Chapter 268 (1/2)

Chapter 268

By the next day, her dizziness had reduced by a little Max left the dormitories after a quick breakfast and went to see the small market near the island’s harbor She knew from experience that expeditions would require sturdy boots, leather belts, a bag for her belongings, and a practical weapon Boots, thick socks, travel hat, and comfortable clothes could all be purchased directly from the market, but the weapons should be obtained froht all that she needed with the o gave her upon leaving Anatol

Clothing for the winter season was quite bulky so even if she only brought those that she really needed, her luggage was still far froe into a small cart she borrowed from the tower, then climbed up to hold the donkey’s reins and drove her way out of thefor about half an hour, the hostel building finally appeared Max then carried her luggage to her room and headed to the te of the dispatch teaathered All the arches wore dark reddish-brown cloaks while the apprentice wizards, who had just received theirMax walked over to Sidina, aving a hand for her to come over, and carefully observed the other wizards present There were three wizards who caur, two from Undaim, and 8 people who had just becoathered The total number of the dispatch team would be 19 if the three Urd wizards who had yet to arrive were counted Max frowned at their number which was a bit low for a dispatch tea wizards frohed at herwizards in Gnoic A lot of restrictions on leaving the island are in place and the World Tower most likely won’t hastily periven that it will involve cooperating with the church”

“It doesn’t seem like that’s the only reason why” Annete whispered “I heard that a lot of Urd’s elder wizards were against forled with the church… and in fact, it is said that many of those warlocks ere exiled to the north are of elf descent”

Max gasped at the unexpected revelation “The e-eleven race… are good But ould such a thing as blackthis, I will probably have ic is not as evil as peoplecalled ‘evil warlocks’ was because they fought against the church In the past, during the oppression and massacre of wizards and the likes, the Serbel clan was split into two groups Half of the wizards and non-human races came down south to build Nornui, while the other half reht ‘til the end but they were eventually exiled to the north”

“So… are you saying that the Serbel wizards are not in favor of fighting against the warlocks?”

“Well, It’s not certain whether the warlocks are still alive What is clear is that the Serbel clan remains hostile towards the church Some of the elder wizards were first hand witnesses of the massacres the church has done, so it is understandable that their grudges still remain It seems that Calto Serbel has persistently insisted for this teaainst it were not strong enough, reasoning that creating a dispatch tea to do That is why trainees like us were also recruited”

“Everyone, quiet!”

As Max’s head ie that Annette fed her, Calto entered the ained her cohtened her posture After Calto climbed up the elevated platforan to explain the expedition in sequence

“The dispatch team shall depart as soon as the shi+p arrives at the harbor We’ll probably be able to leave within a week’s ti for the journey by then We are planning to find a few hired workers to help carry our loads e arrive at Roviden, but everything else should be done by ourselves as ays do”

“What about theour safety? Most of the ic will not be enough Travelling izards alone will be dangerous”

“There will be no need to fret about that Our teahts from the port onwards The church will also provide support for the journey’s expenses and equipment” Calto paused for a moment as if to see if there were any more questions and Max took the opportunity

“What will be… our journey’s route?”

“Our plan is to dock at Anatolium’s port and travel to Roviden by land”

Max’s eyes widened She was expecting that they would be entering a port located in the northern part for safety reasons, but the plan made her anxious She bit her lips nervously and recalled how many days it took to travel by shi+p from the island to Anatol If it went smoothly, they would be able to reach Anatol in the next feeeks Her heart fluttered aggressively At that h tone

“How co at Anatoliuo to the port in Revan Travelling by land across continents will be too slow”