Herag finished speaking and picked up the space ring, observing it for a while.
Space rings are special demonized items, the internal space varies in size, the one Herag held is as big as a ten-square-meter room.
"Shenlan, check for any anomalies." Herag, to be safe, asked Shenlan to scan it first.
"No anomalies detected."
Only after Shenlan gave the results did Herag confidently put on the space ring: "No wonder she’s a princess of Seville, she’s really rich."
"Only two in total." Lillian rolled her eyes at him.
"Shenlan, check Lillian’s body data, and cancel the scan immediately if there is any resistance."
Herag issued an instruction, he has always been cautious, and didn’t dare to use Shenlan’s detection on wizards like Dino.
Lillian is just a first-class apprentice, he thought he could give it a try, the previous redhead didn’t notice Shenlan’s detection either.
"Lillian Stuart: Power 3.1, Agility 3.2, Constitution 3.7, Spirit 7.6."
Herag’s eyes widened when he saw the data, all aspects far exceeded his own, he couldn’t beat Lillian in a physical fight.
7.6 spiritual power is terrifying, generally, a second-class apprentice would only have that level of spiritual power.
"Shenlan, check my data."
"Herag Merlin: Power 2.1, Agility 1.7, Constitution 2.9, Spirit 4.6, Magic Power 100%."
Herag felt that his path was long and he still needed to work hard when he saw it.
"What’s wrong with you?" Lillian saw Herag a bit dazed and asked.
"Nothing, just spaced out a bit." Judging by her demeanor, Herag thought she completely didn’t detect Shenlan’s scanning behavior.
"Won’t you try Dino someday..."
Herag weighed it over and decided to abandon the idea.
He had a gut feeling that even if Dino couldn’t detect Shenlan’s presence, he could sense himself "watching" him.
Late at night, Herag lay in bed, covered with a comfortable velvet quilt, two and a half stars twinkling in his mind, the third star almost fully formed.
Since learning the meditation method, he hadn’t slept; even lying in bed covered with a quilt, he remained in meditation.
After seeing Lillian’s spiritual power today, Herag felt an even stronger sense of urgency.
Herag stayed in meditation throughout the night, realizing it was the next day only when the ship began moving.
The ship sailed out of the port, getting farther from Swan City. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
As Lillian mentioned, if the voyage proceeds smoothly it would take three months to reach Karg Continent, but unexpected events could push it to half a year or even a year.
They have to stay on the ship during this time, only having the chance to walk on land occasionally when docking for supplies.
For half a month straight, the ship sailed across the vast sea.
Herag maintained a routine of eating, sleeping, and meditation; this period of focused meditation brought his third star close to fully forming.
The eleven wizard apprentices continued to maintain a delicate peace, no one started trouble.
Fegar seemed warned by Dino, behaving well all along.
Having secluded in meditation for half a month without seeing the sun, Herag felt a bit suffocated staying inside the cabin, with the recent calm seas he decided to go to the deck for some fresh air.
Upon opening his cabin door, Lillian also opened hers, wearing a corset dress.
"I’m going to the deck for a breeze, it’s been stifling for too long." Herag said.
Lillian thought for a moment, then said: "I’ll go too."
On the deck, there were sailors fishing at the ship’s side, while others sprawled out sleeping, snoring loudly.
Dino stood at the bow holding a telescope, glanced back at Herag and Lillian but didn’t speak, continuing to observe ahead.
He advised these wizard apprentices to avoid coming to the deck to prevent any accidents from happening to them.
One of Dino’s tasks was bringing fresh blood to the wizard organization, the number doesn’t matter, but the more, the better.
Thus, it was preferable for him that as few as possible died among these wizard apprentices.
However, for someone like Herag who stayed in the cabin for long periods, occasionally coming up for air, he wouldn’t say anything.
Herag leaned against a deserted railing, feeling comfortable in the sea breeze.
The ocean was vast, with no land in sight.
Looking down, the light blue seawater appeared particularly beautiful, the ship’s forward motion creating tall waves.
Lillian beside him was also facing the sea, the sea breeze blew her golden long hair upward, giving Herag the illusion of taking a girlfriend on a sea vacation.
"You two! Get back to the cabin quickly! Something’s coming!" Dino suddenly turned around shouting from the bow.
Herag said nothing, decisively pulling Lillian’s hand as they rushed back to the cabin.
He trusted Dino’s judgment; if something could make an official wizard so agitated, it was surely extraordinary.
Lillian reacted a bit slowly, but quickly came to as Herag pulled her, accelerating towards the cabin.
A sky-covering shadow loomed over the sea where the ship was located, the powerful pressure forced everyone on the deck to the ground.
Herag and Lillian were also pressed on the deck by this imposing aura, he tried to get up several times but failed.
Their hands clutched tightly, giving each other a slight sense of safety.
Herag struggled to turn his head, finally seeing what it was.
A gigantic black dragon soaring in the sky, the dragon was so large that Herag couldn’t see its entirety.
"&%@!%@%" The black dragon opened its mouth, speaking words of unclear meaning.
Lillian listened carefully then said: "Dragonic Language! It’s Dragonic Language."
"Can you understand it?" Herag asked.
"I can’t, only able to pick out a few syllables." Lillian replied.
The ever-standing Dino at the bow looked at the black dragon in the sky, opened his mouth and said: "￥#@%@@#"
The giant dragon responded, yet it was still incomprehensible.
Dino’s right hand waved, a large pile of gold, pearls, gems appeared at the bow, enough treasure to drive ordinary people crazy.
The black dragon lowered, instantly whipping up a storm in the sea, tons of seawater thrown up, splashing onto the deck.
Herag and Lillian got drenched, Lillian happened to wear a corset dress again, thin enough. Once soaked, her entire dress almost turned transparent, her graceful body directly shown in front of Herag.
The intimidating aura persisted, forcing Herag and Lillian to lie face to face.
Lillian looked down once, blushing instantly: "Close your eyes!"
Herag immediately closed his eyes, yet couldn’t suppress the smile on his lips, which infuriated Lillian.
"Big big big..." was the only word in Herag’s mind now.
The black dragon opened its dragon mouth, inhaling to swallow all the treasures in one go.
"￥%...￥...%" The black dragon spoke again, appearing somewhat dissatisfied.
Dino’s hand flashed, a magic staff over a meter long appeared, then looking up at the black dragon without a word.
The black dragon, somewhat wary, flew higher, circling above for a while before finally departing.