Apotheosis

Excellence City was the first big city to be seen after one had successfully crossed the Wild Goose Pass.

Trade groups would usually choose to take a rest in the city. There were also many warriors at the Other Shore Realm.

Not knowing why Zen asked such a question, Kenelm replied with caution, "Big commercial groups arrive at the East Port of Excellence City every day, and those business groups all have Other Shore Realm warriors. So, yeah, there were Other Shore Realm warriors that entered this city. Zen, are you looking for someone in particular?"

Zen nodded his head slightly and said, "I'm looking for a woman at the Other Shore Realm."

He then proceeded to describe Emily's appearance roughly, including the way she dressed.

"Mmm. Don't think I've ever seen her before." Kenelm shrugged as he shook his head.

Zen, of course, wasn't surprised at all. He believed that seeing as Emily was the most powerful warrior in her group, the man in white would focus on chasing after her in particular.

Even if Emily had all the luck and succeeded in ditching the man in white, she would still have to keep her identity a secret. In other words, with the way Zen was looking for her, it would undoubtedly be fruitless. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Zen nodded briskly and then stood up, preparing himself to leave.

"I'm not sure, but perhaps the members of the Mice League know... If you want to buy news from the Mice League, I can take you there," added Kenelm.

"Huh? The Mice League? What's that?" Zen asked curiously.

A trace of surprise crept across Kenelm's features. "Zen, have you truly never heard of the Mice League?"

Zen shook his head. He really didn't know who, or what, the Mice League was.

"Then it'll be worth the trip, Zen. Trust me on that one. There's probably nothing in this world that the Mice League don't know about, but their information must be purchased with divine crystals. I'd be curious to know if you have enough divine crystals to purchase their information..." Kenelm explained.

When he heard Kenelm mention divine crystals, Zen immediately asked, "Do you know how many divine crystals they require if I want them to help me find someone?"

"I'd say at least a whole divine crystal would be needed," answered Kenelm, hesitating a little.

Considering that Zen didn't even know about the Mice League and that the Excellence City was very close to the Wild Goose Pass, Kenelm suspected that Zen came from some remote area outside the Source World. Generally speaking, the people from remote areas were usual

Mice League had created these rules in order to protect themselves.

"Are you willing to follow these rules?" the guard asked.

Zen nodded his head in agreement. "Of course I do..."

As he spoke, he suddenly saw the guard's real face through the gap in his robes, and Zen was absolutely shocked.

The guard had a sharp, straight mouth, two bean-shaped eyes, and his face was covered with very fluffy, gray fur.

He clearly wasn't human. Oh, no, he definitely wasn't... He was a mouse!

The guard also noticed Zen's astonishment and tightened his grey robes at once. Then he said in a sharp voice, "Go inside! Turn left and go straight to the end. From there, you'll get the information you're looking for. Go on!"

Both guards were actually ferocious mice!

If he were in the divine land, Zen would have already killed them in the blink of an eye. However, this was the Source World, and there were many things about this world that Zen couldn't understand yet, after all. For this reason, he suppressed the desire to kill that overwhelmed his mind and soul.

'There's no wonder it's called the Mice League! It was probably formed by a group of mice!'

As these thoughts raced through Zen's mind, he entered the courtyard.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

As soon as he set foot inside the courtyard, Zen heard mice all over and everywhere. They were of different shapes and sizes, running around at free will.

Just as he was told, Zen turned left and walked to the end of the path. There, he saw a white curtain.

As he approached, a sharp voice was heard coming behind the curtain. "Come in!"

'Is there also a ferocious mouse inside?'

Zen couldn't help but think as he lifted the curtain with one hand.