One-Eyed Monster

Kadi’s reminder immediately brought Stan Sol back to the purpose of his visit; he was so engrossed in chatting with Igor that he almost forgot his true mission.

He was here representing Luona to handle matters, engrossed in discussion with Igor, and if not for Kadi’s reminder, he might have even forgotten his own role.

Coming here, he needed to help Yonder Travel Academy bring Master Spirit Craftsman back and also take those few people associated with Smoke back…

These two tasks were the important ones, and chatting with Igor and the others was just a byproduct... However, he now realized that this byproduct had become the main thing, and the main things had become secondary…

Stan Sol looked up at Kadi, genuinely thankful for this one-eyed creature. Although the masked creature seemed a bit strange, at its core, it was still a lovable entity, always playing a crucial role at critical moments.

”Uh, I almost forgot my main task, good thing the folks at Gaga County County Administrative Office are somewhat reliable...” Stan Sol said softly.

”Reliable?” Kadi said with wide eyes, not understanding how Stan Sol could think that the Administrative Office staff in Gaga County were reliable.

”Isn’t it so?” Actually, Stan Sol casually remarked, as he wasn’t that familiar with the Administrative Office staff, merely judging by Luona’s standards. Such a judgment was naturally inaccurate because Luona was filled with elites, while Gaga County, being remote, consisted mostly of content locals whose vision wouldn’t be as expansive...

”They can’t even manage those four captives, and you say they’re reliable? I can’t believe it!” Kadi scoffed at Stan Sol’s judgment, thinking Gaga County couldn’t handle the current situation at all.

Since the incident, Kadi kept an eye on things, particularly the four associated with Smoke. Kadi was especially concerned because he took everything from those four, though those items were mostly worthless trinkets, they were novel to Kadi. Whenever possible, he interacted with the four from Smoke, curious about their use, essentially replacing the Gaga County Administrative Office staff in monitoring them for a while.

”But haven’t those four from Smoke caused no trouble, right?” Stan Sol said, acknowledging his earlier error in judgment, a significant mistake for someone like him.

”That’s because I’m watching them!” Kadi asserted righteously.

”Uh, okay, thank you for your hard work.” Stan Sol was at a loss for words, unable to counter Kadi’s disdain.

Being scorned is a very unpleasant feeling, who knew in just a few years, Kadi had reached the point of disdaining him? Back then, he had tied this guy up with the Binding Beast Rope and led him around; things have really changed quickly!

Stan Sol’s musings didn’t affect Kadi; Kadi was curious about future events, so he leaned in closer to Stan Sol: ”How will you deal with those four from Smoke? Are you going to imprison them, or completely banish them?”

”Uh, well, because they belong to the Alchemy Workshop, we can only hand them over to the Alchemy Workshop.” Stan Sol replied.

”Why hand them over to that organization when they’re the ones who started this whole mess?”

”Even though we have a deep hatred for Kuyi Tulan, we can’t focus solely on revenge; now Luona and the Alchemy Workshop are in a collaborative state. Even with great animosity, we must consider the future…”

”Alright, alright, spare me the pointless details. I just want to know why hand them over to the Alchemy Workshop? Weren’t they the ones requesting the Spirit Core from Master Spirit?” Kadi interrupted Stan Sol’s ramblings, not interested in grand theories, just curious about the connection.

”Here’s the thing, the Alchemy Workshop was unaware of this operation; Kuyi Tulan specifically sent a Mail Bird, stating that part of their organization had already been corrupted…”

Stan Sol’s explanation was too complicated, and Kadi didn’t understand.

”Uh… you didn’t get it?”

”No, I didn’t.”

”We and the Alchemy Workshop are friends. The Alchemy Workshop claims they knew nothing about this, saying it was Smoke’s own action and asking us to hand the four over to them for investigation, plain and simple.” Stan Sol had no choice but to explain again to Kadi.

”Got it...but will you really hand those four over so easily?” Kadi remained curious.

”Well, you’re not entirely wrong; Luona will naturally assess before handing them over to the Alchemy Workshop. But judging by the Alchemy Workshop’s style, these four might not be that important, otherwise their people would have arrived by now.” Stan Sol said.

”They can’t teleport, how could they have arrived so quickly? Their information should lag behind yours!” Kadi’s thinking was quite clear at this moment.

”You’re right; they indeed can’t teleport. We relayed the message, but the Alchemy Workshop has recently accelerated their Flowing Water Beast somehow, greatly increasing speed. Normally, they should arrive today if they planned to come.”

Kadi felt enlightened after hearing this, realizing that not just he and Igor, but everyone had changed in recent years.

”Despite taking in many miscellaneous groups, the Alchemy Workshop’s structure remains unchanged. Only Alchemists can enter the defensive circle; everyone joining the workshop has corresponding Constellation Seats, and only these seated Alchemists can use Flowing Water Beasts.”

”Sounds pretty interesting!” Kadi’s eyes lit up, showing interest in what Stan Sol said.

”Alas, talking about business, we have to part ways. We’ll take those four from Smoke back to Luona, and Master Spirit will accompany me to Yonder Travel Academy. Are you coming with us or…?” Stan Sol noticed that time was getting late, and chatting time went by quickly; now it was time to prepare to set off.

”Well, it’s for Igor to decide, you better ask him.” Kadi thumbed towards Igor, who was still polishing his sword, signaling it was time to restart the journey.