Qin Ran was no stranger to the location marked on the map.
Because it was practically the same place where he had last arranged to meet Karls.
Thinking of that guy who had been killed even after returning to his own room, Qin Ran frowned. He knew very well that the current calm was merely the stillness before the storm.
The storm could arrive at any moment.
And him?
He needed to amass more strength before it arrived.
With that thought, Qin Ran did not linger. He boarded the train-like vehicle and headed for the Giant City's Outer District.
In the pitch-black room, the same five people sat gathered around the table.
"Latest news: 2567 has gone to the Outer District to look for the 'Swordsmith,' Aislyde."
One person spoke slowly.
"This is an opportunity."
The person across from him said in a deep voice.
"An opportunity?"
"You said the same thing last time, when you sent people to test him."
"And what was the result?"
"Several subordinates I painstakingly trained never came back, and they died without any explanation!"
The person to one side snorted coldly.
"At least their deaths were worthwhile."
"We learned that there are still some people hiding nearby."
The person in the farthest corner said indifferently.
"The only reason you can say that so calmly is because they weren't your men who died!"
The man who had snorted earlier said angrily.
"The dead are already dead."
"What we need to face is the present."
"The four of us will provide you with appropriate compensation, and then..."
"What do we do about this matter?"
The first person to speak was clearly the leader of the five. No one objected to his words. Just as now, when he looked toward the person who had remained silent