"No matter what, I arrived in Dylas at the end of Mid-Sun Month."
After laughing, Evan continued recounting his experiences while Anvis listened with a smile.
"My subordinates spent three days gathering intelligence on those gems, the Harmonizer, and that mysterious Black Sailboat.
Three days later, the results of the investigation were placed on my desktop.
News of the gems and Harmonizer had not spread far, but it was certain that two merchant guilds in Dylas Port, along with several independent gem processors, also knew of their existence.
As for that large Black Sailing Ship, it had only docked at the beginning of Mid-Sun Month for two days before setting sail home again, never to appear afterward.
So, I waited there for two and a half months.
It was not until the middle of Hearthfire Month that the Black Sailing Ship the merchants spoke of slowly appeared once more on the horizon of the Mist Sea, borne by the currents."
Evan waved a hand, and a lifelike miniature projection of a Black Sailboat appeared out of thin air in midair before them.
It was a three-masted sailboat, with dense rows of black oars protruding from both sides like a centipede's legs. Beneath its hull was even an illusory sea surface and rolling waves.
"To be honest, my first impression of that ship was strange. It gave me an indescribable sense of oppression.
After it docked, some islanders wrapped in thick head coverings and scarves disembarked from the ship and traded supplies unique to the Yar Continent with the merchants at the port.
Though they seemed rather taciturn, that did nothing to diminish the captivating radiance of the gems and Harmonizer in their hands."
"My family guards and I disguised ourselves as merchant guild members investigating the local conditions. Using the