Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 798 - 684: Global Flash Strike

New Continent, Georgia Territory.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three broad wings of white light brushed the thin clouds as they sped through the sky, their horse bodies and bird wings completely snow-white. These were three exceptionally majestic flying horses.

Although Aiven and Angie had already used the [Golden Chain] to summon Sky Knights' mounts—griffins, the four flying horses seized last year from the "Silver Knight" were still kept at the Wizard Tower and had long been swayed by Angie's "Animal Affinity" talent to switch allegiances.

Wearing a proper white dress with lace socks matched with black leather shoes, Angie sat sideways on one of the flying horses, leading the way.

On the other two flying horses beside her sat two beautiful twin witches with identical chestnut long hair and amber eyes.

One wore a snow-white silk shirt with a ruby collar, covered by a black fitted robe, stepping in black boots adorned with golden rose patterns, with a silver rapier at their waist. The other wore an enchanting ruffled sleeve gauze dress with colors magnificently transitioning from blue and green to pink.

They were Clareesa and Leonara, sisters who exchanged Spirit Realm Beacons with Angie back at the [Clock Tower].

Among them, the elder sister possessed innate transformation abilities, allowing her to take the forms of mythological creatures like centaurs, mermaids, and harpies; the younger sister excelled in divination and spiritual witchcraft inherited from her bloodline.

Over the past two days, under Angie's guidance, they toured the Waterfall Hill Wizard Tower of the "Vitalist School," rode the latest steam locomotive within the territory, enjoyed gourmet meals expertly crafted by chefs at the Marquis's Mansion, and even took a splendid bath at the "Pamukkale" hot springs...

Young as they were, it was actually their first time leaving the "Broken Star Islands," and they had never seen such vast lands or novel things.

Particularly on this vast land, where there was only one large-scale wizard school, the "Vitalist School," they were utterly amazed. They could hardly imagine the extraordinary support that this sole wizard force enjoyed, a scenario unthinkable among the various forces on the Celebes Islands.

With the church's constant pressure, even the island's most powerful force could only establish a small city-state. The limited living space forced the island's forces to fight tooth and nail for even the slightest benefit.

Angie's sweet words had bewildered the two, and the superior life here made the sisters reluctant to leave. Watching the thriving cities flash past below, they couldn't help but exclaim:

"I really want to move our home here!"

Angie appropriately showed a look of regret on her face, softly sighing in their ears:

"It's a pity you can't stay a few more days. There's so much more to the New Continent."

The girl was now on her way to see the sisters off.

Although she was very interested in their talent witchcraft, and the sisters indeed had high compatibility with the "Vitalist School," the girl also knew that haste makes waste. There is plenty of time in the future.

"Also...is life there on the 'Broken Star Islands' really tough?"

Elder sister Clareesa, being more outgoing, spoke frankly:

"Because of the extremely high activity of magic elements, various extraordinary resources are indeed abundant, supporting numerous extraordinary practitioners of various paths. But the land's carrying capacity is limited; the total area of the eight main islands of the entire Celebes Island Chain is only 620,000 square kilometers.

Even for powerful wizards like us, besides resources for wizard practice and living essentials, most things are actually luxury items. If we were to bring goods to the Old Continent, the transportation costs alone far exceed the goods' value.

Though the Celebes Island Chain is the last haven for witches and extraordinary practitioners on obscure paths, it's really difficult to live there!"

Upon hearing this, Angie tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and suggested:

"As you can see, in my teacher's territory, ordinary living supplies are not lacking; steel, coal, textiles, medicines, grains, wine, furs, sugar, porcelain, and so on all have complete industrial chains.

If trade relations are established, it could greatly ease your resource scarcity, benefiting both sides."

Clearly influenced by her surroundings, the instinct for making money was deeply embedded in Angie's soul.

The two pondered Angie's words, feeling they were quite feasible.

Before being invited by Angie to set foot on this land, they could not have imagined that this place, mainly considered a raw material supplier for the Old Continent and a place under exploitation, could be so highly civilized, even stronger than many of the Old Continent kingdoms mentioned in intelligence.

"Alright, we'll speak to our teacher when we return. At least on the little witch's side, it shouldn't be much of a problem."

During their conversation, they had already flown to the southernmost part of the Far Sails Territory, where it juts into the Golden Sea, and Angie knew the twin sisters would enter the southern New Continent from here to join their teacher.

Whinny—

The three flying horses slowly landed by the sea.

As they were about to wave goodbye, Angie suddenly remembered something and called out to the two of them:

"By the way, Lisa, Nara, we've never asked why you came to the New Continent. If you need any help, feel free to tell me, my teacher still has some influence here."

The sisters exchanged a glance, unfazed by Angie's constant mention of her teacher. The younger sister Leonara explained: "Angie, it's not really a secret..."

The familiarity between the three girls was evident from how they addressed one another after spending two days together.

Of course, the sisters hadn't crossed the ocean to the New Continent solely to play with Angie but were on business with their teacher, a powerful Upper-Rank Wizard level witch.

Only the two sisters took a turn alone, making a short visit to Georgia Territory.

