Waiting for Zhang Tie at Blackwater Base was a knight attendant from Grand Marshal Zuo Qiu Mingyue's side. Seeing that Zhang Tie had indeed arrived in barely over ten minutes rather than half an hour, the knight attendant was very satisfied. After confirming Zhang Tie's identity, he merely said, "Follow me..." before leaving Blackwater Base and flying toward Xuanyuan Fortress.
Although Zhang Tie had just come from Prince of Guangnan's Mansion's airship, which had been close to Xuanyuan Fortress, this was no time for him to act as he pleased. Since the Grand Marshal's man had been waiting for him at Blackwater Base and Blackwater Base had conveyed only that single message, he could only make a trip back to Blackwater Base first, then follow the knight attendant toward Xuanyuan Fortress.
All along the way, the question turning over and over in Zhang Tie's mind was why Zuo Qiu Mingyue wanted to see him.
The knight attendant leading the way was a stern-faced middle-aged man, silent as a stuffed gourd. He did everything by the book, with the air of someone conducting official business, and did not exchange a single unnecessary pleasantry with Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie gave up on trying to pry anything out of him. He would find out soon enough anyway.
Xuanyuan Fortress was built much like Lion Fortress, and even its personnel structure was similar. Both were enormous war fortresses centered around knights. More than half the people traveling the streets were knights, while all kinds of metal towers lined both sides of the roads, serving as residences. Naturally, there were also bars and shops where knights could relax and trade supplies. Having spent some time at Lion Fortress, Zhang Tie was not overly surprised when he first entered Xuanyuan Fortress. Above this fortress, too, hung