Chapter 245 - 233 Splash 1
Inner World
Within a city that greatly resembles the outside world,
High-rises and dense traffic; people scuttle on both sides of the streets like ants. The noise of the crowd and the honking of cars is the main melody of this place.
The sky is a brilliant blue, clear and cloudless, and the intently hot sunshine causes the temperature to be higher than normal—the air seems slightly distorted.
Surrounding the city is a large circle of high walls with just two gaps, where gigantic gray metal gates stand open. At one of these gates, a group of priests and nuns clad in gray robes is walking into the city, accompanied by another group of people.
Flanking both parties are rows of guards holding long spears—not the hot weapons, but ancient spears, cold weapons.
Under the gray city gates, the group coming out to greet them is led by an old man with white hair dressed in a silver-gray suit. Behind him, a group of middle-aged men and young people follow respectfully, not daring to overstep.
On the side of the priests, leading them is an elderly nun in a white robe with a silver cross necklace prominently embedded in the middle of her garment. The other priests and nuns don’t have such a symbol.
"The last time I came here, these high walls and city gates were yet to be completed, and now they all look so ancient," the nun sighed. "Time flies, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed. It’s so fast."
"Nun Anna, last time you came, I was the one to welcome you. These high walls were built out of necessity. Now a war between heretics and you could break out at any time, so our Tuo Se City had to make some preparations beforehand," said the white-haired old man in the silver-gray suit with a smile.
"As a great city that has stood for hundreds of years, Tuo Se City is filled with powerful people. If..."