Leaving the plaza all the students disappeared to their ships. The groups were already put together beforehand. Dean Calisto used his special artifact 'Veilweaver's Cloth and this made the process quite simple. As stated, before this cloth has the power to reveal anything the user wants only limited within Kalpa. He simply used the cloth to determine the best teams for this expedition.
For a little over 60,000 students 60 teams were formed. All teams had 1,000 students; 10 teams had an extra person because the third-year students were each on a team. Alongside every team there was an instructor or some sort of guardian from the major races/factions.
When Akasha and his companions appeared, they were on warship similar to the one used during the secret. Except this one was much more extravagant. The space on the ship was at least 20 times what the last ship was and all around the deck were zafus. Obviously, these were for intended for cultivation during travel.
The 1,000 students were all gathered standing behind one zafu and in the center of the ship were three people. There was one woman and one male. The woman had nine foxlike tails with ears to match on the top of her head. They were black with streaks of silver mixed in and she had piercing blues eyes.
Of course, this was Liora.
The man had deep red eyes and smooth skin. His hair was short and black. Through his mouth that was now forming a sly grin you could also see fangs. This man was obviously a vampire, and he was Jax.
Liora floated into the air slightly with her arms crossed she spoke.
"As you can see each team will consist of 1,000 students. There will 60 different warships all going on different expeditions. For the next 450 years we will not return to Kalpa. Our mission and focus are to expand as much as possible before things get hectic.
Knowing this you should take the opportunity to get to know one another because we will not tolerate any friction inside. Now, our first target is a Middle-Level world 'Elun'. This world is currently independent from any faction similar to Kalpa, but their planet is home to humans.
We will most likely not be the only ones trying to conquer this planet either, because this is considered normal throughout the Galaxy. Finally, it will take us 5 years to reach there from Kalpa so use your time well. I will explain more to you once we reach the destination."
After Liora said this her and Jax moved towards the control center. Unlike the other ship that didn't have much other than a barrier, this ship was loaded. It had not only barriers, but also special mana weapons that were crafted by the Dwarves.
Hearing this Akasha slightly panicked.
"Wait.... then shouldn't I go fetch Kent?" He said under his breath. He took a moment to think about everything then nodded.
'Since we're going to a middle level planet, I'm sure even Amy and Celeste would be able to help. They will also have 25 years of training inside The Sanctuary so they might even reach the rebirth rank.'
Thinking this he turned to the others and was about to speak until he heard a voice.
"You. Come with me for a moment." The voice was very familiar. Hearing it the group turned their heads and saw Dean Calisto point towards Jovian. As if he didn't see Calisto's finger Jovian asked
"Who? Me?" While he asked this, he actually started pointing at himself.
"Pfft! This guy never fails." Akasha burst into laughter seeing this guy's antics.
Seeing this Calisto began to wonder.
'What could they want with this student? He seems a bit childish...' After thinking this he nodded his head and spoke.
"Yes, we have to go now. The ships will depart in about 30 minutes, so we don't have much time."
As he said this, he approached Jovian with his arms behind his back. Once in front of him he reached out to grab his shoulder and then they disappeared.
Akasha raised an eyebrow seeing this, but he decided to find out later. Then he looked towards Raven, Elara, and Lyria.
"I have to go fetch that Alchemist Kent since we will be gone for a while. I also need to prepare some things for Amy and Celeste before we leave."
"Will you have enough time though?" Raven asked
"Yea, the central continent isn't exactly close to us right now." Elara added
"Hmm, well I have a new skill that allows me to teleport anywhere I want. All I need is the coordinates or a visual of the place." Akasha said while shrugging and then he spoke again.
"But I will be right back. It won't take long at all" He said with a smile then he disappeared.
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Central Continent
Kent Vex was the Alchemist Akasha met when he was exploring the Central Continent. He had initially told him that he would fetch him in 5-10 years, but who knew he would be leaving for 450 years. He had already left him with 100 million mana stones, so he didn't really care about the inconvenience.
Kent was currently in his shop that has been close since he met Akasha. Right now, he was in front of a cauldron and he seemed to be refining pills. He had beads of sweat dripping down his face as he concentrated. After the day he met Akasha, he found no need to continue with his business.
He now would dedicate every minute and second into Alchemy. Before he needed money in order to practice, but now he was rich, and his employer was even richer. With this in mind he has been focused on creating a pill he has been thinking of for centuries.
There were all kinds of pills that were available on the market and majority of them were not original recipes. Kent was different because he never once used another person's recipe. Even when he first made a pill it was done purely instinctual. Every pill he ever created was his own original creation.
After about an hour of time the pill was finally done. A sweet aroma spread all throughout his shop and in front of him were 3 glowing pills. The pills were small; the size of a pea and they were blue with white swirls on them.
"Haha! Finally, I did it!" Kent exclaimed as he carefully put the pills inside of a bottle.
"So, what's that pill for?" Akasha who had been in the room for about 5 minutes already suddenly spoke and when he did, he scared the hell out of Kent.
"!!"
*crack*
When Kent heard the sudden voice, he jumped in freight and the newly formed pills were also dropped on the ground. The bottle cracked apart and the pills were also ruined. Seeing this Akasha scratched the back of his head.
"Uhhh, I guess I shouldn't have spoken so suddenly."
Kent seeing who the intruder was calmed his emotions and asked in defeated voice.
"W-why are you here already?" He sounded as if he could cry at any moment. He stood there looking at the broken glass and ruined pills covering the floor.
"Well, I came to fetch you. I know I said 5-10 years, but things have changed. I hope you have enough resources to last a few decades, right?"
Hearing this Kent raised his head and looked at Akasha with a raised eyebrow.
"I mean yes, but why would I need so many resources so soon?"
"Because it's time to work. I will be sending you to my personal realm and time moves faster there. While you're inside I need you to make as many pills as possible. I need every kind you can think of and there will also be two others inside.
I want you to give them a steady batch of pills over the time you're inside."
Kent hearing this took a deep breath. He turned around and began to put some things inside of his storage ring. After he was finished, he came in front of Akasha and nodded.
"I'm ready."
After those words Akasha sent him away. He walked out the shop and flew into the air and looked at the beautiful view one last time. Above him hung 7 suns and in the distance, he could see mountains that seemed to grow endlessly. He smiled and spoke
"450 years, huh? Well, the next time I come here, how about I wake you up O' Kalpa."
As if hearing those words, the entire world lightly rumbled. It was so light that it went unnoticed by everyone except Akasha. Seeing this he smiled and disappeared.