Having decided and being obligated to go to the Avak region, the next step was to prepare the required items.
And the 'nominal reason'.
The matter of nominal reasons is quite significant for official organizations, and the one Ian chose for himself and the fae was the 'Special Events Observation Squad'.
This is a special arrangement within the Knight Order of Inspectorate, referring to a team consisting of alchemists and scholars that heads to the targeted area to analyze the cause and source of events like the major incidents in the Western Territory.
Needless to say, Ian himself, Hua'an as the Shaper and Scholar of Peaceful Village, and Mo Feng as the Observing Scholar from Falling Star City stationed in the Imperial Capital—all were essentially scholars, making it perfectly reasonable to form an observation squad.
As for the Frost Butterfly… The Frost Butterfly is an observation tool (without a doubt).
