Chapter 46 - The Safest

Sir Taize was about to lose his cool.

He almost fainted from ecstasy.

A short while ago, his team had discovered the fragment of a magical wand on the island… or rather, a war hammer. He had sent it back to the Wayne Wings and handed it to the master to appraise and determine.

According to Adjutant Myron’s report, the master was alarmed and even wanted to come to the island personally, but he was persuaded by the captain. After all, the Holy Seal Islands suppressed all supernatural powers. The warriors were fine and could still rely on their combat skills and strong bodies to fight, but the casters were more uncomfortable.

Even if a mage placed great importance on physical training and developed a series of close combat techniques for self-defense, that required the cooperation of spells and was far from comparable to a warrior. Under such circumstances, there were undoubtedly risks and variables to let a master set foot on an unknown island that had not been completely explored.

The master could only give up, but he asked Adjutant Myron to send a message. He even wrote a letter for the sake of seriousness. He claimed that this staff was extremely precious. Although it was already dilapidated and the power inside had almost disappeared with the passage of time, the remaining power was still very pure and its spirituality was extremely high.

Unfortunately, the Holy Seal Islands suppressed all supernatural powers, causing his magic power to be unable to circulate, so he could not immediately appraise and analyze it. However, the master was certain that even if he only analyzed the nature and structure of the remaining power of this staff, it was enough for him to publish a hugely influential paper in Arcana.

The value contained in it could be imagined.

In this letter with slightly illegible and anxious handwriting, he hoped that Sir Taize would order the soldiers to search the entire island in detail and find as many valuable items as possible.

Moreover, it claimed that as many fragments of the holy artifact as possible would bring huge glory and merit to the entire crew of the Wayne Wings. They would become heroes of the Twilight Dynasty and even have the chance to be met by the Empress.

Sir Taize discovered that he had still underestimated the value of this weapon fragment. He felt a little regretful. He should have thought of a way to pocket this thing back then.

However, soon, he did not have the time to regret it.

The surprise came too suddenly. He was so happy that he was about to go crazy.

Discoveries were sent back one after another. A few teams discovered the remains of the fragments. All kinds of fragments that emitted a mysterious power fluctuation were sent back. Sir Taize could not recognize any of them, but this did not stop him from feeling the vast power contained in these fragments.

For example, there was something like a short stick. Its surface was covered in cracks, and the top part was like two spread wings. Holding it, one could sense the power of light, as if a powerful and friendly lifeform was calling out to him in the boundless universe light years away.

There was also a broken saber with a long hilt and extraordinary materials. When he held it in his hand, a strange urge arose. At the very least, Sir Taize thought of his mother and felt killing intent… This was too strange.

Soon, another dagger appeared. It was still broken. The end was inlaid with ruby and was engraved with the word “Azoth”. The elf could not understand the words and felt that it should be some rune he did not recognize. Sir Taize played with it for a moment and ordered the adjutant to send it to the master.

The master was also overjoyed.

Another hundred sailors landed on the ship, and the master was among them.

“I promised the captain that I won’t stay on the shore for long. Then, I’ll return to the ship.”

He greeted Sir Taize and said seriously, “I suggest that the captain send more soldiers not only to continue searching for the relics of the holy artifact on this island but also for an even more important mission…”

The captain thought for a moment and his expression darkened. “Goethe.”

“That’s right, Goethe.”

The master slowly said, “The Goethe people arrived here earlier than us. If we can discover anything on the island, it means that they can find it too. They might have gained more than us. This is definitely intolerable.”

Every fragment meant a heavy contribution. It was a very simple calculation question.

Sir Taize said firmly, “I can’t tolerate it! Everything on this island belongs to the dynasty and the Empress. Those despicable Goethe bandits can forget about taking our things!”

The master nodded.

“Although I don’t like plunder and killing, the situation is different now. There’s another reason to eliminate the Goethe people,” he said. “We have to let all the Goethe people sleep on this island forever and bring the secrets of the island into the afterlife. The secrets of the Holy Seal Islands can only belong to the Twilight Dynasty.”

Sir Taize stood at attention and saluted. “Understood!”

With just hundreds of crew members on the Wayne Wings, it was a very difficult and inefficient mission to search the seven islands carefully.

They only needed to kill all the Goethe people and roughly search the island. Then, they could return to the capital with enough gains and report this to the higher-ups.

Next, the council would send a fleet here to carry out detailed archaeological excavations and obtain greater gains. As the discoverer and pioneer of this secret, the entire crew would receive generous rewards. The Twilight Dynasty had never mistreated brave explorers.

Therefore, their first task was to find and kill all the Goethe people in order to let the elves monopolize the secrets of the island.

“Then, I’ll leave it to you, Sir Taize.”

“Everything is for the Twilight Dynasty.”

The two elven nobles greeted each other and the master prepared to return to the ship.

“Eh…”

The Grand Mage’s gaze stopped on Sir Taize’s shoulder. A golden and awe-inspiring parrot was looking at him confidently and generously without any fear.

It had to be said that the parrot indeed looked very good.

The master smiled. “Is this your new pet?”

The parrot stared at him a few times before spreading its wings and flying to the master’s shoulder.

This action was exchanged for the master’s favor. After all, the Grand Mage was in a good mood now. Those few fragments of the holy artifact were simply priceless treasures to a spellcaster like him who was seeking a breakthrough.

He smiled. “It seems that it likes me very much.”

With a thought, Sir Taize said, “I discovered it on the island. It’s very spiritual. If you like it, give it to you. It looks very close to you.”

The Grand Mage had an extraordinary status on the ship. Even the captain had to listen to his suggestions and opinions, and he looked very satisfied with his gains this time.

Then, why not please this spellcaster? It had to be known that ships were related to discoveries and reports in the magic domain. They were usually drafted by the Grand Mage.

In other words, as long as the master willed it, the credit related to Sir Taize might increase… Therefore, appropriate investment and goodwill were very necessary.

The master happily accepted this gift.

“I brought a hundred soldiers from the Ballista Group. The captain ordered them to temporarily join the expedition under your command. Please play their greatest role.”

The master smiled and bowed, “In that case, I’ll take my leave, although I’m very willing to stay on land.”

“Please leave, Master.” Sir Taize bent down and said, “This is the Holy Seal Islands after all. The power of the spellcaster has been greatly weakened. You have a noble status. Before the situation is clear, you can’t take the risk.”

He sent the master on the ship.

The master sat on the ship and bade farewell to Knight. He held the dagger with the word “Azoth” engraved on it and had the majestic parrot on his shoulder. He said to Taize, “Thank you for your worry. Indeed, the Wayne Wings is the safest place, right? No one can threaten me if I stay in the warm cabin.”

The parrot spread its wings and said in the Elven language, “The safest! The safest!”

The two elves laughed together.

Watching the master leave, Sir Taize turned around. He was thinking about how to dispatch the fresh troops of a hundred soldiers. At this moment, bad news quickly arrived.

An investigation team had disappeared.

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