Pillar of Yita

The expressions of relief on their faces, the small talk between them, the relationships among people, that is actually just a story from another team, what does it have to do with him?

But Fang Hong felt a sense of tranquility in his heart.

Because as he gazed up at those dazzling halos, he realized that these ordinary adventure stories, big and small, might be the foundation of the world of Invokers beyond the Stargate.

Fame and fortune, though glamorous, how could they compare to the moment of mutual guardianship between people?

Such feelings filled Fang Hong’s heart.

He quietly waited for the others to clean up the battlefield.

And after Nanfeng handled the matters within the team, he came to bid farewell. The purpose of Shield of Lufu’s journey was for Mountain Kou Ke, and since the matter here was finished, they wouldn’t stay long in the dangerous wilderness.

Moreover, the night in Blood Thistle Woods is not stable, and who knows if the rumored strange shadow might suddenly appear, so leaving overnight is obviously the best choice.

Before departing, Fang Hong asked the other party about the sorcerer-ghoul.

The Level 25 BOSS was certainly not something he dared to hold back against, so the final explosion turned the enemy to dust, leaving no survivors. Of course, there might be some clues left in the enemy’s relics, but hopes were not high.

Because the Nanfeng team had prior contact with the ’Messenger’, they were the only ones who knew about the matter at that time.

Unfortunately, Nanfeng and others did not know much about this issue either, despite telling everything they knew, the information they had was sparse.

However, they were quite clear that the ’Messenger’ was chasing a target southward, and even knew the target’s name—’Tantance’, because of the clues left by the ’Messenger’ in previous towns that they tracked to this place.

And precisely because of this, the ’Messenger’ spared their lives, wanting to see if these people had any relation to the sorcerer-ghoul.

When Fang Hong heard the name ’Tantance’, he was stunned for a moment. Wasn’t that the head of the Rogsel Family two generations ago? He immediately determined it was an alias. Because previously underground, the sorcerer-ghoul had obviously mocked the name’s owner, and the tone did not seem fake.

But this false name at least indicated that the sorcerer-ghoul indeed should have deep connections with the Rogsel Family.

In addition, Nanfeng mentioned another thing, some other people seemed to be also searching for ’Tantance’—they had crossed paths with those people, who seemed not to be natives, but Invokers.

Of course, there was not much interaction between both parties, and at that time, Nanfeng and others did not know yet that ’Tantance’ was actually a sorcerer-ghoul.

However, it was not surprising to Fang Hong that Invokers were involved. In Eteliria, there are various hidden task lines, finding a task and following up is common.

The only uncertainty was whether these Invokers were related to the Dragon Worship Sect, although it sounded somewhat fantastical, the incidents with Dragonfire Guild and Rain Listeners already proved that the general rule of Invokers not colluding with cultists does not apply.

But due to limited clues, this speculation remained only in his mind.

After exchanging this information and doubts, they formally parted ways.

Nanfeng once again shook hands with Fang Hong.

But this handshake was greatly different from the previous one.

”Visit Dulun when you have time,” after sharing hardships, one could truly see a person’s quality, Nanfeng said earnestly, ”We’ll host you and show hospitality. It’s much warmer there, and the surroundings are more beautiful... and I heard you’re looking for woodworkers, we can connect you with some people.”

Fang Hong nodded, actually quite optimistic about their team, moreover, Dulun was originally one of the stops on their route. However, with Lady Su Quei’s task concluded, they might not need to contact the local woodworker team in Dulun again.

Nanfeng looked at Fang Hong before him, feeling a sense of admiration. He was at least five years older than Fang Hong, and at that age, he had only just become a trainee.

If the other party were a youth trainee cultivated by a Grand Guild, he might not be so surprised, but the Free Adventure Group was quite different, being Free Summoners themselves, they understood the difference well.

Being an Invoker himself, he naturally understood what such differences implied.

After the era of the Stargate.

Many of these subtle differences eventually shaped legendary stories, those flickering stars shining brightly in the starry sky, many of which were not so dazzling in their nascent stages—

Even unknown to people.

...

”Have the people of Shield of Lufu left?”

Elisa brushed off the snow from her body, walked beside Fang Hong, and handed him a silver snuffbox.

Fang Hong recognized the snuffbox as the one the ’Messenger’ had cast before, and because the battlefield was in chaos, it took until now for others to find this little thing.

Now thinking back, the opponent’s confidence in going to trouble a sorcerer-ghoul was likely due to this small object.

Fang Hong took a closer look at the snuffbox in his hand, it seemed silver-made, and silver items generally have restraining attributes against undead creatures, but to claim it could counter a sorcerer-ghoul seemed laughable.

However, he noticed a wolf running emblem carved on the front of the snuffbox, which naturally caught his attention as it was widely known this emblem had many associations with the Rogsel Family.

”Is there anything inside?” he asked.

Elisa shook her head, ”Only some plant leaves, Gita and Miss Tata said they might find a way to identify which type of plant the leaves belong to after we return.”

Fang Hong opened it and sighed, ”No need to identify.”

”What?” Elisa was puzzled.

”These are leaves of the Purple Flower Leontodon—it’s quite common in Scepter Bay, its purple blooms cover the mountains in summer, I’ve seen this plant in the community before.”

”Is it famous, Captain?”

Fang Hong nodded, ”Its flower is the national flower and family emblem of Tais, do you know that duchy?”

”Ancient Monarch Hunter?”

...