Chapter 763 Erti
"So what are the groups?" Lyrica asked as most of them needed to class up to tier 5 while Shiro wanted to search for the spirit capital.
"Hmm… I can probably look for it with Nan Tian or something. You girls need to class up. Unless you need something from the spirits, I think we should split up for a bit." Shiro said as the party nodded her head.
"I'll need to go to the front lines for a bit since I need some demon parts." Madison sighed as Shiro pulled out her phone.
"I can probably give my sister and cousin a ring so that they can help out with that. After all, they're at the front lines." Shiro said as Madison nodded her head.
"That would be helpful. After I get to tier 5, I think I'll pay the demon continent a visit since we need to sort that out soon." She sighed.
"Mn, when we do that everyone should be tier 5 so we'll be ready for most of the dangers. With the new age being so close, there's going to be tier 6's in the mix but we should be able to deal with them." Shiro smiled.
Asking the rest of the party, they eventually decided to let Shiro and Nan Tian look for the Spirit Capital while they classed up.
Giving them a piece of her runic guardian as back up, Shiro watched as the party left the area.
"Now then, let me summon my spirits and then we can have a rough guess as to where the spirit capital is." Shiro said as Nan Tian nodded his head.
Summoning Nimue, Attie, Iziuel and Estrella, Shiro held Attie while Estrella stood up.
"The location of the Spirit Capital is secretive since they move around a lot. As you know, I was previously a member of the royal spirit council so I have a rough idea on where they might be but I could be wrong. The spirits always change their location so that they're not surrounded and eliminated." Estrella said as Shiro nodded her head.
"We'll start our search from there then. Where do you think the Spirit Capital has moved to?" Shiro asked while creating a map of the world.
Pointing to the far east, Estrella tapped on an island and zoomed in on the map.
"I believe that this should have been their next location so we should start there. There is no doubt that they will probably be looking for you as well so it may be helpful to visit the previous site first in case they have sent out a few patrols."
"Aren't you a former member? Do you not have a way to contact them?" Nan Tian asked as Estrella shook her head.
"Unfortunately no. Otherwise I would have contacted them long ago so that they can assist her highness to the best of their abilities." Estella shook her head.
"That's fine. Also, a question from me, do you happen to know about the spirit world? In my trial, I came across an interesting spell that allows me to access it." Shiro asked as Estrella raised her eyebrow before nodding her head.
"We do but only the higher ups know about the way there. That's because if too many portals are opened it could expose us to danger. However, at the same time, the higher ups don't want the spirits that are lower in the hierarchy to know about this since it reveals too many secrets. I don't know if you have experienced this but when you're in the spirit world, a few secrets come to light such as hidden treasures or locations where a lot of energy can be sensed. If the younger spirits know about some of this and were captured, they could have the information extracted from them by other races and it has happened before." Estrella shook her head.
"Damn, the spirits were quite oppressed before I became queen huh?"
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"Mn."
Seeing the downcast expression on Estrella's face, Shiro sighed.
"Don't worry about it. I also made a promise to Nimue that I'll kill those who have tormented the spirit race so. Well… promise is putting it a bit lightly. I vowed to help her kill the queens that have tormented the spirit race." Shiro chuckled.
"Indeed you have. You were so untrusting before too. But it wasn't you who was in danger, it was me since now that I have made that vow everyday is just filled with me wanting to throw islands into the air." Nimue sighed. While she may say that, she didn't regret it at all despite the frustration it gave her. At least it didn't make life boring.
"Mn. Nimue, Iziuel, have you two been in the spirit world before?" Shiro asked.
"I think I have but Nimue probably hasn't." Iziuel tilted her head for a moment as Shiro nodded.
"How about we pay it a little visit. It's ok if Nan Tian joins right?"
"Since you are the Empress of the spirit race, your orders are absolute. If you wish for Nan Tian to enter, he can. If you wish for the entire world to enter, they can." Estrella said as Shiro only shrugged.
"It's not that severe. I'm not going to get the whole world to join. Plus, Nan Tian is trustworthy so it's fine." She laughed.
"Oh my, I'm touched." Nan Tian chuckled.
"Oh shut it you know you were trustworthy a while ago." Shiro rolled her eyes.
"Perhaps. But hearing you say it is better."
"Whatever."
Snapping her fingers, Shiro created a magic circle and muttered a few things in ancient spirit language, Shiro created a portal in front of them.
"Let's travel in the spirit world. Who knows, we might find something interesting." Shiro smiled as they nodded their heads.
Entering the spirit world, Shiro and Estrella were greeted with a familiar sight while the rest were enthralled by the shift in colour as well as energy being rather visual.
Glancing down at his hands, Nan Tian was surprised to see a thin veil of white coloured aura that seemed to flicker with starlight.
"Interesting." Nan Tian muttered while glancing at the distant Mount Olympus. There were several flickers of golden aura but it was rather faint. It showed that the mountain was touched by the gods but they didn't make it their permanent residence.
While he was glancing into the distance, Shiro was furrowing her brows since this was a little different than the one she saw in the forgotten realms. Previously, the colours in the spirit world were rich but this one was a little murky like a thin sheet of mud was spread across the world.
Estrella was the same as she had a frown on her face.
"The skies are darkening. When the new age arrives, I think the spirit world may lose its l.u.s.tre unless time passes without any problems." She muttered as Shiro nodded her head.
'The dark skies could be an omen of sorts since she did say that the spirit world was one that holds quite a few secrets.' Shiro mused to herself while walking through the spirit world.
Making a note on their current location, the group started to make their way towards the old spirit capital in case they left behind any scouts.
"So where exactly is the old capital?" Shiro asked curiously.
"It's in a country known as Erti. This was a new country of demi humans created near the border between demons and humans since there was quite a bit of prejudice before. But things have gotten better so it's a hub of sorts now. We decided to use it before because we had a connection with the president and he was helpful enough to conceal our presence. But It's been a while now so a new president would have been elected. With a new president, I doubt the higher ups would be confident enough to stick around so they would have left." Estrella replied as Shiro raised her eyebrows.
"If we know that the president has changed and that they would have left, is there a need to make such a large detour?" Shiro asked curiously.
"Yes since I wish to visit the old president and ask him a few things about the current state of the spirit race. While he may not know the details, getting a general idea is still good." Estrella replied.
Nodding her head, they proceeded towards the country of Erti located between the border of human and demon territories.