Chapter 1217 Behind the Scenes (1)

Chapter 1217 Behind the Scenes (1)

"...Honestly, I thought it'd take him a few more hours to figure out my intentions."

"But to think he's already taken a step on the right track even before anything happens."

"Quite amazing, really."

Watching through a screen from a greatly secluded area within his clan, Riekan had a faint smile on his face as he watched Valyr talk with one of his clan members, interrogating them for more information.

Although it might seem like the flint gem he'd given the young man was only imbued with just his aura, as a renowned accessory maker, it went without saying that Riekan added a few more things to the gem, giving it abilities that made it function similarly to a tracker.

In fact, it was because of these additions that made him able to sense the young man the moment he appeared a couple hundred meters away from his clan's estate, allowing him to follow Valyr's journey deeper into the Caemelio clan.

From the conversation he had with the group, to the stares he got while they made their way to the insides of the clan, Riekan saw all of that, watching it as if it were a show purely made for entertainment.

But of course, the reason why he added such abilities to the flint gem was not purely just so he could stave his boredom.

"I wonder how long it'll take for him to figure out what I want him to do?"

Considering how he'd been away from his clan for about 300 years fulfilling his side of a promise with an old friend, it went without saying that the Caemelio clan went through a lot of changes while he was away.

Then again, it was natural, especially with the existence of the pillar that held their clan up in their place stuck in what they thought was a state of limbo.

"Oh? He's finally done." Briefly continuing to inwardly admonish himself for his actions, Riekan continued to watch Valyr's actions through the screen, his expression tranquil as the young man made his way to the clan's guest area.

Getting the feeling that the young man would only make a move once more sometime later, the man went ahead and conjured a couple of screens around him, allowing him to view what was going on with the factions that made up the Caemelio clan.

"...Eh?" However, not even a few minutes into shifting his attention onto the other screens, a slight change had occurred on the screen focused on Valyr, prompting Riekan to return his attention on it.

Only for his eyes to widen in surprise soon after.

"He's... going somewhere?" Watching the young man conjure a portal out of thin air all of a sudden, Riekan immediately became slack-jawed the moment he began to feel a familiar type of energy emanating from the portal.

"...It feels quite familiar to the energy the Imperial Alchemist gives off," muttered the man to himself, the gears in his mind madly turning as he tried to figure out where Valyr had gone all of a sudden.

Fortunately, it did not take long for him to come up with something, realizing that the current situation reminded him of a similar incident he'd gone through back then.

"A concept plane...?"

As this idea came to mind, Riekan's demeanor shifted in less than an instant, his expression quickly turning serious.

"If he's really entered a concept plane... then that changes things."

Without hesitation, he closed all of the screens he brought up just now, only leaving the screen containing Valyr's last whereabouts intact.

Then, after making sure that the screen would continue to linger even if he were away for days on end, he then conjured a rift that led him exactly to where Valyr previously stood.

"I hope he doesn't stay in the concept plane for too long."