Chapter 246


    "And what turmoil does he seek to create? He''s ying with fire!"


    "As you said, you underestimated him. Prepare yourself, and keep an eye on Watchful Shore. The


    ancient kingdom, sealed for millennia... is about to reappear before mankind. Whether vin can


    control the situation remains to be seen. If he seeds, the next Commander... we may have a


    candidate..."


    The Commander was visibly shocked, looking incredulously at the Botanic Haven Elder.


    ...


    After a long trek, vin and hispanions finally emerged from the Cloudveil Woods; before them


    lay a vast and boundless ocean. Waves upon waves crashed upon the shore, like thundering


    legions of soldiers assaulting the beach and beating against the cliffs. The sea breeze was moist


    and gentle, tousling their long hair. Standing on the cliff edge and gazing out at the sea, they were


    struck by a sense of grandeur, as if the entire world had suddenly opened up before them.


    The ce where they stood was a steep cliff, stretching endlessly with rises and falls from the sea.


    Looking toward the coast, the ce resembled a woman lying by the shore with her hands sped


    in silent prayer. Hence the name Watchful Shore.


    Mari looked out over the vast ocean, her long hair whipped about by the sea wind. "Watchful


    Shore is the resting ce of an ancient kingdom from ten thousand years ago. This secret has been


    whispered in the Nortnds for ages, stirring excitement in many eras. The mere words ''ancient


    kingdom of ten thousand years'' are enough to drive many ambitious souls to seek it out. Yet to this


    day, none have truly found it, and people regard it as but a legend, an ancient and ethereal tale."


    “The Commander had been secretly investigating for many years but had not found the exact


    location until the year the Warrior Tribe of the East came to thesends. Following their tracks, they


    discovered ancient kingdom ruins buried deep beneath the sea. However, a powerful seal protected


    the ce, and a key was needed to break it. The key was the lost kingdom''s sacred de, the


    Immortal Edge.”


    "How much more do you know about the secrets of this ancient kingdom?" they inquired.


    "Not much, yet not too little; mostly, they''re just legends."


    "And the legacy within?"


    "Legacy?" Mari nced at vin.


    vin understood that Cobalt Strike wasn''t aware of the deeper secrets of the ancient kingdom.


    They knew of the treasures, and of the Immortal Edge, but their fragmented knowledge was far from


    comprehensive.


    "What legacy are you talking about?" Mari pressed.


    "Nothing, I was just rambling. Pay it no heed."


    "Do you know where the abyss lies, Lord vin?" Godfred grew more curious.


    "Wait here,. I shall return shortly." vin handed his bundle to Godfred, keeping only the Immortal


    Edge.


    Mari stopped vin. "Don''t rush off. My mentor once told me that the energies there are


    terrifying. They have persisted for millennia for a reason. Even with the Immortal Edge, you cannot


    simply barge in."


    "I''m not going in."


    "Then what are you nning?"


    "How can one hoard such a treasure alone? I intend to share it with all of the Nortnds." With


    those words, vin leaped from the cliff, plunging into the raging waves below.


    "What is he up to?" Mari suddenly had a bad feeling.


    "He has his reasons." Godfred shrugged, clueless himself.


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    Swimming toward the depths of the ocean, vin was enveloped by an energy shield, a


    transparent barrier that protected him like armor. This was the mark of an Advanced Mage. At Stage


    I, one could conjure a single barrier around the body, at Stage II, twoyers, and upon reaching


    Stage IX, one could form nineyers.


    Once these nineyers of energy shield merged and seeped into flesh and bone, it would signify the


    rise to Master Mage!