Extermination (Part 1)
After assuring Yelibell that he had a solution, Sordil took out several translucent crystals from his storage space and passed them around for Yelibell and the others to see.
"Everyone, these translucent crystals in your hands are the Space Magic Crystal I've been developing these past few days. With them, each of you can use Spatial Teleportation Array. That way, even if I'm not around, you can still use the Teleportation Array to send messages and support your teammates!"
Igneel, clutching the Space Magic Crystal in his hand, laughed loudly, "Haha! Brother Sordil, you should have brought out this good stuff sooner! You made me worry so much!"
Seeing the grinning Igneel, Sordil instantly guessed what the drunkard was up to, so he kindly reminded him, "Brother Igneel, there's something I need to tell you. These Space Magic Crystal have a limited number of uses. Once the Space Magic stored inside is used up, they will become useless and the Teleportation Array will no longer be able to be activated. As for the Space Magic consumed per teleportation, it depends on the distance traveled. This means that if the teleportation distance is too far, you might not be able to return to your starting point."
Hearing Sordil's last few pointed remarks, Igneel gave an awkward smile.
After reprimanding the Ghost Dragon, Sordil looked at everyone and said, "The communication and support issues have been resolved. Does anyone have any questions? If so, speak up quickly. If not, let's divide into groups and see who stays here to ambush and who accompanies King of Babaronza to his territory."
Just when everyone thought they could take action, Yelibell, the "nitpicking queen," once again voiced her doubts.
"Brother Sordil, even if we have Space Magic Crystal to activate the Teleportation Array, we've never used Teleportation Array before, so how would we know how to operate it?"
Faced with this real loophole, Sordil was speechless. He could only rack his brains for a solution. After a while, he looked up and said, "I hadn't thought of this problem before, but after Sister Yelibell brought it up, I roughly thought of a few solutions. Let's see which one we can choose."
After Sordil finished speaking, Igneel immediately chimed in, "In that case, Brother Sordil, please tell us all about the method you've come up with."
"The first idea I came up with is to let each of you take turns using the Teleportation Array Spatial Teleportation Array so you can experience how to operate it."
Upon hearing Sordil's method, Diphiya, one of the four great healers, immediately stood up to question it.
"Sordil, how long did it take you to fully master the Spatial Teleportation Array? I can't quite remember."
After the first plan was quickly rejected, Sordil continued to demonstrate the second plan to everyone.
"The second method is that I set the Teleportation Array to a fixed Teleportation Array, which can only teleport to a specific location."
This time, before Divine Constable Di, Grandiere rejected it.
"If the dragons of the Western Continent return here before you set up another Teleportation Array, how should we notify you?"
Faced with this soul-searching interrogation, Sordil's face instantly swelled up. Left with no other choice, he had to reveal his trump card.
"In that case, we can only use the third method! The third method is for me to use the Teleportation Array to go to the Kingdom of Donagunov and ask General Oddek to come here and operate another Teleportation Array."
Upon hearing Sordil mention General Oddek, Diphiya and the others immediately smiled knowingly. Only King of Babaronza seemed confused as to why the topic had suddenly shifted to Irene's husband. Fortunately, to prevent the secret from being exposed, Sordil provided a timely explanation, successfully clearing up King of Babaronza's doubts.
"King of Babaronza, you may not know this, but General Oddek once studied Space Magic under me, so he knows how to manipulate Teleportation Array."
Only then did King of Babaronza understand why Irene had entrusted such a crucial task to Sordil, instead of sending Belserion personally. It turned out that Her Majesty the Queen intended to use this opportunity to win over the hearts of those around Cuiyi'aorshu, thereby stabilizing the United Front Alliance and ensuring success in resisting the invasion from the Western Continent. Understanding the Queen's profound intentions, King of Babaronza felt a deep respect, and his attitude towards Sordil and his companions became even more deferential.
"In that case, we would like to trouble Prince Sordil to invite General Oddek to take charge of the Teleportation Array!"
After explaining the historical issue of Oddek, Sordil began searching for a suitable location to inscribe Teleportation Array. Half an hour later, a Teleportation Array array hidden in a bunker was completed. Sordil then demonstrated a true miracle to King of Babaronza. As Sordil channeled Space Magic into the center of the Teleportation Array, Magic Array began to shimmer with a silver light. When the light faded, the Magic Array was empty; Sordil had vanished before his eyes. A quarter of an hour later, the Magic Array shone with a silvery-white light again, but this time, after the light faded, a person and a dragon appeared in the center of the Magic Array.
As a guest at Irene's wedding, King of Babaronza naturally recognized the person standing on the Magic Array. Only then did he truly believe that Sordil's battle plan could achieve its intended purpose. Having confirmed the likelihood of Sordil's plan succeeding, King of Babaronza instantly realized the importance of Oddek and Sordil, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.
"King of Babaronza greets His Highness Oddek!"
"King of Babaronza, please rise!"
After Oddek and King of Babaronza exchanged greetings, Sordil said, "Oddek, I need to go with King of Babaronza to the nearest territory to mobilize the army to search for the dragons on the Western Continent. I'll leave the Teleportation Array here to you!"
"Don't worry, teacher, I will take good care of the Teleportation Array!"
Sordil nodded, then led the search team to accompany King of Babaronza to nearby territory. Meanwhile, the ambush team, along with Oddek, remained in the bunker, quietly waiting for their prey to take the bait.
A jungle on the coast of Ishgar
"Chief, we have thoroughly investigated the terrain, the distribution of humans, and the location of the Dragon Clan Secret Realm. Shouldn't we return to Atek Carl to report back to Lord Goodpes?"
Hearing his subordinates mention Goodpes, Selisliu broke out in a cold sweat, and a thought of retreating back to the Western Continent began to cross his mind. However, when he saw the few men around him, an inner fire of resentment surged up again, burning that thought of retreat to ashes.
"No way! We finally found that Black Mist bastard, how can we just turn back empty-handed?"
"But Chief, that Black Mist bastard has already escaped into the crowd, and we can't find him anymore. If we delay any longer and ruin Lord Goodpes's plans, then the entire Bohr Rivers will probably be buried with that bastard!"
As a staunch subordinate of Goodpes, Selisliu knew that the consequences his subordinates spoke of were not impossible. After weighing the pros and cons carefully, Selisliu said to his subordinates, "You two go back to the rendezvous point and prepare to return to the Western Continent. I will meet you in two days, and then we will return to the Western Continent to report back."
Knowing their leader's temperament well, the two sighed and headed towards the rendezvous point. At this moment, they could only pray that they would successfully complete their mission and return safely to the Western Continent.