Chapter 666 - Between Light & Light (IV) (1/2)

Chapter 666: Between Light & Light (IV)

Magical radiance shone from the hull. Spotless white luster enveloped the entire warship slowly to the top. An invisible barrier expanded and in the blink of an eye, the whizzing, chilly winds vanished to nowhere. Then, this enormous warship sailed forward.

Rhode looked into the distance from the trembling deck. He felt as though he had become one with this warship. He keenly sensed the roaring tempest beneath his feet engulfing this warship like a fury of huge waves. Most of the passengers stopped their conversations abruptly. They lifted their heads and gazed forward simultaneously. The ground had slowly ‘sunk’ and the distant sky was approaching them. The pointed warship bow split the soft bread-like dense clouds into two. There was an instant when they were shrouded in snowy clouds and mist entirely.

At the next moment, the warship broke out of the dense mass of cloud.

In the blink of an eye, the dense layer of cloud gradually faded away to the sides of the warship as though they were shredded into cotton by a violent storm. The bright, dazzling sun and azure sky re-emerged before their eyes. The boundless blue shaped a brand new world as though the enormous warship was soaring in the clouds and riding valiantly through the wind.

“Woah…”

This dreamy, scenic view left Lize and Anne exclaiming in awe. Even though most of the people in the Munn Kingdom had experience boarding floating boats, but the floating boats couldn’t reach such heights, after all. The basic floating boats for civilians were only capable of hovering and moving along the wind due to the insufficient powers of their magical mechanisms. Only magic warships that were designed and built exquisitely were capable of self-driving.

Rhode gazed at the sky with a curious glint. During the day, it didn’t seem to be any different from the sky on earth. But the difference was apparent from the suspending full moon and halo in the night sky. Since the magical technology in the Dragon Soul Continent was so advanced that magic warship could reach this incredible height, would the magic warship be able to break the atmosphere if the technological development improved in future? If that happened… What would the view of the entire continent be?

But this was just his senseless guess.

No matter how breathtaking the view was, the day would come when one got sick of looking at it. Rhode turned around and headed into the warm cabin. Marlene, Lize, and a few other young nobles were gracefully chatting over tea and marveling at the stunning view through the French windows. This scene instantly reminded Rhode of an old movie, The Titanic… How ominous.

“Rhode, I didn’t expect that you’d be here. Wanna have a chat with us?”

Marlene stood up and greeted with a gentle smile. Her behaviors instantly attracted the attention of the nobles, and they turned to Rhode in unison. Rhode shrugged helplessly and approached the group.

“Sure, Marlene. As long as I’m not intruding your conversation.”

“You’re not intruding into our conversation at all, Earl Rhode.”

A young man who appeared to be in his mid twenties stood up and revealed a passionate smile. He stretched his hand forward for a handshake.

“Hi there, Earl Rhode. Nice to meet you. I’m Derick Vas.”

“Hi there, Mr. Vas.”

Rhode twitched his brows. He knew who this man was. The Vas Family was one of the three largest families in the Munn Kingdom and their ties with the Senia Family was like the sunlight and shade. The Senia Family was mainly responsible for producing ‘hardware’ like Mage Equipment for the Munn Kingdom, while the Vas Family’s mission was to nurture the ‘software’ like spell-casters for the Munn Kingdom. In the game, Derick Vas was a popular, good-looking talent in the Munn Kingdom. As Rhode didn’t compare him directly with Marlene before, he didn’t know who was more formidable. But now, he was sure that Marlene was ahead of him. Moreover, the player-created spell-casting techniques that Marlene had learned from Canary was more than enough to beat him.

Derick wasn’t well-known for his strength or wisdom. Instead, it was his marriage that garnered all the attention. When he was 25 years old, he married his biological elder and younger sisters. His elder sister was one year older than him while his younger sister was only 16 years old. Both of their appearances were as lovely as flowers. Even though the Vas Family had upholded this tradition of maintaining the pure blood within their family, this had gathered a whole lot of envy, jealousy, and hate among the players. Back then, several players had lamented that their deaths would be worth it if they could enjoy such a blissful life… This damn life winner should be burned to death!

And now, Derick, who was nominated by the players into the rankings of characters who should be burned to death on the flame rack, was full of mettle. It was apparent that he was valued highly by Lydia too, which was why he had joined the representative team. In fact, Rhode had also discovered that, apart from him, the others were also more or less excited in participating in the Dragon Soul Ceremony. Perhaps the ultimate reason was that they were people of the Munn Kingdom, after all, and they were educated since young about worshiping the Light Dragon Soul. It was considered a supreme honor for them to witness the Light Dragon Soul personally and receive blessings. Even a carefree young lady like Anne appeared seemingly excited. On the contrary, Rhode felt rather dispirited like an unsociable person who drank alcohol to drown his sorrows at the corner of a crazy dance party. As a transmigrator and a player who had been implicated by the Light Dragon Soul in the game, Rhode found it hard to look forward in meeting the Light Dragon Soul ‘innocently’. Although he knew that the uselessness of the Light Dragon Soul hadn’t brought any disaster to the Munn Kingdom yet, and the conflict between the Munn Kingdom and the Country of Light was still going on privately and hadn’t exploded to the surface. Rhode loathed the Country of Light—don’t ask why. He just hated them to the core.

“You came at the right time, Earl Rhode. We were just talking about you.”

Although Rhode appeared rather apathetic, Derick didn’t seem mindful at all.

“Oh?”

Rhode gazed at the group curiously. As expected, there were glints of curiosity and fascination in their eyes.

“I hope you guys aren’t saying things behind my back.”

“Of course not, Earl Rhode. We were just a little curious.”

At this moment, a young lady seated beside Marlene pushed up her golden-framed spectacles.

“We heard that Royal Highness Lydia also invited your two legendary companions to the Dragon Soul Ceremony, but they aren’t here… This was something that has piqued our curiosity.”

The nobles nodded slightly. Lydia’s invitation wasn’t kept a secret and the list of names were public to them. Mini Bubble Gum and Canary’s names had naturally garnered a whole lot of attention. Not to mention their strange names, the rumors regarding them were enough to attract their eyeballs. They were only about 16 years old and yet, possessed the formidable strength of the Peak Legendary Stage. Many of them were dubious about the rumor of them defeating the Duke Fiend hand in hand. However, it further proved their credibility when Mini Bubble Gum crippled the Mist Sword Saint thereafter. After all, no one had ever seen the Duke Fiend, but the news that the Mist Sword Saint was moving about as a handicapped person had spread all around the continent.

Many of them had hoped to meet the two legendary figures in this ceremony and witness their heroic mannerism. But they didn’t expect that they actually refused Lydia’s invitation and didn’t turn up!

Fortunately, Lydia was respectful of Rhode and she didn’t question their absence. On the other hand, Rhode had no way to explain the existence of the Phantom Guardians. It would be incredibly absurd. He didn’t need to explain to Lydia, but he had to face the inquiries of others.

But he was prepared for them.