No matter what, the most urgent matter now was to confirm what exactly had gone wrong with the ruins.
Taking out a Magic Crystal Ball from his ring, Anvis tried to contact the outside world.
To his relief, after the crystal ball's light flickered once, it still lit up steadily, indicating that it had connected to the outside world.
"Anvis, can your crystal ball still be used?"
Beside him, Claire looked at Anvis in confusion.
She was holding a crystal ball as well, but its glow was extremely dim, indicating that the long-distance magic link had completely failed.
And it was not just her. Some quick-witted members of the nearby teams had reacted as well, but aside from Anvis, everyone's crystal balls had failed.
"Yours can't be used anymore?"
Glancing at the crystal ball in her hand, Anvis roughly understood the current state of the ruins.
"This is an Olivenndi-made Secret Method Crystal Ball. Its connection method differs from ordinary Communication Crystal Balls. It connects through a subspace information entanglement method and can only transmit one-on-one with another matching crystal ball.
However, the information it transmits is nearly impossible to intercept, making it highly suitable for sending messages in special circumstances like this."
As he explained to the girl, Anvis sent out a communication request.
A moment later, Butler Leonard's stiff and serious face appeared within the crystal ball.
"Is that Anvis, Your Excellency? Please wait a moment. I will notify the Duke immediately!"
Upon seeing Anvis, Leonard immediately transferred the call to Duke Carlot despite his surprise.
The crystal ball this avatar of Anvis carried was a backup one, linked to a special transfer room in Moonrise Fortress that Butler Leonard was directly responsible for overseeing.
"Anvis, how are you doing right now? Is Fiona by your side? What