Clash I

In the secret meeting, everyone sat in silence, waiting for Sol to continue.

"Many of you may think that since Instant Tower has already undone one of the Three Great Secret Locks, we should be more worried about Long than the Blood Alliance." Sol's voice was low. "That was what I thought before as well."

"Please stop beating around the bush and speak plainly. Everyone has more or less noticed some traces already," Fen of the Spirit Alliance said softly.

"I don't know from what angle everyone else discovered that something was wrong. But on our side, a week ago, we found a problem while testing the composition of the atmosphere and the concentrations of various gases," Sol continued.

His gaze turned toward La, the Perpetual Palace Master.

"Palace Master La, you must have noticed it too, correct?"

"..." La said nothing. What she had discovered had not been in the atmosphere, but in the flow of water and the cycle of groundwater. Yet she did not speak at this moment, merely choosing to remain quiet and listen.

"To know autumn from a single leaf, the moon from the wind—looks like Palace Master La noticed it from another direction as well." Sol sighed.

"What exactly did you discover?" Xiu Zelas was relatively the youngest participant present.

Whether it was Sol, La, or Fen of the Spirit Alliance, all were over a hundred years old.

Only he was different.

The room fell silent.

Everyone suddenly lapsed into silence, as though none of them wished to mention this matter.

Xiu Zelas frowned slightly. Though puzzled, he had ultimately been selected as an elite representative from among countless people. He possessed at least this much composure.

He likewise said nothing, remaining where he sat and waiting.

More than ten minutes later, Sol glanced