Gusu City, in Jiangnan's water country.
A fine, steady drizzle fell from the sky, soaking the bluestone streets until they gleamed.
The white walls and dark roof tiles lining the streets blurred together in the damp air. Now and then, a black-canopied boat drifted slowly along the canals.
Yue Xiaofei walked steadily across the wet bluestone paving beneath a black folding umbrella.
He wore an ordinary dark gray outdoor jacket, zipped all the way to his neck. His hair was cropped short, and his expression was calm.
If not for the heavy, jet-black Black Dragon Tally tucked against his chest beneath the lining of his jacket.
Anyone looking at him would have taken him for an ordinary young man.
But Yue Xiaofei's mind had not stopped working for a moment.
As he walked, he thought about the top-secret dossier his maternal grandfather, Ye Jincheng, had given him.
The Swordbearer Organization had only just established its basic structure, and every member of the Reverse Scale Squad had transferred into the First Action Sequence.
But they were still desperately short-handed.
The Ancient Gods Church had already stirred up chaos in dozens of countries in the West. The monsters transformed by the power of those so-called gods were each more sinister than the last.
If the Dragon Kingdom wanted to hold its ground in this great storm, a few rifles and artillery pieces would be nowhere near enough.
They needed supernatural forces that could truly fight.
The roster Ye Jincheng had provided listed seven names in total.
The first was Li Jiahao.
``` [Name: Li Jiahao]
[Age: 19]
[Identity: Jiangnan City No. 1 High School, repeating his final year]
[Potential assessment: Highly compatible with Divine Sequence 009 [Sword Immortal]]
[Behavioral traits: Highly eccentric personality; speech and conduct deviate from the norm. Strong desire