Karamay City was just over two hundred kilometers from Anvilmar City. By Mana Sedan, the trip could take as little as four hours.
As the setting sun sank below the distant horizon, Xu Yi caught sight of Anvilmar City's walls.
"President Xu, I'll take you to the gates of the Royal Palace. Whatever happens after that has nothing to do with us," Lakstan told Xu Yi, glancing at the distant city gates.
Xu Yi nodded without offering any further response.
There had been something strange about this entire incident from the very beginning.
For instance, although Lakstan and his men claimed they had intercepted the Mana Airship to enforce the "Lampari Kingdom Airspace Management Regulations," their subsequent actions suggested they had come specifically to intercept Xu Yi. They had even accompanied him all the way from Karamay City to Anvilmar City, as though afraid he might run away.
Yet that only puzzled Xu Yi further.
If something really had happened, prompting someone in the Lampari Kingdom to move against him, surely they would have sent more than Lakstan and the handful of Advanced Mages under his command.
Practically everyone in the neighboring countries knew that Xu Yi had become a Great Mage. If someone truly wanted to deal with him, Lakstan and his men were clearly nowhere near enough.
But if they were not here to deal with Xu Yi, had these Advanced Mages really been sent all this way merely to escort... or rather, deliver him under guard to the Lampari Royal Palace?
That seemed far too extravagant.
During the journey, Xu Yi had tried to sound Lakstan out about this, but Lakstan only replied that these were Her Majesty the Queen's orders, and they were merely following them.
Unable to obtain any more information, Xu Yi naturally could