Just as Liszt finished arranging his plans to build a small town and Mage Tower, and Ake and the other mages had nearly finished preparing the experimental materials.
Lucy and Ruth, the twins operating the magic platform in the laboratory, received a magic-platform signal from the Discovery.
At first, the signal was chaotic, and they could not decipher what message was being sent from the other side. But half an hour later, it became clear.
The first message came in under Captain Ygnir Bark Roundshield's name.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Discovery has crashed. Fifty-six dead, sixteen missing, twenty-eight survivors... We fell into the Great Whirlpool, but burst out from a cave behind a mountain waterfall. The surroundings are all primeval forest, with Magic Beasts roaming about. We cannot venture out to explore and can only hold our camp... We desperately await rescue."
"There are actually still survivors aboard the Discovery!"
When Liszt received the news, he could scarcely believe it. The Great Whirlpool, which had seemed like a terrifying abyss, truly was a magic array that could be passed through safely.
It was just that one end of the magic array was rather thrilling—it was inside a cave behind a waterfall on a mountain peak. The Discovery had fallen from high in the air, and more than half its crew had perished.
"Lucy, reply to Ygnir. Tell them to wait in peace. I am deciphering the Great Whirlpool passage and may head out to rescue them at any time."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Lucy swiftly pressed the buttons on the magic platform compass and sent the message.
Ake reminded him from the side, "Brother, we should immediately determine the Discovery's coordinates."
Liszt nodded. "Mm. Lucy, ask Ygnir for their location as well."
A moment later, the magic platform received a