Chapter 743: Dangerous area, the place the Pope once came to!

The southern border of the Yongzhou Empire was a vast area bordering an uncivilized ancient dangerous land.

Legend has it that this was once one of the final battlefields of the ancient god-demon war; the spatial structure was fragile and unstable, often appearing with collapsing and twisting rifts, and the laws of heaven and earth also appeared chaotic and disorderly, sometimes burning the sky with flames, sometimes covering the ground with cold ice.

However, danger often coexisted with opportunity; this chaotic land also nurtured rare treasures, rare mineral veins, and mutated spiritual plants that were rare in the outside world, attracting countless desperadoes, explorers, and speculators to come and pan for gold.

On the edge of this land lived many special ethnic groups formed due to historical reasons.

Among them, the more common ones were the mixed-blood descendants of the human race and the elf race; they usually possessed the pointed ears of elves and a partial affinity for nature, while also possessing the resilience and reproductive ability of the human race, and were one of the minority ethnic groups recognized by the Yongzhou Empire authorities.

They mainly lived in an ancient city called "Silver Glow City."

Silver Glow City, its name originated from the special stone used to build the city walls, which would emit a faint silver glow like the elf kingdom under the moonlight.

The entire city integrated the majesty of human fortresses with the elegance of elf architecture; the towering towers and the glowing vines entwined on them complemented each other, the streets were paved with polished white giant stones, and the buildings on both sides had exquisite reliefs and arched windows.

Besides elf mixed-bloods, one could occasionally see the existence of a very small number of human and demon mixed-bloods in the city; their characteristics were often less obvious, but the depths of their eyes often carried a trace of unnoticeable unruliness and loneliness, and their numbers were rare and usually hidden very well.

At this moment, a figure wearing an old but very clean dark gray cloak stepped on the sunset glow and came to the magnificent city gate of Silver Glow City, which was carved with elf patterns and human battle axe patterns.

The hood of the cloak was pressed very low, covering most of his face, but the collar and cuffs vaguely revealed beneath showed that he was wearing a set of ancient, dark-colored Holy See bishop's regular clothes without any gorgeous decorations.

This person was Li Chen, who had changed his appearance and hidden his aura. He used superb disguise techniques to dress himself as a bitter ascetic bishop who traveled everywhere and did not show his face.

The pure holy power he simulated in his body flowed naturally, carrying a kind of orthodox Holy See aura that made people feel at ease.

The city guards were a mixed formation of elf mixed-bloods and human soldiers.

Seeing Li Chen's attire and feeling that pure holy fluctuation, they even skipped the routine inspection.

The leader of the small team just nodded slightly, his right hand lightly touching his left chest, performed a simple ritual, and signaled his subordinates to let him pass.

In the Yongzhou Empire, the holy practitioners of the Holy See, especially this kind of bitter ascetic bishop, had a transcendent status, and usually no one would easily obstruct or question them.

Li Chen returned the ritual slightly and stepped into Silver Glow City silently.

The scene inside the city was quite different from other places.

The streets were wide, the flow of people was like weaving, and various races were mixed. Pointed-eared elf mixed-blood merchants were hawking enchanted crafts and rare herbs.

Human mercenaries with tall figures and loud voices were drinking outside the tavern, boasting about their gains on the edge of the dangerous land.

One could even see a few small mountain dwarves with beards braided into braids helping in the blacksmith shop, the sound of beating clanging.

The air was filled with a unique smell of spices, ale, metal, and faint magic energy mixed together.

Prosperity was the appearance here.

But Li Chen keenly sensed the undercurrents surging beneath it.

Different ethnic groups appeared to live in peace, but when their eyes met, they would occasionally flash with alienation and vigilance.

In the shadows of the street corners, sharp-eyed guys were sizing up every passerby, as if looking for fat sheep.

Some gorgeously decorated carriages drove by in a hurry under the escort of knights, the windows closed tightly, revealing mystery.

This was a city full of vitality, but also hiding countless transactions, conspiracies, and dangers. ===== CHAPTER 744 =====