Chapter 1176 - 474: A Temporary Conclusion
Alka looked at the map in his hand; the orange light spot on the map was still dim.
The ghosts had been settled.
Alka and the others took the Scepter and came to the outside world, looking at the huge, deeply sunken pit in front of them.
This entire section had been dug into the Space, leaving behind a massive hollow.
"Amazing, we really pulled off something big." Pororo looked at the gigantic hollow and couldn’t help laughing as he spoke.
Hearing that, the others couldn’t help but laugh as well.
"Alright, time to head back."
A Mirror Surface floated up under everyone’s feet. They sat on the Mirror Surface while Alka controlled the slab of mirror to fly toward the distance.
On the Mirror, Alka pulled that Treasure out of the Space.
"Here, give it a try."
Alka said as he handed it to Pororo.
Pororo nodded and took the Scepter; Magic Power poured into the Scepter.
It was very stable, but Pororo still shook his head and passed the Scepter to Julia beside him.
"No, it suppresses my other Treasures."
Hearing that, Alka nodded.
Pororo didn’t have any Scepter Level Treasures, and this Scepter Level protective Treasure was suppressing his Holy Grail Level Treasures, which meant they weren’t actually compatible.
Julia infused her Magic Power into it, then likewise shook her head.
Next was Lucilia.
Still no good.
As for Alka and Chadite, their Scepter Level Treasures were already complete.
Before obtaining any Crown Level Treasures, any extra Treasure—even if compatible—had to be used sparingly.
Otherwise it would make the selection of Crown Level Treasures even harder.
"Hope Jason’s group has someone who can match it. If we went through all this trouble to get this Scepter Treasure and not a single person fits it, that’d be a real waste."
Alka couldn’t help sighing as he spoke.
After all, it was Scepter Level; right now they badly needed Treasures of this level.
Across the whole team there were only five in total, and those just happened to fit Alka and Chadite, letting their Treasure slots be completely filled.
The remaining one was still an inheritance Jason’s group had obtained.
"You’re right, Your Majesty." Chadite answered with a smile at the side.
At that, Alka looked at her helplessly and pinched her cheek hard.
Still, this time they’d not only gotten this Treasure, they’d also defused a powder keg—and helped the Stonehoof Race in passing.
Once the Stonehoof Race recovered and developed inside his Small World, their influence could spread to far more regions.
After all, they were a Race capable of controlling Earth Element.
What was even more outrageous was the Stonehoof Race’s overall strength.
One Elemental Leader—the Great Elder, Eighth Stage.
Six Elemental Elders—two Seventh Stage, one Newcomer and one Low Stage, plus four Sixth Stage.
Eighty-six Elemental Warriors—between Fifth and Fourth Stage, but most were Fifth Stage.
The rest were all Tier Two and Tier Three Elemental creatures.
Adding their power in, it would be a huge boon for Alka’s entire Small World.
It was just that they hadn’t fully recovered yet.
Alka himself also wasn’t ready to fully revive the entire world.
Next were those ghosts.
As for these ghosts, Alka simply felt that people that brave, who’d paid such a huge price, shouldn’t end up with that kind of fate.
If he had the ability, he would naturally be willing to help.
Afterward he’d see if he could find a way to infuse more Dark Elements, so that region would become more suited to the presence of spirits.
Overall, in this operation, apart from spending some time, Alka and the others hadn’t paid much of a price.
And from this, they’d gained quite a bit.
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After a few days of travel, they quickly left the mountain range, then made their way back to the Dawn Sound. From there they headed toward Return Town by both sea and land.
All the way along the coastline.
On the way they even had the luck to see another battle where ships were besieging a Demon Ship, but it was too far away; they could only watch from a distance.
Soon they were back by the shore, and once more settled the Sound of Dawn.
They directly used the Teleportation Mirror on the ship, and appeared inside Return Town.
Just as they stepped out of the Mirror into the house specially used to store mirrors in town, lively sounds reached their ears. Looking out through the window, the whole Return Town was filled with people coming and going.
Besides Vastva people, they could also see other humans walking the town’s streets. From their outfits it was clear that, aside from some guards, there were many merchants transporting supplies.
Alka and the others walked out.
The guard outside the door, piloting a steel Mecha, saw Alka and the others come out and jumped in surprise.
"Lord Alka, you’ve returned."
Alka nodded.
They went straight through town and arrived at the very center.
And the center, naturally, was the area where the temple ruins had once stood.
A Giant Dragon glittering with brilliant light streaked across the sky, and with a gust of strong wind landed before them.
The Giant Dragon shone, turning into the human form of Ulu Liwus, while Jason, who hadn’t had time to get down, did a roll and landed steadily on the ground.
He walked over and gave everyone a hug.
"What happened? You were out for so long this time?"
Counting the trips back and forth plus the wait in the Ghost Soul Mountain Range, all that time added up to nearly half a year.
It was clearly a bit too long, not what they’d expected, but still within the bounds of what they could accept.