Savage Cave, Mirror World.
At the very top of Cloud Tower, there was a tightly locked room.
Inside, the windows were shut tight, making the already dim space seem even deeper and gloomier.
The room's only source of light was a crystal ball embedded in the floor at its center. From time to time, it gave off a faint blue glow, adding a cold gleam to the desolate silence.
Beneath the flickering blue light, Rhein could vaguely be seen sitting cross-legged beside the crystal ball, his eyes tightly closed.
This tranquil atmosphere had lasted for several days. Only now did movement begin beneath his closed lids. About five minutes later, Rhein finally opened his eyes.
"Phew..."
Rhein let out a long breath of stale air, and with that single exhalation, the silent space came alive. Along the walls, before the long table, and within the fireplace, every extinguished candleholder and firepit rekindled with bright flames.
Once the light had driven away the darkness, Rhein looked at the crystal ball before him.
The crystal ball continued to pulse with its faint blue glow. As the blue light flared, Rhein reached out and lightly tapped its smooth, icy glass surface with his index finger.
A stream of dim blue information emerged from the crystal ball and shot into Rhein's fingertip.
"It's already been five days. Let's see whether anything went wrong at the Star Pool Ruins." Rhein murmured to himself. "Other than a Magic Messenger from the Tree Spirit, which was stopped outside the tower, no one else has sent any news."
What Rhein mainly wanted to know was whether Iron Armor Granny had sent any message. The Star Pool Ruins were temporarily under her charge, and since no information had come through, it meant there probably had not been any major