Brando pointed toward the center of the valley, where a pale golden beam woven from strands of light rose into the sky. Its color was so faint that, from several miles away, it nearly blended into the heavens. They had completely failed to notice it before, but against the lush green backdrop of the valley, its presence was now clear. Brando and Bai Jia exchanged a glance and instantly understood what it was. "A Rule Fragment—"
"I didn't expect the Rule Fragment near Fatan City to have landed here too," Bai Jia whispered excitedly. "Most players consider knowledge tablets far more important than Rule Fragments. Only major powers care about things like these, so very few people know the exact locations of the first batch of Rule Fragments." What she meant was that they had hit the jackpot.
In the game, Rule Fragments were almost useless to individual players, but they were extremely important to a major power. Their most basic function was to raise an Artificial Sun in the Eternal Night. Possessing one meant that a completely independent nation could be established, because in the coming age, countless refugees driven from their homes would flock to you for shelter. It was exactly what ambitious people dreamed of. As the Earl of Tonigell, Brando's need for this item went without saying. He had originally planned to search for a Rule Fragment around Mehotofen, since he knew the precise location of one there. He had never expected to find one so easily.
The War Tablet had fallen at the very bottom of the valley. Among the dense Oak Forest stood clusters of white ruins. These marble buildings had surely once been magnificent palace complexes, but now only broken walls remained among the thick jungle, offering a glimpse of their former glory.