In the early morning, the sun shines on the earth, bringing a touch of warmth.
In a bustling port, merchant ships come and go, wandering around.
"The time is almost up, just send it here."
Standing in front of a huge black cargo ship, looking at the people behind him, Adil said.
Behind him, some people were standing there, including Kegg and other elders of the Southern Alliance, as well as some big nobles in the area.
After hearing the news that Adil was about to leave, these people came specially to see him off.
At this time, Adil had stayed here for half a month, and after finishing some things, he started to prepare to leave.
"Lord Adier, why don't you stay here for a little longer?"
On the side, Kege said: "According to the news, after learning that Lord Adier has returned, people from the Kingdom of Kuma have been sent over. The leader is Knight Sidru, who is said to be a tribesman you are familiar with."
"Just wait another week and they will be able to come over and meet you."
"No."
Standing where he was, Adil looked up at the black cargo ship in front of him: "I have been delayed here for a long time, and there is no point in waiting any longer."
"After I leave, help me send someone to tell him and let him take the people back directly."
Turning around and looking at Kaige, he said with a smile.
"Okay...okay." After hesitating for a while, Keiger finally nodded.
While they were talking, the others beside them were quiet.
For them, the intimidating power of an official wizard was too powerful. Except for Kege, Adil's past acquaintance, the others stood in front of Adil and probably didn't even dare to say a few words.
After a while, the ships from outside slowly came in, and Adil stepped onto the black cargo ship in front of him, preparing to wait for the ship to set sail.
Under the respectful guidance of the servants on the side, he walked to his room, put down the salutes on his body, and then walked to the deck again.
At this time, the boat had already started to set off, and the weak wind blew on my face, bringing a bit of coolness.
"it's over···"
Looking at the land in the distance that was slowly becoming distant, and the vaguely visible human figure, Adil murmured to himself.
At this moment, Adil had an inexplicable feeling in his heart. It might take a long, long time for him to come back after leaving this time.
By then, everything in front of you may no longer look like this.
However, this is also an inevitable result.
Mortal life is too small and short, and a mere few decades is nothing to a wizard.
Even third-class apprentices actually only live a few decades longer than ordinary people and cannot be compared with formal wizards.
In one or two hundred years, the people Adil was familiar with will pass away one by one, leaving only the sealed memories of the past.
This is also a scene that most wizards must go through.
After standing quietly on the deck for a while, Adil walked towards his room.
There were not many accidents during the trip. Soon, more than a month passed and the ship was about to arrive at its destination.
After getting off the ship, Adil bought two horses nearby and continued on his way.
He crossed from the edge of the southern continent to the northern plain area.
On the way, he also heard many things.
The few wizarding organizations that originally existed on the southern continent have almost all disappeared. According to what Edith once said, they moved collectively and chose to open up a new unknown area. There are only a few small wizarding organizations left on the entire continent.
I'm still holding on, but it looks like I won't be able to hold on much longer.
The entire continent is filled with the breath of death, and powerful pollution is spreading in this area, plundering all life on it, turning large areas into dead places, and creating many polluted creatures.
All of this is said to have come from the leakage of the ruins. It is unknown what was sealed inside. Even though it was jointly sealed by many wizard organizations, some things were still leaked out, causing such serious consequences.
While on the way, Adil also inquired about some information about the college, and wanted to find out the location of the college's relocation.
This news is easy to find out.
Several local wizarding organizations relocated and evacuated collectively, making a huge commotion in the area that could not be concealed.
Adil just made some casual inquiries and knew the direction in which the college had chosen to evacuate, but the exact location was not known.
Secretly recording the news about the academy, Adier headed north, quickly passing through the vast area of the southern continent and arriving at the northern plains.
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A few months later.
In the early morning, the sun is shining on the earth.
The long motorcade was driving on a narrow road and was slowly stopping, preparing to rest.
As the motorcade stopped, people around took some things from the carriage behind them from time to time, apparently preparing to light a fire to cook and have a lunch.
"Master Adier, it's lunch time."
