Chapter 505

A few days later, Combrona, his face weathered with travel, arrived in Void City with the still-bewildered Jane.

This city—perhaps the most prosperous in the entire Prime Material Plane, perhaps even in the whole world—had been established for nearly fifty years.

Over those fifty years, it had weathered several storms, yet still stood unshaken. Not a single resident had perished in any of those earth-shattering crises. It was, beyond doubt, a land of peace and contentment.

Over those fifty years, all manner of delicacies, entertainments and diversions, and brand-new inventions had continuously appeared here, then spread across every corner of the Prime Material Plane, more or less driving the progress of the entire plane.

Combrona had never been here before. In his youth, he had been a black-hearted shyster lawyer, too busy making money to spare the time. Later, he had worried about his wife and been unwilling to travel far, remaining near Mir City all along.

So although he had heard countless times of how prosperous and magnificent this city was, the moment he stepped through the teleportation gate, the sight before him still struck him deeply.

Before him lay a vast plaza. Including the teleportation gate he had just emerged from, more than a dozen enormous gates stood around its perimeter. Each had been built in a different shape: some were a pair of wheat stalks, some a gear, some a mountain peak, some a blaze of fire... Within their varied frames, every one was a gateway formed of pure white light, leading to bustling cities throughout the Prime Material Plane. For instance, behind him, the gate they had just come through—like a sphere of light held aloft in two hands—led to the Supreme Tower, capital of the Arcane Tower Federation.

This plaza was already enormous; compared to