About sixty kilometers south of Fulai County Town.
Ren Ye and Yin Tiger had been sitting in the car for almost an entire day.
After arriving near Jingming Lake, they had encountered the Craftsman Prefecture's Thunderfire Division defenders several times. They had been told they could not cross the lake into enemy territory before dark, even with Song Mingzhe's mission credentials. It was a strict rule.
Outside the car, the sun sank westward, bathing the world in gold. It was already five thirty in the evening, and night was approaching.
Bored in the driver's seat, Ren Ye asked, "Brother Tiger, from the bits you've let slip when we chat, your standing in that Thick Earth Realm must be pretty high, right?"
"Heh. High in some ways, low in others," Yin Tiger replied casually. "If I fail to defeat the Lord of Thick Earth after receiving Immortal Light Empowerment, I might end up worse off than an ordinary person. I'll be driven from my homeland and exiled to the Star Gate World to grow on my own. Basically... I'll be a vagrant, left to fend for myself. Nobody would even know if I died out there."
Ren Ye paused. "Huh? Then why do you have to challenge the Lord of Thick Earth? Can't you just slack off and coast through life?"
"Others can, but I can't." Yin Tiger shook his head. "After Immortal Light Empowerment, I have to challenge the Lord of Thick Earth. It's Thick Earth's unique method of succession, and it's also my destiny."
Even these few scraps about his background made Ren Ye feel that Yin Tiger's value as a VIP client was still skyrocketing. He took the initiative to strengthen their relationship. "No big deal. Once I've grown stronger, I'll bring my big brother Liu Ji Shan