Chapter 509 - 507: Did We Really Find Treasure by the Road?

"Have you recorded it?"

"Yes, it’s all recorded."

Hilia and Miss Anke showed a look of lingering excitement as Pamisha and Anthony’s conversation echoed in their ears, and they slowly descended with the others.

"The high-tier mage battle didn’t look very impressive, but even from such a distance, it was terrifying," Pamisha marveled.

Hilia said, "The power was significant. The volcano was almost leveled."

Miss Anke said, "I just wonder who got the Fire Spirit in the end."

"From what I saw on the scene, it should have been taken by Dragon Island."

"Who cares, whoever takes it has nothing to do with us."

Hilia shook her head, looked at Pamisha, Anthony, and the two cat-girls, and waved her hand, "We’re getting ready to leave, do you want to visit Ista?"

Pamisha said, "Maybe later, we haven’t gone to the southernmost tip of the Blue Dragon Empire yet, we want to feel the heat of winter there."

Meowwhite said, "We’re heading back!"

Meowblue said, "Benefactor, benefactor, if you ever come to the Beastman Alliance, remember to visit our Cat-man tribe!"

Hilia nodded, "Sure, I’ll definitely visit if I get the chance."

The two cat-girls waved goodbye, carrying no luggage, they left decisively.

Pamisha and Anthony then began packing the various miscellaneous items they brought with them.

These items allowed them to clearly record the battle from a great distance.

Seeing this, Hilia waved her hand, "We’ll take our leave then."

"Alright, goodbye Miss Xilia, Miss Anke~!"

Hilia boarded Miss Anke’s flying device and left Dragon Island together.

After flying a distance, the flying device gradually descended.

"Anke, aren’t you heading back?" Hilia asked.

Miss Anke said, "I still want to wander within the Blue Dragon Empire and search for some materials."

Hilia nodded, "Alright then, I’ll have to return alone."

Miss Anke added, "The place I intend to visit next is on the same route as yours, let’s travel together."

"Sure," Hilia agreed happily.

Miss Anke smiled, then looked a bit disappointed, "Ah, what a pity, our powers are too weak to qualify for seizing the Bathing Fire Essence. We can only work hard to earn money to buy it."

"The value of the Bathing Fire Essence is no joke. Even if you want to buy it, there might not be a place to buy from," Hilia smiled slightly, "Don’t be upset. I also want to get the Star of Ice, but I never thought I could grab it from so many high-tier mages. It’s better to hope that one suddenly drops on the roadside."

Miss Anke nodded, "That’s true, the chance of finding Bathing Fire Essence by the roadside is higher than through a fight... wait!"

Miss Anke suddenly sensed something and looked ahead.

"What’s wrong?" Hilia asked perplexed, then paused.

She felt a dense wave of magic power ahead, not like that of a mage or demon, but more like advanced materials.

The two exchanged a glance, surprise crossing their eyes, then swiftly charged forward, pushing aside roadside weeds to reveal the Bathing Fire Essence and Star of Ice lying calmly within.

The two girls looked at each other in shock, bewildered.

Meow meow meow?

What’s the situation?

Did we really find them on the roadside?

This is even more absurd than suddenly finding a heretical stronghold on the roadside!

Miss Anke was the first to come back to her senses, immediately picking up the Bathing Fire Essence and Star of Ice, and quickly taking out a pre-prepared container to store them.

Before she came, she planned to try her luck to find the Bathing Fire Essence and naturally prepared the corresponding container.

This container could stabilize the active magic power, preventing the spiritual object from emitting active fluctuations, thus avoiding detection by others.

She then handed both containers to Hilia.

"Hilia, you have a space ring, it’s safest to place them in the space ring."

"Huh? Weren’t you after the Bathing Fire Essence?"

Miss Anke blinked, "Can you hold it for me first?"

Hilia nodded, "Alright then."

As the saying goes, finders keepers.

It just so happens that the Bathing Fire Essence and Star of Ice are here, Miss Anke needs the Bathing Fire Essence, and she needs the Star of Ice, perfect!

But, why did these two items everyone is fighting over suddenly appear in the roadside weeds for them to find?

Could it be that we’ve been blessed by the goddess of luck?

No way!

Hilia immediately turned to Rose in her mind.

"Lord Rose, was it you?"

Rose did not respond, as if he wasn’t there.

Of course, finding treasure suddenly by the roadside is something that’s unlikely to happen.

In fact, it was Rose who used the Fire Spirit’s last bit of magic power to transport both out, evading pursuit, and then set them on the path Hilia and Miss Anke were bound to take.

Once the two arrived, he manipulated the Fire Spirit to undo the concealment on the spiritual objects, using up the Fire Spirit’s last magic power.

A thrashing of a Tier Seven Mage wasn’t without cost; the cost was this one-time Fire Spirit consuming itself completely.

Rose wasn’t heartbroken about it; he knew from the Fire Spirit’s birth that it was a hastily formed entity, like Phil from Letes City, just a temporary boost that would dissipate after use, with a very short shelf life.

A solid beating for Ashugar, then sending out the accompanying spiritual object as a gift to Hilia and Miss Anke, was also part of its mission.

With no response from Rose, Hilia was a bit uncertain. She carefully observed and asked Miss Anke, "Could it be a trap?"

When luck seems too good to be true, it often isn’t.

Miss Anke inspected carefully, "As far as I can tell, there are no issues. I’m very sensitive to materials... but can’t be completely sure. You should take them back to Huijin Divine Hall and have the experts there appraise them for you."

After a pause, she said, "You should look for Bishop Sophia, she’s a potion master of the Holy Court, she should be able to determine if there’s anything wrong."

Hilia nodded, "Alright."

Even if it’s a trap...

Hilia felt she wouldn’t give up.

The Star of Ice could save her the trip to the Elf Forest and the Land of the Far North. The time saved could be spent on preparing materials for her advancement path.

However, Hilia felt that the likelihood of it being a trap was small.

It’s more likely to be Rose’s special delivery.

Hilia looked towards Rose in her mind, her eyes sparkling with hearts.

"It must be a gift from Lord Rose, hee-hee-hee."

Pretending to be a wooden puppet, Rose: "..."

The two materials securely stored in the ring, Hilia and Miss Anke continued their journey.

Originally, Hilia intended to return slowly, but now, suddenly obtaining two advanced materials, she became eager. After bidding farewell to Miss Anke in the next city, Hilia took off directly, asking Rose to bless her with a flight acceleration buff, and sped towards the border of the Blue Dragon Empire.

Two days later, she reached near the border and found numerous patrolling troops.

In a town near the border, she received astonishing news—

The Blue Dragon Empire had sealed its borders, prohibiting anyone from crossing.