Interlude Preparations

The disc descended. Bell and the others skillfully took out their Wands and placed them on it for scanning. However, when the disc reached Yomi, she looked at Bell in confusion.

"Um, I don't have a Wand."

Originally, Bell had planned to get Yomi a Wand. These days, even Body Cultivators and Sword Cultivators carried Wands with them. Although Yomi was used to cutting people down with a blade, there was no harm in keeping a Wand on hand.

But later, Bell discovered that perhaps because the power of the Killing Stone within her was too violent, Yomi was practically a Wand killer.

Of every ten Wands Yomi used, nine would explode on the spot. The remaining one would be corroded into a wreck by her scarlet Magic Power and be ruined in less than a minute.

Left with no choice, Bell could only keep searching other countries for suitable wand cores and wood for Yomi, while continuing to let her be a simple-minded brute who only knew how to slash, slash, slash.

"Uh, wait a moment. I'll talk to the person in charge here."

Bell scratched his head awkwardly and signaled for Yomi to stay calm.

Strictly speaking, he should have realized this earlier. But he had been so busy playing games these past few days that he had completely forgotten.

(So now you know where Fina's terrible habit of getting hopelessly addicted to games came from.)

Walking up to the barrier, Bell waved at Andrew, the person in charge of the Floating Island, who was waiting outside.

"Andrew, can this facility's verification system designate people who are exempt from inspection?"

For safety reasons, the verification systems for each important Menethil Family facility were configured by the facilities themselves. While their verification methods looked broadly similar, the magical principles