By Moon Lake, the afternoon heat was vicious, but after arriving here, the moonlight-cool moisture made the blazing heat helpless.
Su Xiao sat on a boulder by the lake, gazing into the distance as if an old friend he had not seen in ages lived on the island at the lake's center.
With his eyesight, Su Xiao could see a blue-silver stele standing on the island. The writing was indistinct, and several Moonlight Claymores of varying widths were embedded before it.
Suddenly, a shadow fell from above. Su Xiao looked up to see a celestial body flickering behind the clouds. It was Lighthouse Star, one of the five satellite stars orbiting around the Arcane Star as their central star.
Of the five satellite stars, the most important to the Arcane Star were Seran Star and the Land of Flourishing. The former held over thirty large cities and a huge population, making it a reduced version of the Arcane Star. The latter was a resource planet seized by force. Ninety percent of the Arcane Star's plant-based extraordinary resources came from this medium-sized planet called the Land of Flourishing.
Looking up at the sky from the lakeside, one could see the Land of Flourishing, tinged green by its foliage, every afternoon. This showed how close it was to the Arcane Star.
"Many years ago, a pack of wolves lived on the island."
Sephelia's voice came from behind.
"Oh? A pack of wolves?"
Su Xiao remained seated cross-legged on the boulder and turned toward Sephelia. She wore a gold-and-white mage robe. For some reason, she often wore a hood, hiding the upper half of her face in shadow.
"A race known as the Moon Wolves. They were the strongest known Abyssal Monitors. Unfortunately, they chose extinction."
At those words, Sephelia's gaze grew colder