"Lightend, this phenomenon is related to the formation of the Spatial Channel recorded in ancient history." The beautiful woman in the long dress looked at Lightend with utter affection as she spoke softly.
Another woman in formal attire blinked and said to her husband, "The general direction is northeast, but the distance cannot be determined."
"Is that so?"
Lightend stroked his chin and fell into thought.
The Silver Dragon Girl hugged her husband from behind, and the soft touch interrupted his thoughts.
"Lightend, don't worry. With us here, any crisis can be resolved."
"Salalina, thank you for your concern. I'm fine." Lightend affectionately patted the Silver Dragon Girl's head, telling her not to worry.
"Teacher, leave the army's deployment to me."
"Lilith, I'll leave the overall coordination of every region to you."
"Mm."
The two women nodded, then left the high platform.
Lightend walked to the edge and looked down, taking in the entirety of Lightend City.
"Salalina, let's go take a look in the northeast."
"Alright."
The Silver Dragon Girl returned to her true form, carried her husband into the air, and flew northeast.
On the road to Maple County, Velin looked up at the sky as the silver dragon swept overhead.
"I didn't expect the search to begin so soon. We need to move faster." Watching the figure in the sky, Velin felt somewhat heavy-hearted and urged his subordinates to pick up the pace.
They were all ranked knights. They could endure several days of nonstop travel without sleep; they were only mentally fatigued.
The group stopped paying attention to everything else and focused on traveling toward Maple County.
After two days and one night of riding, the group finally arrived at Maple County's county seat.
Looking at the Stone City before them, built in the rugged architectural