Holding the Divine Artifact, "Lantern of the Boundless Sea," with one hand.

Ronald was about to return to share this good news with the rest of the adventure team in the tent.

But just before he turned around.

Ronald suddenly froze in place, his gaze shifted towards the northwest of the campsite.

"...."

Since the ownership of the lantern was now in Ronald's hands.

By applying the usage rights of this Divine Artifact, he could naturally sense a lot of information.

At that very moment.

Right near the northwest of the campsite, at the edge of the lantern's light,

Something was blending within the swirling snow, quickly fleeing towards the direction outside the light's reach.

"Huh?"

There's no way I'm letting you escape!

Ronald's eyebrow raised, his free hand reaching out as he made a gesture to grab the distant location out of thin air.

Swish——

The spell of controlling objects activated instantaneously.

Accompanied by Ronald's motion, a snow-white figure was captured on the icefield and was flung back towards the camp like a cannonball.

Bang——

In the blink of an eye.

Ronald's outstretched hand had firmly grasped the snow-white figure.

As his fingers touched the other's body, Ronald felt the thick fur and hard muscles.

—Not human.

—Has high resistance to impact.

Well then... I can play around a bit!

His thoughts raced through his mind, and Ronald's actions didn't slow down for a moment.

Before the captured creature could react, Ronald drew his left leg back, raised his right hand holding the creature high, and slammed its body onto the ground.

Boom!

Though Ronald didn't exert his full strength, the power of the slam was still formidable.

The solid ice beneath the campsite shattered into large cracks, even causing a slight depression in the surrounding terrain.

Had it not been for the years of snow accumulation forming a thick ice layer, Ronald's strike might have caused additional trouble.

"Ack!"

Correspondingly, the creature in Ronald's hand spat out blood.

The blood froze instantly upon hitting the ice surface, creating a uniquely shaped stain.

As for Ronald...

Feeling from the touch of the creature in his hand, its muscles had relaxed but still trembled weakly from breathing.

Judged the force just right.

The creature hadn't died but had lost its ability to fight.

"Ronald, what's happening outside?"

At this moment, Giovanni also rushed out of the tent.

Established on the ice, the campsite naturally felt the changes due to Ronald's actions. Giovanni, the leader of the adventure team, came out first to check the situation as Costate continued protecting the others.

And then, Giovanni witnessed a surprising scene.

At the edge of the campsite, Ronald was holding a humanoid creature covered in white fur with one hand, and in the other, he held a lantern emitting endless light.

The swirling snow could not intrude upon the light of this lantern.

As for the creature in Ronald's hand...

Giovanni clearly saw this white creature was not at all part of the campsite, or the original inhabitants of the land. Its peculiar appearance even intrigued a large deer freshly startled by the commotion, stretching its head to curiously inspect Ronald's catch.

"Giovanni, this guy was hiding around our campsite, and I happened to catch it."

"Let's go back to the tent and talk."

After a brief explanation, Ronald immediately led Giovanni back into the tent.

The members of the adventure team inside the tent, initially anxious from the tremor, observed Ronald's return with the white creature in hand, and the atmosphere in the team changed immediately.

"What... what is this?"

"I've never seen anything like it!"

The others were evidently curious but also somewhat afraid, looking at the thing Ronald brought with mixed emotions.

—This was undoubtedly a brand-new creature they had never heard of.

Only Costate's reaction was different from the rest.

Familiar with Ronald's habits, Costate stood up from his chair and walked directly to the white creature:

"Sir, should I extract its memory?"

"Of course."

The breath left in the white creature made it the ideal target for memory extraction.

As the surrounding others were still shocked by the term 'memory extraction,' Costate nonchalantly reached out with his right hand and squeezed the creature's head.

"...."

A Magic Fluctuation flashed through the tent.

When Ronald noticed the movement of the creature in his hand shift from minor twitches to complete stillness, he casually tossed it onto the tent floor and sat opposite Costate:

"So, tell me, what information is in this thing's memory."

"Sir, your previous suspicion was indeed correct," Costate first praised Ronald, then continued to report the information he had extracted, "This creature is a summoned being preparing to invade the human world."

"Due to the scarcity of humans in the north, most summoned beings capable of resisting extreme climates are currently gathering nearby, taking commands from higher-level beings."

A gathering of summoned creatures...

This aligns completely with my previous suspicions and the information provided by Flegg...

Ronald nodded slightly before asking further:

"Besides that, is there any other information?"

The servant continued:

"This creature is just a scout among the summoned beings, actually knowing very little; it discovered us simply because the area it was responsible for coincidentally overlapped here."

Costate first clarified the identity of the white creature, then conveyed the last useful information he had extracted:

"The final useful information... is that these summoned creatures have controlled several human casters, and are preparing to open a new summoning gate in the northern direction."

"Moreover, the techniques appear to be consistent with those used by the people of Ni'gar in Twin Creek City as per its memory."

"Good, I understand..."

Ronald nodded in satisfaction.

The information Costate extracted was of great value to him, already quite commendable.

Meanwhile.

Having witnessed the entire process and the conversation between the two, Giovanni finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked:

"Mr. Ronald, what's all this about invading the human world?"

"Didn't you mention that we're going to encounter some Dust Giant Beasts?"

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