Then, he changed into the most ordinary traveler's attire, like a true mage about to embark on a long journey, carrying a simple backpack, and silently left the Star Embers Potion Shop.
Now that the Four Gods Sect was paying attention, he could no longer use the potion shop as a fixed teleportation point.
Duke had already announced to the public that he would be traveling, so he left Azure Vault City openly, and instead found a secluded place as his teleportation point.
He carried a simple backpack, blending into the crowd of travelers leaving the city, just like countless ordinary traveling mages who briefly stayed in Azure Vault City before continuing their journey, passing the routine inspection of the gatekeepers without a hitch.
Duke's steps were steady, his gaze calmly directed towards the road south leading to the Emerald Woodlands, playing the part of an explorer yearning for distant horizons.
