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Chapter 256 Preparing to Set Sail

"Clatter!"

Prince Haz's trident fell directly onto the beach.

He covered his head with both hands and knelt on one knee in agony!

Clearly, the death of the strange conch caused a certain degree of backlash on its mental energy.

Richard did not continue his attack on Prince Haz, after all, it was not a life-or-death battle.

The Sliding Blade Clan wizards nearby immediately shouted:

"Humans, we surrender!"

"No! I can still fight!" Prince Haz roared, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Richard.

The death of the strange conch not only caused Prince Hearts a backlash to his mental energy, but also made him feel even more distressed.

His defeat in this battle against humanity was a humiliating loss, and he also lost ownership of the site, a real and tangible loss.

In addition, the strange conch was an extraordinary creature that he had tamed for many years and that had accompanied him in battles for many years, but he never expected it to die on this nameless island.

"Prince Haz, if this continues, your chances of winning are not high!" said one of the Sliding Blade Naga.

"Yes, Your Highness, please reconsider," the other Naga wizards agreed.

Several people quickly stepped forward to help Prince Haz up.

Prince Haz gave Richard a deep look before boarding the giant seahorse without looking back, followed closely by a group of sliding blade Naga wizards, who disappeared from everyone's sight.

After the wizards of the Sliding Blade Naga clan left, Richard, wearing a silver mask, immediately became the focus of attention among the human wizards present.

You have to understand, if Richard hadn't intervened and turned the tide, the sea creatures would have undoubtedly won the battle between humans and sea creatures.

Now, thanks to Richard, humanity has gained the right to explore the ruins of the Ancient Tide Academy.

One by one, the human wizards around Richard stepped forward, smiling broadly as they spoke to him:

"My lord from the Ring of North, your strength is truly admirable."

"Yes, sir, your strength is unparalleled among first-level wizards."

"My lord, do you have any plans for the subsequent exploration of the ruins?"

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A flood of compliments poured into Richard's ears. The wizards' erudition was profoundly demonstrated in their flattery; the compliments of one person were completely different from the sycophantic words of the next.

This left Richard feeling quite helpless. He rubbed his temples and sighed:

"A bunch of shrewd people, not very strong, but all of them are good at talking."

Some even tried to deduce Richard's origins as a powerful wizard and his thoughts on the upcoming exploration of the ruins through his words.

After all, it's obvious to everyone that Richard is a wizard specializing in necromancy, which doesn't conflict with the water-based wizards like them.

But the ancient secret realms might contain some rare herbs that Richard might also need.

If Richard, riding high on his recent victory over Prince Haz, were to take a larger slice of the pie, they could only watch helplessly.

That's why they're in such a hurry.

At this moment, Daenerys and Elise also stepped forward with smiles on their faces.

Richard's face lit up with joy when he saw Daenerys approaching, and he said:

"Gentlemen, as the official representative in these negotiations with the sea creatures, I have entrusted Her Highness Daenerys with the plenipotentiary authority to handle the upcoming exploration and arrangements of the secret realm. Her will is my will."

The surrounding wizards exchanged glances, then turned their attention back to Daenerys.

It was thought that this powerful and mysterious wizard would take the lead in the subsequent exploration of the ruins, but unexpectedly, the power returned to Daenerys once again.

This surprised Daenerys, but also made her a little embarrassed and annoyed. She thought to herself, "Richard is still the same as ever, so slippery!"

However, since she is the official representative of the Kingdom of Herun.

Daenerys had no choice but to abandon her idea of ​​talking to Richard for the time being, and instead focus on discussing with everyone the selection of people to break the magic array, as well as the arrangements for subsequent exploration.

"Gentlemen, let's first arrange for a wizard skilled in witchcraft formations to break through the outer defensive witchcraft formations," said an old man with a white beard.

"Yes, as for how to allocate the resources in the secret realm, we can discuss our opinions after the witch formation is broken."

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After a long while, Daenerys was finally able to extricate herself, leaving the remaining minor issues to Elise.

