The third day after the end of the Twin Fire Battle.

Inner Sea Desert.

A team of Crimson Knights, riding flame beasts known as "Flame Horses" that could carry loads across desert terrain, advanced steadily towards the deepest part of the desert.

Unlike the knight order that accompanied Barbara when she first arrived at the Wildfire Territory, this one wasn't necessarily more elite.

Rather, each knight exuded an unspoken aura of blood and fire.

That was the scent of war.

Only those who had just experienced the baptism of war and crawled out from piles of the dead could possess such an iron-blooded temperament.

Some in the team still bore wounds.

This was a group of knights that had just survived the Twin Fire Battle.

"...It's so hot, are we there yet?" a somewhat sharp male voice rang out.

The speaker was an odd one within the group.

He was a young knight.

But unlike the other knights, this person was dressed in a low-key yet luxurious light armor suit, meticulously maintained in every detail.

This young man's face was also extraordinarily clean; there wasn't even a hint of a warlike aura on it, let alone any masculine vibe!

It's not that he was overly handsome; in fact, the young man had very fair skin, but with quite a rugged facial contour.

It was just that his demeanor, speech, mannerisms, and body language, particularly that sentence "It's so hot, are we there yet," were indeed a bit pretentious and effeminate.

The other knights didn't respond to the young man at all.

Of course, the young man wasn't asking them.

He was asking a girl riding a Flame Horse beside him.

"Don't be in such a hurry, Havier. According to the map, we should be there soon."

The girl spoke.

Her voice was soft and cute.

However, her appearance was a bit indescribable.

If the young knight addressed as "Havier" was "overly refined for a knight,"

then this soft-voiced girl was, as a Warm Fire Mage, "a bit too unconcerned."

It wasn't that she didn't pay attention to personal hygiene; she was quite clean.

But it was apparent that she didn't care about her attire at all, or rather, she had no concept of it—

Her Magic Robe was evidently too large and didn't fit.

Her chestnut hair was naturally curly and could look beautiful with a little care, but now it was as messy as a bird's nest.

Oversized glasses sat on her small face.

Below was a thin, white neck.

And... an enormous bust! Even the excessively wide Magic Robe couldn't conceal it!

Her name was Leia.

She was a bookworm.

Even on horseback, she was holding a thick book. This might explain why she wore such thick glasses at a young age.

At this moment, she temporarily put down the book, lifted her somewhat naive-looking face from it, and called out, "Grandpa Falk, we're almost there, right?"

At the far end of the team was an ordinary carriage.

A calm and aged voice came from inside, "Yes, we're almost there."

Leia nodded, finally putting her book down completely.

But even when she put it down, the thick book remained by her side—because she actually had the hefty book slung over one shoulder like a satchel.

"Hey, Havier, don't you think it's a bit strange?"

Leia pushed her glasses up, eyes still brimming with curiosity even without the book, glancing around, "They say there are lots of Desolate Beasts in the Inner Sea Desert, but we haven't encountered a single one on our way; don't you think that's strange?"

"What's so strange about that!" Havier's face still bore an expression of "disgust and impatience" towards the harsh desert environment, his chin slightly raised, "With Grandpa Falk and me in our team, what Desolate Beast would be so blind as to come and court death?"

"But the book says: Desolate Beasts have no normal animal instincts and are devoid of reason. They shouldn't have the concept of 'seeking death or not', should they?"

"Hmph! Leia, you aren't a Desolate Beast; how do you know they have no concept?"

Havier frowned, seemingly unwilling to engage in a deeper "academic discussion," perhaps feeling slightly annoyed by the girl's counter-arguments.

At this moment, the team suddenly stopped.

The knight at the forefront said: "My lords, we have arrived. Ahead is our destination, Miss Barbara's... Wildfire Town."

This knight had just experienced the Twin Fire Battle; with a mature mind and a firm will.

Yet, his tone and wording faintly carried a peculiar emotion.

First, he used a "should," saying "We should have arrived," rather than a completely affirmative sentence.

Secondly, when he mentioned "Wildfire Town," he paused unnaturally.

In truth, the Iron-blooded Knight's genuine thought at this moment was: Damn, is this really... a town?

According to the map, there's absolutely no mistake.

But what he saw before him greatly differed from his original expectations.

"Oh, have we arrived?" Havier and Leia exclaimed in surprise.

