Out of curiosity, Darius also checked on Unyris, especially the dragon perch that pierced into the highest layer of the sky. There, he saw a Dragon so huge and magnificent that his mind quaked.
Suddenly, the Yuli'ann Castoro's eyes opened with a snap as he looked around vigilantly.
"Someone dares to spy on me? I sense the aura of that damnable Goddess!"
This seemed to trigger the fellow as he roared out in anger.
"Bitch girl Vena, roll down here and free this Dragon God from this shitty planet! Our deal is expiring in like 2 years. LET ME OUT GODDAMMIT!!!"
Darius decided to leave the thrashing Dragon Ancestor where he was and leave the Map section alone for now. Next, he opened up his History sub-menu and checked the list of places he had been to.
Since there was nothing of note here, he naturally moved onto the Communication sub-menu, which was a feature he was quite intrigued with. Immediately, he used it to contact Jorge, and felt surprised when a screen appeared before him that red 'calling'.
Immediately, Jorge seemed to pick up, displaying the beautiful blonde in a torture chamber, her hands and apron bloodied while what might once have been described as a body sat in a chair behind her.
"Lord… Darius?" Jorge asked with surprise.
"Georgina… how are you?" Darius asked softly, smiling gently.
Seeing that it was Darius, Jorge was overjoyed, but quickly suppressed her feeling, maintaining rational calmness and professionalism.
"Greetings, Lord Stone. I'm currently well. Would you like an update on Safemoon's status, as well as the Supreme Faction?"
Darius nodded.
Jorge continued. "Three months ago we discovered some Agents of Fraterina who wore raiding our caravans from Andrato out to the world, stealing our resources and disrupting our business route."
"Immediately, we captured the ringleaders and interrogated them heavily, finding out much of what was going on. From what we've gathered Fraterina has paired up with a certain faction from Gravitas in order to attack Safemoon slowly."
"Those from Fraterina are unaware of the real identity of their backers, but inferred from the way we were able to be recognized worldwide that they certainly couldn't take us in a head-on war. So, they resorted to sabotage to weaken us and check the depths of our ability."
"Our initial lightning-fast response and success caught them off guard and they laid low for a long while. It was only recently that they started again, this time using a large-scale operation that they must have planned for a while."
"I mobilized my squad and many others, in fact, all our elites have come forth to fight them. Nevertheless, the enemy outnumbered us 4 to 1 and the enemy had the assistance of some strange robots similar to yours, but nowhere near as smart or effective."
"Unfortunately some of my men lost their lives and none of us managed to escape without injuries, but we routed them all and even brought captives back. Behind me, I am working on the leader of the operation."
Jorge gesture behind her as she finished her narration.
"Hm. Gather the bodies of our dead and keep them whole. I will revive them once return. As for this matter, do not worry. I will be returning to Safemoon in 7 days, and we will have a lot of catching up to do." Darius replied sternly.
Jorge bowed with reverence. "Yes, Lord Stone."
Darius ended the call and sat down in his chair, thinking for a bit. He decided that his plans needed to be brought up and he needed to take less of a lax position, both for himself and for Vena.
After all, she had clearly stated that she wanted Darius to gain the combat experience he would require, and not remain the silent planner he was all the time.
Or to put it better, Darius could silently plan everything and anything he wanted, but he also needed to work on his own self and reach a standard where even if his plans failed and things turned dire, his own power and skill would be able to save the day.
That was a fair request, and Darius added it to his mental to-do list.
Next, he checked on the Fast Travel. This was something he was extremely interested in given how the True Supreme System seemed to hype it up a bit when they were chatting.
Darius opened and saw that it was basically the world map, only that he could now select any point he had been to and instantly appear there without paying a single dime, mana, or anything else.
It was instant too apparently, so he could be anywhere in Faust if he wanted. The moment Vena had told him about it, Darius had formed a devious plan in his mind that would more than certainly work.
As for the plan? It was simple and hinged on one item he had kept ever since he had first met Foldo.
[Entry Token - Miscellaneous
Durability: 50/50
Quality: Average
Uses: 1
Description: A special pass meant for outsiders of Gravitas. It allows the owner to teleport to the visitor's center of Gravitas for 24 hours before forcefully being sent back.]
As for how he would effect the plan, it was obvious enough and didn't need elaboration. Darius played around with the Fast Travel menu for a bit before moving onto the Dimensions sub-menu.
Unfortunately, there was nothing there, as Darius had never entered a different Dimension before. However, he would do so in the near future depending on how lucrative such things were.
Darius then opened the last tab of this menu, the Worlds sub-menu. Here, he saw two planets placed side by side. The one on the right was Faust, a beautiful planet with small landmasses and a LOT of ocean which was marked as 'currently here' for Darius.
To his surprise, the one on the left was a familiar blue planet that no one could mistake, the star of the milky way and the spawn point of most humans, Earth.
Unfortunately, the planet was darkened and a tag appeared above it that spelled 'locked'. As if to stress that point, it even had a locked padlock symbol to it.
It seemed that Darius couldn't head 'home' just yet, not that he ever really wanted to.
