Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A sparkling point of light waved eight streams of radiance. Driven by the powerful propulsion system powered by the Energy Core's Magneto-Europe Stone and Life Magnetic Field, it broke free of the planet's grasp and charged into deep space.
At this moment, the Gemstone River's eight tentacles had almost completely vanished from sight, leaving behind only long blue trails of light as it disappeared in an instant into Helag Star's dense atmosphere.
At this moment.
The Gemstone River's official captain, Olivia; Evan; Angie; Milan; the unofficial member Livina; and Sister Anita, who had the strongest environmental adaptability—six people in total—had long since stood ready in the bridge.
Especially Anita.
Not only had she successfully nurtured her own Titled Saint Artifact, but the High-ranking Sea Emperor Dragon bloodline within her had fully matured. She had long become an incomparably fierce adult female dragon.
In terms of combat power alone, among all the high-level Extraordinary people in the duchy, she was only slightly inferior to Evan.
The two Thunder Dragon's Roar · Sacani blades in the siblings' hands complemented each other perfectly. Even in an anti-magic environment, they would not be affected in the slightest.
The reason they had not brought many people this time was also because, in Evan's envisioned environment of space exploration, numbers would be of little use. What mattered most was the power of the Gemstone River, this Legendary Battleship, itself.
Moreover, their purpose this time was not to obtain the World's Favor, but to search for the "vitality" mentioned in the Era Relic: Catreo's Wheel. None of the students who had accompanied them last time had come along.
Clarissa and Leonora, in particular, had already begun preparing for their own third-tier Promotion rituals. What they needed now was not adventure, but time to settle