Chen Xi landed lightly on the corner of the window and leaned in to look inside.
What met her eyes was an antique, elegant study permeated with the faint scent of ink.
Unlike the backyard outside, Casper's study remained neatly arranged even amid such chaos, without the slightest sign of disorder—aside from the world map laid out on the desk.
Stepping into the room on silent feet, Chen Xi casually picked up the "world map."
After briefly looking it over, Chen Xi realized that she had misjudged the map.
"So it's only the Eastern Continent?"
"No..."
Chen Xi suddenly summoned magic power onto her palm and lightly brushed it across the map.
As her magic swept over it, the map that had appeared to depict only the Eastern Continent finally revealed its true form.
This world map was exquisitely crafted and meticulously drawn, with faint golden patterns even inlaid around its edges.
Of course, none of that mattered. What mattered were the heavy circles Casper had deliberately drawn on the world map with pencil.
Even from this map alone, Chen Xi could imagine the shock on Casper's face at the time.
He had most likely been staying up late, reading by lamplight, when he suddenly received a message from Ademos.
As for the location Casper had circled on the map, it was famous even across the entire world.
The Oracle Empire—the most powerful nation in the world, without equal.
Moreover, the Oracle Empire was guarded by no fewer than three gods, led by the Grishis Chen Xi knew so well.
The one who had attempted to defy the first God-Chosen Trial, the strongest being in the world, and one of the only five remaining peak sixth-rankers.
Unfortunately, after Ailin arranged a meeting with him and he learned the truth behind