Chapter 1505 - 518: The Romeo of Yesteryear

Inside the box was the first emblem Lord Rein had obtained at the Mingster Swordsmen Division— the Bronze Emblem, which Olena had arranged to be sent from Mingster as quickly as possible.

Naturally, there were many such personal items at the Rein Mansion, but Olena didn’t want to worry Rein’s family prematurely before the situation became clear, so she hadn’t disclosed this information to Rein’s family, and the personal item was also sent from the Mingster Swordsmen Division.

Grand Astromancer Dalain took the wooden box, and when he took out the Bronze Emblem inside, he was slightly taken aback. Obviously, a swordsman’s Bronze Emblem seemed too distant from Rein’s current status; however, he didn’t say anything and immediately began casting.

Several minutes later...

"Lord Rein is still alive, but the starlight is rather dim, likely due to severe combat injuries," Dalain said, his face slightly brightening after finishing the cast.

Based on intelligence, he naturally believed Rein was severely injured rather than for any other reason.

"The question is, why would Crown Reginald say that they couldn’t locate Lord Rein?" General Augustus asked with a furrowed brow.

"Even if Lord Rein possesses witch artifacts like those that obscure witch arrays, it doesn’t make sense; the Federation has already launched a sweeping search, practically counting every ant on the island named Reef Island."

"Well..." Dalain found himself unable to answer Augustus’s question.

Actually, there was one point he hadn’t mentioned: when he performed great astrology on Rein just now, he found that searching for him was surprisingly difficult, even more so than recently searching for Prince Menia.

This meant that, from a certain angle, Rein’s strength surpassed Prince Menia’s, but how was this possible?

Prince Menia possessed late-stage Dawn Wizard strength, royal bloodline, and was a seasoned Dragon Knight of the Empire...

Dalain couldn’t quite wrap his head around it at the moment.

The key is, the strength of the divination target affects the precision of the divination.

All divination skills, whether it’s great astrology or others like crystal ball divination, aquatic plant divination, etc., are heavily influenced if the target’s strength exceeds the caster’s.

Therefore, the precision Dalain could achieve through divination was only at the current level.

At this time, Elder Ivan of the Elder Council, after contemplating for a moment, said:

"According to Reginald’s statement, they nearly arrived at the island simultaneously with the Sea God Sect after the explosion, but they couldn’t see the avatars of the Nether Sea Goddess, Menia, or Rein."

"Could it be possible that the avatars of the Nether Sea Goddess defeated the two and then controlled them, returning to the temple in the sea?"

Elder Ivan’s words plunged the hall into silence, and everyone in attendance fell into deep thought.

Indeed!

This possibility can’t be ruled out!

After all, if they were on the island, even if Rein had an obscuring witch array, a thorough search would have found them long ago.

After thinking for a while, Marshal Alfred asked, "Crown Dalain, can you now determine Lord Rein’s approximate location?"

"Yes, he should still be near that Federal waters," Dalain nodded, responding.

"In that case, I agree with Elder Ivan’s opinion. It’s very likely the avatar of the Nether Sea Goddess severely injured Prince Menia and Rein, and took them both to the Undersea Temple." Marshal Alfred said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, everyone pondered for a while and showed expressions of realization.

"Hmm, in that case, it corresponds to the anomalies displayed by the great astrology." Grand Astromancer Dalain also nodded, remarking.

The three individuals with the highest power and position on-site agreed, so the others naturally nodded in agreement, even if some still harbored minor doubts.

After all, it’s at least good news!

It indicates Rein is still alive, as for Prince Menia, he also seems not to be... entirely deceased!

...

With the guidance of the Star Mage’s Platform, the Empire’s high ranks encountered difficulties after research.

Although the general area was identified, the Sea God Sect’s headquarters was under the sea, different from land where searches are easier; the marine environment is complex, making the search still extremely challenging.

Secondly, even if the position of the Nether Sea Goddess’s temple is found, it would undoubtedly lead to fierce battles. If the number of strong participants isn’t sufficient, it is likely to result in danger instead.

However, following the Ferdinand Forest incident, within the current Empire Territory, various cult activities have become increasingly frequent, each Imperial Guardian practically has a province or territory they need to guard, with only the Imperial City Tamriel housing multiple standby guardians.

Still, after the last Imperial City battle, this number of Imperial Guardians is necessary.

"In that case, let the Elder Council send someone," Elder Ivan glanced around and decided.

....

The news from the high-level meeting quickly spread within the upper circles of the Empire’s elite.

Many top-level nobles initially heard the news with a hint of skepticism, especially considering Reginald’s report used words like ’suspected’ and ’possible,’ but things are different now.

The information has been confirmed by none other than Crown Dalain, the foremost Grand Astromancer of the Empire!