Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The sun was setting.
Only a wisp of burning clouds remained in the horizon, stubbornly trying to retain the warmth of the day.
The guards of Cloud City were shouting an incantation to close the gates.
The reason why it was called Cloud City was not only to show its nobility and holiness, but also because the main city was built on the Tanggula Mountain Range that towered into the clouds.
The Tanggula Mountain Range was a barrier that isolated the magic beast forest from the human world.
Cloud City was built on the Tanggula mountain range. It was built with the intention of protecting the citizens residing in the city, and to prevent the invasion of Daemons.
The Tanggula Mountain Range was way too high.
Even if a peak was not the main peak, it was still more than a thousand meters above sea level.
Although Cloud City was famous, it was a main city that was isolated from the world.
Even the part of the city that was built on the closest side to the human territory, about 800 meters above sea level.
If ordinary people wanted to enter Cloud City, they would have to scale the steep mountain walls.
Even if one were to scale up the mountains completely empty-handed, they would still take at least a whole day to climb up to Cloud City.
Most of the people who went in and out of Cloud City were noble Beastmasters.
Moreover, most of them owned flying-type Battle Beasts.
Most of the flying Battle Beasts were small in size. Only a few of them could fly, and their combat strength was not very strong.
Therefore, Cloud City became one of the main cities of the Illumination Society.
The Illumination Society was a religion that focused on using Light Elementals and they were mainly focused on healing.
When needed, they would fly out of Cloud City to participate in battle. When there was no battle to be fought, outsiders would find it difficult to invade them.
Whenever the sun set, the guards would begin to close the city gates and prepare to get off work.
At this time, however, a dragon’s roar rang out from the horizon. A Divine Light Dragon with glittering scales was approaching the city at extremely high speeds.
At first, it was only the size of a grain of rice. By the time the dragon’s roar ended, it was already in front of them.
Hathaway raised her head from Locke’s body and looked at him with a bitter expression. She raised her hand to wipe the corner of his mouth.
She was a possessive woman.
Even at this time, she still made sure to flirt with Locke.
Locke was not in the mood, however.
After all, Hathaway was poisoned.
Before the matter was settled, the lower half of her body was to be sealed away.
Hathaway did not share the same sentiments, though.
It was fine thus far, as they were the only ones together. However, once they entered Cloud City, Locke would inevitably meet more outstanding women.
With Locke’s charm, there would be beautiful women offering to sleep with him at any moment.
Since Hathaway had no way of stopping Locke, the least she could do was to mark him with her scent.
That way, even if other women were to approach him, they would at most be playing second fiddle.
Her only regret was that the Divine Light Dragon was flying too fast, and that Locke was too strong for her.
Hathaway pinched Locke angrily and pouted while helping him to tidy up his clothes.
The Cloud City Guards were startled by the Divine Dragon’s roar. They had assumed it to be a Daemon invading from the mountain range.
Upon landing at the city gate, Locke noticed that there were two Beastmasters, one male, and one female.
“Excuse me.”
“My name is Locke, and this is my friend Hathaway.”
“We’ve came from the distant Mountain City. We crossed nearly hundreds of miles just to seek for Cloud City’s help. I didn’t expect to be a step late.”
“Can you please make an exception and let us in?”
“I would appreciate it greatly if you would accept us! Please take this as a token of appreciation!”
Locke took out a cloth pouch and opened it. Within it was filled with various Daemon Crystals. The colorful crystals blinded the eyes of the guards.
“How polite! Very well then!”
“Brothers, work harder. Open the city gates once more.”
The leader of the guards took the Daemon Crystals with a smile and ordered his subordinates to open the city gate again.
Although Locke had only provided him with some low-quality Daemon Crystals, each of them was enough for an ordinary family to survive for a year, and there were at least eighty of them within the pouch!
There were only a dozen of guards present. Even If they each took a share, they would have at least several years of income secured.
In order to defend against Daemons, the city gates of Cloud City were carved out of bluestones that were more than half a meter thick. They weighed at least a few hundred tons.
With the support of the machinery, and after using up all their strength, it had still taken the guards half an hour to open the gates.
The machinery used to close and open the city gates were different.
Since they had only recently closed the gates, opening it back up was not an easy task.
The guards shouted the incantations needed to move the machinery.
The heavy iron chains on their wrists rattled. The stone gate made a heavy sound, but they could only move it bit by bit.
It could be seen that even with the assistance of the magic crystals, it had still taken great effort for the guards to open the gates.
Unfortunately, the machinery had not been adjusted properly. They tried their best, but they could only move the city gate bit by bit.
At this speed, by the time the gate had opened and closed again, it would be already be around 10 o’clock.
Locke seemed to have a certain understanding of Cloud City’s workflow, and it was for this reason that he took out the large pouch of Daemon Crystals earlier.
He wanted to be on the guards’ good side, after all.
“Brothers, it’s been hard on you. Why don’t you let me try?”
Locke was worried about Hathaway’s injuries, and as such, he could not afford to waste any more time.
He was only at the city gates. After entering the city, he still needed to head to the Illumination Society’s church to locate their bishop. He did not have much time to spare.
With a wave of Locke’s hand, the Divine Light Dragon raised its thick front paw and pushed the gates open effortlessly.
The city gate was pushed open with a continuous creaking sound.
The light creature snorted disdainfully and lowered its head to enter. It even swung its tail. With a clang, the city gates were closed.
‘It’s closed?!’
The guards’ eyes almost popped out.
‘We haven’t even finished adjusting the machine yet.’
‘If you forcefully shut the gate with brute force, and if the noose or gears break, the city gates will never open again!’
The Divine Light Dragon was rather proud of its actions and it was expecting to be praised for its strength. However, it had never expected the guards to react in that manner.
It turned its head back and saw that the guards were running back to check the machine. ..
They had even abandoned the pouch of Daemon Crystals.
If something were to happen to the machinery, never mind the bag of crystals, even if they were to split up their debt, it would take forever to pay it back!
“Hurry up and run!”
Locke secretly kicked the Divine Light Dragon who had caused trouble and turned his head to walk into the city.
This was Cloud City, and there were Beastmasters everywhere.
As such, there was no need to put away his Divine Light Dragon in the city. He only needed to shrink its size appropriately.
Moreover, Hathaway was still on the back of the Divine Dragon.
It was not a big deal for Locke to carry her in the wild in that manner. However, in a city where many people were walking in and about, such actions were simply too eye-catching.
Locke was used to the existence of the Divine Light Dragon, as such, he did not think there was anything wrong with displaying his dragon.
What he did not realize, however, was that the Divine Dragon was a particular eye-catching presence.
It was only when he had entered a hotel lobby and noticed the gazes of the people around him that he realized something was amiss.
At this moment, a pretentious and surprised voice sounded.
“Oh, God of Light.”
“My Beloved Divine Light Dragon, you have finally appeared before me.”