"Master."
"An unusual mana fluctuation has passed through the Lake Gate."
"Should I intervene?"
The Tower Spirit immediately sent Kroya both the woman's appearance and all the mana fluctuations it had detected.
He took a look and frowned slightly.
The mana fluctuations radiating from the chart alone approached level ten. This clearly was not someone who had appeared out of nowhere.
Still, to be honest, level ten was nothing special.
The Northern Frontier's magical defenses had been steadily improving. Even a level-ten powerhouse would get nowhere there, without so much as requiring Oak or the Gopherwood Elf to act.
If Kroya wanted, he could sever the space the woman currently occupied, and the violent spatial fluctuations would bury her within the Lake Gate for good.
The Lake Gate was not merely there for convenience.
Unified spatial management also meant that everyone was within Kroya's surveillance network. Wherever they went, he could find them at any time.
Beyond that, it had one other crucial function-if a powerful being attempted to cross the Lake Gate, Kroya could destroy the corresponding spatial node, using the raging spatial forces to bury that specific individual.
"Someone from Starry Town."
He shook his head. "Starry Town did send me an invitation back then, but I ignored it."
"I suppose they've finally decided to come inspect things in person."
"Leave her be. Our magic academies are meant to be seen, anyway. Besides, if she can offer a few suggestions, that would actually be a good thing."
Kroya studied the practically 4K ultra-high-definition image of the woman, his gaze lingering briefly on the Starry Town emblem she had failed to hide in time.
That emblem... was a ring.
Only, it was an endless ring formed from clear blue radiance.
However he looked at it, it seemed rather similar