The True Inner City

After dumping Keli in a deserted town, Thor straightened his clothes, preparing to enter the Inner City of Archaeost directly.

Last time he came here, he had inadvertently discovered the existence of the Inverted Tree, only to be chased away in a sorry state by a mess of branches and roots.

So, this time could be considered a triumphant return to my old stomping grounds. Asking to exchange for a few branches of the Inverted Tree shouldn't be too unreasonable, right?

Since there was no one here capable of teleporting him, he followed the commoners through the gate of the Outer City.

He had been careful with his disguise this time, so the common Wizard Apprentice guarding the gate certainly wouldn't recognize him.

However, once Thor blended into the Outer City, he looked left and right, only to find not a single familiar face.

He had stayed here for over half a year once, but now the place had changed, and the people were different too.

Truly, the scenery remains, but the people have changed.

Thor sighed with emotion while strolling through the Outer City, observing for half an hour.

Yet, after his observations, he discovered a strange phenomenon.

There was only one entrance between the Outer City and the Inner City, embedded in the mountainside, located in the only spot among the ring of waterfalls surrounding the Inner City where there was no water.

It was likely an entrance to a passage leading inside the mountain.

However, the gate was tightly shut, looking as if it forbade anyone from entering or leaving.

People were constantly moving about near the passage in the Outer City, yet no one ever went inside.

Seeing that no one was entering, Thor realized he probably wouldn't be able to sneak in that way.

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