Chapter 441: Located

Chapter 441: Located

The conflict here on Thousand Leaf Coral Island surpasses even the war between the Lysian Alliance of the Viridescent Land and its two adjacent human nations in both intensity and chaos.

The scale of this is on another level compared to the “Nation War Plan” orchestrated by the orders of the knights.

Unlike the war between the Lysian Alliance and its two neighboring human nations, where civilian massacres and plagues are virtually unheard of, the situation here is distinctly more brutal.

This may be because the orders of the knights charged with managing this area are failing in their duties, or perhaps due to the proximity to Blackhaven.

Sein pondered atop his horse.

A burly, bearded man approached Sein on his warhorse and asked, “My lord, are we entering the city?”

“It seems like the Geyzes City has no plans of opening their gates,” he added cautiously.

Sein was currently leading a group of twenty to thirty men.

During wars, old powers were dissolved and new ones were forged.

The men following Sein were underdogs who had rallied to his side three days ago after Sein was swept into a skirmish.

Sein’s formidable prowess pushed his charisma to its peak. Even without doing anything, the ragged men naturally gravitated toward him.

In the chaotic unpredictability of the conflict, aligning with a strong leader like Sein was the only way to their chances of survival.

The bearded man who approached Sein possessed the strength of a junior squire. Yet, amidst the fierce turmoil of a war among three nations, his impact was minimal.

His allegiance to Sein was cemented after witnessing the latter cleave a senior squire in half with a single sword slash.

This decision was not driven by ambition for rank or riches. It was a simple, primal need to survive.

The bearded man was merely a blacksmith, conscripted against his will.

The prolonged war had transformed him from a physically strong blacksmith to a squad leader and a junior squire.

Yet, this ascent came at a high cost—his home was destroyed, and he suffered the loss of vision in his right eye.

The young man’s question finally snapped the bearded man back to reality.

He bent down to pick up the geo-attribute energy crystal Sein had left him, which would be valuable given his geo-attribute battle qi.

He carefully weighed his options while surveying Geyzes City in the distance.

“We are all civilians from the borderlands between the Delton Kingdom and Joseh Kingdom. The war has destroyed our homes, but we must choose somewhere to settle,” he stated thoughtfully.

“Go to the city gates and tell them we want to join the Delton Kingdom!” he commanded decisively.

The bearded man and his group were a mix of war-displaced stragglers. Most were from the Delton Kingdom but a few, including the bearded man, hailed from the Mainner Kingdom in the south.

Since the majority of the group were former soldiers of Delton Kingdom, they encountered no difficulties in aligning themselves with it.

The bearded man, the young man beside him, and a few others from the Mainner Kingdom shared a tighter bond, given their common origin.

But given the current amicable relations between the Mainner Kingdom and the Delton Kingdom, and their joint efforts in the war, the bearded man and his companions should have no trouble integrating into the Delton Kingdom.

Meanwhile, Sein found his target as soon as he entered Geyzes City.

As a border city within the Delton Kingdom, Geyzes was overseen by the nobility.

Instead of visiting Earl Hank, the most powerful figure in the city, Sein made his way towards a baronial residence.

Two severely weathered stone statues flanked the grand entrance, their presence a silent testament to the residence’s former splendor.

Sein tightly clutched the magic medal he had received from Master Morsidor upon becoming his apprentice, which granted him access to his late mentor’s residence.

The emblem on it matched the crest of House Sneller exactly.

Back when Sein was a mere magic initiate, he had mistaken the pattern for a complex magic array.

It was only today that he finally realized the significance behind it. It was clear that Master Morsidor held his lineage in high esteem.

At this moment, Sein also uncovered the full name of his late mentor—Morsidor Sneller.