"Lone Mountain Conference? I knew you'd be interested in it. There have been many people coming and going from the imperial capital lately—I know about it."
"Apparently, the High Prophet of All-Spirits Hall foretold that the Sea Beyond—the Void and starry sky by another name—would blaze brightly, while some of the surviving astrologers in the City of Knowledge had also observed abnormalities in the Void."
Isengard led Ian, Hua An, and Frost Butterfly to the residential district of the third tier. Most of the residents here were wealthy magnates, or the families of court ministers and high-ranking officials. The Ellen Family's main residence was not here, but they still had a house here.
The streets here were clean and tidy, the trees tall and straight, and one could smell the faint fragrance of flowers drifting over from the inner-ring garden district.
The simulated light screens around the tier recreated the sky and sunset outside the imperial capital. Isengard raised his head and gazed at that artificial sky. "Although the sky above has always been dim, I still remember you saying it ought to be filled with stars."
"This information should be very important to you, so I made a point of gathering some."
"Thank you." Ian listened silently as the other spoke, and at this point, the corners of his lips lifted slightly. "It is indeed important information. I'm very interested."
"But this information alone shouldn't be enough to bring delegations from so many factions to Lone Mountain."
"Yes." Isengard stopped walking. They had arrived before a detached little villa in the third tier. "The Church of Light's Embrace says this will be an unprecedentedly massive catastrophe, one that will bring unimaginable destruction... Well, I know that sounds a little alarmist, but I remember that both you and Teacher trust