through the dark road

Lead clouds hung low over Westmar, with scattered snow falling, but it melted as soon as it fell. The roofs and streets were damp, as if they had always been like this.

This kind of weather makes people feel extremely cold.

Snowdrops from the eaves dripped onto Alvin's shoulder armor, and then splashed into his collar, causing him to look up in annoyance.

As an adventurer, I can bear no matter how much pain I experience during my experience, but I still feel a little bit unhappy when I suddenly do this while walking in the city.

It was also because he changed into a low-level armor and lost the invisible force field formed by the equipment that he relived this feeling that he had not experienced for a long time.

Ned had the foresight to walk on the side against the wall, and smiled proudly when he saw Alvin's appearance.

Mo Bei went to Lu Gaoyin alone, while the remaining people walked around the city separately. Naturally, the two brothers were divided into a group, and they came up with some special channels in a tacit understanding.

"I doubt the sun ever shines in this place." Alvin complained.

Ned curled his lips, noncommittal.

Next to him, a man of medium build and looking quite shrewd added with a smile:
"That said, if the weather is like this, there won't be so many people willing to live here, right?"

The two people, who were already looking around to learn about the situation, stopped naturally, and Ned asked casually:
"Does this mean that there are times when the weather is nice here in the Western Border?"

"Of course!" That person was probably a job transfer native born and raised in the Western Border, and he said quite proudly:
"Although it's cold and wet here now, it's cool and comfortable in summer and autumn. It's basically sunny and sunny. It's not like it's stuffy and hot over there in Kurast, or like the Arreat Mountains where it freezes to death all year round. Personally, if you look at Alanock, you can shake off a lot of sand when you go out. In comparison, isn't our western border a good place?"

Ned and Alvin were both a little stunned. They looked at the slightly rough leather armor on each other's bodies and asked in unison:
"Have you been to all these places?"

The man suddenly looked embarrassed:

"I heard from people that my level is not high and I have never been out of the Western Border. But everyone says so, so I think it won't be much different."

He took a look at Ned and Alvin, and found that both their equipment and temperament were extraordinary, and then asked:

"You two can see something extraordinary at first glance. Where do you come from?"

"Lu Gaoyin, you are right. Training there is almost like rolling in the sand," Ned said.

"Did you come to the Western Border to recruit mercenaries?" the man asked again.

"Yes, I heard that the commission is okay, so I came to take a look."

Ned said, and started to move forward. Just by looking at the change in the man's expression, he knew what he wanted to say. It was nothing more than an invitation to serve for Western Orthodoxy.

Not long after walking along the way, he and Alvin met several such people. They couldn't help but sigh that these people were really interested in Wang's hegemony. They were more enthusiastic and positive than the girls in some neighborhoods. . .

As he expected, when the man saw that he was leaving, he took a step forward and tried to keep him.

But just as he was about to speak, he heard someone shouting loudly from far behind. He immediately looked back like everyone else around him.

"Something happened, something happened! A shocking battle broke out on Gray Desert Island. Most of the island was razed to the ground, and even the storm outside the island completely subsided."

Ned and Alvin looked at each other with strange expressions.

Is it so exaggerated?
Half the island was leveled. . .

They were teleported directly back from the underground, and they really didn't see the results of the battle.

In fact, this was indeed an exaggeration. Mo Bei and the Banshee just moved too fast and the battle affected a larger area, which resulted in a devastated scene. The area that was really destroyed was actually only a square radius. More than ten kilometers.

As for the calming of the storm outside the island, it probably has something to do with Nilesa being completely finished.This kind of news is undoubtedly sensational in the western world. For a group of job transferees who are only at level 20 or above, just thinking about such horrific battles is enough to make them feel numb.

The people who are really feeling the pressure are the top leaders of both parties who are planning how to completely demarcate the western boundary.

In the huge conference hall, there was still silence on the long table, but the glances constantly exchanged with each other showed their inner peace.

Queen Tiara, who was sitting at the main seat, had a hint of tiredness on her face. She looked at the restless supporters on the table, and her expression was even more complicated.

Just a piece of news completely threw them into disarray.

First of all, they were shocked that there was an evil spirit that could trigger such a war on the Gray Desert Island. Although from the signs, this threat should have been solved, this hindsight still made them feel extremely horrified.

On the other hand, it is because they have no way of judging whether this unknown powerful force will intervene in the battle for the western border, or whether it will favor one party.

At this moment, Queen Teela seemed to finally be able to understand why great-grandfather Rakis maintained a fanatical attitude towards pursuing power.

And the rules she recognized are really no different from a piece of paper that can be torn into pieces in the face of overwhelming power. In some cases, there is not even the slightest dignity and decency at all.

On one side of the long table, a middle-aged nobleman with a neatly trimmed short beard pulled out a teleportation scroll tube from his sleeve and said:
"Finally, news has come back from the Demon Fortress."

As he spoke, he took out the letter and looked at it. His eyes widened immediately. After a long time, he took a deep breath:

"I think I know who the person fighting on Gray Desert Island is..."

Opposite me, an old man with gray hair and gray hair, wearing elegant forged leather armor, slapped the armrest of the seat and scolded without mercy:
"Say it! Are so many people here listening to you?"

The middle-aged nobleman's face twitched, he looked at the old man across from him with an untouchable expression, and immediately said:

"According to the news from Hell Outpost, if nothing else happens, this powerful man is the famous Grand Duke Lu Gaoyin..."

"Impossible! How old is he!?"

The people present all raised questions after hearing the words, and it was noisy for a while.

"Less than... 24 years old." The middle-aged noble said.

Everyone was silent, and then the discussion became louder.

"His Royal Highness Serrell is absolutely outstanding. When he went to Harrogas, the Grand Duke Lu Gaoyin probably hadn't changed his job yet."

"No matter how amazing you are, the gap shouldn't be so big..."

The middle-aged nobleman sent the letter to Queen Tira and said in a calm and steady tone:
"If what I said is correct, this Grand Duke, who is less than 24 years old, has already stepped into the transcendent realm and has become the strongest person in Sanctuary today."

Queen Tiara's skinny fingers suddenly clenched tightly and she stared at the words on the letter paper, but she felt a little unclear.

extraordinary. .

Great-grandfather Rakis spent his whole life searching, but always eluded him.

Can anyone really reach this level at such a young age?

Is it a miracle created by different eras, or is there really a huge gap? (End of chapter)