After crossing the Great Canyon, Holy Bow Peak, and entering the southern slopes of the Kudi Mountain Range, the climate gradually warms up, and spring often arrives a month or two earlier. By the time you reach places like the Brown-Red Forest, it's already mid-spring in February or March.
Fortunately, the team set off early the next morning, giving Fang Hong a whole day to say goodbye to Ande.
On this day of departure, the legendary Alchemist seemed somewhat absent-minded. That morning was Fang Hong's last lesson at the manor, where Ande Ulriel taught him knowledge related to Magic Power. Halfway through, the old man suddenly stopped.
Fang Hong was slightly startled and looked up. "What are you looking at?" Ande raised his silver ash eyebrows, picked up the book, and knocked on him. He had gotten used to this in recent days, but the book was held high and lightly put down, finally smacking the lad's brow with it.
