In the border region of Antu City, many Andai State soldiers stood guard and patrolled.
Their orders were simple: no one was allowed to cross the border into Beixing Nation.
The higher-ups had issued this order because they wanted to catch Shadow, who had caused havoc in Banzhen. They believed Shadow would definitely return to Beixing Nation after burning down Basong's manor, so checkpoints had been set up along every necessary route.
People had also been stationed on streets throughout Antu City to keep watch. The moment anyone suspected of being a foreigner appeared, they would report it.
But in reality, this was completely ineffective.
First, if Guan Tong wanted to return, the combination of Shadow and Phase Shift would render any obstruction meaningless.
Second, Guan Tong had no plans to leave Andai State for the time being.
That was right. He was not in the border city of Antu at the moment, but deep within a forest in Andai State.
As a country with a typical tropical rainforest climate, Andai State contained vast stretches of dense, sprawling forest.
Many of them remained undeveloped. Guan Tong casually picked one, went deep inside, summoned his shelter, and settled down there temporarily.
It was not that he did not want to return to Beixing Nation. He was simply worried about North Star Official's attitude toward him now.
Before making a move against Basong, he had considered that Andai State would certainly lodge a diplomatic protest from the standpoint of its nation.
How Beixing Nation would respond, however, was hard to say.
In the past, Guan Tong had not worried that the authorities would find him while he was staying on Mingdao Mountain, but things were different now.
As long as he possessed the puzzle fragments, his location would be known to the