Chapter 430: The Call of the Celestial Realm

The next day, Yun Mu, who was already prepared to leave the Federation, met Airui Laya again, and the latter arrived at the Old Residence of Iliyasi's family carrying four corpses.

According to Airui Laya, these four corpses were found nearby after the knighting Ritual had concluded.

The state of these fellows' deaths was similar to what Yun Mu remembered; parts of their skin were severely burned, while the majority of their remaining flesh had been charred to cinders.

As for the things left on them, they were all useless junk, because anything even slightly useful had been taken by Yun Mu to serve as dog food for Chester.

"Did you find anything at the place where they were discovered?" After some thought, Yun Mu asked Airui Laya.

"Of course." Airui Laya nodded: "I was just about to mention that."

She led Yun Mu toward the car she had arrived in and took an incense burner out from the trunk of the sedan.

"When they were discovered, only this incense burner was in the center of the site, and in the vicinity of the site, a Ritual had been set up using materials of Spirituality."

"This incense burner seems to be an item belonging to some Evil God, and inside the incense burner..."

Airui Laya opened the lid of the incense burner; beneath the layer of burnt residue inside, a single strand of hair was placed.

"This is my hair?"

Yun Mu felt that the Spirituality remaining in the hair was very familiar; without a doubt, this was absolutely her hair.

And these fellows had likely used her hair as a medium to guide her into the dream.

"Is this thing still useful?" She pointed at the incense burner and asked.

"Not really." Airui Laya shook her head: "This thing should just be a replica; its effect is one-time only, and it becomes scrap after use."

"The Spirituality remaining on it has mostly dissipated."

"Indeed." Yun Mu tapped the outer shell of the incense burner with her finger, producing a 'thump-thump' Echo.

"Can you identify the identities of these corpses?" She asked again.

"Of course." Airui Laya nodded: "I had already checked before coming, but it's meaningless."

"Among these four corpses, two are from the Thieves Guild, plus one professional killer and one Mercenary; they are all fellows who work for money, unless we can find their client—but that isn't realistic."

"Clearly, these four people were just cannon fodder used to die; that client has probably run off to who knows where long ago."

To let four Transcendental of Master rank serve as cannon fodder? As expected of the God of Fear and Plague, it really is extravagant. The other party's true goal should have been to use this opportunity to leave something on her.

It was just that Yun Mu discovered it halfway through.

Afterward, they could only leave behind something similar to a Curse.

As it turned out, it didn't have much effect.

From every perspective, this operation by Luoye'er was relatively unsuccessful.

However, she could not lower her guard because of this; after all, no matter how you put it, the opponent she was facing was a genuine god.

"Do you have anything else to do this time? Do you want to come in for a meal?" Yun Mu invited.

"Well... no, never mind." Hearing her words, Airui Laya's eyes first lit up, but then she thought of something and shook her head with some helplessness.

She said with some regret: "As the second councilor of the Federation, I am very busy, you know. Let's forget about the meal."

"Although it is for my God, having a follower of Pleasure govern a country is just too much of a tall order," she complained in her mouth.

"But well... since I've been made to do it, can I be a little self-willed? Tee-hee-hee~"

Airui Laya smiled meaningfully, then waved goodbye to Yun Mu.

She left, taking the four corpses and the incense burner with her.

"The Federation is doomed..." Watching Airui Laya's departing figure, Yun Mu suddenly felt a bit worried about the future of the Federation.

She only hoped she wouldn't play too recklessly. "Miss Airui Laya didn't come with you?"

Returning to the house, Vivian was somewhat surprised to see only Yun Mu.

Based on her impression of that new second councilor of the Federation, even if Yun Mu didn't invite her, she would have been thick-skinned enough to come over anyway.

"Her? It seems she still has things to be busy with." Yun Mu repeated what Airui Laya had said to her.

By the way, besides Vivian, Iliyasi and her younger sister Xiliya, as well as Talitaluosi, were all in the house.

Today was the last day for Yun Mu and the others in the Federation.

After finishing their meal, they would take the Magic Train back to the harbor city of Falanaka.

The Xiangyang was still waiting for them there.

"Gaba gaba~"

Just as Yun Mu returned to the house, Chester diligently crowded up to her feet.

Usually, it was too conspicuous to take this fellow out, so Yun Mu generally wouldn't summon it.

But at home, it didn't matter.

Besides that, she still had many things to feed it.

【Divine Thorn Treasure Chest Monster lv45 (Expert) Race: Treasure Chest Monster

Max HP: 110, Attack 40, Spell Strength 35, Defense 44, Tenacity 12, Dodge 68, Speed 24, Precision Correction 65, Critical Hit 22%. Traits: Sturdy, Intermediate Magic Resistance, Storage, Purify (Chester can swallow items or teammates into its belly and Purify Curses and negative statuses below Champion rank, while also gaining a shield value equal to Max HP × 2, lasting for one round). Skills: Lick, Whip, Bite, Acid Spit, Thorn Entanglement, Tengman bianda, Disguise, Shengsheng shexian, Repulsion Barrier, Radiance.】 【Radiance: Deals magic damage with +35% damage correction to all enemy units and inflicts the 【Burning】 effect.】

【Burning: All healing effects reduced by 40%, and deals 10 damage per round; effect lasts for three rounds.】

"Gaba?"

