[Half a year later, three thousand kilometers north of the mainland, a legendary mage walking the astral realm will pass this way.]
Hearing of the astral realm mage, a familiar figure surfaced in his mind.
I wonder if it will be that person.
Saying this in a low voice, Velin looked up at Orlando and spoke, "You should go back and rest first."
"Yes, Master." Orlando bowed his head and immediately left the hall.
"Let's go, let's take a stroll in the city."
"Yes."
Leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Velin and Kyle altered their appearances and entered the commercial district. What presented itself to their eyes was a desolate scene.
From a single speck, one can see the whole leopard; even the most prosperous area of the Baimu Province was this depressed, making it not hard to understand what Orlando meant by his remark about the economy barely maintaining at the lowest level line.
However, at the entrances of the shops on both sides of the road, there was a person with a disabled body—either missing all four limbs, lacking both eyes, or having their face ruined.
And inside the shops, one could always see one or two young women bustling about, arranging shelves and organizing goods.
Seeing this scene, a trace of curiosity appeared on Velin's face, and he immediately walked toward a small shop selling cloth.
At the entrance of the shop, a young man missing both legs saw the figures of Velin and Kyle, vigilance in his eyes—that was the instinctive alertness forged only by rolling about in the military ranks for many years.
Entering the shop and looking up, he saw hanging above was a silver-forged nameplate inscribed with a text written in the Common Tongue.
"Kern, native of Luohai City in the Baimu Province, Deputy