Unacquainted with Each Other

"Hello, I'd like to enter this city."

Everything went just as expected. Destiny waited for the moment that belonged to her, then softly explained her request to the guards checking identities.

"Hmm... Ah? But your identity..."

Under normal circumstances, Xuan Tribe cities only received their own people, traveling merchants, and the like. Entry generally required special verification and permission.

No matter how one looked at this extremely mysterious lady, she did not seem to be a member of the Xuan Tribe, nor did she appear to be a merchant passing through.

After realizing this, the guards at the city gate immediately grew awkward.

This gentle lady always gave off an easygoing air, making it difficult for anyone to feel disgust or suspicion toward her.

But the Xuan Tribe's rules naturally could not be broken.

"I'm not a merchant. I'm here to..."

Catching several fleeting threads of Destiny, the Goddess of Destiny froze for a moment.

"I'm here to complete a commission."

She took a stone from her pocket. Even the Goddess of Destiny herself could not understand why this action would point toward a successful future.

But her authority told her to do so.

Naturally, she followed the laws of this world.

"What is this...?"

The moment the guard saw that "stone," his pupils contracted.

Although its aura was extremely faint, the keen guards still immediately detected the familiar aura on the stone.

This was the divine stone that Xuan God had repeatedly ordered them to collect. There was no mistake!

"Please, come this way. Would you like us to guide you to the temple?"

Since she was following a commission and had brought Xuan God the item he needed, the guards immediately let her pass, their attitudes exceedingly sincere.

"Thanks for the effort."

Putting away the "stone" she could