Touching the barrier would still require waiting.
And time was like a white steed flitting past a crack, gone in a flash.
In May of Sapphire Year 157, Wind Snow Mountain Duke Skola Cornflower passed away. Before his death, Duke Skola declared that his title would be inherited by Second Prince Scat Cornflower.
First Prince Spot Cornflower immediately raised an army in rebellion, declaring that it was Second Prince Scat Cornflower who had murdered their father, and that the ducal title belonged to him. Thus, the old duke's two sons each proclaimed himself the new Wind Snow Mountain Duke and petitioned the Cornflower Gem Dragon of the Wind Snow Mountain Principality for arbitration.
The Cornflower Gem Dragon paid no heed to the brothers' struggle.
Then the First Prince sought aid from the Yellow Stone Plain Kingdom, while the Second Prince turned to Yevich Shuihuasheng, requesting that the "Eagle Kingdom" behind him intervene.
The Wind Snow Mountain Principality descended into civil war. To escape the fighting, great numbers of commoners were secretly transported by mercenary companies organized by Yevich to Realgar City, passed through the Male Jade Teleportation Array, and settled in the Flame Kingdom. The arrival of these Wind Snow Mountain civilians was a powerful supplement to the Flame Kingdom's population structure and balance.
Therefore, Liszt gave Yevich instructions: "Make sure the civil war in the Wind Snow Mountain Principality lasts three to five years, continuously relocating people to replenish our Flame Kingdom."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Everything is under control," Yevich declared with complete confidence, already riding a high-level dragon beast—a pegasus.
"As long as you complete this task, once you return to the kingdom, you will be the Flame Kingdom's new Marquis!" Liszt promised him benefits. He liked using profit to drive his followers.
The pegasus he had