At the border between the Lorenzo Kingdom and the Asgar Kingdom in the Main World.
Deep in the wilderness of the Dense Forest bordering Alsa Province, Green descended from the sky and landed in the middle of the woods.
Seen from above, the place looked like a small gray hole in an enormous green carpet.
A blue-gray platform lay within the Dense Forest. Any tree or vine that grew toward it would veer away, leaving a conspicuous clearing two hundred meters square.
Green landed on the platform and surveyed his surroundings.
He had previously agreed with Grand Duke Mora to venture beneath Alsa Province and explore an ancient ruin.
First, his trip to the Northern Icefield to find the Elder White Dragon Angdalagon had delayed him. Then Black Claw had gone missing.
Now that both matters were settled, Green had no reason to put it off any longer.
So, after making arrangements for the Mechanical Spark, Green had returned to the Main World alone and come here.
Grand Duke Mora had not appeared during that time. He had only contacted Green twice through ordinary Magic Messages.
Green did not know what Grand Duke Mora was doing, but he had a feeling the duke had run into trouble this time.
Grand Duke Mora had not said what the trouble was, and Green had not asked.
If even Grand Duke Mora, with his current strength, found it difficult to handle, Green would probably only get in the way by asking. He was better off taking care of his own affairs.
When Green had completed the Mechanical Spark, he had absorbed a vast amount of knowledge and insight from it. His Meditation Method had improved dramatically, bringing his next advancement much closer.
Green decided that once he returned from the ruins, he had