The wild man left without leaving any contact information, and he didn't even want the space ring William offered him. He simply walked away alone, transforming into a huge wave heading into the distance. He said the Gods Continent was so vast, and he wanted to go wander around and experience freedom.
The prince didn't feel too much reluctance or resentment about this.
He certainly didn't harbor thoughts like I saved you, so you must listen to me.
He always maintained a shred of respect for professionals stronger than himself, even though his own backing was sturdier than many legendary big shots.
Especially since the wild man was an old antique who had survived three eras across the Sea God Ruins; his mindset, willpower, and ideology were deeply set, to say the least. William couldn't have recruited him purely through glib persuasion.
Fortunately, William helped him reach the legendary tier, and coupled with William's decent looks, the two shared a solid PY rating of over 300 points. Even if they couldn't become friends when they met again in the future, they certainly wouldn't become enemies.
Next, old Bander established a spatial portal, connecting it to the Dawn Teleportation Gate.
After everyone left, he dismantled and retrieved the portal, opening a temporary spatial tunnel to leisurely slip back on his own.
That was the utility of a space-type archmage.
If a spatial grand archmage were here, a casual wave could tear open a very stable spatial tunnel, sufficient for thousands or tens of thousands of people to cross tens of thousands of kilometers.
However, even these people were small potatoes compared to Moxis. Back when William intended to attack Beast-Taming City, Director Mo bluntly stated that teleporting 200,000 people was a breeze.
The gap between 10,000 people and 200,000 people—a full