Heavenly Rings

While the troop of soldiers along side the two elders where moving toward the walls of Linglong city, going further in the land of the country, a solitary figure could be faintly see flashing high in the sky, leaving a faint stride of red light behind his passage.

Unlike the group, the man was actually heading toward the near border of the orchid country, passing hundreds of meters above the frontier guards. Even if he were spotted, was could common guards do? Being unable to reach him, less that stopping him for passing the frontier without consent.

During two days, the man continue to flee high in the sky without stop, passing by another two countries before arriving to the coast. Starting there, he will need to take the boat if he want to exit the island and return to the continent.

In fact the orchid country alongside the four other countries around it where in a land separated to the nearest continent by the ocean. While being separated, the distance was not that large, only a thousand mile or so. This distance was easily covert by ship because of the calm and peaceful weather blowing between the two land.

While being a cultivator, traveling a thousand of miles with the soul crystal with him was not possible for him at the actual moment, thus he need a way to return to the continent, and the safest way to do so was by ship.

Landing on the ground not to far from the harbor and the docked ship, he directly go the company building that own the ship to reserve his pass. The first floor of the four stories building was the only to be open to public, here, merchants cross path with common passagers or cultivator wanting to go to the continent.

Even if the different class melt, none of them where arrogant because the price of travel was only affortable for influent people, thus only noble or cultivator being part of sect could affort them. Everyone of the people present know that it not very wise to offence the others, since they want to evite trouble, none of them interact with other, attend to they own affairs.

After entering he directly head toward the right side were three windows, each for a sepcific case. The first was for merchants only, here they would submit their merchandises lists. On the second windows, the other peoples who wish to travels while tranporting merchandise up to a certain limits need to register here. Lastly the third was for those who simply travel.

Being loaded with the soul crystal, that already lay in a wooden box to avoid innessesary trouble, ad have been already entrust to the shipmens, he made his way to the second window.

Being only at less than a hour for the depart, the large majority have alreday embark, leaving only the last minute passager left.

"Wath could I do for you sir?"

On the other side of the conter, a young man adress respectfully to the man, after all, he was only a small employee here, if he were to infuriate a customer the compagy will not risk to offend a powerhouse just for him, plus being polite cost him nothing, so what bother being bossy when their no need?

"I need a place and have a lugage." While saying this, he give the palm size wooden plank he recive after register his luggage.

Looking at the size describe on it, the young man say. " It will be charged two gold coin for it, has for the travel fees, we have four disponible class available. The third class will be charged ten silvers per day, you will be placed with other in the lower part of the ship residence place along side with nine other traveler, no bed and two meal per day. The second class is fifty silver for a room of fifty sq meter, the room will be share with four other peoples. The first class is a private room of fifteen sq meter for five gold a day, three meal include. The last one is the VIP class, with a room of fifty sq meters three meals and a personnal attendant if you need for fifty gold coins. The ship will exit the harbor the ship in one hour, and will join first the continent Dorn country harbor Stern city in four day, before continating to the following country..."

"Dorn will be enough." Interupt the middle aged man. " The first class will be enough, and I would like to take my luggage with me."

"Sure, since the size is correct, they will no problem to transport your goods to your room." Said the young man after knowing that he will take a room for himself. If he have choose any of the two lower class he would have been charge with the price of another place since it would have reduce the available space in the room for other, thus came in conflict with the compagny interest." As the compagny entrust our customers with a four days travel, if they where a reason that lead the ship to arrive any latter, the compagny will assume it and not additional fees will be charge for the customers of first and VIP class. With the four days on first class and the luggage, it will be twenty two gold coins."

The price was why the other don't want to mess up with the other because a single day worth of travel in the lowest class was enough for a single person to live for five days. Because of the four minimum days of travel, a single person need to pool a total of forty silver or near a month worth of food. This not a small amount, less the higher class.

Noding is head, the man pay and the young man give him a key where was link a wooden note. On it where inscribe the number 6 on the first line and 53 on the second along with another plank of wood, the same size that he just give.

"Please return this wooden plank to the shipmens along with the number of your floor an chamber, they will transport your goods to it. The key need to be handle back before disembark."

Nodding a second time he exit the building and go to the previous place to have the crystal deliver to his chamber. Once done with all the nessesary commodity, he directly head toward the boat.

The ship use for the travel was actually a large ship long of 150 meters and 70 large. Made in a rectangular shape, and a flat bottom, it was a pure product of the island and completely made of dark brown wood, with an high of 25 meters. The integrality of the hold was use for the product of merchants and the travels will in fact lodge on the building who raise on seven layers on the deck.

The first three layers where actually use for the third class, the fourth and fifth for the second class. The six and seven layer where for the first and VIP class respectively. Climbing the stair until his floor and passing each door until the one with a number 53 crave on the door.

The room was simple but clean, with a bed and a simple desk and a window on the opposite side of the door. Not long after, a knock on the door could be hear.

"Enter."

At his word, two men enter with a wooden case.

"Here your luggage sir"

"Thank you, you can go now." Say the man after throwing them a gold coin each. Catching the coins, they bow slightly before leaving.

Once alone, he wait before the ship leave the harbor, looking at the window, the city slowly fade before the land start to shrink, after an hour, only water was visible all around. Now, even if someone of the group have see him take away the crystal, it will be too late to act, even if they wait for the next ship, they would be unable to found him as they would have one only every ten days. Because of not knowing the extend of the power of the other side, he always act carefully while traveling the land, choosing to travel day like night and quit the island the faster possible.

Only after leaving a ocean between the two would the child have a chance to survive, and perhaps one days take revenge. If he really wanted, he would not opposite it, after all, all he would do was to take him away and give him a place where he would slowly recover.