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Chapter 254 Arrival at the Island

White Harbor City.

Richard and Stephena rode on hippogriffs and gradually flew to White Harbor.

Looking at the boundless blue sea in the distance, and the thousands of ships docked at the White Harbor City Wharf, this was the first time he had seen the sea since he transmigrated here.

Facing the vast, shimmering sea, Richard couldn't help but feel great.

"Stephena, have you been to White Harbor City before?"

"Master, I've been here once before, always accompanying my father to visit a few friends."

"Does your Knight family also have people in White Harbor?" Richard couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Yes, there is. Baron Jonas Hayes, the sheriff of White Harbor, is the head of a minor family affiliated with the Knight family and an old friend of my father. There are others as well, but I don't know them well."

Stephania offered, "Master, should I make the contact?"

Richard nodded immediately upon hearing this.

Indeed, the power of these hereditary nobles extended to almost every aspect of the kingdom.

He had originally planned to find a well-informed tavern in White Harbor City to sit down and find out the latest developments of the past two days.

However, since it involves information at the level of a formal wizard, Richard in the tavern might not necessarily be able to obtain the relevant information.

It seems that having Stephena on the case should be enough.

Putting everything else aside, the kingdom's officials are certainly the ones who know the specifics best.

There is no wizard market in White Harbor City. The wizard market on Crab Claw Peninsula is in the south, near a wizard academy specializing in fire magic—the Fire Ring. It is quite far from White Harbor City, so Richard naturally wouldn't go there to inquire about information.

Soon, Richard piloted the hippogriff and landed directly on the square of the White Harbor City Hall.

The moment the extraordinary mount descended from the sky, it attracted the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone around.

A squad of fully armed guards immediately surrounded Richard, and a middle-aged knight leading the group stepped forward and respectfully saluted:

"May I ask which esteemed person has arrived in White Harbor City?"

Without Richard needing to speak, Stephania gracefully dismounted from her hippogriff and said to the middle-aged knight:

"Is Baron Jonas, the sheriff of White Harbor, here? Please inform him that the Grand Elder of the Knight family from the royal capital is visiting."

"The Nenet hereditary marquisate family?" the middle-aged knight asked in shock.

Stephania nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and inform them right away." The middle-aged knight quickly jogged towards the city hall.

Before long, a heavily pregnant official and a burly knight arrived quickly, led by the middle-aged knight.

Richard thought for a moment and decided to let Daenerys stay here to find out what was going on, while he went to see if Melo had arrived in White Harbor.

Currently, no boats are available to go out to sea, so even if Meiluo arrives, she will likely have to wait at the hotel.

Therefore, Richard instructed:

"Stephena, I'm leaving this place to you. I'll take a look around and be right back. Your main tasks are to confirm two things: the exact location of the island and the current situation."

"Yes, Master!"

After saying that, Richard controlled the hippogriff and took to the sky again.

Richard circled around White Harbor City but couldn't detect the aura of his Phantom Amulet. It seemed that Meiluo was still on her way and hadn't yet stopped White Harbor City.

Richard then returned to the White Harbor City Hall.

By this time, Stephanie had already understood the situation and obtained the exact location of the unnamed island.

Richard thought for a moment, then left Stephanie to wait for Melo in White Harbor City, while he rode his hippogriff alone and flew quickly toward the nameless island.

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On an unnamed island.

Sure enough, when Daenerys returned to the sidelines, a group of human wizards surrounded her.

"Your Highness Daenerys, as the representative of the Kingdom of Heron, who should we send to the third match?" the white-bearded old man asked, his face full of anxiety.

"Yes, this is clearly the territory of our human kingdom of Herun, yet the sea tribe wizards dared to forcibly occupy it. It's really too much."

"We cannot tolerate their arrogance."

"Unfortunately, most of us are wandering wizards and we need your leadership to achieve victory."

"Yes, this is a secret realm left behind by the ancient Tidal School. The things inside must be extremely precious. Lady Daenerys, the third match is the last stand."

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Anyone who didn't know better would think they were genuinely pooling their wisdom and efforts to help Daenerys.

But Daenerys knew very well that many of these human wizards were not wizards from the Kingdom of Heron; a significant portion were wandering wizards, and some were wizards from the neighboring Kingdom of Yvette.

