readytorunbook Chapter 1062 - 436: Departure
Chapter 1062 - 436: Departure
It has been eight months since they returned to Gemini Island.
A month ago, after handing the phonograph and fusion ring to Julia and Jason, the completion of the Treasure was considered perfect.
A few days ago, Lucilia also advanced perfectly to the Fifth Stage, and at the same time, the strength of the Puppet Girls also improved, stabilizing at various places within the Fourth Stage.
Except for the captain, the other Puppet Girls are all at the low stage of the Fourth Stage.
And the captain is only around the middle tier of the Fourth Stage.
The only one closely following Lucilia is Vice Captain Zero.
She almost follows Lucilia’s strength in advancement, and when Lucilia advanced to the Fifth Stage, she also advanced to the Fifth Stage accordingly.
Initially, they planned to stay for about a year, but now, it’s time to leave.
Alka leaned against the side of the ship, watching the busy port, contemplating something unknown.
Soon, he saw a humanoid creature dressed in a streamlined tight suit with a transparent helmet walking towards them, accompanied by Chadite.
This distinctive outfit identifies the helmet-wearing, fully-encased figure as a Vastva being.
The Vastva beings have now adapted quite well to the environment, reaching the level of adaptation seen in the Homeland Sea, if not exceeding it.
Thus, the Vastva beings occasionally wander around the island with their fully enclosed gear, familiarizing themselves with the outside world.
Alka is already considering, after some time, letting these Vastva beings accept the inspiration of the Treasure and become Touchers.
Once they become Touchers, they can begin to fully physically interact with the outside world.
With this thought, Alka headed straight to the captain’s cabin, waving his finger to send the meeting notification.
Inside the captain’s cabin, Alka looked over some documents in his hand, waiting for everyone to arrive.
As the door opened, people entered one after another.
Before long, everyone on the ship had gathered.
"Things on the island are more or less settled, it’s time to leave here and move to the next destination."
"Are we going to the World Scar?" Chadite asked.
Alka nodded, "That’s right, we must go over there and eliminate that lurking rat targeting us.
Otherwise, all our future actions might encounter unforeseeable great crises."
This was an already decided issue.
If they don’t go to the World Scar to resolve the problem of the Devouring Mouth.
They have to be careful in everything they do, with a sly guy hiding in the shadows.
This guy has clearly set his sights on Alka and the others and intends to grasp their souls in his hands.
Let’s not mention they still need to collect those 12 Towers of Trial later, which will cause conflicts with various forces.
Who knows when the Devouring Mouth might strike from the shadows.
If such an action is taken at the most critical moments, it may cost them an irreparable price.
So Alka decided to eliminate this rat before considering anything else.
Though the time spent might be several years or even ten years, it is worth it for them.
Moreover, the island, or rather the land, where the Devouring Mouth is located, has a vast, buried empire.
The treasures of the empire are numerous, so they are essentially doing the right thing.
Through the various gained wealth and treasures, they can continue to strengthen their power, and it’s also a place with sufficient opponents.
Additionally, that region, which has restrained demons for so long, apparently contains more knowledge and power to deal with demons.
In fact, they are safer there than they are outside when facing the Devouring Mouth directly.
"Now let’s gather detailed information about this place."
Hearing Alka’s words, Lucilia nodded and waved her hand, causing a giant book to appear in front of everyone.
"According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, the distance from Gemini Island to the ruins of the Saralan Empire, which is the World Scar, requires a journey of approximately 4-6 months."
"The Grefar-Demon Hunter Judge you mentioned is a leader of some of the remaining Saralan Empire people, who tends to be aligned with the Holy Mother Church."
"He commands an organization called the Demon Hunting Court, in which every member either loathes demons or is a remnant of the empire. They are experts and elites at dealing with demons."
"As it’s the World Scar, it’s full of warfare, with each Divine’s church and force having their troops stationed there."
"There is a unified Resistance Assembly responsible for commanding all incoming forces."
Lucilia began slowly explaining their understanding of the place.
After all, releasing the demons there won’t be good for the entire world, so anyone with sense will send their necessary resources there.
Various issues might arise elsewhere, but it’s crucial to remember that four Divines cast a shadow over this world.
They are well aware of the consequences of hindering each other, so no mortal force dares to defy the unified command of the four Divines.
Of course, all these are collected from various information and books pieced together.
The actual situation still needs to be examined on-site to be known.