Messengers after messengers, caravan after caravan, rune messages after rune messages crisscrossed the Land of Chaos.
The already murky situation became even more baffling and unpredictable.
Some waited in anticipation, some trembled in fear, while others saw an opportunity to make a fortune and began operating frantically.
Others felt that danger was drawing near, and that running away as fast as possible was the only right path.
This entire region seemed as though a storm was about to descend.
Yet at the heart of that storm lay two eyes: one was Greenshade City, where Charles was located; the other was where Kurto Shatterskull was.
The storm's outskirts were exceptionally violent, but within its eyes, everything appeared remarkably calm.
Inside the castle of Greenshade City.
A tower had already been transformed. Its defensive level had risen dramatically, and numerous reinforced runes had been added both inside and outside its walls to strengthen its defenses.
The secrecy surrounding this tower—and even the surrounding area—had become extremely strict, while its defenses were equally formidable.
Even the outer perimeter was guarded by Armored Knights on foot.
The patrols around it were also made up of Armored Knights on foot.
Anyone who dared approach was denied entry. Those who tried to force their way in would have to face the Armored Knights' attacks.
Once battle began, countless Armored Knights from the surrounding area might come charging in.
Only after passing through layer upon layer of blockades and entering the tower could one see the center of those tight defenses.
Charles was busy at work there.
Before him, an interplanar portal had risen from the ground.
A silvery-white doorframe stood there.
Its frame was covered in densely packed wizard runes. If a non-wizard entered and saw them, merely staring for a few moments could make their