When Daenerys came to Richard's side, she didn't know how to start the conversation.

The man next to her was both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

Moreover, I can never calm down when I'm facing him.

Especially when Richard stared at her intently, she immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.

Daenerys found herself having so many questions for Richard, but not knowing where to begin.

But Daenerys quickly regained her composure, her face slightly flushed, and said:

"Richard, what are you doing here?"

Richard smiled slightly and said softly, "Do you remember our promise? We agreed half a year ago that if I became a formal wizard, I could come to Pentos to find you."

"And I succeeded!"

"By the way, shouldn't you keep your promise?" Richard asked, gazing intently at Daenerys's pretty face.

He just twisted the concept.

In fact, Daenerys didn't agree to anything from Richard regarding the six-month agreement; it was merely a formality.

The agreement stipulated that if Richard could become a formal wizard within six months, he could try to come to Pentos to find her.

"What, what promise?" Daenerys asked, her big eyes wide with a mixture of shyness and confusion.

Richard moved a little closer and whispered something in Daenerys' ear.

Daenerys blushed immediately.

"I...I never made that promise!"

"Hey! So why did you ask me to meet you in Pentos?" Richard teased with a smile.

"Me, me."

Just as Daenerys was in a state of confusion, unsure of how to answer, a commotion suddenly arose from the direction of the ruins.

"The defensive magic array has been broken!"

"I didn't expect it to be cracked so quickly!"

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Unexpectedly, the defensive magic array, which was originally expected to take at least half a day to break, was broken so quickly.

This was completely unexpected.

This made it impossible for the two to continue their conversation.

Because next, we will be busy with related exploration matters.

Daenerys smoothed her hair and said, "Richard, let's go take a look together."

"By the way, if we're exploring the secret realm later, could you come with me?"

"Of course!" Richard nodded and immediately agreed.

The two then walked towards the crowd.

It turns out that many of the array patterns of this defensive magic array had been damaged over the long years, so breaking through a part of it caused a chain reaction of destruction.

This allowed the entire process of breaking the witch formation to be resolved at an unexpectedly fast pace.

After a wizard who had mastered the art of creating clones conducted an initial exploration of the secret realm and confirmed that the space within was stable, the many wizards present couldn't help but become excited.

But after the good news came the bad news.

This secluded place, used for planting and cultivating rare herbs, has been neglected for a long time, and a large number of valuable rare herbs have withered for various reasons.

The only remaining herbs are water hyacinth, photinia, and thaliana.

This greatly disappointed many wizards, including Daenerys.

However, this does make the distribution of spoils simpler.

After all, if the value is not significant, it is relatively easy to reach a consensus during the discussion.

In the end, Richard also received a considerable number of Taro flowers and heather flowers, but since these were commonly used herbs in water-based combat potions, Richard gave them to Daenerys.

"Puff puff puff~"

A blood falcon flew up in front of Richard.

This is a message from Stefina's Blood Falcon.

"Master, breaking news: Senior Sister Meiluo, having learned in advance that the route from White Harbor City to the Loras Peninsula was suspended, has detoured via Seaweed City to the Loras Peninsula."

"Every so often, special ships will sail from White Harbor City to the Loras Peninsula on the continent of Vitlor. These ships are specially made ocean-going vessels, completely different from ordinary coastal ships."

"The next batch of ships bound for the Loras Peninsula will set sail in the next couple of days."

Richard immediately frowned upon hearing this news.

Unexpectedly, even though their group had arrived in Baigang City ahead of schedule, they still missed seeing Meiluo.

However, this also suggests that Meiluo's father or family is probably in dire straits, otherwise Meiluo wouldn't be in such a hurry to return.

Daenerys, noticing Richard's slightly furrowed brow, said:

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Richard nodded and said, "I may need to make a trip to the Loras Peninsula on the continent of Vitlor as soon as possible."

"Oh! You're going to the Viterol Continent too? The Loras Peninsula isn't far from here. It takes about half a month to sail from White Harbor City to reach the Loras Peninsula."

