A three-masted wooden ship laden with mortal noble smugglers slowly sailed out of the harbor.
The environment inside the cabin wasn't as clean and tidy as that of a Wizard Ship, nor did it provide free exquisite food and hot water.
Locke, Albert, and Captain Andy Layton the Incinerator shared a cabin, while the two Formal Wizards, Witch Sophia and Witch Gabriel, each occupied one of the two best rooms on this ordinary vessel.
Besides them, the ship carried many unaware mortal nobles. They didn't know what had happened, nor did they know that so many great wizards from Lilith's Cottage were aboard. Of course, that didn't stop them from continuing their smuggling business.
Locke breathed in air mixed with mold and some unidentifiable stench. Sitting on the damp bed, he frowned slightly.
Because they were going undercover, they were forbidden from using spells from this point onward.
But this place was truly filthy.
After thinking for a moment, Locke took out a bottle of Ibog Pepper Water from his Astral Ring and, enduring its spicy taste, drank it in one gulp.
The next moment, although nothing in the mortal ship's cabin had actually changed, everything Locke saw became cleaner, and the smells he sensed became far more pleasant.
Ibog Pepper was a special Magic Plant containing naturally hallucinogenic magical components. With only the simplest Potions techniques, it could be refined into Ibog Pepper Water.
After drinking it, it could beautify everything one saw, heard, and touched.
Locke touched the linen sheets in his hands, which had become comfortable, warm, and clean, then nodded slightly. "Although we're forbidden from using magic, using Ibog Pepper Water, this natural plant extract that can only deceive oneself, should still be fine."
Ibog Pepper Water was made from purely natural ingredients. After drinking it,