After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with his subjects, Xilǐ'er returned to his own castle.
Although it's called a castle, it's actually more like a medieval wooden and stone villa, only slightly larger than the Antasia.
The good news is that although the castle is not large, its facilities are very complete. There are even stables and a small pasture behind the building, specially prepared for Radish.
As an independent knight, the territory he was granted was actually not very large, even smaller than the Barony of Tur when Ed started his career.
However, the common people of the Eternal Domain are different from those of the Tree Worship Church; their bodies are not weak, and they are even able to maintain stable farming work.
In addition, the Twin Kings would occasionally bestow new subjects upon the land, which kept the finances of the Xilǐ'er Knights' territory in good condition.
Xilǐ'er took the Radish to the stables to graze, and as he was about to return home to rest, he saw a person dressed in a dark red robe approaching his castle from afar.
So fast?
Xilǐ'er frowned slightly and hurried to the main entrance to wait.
A moment later, the knight in the dark red robe arrived at the castle gate. He didn't even dismount, but simply looked at Xilǐ'er's face and said:
"Independent Knight Xilǐ'er, come with me to see the King."
"Now?"
"Now."
"Good."
Xilǐ'er didn't see anything wrong with it, but he secretly thought that he had been too hasty in putting the Radish back in the stable; it probably hadn't eaten its fill yet...
Please wait a moment.
Xilǐ'er skillfully traversed the first floor of the castle, tucked his iron helmet under his arm, and arrived at the stables.
At this moment, the Radish also removed its mask and was excitedly chewing on the licorice in front of it.
Xilǐ'er stroked its mane and said:
"The king wants to see me; please accompany me again."
Radish didn't answer, but instead breathed hot air into Xilǐ'er's face.
The knight knew that his companion had agreed, so he took the metal mask that belonged to Radish from the side of the horse and gently put it on its face.
After giving the butler a few brief instructions, Xilǐ'er, riding on his Radish, leaped over the fence and turned to approach the red-clad knight.
The man didn't say much, and seeing that Xilǐ'er had come out, he turned around and led the way.
The two knights walked one after the other, and when they were a little closer, Xilǐ'er asked:
"Which king wishes to see me? The [ Immortal King ] or the [ King of Domination ]?"
The knight in red turned and said seriously:
They all want to see you.
The Antasia's journey was far from smooth.
Despite the existence of Bennett, a humanoid radar capable of sensing the Blood Corpse, the resurgence of the Blood Corpse still exceeded Gray's expectations.
Along the way, they encountered almost countless Blood Corpse, both alive and dead.
Yes, how could I have thought the Graycast Corridor was absolutely safe?
The Blood Corpse was sealed in the Wilderness of Chaos, a narrow area bordering three distinct factions.
They had attacked the Second Holy See, and the Sea of Flowers of the south; naturally, they wouldn't overlook the Eternal Domain and the Graycast Corridor in the east.
Nevertheless, the good news is that almost none of these Blood Corpse are intact.
Most of those pale limbs had been crushed or flattened, clearly indicating that they had been parked in the wrong place and then suffered a near-fatal accident due to poor eyesight (a large mobile fortress).
Gray didn't see a single dead human along the way, which further boosted his confidence in the Graycast Corridor.
The accompanying players, however, were in a completely different state.
When the towering walls came into view at the edge of their field of vision, Gray almost thought that three apes had inexplicably appeared on his Antasia.
Looking at the magnificent city walls, [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] and the other two began to hug each other and cheer.
This breathtaking scene deeply moved them.
There was no other way; the tallest building they had ever seen before was the artificial city wall surrounding White Wax Town. To save face, they had built that wall to be over ten meters high.
The wall in the distance is almost twice the size of the wall surrounding White Wax Town, and the players believe it is not just a hollow facade, but a massive defensive structure made of real materials.
[ The Shit Appraisal Master ] pointed to the city wall at the edge of his vision and asked Gray:
"Is that the [ Great Labyrinth City ] you mentioned? Will we have a chance to meet the Grand Foundry Master?"
Upon hearing this, Gray scratched his head, realizing for the first time that even the Soul Returner could be rather ignorant.
"If you continue to treat a peripheral satellite city as our capital, then you will likely never have the chance to meet the Grand Foundry Master."
"What?"
The [ Shit Appraisal Master's ] shocked gaze darted back and forth between the city wall and Gray:
"Isn't that your capital?"
Gray shook his head, a rare hint of superiority in his expression.
"No, it's just a small town on the outskirts, and even the outermost one. We'll have to pass through three to five more cities like this before we reach the real Great Labyrinth City."
[ Lion Hidden in the Eyes ] He stared at Gray in shock:
"Why didn't you say so earlier? I'd already posted the bragging post."
As he spoke, he quickly logged into the forum and deleted the post with the comment "Arrived in the most mechanized city in the World of Disorder - the Great Labyrinth City of Graycast Corridor ".
Everyone regained their composure. [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] asked Gray:
Will we travel together after entering the Great Labyrinth City?
Gray thought for a moment and shook his head, saying:
"No, the division of labor in the Great Labyrinth City is very clear. I will take you to the City Hall to ensure that a suitable person is available to contact you. After that, we will part ways temporarily, as I have many things to attend to, especially... I suspect that after I've been gone for so long, the Graycast Corridor might have already deleted my information..."
"Huh? Does it have to be so heartless?"
Gray sighed:
"This world is far too dangerous. It's hard to say when the bodies of merchants who die out there will be found; it could be more than a decade later, or it could simply be gone forever. That's why the Corridor works like this. Generally speaking, if a merchant's return is a month later than scheduled, they're basically declared dead."
"All right."
[ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ] took out a small notebook and began to modify the rules and regulations on it.
The other two also gathered around, and together they looked at each of the points in the notebook to see if they were feasible:
[1. Confirm whether the humans in the Graycast Corridor can communicate normally, and whether there are any traces of their cognition being altered.]
[2. Confirm the importance of grains and vegetables to the Graycast Corridor, and whether the number of trade routes can be increased.]
[3. Confirm the general layout of the Graycast Corridor, and whether the Soul Returner's body will experience any acclimatization issues.]
[4,...]