A scarlet light quietly lit up in Havier's eyes, one of the fundamental abilities of the Crimson Knight—using his own "Crimson Fighting Qi" to stimulate specific body parts he wished to enhance.

Temporarily strengthening his physical functions with Fighting Qi.

At this time, Havier was using Fighting Qi to enhance his "Eye Power."

Leia, on the other hand, raised her small hand, and a series of lively flames instantly emerged following her gesture, then condensed into a three-meter-long magic telescope in her hand aimed forward.

It wasn't until they took a look that the two, like the leading knight, were also a bit stunned.

Is this Wildfire Town? Formerly controlled by that old mage Humboldt's Wildfire Town?

But... this can't be Wildfire Town, can it?

Because this is simply not a "town" at all!!

Though still some distance away, everyone in the team had a method to temporarily increase their view distance.

From afar, they could see the continuous construction of a building complex, still under construction, but instantly discernable: not haphazardly built but planned in advance. The distances between buildings, their arrangement, etc., were all meticulously thought out!

The spread of buildings covered a vast area of desert land.

Far surpassing the size expected for a "town!"

Of course, whether Havier or Leia, or any other members of the team, had grown up in Warm Fire City or were currently working there.

Having seen the level of prosperity of Warm Fire City, they naturally wouldn't truly be shocked by a city that looked like it was being built in the depths of the desert.

What truly made everyone in the team feel so incredible was that bustling atmosphere.

Even if still at a considerable distance away—able to see far but temporarily unable to hear—Leia and others could still feel an air of positivity, sunshine, and passion from the scene!

This aura was what truly astonished and made them find it unbelievable!

They had to know this was the Inner Sea Desert.

Without any Water Tower Trees, the Inner Sea Desert was nearly a life-forbidden zone.

Yet what actually appeared before their eyes was a rush of vibrant energy!

"This... have we gone the wrong way?"

Havier paused for a moment, his face sinking as he stared at the leading knight, "Where is this Wildfire Town? Did you take us the wrong way? Damn it, I'm already very hot, I've been tolerating it for a long time, and now you take us the wrong way, do you believe I'll—"

"Oh Havier, don't be so harsh."

Leia pulled Havier aside, "The route is definitely not wrong. This might be... the legendary 'mirage'?"

"What's some mirage?"

Havier was evidently different from Leia, having not read much.

"A mirage is a special phenomenon in the desert. Havier, you can understand it as a natural 'Illusion Magic.'

Leia, with a good temper, patiently explained.

Then made an apologetic expression to the Knight Commander who was leading them.

The Knight Commander, who was originally very dissatisfied with Havier's attitude, couldn't act out, tightened his lips, with his face looking bad. Seeing Leia's apologetic expression, he couldn't help but sigh and held back, merely turning his head away not to look at Havier again.

"Since it's a mirage, let's keep moving forward," Leia said, smiling happily, "Great! Just being able to see a mirage once makes this trip worthwhile! Hey, you all keep going ahead; let me watch a bit longer! I'm afraid if we get closer, I won't be able to see it."

"Getting closer actually allows clearer viewing."

A gentle voice suddenly sounded on the scene.

Just by hearing the voice, one could tell its owner was quite young, similar to Havier.

But unlike Havier's slightly sharp voice that was unpleasant to hear, this voice that just sounded was soft like a gentle stream.

The knights, who had just gone through the dual flame battle and then received the task to bring the third lady home, were still tense and hadn't completely retreated from the war state.

Upon hearing this voice, unexpectedly, they felt a bit relaxed, sensing the invisible string in their hearts that couldn't relax, slightly easing.

Even Havier, who had a terrible temper, was a bit dazed.

The person speaking was, of course, Andrew.

Water Magic's transformation of oneself is comprehensive.

Andrew, speaking, wasn't really intentionally using any Water Magic, but as a Tier Three Water Magic Lord, now when Andrew spoke, it naturally had a "mild as water" tone. Previously, "fresh and tender," first completely introverted into "mundane," now was in a state of not deliberately outwardly but also not excessively introverted.

At this moment, Andrew was about twenty meters ahead of the Commerce Association's team, first looking at the curly-haired girl and smiling: "That's certainly no mirage; getting closer actually makes it clearer!"

Then, Andrew politely addressed everyone: "You must be sent by the Warm Fire Commerce Association to pick up Miss Barbara, right? Welcome!

Welcome to... Wildfire Territory!"

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