"Gray Hairs? That sounds familiar, but I can't remember exactly what it is. Can you tell me about it, Teacher?"
Given the city's unusual construction, even the platform suspended in midair had walls built around it. Steam spilling from chimneys and pipes of every size was trapped within those walls instead of dispersing, filling the streets with white vapor. The air smelled damp and stiflingly hot.
But the city's outskirts were where the lowborn—the workers—lived. In the eyes of the capitalist rulers, they did not count as people, so their living conditions were none of their concern.
It did not matter whether the workers slept on the streets or lived inside pipes. As long as they could provide labor, that was enough.
And from another perspective, the warm steam even provided heating, keeping the lowborn sleeping on the streets from freezing to death at night.
"Gray Hairs are monsters with human bodies and rat heads, magical creatures that generally serve the Blood King or Dark Mages. They are usually very clever and cunning. They can wear human facial skins and impersonate specific people. They are weak fighters, but excellent spies and scouts—the eyes and ears villains plant within certain factions."
"The Blood King occupies territory near the Dark Tower. He's far stronger than the other forces, so what else could he want?" Magik recalled what she knew, then asked another question.
"First, the other Merlin's Rainbow Crystal Balls. He only has six, while another seven remain scattered abroad. Besides that, he has sent his subordinates everywhere to gather children with the potential for superpowers. He is probably trying to use their imaginations to open more passages to other Parallel Worlds, then use them to destroy the Dark Tower."
Su Ming walked through the steam. Water quickly condensed into streams on