Walking through the bustling market, Su Xiao glanced around. He now needed to head to the palace, as the old king had summoned him in secret. A secret summons meant that the old king had an urgent matter.
Asking passersby where the palace was would be impossible. Su Xiao was the Iron Hand. For the illustrious Iron Hand not to know where the palace was would be utterly absurd.
The troublesome part was that the palace of the Kingdom of Saint Sodin was probably not some enormous, magnificent structure. At the very least, it would not be like the palace in the Slash Red World, which could be spotted from anywhere in the Imperial Capital.
According to the detailed information in the world introduction, the palace in this world was more like a castle—a castle with a huge courtyard.
The palace had two primary functions. First, it housed the king and his many queens. Second, important ministers worked there.
From this, it was clear that the palace probably did not occupy much land. It only needed to accommodate several dozen people. In a world plagued by constant war, where all humans devoted themselves to resisting external enemies, the Royal Family was unlikely to indulge in luxury and build a massive palace simply to flaunt its status.
A mechanical eye appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This was the Apostle Eye, which could both detect an enemy's attributes and survey the terrain within a radius of half a kilometer.
As the old king's trusted aide, the Iron Hand's residence should not be too far from the palace.
Sure enough, when the Apostle Eye floated a hundred meters into the air, it detected a grand manor that was not particularly luxurious but possessed an imposing presence.
The manor stretched at least a kilometer