"By the way, Richard, can you tell me what you went to the Loras Peninsula for?" Daenerys asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Um, it involves clues to my subsequent meditation techniques." Richard paused, then continued.

Li felt he could still speak freely with Daenerys.

but

He naturally avoided matters involving Meiluo's family.

"If all goes well, I will visit Baseles Island in the Summer Sea and the Ifos Forest on the continent of Vitlor."

"I seem to have heard of the first island of Baselus. The Evers Forest on the continent of Vitlor is tens of thousands of miles away from the Loras Peninsula. It seems unlikely that you will be returning anytime soon," Daenerys concluded after a moment's thought.

"Wow! Is it that far?" Richard exclaimed in surprise.

The map only marks the distinctive landforms, and the distances can only be estimated.

Richard hadn't expected it to be so far away.

"I need to return to Pentos, and then I'll head to Hydashia Academy. Richard, if you're going to the Ifos Forest on the continent of Vitlor, you can detour to Hydashia Academy. I'll accompany you to the Ifos Forest then."

Daenerys thought for a moment and then spoke.

This surprised Richard slightly.

Richard was surprised that Daenerys was willing to accompany him to Ifos Forest.

Richard was delighted by the other party's statement.

"That's great! It's settled then."

"Okay, you go back to White Harbor first, we'll see you then. This is my communication symbol." Daenerys waved her slender fingers, and a strange symbol condensed in mid-air.

Richard quickly wrote it down and left his communication mark with Daenerys.

The communication mark only allows for close-range contact, so once Richard arrives at Hydashia College again, he will be able to easily contact Daenerys.

"Thank you so much this time!"

"It's what I should do."

Half an hour later, Richard rode on a hippogriff toward White Harbor.

Although I didn't have much close contact with Daenerys this time.

But the other party had already shown signs of accepting him, which made Richard very happy!

Richard arrived in White Harbor in less than half a day.

When he landed in the city hall square, he saw a familiar figure that had been waiting for him.

It was Stephena.

"Master, I've looked into it, and the earliest ship to reach the Loras Peninsula will depart tomorrow. Due to the suspension of shipping, there's a lot of cargo backlog in the port, so three ocean-going vessels will be heading to the Loras Peninsula simultaneously tomorrow."

"Count Andreas Lynch, the governor of White Harbor, means that you could perhaps take some care of the fleet's safety, for which the city hall will provide you with the compensation you deserve."

Richard thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Of course there's no problem with that. If we travel by ship, and an emergency occurs that results in the ship being destroyed and everyone dying, we'll be doing a lot of work for nothing on the vast ocean."

"By the way, didn't the city hall arrange for a wizard to accompany the ship?" Richard asked, puzzled.

"Yes, Master, but their strength is not great. Generally, each ship has only one formal wizard, whose strength is probably at the early or middle level of the first rank."

"Master, then I will relay your message to Count Andreas," Stephania explained.

Richard nodded.

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Early the next morning.

When Richard and Stephanie arrived at the White Harbor docks, accompanied by Consul Count Andreas and the sheriff, a slightly salty sea breeze blew in their faces, white waves crashed against the ship's walls, and the cries of seagulls filled the air.

This stirred in Richard a feeling of embarking on an imminent seafaring adventure.

This made him feel slightly excited.

Soon, the group arrived at the three five-masted giant ships.

Six men dressed as captains and wizards were waiting for Richard and his party at the side of the ship.

"Lord Richard, this is Captain Stanley Dora of the Mobis," Count Andreas, the Consul, introduced them warmly to Richard and Stephanie.

"It is an honor to meet Lord Richard."

"Who is this?"

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Richard glanced around casually. Among the three wizards in the group, the leader was a middle-aged man with a strength that had reached the mid-level of the first level. His body was surrounded by fire-type energy ions, so he seemed to be a wizard who majored in fire-type magic.

Upon seeing Richard for the first time, the other party greeted him very warmly:

"My lord, your battle on the island where you overpowered Prince Hearts was truly exhilarating!"

(End of this chapter)