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Chapter 157 The Tranquility Before Departure

Chapter 157 The Tranquility Before Departure

Back at the base, he handed over the specifics of renting airships and purchasing supplies to Nelson, and also temporarily gave him the badge that his mentor Eve had given him, symbolizing his wizard identity.

Then Li Ang took out seven gold coins from the funds he had applied for and handed them to Nelson: "This is for the cost of renting the airship and the supplies on the purchase list. Take my badge and go to complete the rental procedures."

Nelson accepted the gold coins and badge with both hands. He felt the weight of that trust and was deeply moved. He bowed deeply and said, "Rest assured, sir, I will do my best!"

After explaining all this, Li Ang thought for a moment and then got up to go to his mentor Eve's residence.

This trip would be quite long, and it was only right and proper for him to inform his mentor. Besides, he was also a little worried about Rodney, who was left behind in the tower.

Upon arriving at Eve's living room, Leon bowed respectfully and reported to her that he was about to embark on a mission to the Dwarf Kingdom, which was expected to take a month or even longer to return.

Eve leaned back on the sofa, listened quietly, and simply nodded. She glanced at him with her light blue eyes and said in a calm tone, "The temperature is very low in the Dwarf Kingdom, especially in the mountains. Remember to bring plenty of warm clothes."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, took out a small purse from her side, and handed it to Li Ang: "Take this, use it on the road."

Li Ang quickly waved his hand: "Mentor, really, there's no need. This mission is an operation by the enforcement team, and there's a specific budget. Besides, we're here to assist Sandra Mea in her quest for the throne. Any extra expenses along the way should be covered by her, not your money."

Seeing Li Ang's resolute attitude, Eve did not insist and silently put her money pouch back.

She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "By the way, thank you for guiding Ginny. I'm actually not very good at guiding meditation."

Li Ang followed up, "Master, you're too kind. Your business is my business. However—this time I'm going out, and the herb garden needs my attendant Rodney to deliver the medicinal herbs. She's still young, and I'm a little worried—"

Eve immediately understood his meaning and said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll have Ginny visit her often and help her."

A weight lifted from his heart, Li Ang said gratefully, "Thank you, mentor!"

Finally, Li Ang pulled out a thick stack of parchment from his pocket. "Mentor, this is a novel I wrote in my spare time recently—"

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After leaving Eve's place, Leon returned to his dormitory, where Rodney sweetly prepared a cup of calming herbal tea for him.

Li Ang sat at his desk and casually picked up a copy of "Collection of Level Three Spells" to begin copying.

There are no spell copying quests of level three or higher in the public quest area; this was one he had borrowed from the Tactics Department of the Elementalist School.

Li Ang couldn't help but feel that it was fortunate he had joined the enforcement team, which would allow him to continue to improve his magical skills.

He sipped his warm tea as he immersed himself in understanding the deeper structure of magic.

As evening fell, Nelson returned, looking travel-worn but with an excited expression on his face, as if he had accomplished his mission.

"Sir, the airship has been rented. It's the Skylark from the Dauss Trading Company. We can head to the flight port to board the ship first thing tomorrow morning."

"The supplies on your list have been purchased and I've had the vendors deliver them directly to the airship." After saying this, Nelson respectfully handed Eve's badge back to Leon.

Li Ang took the badge, nodded, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

He then used the enforcement team badge to send a message to Captain Eric of the First Special Operations Group and the Eighth Squad: "Assemble at the Third Flight Platform at 7:00 AM tomorrow."

As for the wizard Celia, she didn't have the badge of the enforcement team, so Li Ang had to make the trip himself to inform her of the departure time.

Li Ang didn't let Nelson go, mainly because he was afraid that Nelson might accidentally anger that guy with a rather eccentric temper.

Early the next morning.

As dawn broke and a cool morning breeze swept across the third flight platform, Li Ang arrived an hour early.

Li Ang thought he would be the first to arrive, but he was surprised to see that familiar figure standing straight.

"Captain Eric?" Leon stepped forward with some surprise. "When did you arrive?"

Eric turned around, his face showing an undisguised weariness. He forced a smile, which was far from relaxed. "I've been here for a while. I'm getting old, and I can't sleep, so I came to check on you early."

His gaze swept across the still somewhat empty platform, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of desolation.

Li Ang understood and silently stood next to Eric.

Elisa had mentioned to him privately that although the captain always arrived early before, he never arrived this early to the point of being pathological.

He became the way he is now after his wife, Mana, was killed in an accident during that mission.

It seemed that only by devoting himself wholeheartedly to his duties could he fill the huge void in his heart.

Li Ang didn't say much, after all, he didn't know how to comfort him.

For someone who has lost a loved one, any words of comfort seem so superficial.

So Li Ang could only quietly accompany his former captain, who was both a mentor and a friend, as they basked in the gradually brightening morning light.

As the assembly time approached, members of both teams began to arrive at the flight platform one after another.

Elisa, Miguel, and Remus from the Eighth Squad arrived with a brown-haired witch.

Upon seeing Leon and Eric, they immediately ran over to greet them familiarly and introduced Leon to Gwen, the new member of the Eighth Squad.

At the same time, Li Ang called his team to assemble, and Mei Ya was still in high spirits and fully armed.

Helena and Rudik seemed quite excited, after all, it was their first time carrying out such a long-distance mission.

Olivia, on the other hand, still looked like she hadn't woken up yet, rubbing her eyes and muttering something.

Finally, when Celia's figure gracefully appeared on the platform, everyone fell silent.

Her golden eyes swept over the crowd with a calm that seemed to know everything.

As the commander-in-chief of this operation, Li Ang took a deep breath, stepped forward, and calmly scanned every face present: "All personnel are present, let's move out!"

The group rode broomsticks, skimming over the gradually awakening streets of Riley City, heading towards the Dawes Merchant Guild's flying platform.

Nelson had earlier taken some luggage and traveled by the Chamber of Commerce's carriage to the airship dock for the handover.

In the still slightly chilly morning air, the group traversed most of the city and approached the Daos Chamber of Commerce.

From a distance, Li Ang saw Nelson standing next to a slightly balding middle-aged man, waving his arms vigorously at them.

After Li Ang and the others landed safely, Nelson immediately jogged forward and introduced them to Li Ang: "Sir, this is Mr. Dawes, the head of the Dawes Chamber of Commerce." Then he turned to the middle-aged man who looked nervous and obsequious.

"Mr. Dawes, this is Lord Leon, whom I serve."

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