Max and Iris chatted about various topics until it was time to sleep, while Sophia listened intently from the side.
Then Iris offered them rooms to stay with her while they were on the island, which Max shamelessly accepted without hesitation. Sophia, however, hesitated for a few seconds and only agreed after Max persuaded her, almost forcefully. This brought a smile to Iris's face, as Max never changed his habit of helping others, even in typically tough conditions.
Iris then called the maids and asked them to lead the both to the two separate bedrooms which are available in the castle.
Max and Sophia said there goodnights and followed the maids they were arranged to them to their allocated rooms.
Max's room was on the second floor, while Sophia's was on the third. When Max reached his room, he discovered it was a spacious suite with a bed large enough to accommodate at least four people. The bed was covered in clean white sheets that emitted a pleasant jasmine scent.
The room also features a spacious bathroom equipped with all the toiletries, a large bathtub with an attached shower offering 24/7 hot water, and a western-style toilet. This made him feel content with the room, as the conditions on the ship were good but not this luxurious.
Max was provided with sleepwear which he changed into after brief washup and dived onto the soft fluffy bed and drifted into deep sleep.
The next morning he was woke by the maids who were instructed by Iris and got freshened up immediately and went tot the hall area where Iris and Sophia were seated and chatting happily with hand in hand.
Max apologized for being late to the ladies and asked Iris about breakfast, which made Sophia giggle. Iris rolled her eyes and led them to the dining room, where they enjoyed a freshly made breakfast. Afterward, the three happily went to the backyard garden to leisurely drink tea.
As Max was enjoying his tea leisurely, he heard Iris calling from beside and turned towards her.
"Brother, What are your plans today, I still have to review some tasks regarding the city development so I won't come with you." She said
Max immediately asked her if there is an alchemy master in the island who can coat his ship with alchemy arrays as he plans to buy alchemy books if possible.
"Yes Brother, there is an Alchemy guild in the city supported by the city and it is also a partially independent organization which was established at the time the city was built." Iris said
"I will provide you with my identification where you can directly meet with the city alchemy guild president, just say your requirement and they will take over the remaining matters." Iris said
Then a butler came and informed her it was getting late for the cabinet meeting, where she had to address various problems in the city. She simply got up, said goodbye to both of them, and left the place.
While leaving she informed that she will give them a surprise after coming back from their business.
Max went into deep reminisce how the silly sister who used to run behind him now is head of an island with a population of 10,000 people.
He then completed his tea and with Sophia in tow he exited the castle and came into the streets which were densely packed by the pedestrian's and the vendors selling different island specialties.
Sophia Who was walking beside Max until now, now has taken into small jog while visiting every vendor and started to haggle for the street food.
Max, upon seeing the scene, immediately walked over to her and reminded her not to spend all her money, as they still needed to visit the alchemy master and pay for the array design.
Sophia said she only want to eat a little of everything and her ship hasn't reached level 5 so she can wait until he has upgraded his ship first then she can collect resources and money required for her ship upgrade.
Max also felt it was the right choice, so he stopped restricting her and simply followed her on the shopping trip. By the time they reached the alchemy guild, Sophia had already eaten as much food in a single morning as she usually consumes in an entire day.
The alchemy guild was a building which is adjourned with many light and unique design which shaped like a pyramid which has nearly 10 floors.
Upon entering the guild, they were directly directed to the reception room, where the reception who was a beautiful girl in teens received them and sked their purpose of their visit.
Max then immediately took out the token of the island lord and present ed to her and request to meet the alchemy guild leader.
The Receptionist slowly took the token and verified it authenticity and then asked then to seated comfortably while she will go and inform the higher ups about your visit.
After the receptionist left, another girl entered with drinks which Max took and thanked her and sent her off.
As Sophia's stomach is completely full, she rejected the drink so only Max who hasn't drank anything while shopping is drinking the refreshment drink alone.
Max after drinking the drink, started observing the room and found that the room took has unique glowing light which he found at the entrance of the guild.
Upon closer observation, Max realized they weren't unique lights but designs resembling arrays his ship required, embedded onto the guild building. These arrays glowed whenever spirit or magic energy flowed through them.
Max also noticed that the room was set to an optimal temperature, making it comfortable. While it might have other functions, he was certain the arrays were responsible for this effect.
While Max was observing the room, the receptionist returned from meeting the higher-ups and informed them that the president was available and ready to meet them.
Max and Sophia rose from their seats and followed the receptionist to an elevator that resembled a modern one. However, this elevator defied the laws of physics, floating effortlessly within a confined space.
Upon pressing the button they were then lifted to the top most floor of the building where the president office is located.