Infinite Paradise
Chapter 83 - 70 heading to the Imperial Capital, chain quest begins

Chapter 83: 70 heading to the Imperial Capital, chain quest begins

"So, Divine Envoy, Captain Gawain, and Mr. Caster, I will first return to the Imperial Capital to report this matter to the Queen. Rest assured, the rescue team will arrive within two days. Please wait here peacefully."

The next morning, Anna bid farewell to everyone with a smile. As a newly initiated witch, Anna was not particularly skilled in combat, but due to her unique abilities, which were rare even among witches, she was considered a key training target.

When she took out her wand and sat astride it, the wand slowly lifted her into the air and soon disappeared from everyone’s sight.

Guinevere watched Anna’s departing figure with envy in her eyes.

She pointed in the direction Anna had left and couldn’t help but ask, "Caster, do you think I could be like her?"

Caster was stunned for a moment, then awkwardly counter-asked, "Guinevere, how old are you?"

"Sixteen."

Caster spread his hands regretfully, "Witches usually awaken between the ages of twelve and sixteen. You’re already sixteen, so it’s probably too late for you to awaken."

"How can this be..." Guinevere stomped her foot unwillingly, "Then tell me, is there a possibility that my parents falsely reported my age, and my real age is actually only fifteen?"

Before Caster could reply, Le Cheng incredulously looked at her, "What, you’re already sixteen? I thought you were only twelve."

"What do you mean? You’re looking down on me!" Guinevere instantly put her hands on her hips and glared at Le Cheng indignantly. Even though Le Cheng now held the esteemed title of Divine Envoy, in her eyes, he was still that perverted uncle, and she wasn’t afraid of him.

"It means nothing, just...you’re a sixteen-year-old girl, but you have the chest of a twelve-year-old girl, which does look a bit pitiful."

"You..."

"Don’t be angry, you becoming a witch might not be very likely now, but if you could sweet-talk me, you might become like Anna, tall, outstanding, and powerful." Seeing Guinevere’s dismissive look, Le Cheng chuckled, "You don’t believe me? Don’t forget, I am the Divine Envoy. Just a few good words in front of Mother Gaia, and granting you a bit of Divine Power would be as easy as pie, haha."

"Really?" Guinevere’s eyes lit up, looking dubiously at Caster and Gawain.

Caster didn’t know how to answer because he was unsure, but Gawain stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then murmured, "As the spokesperson of deity, the Divine Envoy should be able to communicate with deity and could grant Divine Power to mortals by borrowing deity’s strength—it’s not entirely impossible."

Even Uncle Gawain said so?

Guinevere rolled her dark eyes and immediately ran gleefully to Le Cheng, sweetly saying, "Divine Envoy, you’ve had a tiring night. Is your shoulder sore? Would you like me to massage it for you?"

"Heh, pretentious at first but respectful later, thinking about it makes one laugh."

Le Cheng said and turned away.

Guinevere stood stunned for a long while, and then realized that she had been played again.

That damn perverted uncle!

Guinevere cursed in her heart bitterly. After all, times had changed, and though Le Cheng had not yet been officially recognized by the Empire, she couldn’t directly scold him in front of Gawain, so she could only vent in her heart.

Due to last night’s battle, the inner village was littered with bodies of converts and members of the Catastrophe Legion, clearly no longer inhabitable. Under the knights’ leadership, the players and civilians had already been collectively moved to the Outer Village, where empty houses and supplies were sufficient for over a hundred people to stay for several days.

Thus, in the following time, everyone patiently waited.

Two days later, when the rescue team successfully arrived, the entire Hinamizawa village burst into enthusiastic cheers.

The rescue team, which consisted of over five hundred people, included not only Imperial Knights but also brought along an entire repair squad, three Catastrophe Messengers, and even two flying airships.

When these two airships landed on the snow-covered ground in front of the village, the veteran players’ eyes brightened. According to Gawain’s introduction, the airships were powered by spirit stones.

Though the Catastrophe Legion had brought unprecedented disaster to this world, at the same time, driven by their strong will to survive, it had also propelled the rapid development of human technology, such as the Magic Energy Train and Flying Airships. Initially, these were invented to transport soldiers to the battlefield faster as military armaments, until in recent decades, they gradually transitioned to civilian use.

Whether it was the Magic Energy Train or the Flying Airships, the core energy propelling them were all Magic Energy Spirit Stones.

These Magic Energy Spirit Stones, filled with enormous energy internally, were like oil on Earth, distributed all over the world. Under Sigma’s orders, the Empire had extensively mined them, and then the Alchemists, with their wisdom and technology, converted them into kinetic, thermal, light, Magic Power, and even Fighting Qi and spiritual power—the various energies people needed.

After hearing all this, the veteran players’ breathing became even more rapid.

A source of endless energy from spirit stones and technology—what did that mean? It meant that as long as there were enough spirit stones, they could always maintain their fighting capability at its peak.

"Captain Gawain, can we visit that airship?" Yaya couldn’t help but ask.