It only took them half the day to get to the edge of the Swamp, which was much reduced from their own time.
But in their own time, there was a corrupted spell over this whole region, and all sorts of spatial distortions had become commonplace. Hopefully, that wouldn’t be the case now.
It shouldn’t if his memory was right.
"Shall we set camp?" Karl asked as Cara landed to inspect something in the grass.
[Make a nice illusion, and we can have a proper rest.] She agreed.
Karl nodded. "Do you have a preference?"
[Hmm, let’s go for the city and gargoyle gardens in the Drodh Guild House Library secret area.] Cara decided.
Karl laughed as he activated the [Illusionary Domain] using [Reality Warp] to make it solid enough that passing nuisances wouldn’t mess up their nap.
The illusionary gargoyles weren’t as good as the real ones, but they would do the job of raising the alarm, and if the intruder was below the Totem Rank, there was little chance that they would be damaged.
Even with Reality Warp, the illusions weren’t as durable as the actual Gargoyle spell, but they certainly weren’t soft. It would be similar to trying to hack through Mythic Rank stone, a hundred times harder than expected.
Anyone who passed by in the evening was sure to be confused by the sudden presence of a small ruined village full of strange-looking buildings, and then even more shocked when it all vanished in the morning. But what mattered to Karl was that there were comfortable beds in some of the houses, and that he could rest peacefully.
Dawn came much too early, and Karl prepared to head out after a quick meal.
[We need to start bringing Lotus with us when we go places.] Cara noted.
[You’ve got a point. A designated cook should definitely be on the list. I can make some of the basics now, thanks to Leo’s affinity for nature magic. But it’s still not the same as having a Nature Priestess with us.]
It did briefly occur to the pair that they were simply spoiled by an excellent group composition when they travelled. But they had put a lot of work into keeping their group, even if they had started to separate out a little as everyone advanced.
You could only push so far and so fast, especially when you were reaching the higher levels. So, they couldn’t just make everyone Mythic right away, they lacked the necessary comprehension.
While they didn’t have an exact location, thanks to Misty’s typical lack of information, Karl did have a good general idea of where the System Stones should be.
The old Temple wasn’t too far from here, and hopefully that was the set that they had been sent for.
It was in an odd time distortion the last time that he came across it, and the stones had sealed themselves away. But at this point, it might still be perfectly fine and accessible.


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