Chapter 423: Arriving at the Divine City

Ren, Valdel, and Lara had started their journey towards the Holy Kingdom. On this trip, Valdel didn't bring Zwei and Nika, as he told them that they needed to stay in Varzon to protect his family. At this time many powerful people were protecting the family members of the three so that the event that happened last time would never repeat itself.

The journey towards the Divine City of the Holy Kingdom was pretty uneventful well compared to what they were used to. There were some monsters and a lot of bandits which were mostly demi-humans, but with everyone's current strength none of those poses any threat to them. To make it even remotely challenging, the three would only go one at a time with a handicap.

The other two would tell the person going out which body part he or she couldn't use. Still, even with that, it was easy to win. In fact, the entire journey the three didn't even need to kill, just releasing a bit of their bloodlust was enough to make, bandits and monsters alike flee for their lives.

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This was no surprise since now that Valdel fully inherited his past life's memory as Demon Lord Kir, his rate of improvement had drastically increased, still, it was no match for Ren's, in fact for some reason Lara's improving faster as well.

It took the three a couple of days to reach the border of the Holy Kingdom. If they had run all the way it would've taken them a shorter time, but Ren needed to gather information. So they would usually talk to the traveling merchants and interrogate some of the larger bandit groups.

The two sources of information were giving completely different answers. The traveling merchants would describe the Divine City as a paradise. It was a place where anyone could be anything, this was basically what Ren was trying to do in New Grenton. It was also a place where most technological advancements were happening. There were carriages that were moving without horses, and during night time the city was illuminated by small stars glistening through the streets. It was a magical place where most humans yearned to live there. It was a place of dreams and the promise of a wonderful life.

The way the traveling merchants described the place did make it seem like an amazing place. A place where everyone was smiling and no one felt any pain or sorrow, this was practically Valdel's ideal world.

On the other hand, the demi-human bandits described the place as the total opposite. To the demi-humans the Divine Capital, nay the whole Holy Kingdom was a place of pure evil. It was a place where you could work forever but never get anywhere. It was a place where dreams were continuously crushed into nothingness and death would be a sweet release. It was a place where demi-humans were treated as nothing more than livestock, no they were even worse than livestock, they were treated like dirt. It was a place of pure horror, where every waking moment was a nightmare that they could never escape.

To them, the Holy Kingdom, especially the Divine City was a place where even the kindest of souls could become tainted.

'Based on what I got from these people, the Holy Kingdom truly is a place where human supremacy is prevalent. Still, these people might be exaggerating... As expected I need to see the place with my own eyes. Once I'm sure what the Holy Kingdom is truly like only then could I make a move.' While Ren was thinking about his next step, Valdel was seething with rage.

'How could they do this to people! As expected even in this life, humans are the most dangerous... No, it's not like they're all like that. Also, it's not good to make assumptions from hearsay, I need to see it with my own eyes.'

The two boys were having different yet similar thoughts, while on the other hand, Lara was staying focused on the task of finding information about where the entrance of the underworld was.

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After a few more days of traveling, the three now stood in front of the entrance to the Divine City. The trio were truly impressed by the sight. Even Ren and Valdel who had memories of their past lives, a time when the humans had a stronger civilization that revolved around the relics of the ancients, the sight before them was something they didn't expect.

Above the city were floating ships, and on those floating ships, were knights riding wyverns. The walls of the city were also taller than any they have ever seen before. The guards at the gate were also equally impressive, Ren could discern that their level of skill was at the advanced swordsman level.

'Seeing this city, I guess they weren't lying when they said that the Temple of the Goddess of Light was the largest and strongest Temple.'

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As they were humans, the trio were able to easily enter the city after showing their identification papers. Ren showed his B rank adventurer card. Lara showed her S rank adventurer card, and Valdel showed his identification card which was also proof that he was a master swordsman.

When the guards saw the identification cards of the trio, they were surprised. Based on the looks of the three they shouldn't be older than twenty years old. These three were so young and yet so capable. The guards changed their attitudes with a more respectful one when they saw those identification cards.

Based on the identification cards they saw, they had guessed that Lara was the leader of the group seeing as an S rank adventurer should be the strongest within this party of three. So they treated Lara with extreme care, after they were done with their inspection, they kindly informed Lara as to the locations of the best inns and restaurants within the Divine City. In fact, they even offered to send someone to be their guide.

"Ren, what do you think, should we accept?" Lara asked Ren who was standing beside her.

"No need, we'll look around the city ourselves." Hearing Ren's response Lara politely declined the guard's offer. When the guards heard the exchange between Re and Lara they were surprised. It turns out the one they considered as the weakest person in the group was actually the leader of the group.

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Once they were done talking with the guards the trio entered the city. Upon entering the first thing they saw were tall magnificent stone buildings. The streets were wide and filled with unknown objects that looked like carriages with wires on top, but unlike normal carriages, these things weren't being pulled by horses, in fact, they weren't being pulled by anything as it was moving by itself. Inside those carriages were a lot of people heading towards different locations.

The trio who could sense even the slightest mana fluctuation knew that mana wasn't involved in making those carriages move.

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The sidewalk didn't have the usual screaming merchants, but instead, people seem to be going inside the tall buildings to purchase the things they need.

The trio were stunned for a second, as the spectacle they had witnessed upon entering made them feel like they had been transported into a different world.