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A few days later, when he enters the sight of the noble assessment as the Emperor of Titania, what kind of shock will he cause to the entire Kingdom of Norard?
Your turn to make your move, Your Majesty.
Chapter 346 Departure for Titan Palace
"Londia Daily News! The wildly popular Turtle Head Restaurant launches its new seasonal dishes, Alice Welfare Home begins selling new desserts, Mage Herod plans to recruit magic apprentices, vacant room for rent at No. 21 Tianhai Street, Daily News dispatch team missing for several days..."
"Seriously, you're using someone going missing from your newspaper as a breaking news story? And do you even have any rice noodles left?"
Latis glanced at the newspaper staff loitering on the streets of the outer city of Lundia and couldn't help but mutter a curse in his mind.
After a meeting with three principals yesterday afternoon, he tentatively approved the plan to establish Herod Academy. This plan may seem unremarkable, but it is actually of great significance.
The three schools share common interests to some extent, which connects the Mage Association, the core of the Lundia ecosystem. It's like tying the neutral mage faction of Lundia to their own chariot with a rope. Although it's not very secure yet, as long as the bond is gradually strengthened, it will eventually be able to pull them together.
However, the partnership with Queen's College is actually very weak. It was entirely due to Zerris's personal reasons that he expressed his approval of Herold College's plan. It is unknown whether he will be able to gain Principal Richman's support in the future...
Latis stroked his chin, stood at the entrance of the mage's territory, and glanced at the morning sky.
He was currently planning to head to the Titan Palace and the floating island pit, but this time he didn't intend to take Serfal and Jennifer with him. After all, in the simulation, he wanted Serfal to ask for dragon crystals first, and now that his need for dragon crystals had been met, he had even eaten a lot of extra dragon crystals. Under these circumstances, he still planned to deal with the most important matter first.
Therefore, Latis plans to take Silver Shul with him on the journey, so that she can help with the construction of Titania.
"Why do I keep getting the feeling that La's assistant duties could be completely handed over to the girls around him... Hmm, it seems like they're from all sorts of fields? Could La really be a genius at building teams?"
Latis muttered to himself, glanced back slightly, and scratched his head.
After everyone learned that Teacher Yin was about to take on a heavy responsibility, they all cheered her on, stuffing all sorts of things into her bag and giving her a lot of advice and instructions, much like the worry one feels when seeing a loved one going to work in another place.
Latis, being a straightforward and single-minded man, couldn't understand and ran out first.
It's only a few hundred kilometers, is it really necessary to go to such lengths...?
However, it seems that this is true. Although this is the era of magic networks, with all sorts of magical spells and intercity teleportation arrays, in the eyes of ordinary people, hundreds of kilometers is still an extremely long distance, especially without teleportation arrays, which is equivalent to a long-distance journey across regions.
I can't even imagine what kind of existence the warriors' travel group is in the eyes of ordinary people... Is it like a locust swarm that passes through every few years?
Hmm, this seems kind of fun... I should definitely get involved after things are over in the Kingdom of Norard.
Latis crouched by the road sign, pondered for a moment, then suddenly frowned, unfolded his personal magic network, and saw a protrusion of magic grid around him on the magic radar.
He stood up, moved closer to the protrusion without making a sound, and then suddenly kicked it.
"I've exceeded the limit! You brat!"
A figure stumbled out from beside Latis, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zerris, who was wrapped in a magic cloak.
Latis couldn't help but squint and retort:
"What are you doing hiding here spying on me? Are you a pervert?"
"Who sent it to you?!" Zerris stood up angrily, pointing at Latis and shouting:
"You don't actually think you're handsome, do you? Huh?"
"I didn't think so..."
Latis shook his head without changing his expression, then grinned:
"It's enough that Teacher Yin thinks I'm handsome."
"..."
Zerris opened his mouth, then instinctively pulled his magic cloak tighter and asked:
"You knew already?"
"Have you forgotten? I was the one who gave you Lady Milut's necklace back then," Latis sighed and said.
"I just didn't expect you to find out about Teacher Yin's background so quickly."
"necklace?"
Zerris paused, then quickly pulled out his old mineral necklace from his pocket. Looking at the necklace stored in an extremely expensive glass magic vessel, he remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said:
"So you knew all along... Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"You weren't thinking the same way back then as you are now, were you?" Latis shook his head and said, "I don't want my teacher Yin to get involved in this messy trouble."
Zerris stroked the necklace box and sighed heavily.
He also knew that what Latis said was true to some extent.
After being separated from that memory for many years, he seemed to have long forgotten his mindset at that time. It wasn't until he followed Milut's trail and visited many places that he pieced together his own image from those scattered impressions.
Only in this way can one barely be considered to have finally understood a little bit of a man's responsibility.
Zerris couldn't help but rub his temples and whispered:
"You could at least have given me a little reminder, so I could have prepared all sorts of gifts and such..."
"Actually, there's no need for that. If you have the will, things will get better in the future."
Latis patted Zerris on the shoulder, about to say something more, when a figure that had been waiting for him suddenly appeared in his line of sight. He immediately smiled, shoved Zerris aside, and strode towards Silvershur, who was walking out of the mage's territory, muttering:
"Teacher Yin, you're finally out! The students have already had half a class at this hour!"
"Waaah!" Silvershur couldn't help but lower his head in shame, letting Latis take the heavy leather trunk from his hands, and whispered:
"Their concerns were so thorough that we didn't even realize it had gotten to this point..."
"These guys, it's not a big deal, why are they so nervous?" Latis shook his head, took a step back, glanced at Silver Hugh's attire, laughed, and said:
You look beautiful today.
He wasn't just flattering her insincerely. Yin Xiu'er usually dressed very elegantly, and now she had changed into a ladylike outfit and let down her usually tightly braided pigtails, which added a touch of warm vitality to her quiet temperament.
