In his memories, Destiny City stood behind a wall nearly ten meters high along its outskirts. Heavy defensive ballistae mounted atop the wall reflected the crimson afterglow of the setting sun. Beyond the sturdy walls lay a great city with a population of one hundred thousand.
The excitement before the gates of a great city far surpassed that of a small town. Crowds of people and carriages passed in and out beneath the gates.
The city gate construction of this era held nothing particularly new. It was very similar to the Western medieval style of the original world, except for the heavy ballistae on the walls, powered by soulspar, which preserved this world's distinctive traits. All technological products in this world seemed closely connected to soulspar.
Two groups of soldiers stood before the gates. When they saw the emblems on the two carriages heading toward them, one group of soldiers revealed disdainful expressions. However, the captain of the other group stepped forward, loudly announcing as he approached the carriage, then saluted it. "Kassel, captain of the Bone City Legion, greets Baron Jock!"
The carriage slowly came to a halt. The curtain was drawn aside, revealing Jock's weathered face. Though he was only in his forties, he looked closer to sixty.
When Hark saw Kassel, he said in surprise, "Captain Kassel. I didn't expect you to return so quickly. I thought I would arrive in Destiny City before you."
Kassel and his legion had set out from Lexus a day earlier, but as a legion, they had returned to Destiny City remarkably quickly.
Noticing that the carriage had stopped, Xiu Yin looked out through the window and saw the city gates. He and Jack both greeted Captain Kassel from inside the carriage. After all, on the night Mirai had been attacked