Two o’clock in the afternoon.
The weather is clear.
It seems the further north you go, the cleaner the air becomes, and even the clouds in the sky turn incredibly thin.
The sunlight pours down from the sky almost brightly.
But there isn’t much warmth; possibly because the sunlight is too bright, or maybe the sky is too blue, causing all the rays to appear as if they’ve turned blue.
They fall upon the city in front of Ethan and the others, emitting a darker blue light, very cold, like pure and solid ice.
This was Ethan’s first impression of Saint Kuanti.
A city as solid as ice.
Saint Kuanti isn’t large, possibly only a third of Wenster, perhaps even less.
It’s small enough to take in at a glance.
Despite being established for so many years, it has never really thrived.
Because it indeed lacks resources, the climate is too cold, and even after being transformed by Saint Kuanti, this region remains bitterly cold.
Besides providing some polar specialties, it serves as a temporary haven for some ocean-going ships.
After all, it still has a decently sized haven.
After a simple rest from getting off the vehicle, the King of Wenster spoke again: "Before we go in, we need to first divide the teams, after all, I can’t ensure your safety at all times, some team division action is necessary."
Upon hearing this, there were some murmurs within the group, but it was all understandable.
This was, after all, an adventure, not a comfortable outing.
Soon, the team division began.
Everyone was asked to report their code names and the real names they belong to.
Ethan naturally wouldn’t report his actual true name, and neither would Anya, so they both claimed Destruction God’s true name, a thug.
This was evidently very deceptive.
Because George and Danny were misled immediately.
They honestly reported their own strengths, Destruction God number two leader.
"Danny, who do you think that kid Ethan is?" George was still quietly observing the crowd, his code name was Jackal.
"Currently apart from us, there are three more in Destruction God, two are thugs, then the remaining one must be him."
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Once the true names were reported, the King of Wenster selected three team leaders based on their strengths.
These three all possessed Level 3 true names.
Ethan was ultimately assigned to the third team, naturally along with Anya, and Huoyan.
Their team leader was quite discontented about this.
Originally, he had been assigned a Level 1 true name holder and suddenly was given two more, already more than other teams.
Furthermore, Huoyan was an Alchemist, skilled in forging but not particularly in combat.
Equivalent to three stragglers.
At least, that’s how it seemed to him.
But the King of Wenster said, Huoyan is Level 2, their team already has two Level 2, more than others.
He could only drop the matter.
With the team division completed, it was time to distribute equipment.
The King of Wenster was indeed practical, everything prepared thoroughly.
He provided numerous alchemical tools, mystical items, and weapons.
Alchemical tools were mainly bulletproof, a ring that could generate a bulletproof energy shield when activated mentally, but only usable three times.
Mystical items were pendant-like iron amulets, reportedly venerating in the Sun God Sect’s chapel for a year, absorbing the solar power, capable of resisting mimetic pollution.
Finally, firearms and signal flares, most people didn’t need them as everyone basically came armed.
However, someone was still picking weapons, but ultimately muttered, "There’s no Wenster typewriter, thought I could try it."
Ethan hadn’t expected his created firearm to be this famous among true name holders.
Everything prepared, action started.
Before entering, the King of Wenster spoke one last time: "Everyone, this Saint Kuanti incident, I’ve actually come for advance observation, it’s mimetic pollution from an ancient relic, and it seems to be a second layer superpose, so our primary task is to find the entrance to the interlayer."
"Three teams search in three directions, if nothing is found, we’ll meet at the central square before dark, any discoveries or dangers, send a signal flare, I’ll aid at any time, also, team leaders take care of team members, as some may be participating for the first time, good luck to all."
As the speech ended, there was already unease surging in the crowd.
But under the gaze of the King of Wenster, it seemed there was no turning back.
Everyone could only move forward, stepping into the city as solid as ice.
And the King of Wenster, staring at the crowd for a while longer, then lifted his head to look at the sky, and finally, he looked at his hand, a vintage, elegant pocket watch, the hands pointing to two forty.
There were twenty minutes until three.
Ethan and the others took the furthest left route, he also heard those uneasy voices.
Especially regarding — second layer superpose.
"Second layer superpose... as the name implies, on the existing spatial base, there’s an additional layer, often caused by mimetic object mutation, according to the King’s statement, this time it’s ancient relic mimetic pollution, then the interlayer is likely a historical layer, historical layers often have ancient people, not insignificantly dangerous, in Kingdom Defense Bureau terms, could be rated as B-level pollution."
Huoyan could sense the atmosphere, proactively explaining to Ethan.
And upon hearing B-level pollution, another Level 1 true name holder in the team let out a frightened soft cry.
He’s likely a Judge true name Level 1 law enforcer, possibly acquainted with Kingdom Defense Bureau, so aware of B-level significance.
"All right, let’s not be verbose, what of B-level, according to Kingdom Defense Bureau standards, B-level merits a Level 4 true name holder to preside, which isn’t much different from our setup this time, we have even more people, so there’s nothing to fear, just don’t lag behind us."
Said by their team leader, a Solar true name Level 3 Sun Hymn Singer, code name Sunlight, dissatisfied with team allocation from the start, now joining two Level 2, started targeting Ethan and his group.
"I’m just informing the newcomers, after all, we’ll need to work together soon, right? Let’s go then, start searching."
Huoyan, seeing the tense atmosphere, quickly tried to mediate.
Sunlight gave a cold snort and stopped speaking.
The group headed deeper into the city.
Time kept moving forward.
The originally bright sunlight above seemed to start changing color.