The first time he traversed into the world beyond matter, Liszt had many insights that urgently needed pondering. He did not linger long at the Great Whirlpool, instead flying directly toward nearby Whirlpool Island.
Without resource support from Flame Territory, the development of Whirlpool Town had been exceedingly difficult. Even now, it was only the size of a small town.
Including the mages who had built Mage Towers here, the total population numbered no more than two thousand.
They could only maintain a small seaside town and dared not venture deep into the forest, where powerful Magic Beasts lurked. A knight squad from Whirlpool Town had once encountered a colony of Split-Foot Giant Lizards, intermediate earth-element Magic Beasts highly suitable for an entire family to ride. Liszt had captured one before at Burning Mountain.
He had originally intended to give it to Marquis Oxtail as a mount, but unexpectedly, that Split-Foot Giant Lizard had escaped.
"When I have time, I'll capture all the Split-Foot Giant Lizards here and see whether they can be raised artificially. They should make quite comfortable transportation."
Many ships were moored in the harbor of Whirlpool Town. Besides vessels flying Flame banners, there were also Tulip Family ships flying red tulip flags. Since Marquis Merlin's funeral, the Tulip Family had begun organizing knights and serfs, preparing to sail across the sea and develop Tulip Island.
A group of pioneers had already landed on Tulip Island, but Liszt had not paid attention to them.
Whirlpool Town in the Whirlpool Archipelago served as a mid-voyage supply point. Pioneer teams conducted large-scale hunts here to replenish food and fresh water. Beyond that, Greenlight Town on Midway Island, Moonlight Town on Crescent Island in the First Archipelago, and Mangrove Town on Three Islands Island were all supply points for fleets.