"Thorn Sword Saint" Karina
Zhou Yan smiled faintly. His expression was calm yet resolute, and Gret realized he was telling the truth.
That realization left Gret even more stunned.
"What exactly happened?"
Gret could not wait to ask.
Zhou Yan glanced around and smiled. "I don't think this is a good place to talk."
Gret caught on, and her expression regained some of its composure.
"Fair enough. As the host, I should welcome my guest properly, then let him get some rest. Otherwise, I'd be terribly rude..."
Gret looked at Zhou Yan and shrugged.
Though she was desperate to know more, she understood that this could not be explained in a moment. For now, she held back her impatience.
Then Gret turned to her subordinates. "My loyal followers, allow me to formally introduce this man. He is King Zhou of the East, and the master of the Eastern 'Eden.'"
At those words, even among the Rose Holy Lance Knights, many eyes widened and the ranks stirred.
If Niduo'er had not turned and glared at them, some would surely have started talking.
Their discipline was not poor. The news was simply too shocking.
To them, the ruler of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and master of the Eastern "Eden" was an astonishing figure.
His identity held a powerful allure, too.
Gret's people were well provided for, ranking among the top three powers in the West. Yet they still fell far short of the legendary "Eden," a spiritual paradise to many Westerners in this apocalyptic age.
Zhou Yan himself did not even know why his name was so widely known in the Western world.
Gret's efforts to spread word of him were part of the reason.
Another part was the Westerners in the Northwest.
When Zhou Yan and Gret had begun working together