Did you ask me?

Anse surveyed the stinking Mind Flayer base and pursed his lips, unsure what to do.

Walking away would have been the easiest option, but the base was fully equipped. Abandoning it would have been such a waste.

Besides, the three Nautiloid Ships would be difficult to take along. The corpses of the Mind Flayers and the Overmind were valuable magic materials, too, and the warehouses still held plenty of supplies—

After a moment's consideration, he decided to leave this place to the Six-Winged Spirit Dragon as a temporary base.

He would leave them both Night Spiders and all three Nautiloid Ships, then help them build a Teleportation Circle.

Whenever they needed supplies, whoever was in charge could contact the Federation's logistics department through the spirit network and have everything teleported straight over.

There were no restrictions on entering Cluster Tianyu anyway. With the right rune sequence, even a fifth-circle "Teleportation Circle" could transport supplies between Tianyus. At that thought, he immediately sent Quentin a message asking how the personnel preparations were coming along.

Just after he sent the message, a figure flew in from space and hovered above the Mind Flayer base.

Standing at the warehouse entrance, Anse immediately foresaw the disturbance in the timeline.

At first, he assumed it was Lucian and paid little attention, but a moment later, he sensed something was wrong.

This was a stranger, someone whose path had never crossed his!

He flew several dozen meters sideways, out from beneath the massive rock overhead, and a figure in golden robes came into view.

The man wore a golden mask and had a long beard. His graying hair was swept back, meticulously groomed.

A Solar Mage? Here to rescue Lumina and Lucian?

Anse's thoughts raced, and he immediately hit upon that possibility.

However little attention Lumina