Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

Malin’s first stop was the wizard village near the Holy Oak—now the village had a few more residents, some of whom had received letters from the first group of settlers. They arrived on-site, half in doubt, only to quickly discover that the facts were indeed as their friends had described.

This was not the whispering and temptation of the Evil God; even a blind man, if he had the slightest transcendent power, could feel the oak’s might and grandeur.

Some of the wizards were said to have attended a meeting and obtained some intelligence. Among them, those who believed in this beautiful story came from one end of the human world to the other and ultimately saw their hopes fulfilled.

The laws of the wizard village were simple—all matters were to be adjudicated by the leading wizard and witch-hunter who had established the village. Should their opinions diverge, Malin would make the final decision.

His visit today was also because a wizard in the village had once again entered that meeting and heard a very interesting story—an old wizard had casually mentioned during a chat with another wizard he was familiar with that Lady Anna’s offspring had been framed. It seemed the culprit had also fooled their adversary.

The wizard at the meeting naturally knew who Lady Anna’s offspring would be—she had only one, Faye Mowish, Malin’s wife.

So he informed Malin at the first opportunity.

After hearing this, Malin remained silent for a long time—the intelligence was too peculiar. He had already considered it an accident; why would such a message circulate among wizards at this time?

Ultimately, Malin passed the message to Lady Anna, hoping she could respond to the situation sooner.

Then he told the wizards not to spread this secret.