Her light brown leaf-green dress was accentuated by a dark brown leather belt that highlighted her slender waist. Looking down, between the ruffled hem of the skirt that reached her knees and the strappy boots that made walking easy, a glimpse of soft white stockings was revealed, showing off her still youthful and beautiful body.
"Oh, really?" Yin Xiuer fidgeted with her cuffs a little awkwardly. "I thought I'd always dressed in an old-fashioned way."
"How could that be? Teacher Yin has always had excellent taste in clothes!" Latis chuckled, stepped forward, and slightly adjusted the brown flat-top hat on her head.
"Um..."
SilverShuffle lowered his head, letting Latis fiddle with his hair and hat for a moment, before raising his head, adjusting his glasses, and asking:
"Little La, is this okay?"
"A delicacy!" Radist grinned and gave a thumbs up.
"What kind of description is that?!"
Silvers sighed helplessly, gazed intimately at Latis through her glasses for a moment, and couldn't help but reveal a shy smile. She raised her hand, tucked a stray strand of hair that had fallen beside her cheek behind her ear, blinked, and asked:
"Then let's set off?"
"Yoshi! You dog, you scoundrel!" Latis laughed, uttered a phrase in incomprehensible Ryukyu dialect, took Silver's hand, picked up his suitcase, and turned to walk outside.
“Ah, speaking of which…” Silver Hur followed Latis’s footsteps, glanced curiously at the spot next to the doorplate, and asked:
"Little La, who were you talking to just now?"
"Oh……"
Latis followed Silvershur's gaze to the empty doorway, then exchanged a glance with the radar network in his field of vision and the invisible Zerris. He raised an eyebrow and smiled as he replied:
"Just a guy who always has a habit of running away."
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After temporarily purchasing a hybrid dragon horse at the outskirts of the city, Latis secured the suitcase to the back of the horse, had Silver Hur hold onto his waist, and then spurred the horse eastward toward the outskirts of Lundia.
This hybrid dragon-horse was a hybrid creature he conceived in a notebook he gave to Lovestone when he first arrived in Lundia and established himself as the "Father of Dragons." Unexpectedly, it has become a reality in just a few months.
Compared to ordinary eagle-naked horses, hybrid dragon horses run faster, are larger, can carry a higher load, and are even more docile. Except for eating too much, they almost completely outclass eagle-naked horses. Therefore, the transportation in the Londia area has now been completely replaced by these hybrid dragon horses.
Oh, the only drawback of the hybrid dragon horse is that its testicles are a bit large and its appearance is a little unsightly, but this is no problem for the Londians. They have developed an external bell that can be attached to the dragon horse's testicles. The frequency of the bell can be used to determine the current road conditions and slope. It is very useful.
As Latis listened to the caravans on the trade route gradually disappear into the distance, he couldn't help but stroke his chin and reveal a slight smile.
I heard that the travel time of caravans has been reduced by about 30%, which means that efficiency and profits have increased by 30%. Such a huge change is based on just a small hybrid dragon horse. Latis found it incredible, but at the same time, he felt a little excited about the changes he had brought to Lundia.
Perhaps in other unknown areas, Taratis has already brought many different colors to the people of this other world! And all of this will only be truly and directly presented to everyone when he actually builds the city of Titania.
Latis slowly exhaled, stroked Silvershur's hands that were wrapped around his waist, pulled on the reins, and galloped towards the Titan Palace in the simulated memory.
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"Oh dear friend, what are you doing?"
Having lost their way in the wild and only able to follow Yashutia from a distance, the two reporters were now out of ammunition and supplies.
The mid-level mage looked at his companion in a daze. Upon noticing that both of his ears were adorned with trumpet flowers, he shuddered and stared wide-eyed, asking:
"What, what's that on your ear?!"
"Ok?"
His companion plucked the trumpet flower from his left ear, glanced at the mid-level mage, thought for a moment, and explained:
“Back when I was at the London Daily, I always heard that if you stick morning glories in both ears all night, you can hear real music… They say it’s the whisper of the goddess of magic! Now I finally have the chance, and I’m going to give it a try.”
"No way, those old bastards are just kidding you, right? After a whole night of that, all you'll get is water in your ears, not some goddess whispering secrets!"
The mid-level mage muttered to himself, glancing at his companion who had put the morning glory back in his ear. His lips twitched slightly, and he took a deep breath, asking:
"Has that 'Food Creation Spell' cooled down yet? Give me a bite, I'm starving!"
"No..." Her companion, with two flowers on her head, shook her head and asked:
"Why don't you first check the list of folk spells to see if there are any related spells?"
"...Forget it, I'd rather eat the mushrooms on the ground."
The mid-level mage sighed, cast "Detect Poison" on a red mushroom at his feet, and after receiving a slightly poisonous response, he angrily stomped on the mushroom, covered his face, and continued walking forward.
Unfortunately, only his companion had unlocked the auxiliary spell "Food Creation." The mid-level mage always thought that even if he got lost in the wild, he could find food in the lush forest territory. However, he overlooked the fact that most wild plants are poisonous, and they didn't store much food in the interdimensional gaps. They mainly used the space to store various tools, so in the end, they suffered a serious food shortage.
Originally, the food randomly generated by the "Food Creation Technique" could have filled two people, but unfortunately, the companion used the "Food Creation Technique" three times. The first time, there was only a piece of bread, the second time there was a large bowl of vegetable soup, but it was not enough to fill them up. As for the third time, there was only a small sausage that was three centimeters long, which was not enough to eat at all.
"I really want to go back to Londia and eat the latest Las Vegas desserts: egg tarts, osmanthus cakes, rose petal cakes... I wonder who this Las Vegas person is, they have so many novel and creative ideas..."