Tang Qi's Authority

In a region of the suburban desert outside the City of Sin, Mavrock carefully placed the young married woman, who had been driven to the height of pleasure before finally passing out, into a huge "capsule" on the ground. It was a capsule Curio capable of holding living people, borrowed from his leader.

While Mavrock performed his tender act of affection despite his ugly appearance, Tang Qi Number Two beside him had just finished casting the Life Curse. A total of "twenty-nine" Flame Sparrows flew away to seek out the Furnace Witches he could sense.

After casting the spell, he turned to look at this scene that would make any single man wildly jealous, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"My subordinates have all gone bad."

Tang Qi tossed out those words and did not linger. The Ship of Fools rammed open the mystery, revealing a new scene on the other side: a huge, prosperous city resting upon the Great Plains, heavy with an ancient, imposing atmosphere.

Fifth Assembly Point: Kallen City, Iniki State.

As Cowboy State, renowned throughout the Federation and even Origin Star, Iniki had always possessed an exceptionally tough folk culture. Its industries were largely heavy industries and aviation, the sort that produced big machines.

The Greater Kallen Metropolitan Area was also the Federation's fourth- or fifth-largest metropolitan area, only slightly weaker than the Hawknest Metropolitan Area and the Carthage Metropolitan Area.

On the Mystic Side, this place had always been full of legends concerning Foreign Races, ghosts, and mysterious great monsters.

Following his senses, the Ship of Fools carried Tang Qi out of a rift. Before him was a bar with no supernatural aura whatsoever, belonging entirely to the Real World. Annie Fox, her red hair blazing, leaned lazily against the counter like a