Chapter 88 - Key of Remembrance!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Three black figures were running wildly on the outskirts of Emperor City.

“Bro…ha…ha..” Clutch King was panting as he ran, and asked in puzzlement, “Why aren’t we using the flying beast just now to fly back? Why are we running back instead?!”

As Snow Chaser ran, she wiped the sweat off her forehead. She too could not help asking,

“That’s right. Why do we have to run like this? Why don’t we ask them to lend us some horses or something? With your status as a Heavy Armored Dragon Knight, I’m sure the Border Knights won’t refuse your request.”

“…”

Hearing this, Li Yi fell silent for a while as his heart filled with bitterness.

“I…” Li Yi smiled bitterly. “I forgot…”

“…”

Clutch King was speechless and directly rolled his eyes at Li Yi.

Snow Chaser gave a wry smile and did not bother saying anything else. Instead, she forcefully ran with all her might.

Due to Divine Revelation being quite close to reality, players would also feel tired from running for a long period of time.

…

After running for a long time, the dark environment in front of them suddenly brightened up.

A towering city gate came into view, and countless torches on the city wall dispelled the darkness and lit up the surroundings.

“Halt!”

Two knights in armor with their right hands on the hilts of their swords blocked their path.

The three of them stopped abruptly.

“I’m… so… tired…”

Clutch King bent down and looked weakly at the two knights, covered in sweat.

Snow Chaser’s chest heaved up and down, and her footsteps were unsteady. She staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Yi, who was next to her, was quick enough to stop her from falling.

The two knights could not help but frown when they saw the three of them being in such a sorry state. Right as one of them was about to ask a question, the other knight hurriedly pulled him back.

He bent down and bowed with him.

“I didn’t expect you to be the Heavy Armored Dragon Knight. I’m very sorry that we didn’t recognize each other instantly.”

Li Yi was stunned when he heard that. He shook his head and panted slightly. “It’s okay. Please, rise.”

Li Yi wanted to help the two of them up but was currently holding on to Snow Chaser.

“Thank you, Heavy Armored Dragon Knight!”

The two knights stood up and looked at Li Yi with admiration. To them, being a Heavy Armored Dragon Knight was the benchmark of being the strongest person in their kingdom!

“My companion and I have urgent matters to discuss with the City Lord. Is it possible for you to open the gate as soon as possible?”

Li Yi pointed at the tightly shut city gate with his right hand.

“Of course!”

The two knights made a military gesture and made a hand gesture towards the top.

With the sound of cogs turning, the huge city gates slowly opened outwards.

“Welcome back to the city, Heavy Armored Dragon Knight!”

The two knights made way for them. Li Yi nodded his head towards the two of them to express his gratitude. He then patted Snow Chaser on the back and asked, “Can you walk on your own?”

Snow Chaser raised her head to look into Li Yi’s eyes, forced a smile, and stood up straight.

Her physical strength was too weak. In reality, she rarely exercised. In addition to the bonus physical strength from equipment, the endurance value in Divine Revelation was actually linked to the physical strength of the players in the real world.

“Then let’s go in. and Clutch King, stop complaining, let’s go!”

Li Yi gently kicked Clutch King’s butt, and the latter stood up unhappily.

Then, the three of them walked into the city under the watchful eyes of the two knights.

…

“Hey, bro, so what’s going to go on now?”

As the three of them walked on the street, Clutch King could not help asking as he looked at the patrol knights passing by one after another.

“The opening of the camp represents the start of the war. Emperor City, which has appeared as a camp, will definitely be the first to bear the brunt of it, so Emperor City must be the first to prepare for war.”

Li Yi had already noticed this when he arrived at the city gate. It was especially more so when the two knights were investigating him, he even keenly felt the intense killing intent coming from above the city wall!

However, that killing intent quickly dissipated. It was probably because of his identity as a Heavy Armored Dragon Knight.

“That makes sense. The number of knights on the streets have increased by several times.”

Snow Chaser looked at the knights who had just walked away as she spoke warily.

Li Yi sighed lightly, then said, “This isn’t something we should be dealing with right now. The most important thing is to complete the task and increase our strength as soon as possible.”

Clutch King nodded and did not say anything else.

Snow Chaser frowned. For some reason, she felt that Li Yi was being very anxious. It was as if something was urging him to want them to level up as soon as possible.

