Two days later, Link's group returned from the South, fully loaded.
This time, they brought back 569 Ethereal Crystals. They'd practically wiped out all the Ethereal Warriors around the Syndicate.
After returning to Ferde, Link didn't rest. He immediately gathered the core Magicians of the territory to start producing Ethereal magic equipment.
This equipment could transform into Legendary-level power, making up for the lack of high-level martial combat in Ferde. In other words, these were strategic resources. They had to be perfect and flawless.
Naturally, this required powerful Magicians.
At the present, there were six core Magicians in Ferde. Other than Link, there was Eliard, Vance, Alloa, and Celine.
Celine especially had studied Link's enchantments for about half a year without rest. Paired with Link's obvious help, she was very advanced in enchantments now. She was practically equal to Vance and the others.