Sorcery Garden - Mechanical Realm

Whoosh—!

A large deep-blue warship of strange design, with three backward-slanting masts resembling fish fins and a hull equivalent in size to a first-rate battleship.

It easily suppressed the chaotic sea winds and currents of the Shattered Star Sea as it steadily advanced toward Celebes Island, the easternmost of the Star Shattering Archipelago.

Among the accompanying party, Milan remained alone in the captain's cabin, enthusiastically serving as the captain of the Legendary Battleship.

Evan, dressed in a simple white shirt, and Lady Sera, alluring in a red gauze dress, set up a small table against the railing on the forecastle and leisurely enjoyed afternoon tea.

"Lady Sera, I've always been curious. Do you know exactly how many Crown Wizards there are on all of Celebes Island, and how many Truth Embodiments?"

Lady Sera took a sip of the tea Evan had brewed himself and gathered her thoughts.

"Hmm, Celebes and its seven dependent islands have a total population of over two million. There should be twenty thousand Extraordinary people of the second rank or above, and nearly half of them are wizards, whose advancement requirements are even more demanding.

"Above them, there are at least a dozen or so famous Crown Wizards among the major powers. Their lifespans are measured in millennia, and Crown Wizards of certain paths live even longer.

"Though they may be fewer than the knights of the Source Continent nations who have produced Titled Saint Artifacts, without intervention from churches and angels, it would be hard to say whether the Source Continent still belonged to knights."

After a brief pause, she continued.

"As for Truth Embodiments, they are existences far beyond anything we can imagine. They are already living Wizard Schools themselves. Even if one stood right in front of us, we might not recognize them.