After thinking for a moment, she shook her head, she could not pinpoint a certain event that caused him to be like this. However, she did not plan to pursue it; after all, this was Li Yi’s private matter.

Thanks to Li Yi’s identity as a Heavy Armored Dragon knight, the three of them had a smooth journey all the way to the gate of the City Lord’s mansion.

It was worth mentioning that every patrol knight on the road had to bow when they saw Li Yi.

Helpless, Li Yi could only smile and nod.

“We’re finally here.”

Clutch King said as he looked at the incomparably spacious mansion in front of him.

“Yup.”

Li Yi replied faintly, and the guard guarding the gate in front hurriedly came up and saluted when he saw Li Yi.

“Honorable Heavy Armored Dragon Knight, may I ask why the sudden late-night visitation? Is there an urgent matter?”

The guard asked respectfully.

“Hello, I do have some urgent matters to ask the City Lord. Could we come in now?”

Li Yi asked with a smile.

The guard nodded and said, “Of course. Around this time, the City Lord should still be handling the countless documents on his desk. I’m sure he would allow you in. However, rules are rules, I would have to inform him before letting you in first.”

“Okay, no problem at all, thanks.”

Li Yi said very politely.

The guard smiled and bowed. He retreated t and said something to another guard, then immediately dashed into the mansion.

“Dang bro, this class of yours is really convenient.” Clutch King curled his lips and said a little enviously. “It’s one of the strongest classes in the Ghana Empire,” Li Yi replied nonchalantly.

“What he has is a hidden profession obtained from a quest. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get one in the future.” Snow Chaser played with a strand of her hair and said softly.

“With your luck, you’ll be fine.” Li Yi smiled.

In his previous life, he remembered that the top healer, Snow Chaser, did indeed have a hidden profession, and that Clutch King had also obtained a hidden profession. So he kept his mouth shut, he knew they would reach that level one day.

The three of them chatted casually as they waited.

A moment later, the guard ran out in a hurry, followed by an old man in a suit with a head full of white hair.

“Respected Dragon Knight, I apologize for the long wait.”

The old man’s eyes lit up when he saw Li Yi, and he went up to greet him respectfully. He then greeted Clutch King and Snow Chaser one by one.

“You’re much too kind.”

Li Yi smiled helplessly. It was so annoying to have to go through all these formalities every time!

“Distinguished guests, I am the official butler of the City Lord, and my name is Ferde Barron. You may refer to me as Barron.”

Barron slightly bowed, and then keenly noticed the change in Li Yi’s expression. He smiled politely and said, “The City Lord is much too swamped with official business to come out to welcome you, so he sent me to invite you up.”

Li Yi nodded and gestured for Barron to lead the way into the mansion. Not long after, the three of them arrived at the door of a study room under the lead of the butler, Barron.

“This is as far as I shall take you. Please, help yourselves in.”

Barron bowed slightly.

“Thank you, Barron.”

Li Yi said. Then, without any hesitation, he led the two of them to push open the door.

When they opened the door, there was a large bookshelf placed around them that came to their sight. There was also a middle-aged man with dark eyebags on a desk in the middle of the room. He seemed to be constantly reviewing one document after another.

The corner of Li Yi’s mouth twitched. He knew that this middle-aged man who looked like he was about to die anytime was the City Lord of Emperor City — Noel!

Noel heard the door opening and raised his head somewhat stiffly. He looked like he was about to fall asleep, but when he saw Li Yi, he was instantly startled and excitedly went up to greet him.

Clutch King whispered, “Here it comes again, here it comes again, a familiar gesture, a familiar procedure.”

As expected, Noel came up and immediately started to chat with Li Yi.

“Your excellency, Heavy Armor Dragon Knight, it’s my deepest honor to have finally met you!”

Noel excitedly shook Li Yi’s hand. Li Yi silently sighed in his heart and went the formalities yet again.

Right as Noel was about to open his mouth to praise Li Yi once again, Li Yi hurriedly raised his hand. Although he knew that it was very rude, he did not have so much time to waste right now.

Under Noel’s puzzled gaze, he took out the box and opened it.

City Lord Noel widened his eyes and looked at the key in disbelief. His entire body kept trembling from the object.

“This…. This is… The Key of Remembrance!”