Above the Swamp Forest, a pair of green-scaled wings spread wide, gliding steadily on rising air currents.
Chen Yu rode comfortably atop Little Card's back, passing over the already sizable Gray Mist Lake Fortress below. He was in no hurry to travel, instead having Little Card slow down as they flew leisurely westward.
Meanwhile, on the forest road connecting Cracked Stone Fortress and Treant Fortress below, a peculiar convoy was making its way along.
A group of Slime Scholars clung tightly to all manner of luggage with their soft gelatinous little hands—mostly small mortars, pestles, and sealed herb samples—as they rode beetle mounts steadily toward Cracked Stone Fortress to relocate.
When the escorting Slimes spotted the familiar figure streaking across the sky, they immediately grew excited.
They waved their gelatinous little hands with all their might, offering their king the warmest and most sincere greetings.
"It's the King! The King came to see us!"
"Wow, flying in the sky is so cool!"
"We'll definitely work hard and master alchemy!"
As the carefully selected second batch of students from Slime Academy, as well as the kingdom's first pioneers to touch upon the mysteries of alchemy, they bore an important mission—to follow in their king's footsteps and relocate to the Obsidian Mining Area beneath Cracked Stone Fortress, where magma lay hidden.
There, they would use the active magma as a stable source of heat and begin the Slime Kingdom's path of exploring alchemy.
So that they could produce more and better Pills for the territory in the future, overcome the problem of pill toxicity, develop Spirit Awakening Pills, and support the kingdom's future growth.
As the trailblazer of this brand-new path, Chen Yu had naturally made thorough preparations for them.
Every selected Slime Scholar had been equipped with Flame Affinity and Energy