Frostwing

Pamiji Plateau, above the Heavenly Chasm.

By the time Angel and Madeleine arrived, Frost Moon's guard unit had already reached the site and begun trading and replenishing supplies.

"The cargo exchange won't take long. Let's go aboard their Frostwing first." After saying this to Angel, Madeleine headed toward Frost Moon's flying vessel in the distance.

Frostwing was a massive vessel of the Frost Moon Alliance. Its appearance was quite interesting: an enormous iceberg with frost-covered wings. Before they even drew close, they could already feel the boundless chill.

Angel followed Madeleine aboard Frostwing. The moment he stepped onto the iceberg, he discovered that it was divided into different areas. The lower regions were occupied mostly by laborers in thick fur-lined clothing, their faces deathly pale. The level ground midway up the mountain was filled with wizard apprentices of varying attire and origins.

According to Madeleine, these people were mostly apprentices from major wizard organizations or wizard families who had accepted Abyss missions.

Angel remembered seeing Abyss missions in the mission hall before—things such as frontline construction, patrols, and defense. But when he had asked the attendant about them, the man had bluntly said that no one accepted them and advised Angel not to do so either.

"Although all the major organizations discourage apprentices from accepting Abyss missions, the rewards are extremely generous. There will always be people unafraid of death," Madeleine said. "Besides that, there are those who seek enlightenment in desperate circumstances."

So-called enlightenment in desperate circumstances meant hovering between life and death, hoping to squeeze out one's hidden potential and break through a bottleneck. However, such bottlenecks did not include great barriers, because breaking through a great barrier required more than potential—it required the accumulation of deep foundations.

At the very top of the iceberg was a broad