Wizard: My magic facility can be upgraded!

Chapter 71 On the Way to Obsidian City

The female captain frowned slightly, glanced at the airship's cabin door, and then thoughtfully glanced at Li Ang.

Captain Eric stared at the closed hatch, clenching his fists so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

Several seconds passed before he slowly loosened his clenched fist. He turned around, patted Li Ang's shoulder forcefully, and forced a relaxed smile onto his face.

"Don't take it to heart, Li Ang. Those charlatans from the Zodiac family... they've always been like that, always trying to make their words mysterious."

The surrounding teammates cast comforting or sympathetic glances at her, while Elisa whispered a word of reassurance: "Don't worry too much, it might just be a joke."

Li Ang met Captain Eric's gaze and nodded, his face showing a relaxed expression.

"I understand, Captain. Thank you."

But the gloom in his heart had not dissipated. Others did not know about the death prophecy, but only heard Celia's cryptic words, so they were not sure what it meant.

But Li Ang knew the true meaning of those words, and Celia's momentary surprise and doubt were definitely not feigned.

She genuinely believed that Li Ang shouldn't be alive now.

The airship's whistle emitted a deep hum, signaling that departure was imminent.

Captain Eric took a deep breath, rallied his spirits, and scanned his teammates and the other two teams, his voice regaining its usual calm:

"Alright, Eighth Squad, board the vessel."

"Yes," everyone responded in unison, and they all walked toward the airship's gangway. Li Ang gripped the broom in his hand and stepped onto the airship.

As the airship's engines started, it slowly ascended into the air. Compared to public airships that still needed griffins to provide propulsion, the airship of the Wizard Tower was clearly much more advanced.

The airship sailed smoothly above the clouds, with the silhouette of Riley City gradually shrinking below. On the deck, the members of the Eighth Squad had already mounted their brooms and spread out in a warning formation.

Captain Eric was at the forefront, his eyes scanning the airspace ahead like a hawk. Leon and Elisa were positioned on the left and right flanks respectively, while Miguel and Remus were responsible for rear vision.

Five brooms trailed faint magical trails, circling the airship like loyal wingmen.

"The eighth squad begins patrol. All units, maintain alertness, pay attention to maintaining altitude, and be aware of cloud cover and air currents."

Captain Eric's voice came through the badge clearly.

Li Ang adjusted the power of [Gale 200]. His broom was so powerful that he only needed 30% power to keep up with the troops.

Feeling the biting air currents at high altitude, Li Ang maintained the invisible [Gentle Breeze] force field, making flight more comfortable.

After flying for about half an hour, several black dots suddenly appeared in the clouds ahead.

"Three stag eagles to the left front, at 11 o'clock," Captain Eric immediately warned.

That was just a level 0 monster, not particularly fierce, and even if left unattended, it wouldn't cause any damage to the airship.

But a mission is a mission, and their duty is to clear all monsters from the route.

So almost the instant the captain finished speaking, Li Ang and his companions had already drawn their wands.

A condensed [Wind Blade] technique whistled through the air, striking a stag eagle first. Before it could even utter a cry of pain, it was reduced to two pieces of flesh and fell from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a [Flame Arrow] and another [Lightning Strike] finished off the remaining two stag eagles.

Captain Eric grunted in response, saying nothing more, but his taut shoulders seemed to relax slightly.

The patrol went relatively smoothly. Occasionally, a few clueless level 0 flying monsters would crash into them, but the team members quickly dealt with them.

The two-hour patrol time was quickly up, and at the handover moment, another squad took off from the airship deck to take over the patrol mission.

The eighth squad landed on the deck, put away their brooms, and returned to their private lounge located in the middle of the airship.

The lounge was small and simply furnished, with only a few metal benches fixed to the floor and a small table.

Miguel and Remus collapsed onto the bench as soon as they entered, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Long-distance flight and monster extermination are by no means easy for an average apprentice wizard.

"Same as always, recharge the brooms first." Captain Eric took out a wooden box from the storage cabinet in the corner. Inside were neatly stacked standard cut magic crystals. He distributed six to each person.

"Use it sparingly. Each person only has six pieces for this mission; you'll have to cover any extra."

He gave a brief instruction, then picked up his broom and magic crystal, and went to a corner to replenish his energy.

The others also began to act, embedding the magic crystals into the grooves at the end of the broom handles, guiding the magic power within into the broom's energy storage core.

Following suit, Li Ang picked up the six magic crystals he had been given. He first pretended to press one of the magic crystals into the groove, and with a slight thought, he did not fully guide the energy of the magic crystal. Instead, he devoted half of his attention to quietly mobilizing his own spiritual power and slowly injecting it into the broom.

The terrifying recovery power of the Acceleration Pocket Watch Lv3, combined with the reserve mental energy stored in the Wise Man's Ring Lv2, meant he didn't have to rely entirely on magic crystals for charging.

From the outside, the magic crystal's light flowed normally and dimmed, and no one could tell what was going on inside.

About ten minutes later, everyone had finished replenishing their supplies, and Li Ang put the magic crystals he had barely used into his pocket.

He did this not to save money for the tower, but because he knew that although the captain hadn't said anything, the magic crystal wouldn't be taken back after the mission, and this one magic crystal was worth two silver coins.

He heard this news from Elisa. According to her, it was a kind of hidden benefit, and the magic crystals allocated for each mission were based on the maximum consumption.

So these kinds of outings, though arduous, are also quite lucrative.

"After a quick rest and meditation for one hour and forty-nine minutes, it's our turn to take charge of the interior security."

Captain Eric glanced at the magic clock on the wall and announced.

Upon hearing this, Li Ang immediately entered a meditative state to replenish the mental energy he had previously consumed.

The rest time passed quickly, and the members of the eighth squad left the lounge and came to the door of a cabin on the upper deck of the airship.

This is the room of our escort target, Celia Lyman. While resting just now, Li Ang learned that she is the niece of the leader of the Astrological School and a very outstanding rising star in the Zodiac family.

Leon knew very little about the Zodiac family, only that they seemed to be a family that specialized in prophecy.

Two members of the enforcement team, dressed in brown robes, silently made way for Captain Eric.

Captain Eric knocked on the door and said in a deep voice, "Eighth Squad is here to relieve you."

The door didn't open immediately; a woman's voice came from inside, "What's for lunch today?"

Captain Eric said in a deep voice, "White crystal powder."