Of the four airships, aside from the first one—which had been fitted with a large number of weapons and was unsuitable for exploration—Theus intended to send out all the others.
The entire island of Castel had been surrounded. Unless they uncovered the truth, found the source of the anomaly, and completely resolved this crisis, it would not matter how well they fought on the island. It would still be swallowed by the seawater.
Thus, Theus had placed great hopes on these airships.
After careful consideration, Theus decided to dispatch the three airships to the mainland, Gem Bay, and the Storm Eye respectively.
The airship headed for the mainland would primarily attempt to see whether it could leave this bizarre space from the sky. At the very least, they could seek aid from the mainland that way.
There was no need to explain the airship headed for Gem Bay. Jeremiah had mentioned that both Gem Bay and Castel had vanished. The situation there might offer some help here.
The airship headed for the Storm Eye was the most important of all.
According to Theus's deduction, either Gem Bay or the Storm Eye was very likely the source of this anomaly. Considering the dried-up sea outside and the hollow within the Storm Eye, the Storm Eye was the likeliest possibility.
This airship was the most important, and therefore the most dangerous.
Theus had considered the personnel assignments for the airships for a long time. The Banshees had originally been the most suitable passengers, but although their Mind Link had been strengthened once, its range was still limited—only a few circles wider than Castel.
The destinations of all three airships lay far beyond that range. The Banshees' Mind Link simply could not reach them.
Furthermore, the Symbiotic Pact also had a range limit.