"Sir, where are you headed?"
After waiting in line for nearly an hour, it was finally Xiao Lei's turn. Before the ticket counter, a beautiful woman in uniform asked with a professional smile.
"A city on the eastern border of the empire, near the Tagor Desert," Xiao Lei said after a moment of thought.
Upon hearing this, the woman said, "Among the cities on the empire's eastern border near the Tagor Desert, Mo City is the one with a transport station. Is that all right?"
As she spoke, she pulled out a ticket made from the hide of a special magical beast and handed it to Xiao Lei.
"That's fine. Mo City it is." Xiao Lei paid and accepted the ticket. The process went smoothly, without any unexpected complications.
Then, led by a staff member, Xiao Lei arrived beside a Thick-Winged Bird. After his ticket was checked, he boarded its back.
Once there were enough passengers, the Thick-Winged Bird spread its wings and took flight under the staff's guidance, carrying Xiao Lei and the others toward the Tagor Desert.
Though the Thick-Winged Bird was not slow, it was still somewhat inferior to magical beasts.
It took nearly ten days before the Thick-Winged Bird Xiao Lei was riding finally arrived at Mo City, landing at a transport station similar to the one in Hei Yan City.
After leaving the transport station, Xiao Lei wandered casually through the streets of Mo City.
Although this eastern border city was not as prosperous as Hei Yan City, the flow of people here was no less than that of Hei Yan City.
Most of the men on the streets went bare-armed, their skin dark and sturdy. At a glance, they seemed rather bold and forthright.
The occasional women passing by had equally dark skin, though