Alden stood in front of a grand teleportation gate.
It was easily ten times larger than the standard portals inside the teleportation hub. The academy only used it for large-scale student trips.
One of the major arcs of the novel was finally here—Chaos at the Ancient Ruin.
It had been a few days since Alden became a member of the Luminous Accord.
So far, he hadn't done anything for the organisation, though he'd received dozens of messages from Vanyaa asking why he disappeared without saying a word.
He responded with a single line: I was busy and had something to do.
In the time since, he'd checked in on the items he'd commissioned.
First—not even Cipher could uncover anything about Nyx's background. Her file merely stated she'd appeared at an orphanage one day and passed the academy test.
That was it.
Strange.
Second, Alden received all the potions he ordered, including several stat-boosters.
But after testing one booster, he discovered a cold truth—he couldn't use them.
