Before long, the Silkworm Queen revealed her treasure-like, translucent body, floating around the airship.
Its appearance, undoubtedly, caught many who were monitoring the Ancient Grove off guard, as they quickly reported back to solicit counterasures from the sorcerers behind them.
"Leader, it’s not good, the sorcerer aboard the airship has called for reinforcents."
"Who?"
"The one who caused trouble at Lightning Cliff half a day ago."
"Is it the one who, with only his beast pet, took out a team from the Black Crow Exploration Group?"
At an exploration team’s base, upon hearing their leader’s question, the underling tasked with surveillance incessantly nodded.
They never anticipated that the people on the airship would be able to summon such a strong individual, already marked by many forces of the Blood Plains as soone not to be provoked.
This was going to be troubleso.
"The focus now is on the treasures of the Blood-colored Restricted Zone. Withdraw for now, we’ll leave this matter alone," the burly man commanded after pondering for a mont.
"Right away, I’ll withdraw the monitoring imdiately," the relieved underling replied.
Surviving in this world ant knowing one’s place, or else death could co swiftly.
Following the Silkworm Queen’s reveal, such scenes unfolded in various parts of Sweeping Light City, and Tim and Dorrey quickly realized that the monitoring asures and objects surrounding the airship had significantly decreased.
On the surface, the two could no longer sense anyone shadowing them.
Seeing this, Tim secretly rejoiced, feeling that the three Pan Iron Root saplings had been well worth the expense.
Of course, there would always be those in the city unwilling to give up, and attempted probes occurred in the dead of night, but no ripples were stirred, and henceforth the vicinity of the airship beca increasingly tranquil.
The sorcerers of Ancient Tree Spine could finally focus on repairing the airship while they awaited the Blood-colored Restricted Zone to revert to its original state.
On the third day since the airship docked in Sweeping Light City, two young sorcerers made a beeline for the Ancient Grove.
"We’ve co to see Dean Marichadon," one of the young sorcerers stated his intent directly before arousing suspicion from those on board.
"Where are you from?" The Silkworm Queen, who just happened to be patrolling outside, asked upon hearing this.
"We co from Thousand Lights City," Aaron replied.
"Dean Marichadon said he will see you, co aboard," the Silkworm Queen responded, conveying the instruction from inside.
Inside the temporary quarters, Ivan welcod the two visitors.
"Aaron Lidia, Ford Steele, we pay our respects to Dean Marichadon," they quickly declared their family alliances, being from the families of the Three Great Families based in Thousand Lights City.
"You are not wizards of the Mongna Ant Land Cottage; I am not fit to hold the title ’Dean,’" Ivan responded with a chill in his tone.
In the past, mbers of the Three Great Families in Thousand Lights City had all been like leeches feeding off the Mongna Ant Land Cottage.
Even if he had reconciled with Dean Watkin, it was hard for him to feel any fondness for such parasites.
Hearing his response, Aaron and Ford exchanged a discreet glance, both sensing that this matter was likely in jeopardy.
"We were presumptuous, Lord Marichadon."
"Speak, what are you seeking from ?"
"There has been a light tide explosion in the Blood-colored Restricted Zone. So have used existing monitoring ans to learn that treasures have appeared in the newly covered areas. We happened to learn so information, are you interested?"
"This sorcerer has no interest," Ivan declined imdiately.
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However, Ivan did not hesitate to reject the offer.
"We apologize for disturbing you, then we shall take our leave," Aaron and Ford, seeing his straightforward refusal, left the room sowhat forlornly and descended from the airship.
After moving so distance away from the airship, the two n complained in a low voice.
"Wasn’t he the one who invented the ’Black Magic Wind Bundle Array’?" Ford then asked.
"Indeed, rember when he was just a newly minted official sorcerer, no, he was still a 3rd Class apprentice when he invented that thing, and now he can sit on an equal footing with Great Elder Watkin," Aaron Lidia said.
Aaron was an Enchanter from the Lidia family and also the first person from Thousand Lights City to advance to sorcerer through the Black Magic Wind Bundle Array. He knew quite a lot about Ivan’s affairs.
It was precisely because he knew so much that he felt amazed, and sowhat admiring, too.
"Compared with him, we’re really nothing," Ford lanted.
"He’s not the sa kind of person as us; we can’t compare ourselves with him," Aaron shook his head.
Indeed, the two of them had co to deliver news and curry favor, but given how the other party had acted, they had to abandon their thoughts and plan for the long term; harboring resentnt was out of the question.
On the other side, Ivan did not care about the two n’s arrival or departure at all.
As for treasure hunting, in places like the Blood-colored Restricted Zone, experience was actually a more important factor than strength; for soone with no experience like him, seeking treasure would be sheer folly.
It could easily capsize in the gutter.
Naturally, Ivan wouldn’t foolishly rush over there, especially since he lacked nothing in terms of treasures.
Ti passed day by day, and when the bloody light began to retract a week later, the Ancient Grove airship had long been repaired, only awaiting its relaunch.
"My lord, thank you for your care these past days."
"Fellow sorcerers, until we et again."
Half a day later, the Ancient Grove airship resud its flight in the sky.
Timly, Ivan made known his intention to leave, disregarding Tim’s attempt to retain him, and he boarded the swamp ant to leave the Ancient Grove once more, heading for the Chanay Continent.
"Lord Marichadon really is carefree," Dorrey couldn’t help but exclaim as he watched the figure fade away.
"Stop lanting, everyone brace yourselves. We absolutely cannot have any issues with the next part of our journey, otherwise we’ll be breaching our agreent," Tim shouted to those around him.
With the Ancient Grove’s capabilities, as long as they weren’t tangle up by anyone at takeoff, once in the sky, ordinary people couldn’t catch up at all, and if they did, they could still get away thanks to its agility.
However, better safe than sorry.
Tim had to be more cautious than before. Next ti, they wouldn’t be able to just happen upon Lord Marichadon again and request such strong support; everything had to rely on themselves.
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Skirting around the vast area of the Blood-colored Restricted Zone, they then left the boundaries of the Blood Plains.
An endless expanse of yellow sand filled their view.
Leaving the Blood Plains behind, next ca a dangerous territory—the Burning Fire Desert.
The Burning Fire Desert was uninhabited, save for poisonous magicalized creatures. However, these creatures preferred to hide beneath the sand and rarely showed themselves, making it difficult for them to reach the sky.
Another troubling aspect of the Burning Fire Desert was that it was easy to lose one’s way.
To Ivan, however, these factors were not a problem. It only took two days for the swamp ant to cross the vast desert and arrive at the edge of Chanay Continent.
"It’s no wonder the Chanay Continent is renowned far and wide, even the particle density in its remote areas is more than double that of Moon Pincer Peninsula," Ivan discerned his direction and directed the swamp ant to press on.
After half a month of toughing it out in the open, Ivan finally arrived at his destination—the East Blade City.
The Chanay Continent covered a vast area, which sorcerers had divided into four regions: Eastern District, Western District, Southern District, and Northern District—each with its own Capital City. The East Capital was the very East Blade City before him.
There were no city walls to speak of in East Blade City, so it could be considered a super tropolis, occupying an area as large as an extra-large nation, with innurable powers and formidable individuals within.
Ivan was well aware of this and decided that upon arriving in East Capital East Blade City, he would need to be more discreet in his actions.
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