Especially at the time when the Star of Calamity is approaching.
His individual strength may not be significant, but at critical moments, he can always make his side heard just a little louder.
The meeting with the military concluded within a few pages of the report. Captain Zhang brought him three Energy Angels — considered a small support from the military, though sparse, it was truly a great help. Ever since the battle with the Wanderer, almost none of his Main Battle Mechs were left in good condition.
The Twin Stars of Orphen still haven't been repaired.
Having these three Energy Angels alleviated his urgent needs.
However, after the battle of Idus, due to the updates from the Star of Calamity event, his level experienced some change, surpassing the barrier of Level 22 and approaching Level 23. Once he gets past these two levels, he will formally end his long rookie stage.
Once he passes Level 25, he will be considered a veteran Invoker.
In fact, this period hasn't been long.
Only about a year or so.
Compared to the top talents of frontline guilds, this speed is considered outstanding. Even Sophie is not as quick as him in this regard.
Of course, all of this was due to a series of fortunate coincidences. Mainly the Dragon Witch quest line, which was almost coincidentally completed solely by him. At most, it only involved the other members of the Seven Seas Travel Group.
Events of such a large scale, in the past, would require a Grand Guild to mobilize everything at their disposal. For instance, facing a foe like the Wanderer, even a single one of the top ten guilds might not stand a chance against him.
Luckily, every time, he had reliable natives to assist him.
In Dolifen, there was Lady Misu and Diket.
Later in the underground of Fenris, there was the Lizardman Prince, and even military intervention.
In Fanric, if Anluose hadn't been there, the result might have been different. And this time, it was entirely due to Kalatu and Tang De, and even Miss Eve.
However, such good fortune won't last forever, Fang Hong knows that, ultimately, he has to rely on himself. Fortunately, the Dragon Witch event has concluded, and although the Wanderer escaped, from the looks of it he's unlikely to cause trouble for him in the near future.
As for the killer of Miss Atira's brother, after this battle, things have mostly come to light; afterwards, it's only a long pursuit of the culprit. Given their current strength, they are not in a position to trouble the Wanderer.
Though Kalatu and Tang De have talked to him about many things.
But some things are about ancient prophecies and holy relics. Others are about the movements of major factions in this world, which, for the time being, don't concern him.
Right now, he seems almost transparent, with nothing at hand to do — simply building his own ship.
And once the Seven Seas Traveler is completed, he believes it will be a different scene.
But even though he appears transparent, it seems someone doesn't want him to be truly transparent —
Mr. Greyrock diagonally crossed the Istania Desert, officially entering the Ika Corner area after passing Bent Angle Oasis on the third evening. This was already the westernmost edge of the Colin Ishurian Continent. Further south, after crossing the Mist Fjord, was the homeland of the War Lizard People.
Nogness.
And their group's destination was to stop at the southern Mist Fjord after passing through the first major port of Istania, Tansnier.
And complete the final task there.
But that day, when Mr. Greyrock reached the outskirts of Tansnier, Sophie sent a message and talked to him about something.
That matter was largely about the recent battle of the Descendants of Flor at Idus. He only later learned that the soul of Dragon King Leifgard sunk one of their ships in the end — it seems the King of Dark Giant Dragon's hatred for preventing its unsealing wasn't as deep as its animosity towards the Descendants of Flor.
Whether it was a coincidence, or due to some other reason.
However, what Sophie spoke of had nothing to do with the losses of the Descendants of Flor — such a large force, a single Floating Ship, was still bearable as a loss. Moreover, in the war between the Descendants of Flor and the Rainbow Alliance, there were annual rumors of heavy losses.
But no considerable weakening was seen any year.
What this Princess really talked about was his relationship with the Descendants of Flor.
Fang Hong jumped down from Mr. Greyrock's platform, stepping one foot in deep sand and the other in shallow.
The high temperatures of the desert by day were scalding, and the limited moisture beneath the shrubs evaporated in the sun, resembling warped space. Soft sand grains seeped into his boots, almost like immersing in hot water, which was truly unbearable.
Luo Hao took off his boots, turned them upside down, and the yellow sand poured out like a waterfall. Yes, although the Istania Desert was also known as the Silver Sand Sea, that was merely for its magnificent view under the moonlight. In fact, during the daytime, it was still an endless expanse of yellow sand.
As soon as the two alighted from Mr. Greyrock's platform, they felt the unfriendly greeting of this sea of sand.
Sophie squinted through the video and watched everything before speaking:
"Did you know?"
"Your actions in Fanric have brought the domestic Super Competitive League to a complete halt."
"Now all the major guilds are aware of this, and the Descendants of Flor are no exception, they naturally have to find out who caused them to cease activities for months."
Fang Hong broke into a cold sweat on hearing this, not particularly worried about the Descendants of Flor, but if he becomes the enemy of all domestic guilds because of this, it would be too much. After all, it was the military behind these actions, and he was merely the scapegoat.
"…Does that mean I've thoroughly offended your Silver Weslan too?"
"Not quite to that extent."
Sophie, upon hearing this, mischievously smiled.
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