Just as Seghete was about to leave, a rift to an Other Dimension suddenly split open where an Eye of Sin had died, and out of it crawled a golden humanoid mechanical doll.
"Great Light City Lord, I am Golden Clown, a follower of Lord Luke."
Golden Clown bowed comically, swaying as he walked, but the move of opening an Other Dimension rift made Seghete glance at him.
"Luke? The Creator of Silent City? He does have some dealings with my master. What is it?"
Bakal had escaped to the Heavenly Realm through Luke's Silent City, thus beginning his centuries of tyrannical rule until his eventual downfall.
During the period when Bakal and Held were secretly resisting each other, he would occasionally recall a certain memory-less, instinct-driven Old man, the "Creator"—Luke.
"Lord Luke needs light, endless light, and Sky City is the highest point of the Arad continent. I want to build a concentrator here."
Golden Clown's tone was excited and mixed with anger. The former monarch of Hebron, emperor of light and darkness, emperor of machinery, was now shriveled into a hunched Old man because he had lost his light, even his memory had disappeared.
It must, it must help Luke restore his former glory, the majesty of the Hebron monarch!
"Why should I help you?"
"Because... we have the same enemy!"
.........
"Seghete."
Where another Eye of Sin had died, a scale suddenly dropped from its corpse, and a phantom surged, slowly transforming into a burly and domineering man.
"Master!"
"Lord Bakal!"
Bakal nodded, surprised, "That Old man Luke actually has a loyal and good subordinate."
"Listen to me..."
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"What about that Flame Devil? Is it dead?"
Siate retracted her sword, unenthusiastically. She felt a strong sense of defeat.
Unlike Barn's suppression of her strength, Branz was an all-around Rolling, whether in strength or combat experience, he handled the siege of several people with ease, as if an adult was playing with a group of two or three-year-old children.
"Not dead, a projection. Maybe we'll see it again in the future."
Ye Lin weighed the Ink Bamboo Bracelet in his hand and casually tossed it to Isabella, "Your Royal Highness, this is a small compensation. I cannot give you the item at the very top, but I hope you keep it a secret."
"Tch~ such trash."
Isabella Held the bracelet with disdain. A rare-grade equipment trying to appease a princess? This thing wasn't even worthy of her appreciation.
"Then name your price, as long as it's within my means."
"Tell me what those two things are."
"A book containing skills, and a dragon horn from a Lesser Dragon."
Of course, he couldn't truthfully tell Isabella what those two things were. The implications were too great; the Empire might covet them.
The notes recorded Bakal's various conjectures about Held after learning of his own death prophecy, as well as some skills and contingency plans he left in the Heavenly Realm.
The dragon horn was Bakal's horn, its effect unknown...
"Really?" Isabella looked suspicious.
"Bakal died in the Heavenly Realm, and the Heavenly Realm and Arad have been sealed for almost a thousand years. You don't think this is Bakal's personal item, do you?"
Ye Lin smiled mockingly, as if he thought she was a bit idiotic.
"Actually, even if it were, I wouldn't have the thought of telling my father."
Isabella's mood suddenly dropped, her voice filled with an unsolvable sorrow, and a faint, indescribable bitter smile on her lips.
"Transfer Experiment, Magic Gun Experiment, I don't want to do any more Explosive Dragon King experiments, and then create more powerful enemies for the Empire."
Although excellent Strong like Seles and Hyde were left behind from the two experiments, more test subjects unhesitatingly stood against the Empire, such as Natalia, Siate, etc. This made her very suspicious: what exactly was behind the pursuit of power?
Buzz~
A black ring suddenly floated out of Isabella's pocket, and to everyone's astonishment, it directly broke through the magic circle of Suspended City, drawing an arc.
"Barn's ring? Damn it, when did he put it in?"
Ye Lin's face darkened. If the news of Bakal's Relics reached the ring's original owner, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Whoosh...
Seghete also rushed out of Suspended City, yet another light was faster than him—it was... Yuena's unused amulet!
The amulet collided with the ring, and both shattered in mid-air.
"What's going on?"
Isabella was stunned. When did a ring appear in her pocket?
"Who was closest to you? Do you remember?" Ye Lin reminded her.
"Barn?"
"Probably. I don't know what this ring is, and I'm not interested in meddling in your Empire's affairs. Keep this; it can silence Barn and your Old man."
A green scale was tossed to her, and Ye Lin signaled that it was time to go back.
Siate couldn't help but glance at it, whispering, "That looks like a dragon scale? An extremely precious material. Where did you get it?"
"Where else could I get it? It fell off when Tana was scrubbing herself..."
Explosive Dragon King Bakal, Crying Eye Held, Yuena's amulet is most likely Saint Michel, and there's Lotus, the long-legged one on the back of Tian Wei Giant Beast. Four of the Thirteen Apostles gathered in West Coast!
At this time, he did not yet know that Golden Clown, representing Luke, was also there.
Roar~
Just as everyone returned to the bottom floor of Suspended City, a colossal creature suddenly emerged from the thin clouds.
"Oh my god, it's like a continent is floating!"
"West Coast, no, even the entire Faro Bay might not be as big as this giant whale, right?"
"What giant whale? This is Tian Wei Giant Beast."
Ye Lin stood still for a moment, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The famous "Ophelia crash" incident did not happen. Perhaps in the future, a twin-tailed little girl will crash in the airship "donier" into Sky City, but that's for later.
Lotus, an Apostle whose true body exists!
"Don't be disheartened. I have some invitation letters and challenge letters here. If you're not willing to admit defeat, we can summon Abyssal Devil for you to fight at the Old man's place another day. If you can't beat them, just call for a big shot."
Seeing Siate walking behind with her head down, Ye Lin had to find a way to ignite her fighting spirit. How could she be so listless?
"What do you mean by 'invitation letter challenge letter'?"
"An invitation letter is a polite invitation for an Abyssal Devil to fight, and a challenge letter is a direct insult to their entire family, forcing them to come and fight you."
"There are such items? Interesting... shameless!"
Siate quickly took a step to avoid the wandering hand, and she became full of vitality again, her steps lighter.
At Stone Giant Tower, Seghete was making some agreements with Shalan and others.
"Effective immediately, Sky City above Dragon Man Tower is sealed. Intruders will be killed!"
"Can Sky City really lead to the Heavenly Realm?"
Shalan couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, but Sky City has been cut off by an Other Dimension rift. Its current height is halfway to Sky Sea, unless you are fearless of marine creatures."
Seghete waved his hand, clearly intending to dismiss them.
"What about below Dragon Man Tower? Lord City Lord, constant killing is not advisable; many Adventurers will still secretly sneak into Sky City."
Ye Lin's eyes gleamed as he suggested, "How about opening an aerial restaurant? We'll use part of Sky City's floors, and in return, we'll pay you some colorless and white small crystals, City Lord."