Firefly Journey

Robert and his sister were completely unaware of Lin Yuanran and the others' whereabouts, and proceeded with their divination ritual without a care in the world.

To avoid attracting their attention, the two groups kept a great distance apart, and the brother and sister appeared as mere black dots in each other's sight.

From the air, Paninger could clearly see their every move. Robert and his sister would never have imagined that someone was plagiarizing.

Finne Roberts' ceremony lasted for almost half an hour, until finally, she seemed to be completely exhausted and almost collapsed.

Jamie reacted quickly, helping her up: "How are you?"

"We have results!" Finney said happily.

Upon hearing this, Jamie Roberts was also delighted. Although his sister's "fortune teller" skills were only at their first awakening, they were far more useful in this situation than mere combat prowess.

Robert comes from a noble family in the Debasa Empire and has access to many initial professions. The "diviner" of the Death Path is already widely known, so it is not surprising that Fine possesses it.

As a girl who wasn't interested in power, she didn't like the profession of the Ancient Battle Arena, the state religion, and chose another church path.

Of course, in the Debasa Empire, most people are still loyal followers of the God of War, and extraordinary individuals, regardless of gender, will choose the profession of Fighting Officer.

Jamie Roberts is such a person; he is a "Templar Knight".

"where is it?"

Finne Roberts held out her slender, jade-like finger, pointing southeast. Jamie was overjoyed: "Can you walk by yourself?"

Finney rolled her eyes at him: "I'm just exhausted, not paralyzed!"

“Okay…” Jamie didn’t dwell on the topic, and walked southeast with Finney. Their actions were noticed by Paninger and Allen, who had been watching closely.

"They've made a move!" Paninger relayed the message.

“Go ahead and continue monitoring,” Wind Chime said.

Keeping a distance and not afraid of being discovered by the siblings, Lin Yuanran and his group reaped the benefits.

As they followed, the wind chimes suddenly stopped. Lin Yuanran asked, "What's wrong?"

“Some people share the same thoughts as us.”

Lin Yuanran was startled and looked around, but saw nothing.

"But I didn't see it."

“If you could see that, that would be terrible!” Fway joked.

"Allen, how many of them are there?" Wind Chime asked.

"Two, a man and a woman. Judging from their attire, they are from Mechanical Wings." Allen appeared before everyone in a flash, reporting the situation.

"Mechanical wings?" The group fell into deep thought.

It seems they also know who is stronger and who is weaker among the extraordinary individuals who entered the Divine Ruins.

Even if you can't find the location of the relics yourself, following someone who can will achieve your goal, right?

Little did they know, Lin Yuanran and his group also harbored the same idea. It was truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind—a truly wondrous situation.

"Shake them off? Or..." Lin Yuanran asked.

“Mechanical Wings members are stronger than most of us.” Fway put away his nonchalant expression. “They are skilled at combining alchemical artifacts with magic, and the combat power they display is beyond our ability to contend with.”

Lin Yuanran understood a little. The difference between them was like someone with a kitchen knife trying to chop someone with a gun—it was obvious.

“Let them be. Cassius said that what they get depends entirely on their own abilities. We can’t stop them from following us, just like those two in the Fighting Arena couldn’t do anything to us,” Wind Chime said.

The situation is clear, yet unsolvable. Even if someone openly follows you, what can you do? So many extraordinary individuals have entered the Divine Ruins; it's impossible to monopolize the good stuff—countless eyes are watching.

However, the people of Mechanical Wing probably never imagined that the person they were following was also a novice, and was also following someone else.

As the Robert siblings continued their advance, more and more people joined this game of the mantis chasing the cicada.

This was unavoidable. If one or two people walked in the same direction, no one would suspect anything. But now, starting with St. Louis and with the addition of Mechanical Wings, two powerful forces were advancing simultaneously. Even a fool would know which way to go.

Of course, Robert and his sister at the front were unaware of this...

The locomotive was overjoyed, believing it had found the right direction, and sped off. More and more carriages followed, and under the influence of herd mentality, those extraordinary individuals from all over the country now joined the main group.

Fengling, who clearly noticed the increase in the number of people, sighed inwardly. Well, it's better to be together than not even knowing where the relics are.

Seeing that more and more people were following them, Paninger saw no need to stay in the air any longer. He said angrily as he walked, "Wind Chime, with so many people, do you think we can get anything good?"

"do not know."

"So what do you guys say? Baboon, Hauglis, uh, little brother?"

Fway said irritably, "We'll find out when we get there. Why make so many assumptions?"

Hauglis didn't answer, so Lin Yuanran was even less likely to offer an opinion. "I'm just here to loaf around. You're asking me? You might as well ask a dog in St. Louis; it might know more than I do."

After trekking for about another hour, Robert and his sister stopped, their faces beaming with joy. Ahead of them stood a magnificent domed palace.

They quickened their pace and soon arrived outside the palace. The once magnificent golden gates, weathered by time, were now in a terrible state of disrepair, covered in dust, and seemed to have been corroded, their color faded.

“Jamie, we found it!” Finne Roberts excitedly held out his hand.

Jamie clapped his hands in celebration with her, "Yes, but it seems we're not the only two who discovered the secret."

Immediately, he and Fine turned around, and in the distance, countless figures were approaching.

Finne Roberts was stunned, a shadow falling over his fair face. When did these guys...? Had they been following us all along? How despicable!

"What... what's going on?" Fine exclaimed.

Jamie replied in a deep voice, "I'm afraid we were being watched from the very beginning. It's my fault; I failed to notice them in time."

Before long, the blurry figures approached. The first to arrive were naturally the students of St. Louis and two members of Mechanical Wings.

"You don't have the ability yourself, so you secretly follow others, right?" Fine said indignantly, wanting to accuse these freeloaders.

Feng Ling said indifferently, "Using other people's abilities to achieve your goals is also a kind of ability."

"You!" Finney was really angry, her eyes filled with tears, as if they were about to burst out at any moment.

Jamie took out a handkerchief, wiped his sister's face, and whispered, "This isn't Radiant City. No one but me will indulge you. You need to get used to this, understand?"

Finney took the handkerchief and wiped her own face, forcibly suppressing her bad mood.

“Your abilities are indeed very strong. Since you’re here, let’s go in together.” Jamie knew that things had come to this point, and there was no point in saying more or turning against them. It would be better to take advantage of any slight sense of guilt they might have.