Chapter 344: Golden Palace

Sheng Cheng.

Gu Han and Bai Ce returned all the way to Sheng Cheng.

What surprised Gu Han was that the destruction those giant stones caused inside the city seemed not as great as he had imagined.

They also happened to meet Bai Ka and others who were helping the Sheng Cheng soldiers clean the city streets.

「Elder Brother Bai Ce。」

「Brother Bai Ce。」

Bai Ka, Bai Lin and others' eyes lit up; seeing Bai Ce return, they hurried forward to greet Bai Ce.

Bai Ce gave a gentle smile to the few people.

The Sheng Cheng soldiers cleaning the street nearby couldn't help but look astonished.

These few people looked ordinary, especially Bai Ka and others wearing mechanical prosthetic arms, who chatted with them without any pretension while cleaning up trash.

They thought these strangers were just homeless people coming to seek refuge in Sheng Cheng.

But they never expected that these people could actually have a connection with Lord Bai Ce.

Moreover, judging by how they were talking, they seemed to be very familiar with each other.

However, the next moment, Bai Ce's actions left them dumbfounded.

After Bai Ce spoke softly with the few people, his gaze fell on several elderly figures walking in the distance.

Bai Ce immediately nodded at the leading elder.

「Granduncle。」

The daring Bai Qi gave a light nod, then turned his gaze to Gu Han.

「The Black Tide Monster's advance is fierce; Gu Brother, are you uninjured? 」

Bai Ce looked surprised at the granduncle who was chatting with Gu Han.

He knew the granduncle always had little goodwill toward the Savior Heir.

In the past, mentioning the Savior Heir was always filled with contempt and disdain.

When had he ever, like now, actively chat with Gu Han?

Has the sun risen from the west?

After confirming Gu Han was uninjured, Bai Qi glared at Bai Ce.

「Fortunately Gu Brother is uninjured; if you hadn't protected him well, see how I'll deal with you! 」

This made Bai Ce even more surprised; is this still the granduncle he knows?

The Sheng Cheng soldiers nearby were all utterly astonished.

Lord Bai Ce, it turns out you still have relatives in this world?

This is not them cursing Bai Ce's family; rather, since the Golden Age, everyone's lifespan has been shortened to only a few short decades.

Among them, only the Savior Heir chosen by the gods can be an exception!

According to their knowledge, the leader of the Savior Heir, Lord Feng Yue Shan, already has a lifespan exceeding a thousand years!

In their understanding, all Savior Heirs should be like Lord Feng Yue Shan, people who have lived for countless years.

Even if they have relatives, those are distant descendants whose degree of kinship is unknown.

Like Bai Ce, a Savior Heir with living elders is practically unheard of!

On the other side, seeing Bai Ce's doubt, Bai Lin hurriedly whispered beside him the events that had occurred in Lu Chui Zhen.

Only then did Bai Ce suddenly understand, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Gu Han.

「Truly my partner; if not for your intervention, Lu Chui Zhen would surely have fallen to the Black Tide's poisonous grasp! 」

Seeing Bai Ce's familiar, easygoing manner, Gu Han couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

How long have they known each other, and this guy already calls him partner as a matter of course?

Yet he didn't notice that since Bai Ce returned to the city, a deep chill has lingered in his eyes.

At this moment, that chill has reached an extreme!

Whether it's Teacher An Jiannan, or Lord Feng Yue Shan, Zi Ling and others, their hometowns have long been submerged under the Black Tide.

All these coincidences also happened under the guidance of Teacher An Jiannan and Lord Feng Yue Shan, leading the Savior Heirs to gather in Tian Yu Cheng.

Building this place into the world-renowned Holy City, countless people eroded by the Black Tide and homeless, their first reaction is to seek refuge in the Holy City.

These are the accomplishments of the two teachers.

Previously, Bai Ce thought it was merely the Black Tide's invasion that caused the Savior Heirs' hometowns to fall.

But now it seems the Black Tide is targeting precisely the hometowns of all Savior Heirs.

Is all this coincidence or destiny?

At that moment, a Holy City Guard hurried over here.

「Lord Bai Ce, Lord Feng Yue Shan ordered me to deliver a message: please bring the two newly arrived Savior Heirs to the Golden Palace. 」

Bai Ce's face again showed a hint of surprise.

The Golden Palace is the Savior Heirs' main base.

After the Savior Heirs from beyond the heavens arrived in the Holy City, they wished to join their ranks.

However, Lord Feng Yue Shan has never invited those people to enter the Golden Palace and share their story.

He never expected that Lord Feng Yue Shan would actually proactively invite Gu Han to go to the Golden Palace!

「Partner, let's go. 」

Bai Ce slung an arm around Gu Han's shoulder and, in his familiar, easygoing way, led Gu Han toward the Golden Palace.

Gu Han helplessly shrugged.

He could feel that Bai Ce was just that carefree and easygoing nature.

He wasn't very used to it, but he didn't resist much either.

The three of them walked along the road toward the Golden Palace, and Gu Han found that the streets had already returned to normal activity in such a short time.

It was as if the previous Black Tide attack had never occurred.

Bai Ce seemed to see the doubt in Gu Han's eyes and said cheerfully,

"These days, most people in Sheng Cheng are those who rushed here from afar; they have all endured the Black Tide attack, with homes destroyed and families lost, and have already made the worst‑case preparations for the Black Tide's assault."

"Therefore, no matter how great the damage caused by the Black Tide, they will recover quickly."

Gu Han fell silent at the words; the people of Sheng Cheng indeed seemed extraordinary in their ability to regulate their mindset.

Post‑war psychological trauma has always been a problem that leaders of all factions hope to cure.

It is like the Battle of Mu Shan Cheng in Ben Lang Guo long ago.

Besides the soldiers who fell in battle at Mu Shan Cheng, many other troops, after experiencing the war and realizing that lives are as insignificant as weeds,

even lost the courage to grasp their weapons again and step onto the battlefield.

This is a step that must be crossed to become a true Combat Soldier.

Yet it can hold back many seasoned Combat Soldiers!

Let alone ordinary people; even recalling the original war's horrors would likely leave them unable to pull themselves out.

In this regard, even the world's most brilliant physicians are powerless; they can only rely on an individual's own psychological regulation.

Even a psychotherapist can only play a supporting role.

It's not just psychological resilience; the people of Sheng Cheng's ability to accept the Black Tide is probably also inseparable from what they have constantly witnessed.

After about the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, the three of them arrived at a sheer cliff that rose up into the clouds.

"Is this... the Golden Palace?"

Gu Han looked around, then stared silently at Bai Ce.

No matter how he looked, this surroundings didn't seem like the place where the Golden Palace should be, right?

"Partner, wait a moment; the Cloud‑Ascending Platform will be here shortly."

Bai Ce said cheerfully.

Soon after his words fell, a massive rock platform a few meters across descended from the sky not far away.

Bai Ce jumped onto it proactively,

"Step onto the Cloud‑Ascending Platform, and we'll reach the Golden Palace quickly."

Gu Han raised an eyebrow, "Isn't this just an elevator?"

The difference from an elevator is probably that the Cloud‑Ascending Platform doesn't need electricity and isn't an enclosed space?