"Recently, we discovered something unknown happening inside the 'Broken Star Islands.' Not only is the 300-kilometer buffer zone affected, but many dangerous demonized creatures on the outskirts of the core area have also disappeared.

Just last year, every faction made considerable gains in the [Clock Tower], strengthening significantly, and are now preparing to once again attempt the conquest of the 'Broken Star Islands' to expand our living space.

However, it's said that the last large-scale exploration was fifty years ago. To share the risks, the 'Holy Stone Council' we belong to plans to collaborate with some friendly forces from Cabraal to jointly explore the 'Broken Star Islands.'

"Oh, I see."

Whoo—

After finally bidding farewell to Angie, her sister Clareesa spread her arms wide, transforming into a massive harpy, reluctantly taking her sister away into the sky.

As she bid farewell to the two sisters, Angie turned her head to see the figure standing quietly in front of her, and her eyes immediately sparkled with extreme brilliance as she leaped up.

"Teacher!"

It was Aiven, whom she hadn't seen for more than a month and yet felt like a long, long time.

...

Half an hour later.

The old father-in-law returned directly to take charge of the territory's affairs, while Aiven, Olivia, Angie, and mother-in-law Nymph were already seated together under the lush wisteria in the [Witchcraft Garden].

Anita temporarily stayed in the royal capital and did not return with them.

Besides supporting the [Jade Coronet]'s promotion, another important purpose was to prepare in advance for her promotion to 'Titled Knight.' With sufficient resource supply, Anita's progress on the Knight's path was swift and had none of the setbacks that Aiven had to pave his own way.

She was now getting closer and closer to the Great Knight Peak, and the work to cultivate reputation could entirely start in advance.

Last year, during the counter-insurgency, she was an extra personnel, but now she already held a military rank. With the spread of the incident during the coronation ceremony, the name "Jade Light" gradually spread throughout the entire Tulip and even the continent.

With brilliant achievements, everything is easier, and "Jade Light" has been molded into a hero of the Kingdom and a model of female knights. Especially in Phaletis, where there already is a female ruler like the Queen, the people welcome outstanding female generals with enthusiasm.

At the same time, the process of promotion to Tier 4 [Titled Knight] on the Knight's path is also an excellent reference for Aiven to pave his own way.

The will of a Tier 3 Great Knight is enough to shatter steel and sharp arrows. When a knight's conviction is strong enough to achieve miracles that no amount of manpower or time can accomplish, he becomes a Titled Knight capable of rivaling a Giant Dragon!

The 'essence' lies in the transformative change of Combat Qi as extraordinary energy, the 'origin' is the knight's will, and the 'sign' of success is the condensation of a unique [Title], linking reputation or lore directly with power.

Though Aiven has encountered many Tier 4 professions, including Titled Knights, Totem Gods, Crowned Demons, Lawless ones, and Crowned Wizards,

but Aiven's physical-based foundation remains that of a Knight, naturally inclined to pursue the safest path. Moreover, with the illustrious path of the Wizard available, he's not tempted by dubious methods.

First, extraordinary energy must break through a certain threshold. Second, acquire a symbolic "name" (the power of the Wizard path at Tier 3 is exemplified by the [True Name] phenomenon).

Thus, to realize the transformation of a [Branded Swordsman], the key is to strengthen [Divine Power], or rather generate that [Divine Power] from a strong body, ideally supplemented by some [World's Favor].

To drastically strengthen one's body without restraint, or even to directly modify the genetic sequence of "mitochondria," there's a simple method: [Creator's Blood] from Volume Five of [Flesh Sacrifice].

Whether organic or inorganic, animal or plant, flesh creatures or elemental creatures, all can be influenced, transformed, and controlled by this mystical substance.

With enough knowledge, even creating a brand-new intelligent race is not a fantasy; let alone adjusting one's own body?

Meanwhile, this is also where the 'Life Tree School' begins their fundamental changes in life forms, ascending the 'Life Tree' to reach the 'Crowned' stage as a prerequisite condition!

Previously.

After careful examination, Aiven confirmed that even though the traces were faint, the [Creator's Blood] did exist on those 'Crimson Shooter.'

Aiven turned to glimpse at Angie sitting on the rock, marveling at Destiny's irony, realizing that their encounter with the 'Life Tree School' had begun long before Aiven set foot on the small island formed by the [Mountain Giant].

The intelligence just received from the two little witches was temporarily put aside, and retrieving the final piece of the [Flesh Sacrifice] puzzle was of utmost importance for Aiven and Angie.

Snap—!

Gathering all the high-end combat power currently available, Aiven snapped his fingers lightly, and the [Mind Network] on the Old Continent projected the intelligence through light and shadow.

On an island near the South Wind Country off the coast of the Old Continent, a clear dynamic image gradually emerged before their eyes.

The [Mind Network], upgraded to undertake the task of spanning the Black Sea, had long been spread by him. Using the intelligence extracted from the 'Crimson Shooter,' he easily locked onto his target.

Nowadays.

From the far west's 'Broken Star Sea' to the easternmost Peacock Islands, from the southern South Pole to the northern North Pole, with the collaboration of [Mind Network] and [Dream Cruise: Force Deployment], Aiven can now achieve a global flash strike within ten minutes!