Chapter 578 (2/2)

“It was probably not long after the Void Mask Land was built,” Easter said. “At the time, His Majesty constructed Transportation portals all over the world. Remember, it was from this that the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs gained the inspiration to come up with such a plan.”

Leon nodded slightly, saying, “Now that I think of it, this does sound like their style.”

“But how did you know?” asked Gerald. “If you can’t tell us that’s fine, I don’t have any intention of getting to the heart of the matter on this.”

Easter let out a bitter laugh, saying, “In fact, I really can’t explain my sources, as this affair was quite secret. Many high-ranking people within the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs and the Mifata Federation don’t even know about it. The only reason I know about it myself is… a secret.”

Sui Xiong saw how everyone looked incredibly curious, yet too polite to ask further, and he couldn’t help quietly laughing to himself.

Of course, Easter knew about this because the one who had originally sent that information back to the Mifata Federation was Easter himself.

This was the battle that had made Wood famous as an ace spy, as well as the turning point that had destroyed his early life’s career. This affair had given him great honor but had also led his superiors to become extremely jealous of him. Because of this, not long after he recovered from his injuries, he was sent to work long-term as a mole in the Republic of Northwest.

Back then, the Republic of Northwest hadn’t even been established yet.

Easter had probably thought of this as well, as he lost some of his earlier cheer. Although he hid it quite well, someone at the legendary peak like Leon could easily see through it. Leon then quietly signaled to everyone else, leading the following conversation to turn to more cheerful topics in order to bolster his mood a bit.

Sharp as Easter was, he obviously saw what everyone was trying to do. Looking at all these earth-shakingly powerful figures chatting back and forth like a comedy show, he couldn’t help laughing.

It wasn’t until this moment that he finally truly understood that the choice he’d made back then hadn’t been wrong. Compared to the Mifata Federation, the Republic of Northwest was much better suited to be his home.

At the very least, this place had much more human warmth and left him feeling more at ease.

Just as everyone had basically settled into idle chatter, the door to the conference room was suddenly pushed open.

“I could hear the laughter in here from miles away. What sort of happy matters are you all chatting about?”

The mage who came in was wearing magic glasses and a silver-white magic robe. Though his hair was already greying, there wasn’t a single wrinkle on his face. He looked both like a young man in his 20’s and like an older man in his 40’s or 50’s.

Patrol Captain, Nice Parne reacted most quickly to his entrance, immediately jumping up and happily exclaiming, “Teacher!? You’ve come out of seclusion?”

This man was naturally Nice’s teacher, first-generation guild president of the Republic of Northwest’s Mage’s Guild. He was also the head mage of the Church of Void Mask and ex-head of the Mage Corps: Mage Satan.