Seeing Yun Mu staring at it, Chester tilted its treasure chest lid in confusion.

"It's nothing." Yun Mu waved her hand, signaling it not to mind. She was just feeling a bit emotional; she hadn't expected this fellow to be lv45 now.

Can it just keep getting stronger by eating? Damn it, why am I suddenly a little envious?

Come to think of it, it has eaten so many items and equipment of other attributes.

How is the tag on its body still 【Divine】? It was just a Worn Divine Treasure Chest Monster before, and now it is a Divine Thorn Treasure Chest Monster.

Treasure Chest Monsters have become divine these days; there's really nothing to say.

Yun Mu complained in her heart while enjoying breakfast with Brenna and the others.

After breakfast ended, they took their packed belongings and headed to the Federation's Magic Train station.

However, to go there, one must first walk through the City Ruins; otherwise, one would have to take a very long detour.

After all, wanting to restore the city to its original state in less than a few months is, after all, a bit whimsical.

Come to think of it, the Federation high command seems to be studying the blueprints for the energy plant created by the God of Pleasure and Chaos recently.

They are attempting to use it to break free from the limitations of the Magic Fountain.

It seems the fact that the Old Legion cut off their access to the Magic Fountain previously left quite a deep impression on them.

Besides this, wanting to allow Transcendental to be born within their own territory is also one of the reasons for researching the energy plant.

Perhaps before long, the Federation's Magic Fountain will become a Wonder for sightseeing.

"Huh, is the road here blocked off?"

On the way to the station, Yun Mu, who had intended to take a shortcut through the City Ruins, unexpectedly discovered that the roads leading into the City Ruins were all cordoned off with yellow caution tape.

Although anyone could climb over such a thing, let alone Transcendental like Yun Mu and the others.

But after all, they are now considered people of some standing, so climbing over like this wouldn't look very good.

"Forget it, let's take a detour," Yun Mu suggested.

It would only take a little more time, and in any case, it was still early before the Magic Train's departure.

Moreover, Yun Mu thought about it carefully.

Their group included an ordinary person like Iliyasi, so walking through the City Ruins would be somewhat difficult for her.

However, her original plan was to carry Iliyasi on her back. "By the way," walking on the road, Yun Mu suddenly thought of something and asked Iliyasi curiously, "Iliyasi, can you fly?"

That pair of fire-red wings on her back shouldn't just be for show.

That said, Yun Mu had never seen Iliyasi fly before.

"I, I should be able to fly!" Hearing Yun Mu's words, Iliyasi replied.

What does "should be able to fly" mean? "Have you never tried?" Yun Mu asked, feeling a bit strange.

Who knew Iliyasi would actually nod: "Members of our Fire Weaver Bird Family can only fly after reaching adulthood; before we are adults, we can at most glide in the sky."

"I lived in the Frost Kingdom when I was little, and because the people I knew around me were all humans, I only secretly tried gliding at night when no one was around."

"But one time, I landed on the top of an abandoned tower and fell asleep. When I woke up, I found it was raining outside, and I ended up trapped there until the morning of the third day before I could get down."

"After that time, I never flew into the sky again."

Ah, this one bold act, traded for a lifetime of cowardice... ahem, that doesn't seem quite right.

"Hmm," after a moment of silence, Yun Mu suggested to her: "Then next time, how about I practice with you?"

"As long as you get used to flying, you shouldn't be afraid anymore."

"W-with Miss Yun?"

A conflicted expression appeared on Iliyasi's face.

She had previously seen Yun Mu gliding within the city with Brenna and the others, so she didn't think there was anything strange about Yun Mu practicing flying with her.

But overcoming the psychological shadow from her childhood was still quite difficult.

But thinking that it would be with Miss Yun... "I, I will try my best!" Iliyasi nodded earnestly.

"Mm, then it's a deal." Yun Mu couldn't help but smile.

The group chatted and laughed as they arrived at the Federation's old station.

Because it was necessary to focus on exchanging supplies from other cities, this place was the first to be repaired.

However, it is said that a new station is already under construction, and once the new station is completed, the pressure here will not be so great.

By the way, the Federation is currently in a critical period of recovery, and the station is not yet open for commercial use.

That is to say, ordinary citizens cannot take the Magic Train to other cities.

But Yun Mu and the others have special status, so they just needed to mention this to Airui Laya.

"Is this Ms. Yun Mu?"

"The train is almost ready; you can go to the first-class carriage at the very front... The train will pass through some cities to transport supplies on the way, I hope you don't mind." The station master here explained to Yun Mu.

"It's fine, as long as we can get there; I hope we didn't delay you too much," Yun Mu responded politely.

"Hey, not at all," the station master waved his hand with a smile. "If it weren't for Ms. Yun Mu's help, it's hard to say if I would even be standing here right now."

"It was just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

"By the way, my daughter is a fan of yours, you see..." The station master took off his hat and looked at Yun Mu with hopeful eyes.

You better hope it really is your daughter!

(End of chapter)