'Flying Magic Vehicles truly are incredible,' Richard thought.

He had heard of them before, only owned by truly powerful Magi. Even someone like a governor wasn't qualified to possess one.

Not only were they extremely expensive, but the cost of using one always required vast amounts of Nature Spirits to keep it flying fast.

As Richard watched, he even saw that his horse was also brought in the yard.

"Boy, sit."

Suddenly, Lilith, who had been sitting, beckoned Richard to sit in front of her.

Richard wondered what she wanted, but he sat casually, showing no sign of burden.

"Use Mind Attack on me again," said Lilith.

"Ohh…" Richard's expression turned strange when he heard that, but indeed, in their agreement, as long as she requested it, he would comply.

He sent a Mind Attack at her.

This time, Richard couldn't help but be astonished. Lilith actually appeared weak to him, and the Mind Attack he sent clearly affected her significantly. She had to struggle hard to resist it, her expression changing.

"Stop!" Before long, Lilith asked Richard to stop, as though she could no longer endure.

If it went on any longer, she might exhaust her strength to resist the Mind Attack.

At that point, she could fall under its control.

"Sister Lilith, what's happening?" Richard asked with a curious expression after halting the attack.

Lisa understood nothing. She was simply confused by Richard's question.

"Curious now?" Lilith gave a faint smile.

"This is my weaker clone. I have three clones, with one always in prime condition, while the other two serve as reserves ready to replace the main clone under any circumstances."

Lilith had no qualms telling Richard this, though her expression suggested she merely wanted to boast.

Clone ability—this intrigued Richard.

However, he knew Lilith wouldn't share it, so he decided not to speak further about it.

Lilith looked disappointed seeing him remain silent.

Richard stood up and moved to the window to gaze outside, only to find many mountain ranges and great rivers winding below.

In the distance, he saw mountains whose peaks were capped with snow, even though the mountains themselves were surrounded by lush green forests.

They were snow-capped because of their sheer height, not unlike Mount Everest on Earth.

Richard grew increasingly aware of how vast this world was.

Earth was truly nothing in comparison.

And what about strength equal to the entire world itself?

That was utterly beyond imagination.

Someone with such power could truly be compared to a natural disaster.

Before long, the sun had set, replaced by countless stars in the sky.

Their light illuminated the land below, allowing Richard to still see clearly, and from time to time he even spotted large and small cities.

As time passed, the Flying Magic Vehicle only became faster, making it increasingly difficult for Richard to see what lay beneath.

He wondered when they would arrive.

But he knew that the distance between the Eight-Star Province and the capital wasn't that far. It was among the provinces closest to the capital.

Richard glanced at Lilith again, finding her speaking with Sister Lisa.

Richard couldn't enter the Dragon Hall here, since Lilith would surely notice his disappearance, and he was reluctant to train outside it. So he decided to retreat to his room and simply relax, enjoying some fruit.

From time to time, he thought about Lilith's clone ability. It was truly enviable, essentially granting her spare lives.

Even his ancestor likely didn't possess it. Who knew how Lilith had obtained such a thing?

To his surprise, not long after, the woman herself entered his room.

Richard frowned, uneasy, as his mature thoughts became difficult to control with such a beautiful woman sharing the room with him.

"What is it?" Richard asked.

"Would you kill a little prince, about your age, for me? It won't be hard if you rely on Mind Attack—he would surely die," Lilith replied.

"What?"

Richard hadn't expected her words to be a request to kill a little prince.

"Are you insane?" Richard asked.

A prince—he was practically Lilith's younger brother, since only the king's children could hold the title of prince.

At most, they only had different mothers.

"I'll pay you, so what's the problem?" Lilith said.

"I don't want to get involved in your affairs," Richard replied.

Dealing with the royal family could be far more troublesome, since they had far too many subordinates.

"Huh, coward…" Lilith sneered, but to Richard, this was just provocation meant to bait him.

He didn't respond.

If this woman were sincere, why hadn't she directly offered something enticing, like her clone ability?

She clearly wasn't going to pay with that.

Realizing he wasn't easily provoked, Lilith could only leave in frustration.

'Perhaps it's a struggle for some kind of valuable inheritance,' Richard thought.

Such things were common for heirs of great families, but Richard hadn't expected Lilith to disregard her own age and choose such a vile method to eliminate a prince still so young.

'None of my business.'

He quickly pushed the thought aside.

In the end, he chose to rest—not to sleep, but to think of nothing beyond pleasant things.

Unexpectedly, the System's notification came sooner.

(Your mastery of the Dragon Fist Arcane Art has increased from 16% to 29%!)

Dragon Fist (29%)

'Again.'

Richard hadn't expected this newest Arcane Art to surpass the others so quickly.

"Richard, Richard, come out quickly, we've arrived!"

Suddenly, he heard Sister Lisa's call.

This was sooner than he had expected.

He immediately stood and left his room, moving to the front window to look outside.

"Wow!"

In an instant, he was stunned.

He saw a great city—not built on flat ground, but standing atop hundreds of massive mountains, some of which even had snowy peaks.

What was even more astonishing was that many of the mountain peaks were connected by bridges spanning who knew how many kilometers.

The city was brilliantly lit despite the night, visible in every corner. Its size was easily twenty times that of Night Valley City.

There were no walls surrounding it. Instead, it was encircled by a vast river, more than two kilometers wide, filled with enormous ships crossing it.

Looking further, the river seemed connected to the sea.

Richard couldn't see the sea clearly due to the darkness, yet he faintly glimpsed scattered points of light in the distance.

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