Silver Moon City, City Hall.

Reese sat in his City Lord's office, overlooking the entirety of Silver Moon City, a sense of pride welling up in him.

But every time he thought of his lost son Medel, his heart was filled with sorrow.

He would rather give up Silver Moon City and hope that Medel was safe and sound.

"All of this is because of that damn Herag! A bastard who took my child's life!"

Every time Reese thought of his son dying at the hands of that bumpkin wizard, he felt furious and wished to tear Herag to pieces.

However, Herag disappeared suddenly from Silver Moon City, and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

Reese believed it must have been Parker and his group who secretly helped, otherwise, Herag couldn't have vanished so completely on his own.

Judging by Parker and the others' quick retreat to the Small Plane, Herag perhaps followed them in to hide.

Although the personnel list entering the Small Plane showed nothing suspicious, it would still be easy to smuggle someone in.

If not for Serlandir's higher-ups requesting the Taylor Family not to push too hard, Reese would have directly entered the Small Plane to check thoroughly.

Now, Parker and his group have voluntarily given up their interests, and indeed, the Taylor Family aren't in a position to investigate further.

Otherwise, it would mean an outright break, and the conflict would escalate to another level, which was a consequence Reese couldn't bear.

Dawn Mage Mick was also unhappy, as matters had reached his limit, and he couldn't push any further.

Reese also considered dealing with Herag's woman, but when he went to investigate, he found Reese, Asuna, and the others had also disappeared.

Only the Cheqi Family people were left, but now they also had some tied interests, and acting against them was meaningless.

Herag had already taken those around him, and the people from the Cheqi Family meant little to him.

Reese grew more convinced it was surely Parker and others who secretly aided Herag, otherwise, they couldn't have escaped so cleanly.

"City Lord!" An urgent knock came from the door, the voice belonging to his subordinate, Hailo.

"Come in," Reese said slightly annoyed.

Hailo immediately opened the door, seeing Reese's expression, he knew he had angered him.

If he couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, he feared he would suffer a reprimand.

Hailo spoke, "We've found Herag's talisman stone signal."

"What?" Reese immediately sat up.

Reese had always arranged for people to monitor Herag's talisman stone signal, but it was never detected.

He thought Herag had likely destroyed and discarded the talisman stone and never put any hope in it, but he didn't expect to receive Herag's talisman stone signal now.

"Where is it?" Reese asked quickly, staring intently at Hailo, as if emitting a palpable killing intent.

"To the west, in the pollution area, near the Eye of the Storm," Hailo said.

The signal was only an approximate location and difficult to pinpoint precisely.

"Pollution area? Has this brat been hiding there all these years?" Reese felt a bit puzzled, not expecting to find the signal in the pollution area.

Receiving a signal in the pollution area indicated Herag was surely near the Land of Dawn, at the intersection with the pollution area, the only place where there could be a signal.

From this point, it seemed Herag might have come from inside the pollution area, preparing to enter the Land of Dawn.

After pondering briefly, Reese said, "Inform our Pioneers in the pollution area to be vigilant; Herag might appear there. Also, contact the people at the Eye of the Storm immediately and inform them of this news. Should they spot Herag, ask them to detain him and hand him over to us, and the bounty will be fully rewarded."

"Understood, City Lord," Hailo noted everything down and nodded.

Reese said, "Go quickly."

Hailo then left the office to start dealing with these matters.

Reese thought for a moment, took out a talisman stone, and began contacting some people.

...

Herag did not linger long at the Eye of the Storm and swiftly headed south, directly towards Serlandir's Silver Moon City.

He traveled at an incredible speed, able to traverse hundreds of kilometers in a single thought.

What originally took months by airship could now be reached within a day.

Herag looked at the familiar Silver Moon City ahead, feeling a surge of emotions.

Silver Moon City was still the same city, but the owner had changed.

Though still nominally a city of Serlandir, the actual rulers were now of a different faction.

The Silver Moon City's port had noticeably more airships, with many large and small ones docked.

At intervals, airships would descend, while others would ascend.

Flying over the Ten Thousand Mountains between the Barren Land and the Land of Dawn was now commonplace.

After the Taylor Family took over Silver Moon City, they leveraged family connections and networks, vigorously expanding many trades.

Trade between the Land of Dawn and the Barren Land had become very frequent, and now it wasn't just trade; many tourists traveled back and forth as well.

Many from the Land of Dawn, hearing of the Barren Land's natural environment, naturally wanted to visit.

Even several wizards had settled in the Barren Land, with both sides' trades now interconnected and resources no longer scarce.

Anything desired could be obtained through trade, making the Barren Land a more suitable place for living.

The only issue remained the concentration of energy particles.

While the Witch Array could partially solve this issue, it still wasn't comparable to the Land of Dawn's environment.

But many wizards had given up hope for advancement, so the lower concentration of energy particles mattered little compared to enjoying life in the Barren Land.

This led to the emergence of many powerful wizards in the Barren Land, no longer as rare as before when encountering an Official Wizard was difficult.

Herag watched the airships flying across the sky, deep in thought, and then took a step to appear within Silver Moon City.

He emerged in a small alleyway, going unnoticed by anyone.

Herag looked in the direction of King Street, and with another step appeared on King Street.

His sudden appearance startled a nearby coachman, who quickly fled.

Here, as usual, there were coachmen waiting nearby, hoping for business.

Herag ignored the fleeing coachman and walked directly towards his former home.

He reached the doorstep, frowned, sensing there were people inside.

This was the property he bought, which granted him permanent residency rights once purchased.

But now it seemed those rights had been reclaimed by the Taylor Family.

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