His gaze shifted from the north to the western streets. Several birds swept across the skyline, while a tall Clock Tower stood amid the distant gray mist. It was not as tall as Moon Bay's Belinder Big Ben, but within this island city, the tower itself seemed to be surrounded at the very heart of the city.
"City of Time Wheels—the City Clock Tower. Thanks to the maintenance of local Clockmakers, this tower is said to be the most standardized and punctual clock in the world."
The city in the bay was noticeably colder than inland Tobesk City. After taking in the entire skyline, Shade adjusted his scarf—a Year-End Festival gift from Iluna two years ago—then shoved both hands into his pockets and headed toward the City Clock Tower:
"A new city, a new adventure, a new journey."
And new Witches.
"She" said it with a smile. Shade did not argue, but the Pendant around his neck did not grow warm.
He had nothing urgent to deal with in this city for the time being, nor did he have any old acquaintances to visit. Thus, aside from familiarizing himself with the island today, his only plan was to take a look at the Local Black Market. Sylvia had provided the information about it as well.
Because it was far from the two major kingdoms, the Laggson Duchy had relatively more Ring Arcanists. The safety of the island and port city also put those who moved through the gray area at ease, making the local Ring Arcanist black market quite prosperous.
The black market Sylvia had introduced to Shade was the largest and oldest local black market—the Clock Tower. It was located directly beneath the City Clock Tower. According to Sylvia, she strongly suspected that one of the black market's operators