The next day.
Maggie had yet to return.
Connie found Chen Lun and told him that all the miscellaneous affairs at the Manor had been settled. They could leave at any time.
"Well done, Connie."
Chen Lun praised her.
"You've kept everything at the Manor in perfect order all this time. Thank you for your hard work."
"It was nothing, Mr. Jack."
Connie smiled, a little embarrassed.
After she left, Chen Lun sat on the sofa and thought for a moment.
Since all the loose ends have been tied up, it's time to leave. As for Maggie, I can write Akbin a letter when the time comes, tell him the team's new address, and have him send her back...
He opened his hand, and phantom green vines appeared, forming a book.
I'll get the last piece of Transcendent Knowledge today. Strength matters most.
The pages turned, white light flashed, and Chen Lun entered Wonderland.
When he appeared again, he was already inside the Wooden Hut in the Underground Mine beneath the Gloom Plains.
He pushed open the hut's little door and slowly walked out.
This hut was already deep within the mining area. The surrounding ore veins had actually grown sparser, and the surroundings were darker as well.
Chen Lun had a feeling that he was nearing the end of the entire mine.
He took out the Windproof Lantern and lit it, holding it in one hand for illumination while carrying the Silver Cane in the other to deal with anything unexpected.
The passage grew narrower and narrower. The faint sounds of mining that he could still hear gradually faded, then disappeared altogether.
After following the winding passage a little farther.
Chen Lun suddenly spotted a glimmer ahead. He seemed to have reached the end of the passage.
He quickened