Back on the Hunt 

After Cykad had isolated himself for a while, he would finish sending out all the communiqués to his men scattered throughout the northern region of Concordia.

Not only would they have to locate and map the spectres, but they would also have to gather evidence of the creatures' actions.

At the moment, Cykad could do nothing to gather a force to defend Concordia. The enemy of the mainland forces at the moment was Lothur, so any contact he tried to make in the short term would end in more trouble for everyone.

But things could be very different once Lothur grew stronger and headed for Demon Island.

With Cykad doing this with an eye to the future and Lothur's women trying to focus on cultivation while he finished what he was doing, hours would pass in the blink of an eye.

With the end of the night, a new day would dawn, and once the day was half over, the young Ritter would finish his hours of alchemical production.