Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 54 Again and Again
To resolve this matter as quickly as possible, Zircon Heisen summoned the deputy captain of the Radiant City patrol team: "Arrange for men to go to Xiyue immediately, don't let that brat get too far!"

"Don't be afraid to spend money, get this matter sorted out as soon as possible!"

Despite the warning not to be afraid of spending money, the eldest son's finances were not in good shape, so he could only use public resources for private purposes. He arranged for an elite Iron Badge warrior to go on a business trip to the Xiyue Federation in the name of the Radiant City Patrol Team, "incidentally" to hunt down Chen Mo.

The Iron Badge Warrior first arrived at Black Raven Castle, where he reconfirmed Chen Mo's characteristics, and then followed in Chen Mo's footprints into the Sixleaf Woods.

Carrying the orders of the Marquis's eldest son, the Iron Badge warriors were naturally ruthless: "I'm tracking down a necromancer apprentice who passed through here a month ago, the one with a skeleton. Summon your guide from back then, the master wants to question him!"

Faced with such a behemoth as the Zircon family, the Centaur tribe was unwilling to offend them without cause, so the little centaur Kaga was summoned over.

It was supposed to be just a routine questioning, but this Iron Badge Warrior had a really foul mouth.

"You actually helped him escape? Can't you see that guy is a criminal? Is your brain not fully developed?"

"You even found him a doctor? Are your parents brain-dead and a moron?"

"You little piece of trash, you should be grateful for the magnanimity of the zircon family. Otherwise, you wouldn't even deserve to be roasted and eaten by me. I'm afraid your stupidity will infect me..."

When he left, Kaga's muscles were trembling all over.

Kaga's companions snorted and stomped their hooves angrily, their emotions running high. However, the centaur camp would certainly not confront such a behemoth as the Zircon family over such a verbal offense. At this moment, the bad-blooded little dreadlocks gave Kaga an idea.

Soon, the Iron Emblem Swordsman, who was about to check into the Hero's Inn, was informed that all rooms were full.

"I'm very sorry, but the Brave Inn cannot turn away any traveler who has already checked in. Please come back tomorrow."

Given the identity and temperament of the Iron Badge Warrior, it was impossible for him to live in the livestock shed shared by humans and animals, so he had no choice but to sleep outdoors.

In the centaur camp, sleeping outdoors without keeping watch is a blatant provocation to these guys who walk on the edge of evil. If you don't expose them completely, they will have no face to face the great dawn. What's more, the dreadlocked centaur has already colluded with the unscrupulous shopkeeper and put a little something in the food and water.

It is non-toxic and has no side effects, effectively improving sleep quality, and no one can find fault with it.

In short, the next day, a guy who barely managed to wrap his genitals with grass leaves, amidst the laughter of the crowd, wiggled his two white buttocks and fled the Six Leaf Camp in a sorry state, disappearing into the dense jungle.

Having no money to ride the airship and having lost all their travel funds, the mission was already a failure, not to mention they'd made a huge mistake.

Knowing the young master's character well, the Iron-Winged Swordsman chose to live in anonymity and wander the world.

The guide the Zircon family had assigned to the White Stone outpost had not yet met the first swordsman. After making a few inquiries, the deputy captain of the patrol team learned the reason.

The young master's task could not be left unfinished, so he gritted his teeth and sent out a second batch of four elite warriors in a small group.

This time they learned their lesson and proceeded cautiously and discreetly. However, because they had wasted too much time, they had to speed up. So, in the Six-Leaf Forest, they chartered an airship and demanded immediate takeoff.

The dwarf in charge of steering the boat shook his head so hard it left afterimages: "Gentlemen, we don't sail on rainy days. It's an ironclad rule in our mechanical industry. We can't leave, we really can't leave!"

"Enough nonsense! We gentlemen are in a hurry. Besides, your ship isn't made of paper. What does a little rain matter? If you don't hurry up, my Green Pine Kingdom will charge you dwarves with delaying important matters and harboring fugitives!"

Under repeated threats, the dwarfs could only reluctantly activate their airship.

Speaking of which, are airships afraid of rain? Not really. They're usually left outside to be exposed to the sun and rain. Even in heavy rain or storms, the airship has drainage outlets everywhere, so the water can just drain out.

This isn't at sea. So why would the dwarf mechanics have such a rule? Nobody knows, because they've followed the rule for so long that this generation of dwarfs no longer knows why it existed in the first place.

Then, the elven sentinels living in the dark forest witnessed a magnificent scene.

Amidst the torrential rain, a bolt of lightning, as winding and twisting as a withered tree branch, pierced the sky. The arc of light swirled around the floating spaceship, delivering an extremely high-voltage electric shock to the life forms on board with an unknown number of volts.

The airship's gasbags were charred and shattered, and the entire thing, like a meteor shower, fell from the sky into the embrace of Mother Earth.

A few days later, the vice-captain of the Zircon family received a harshly worded and emotionally charged message from the Long-Legged Mechanical Company of the Dwarf Clan. The message contained a serious protest regarding the loss of the airship and its crew, and demanded huge compensation.

Those dwarfs may be a bit sleazy, but they wield considerable power. They're capable of creating multiple monopolies, so they're definitely not easy to deal with.

These ancient nomadic tribes, who have roamed the continent for millennia, profiting from commerce, lending, and price manipulation, were repeatedly slaughtered by various countries in their early years. However, after embracing the Mist Moon Divine Court and worshipping the Seven-Eyed God, they have now become a force to be reckoned with on the continent.

There's a saying on the mainland: "Never owe a dwarf a debt, otherwise the interest will snowball and you won't be able to pay it off even if you cut off all your flesh and blood."

The deputy captain, who was exhausted from the losses, calculated that even if he filled all of Huiyao City's income over the past few years with this compensation, it might not be enough.

Moreover, even if he successfully completed the mission, he would still face the wrath of Young Master Haisen if he lost this money.

Survival itself will be a luxury.

After discussing with his confidants, before the news spread, the vice-captain led a few loyal followers as another team to "hunt down the despicable thief" and embarked on a long journey.

Before leaving, he also took with him the salary that the city defense troops were going to receive next month.

They didn't go through the Six-Leaf Forest, nor did they enter the Streammoon Federation; in any case, nobody knew where they were chasing after them.

In short, one bounty was offered, three waves of pursuers were sent, the number of people sent grew stronger and stronger, and the amount of money spent increased, but so far they haven't even seen a shadow of Chen Mo.

As for Zircon Heisenberg, the eldest son, he has lost count of how many times his defenses have been breached.

Unable to contain his anger, Haisen dispatched his captain of the guard, Tikport, a fourth-tier Xuanjia Knight, leading an elite team of six advanced knights. They bypassed Ironback Valley, using the only path the elves were allowed to traverse the Dark Forest, and fought their way through the endless stream of forest monsters, entering the Stream Moon Federation from the east.

Why not take a spaceship? Of course, it's because the score with the dwarves hasn't been settled yet, and the Zircon family has been blacklisted by the dwarves.

In any case, the timeline of the Starry Continent has quietly returned to its original trajectory, with several streams from different directions converging towards that little prospective apprentice.

At this very moment, Chen Mo, who was in the Hal Preparatory Mage Tower, finally reached the peak of the preparatory apprenticeship and was about to usher in an important step on his path to becoming a mage—Psionic Enlightenment.

Once he passes this hurdle, he will become a formal apprentice mage, or a trainee mage.

It's equivalent to graduating from kindergarten and entering primary school.

As is well known, psychic enlightenment requires undergoing a small trial.

Everyone is really looking forward to it.

(End of this chapter)