If she were to directly say she was giving up on the third match, then there would inevitably be a lot of rumors and gossip that would be detrimental to the Bannings royal family, and it would be a huge blow to the reputation of the Kingdom of Heron.

Unfortunately, this place is located on the edge of the sea, extremely close to the open ocean, making it difficult to transmit messages. At the same time, the sea creatures arrived too quickly, and there was simply no time to gather more wizards, otherwise we wouldn't be in such a passive position.

"Daenerys, how about I play the third match?" Elise suggested, noticing Daenerys's furrowed brows.

Daenerys remained silent.

Sending Elise would be completely pointless.

Elise excels at defense. If Elise were to play in the final match, there would be absolutely no chance of winning. She would only be giving Prince Hatz of the Sliding Blade Naga clan an extra punching bag.

My intention was not to let Elise play a third round.

But if we don't let Elise go, and instead give up voluntarily...

Daenerys looked around and felt as if she were being roasted over a fire.

"Humans! What do you say? Are you still going to fight the third match?" A Naga queen with a sleigh blade swayed her mermaid-like lower body as she stepped forward and said arrogantly.

Judging from the condescending tone in the other person's voice.

Many human wizards were furious.

Prince Haz, on the other hand, rested quietly to the side, seemingly recovering the mental energy he had just depleted.

It seems that although he won, it wasn't as easy as he had imagined.

After a moment's thought, Daenerys decided to take full responsibility.

"The third match, ours."

"Hey! What's that?" a wizard said, pointing to a small blue dot in the eastern sky.

Daenerys looked up and saw the little blue dot flying rapidly toward them.

Clearly, the flying mounts coming from the direction of White Harbor City must belong to the human side. Daenerys didn't continue speaking, intending to see who the newcomers were before saying anything more.

A few seconds later, everyone present could see clearly that a high-speed flying griffin was rapidly flying towards the island, and that someone was on its back.

The visitor was none other than Richard.

After learning about the situation in White Harbor, Richard immediately rushed to the nameless island.

Unexpectedly, I witnessed the confrontation between human wizards and sea wizards.

Richard thought for a moment, then transformed a portion of the mimicry metal into a silver mask and covered his face.

"Whoosh!"

The griffin flapped its wings and landed on the island.

"Huh, what's going on here?" Richard, wearing a silver mask, jumped off the hippogriff and asked.

Originally, the human wizards had high hopes, seeing that strong reinforcements seemed to have arrived on their side.

As it turned out, the wizard who dismounted from the hippogriff was, judging from his aura, a novice who had only recently become a full-fledged wizard.

Everyone was greatly disappointed and said:

"Young man, this is not something you can get involved in."

"Ancient ruins have recently appeared here, and the sea creatures challenged us to three matches."

"Your hippogriff is quite nice, are you selling it?"

"Which family are you from?"

Many people started talking at once.

Daenerys stared at Richard's figure with a puzzled look, thinking, "His voice sounds so familiar."

Richard immediately spotted Daenerys, dressed in a light blue wizard's robe with furrowed brows, and at the same time, he glanced at Prince Haz of the Sliding Blade Naga clan, who was tall and wielding a trident.

Richard immediately understood what was going on, so he walked up to Daenerys and said:

"Your Highness Daenerys, it's been a long time! Leave the third match to me."

"You are Richard? You've actually become a full-fledged wizard?" Daenerys's beautiful eyes widened, and a blush rose on her pretty face.

Good heavens, this guy actually became a full-fledged wizard in just six months!

Doesn't that mean there's even a sliver of a possibility that we could be together?

This immediately made Daenerys feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, what happened last time was a bit confusing and I felt embarrassed.

"Yes, I have accomplished my mission!"

Richard smiled slightly, but still did not remove his mask, after all, what he was about to do might reveal his true strength.

"What's wrong with you?" Daenerys was about to speak when she noticed Elise standing beside her, listening intently to her conversation with Richard.

She immediately stopped asking questions, rolled her eyes at Richard, and said in an annoyed tone:

"Stop joking around. You're a newly promoted wizard, while the other party is Prince Haz of the Sliding Blade Clan, a first-level high-ranking wizard."

"How do I know I can't beat them if I don't try?" Richard said calmly.

