses in the sky.
Before Angel could approach the city, a second-level apprentice flew over to him.
The man was middle-aged, dressed in a star-and-moon blue wizard robe. Upon seeing the magnificent appearance of the Gondola, his eyes flashed with astonishment and greed.
However, when he saw Angel sitting on the Gondola and realized that he couldn’t see through Angel’s power, he immediately hid the greed in his eyes.
“Sir, please do not approach any further. Soon, parasites might fly out, which even formal wizards cannot resist. If you wish to continue north, it would be best to take a detour,” the middle-aged apprentice respectfully said.
“When did this dome appear? Why was there no warning or notification?” Angel frowned. He had planned his route and gathered information about the journey before leaving, so this situation was completely unexpected.
“Sir, you are…”
“Call me Pat. I come from the Savage Grottoes.”
“Ah, Pat from the Savage Grottoes,” the middle-aged apprentice’s eyes flashed with understanding. Large wizard organizations were indeed different, even their apprentices had such impressive flying boats: “I come from Twilight’s Edge. You can call me Lunde.”
After introducing themselves, Lunde looked worried and said, “Pat, you should know about the change in Sleepless City. At first, we thought that only Sleepless City had a dome, which would simply expand outward from its center. However, last night, this Snowy Peak City also underwent a transformation. I was dispatched by my organization to set up roadblocks to prevent people from being infected by the parasites.”
“It happened last night? No wonder the Savage Grottoes haven’t received any news,” Angel pondered. “Are there many domes like this in the Eternal Night Kingdom now?”
Lunde shook his head, his face full of concern, “As far as I know, only Sleepless City and Snowy Peak City have them. But… it’s hard to say what the future holds.”
Angel naturally understood what Lunde was worried about. Originally, the dome centered around Sleepless City, slowly spreading out. The spreading speed was not fast, and it was estimated that it would not affect other places for thousands of years. However, now the dome appeared hundreds of miles away in Snowy Peak City, meaning that the dome would not spread slowly as they thought, but could appear in multiple locations simultaneously.
In this case, Twilight’s Edge might very likely be chosen as a place covered by the dome.
Initially, the wizards of Sleepless City were forced to leave the Eternal Night Kingdom, and Twilight’s Edge could enjoy the monopoly of the Eternal Night Kingdom without any worries. However, they didn’t expect this to happen, so they were naturally anxious.
“How is Twilight’s Edge doing now?” After asking this question, Lunde’s expression was somewhat ugly. After all, it was impolite to directly point out that Twilight’s Edge might be in trouble in front of the other party. Angel hurriedly added, “My destination is to go to Twilight’s Edge. I need to change routes through your organization to other places. As you know, our Savage Grottoes do not have long-distance teleportation formations.”
Hearing this, Lunde’s expression relaxed a bit: “Twilight’s Edge is relatively safe now, but people are still uneasy. However, if Sir Pat wants to take a detour, it should be no problem.”
Knowing Angel’s route was to Twilight’s Edge, Lunde showed him a shortcut and returned to his post.
Angel fell silent, not understanding why the Nightmare Plane had set up so many strongholds in the Wizarding World. However, it could be seen that the strongholds of the Nightmare Plane were becoming more and more blatant, and in the past, strongholds like Hippocrates were almost unknown to outsiders.
But now… Angel looked at the city covered by the dome in the distance, sighed softly, and left quietly.
There were no major incidents on the way to Twilight’s Edge.
The only surprise was that Angel saw a parasitic creature wrapped in a faint Nightmare Plane aura halfway.
When the parasitic creature saw Angel, it fled in fright.
Angel didn’t chase after it, but he couldn’t help feeling emotional. This place was a thousand miles away from Sleepless City, and the parasitic creature could actually survive here, indicating that most areas of the Eternal Night Kingdom might have people parasitized by such creatures.
Thinking of this possibility, Angel sighed secretly in his heart, believing that the Eternal Night Kingdom might have already fallen by more than half.
Once the Eternal Night Kingdom falls completely, it is difficult to predict whether any accidents will happen to the Savage Grottoes, the closest wizarding organization to the Eternal Night Kingdom.
However, these things are not for someone of Angel’s status to consider. Thinking about them now would only be worrying over nothing.
Chapter 700 The Return of Sumesh <TOC> Chapter 702 White Shell Seaport