Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

"Vincent, do you already have a family?" Millie suddenly asked while they are traveling. She was a bit hesitant to ask this question but she really wanted an answer to this.

Their group is currently in the Vermillion Hawk. Rem and Tara were tasked to pilot this time while Vincent, Ceri, and Millie were in the passenger seat.

"Huh?" Vincent was surprised at the unexpected question.

"Ugh… I mean, why do you have your own estate? Who are the people living there? I'm just curious since we're about to go there. I need to know about them."

"Ahh… It's like that. Don't worry about it. I'll introduce you to them later. In any case, no… I don't have a family. I almost had one because my parents arranged something for me but I already settled it."

Vincent answered.

Millie was a bit confused by the answer but she decided to just let it go.

"How about a blacksmith? Do you have a blacksmith there? I really want a customized sword. I can't use some techniques of my Primal Sword Art with the swords from Nidite City… They're not thick enough."

Ceri said as she looked at the sword on her waist with a helpless smile.

Vincent also checked the sword with his senses and realized something.

It is a standard sword used by many knights but indeed, it is quite different from the Arcane-Forged Primal Sword that he received from the elder of the Sect. He got it when he helped the Primal Sword Sect's caravan before and is still within his interspatial ring.

"We don't have a blacksmith yet. But we will certainly have lots of them once I get my territory. Don't worry, you will get your swords."

"Really? That's great… I'll pay for it once we're earning already."

"Hmm… Instead of that kind of payment, it would be great if you could train some of our people as well. There are five great talents in the residence but they do not have a sword teacher. If you can teach them some basics about swords, that would be great."

Vincent said as he started naming the people within the residence. He didn't elaborate on their identities since they will be meeting later on but it should at least give them some impression about the Stellar Residence.

"It's a place filled with talent! Are you sure you can invite us? I think we're not talented enough." Ceri said with worry while Vincent was unsure whether she was just teasing him or not.

It seems that Ceri has an impression that only those talented can join the Stellar Residence.

"It's not like that… They were a bit special. Ahh… It's better if they're the ones to tell you about their condition. In any case, I'm sure they'll be happy if they learn from sword experts. Their current teacher is a Mana Practitioner after all."

Vincent said referring to Yulia. Although Yulia knows some Martial Arts after being taught within the Zemin Clan, it was only at an intermediate stage. However, her sword skills are only at the beginner level so Yulia decided to just teach them some Martial Arts instead of Sword Arts. She doesn't want to embarrass herself after all.

Soon, the Vermillion Hawk arrived in the vicinity of the city.

Surprisingly, they were stopped by the Sky Guards this time! This has never happened before!

Within the cockpit, Rem and Tara received a communication request so they called Vincent for assistance. They can't deal with this kind of thing.

"Tell us your name and affiliation…"

This is what Vincent heard from the communication crystal as soon as he entered the cockpit.

"I'm Vincent. The Seventh Disciple of the Tower Lord." He kept it simple. He's unsure about the sudden tight security so it's better to cooperate and say less.

There was silence from the other side as if they were trying to verify his words.

Currently, Vincent was able to sense ten Dragon Riders following their aircraft. They were equipped with Magic Tools that seems to be capable of shooting down their aircraft.

​ Of course, this might only be possible if he hadn't enhanced the aircraft.

However, now that it's already a +10 Epic item, there was no way it would be taken down by those weapons.

"We have confirmed your identity. However, there is still an inspection that must be done. Please follow the Sky Guards and they will lead you to the inspection site."

"Understood."

Vincent agreed without hesitation. In any case, he doesn't have anything to hide. He also wanted to know what was going on since the security before wasn't this strict. If there was some sort of incident he missed, he wanted to hear about it.

They then followed the Sky Guards to a huge field where 10 or so aircraft were currently being inspected.

All of them were quite larger than Vincent's aircraft as they seem to be carrying heavy cargo.

As soon as they landed, an officer informed them not to go out yet since the inspection with the other vessels was still ongoing.

It seems that there are only two inspection teams and they have to wait for a while.

Nevertheless, Vincent was informed why they are doing this so he was very patient…

"The plague has reached the other towers already?" Vincent muttered.

A few weeks ago, Vincent encountered Azer's team as they collected a special flower to cure the people who were affected by a certain plague.

During that time, he didn't think too much of it since only the 22 and 24 Towers were affected. They were quite far from the first tower and as he understood, strong mana practitioners would not get affected by the plague at all.

After about 10 minutes, Vincent noticed a commotion happening outside and immediately checked it using his senses.

His sudden sweep of Mana Sense and Soul Sense was noticed by both Millie and Ceri who had trained their Primal Sense to a certain level. They then tried to find out what was happening outside as they looked through the window.

There, they witnessed a group of people being taken by Medical Practitioners! They didn't look well and were surrounded by heavily armed guards who were also wearings masks while observing the situation.

It seems an infected person was found in that aircraft.

After five more minutes, the inspection team finally began checking the passengers of the Vermillion Hawk.

The inspection officer is accompanied by two medical practitioners and three security escorts. They were all wearing protective masks and they appear quite intimidating.

They immediately checked the identities of the people inside and realized something.

"Hmm? We have no records of these two people."