On the side, a girl in a green skirt quickly ran to the carriage on the side and shouted into it.
After a while, a man came out of the carriage.
It was a young man with a handsome appearance, wearing a long sword on his waist and wearing a black robe. He looked calm and calm.
He got off the carriage, smiled and nodded at the girl in front of him, and then walked aside.
There, someone was calling his name and asking him to walk over quickly.
"Adier, you are here too."
Among the crowd in front, a middle-aged man with a big beard held a piece of barbecue in his hand and smiled at Adil.
"Well, I was just called down."
Adil nodded, then looked at the people around him: "What's going on here?"
"Don't know yet."
The bearded man shook his head: "We were also called here suddenly. It seems like something happened."
At this time, a burst of heavy footsteps came from the front, attracting the attention of everyone present.
"Sorry to bother you."
In front, a middle-aged man wearing black armor walked forward. He looked very majestic. At this time, he said: "However, there is something that must be made clear to everyone."
"Last night, we received this."
As he spoke, he took out a long black arrow.
This arrow is very unique. It is made entirely of black spar. There is also a strange bird pattern engraved on the arrow, like some kind of symbol.
Looking at this arrow, the expressions of those present suddenly changed: "This is... the symbol of the Hand of the Wind, why?"
"Yes, as you all thought, we have been targeted by the Storm Hands."
Standing in front of everyone, when talking about this matter, the middle-aged man's eyes became solemn: "Although I am also very surprised why these crazy people suddenly targeted us, but now that we have reached this point, we must do something
Respond."
"Here, I give you the right to withdraw."
His eyes quickly glanced around: "If you choose to withdraw from our team, we can refund half of the fees you paid before."
"But if you choose to stay, then as a price, you must pay double the fare for the next journey."
"How is this possible?"
"You don't trust your credibility?"
"Didn't we agree on the price at the beginning?"
Below, listening to the words of the middle-aged man in front of them, everyone below changed their expressions, no longer worried about anything, and directly asked questions.
Facing their questions, the middle-aged man in front of him had a very calm expression. He waited until the voices of the people in front of him gradually subsided before he made a sudden movement.
With a soft cry, the long sword on his waist was pulled out, with a little green light on it, and it was slashed heavily on the ground, leaving a deep sword mark, fully revealing the knight's strength.
Looking at the scene caused by this sword, the place fell into silence, and the sound of someone swallowing saliva could be faintly heard.
"I don't have time to joke with you..."
In front of everyone, the middle-aged knight looked a little impatient: "I only give you one day. Give me an answer immediately before tomorrow morning. If you don't want to stay, take your things and leave!"
After saying this, he walked away with a few attendants beside him. It seemed that he had no patience for the people in front of him.
After he left, those in the same place dared to speak, and they all stood there sighing.
"Sigh... We were walking well, how could we cause these things?"
Standing up from where he was, the bearded man who had spoken to Adil before had an ugly face and stood there sighing.
"Gru, are you leaving or staying?"
Seeing his appearance, standing there, Adil asked.
"Stay..."
Regarding Adil's question, although he was extremely uncomfortable in his heart, the bearded Gru still did not hesitate at all: "I am not like you, Adil. I still carry a lot of goods. If something happens to these things, I will be frightened."
He will be sold as a slave to pay off his debt."
“A very wise choice.”
Standing aside, he picked up a piece of bread from the cloth in front of his eyes, nodded and looked towards a certain corner.
Those were a few people he had noticed a long time ago. Not only did they seldom come into contact with other people, but they also looked very calm and not nervous at all when facing the knight just now.
And from these people, Adil also felt a familiar smell.
It was the smell of energy particles. Even though they concealed it very well, it was still detected by Adil and could not be hidden from an official wizard.
"It's interesting. The northern plains are indeed much more prosperous than the southern continent. Even if you just find a caravan on the road, you can meet so many of your peers."
Adil looked calm and turned to look in a distant direction.
There, the middle-aged knight from before was walking to a carriage, apparently reporting something.