Chapter 544

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The location was a meticulously decorated bedroom.

A linen-colored thick carpet covered the entire room, white gauze curtains blocked the closed windows, also obstructing the light coming in from outside.

In such a completely sealed environment, five figures appeared silently.

“So simple… we’ve arrived?”

Artemis noticed the sudden change in her surroundings, still feeling somewhat unreal.

Because this time the process of crossing over was remarkably “plain.”

It only took the blink of an eye to arrive.

“That’s right. After all, last time when I left, I set up a ‘coordinate’ here beforehand, essentially having already established the passage, so the second crossover naturally became easier.”

Izay explained with a smile.

What he said wasn’t wrong.

However, his method of leaving the ‘coordinate’ was accomplished through the power of a “Mystic Anchor Point.”

The force of the “Mystic Anchor Point” was almost conceptually rule-based, and it simplified things to an extreme degree.

It was truly no different from activating a teleportation point in a game.

Its power was indescribable.

After hearing his explanation, Artemis gently parted her tender pink lips before closing them again quickly. She thought for a moment but decided not to voice the thoughts that had just risen to her lips.

Having experienced it firsthand, she gained some insight.

The means Izay used to cross worlds or its mysterious nature far exceeded her initial expectations!

One must know that simplifying any process to its utmost is always the hardest thing to achieve.

Being able to simplify world-crossing to this extent… one can only wonder where he obtained such means.

At this moment, numerous reflections arose in Artemis’s mind.

But they were merely reflections.

She didn’t have the intention to investigate these matters thoroughly.

Many times, between couples who want to know everything about each other, it fundamentally reflects a lack of trust.

Because of insufficient trust in one’s partner, one wants to figure everything out, ensuring that situations and life don’t escape one’s control.

And with the relationship between Izay and Artemis, such a situation would never occur between them.

Artemis believed that Izay would handle everything well.

If anything abnormal happened, she would help Izay deal with it together.

“Is this Black Candle’s house? I remember this place!”

While Artemis’s thoughts were flowing, Eluca released her arms from around Izay’s waist.

After carefully observing the surrounding environment, she found her memory of this place.

“Should we go see Lord Black Candle? Now that we’re here, we should inform him.”

Currently, the position of the five people was on the second floating island of the Floating Continent Cluster, Lord Black Candle’s exclusive territory.

Bringing Eluca back here meant they should notify Lord Black Candle first, both out of courtesy and reason.

He was one of the two rulers of the Floating Continent Cluster, and with his help, doing anything would be much more convenient.

“This task I’ll leave to me; I’ll contact that skeleton very soon～”

When Izay suggested this to Eluca, Red Lake immediately floated out of Eluca’s spiritual world.

Still palm-sized, the crimson little fish wagged its tail confidently and took on the responsibility of contacting Lord Black Candle.

“I want to go out and take a look…”

Unbeknownst to anyone, Cat had already moved to the side of the door.

After confirming that the door wasn’t locked, she clicked it open with a sound.

In the next instant, she jumped out.

“—Cat!?”

Artemis saw this scene and her first reaction was to pull her back.

After all, this was an unfamiliar place, and the goddess was concerned about whether running around might be dangerous.

“It’s fine, Lady Artemis. This is Lord Black Candle’s domain, it’s safe.”

Izay slowly approached, pulling the curtain inside the room open. The outdoor scenery came into view instantly, capturing the sight of Cat who had just run out.

“Black Candle… is he the earth god who built the Floating Continent Cluster?” Artemis tilted her head slightly.

She knew what an earth god was; both Izay and Eluca had told her about them.

There seemed to be three.

Besides the already familiar Red Lake, there was another one stationed here, Lord Black Candle, and one whose whereabouts were unknown, Green Nail.

“Yes, Black Candle is amazing, isn’t he? He made so many rocks fly into the sky, and now we’re in the sky!”

Eluca raised her innocent smile, waving her small hands as she shared Lord Black Candle’s great achievements with Artemis.

The little girl’s thoughts were easy to guess.

Nothing more than wanting to introduce Artemis, this new family member, to Lord Black Candle?

The latter accompanied her childhood, while the former had given her much care and attention recently.

Probably hoping the two could get along harmoniously.

As they exchanged words, the group also stepped out of the room, and the island landscape outside caught Artemis’s curiosity.

Generally speaking, the second floating island wasn’t a large one.

Compared to other floating islands, it was quite small, not even having an area equivalent to a harbor district.

But once actually stepping onto it, it was still fairly expansive.

The environmental scenery here was clearly carefully adorned.

Everywhere you looked, there were various kinds of vegetation, with some fruits hanging on branches that weren’t native to the land of error, mostly common fruits like apples and peaches.

Perhaps due to special magic, plants with different ripening seasons could bear fruit at the same time, which was quite a unique sight.

Currently, the position where Izay and the others stood was a magnificent black crystal building.

The mansion and tower clusters were interconnected, somewhat similar to the layout of Twilight Manor.

Upon arriving here, Izay immediately took Artemis for a stroll around the island.

Cat and Eluca walked ahead, acting like mischievous kids who had stumbled into a farmer’s orchard—climbing trees, picking fruits, trampling grasslands, nothing was left undone.

Xiao You was quieter, staying by Izay’s side. She generally preferred tranquility, but often followed Cat around to cause trouble, hiding a bit of a mischievous streak.

Red Lake was contacting Lord Black Candle, according to her, he was currently destroying a nest of the Sixth Beast.

Since the nest was quite large, it might endanger the Floating Continent Cluster, so he acted preemptively to eliminate the danger.

This kind of thing wasn’t the first time Lord Black Candle had done it recently. Eluca said he was diligently protecting the Floating Continent Cluster.

…

…

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea passed, at the periphery of the second island, a small black dot flew closer from afar.

“Little Master! You’ve finally come back!?”

A human-sized black skeleton drifted to Eluca’s front, looking as if it wanted to cry tears of joy.

But Izay didn’t give him that chance.

“What do you mean ‘finally’? Listening to you, it sounds like we’ve been gone for a long time?”

As he spoke, Izay’s tone was rather peculiar.

Eluca had only been in Orario for a little over a month.

Using the time-traveling characteristics of the “Mystic Anchor Point,” Izay could accurately gauge the time difference between the two worlds.

In his view, Lord Black Candle’s tone had a hint of exaggeration, suggesting suffering.

“Uh…”

The skeleton scratched its bald skull, awkwardly averting its gaze.

“In fact, it’s only been three days.”

So you start exaggerating after just three days…?

Izay tactically raised his eyes, glancing sideways at this pitch-black earth god with his gaze.

Not just him, Red Lake’s eyes were also filled with disdain.

“You’re too pathetic! Next time you go out, don’t say you’re with me!”

“Easy for you to say! It’s hard to find the Little Master, and then we separate again after less than a day. Do you know how hard that is for me!?”

Lord Black Candle and Red Lake argued logically, their tones full of委屈.

“…”

Throughout the “sharp exchange” between the two earth gods, Artemis pulled on Izay’s sleeve expressionlessly.

“Izay… Is this Lord Black Candle also female?”

Although it didn’t seem like it.

But judging solely from demeanor and behavior, such speculation wasn’t entirely baseless.

“No, he’s male…”