"Brother, what is the purpose of our lives?"
"To cultivate the land for the lord."
"No, brother, you misunderstand. I mean... since we've come into this world, shouldn't we do something more meaningful?"
"We'll farm for the lord, or we'll starve."
"..."
This is truly tragic. Shouldn't we have dreams? To become a knight, or a magician? Even just going to the tavern for a drink at night would be nice...
Of course, we can stop farming and do what we like, like... some fun things!
“I think...we can do a lot of fun things.”
"For example?"
"For example...for example...let's just keep farming..."
"..."
Listening to the conversation between the two farmer brothers, Yinla, who was standing in the shadows, revealed a strangely complicated smile. He wanted to laugh... but for some reason, he couldn't make a sound.
This is the Empire, and for the Empire, and even for him, who is working for the Empire, it is a good situation... The people should be kept ignorant until it is meaningless for them to be smart.
Yinla had no intention of changing this situation... It should have been this way, but things were different now. Since arriving in the Demon King's territory, his personality had softened considerably.
I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Yinla tried to judge for himself, but received no answer. His wings fluttered gently as he watched the farmers returning home from work and the sky gradually darkening. His figure also transformed into a small bat within Mana's embrace, flapping his wings and flying in the sunset.
This is within the Empire... and it's relatively close to the capital, well... but not that close. To be more precise, the specific name here is—the Duchy of Caligula.
Yinla set off last night, and by sunset today, it had already covered a distance equivalent to the sea route from Silvermoon Tree Garden to the Demon King's Territory... and this is a distance that a large ship traveling at full speed would take twelve or thirteen days to reach.
Furthermore, [Virtual Realm Travel] requires knowing the coordinates of the corresponding virtual realm... In other words, you can only teleport freely to places you have been to after mastering the [Virtual Realm Travel] ability.
So, why is Yinla so fast?
...
From this point of view, we first need to know one fact... When Yinla activated [First Wing Pillar - Crimson Dragon - Wing Shatter], because he had used it for so many years, his extremely high level of proficiency allowed him to do some outrageous things.
For example... flying at a speed sufficient to create a sonic boom.
Of course, while the [World Rune] on his neck could be considered barely enough, the Crimson Dragon's wings certainly couldn't last 24 hours. So when the wings broke... he would use a Void Travel to go back and get some more Mana from Satan Ye.
Hehe, how do you say "cheating"? Cheating.
Yinla was in such a hurry for one reason: the most important research project in the Demon Lord's territory—automatic wands—had reached a standstill in both production and research, and there was a great need for more standardized metal wands.
On the other hand... hehe.
"..."
Yinla peeked out from behind a haystack, his small bat-like head staring at the numerous warehouses before him, wondering where his target was this time... In order to have a good thieving experience, he had brought his precious [Traveler's Pack].
Yes, it's the mini crossbody bag that Inra the little bat is wearing.
"..."
"..."
As darkness fell completely, the knights guarding the warehouse lit their torches... Yes, these were Caligula's private soldiers, his personal knightly order, and guarding the warehouse was one of their duties.
The next morning, many carriages carrying various types of goods would go to auction houses or chambers of commerce for sale... The atmosphere here was quite serious and rigorous.
Let alone small bats, even flies would be immediately stared at if they got too close. If they continued to fly closer, they would be shattered by several sharp sword energies, so it was impossible to get close in a normal way.
Ordinary petty thieves would have no chance of successfully getting close enough to steal anything.
However, the person currently plotting to do something bad is not some petty thief; in fact, even legendary thieves don't have the same level of intimidation as Yinla.
Because if possible, Yinla wouldn't mind using "stealing".
For example, right now... It's worth mentioning that Yoon-ra is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not a good person.
"..."
One knight gave a wink to the other two knights, and the two understood what he meant... they needed to use the restroom, so they walked together into the nearby woods.
It's not because, like some elementary school student, I like to go to the toilet with my friends... It's mainly to prevent assassination, betrayal, and theft by those in charge; in short, it can prevent many things.
However, no matter what, it's still quite difficult for Ivory to stop Yinla, which is the most frustrating thing... Who would have thought that a [Legend] would come to steal things?
Just like the idea of "If I become the emperor, I'll use a golden hoe to farm," it's impossible for me to think, "If I become a legendary thief, I'll steal tons and tons of gold coins," right? In fact... I didn't care about those things back then.
Since these things are already too easy to obtain, if it's about taking revenge on enemies... that's already legendary. Why not just kill the enemies directly?
In summary... if a legendary figure wants to steal something, there's simply no stopping them.
Although Yoon-ra isn't very good at stealing.
...
"..."
"..."
"..."
"The time has come, and they still haven't returned."
The knight captain, who had been silently calculating the time, gestured to the knights around him and said, "I'll take some men to check the situation. You all prepare to be on guard."
Immediately, the knights went on high alert. From this, it was clear that each of them was a knight who had undergone rigorous training, and was by no means a mere figurehead without discipline.
However... the captain and several knights disappeared after entering the forest.
The pitch-black forest was like a monster that preyed on people...
"..."
The knights immediately straightened their formation, and those who noticed something was wrong ran towards the alarm bell to ring it and notify the territory's higher-ups that something had happened at the warehouse.
However, the dazzling sword light that flew towards him sliced him in two, and the cross-section of his internal organs was clearly visible...
Just then, a faint, indistinct sound drifted slowly from the direction of the forest—
"First Wing Pillar - Royal Knight - Wing Shatter"
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