After the rain stopped.
The two people who walked out of the "Fox, Badger, and Honey Tavern" were still trying to smooth the goosebumps on their arms.
"Aiven, do you really need such weird stuff to ascend to an Official Wizard?"
Even as an Official Wizard with power far beyond ordinary people, Milan felt a kind of insane malice with his extremely keen spiritual sense when he heard those stories.
Obviously, if one ventures to trace the source of those terrifying legends, it is very likely to bring misfortune!
Although he thought that compared to the deeply rooted church forces in the Old Continent, the New Continent should have the "Dust of Evil Spirits" he needed.
But just from hearing these few terrifying legends about the New Continent in an ordinary small tavern, Aiven already realized that his thoughts were a bit too optimistic.
This time it's not because there are too few and weak "Evil Spirits," but because there are actually too many and too strong!
No wonder the 18 settlements the Kingdom established before Thoms Town all perished one after another, though the reasons may be manifold.
These terrifying beings wandering on the continent might not be the main cause, but they're certainly not just isolated accidents.
Especially among the three original civilizations of the New Continent: the Kuma Empire, Gashna Empire, and Azik Empire, not only did they generally believe that all things have spirits.
But the Kumas, who perished before Hilus reached the New Continent, and the Azik people, who inherited part of the Kuma civilization, both retained the tradition of human blood sacrifices!
In this world where the "Mysterious" is active, the mass and long-term demise of intelligent creatures is highly likely to invite unexpected disasters, which may be from evil spirits, demons, anomalies, or even a wandering evil god.
To say that the mysterious downfall of the entire Kuma civilization has nothing to do with such things, he wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death!
Don't talk about learning from history; history is astonishingly similar itself, and breaking the vicious cycle isn't something that can be achieved by having one or two wise leaders.
"Anyway, regardless of which of these legends, I'm not ready to search for them, and the matter of 'Dust of Evil Spirits' should just go with the flow."
Therefore, Aiven decided not to act rashly and planned to first complete this escort mission.
Now that he has just set foot on the New Continent, he intends to stay for at least half a year, so there are many opportunities.
Spent more than two months.
The escort fleet composed of a total of five warships protected twenty-five merchant ships and reached the New Continent via the Tessaga Ocean Current.
Although initially the Second Princess assigned the mission to assess the impact of Hipponeo's recovery on navigation.
But according to the experienced Captain Colonel Robbins of the "Endeavor," who has traveled between the two continents over a dozen times, this voyage was smoother than any previous one, even to the extent of being completely uneventful.
Every time the fixed time message from the Seagull transmitted back only one sentence: "No abnormalities, safe!".
One possibility is that both sides of the confrontation have already ceased hostilities, and another possibility is just the calm before the storm.
And since this god was active before the Age of Navigation began, until now, besides a few countries, most people have not completely determined where Hipponeo went after the return.
So, the Tessaga Ocean Current in the north of the Black Sea leading to the northern colony of Phaletis may not even be within Hipponeo's influence range, but the regular route directly to the New Continent's Golden Sea is uncertain.
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Currently, Phaletis' New Continent Colony doesn't have an absolute economic center, and sea transport is much safer and more efficient than dense forested land.
Therefore, the task of the escort fleet was divided at the original colony Thoms Town, one team headed north, the other south, with each colony having merchant ships docking and goods distribution.
Finally, they headed to the Navy Base Dierben Castle and Fort George at the southern and northern endpoints of the Phaletis Colony border for rotation.
And if the weather permits, tomorrow is the day to part ways.
Having come to the New Continent, Aiven had already prepared well regarding the current state of the colonies here.
Compared to the central and southern areas occupied by Hilus and other countries with rich mineral and population resources, the north is evidently more impoverished.
But on this land, under the circumstances of long-term blockade at sea by the Hilus Fleet, Phaletis arduously established 11 independent colonies over a hundred years.
All are along the coast of the northeast New Continent, lined up from north to south.
When the New Continent colonization began a hundred years ago, Phaletis did not have the national power it has now, with no money, no people, and weak military strength, yet they couldn't watch that vast land slip away.
So, the then His Majesty King Thomas I came up with an ingenious idea.
He established two colony companies, Kajinia and East Lenz Colony Company, and simultaneously issued a call in the form of a charter to the domestic civilians, merchants, adventurers, and nobles.
Granting, gifting, and confirming the rights to the land, forest, and minerals within the borders, the right to establish churches and recommend clergy, and the rights of judicial jurisdiction, franchise, freedom, immunity, royal rights, and temporary tax exemption.
In addition, the most crucial item: the power to "freely, fully, and absolutely" regulate, formulate, and enact laws! The premise being it does not violate the Kingdom Mainland's laws and regulations.