At dawn.
The newly risen sun could not pierce through the clouds.
The sky was still pitch-black.
Bang—
Amid the sound of waves crashing against the beach, an explosion suddenly rang out.
"My God! It's so dark!"
"Lumos!"
A man in a black robe stood there, a bowler hat on his head and a small wooden stick in his hand.
After muttering those words, the little stick in his hand emitted a brilliant light.
Before him lay a deserted island!
And it truly was a deserted island! There were no hidden secrets here.
There were not many towering trees on the island, because the storms at sea would not allow them to survive.
After making his way through knee-high shrubs,
the man arrived at a small slope nearby.
Looking out from there, he saw a relatively flat stretch of beach covered in weeds and bushes.
Beep beep beep—
Hearing the sound, the man pulled a wooden plaque from his robes.
He lightly tapped it with his wand.
This was a magical holographic projection!
A flat, three-dimensional map appeared before him.
Upon closer inspection, it was a terrain map of the very island he stood on.
A red dot stood out on it, but the man knew that it marked his own position.
Rustle—
The upper body of a long-haired witch suddenly appeared on the right side of the map.
She made several gestures to confirm the code signals with the wizard before relaying the latest orders.
"A base will be transferred to your location shortly!"
"Deploy the base module in this area!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a square section of the map turned green.
The wizard carefully compared the map with the terrain and used magic to locate the four corners of the square area.
He then marked