Cheng Shi naturally wasn't in a hurry to search for the Grand Scholars' whereabouts.
Not to mention that the three-day time limit for this trial meant the players still had time. After all, he still had the Twilight Church in his hands, and the divine decree that had been issued contained some genuine instructions. Searching for the Grand Scholars' whereabouts was one of them.
The Bellringer Knights might already have taken action. All Cheng Shi had to do was find somewhere to avoid that lunatic of Memory, then wait until the appointed time to meet up with the Sage and the Bard.
Of course, there was one more important thing to do in the meantime.
He wandered through the streets of the city center, witnessing with his own eyes how the will of chaos swept across this land of Truth. The Bellringer Knights raised their spears high, bringing wounds and death to Tusnat's people and scholars. The various resistance forces had nearly collapsed, and large numbers of scholars had gathered beneath the Tomorrow's Truth tower, vowing to defend the last glory of Truth to the death.
Galiusha stood atop a platform built from scholars' heads, gazing toward the floors occupied by the Scholarly Council and ready at any moment to give the order for a general assault.
It was then that an elderly man from the Twilight Church walked over to Galiusha and shook his head.
Galiusha frowned. Although displeasure showed on her face, she still stepped back, making room for the old man.
Standing atop the scholars' heads, the old man said something to the knights below. The Bellringer Knights looked puzzled, but still obeyed his order, lowering their spears all at once.
Before long, the entire city gradually quieted down from its chaotic disorder. Even the smoke of