The train appeared again, having arrived in the wilderness outside Netarei City.
Dense woods surrounded them, blocking the view.
The sky had already darkened, making the forest even gloomier.
Wu Heng stepped off the train, found a tree to relieve himself behind, then released his three wraiths.
The three spirit bodies flew into the air and surveyed the surroundings. Xiaoxiao quickly flew back down and pointed in one direction. "Uncle, the city is over there."
Wu Heng nodded, crossed through the woods, and headed in the direction she had indicated.
The three wraiths followed at his sides. Xiaoxiao said, "Uncle, can we control the puppets and go out to play when we get there?"
"It'll be fine as long as they wear hoods," Wu Heng answered.
Beni said, "This place can't compare to Treasure Island. There's nothing much to do here."
Granda said, "We can wander around. It's been rebuilt for so long that the commercial streets should have recovered too."
Xiaoxiao immediately chimed in, "I can buy things for my mom. The bard shops here are better than the ones on Treasure Island."
"The bards on Treasure Island all came from elsewhere. Hardly any local residents can read," Granda said.
They chatted as they walked. Wu Heng emerged from the dense forest and found a dirt road before him. Looking down the road, he could see Netarei City in the distance.
He took out his motorcycle and climbed onto it. As the engine rumbled—
Dust and smoke billowed up.
Netarei City, Lord's Mansion.
After finishing her training, the Fifth Princess accepted the towel handed over by a maid and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She sighed softly, took out a stack of documents from her Spatial Ring, sat down in the courtyard, and began reading through them.