"Where do you get the confidence to think you can beat them? I just lost to them too." Daenerys was no longer calm.

"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'm confident in my abilities!"

"This..." Daenerys didn't know where this guy got his confidence from.

Before Daenerys could agree, Richard, dressed in a black robe, walked slowly to the center of the arena amidst the surprised gazes of the crowd.

"Who is this person? He seems to be a newly promoted wizard at the first level."

"Why did Lady Daenerys send him up?"

"Even if I were to go, I'd be better than them!"

"Then why don't you go?"

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Meanwhile, the Naga wizards opposite them were laughing nonstop.

"Humans are hilarious; they actually sent a first-level wizard to the field."

"I don't think Prince Haz needed to stay on the field at all in this match. Either of us could have won easily."

"Do you think the opponent can withstand even one of Prince Haz's attacks?"

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"Humans, have you really thought this through? You actually sent him out." Prince Haz said, somewhat amused and exasperated, after sensing Richard's first-level mental energy fluctuations.

Sea-folk shamans, due to their superior physical abilities, almost always outclass human shamans of the same level.

He had no idea what the first-level human wizard in front of him was up to!

Daenerys stamped her foot and immediately tried to pull Richard back.

But the next second, she froze on the spot.

Suddenly, a massive green inverted pentagram array flashed beneath Richard's feet, and a strangely shaped skeletal creature, three meters tall, appeared before them.

The sharp bone blades at its elbows, knees, and other joints sprang out like spring knives, transforming it into a monster covered in bone blades.

Most importantly, the energy emanating from this previously unseen skeletal creature far exceeded everyone's expectations, reaching the pinnacle of the first level.

"What...what kind of undead creature is this? I've never seen anything like it before!!"

"Yes, this aura is terrifying!"

"I've never heard of necromancers having such summoned creatures."

"It is neither a skeleton summoning spell, nor an abomination summoning spell, nor a spirit summoning spell."

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A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.

Prince Haz, standing opposite Richard, had his expression change drastically at that moment.

His calm and relaxed expression instantly transformed into an extremely solemn one.

Daenerys was so surprised that her mouth formed an "O" shape, her beautiful eyes widened, and she stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

"The aura of this summoned creature is incredibly strong!"

"This guy has always been so cunning. He did the same thing during my fight with Shadra last time, secretly watching from the sidelines, waiting to reap the benefits."

"But why isn't his summoned creature an abomination this time? Strange, it's turned into a form I've never heard of before."

"Could it be a special effect of some kind of high-level magical artifact?"

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Daenerys felt overwhelmed by her own thoughts, a jumble of ideas swirling in her head.

The current situation momentarily stunned her.

From the very beginning, Daenerys's best friend Elise felt that Daenerys's gaze and expression towards the other person were strange.

That shy expression

It's definitely not an ordinary friendship.

But considering Daenerys's aloof and cold personality, she didn't think Daenerys would be interested in a novice wizard whose strength was far inferior to hers.

But this isn't a novice wizard at all; it turns out the other person was just "teasing you" the whole time!

Elise couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Daenerys, no wonder you looked down on Haytham and other suitors, so that's why..."

"No, Elise, don't talk nonsense. Richard and I were just... just..." Daenerys blushed instantly as she recalled that intimate moment.

Seeing Daenerys blush instantly, Elise covered her mouth and smiled slightly, not pressing the matter further.

Because the result is already quite obvious.

Richard remained motionless in the center of the field.

But the Bloodbone Puppet had already received his orders.

Suddenly, two small craters appeared beneath the Blood Bone Puppet's feet, and its entire form shot straight at Prince Haz like a blood-red arrow.

As it charged, it spread its arms, placing the bone blades on the outermost edge, and its entire body spun rapidly like a top, creating a storm of bone blades that rushed straight forward.

Prince Haz was not to be outdone. He first cast a bubble shield on himself, then used the double trident spell. With a roar, he swung the double trident and charged at the bloodbone golem.

The next second, the two clashed head-on.

"Ding ding ding ding ding!!"

The continuous clanging of metal against metal echoed through the air!

Prince Haz withstood the Blood Bone Golem's bone blade storm!

In just a few seconds, the trident and the bone blades clashed more than a hundred times, and Prince Haz actually managed to block the bone blade storm.

(End of this chapter)