Early on the morning of the third day, Lu Yuan left the Night Watcher branch.
He carried only a small bundle with him, containing all his personal belongings.
As for everything else, it had long been waiting for him at the Knight Academy branch.
The skies had cleared after the snow.
The snow on the streets had been shoveled to either side, piled into low walls.
The snow on the rooftops had yet to melt. Sunlight spilled down, making his eyes ache from the glare.
Lu Yuan instinctively pulled his collar higher. His clothes moved as he wished, settling into place perfectly.
The Knight Academy branch stood on the other side of Snow Owl City.
He followed the route he had asked about yesterday: take the third road forward to reach the Night Watcher branch.
Then cross to the seventh road opposite and continue onward for a while to reach the branch academy.
All Lu Yuan had to do was keep walking.
He headed along the edge of the inner city, where the surroundings grew increasingly desolate.
The clanging of the Forge District fell behind him, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets.
He had reached an area much like a warehouse district.
At this moment, Lu Yuan was somewhat nervous.
But what made him nervous was not whether he would be able to enter the Knight Academy—it was the statues.
If only one statue was triggered, that would be fine.
But what if there were more? If the Gray-White Text suddenly appeared then, it would mean that the Knight Academy branch was connected to the Taboo as well.
When that time came, should he run or not?
Lu Yuan pondered this inwardly, but his pace did not slow in the slightest.
After walking for who knew