Chapter 90 Departure
Is the Fairy Market a cage?
Li Wen was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.
She had once speculated that the entire Fairy Market was built around the laboratory of an unknown alchemy master, and it seemed to be true.
Grandma Martha, as a Ghost Fairy, was very skilled in refining potions. She could even refine the Soul Returning Secret Potion, a precious potion recorded in the original text. This clearly indicated some kind of relationship with that alchemy master. However, their relationship might not have been good, as Martha said she was trapped in the Fairy Market, and the market was built around the laboratory.
Most likely, Martha had been imprisoned there by the unnamed alchemy master a long time ago, to guard the laboratory underground of the Black Dragon Territory, or the Great Blood.
This explained why Martha had implicitly agreed or even guided Moria to destroy the underground laboratory, because as long as the laboratory existed, she could not leave the Black Forest.
A fairy, who was supposed to be free and elusive, was artificially confined to a small place, waiting through long years and endless loneliness, until an impudent child stumbled into the Black Forest…
“I’ve said what I needed to say. As for the future… perhaps we can meet again in the endless ice and snow of the Northern Kingdom.”
“Are you leaving now?”
The Ghost Fairy answered the question with action. It transformed back into the appearance of a raven and flew straight out of the window. Its speed was extremely fast; in just an instant, it disappeared from Li Wen’s sight.
The room was empty, with only scattered feathers left on the ground.
*
Upon learning that Moria and the others were going to Leicester City, she voluntarily paid the coachman who had brought them to Wilson Town to give Moria a ride.
Since the coachman was a Leicester native, his transport company also had connections with the Disciplinary Bureau, and he was being paid, the coachman naturally patted his chest and assured them it was no problem.
On the other hand, Moria frowned and hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
“Consider it payment for saving our team,” Xu En said.
“Thank you. See you again if fate allows, Captain Xu En.”
Moria was quite decisive in his actions. As soon as he had a carriage, he immediately decided to set off, which aligned with Li Wen’s thoughts.
The carriage compartment was not small, with two rows of seats on the left and right. Moria and the Wild Mage duo sat on one side, while Li Wen sat alone on the other.
Moria had changed out of his unwearable priest robe and was now dressed like an ordinary adventurer or freeman, with no distinctive features.
“What about your knight armor?” Li Wen was a little curious.
Moria was slightly surprised by Li Wen’s unsolicited conversation, and then said, “I borrowed it from a friend and have already returned it.”
Borrowed?
Li Wen thought it was absurd, but because the other person was Moria, it wasn’t strange.
After that, she lost the desire to talk and closed her eyes to meditate.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage swayed. The two Wild Mages slept soundly, with their heads leaning against each other.
Moria’s eyes were closed, but Li Wen knew he was likely not resting.
“What is Path of Light Chasing?”
She asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.
As the demon Tilroghzakh granted her the Path of Light Chasing, and Moria was to bring those who walked this path back to the Holy See, regardless of the reason, Li Wen was curious about this unheard-of path.
However, Moria merely opened his eyes and said calmly, “I don’t know.”
You don’t know? If you don’t know, why did you say you would bring Path of Light Chasing back to the Holy See?
Li Wen highly suspected that Moria, the Eldest Son of the Holy See, was deceiving her.
“But I really don’t know,” Moria replied honestly. His eyes were pure and devoid of anything else, like a lake whose bottom was clear and visible but unfathomable. “Before I left the Holy See, the priest who raised me told me: If you encounter someone walking the Path of Light Chasing, you must be extremely careful. If the person is still weak, then you must do everything possible to bring them back to the Holy See, because Path of Light Chasing is a lost path of the Holy See.”
“Then how do you know I’m walking the Path of Light Chasing?”
Li Wen’s brows were tightly furrowed, and her tone was cold.
“Intuition,” Moria said after a moment of thought. “I have seen all the paths and magic of Glor, but your power is something I have never seen before, so you must be Path of Light Chasing.”
This explanation was not entirely without merit, so Li Wen nodded and closed her eyes to ponder another question.
Since Path of Light Chasing is a lost path of the Holy See, how did it appear in Tilroghzakh’s hands? Or rather, for what reason did the demon, an outsider, possess the Path of Light Chasing?
As night fell, the carriage entered a town to spend the night.
Leicester was far from the Black Dragon Territory. At this speed, it might take another five or six days to arrive.
“Is there no faster way?”
Along the way, Li Wen asked Moria, who shook his head.
There were methods, and not just a few, but the conditions were not sufficient for Moria to use these means.
Li Wen didn’t want to waste time on the journey, although this should have been the normal course of events.
“Do you know about the White Bird Association?”
“That magic association that controls Talanis Air Continent, one of Arthur’s three Floating Islands?” Moria was somewhat surprised. As the most powerful magic association in Arthur’s native land, apart from the Sun Cultivation Institute, the White Bird Association was generally in a very low-key state.
An ordinary Transcendent might not have even heard of this organization if they didn’t deliberately inquire and learn about it.
“Talanis Air Continent circles the entire Arthur native land unkonwn routes every half year. This time should coincide with passing through the Black Dragon Territory, and the next stop is Leicester City.”
If they could hitch a ride with the Bird Association, they could probably reach Leicester City in less than a day.
Moria looked at Li Wen, hidden beneath her cloak. Apart from the members of the Bird Association, no one should have known the route of Talanis Air Continent’s circling.
In fact, this was also written in the strategy guide. Because they were unsure which region Li Wen would be born in after entering the game, the strategy team had already determined all routes in all regions of Arthur that could reach the Black Dragon Territory in the fastest possible time. The White Bird Association was one of these options.
If Li Wen were born in Birch Territory, she could have found a way to hitch a ride on the Floating Island and safely reach the Black Dragon Territory in two or three days, as the current route of Talanis Air Continent was from Birch Territory to Black Dragon Territory, and then from Black Dragon Territory to Leicester City.
If what Li Wen said was true, then this idea was indeed tempting.
Moria himself didn’t care about time and distance, as he had traveled on foot for most of his journey from Canaan to Arthur. However, Harik and the other two, as well as Li Wen, clearly lacked that patience. Since there was a faster, safer, and more comfortable route, why not take it? Moreover, Moria himself was quite interested in the Floating Islands.
Provided they had a way to board Talanis Air Continent.
