On the third day after the situation had calmed down, Duke Panston dispatched a squad of twenty-three Rank 1 Enchanting Warriors, who rushed overnight to Bahoya City. Every warrior in the squad wore fine Enchanted Armor and carried rune-inscribed longswords and shields as they entered the city with imposing momentum. Their arrival swiftly eased the unrest within the city and stabilized the situation in Bahoya City.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Mage Association also sent a team of seven Peak Rank 1 Mages to guard the Plane Teleportation Plaza around the clock. Each mage wore a robe embroidered with the association's insignia and held a staff that gave off a faint glow. They carried out their respective duties, setting up layer after layer of defensive arrays to ensure that the portal would not suffer any further damage.
The officials of the Lord's Mansion and the residents of Bahoya City were heartened by the Empire's swift response, while also holding Ang in deep respect—it was his decisive actions that had foiled the Black Mage's scheme and preserved both the city and the portal.
After handling matters at the garrison, Ang returned to the barracks where the Black Mage was being held. He reactivated the Anti-Magic Field to ensure that the man could not use his mana, then began taking stock of the items he carried. One by one, Ang removed items from the Black Mage's Magic Waist Pouch, carefully checking each for traces of dark energy.
"This... looks like an ordinary Space Scroll. No problem." Ang muttered to himself as he put the scroll into his own Magic Waist Pouch.
When he came across a stack of books, a flicker of excitement flashed through his eyes. The books were thick and well preserved, their covers engraved with intricate Space Magic runes. Ang flipped