"We are taking to the air. I will carry you in my claws. There is a slight wind, but nothing to worry about." Mordant was fine with letting Current take to the water. He saw that Current wanted to take down some prey in the waters as they neared the island. Not to mention exploring some of the underground water flows that he had already mentioned.
There was also the fact that the rest of the party would be staying with Mordant when they landed on the island anyways. Walker would be the only one, along with Midnight, that would be able to fly through the air and reach the island without any help.
"That's fine with me, Let's just get a better view of whatever is going on there." Gil's thoughts were simple, get in to the air, and then see what he can see.
He knew that with his sharper eyes as an archer, that he would be able to spot anything that might be going on. From what they could see at this beach shoar, there were many plants that grew on the island. So many that it appeared to be an island jungle which was very unusual to understand.
There was also the size of the island. It appeared to be somewhat manageable to explore in a day, but Mordant and Current had already mentioned it stretched larger than what the others expected. Since this was the case, then it would be harder to get a handle on if the party were to search it from the ground. Which seemed to be the necessity due to the growth of plants everywhere.
The plants added yet another challenge though. They would not all be known to the group. It was the same with the elven forest. The party had once explored there and seen many things that could pose a danger to them without the proper knowledge. Specifically, what was and was not safe to eat let alone touch.
Due to this, Walker would be on high alert with the all around appraisal skill since he was the only one with it. None of the party had yet to get it when using the alla round appraisal magic scrolls. It was such a slim chance for them to get it that they had not expected it to happen. It would just take a longer and longer time since they just had to keep trying.
"Walker, what's on your mind?" Remey noticed that Walker had just stepped in to the air as Mordant flapped his wings to carry the others. Remey had grown used to this slightly since she had been carried by dragons before, but Mordant was being incredibly careful as not to harm the party. Therefore, she easily spoke with Walker now compared to the first time they had been in the air.
"I was just thinking about skills and how it would be easier if everyone had the alla round appraisal skill. I know we have the educationist title and it could help everyone learn the skill. But if we use that then it would put us at a disadvantage. It's the same with spatial mana and the fact that I want everyone to be able to get the affinity or learn a skill related to it. If we all had the spatial storage skill of any strength or level it would be great, right?"
As his thoughts were a little broken up since there were so many potential possibilities, Remey had to think for a moment before replying. They were still getting higher in the air after all. There was time to speak and think.
"Forget about us learning the all around appraisal skill. We can work on that in our own aways. I can already somewhat get information about herbs just by looking at them and tracing the characteristics. It's pretty simple since I'm a one of a kind alchemist." Remey was a little arrogant but had a good point.
Since Remey was an alchemical brawler, she could record the information about an herb or potion materials easily. But because she ha d learned so much, she was able to deem certain qualities valuable or safe to interact with. This was just something that came with knowledge. By this example, she would eventually gain a skill that related to appraisal specific to herbs and potions. She already could ascertain the quality of a potion as it was.
But this was also why she had stuck around Walker. It was a form of training. Walker had noticed it and nodded with Remey even though she was a little arrogant at the moment. He realized that Remey had been around a lot of appraisals and a lot of him storing herbs away. Whenever they were out she was right there. She had been closer than the others in some way. Onyx and Midnight would be the next closest since Onyx normally rested on his shoulders and Midnight at his side. Even now, Onyx had taken a place on his shoulders.
"You are right. You should be able to figure things out. I will just keep doing what I can." As much as EWalker wanted to think on this more, they had finally reached a height to get a full view of the massive island that stretched out below them.
The jungle filled island was longer than he had imagined. Walker looked around and noticed the many rocky outcroppings proving that this island was more than just sands. It had a solid base that had risen over time from the water creating this large place for life to grow.
This alone was enough to understand that the island would not just be some hollow sandy place that could be washed away by a few storms. It had roots and stones that held it there. It would be able to get larger over time too as more sands and other things washed up and became part of it. This meant that there would be a guarantee that this place would potentially connect with the mainland.
As if to prove this, Walker noticed the dark lines of sand under the water. These were shifting sand bars that would only be accessible when the tide was far out. However, it was enough to show that what he was thinking was already happening. The currents of water around the island were eventually going to connect it to the mainland.
"Oh, that might be a little hard to handle." Su's exclamation was matched with Alice and Gil who both had been surprised by what they saw. Midnight's slight roar also drew Walker's focus. It wasn't the size of the island that had drawn these reactions. It wasn't the plants that they had seen. Nor was it the fact that Current had already dove deep in the water and resurfaced showing that he had easily hunted a large fish type monster that was living in some rocky underwater cave.
All of this was important and a way to learn from what they didn't know about the area. However, what was ticking out were the ways that some trees had clearly been cut to allow something to climb them.
This reminded the entire party of how the elves would shape the trees over many years to become natural treehouses. These natural tree houses were perfect homes. But the trees here were cut so that something could climb them and see larger spaces across the jungle. It also looked as if they were perfect places to use as a traveling road above the jungle. A path that let something explore or move from place to place.
The entire island was covered in lush jungle and had clear pathways that went through the treetops. Nothing truly built out of metal or stone but just out of the wood from the tree branches cut to make this happen. Even the jungle vines had been grown and used to create everything necessary to hold it all together.
With this to focus on, Walker tried his best to spot anything moving. Anything alive. Yet, he failed. There was nothing to be spotted. "We scared anything from showing itself, but now we have proof that something is here or was here." Walker spoke loudly enough to make sure everyone heard it. This meant that they would have to be better prepared when they landed.
There were only a few places for any of them to land. For Mordant, he would have to drop the part at one of these natural forest clearings. From that point, he would need to lose his dragon form for the dragonkin form. Current appeared to have spotted more things underwater. A cave of sorts below the island that he was beginning to explore. It was a divide and conquer exploration.
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