Two months later.
Inside the Flying Device, Shura Path was still bored out of his mind. Although his injuries were almost as severe as Reilo's, his recovery and mental state were both much better. The cramped space was starting to annoy him again.
"Hey, are you going to get rid of this trash or not?"
The trash Shura Path was referring to was a collection of specimens Reilo had gathered from the Poet Pig Clan.
There weren't many specimens, but in Shura Path's eyes they were nothing but trash, taking up nearly half of the Flying Device's already limited space.
"I'll throw them into the incinerator in a moment."
Reilo looked up and replied.
He couldn't help envying the other's ability to recover. After looking over the specimens, he hesitated briefly, then put the embalming container holding the only Poet Pig specimen into the Space Box. He wrapped the rest in the Bubble Technique and tossed them into the incinerator.
That Poet Pig specimen was the Decay King.
After finishing, Reilo looked at Hei'erwen.
"Any leads?"
Hei'erwen furrowed his brow and replied hesitantly, "There are leads, of course, but after that ambush, I can't be sure this isn't another trap."
"No matter what, we have to check it out. The Academic World must join the Storm Continent Council!"
After declaring his resolve, Reilo sighed. "Is it far?"
He was just as worried, but there was no turning back now.
"If we don't stop along the way, at our current speed, we should get there in about half a year."
Half a year was a long journey.
After all, the three of them were traveling aboard a Flying Device built with Central Civilization technology. In that time, it could cover more than two hundred Starveil units.
As Hei'erwen marked the route,