"That makes sense… Allow us to visit this Vera City of yours before we deal with the Overseer." Teresa replied after hearing a few more things about Vera City.
She had quickly grown interested in the city especially after hearing that over a dozen Celestial Beings are living there right now.
Well, she probably wanted to test their strength as well or perhaps, find anyone she know.
"That's good for me…" Vincent replied succinctly as he glanced at his two Celestials.
They didn't mind if Teresa goes there at all.
With that said, Teresa and Claire decided to leave this resting point as they continued going down. It seems that they didn't specifically go down here to request a duel. They actually have some matters outside the Star Garden Peak.
Vincent and the group also did not stay in the area as they continued their way to the peak. This time, they no longer encountered any problems as they reached the mountain's peak after a while.
"This…" Vincent was shocked as soon as he saw the city on top of the mountain.
"Why is this place looks so much better?" Vincent muttered as he saw the modern houses and tall buildings of the city.
What's even more interesting is the cable cars that are used for transportation! There are still carriages made of automatons on the road but there are plenty of cable cars moving from station to station.
As they entered the bustling streets of the city, he saw plenty of shops and children wandering around even without their parents. It seems natural as the place is lively and there are many forms of entertainment to gather audiences on the roadside.
There are puppet shows on one block, there is a magic show on another, and Vincent also found theatric play on an open stage.
This place is completely out of his expectation.
It appears that all the citizens of their territory have gathered in this place.
Furthermore, it's completely different from the way Faviona described the Star Garden Peak to him! This place just looks like a normal modern and thriving city of this era… He can also tell that they had great urban planning in this city.
Of course, Faviona may have had a different experience since she had only been here mainly to create potions and pills. She probably doesn't have to explore the places and was constantly guarded by several high-ranking Manipulators to protect her at all times.
"Are you surprised?" Nerissa asked as she noticed Vincent's reaction.
"Yes. This place looks lively… You mentioned we're going to the temple. I wonder if it will be lively as well." Vincent answered.
Nerissa only smiled as she lead them to a less populated area… As they walk along the pavement leading to the temple, the number of pedestrians they meet gets lesser and lesser.
Nevertheless, the place remains clean and safe since he could feel the presence of a few Automatons monitoring the streets.
"We're here…" Nerissa said as they brought the group to a huge temple. Apparently, there are no nearby cable car stations here so it was normal that they had to walk instead.
As for using a carriage, Nerissa seems to have decided not to so Vincent and the others can appreciate the place.
In any case, they were in a hurry to enter the temple of the Star Garden.
At this time, they were greeted by a gentleman with white sideburns. He seem to be waiting for Vincent's group so Nerissa decided to separate from them as she had other matters to attend to.
She has to request for Magic Technicians to transfer to their peak according to Sage Vivian's instructions.
"I'm Faviona's valet, Amiran. She instructed me to bring you to her residence first once you arrived. It seems that she doesn't want the elders to meet you first." The middle-aged gentleman said as he slightly bowed to Vincent.
"Mhmmm? Is there something I need to know?" Vincent muttered.
It feels like Faviona wanted to warn him first about the elders of the Star Garden Peak before he meets them. This is also a good thing as he wanted to discuss a few things with Faviona as well.
As they entered the front yard of the Temple, a few people wearing red robes and walking like they own the road passed by.
They seem to be in their twenties and they were looking at Vincent with undisguised hostility…
'Huh? What did I do this time?' Vincent was confused as he even thought that they were jealous since he was walking with two beauties.
However, after glancing at Luna and Agatha, he realized that they are wearing the Defiance Hooded Shawl and they are also silently walking like some sort of assassin.
The shawl they're wearing may not make them invisible but it weakens their presence. They might be physically present but people would fail to notice them like they are some background characters. People will naturally ignore them.
The Celestial Beings can also do this without the shawl but it uses their Celestial Energy in the process.
Vincent shook his head as he decided to ignore those youngsters for now. Since he doesn't know the real situation and they did not attack him, it's better not to provoke them in case there's a misunderstanding.
Soon, he was led by Amiran to Faviona's residence.
The first person he saw was Dianne who seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
"Dianne, are you not being treated here well? It hasn't been that long since we last met…" Vincent asked as they entered the reception room of the mansion where they were staying at.
"Haa~ It was tough being an alchemist. Those lunatics spread a plague to the eastern region and affected thousands of people. It's probably alright if we can mobilize a huge number of Alchemists. However, there were only a dozen of us and I even have to teach some of them!" Dianne sighed as she recalled the appalling situation they were previously in.
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