After that little incident, the Sphinx finally set off safely and officially, flying toward Narnirga, their destination for this journey.
No one knew that before the floating warship departed, Riezel and the others had gone out and subdued Arad, who had been colluding with the Abyss Believers.
Nor did anyone know that Arad had become the spy Riezel had planted, waiting for the people from the Dark Relief Society to reveal themselves.
To avoid giving away the fact that he had discovered their plot, Riezel deliberately left the Mana Pearl Arad had sent him alone and specifically carried it on his person.
He wanted to see just what he would encounter if he carried this Mana Pearl with him.
It was worth mentioning that when Riezel took out the Mana Pearl, Araya, who had been running from Malfa's Sword the entire time, saw it and nearly started drooling.
Back then, Riezel had merely taken out the smallest Magic Gemstone among the burial goods in Eulalie's tomb and fed the magical power accumulated within it over eleven thousand years to Araya's Fairy Clone. Even then, Araya had never forgotten that Magic Gemstone.
But the Mana Pearl in Riezel's hand was the core essence of a Mana Metal mine rich in magical power. It was a top-grade Mage material that only formed once every several hundred years in large Mana Metal mines. The magical power it contained was so abundant that it could even be used as one of the forging materials for a Holy Sword. It was far beyond any of the Magic Gemstones Riezel possessed.
Under such circumstances, the Mana Pearl was like a Ginseng Fruit to Araya. If it had not been in Riezel's hand, this Filthy Fairy would definitely have lost control and charged at it without regard