Outside the , Arven and the others were waiting patiently. While quite a bit of ti had passed inside, outside, only around an hour had passed. Even then, knowing the effects of the . “Lord Arven, the scrolls are powerful but not omnipotent. Activating them mid-combat is basically impossible. As a matter of fact, most of our injuries ca from the ti it took to activate it.”
Arven was silent. He knew that they were not instant trump cards that could save them. If soone was ambushed, the chances of death were high even if they activated the scrolls right away.
After a few more minutes, more groups left the , none of them being successful. The reason was sothing that Arven found quite enraging, to be honest.
“Didn’t I tell you all to go slowly? Why didn’t you follow the footsteps of the and ? They cleverly knew that these things require ti, so they entered the first portal. Among the ten groups, only they chose that portal, while all of you forced yourselves to enter the second and third portals!”
He was honestly fuming. 300 elites, and almost half died within an hour! The resources, ti, and effort to grow these elites were not sothing that could be waived easily.
Looking around, he frowned. “So, no one received rewards?”
To his surprise, so groups actually nodded.
“We did.”
“Oh?”
Flor was also curious about what this that showed her dearest baby inside would offer as rewards.
The person who spoke was from one of the weaker but more cautious groups. “Lord, we entered the second portal, the ringed green and amber portal. This portal sent us to so kind of labyrinth. Inside this place, seasons flash by quickly. However, the seasons are far from those we experience outside. The cold, heat, rain, and winds are terrifying, and if you are not careful, you can lose your life to them.”
The man paused and continued. “While traversing the labyrinth, we noticed so parts of it about to collapse. At first, we thought that we should tear the place down, so we attacked.” When he said that, he smiled wryly. “Who would’ve known that inside the walls of the labyrinth monsters would lurk? We fought back, losing so people to the ambush, but still managed to defeat the wave.”
“What did those monsters look like?” Arven asked, his expression showing that he was listening attentively.
“Treant-like creatures, Lord.” The man explained. “Their powers were varied, but most, besides a few healers, were lee creatures. Once we defeated them, we got loot nas such as , , and .”
Everyone raised their eyebrows. This group was probably the only one that gained anything at all. “Show them to .”
The man shook his head. “I can’t, Lord. When we inevitably fled, these treasures disappeared, and we gained sothing called . The objective of the second portal seems to be fixing the Labyrinth. However, it is massive. We knew that having lost people even before encountering the boss, our only chance was to escape with our pitiful loot.”
Here, the man paused, showing a strange look. “Strangely, when we left, the stopped us in so sort of white hall. In this hall, we could place our items for sale and gain . Then, with these points, we could buy rewards from an interface-linked .”
Arven was surprised. Even then, he couldn’t help but be curious about those materials. “Did you bring out any of those items?”
The man nodded, and here, Flor intervened for the first ti. “Those items will be confiscated by the governnt.”
Everyone paused and turned to look at Flor. The Flower Fairy looked at everyone with a solemn expression. “We will compensate you with the sa level of rewards that the can give you. However, those items can’t be spread or taken out. The following tis that this occurs, we will confiscate without compensation. Please, make sure that the items are spent inside where they belong.”
Arven got thoughtful, his intelligent mind spinning, until his eyes secretly moved and landed on the gargantuan World Tree that continued to grow endlessly. ‘For Lady Flor to be so strict…. They must have sothing to do with Lady Heavenly Willow.’
After realizing that, he was quick to agree. “Alright, we will cooperate with the . All items that are retrieved from the that do not belong to the will be confiscated. Everyone who enters the will have to do so with a modified storage item so that we can keep a check on what enters and exits the place.”
Flor’s face relaxed a touch, and she nodded. “Thank you, Lord Arven.”
While she was speaking, soone flew toward her while the portal began wobbling again.
The ones leaving the portal were the Azure Horizon Expedition, while the fairy flying toward Flor was basically stuttering with anxiety.
“L-L-Lady Flor! A new portal has appeared on top of Lady Heavenly Willow’s head! It is also part of the !”
Flor’s face crumpled. ‘Things are not simple at all with this new . Is it because it has beco tangled with Liu Shu?’
She couldn’t help but give a worried look at her big baby. Ignatia hugged her from behind. “One step at a ti, love.”
Flor squinted, and her body relaxed, her petite figure sinking into her wife’s soft and voluminous embrace. “Yes…”
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