Chapter 183: Angel Traits

Hurry up and get moving.

Clear out everything within half an hour.

These merchant ships were attacked; Saint Land will soon send scout flyboats to investigate.

By then, there might be a bishop‑level force descending.

Move quickly, don't dawdle like a woman.

Within a vast expanse of rocky wasteland.

Xue Chade loudly ordered the Sky Island Group members to carry out battlefield cleanup.

As a Sky Pirate Gang, they well know that raid efficiency determines their safety.

The faster, the safer.

Before enemy reinforcements arrive, sweep everything clean and erase all traces.

That way they can escape safely.

The enemy may try to investigate, but they'll find no trace.

Even while the enemy is still investigating, they've already run to a border‑town tavern and started drinking heartily.

Those new members who survived a sky raid have now been promoted to "senior members."

Alongside the original senior members, they swiftly hauled things out of the smoking, burning wreck of the airship.

While the elite members handled patrols and the storage of vital supplies.

And the one in charge of storing all these resources was Dr. Stan Lee.

With so much loot, a "Magic Cottage" is necessary.

Otherwise it couldn't be carried away.

Dr. Stan Lee released his Magic Cottage into an ancient tree near the airship wreckage.

A magic gate split open from a crack in the bark.

The Sky Pirate Gang members kept ferrying supplies back and forth, delivering them into Dr. Stan Lee's Magic Cottage.

Ta Ke silently observed the members of the Sky Pirate Gang.

Although every gang member radiated killing intent and acted like tough guys,

their division of labor was nevertheless very clear.

As the main captain and elite members,

they bore the brunt of the fighting.

While the ordinary crewmen weren't outright cannon fodder taking frontline damage,

all the gang's menial labor still needed them to shoulder it.

As crewmen who also had to fight, if they weren't strong enough they could easily be caught in an unknown area‑of‑effect attack and killed instantly.

The gang's work isn't something just anyone can do.

Just as Ta Ke was pondering,

footsteps sounded.

Ta Ke turned toward the sound.

Abraham walked over holding a box that burst with a rich divine aura.

"This is your due reward."

"If you hadn't directly destroyed their mana‑steam engine, this battle couldn't have been so easy."

"Easy?"

Ta Ke raised an eyebrow.

Ta Ke recalled that nearly a third of the ordinary crewmen had been killed or wounded.

Even the elite crewmen were all injured.

He seemed to sense Ta Ke's doubt.

Abraham chuckled and explained.

"As long as the elite members didn't die, it was an easy fight."

"Then this really is a high‑risk job!"

Ta Ke gained a deeper understanding of the Sky Pirate Gang's blood‑licking‑blade profession.

"High risk comes with high reward."

"Take this, for example."

Abraham shook the box in his hand.

"It's worth at least twenty‑to‑thirty thousand magic gold."

"Twenty‑to‑thirty thousand magic gold?"

Ta Ke's eyebrow twitched slightly.

"Although the light aura is rich and the divine aura pure, it shouldn't be worth that much!"

"You'll know once you open it yourself."

After saying that, Abraham placed the box in Ta Ke's hand.

Ta Ke didn't open the box; instead he used puppet silk threads to probe inside and then employed spirit‑touch perception.

Ta Ke nodded lightly and said, "It really is worth twenty‑to‑thirty thousand magic gold—a fine haul."

The caution of that Saint Land High Tower student's genius junior steam‑mage disciple was evident.

It made Abraham think a bit more highly of him.

Regardless of his own friendly and harmonious demeanor.

Still, there was the previous amicable negotiation with Dr. Stan Lee.

It did not let the other party relax their guard at all.

This junior student always treats everything around him in his own way.

He is not easily influenced by external factors.

Even before, when the other party learned of Xue Chade's fishing behavior toward them, they still responded calmly.

"He's young, but his scheming is quite deep."

"Moreover, he has a natural indifference to battle and slaughter."

"I don't know which tower's steam genius this is."

"As far as I know, during this period, many talents have been born inside the Saint Landau Tower."

"Steam swordsman Berk, traveling with the Blasphemer Taku, in the tomb of the Demon King Lamor, in the death struggle against the Dark Sun Holy Child, broke through in desperation, at the nineteenth level, he comprehended the Rune Sword Canon."

"He instantly became the most outstanding genius swordsman of Saint Landau Tower in the past ten years, without equal."

"At the nineteenth level he comprehended the Rune Sword Canon. This talent is indeed terrifyingly strong."

"After returning, the tower directly bestowed a steam core, and on the spot he was cultivated into a steam swordsman."

"It is said that Berk has been under focused cultivation all this time."

"There is a vague trend of him being regarded as the representative figure of the next-generation extraordinary swordsman."

"Steam knight, Hilor, disciple of Count Lamor."

"She carries on Lamor's will."

"To be frank, it is she who carries on Lamor's will, not the Blasphemer Taku, which is somewhat unexpected."

"Hmm... when I left, I heard that Steam Knight Hilor had a vision of boiling blood, and she found her own path."

"This Hilor has limitless prospects."

"Steam Walker 'Krist', it is said this guy discovered the shadow traces of the Blasphemer Taku."

"This Andre obviously has the Walker's traversal ability; he could very well be Krist."

"Moreover, this guy's mage robe is tattered, only second rank; one can tell it's taken from someone else and worn as a disguise."

"Light-Dark Mage 'Edith', who wields the dual sequence power of light and darkness, with shadow ever at her heels."

"This guy likes to use shadow power the most."

"... could it be Edith? There's a probability."

"Furthermore, there is that pride of Saint Landau, the double S-rank extraordinary talent heaven's favorite, Taku Lamor!"

"Could this guy be Taku Lamor?"

"After a moment of thought, even Abraham himself laughed."

"I see him in everyone; I myself have gone mad."

"It might not be these top-tier geniuses."

"Other shadow-system geniuses might also be possible."

"Nowadays, Saint Landau truly has talents galore."

"The entirety of Cerrion's power is gathering toward Saint Landau."

"The power of the king's crown is being transmitted."

"I don't know if the news coming from the Eastern Continent is true."

"If it's true, that would be quite interesting."

"Soon... our world will become lively."

"No matter what, at least..."

"The tide of the era will surge in our world as a rapid current."

"Whether to become a rider of the era's tide, or to become corpses dragged into the deep sea by the dark current that sweeps everything away."

"Then it depends on this... the offensive-defensive battle of Saint Landau."

"Looking at the silent Mo Zuo on the side, Abraham inspected the wreckage of the airship."

"Taku beside him also gradually withdrew his gaze."

"Although Taku showed a slight hint of joy."

"But actually, the joy in his heart was far more than that."

"Because!"

"Inside this box is indeed an extremely rare amulet of the Light Church bearing an 'angelic form'."

"It contains extremely rich holy light properties."

"More importantly,"

"It even contains a certain amount of power precipitated from the Angel Sequence extraordinary traits."

"And this is exactly what Taku urgently needs."

"For Taku, this is practically perfect promotion material."

"It can be called a perfect reinforcement."

"After storing the box into his extraordinary storage wristband, Taku let out a long sigh."

"Vaguely, Taku could see a powerful angelic ability beckoning to him."