The chill of the Longnight Moon spread across the Antares Continent.
Although the Red Maple Kingdom was a southern kingdom, its temperatures had already fallen below freezing.
Ice had begun to cling to the eaves.
No one walked the city streets at night anymore.
Even homeless vagrants chose places like the sewers to endure the cold nights.
Yet the royal palace of the Red Maple Kingdom still maintained its brightly lit extravagance.
The Red Maple Kingdom's royal palace did not follow Great Qi's style of courtyards and gardens.
Overall, it looked somewhat like a converted castle.
Some of the castle's unattractive features had been removed, with arches and stone columns added, and its exterior had been painted white.
Inside the palace was a small courtyard, where soldiers still patrolled with lanterns.
But these patrols were largely a formality.
The Red Maple Royal Family had someone in the Legendary Domain!
Even though the Legendary Domain had already "vanished" from ordinary people's view, and even an old hand like Count Carter had to expend considerable effort to find information about it.
The Red Maple Royal Family had three Epic powerhouses alone, and unlike Count Carter, who had forcibly propped up an outsider, theirs were different.
All three Epics of the Red Maple Royal Family had cultivated their way up properly, and included a former king.
They also had over a dozen Lord Tier Great Heroes.
These guarded the many territories directly controlled by the royal family.
They had even more ordinary Heroes!
Moreover, as royalty, they held nominal authority over the other nobles and Lords.
For the royal family of a kingdom on the rise like this, ordinary guard patrols were practically useless.
Yet recently, amid the routine patrols, a figure had been moving swiftly through the palace's shadows.
Thanks to his