A new day has arrived, every recruits need to head to their ships to go out for missions. Derrick is also one of them. He is sent to the group of Lieutenant Marbes, a typical Fire Magic user.
According to his knowledge, the magics are divide into certain types. The elemental magics which includes the seven base magics — Fire, Water, Lighting, Earth, Wind, Shadow and Light. Based on the magics, these could be mutated with other magic to create new combinations. For example, if a fire and lighting magic is combined, a plasma magic is formed. Unfortunately, most of these magics are lost in thousand years, only few of them are existing nowadays. Thus, they have the names of 'Lost Magic'.
Lieutenant Marbes announced their mission " My recruits, today we will we escorting the grain convoy from Dawnwatch Rock to Palo town, one of the Grand Navy island. We old marines have been living and protecting there before the establishment of the Grand Navy. Least now it became one of the important sources to our incomes."
Soon, they set off from Silverhold and towards the Dawnwatch Rock. During the journey, Derrick past through many guild ships sailing on this sea, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.
Hours past, the team has arrived the Dawnwatch Rock, an island with jagged rock and bunch of wooden houses on the shores. They went off the ship and meet the mission requester. He's an experienced old man who been delivering grain for thirty years.
"How is it going? Lieutenant." the old man said.
"Everything is doing well, can't believe we can meet again!" Lieutenant Marbes spoken.
"The sky is quite nice today, isn't it?" the old man continues to talk with Lieutenant Marbes.
Derrick look at his crewmate, Percy and asked. "What now?"
"Don't even ask me, we should get back to the hammocks and take a rest, the work will be tough soon."
As soon he finished speaking, he turn back and walk directly towards the deck.
At this point, Derrick was about to follow him, but he heard some words from the talking behind.
"So, the red-hoodeds..... are now here?" Marbes asked.
"... ...." The old man silence and immediately go back to his groin ship then shouted out to their team. "Prepare to set sail! We got marines this time!"
Without any further ado, the team of Lieutenant set sail also and starting to escort the grain ships. Fortunately, there were none accidents happening, but such calmness make Derrick doubt about the dialogue just now, he consider something was not right.
At night, some footsteps are coming from the deck. Derrick was alerted, immediately get off from the bed and run to the deck.
"Who is there!!?" Derrick shout, but reply by the winds.
The next day, they arrived at the Palo Town. While there are still some spare time, Derrick decides to wander around. He walked for a while and saw the red hooded figure in the end of the street. At this point, he recalled the dialogue from yesterday. He quickly follow behind that figure. When he is about to reach him, Lieutenant shouted out ' Derrick, get back to ship now!" Hearing this, his foot stopped and lost track of the figure. " Damn it, not now!" Derrick snapped.
After this mission, he once again back to his barracks. However, a bunch of red hooded figures sneaked out from Marbes' ships and stopping at front of the Silverhold wall. Without guards noticing, they secretly set up the explosives and denonate the TNTs.
Soon, a loud explosion noise in the Silverhold put everyone on alert.