Chapter 181: Chapter 83: Ogrande City’s New Era
"My advice is..."
Zorn paused, then said earnestly,
"Have Isaac continuously raise his Level within the next two Steam Ancient Cities we pass through."
"It would be best for him to reach the Level 5 Peak. If he can advance to Level Six, that would be even better."
"With that kind of Level, it would be better to head to the Silver Sea Bay - Ancient Porcelain Holy City."
"After all... the Silver Sea Bay - Ancient Porcelain Holy City will soon become the capital of the new Steam Empire."
"For a long time to come, a grander Chapter of this brand-new epic will unfold there."
"Witches from the High Mountains, hermits from the mists, tribal Hunters from the Wilderness, even heretical mystics from the depths of the ocean and travelers from Exotic Realms—they will all converge on the Ancient Porcelain Holy City."
"Not to mention, that place is the resting place of the Upper Ranker, Ancient Porcelain, Mother of the Original Furnace, Martalian."
"It is a place where tides and torrents gather. The power of the Transcendents there will be all the more astounding."
"Only if you have enough strength will you be able to establish a foothold in the Ancient Porcelain Holy City and hunt those terrifying creatures."
Bevis committed Zorn’s entire explanation to memory.
Zorn Corick’s Prophet-like guidance was enough to benefit him endlessly.
Zorn glanced out of the corner of his eye at Isaac, who had his head buried in his food.
’In the coming new version, this guy Isaac is going to take off!’
Zorn knew very well that in the Ogrande City Chapter, Isaac was still in his growth phase.
In the second volume’s Chapter, the young Rat Catcher, Isaac, will complete his own transformation during his Legendary journey.
He will shine brilliantly, gradually composing his own legendary tale.
Many bizarre creatures of unfathomable scale will be hunted down by his hand, one by one.
He will transform from a Rat Catcher into a fearsome God Hunter.
Compared to the first Chapter, which was confined to the Ogrande City area,
the world of the second Chapter will expand significantly.
The powers awakening and reviving from all sides
will be drawn into a vast new Chapter.
If he were a Player,
Zorn would have started getting into position at this point in time and begun his own journey of leveling up.
But the current Zorn was not a Player.
Right now, many powers considered him a thorn in their side, wishing for nothing more than to get rid of him.
In the Northern Border Region, the tides of the era were converging on the Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
He was only Level 5 right now. Going there so early
would surely lead to a pile of trouble.
Zorn still needed to lay low and bide his time in Ogrande City for a while.
It wouldn’t be too late to go after he had consolidated and improved his powers in all aspects and broken through to Level Six.
Not to mention, there were still many important matters in Ogrande City that he had yet to handle.
Soon, the farewell banquet ended.
Zorn had his old butler personally drive the two of them to the steam train station.
By the window, watching the two Rat Catchers depart,
Zorn stood quietly, gazing out at the bustling, exceptionally prosperous Ogrande City.
Within his Perception,
there were a total of five Sacred Marks and Catastrophe Ceremonies actively refining the Calamity Black Mist and reinforcing the strength of his Spiritual Realm.
The Ogrande City Sacred Mark, the Bo’Er Town Sacred Mark, the Split Mist Town Sacred Mark, the Tearful Blood Sun Sacred Mark, and... the Steam Train Calamity Sacred Mark that Zorn had constructed a week ago deep underground near the Torlask Steam Train.
The Steam Train Calamity Sacred Mark ceremony could effectively suppress the rampage of the Torlask Steam Train in Ogrande City.
’These catastrophes, as well as the anchors in the Chapters of this epic, can effectively promote the growth of my Spiritual Realm by absorbing the Calamity Black Mist.’
’The more powerful my Spiritual Realm, the greater the advantage I’ll have in the journey ahead against the many powerful Extraordinary creatures.’
’Also...’
Zorn raised his head, looking toward the depths of the gray-fog-shrouded mountains to the north.
’I took a portion of the power from the Divine Kingdom before, and at the same time, Joliya also escaped.’
’The Blood Shadow Rose seems to have realized it; they walked right into the trap someone else set for them.’
’Now, the Blood Shadow Rose is no longer continuing to excavate the Divine Kingdom.’
’Fortunately, deep in the Ancient Mysterious Forest on the way to the Ancient Porcelain Sacred City, there’s another entrance to the Divine Kingdom.’
’I’ll need to excavate it myself when I reach the Ancient Porcelain Sacred City.’
’There’s only a little bit left; I just need to officially break through.’
’I remember...’
Zorn rubbed the bridge of his nose, accessing his information and memories on the matter.
’Deep in that Ancient Mysterious Forest, there seems to be a nice batch of resources as well.’
As Zorn was lost in thought,
WHHUUUU... WHHUUUU...
A wave of sound—heavy, melodious, and deeply piercing—resonated from the steam engines.
It surged forth, a convergence of sounds from the steam train station, the Steam Factories, and the steamships.
Zorn’s figure was submerged in the new Chapter of the Steam Era that had already arrived in Ogrande City.
...
The afterglow of the Crying Blood Sun swept across Ogrande City.
After about ten minutes, the heavy, blood-red color slowly dissipated, and Ogrande City returned to the light from its deep crimson shroud.
Just then, the carriage arrived at Ogrande City Hall.
For a long time to come,
the Sun Goddess’s Crying Blood Sun would periodically spill down upon the mortal world.
This would drive away the Holy Fiery Sun Cultists who plotted to enter the Northern Border Region.
The war of gods had already begun, and it was destined to end with one side’s defeat.
"Count Zorn, good morning!"
Just as Zorn entered the lobby of City Hall, he ran into several nobles who had come for a meeting today.
Zorn waved his hand and said,
"The Republic’s approval hasn’t come through yet! Right now, I’m just a humble Baron."
"You’re too modest, Count. The approval from above is just a formality."
"Right now, you are a Count of our Autanston Republic. Before long, you’ll be a Count of our Steam Empire."
the nobles flattered.
Zorn just smiled.
After the pleasantries, Zorn went alone to the 36th floor of the City Hall building, where Marquis Albert was located.
Today, Zorn was here to participate in Ogrande City’s highest-level council meeting.
The topic of discussion was the founding of the Otan Grelle Steam Empire.
In all of Ogrande City, only seven people were qualified to participate in this momentous founding meeting.
This was also the meeting that represented the pinnacle of power in Ogrande City.
When Zorn arrived at the ritual conference room, which was protected by the power of a Ritual Curtain,
Marquis Albert and Grand Duke Amalante were gathered together, chatting about something.
Seeing Zorn enter, Marquis Albert quickly called out to him.
"Zorn, you’re just in time! We were just discussing the issue of Archbishop Andre!"
After the war outside Ogrande City had concluded, everyone had joined forces to deal with Archbishop Andre Burke, who was still trapped inside.
Archbishop Andre Burke had surrendered without hesitation.
He was willing to surrender completely and accept any condition in exchange for the survival of his family.
As a veteran Level 8 who wielded a Forbidden Sealed Object, it went without saying that Archbishop Andre Burke was incredibly powerful.
If they couldn’t eliminate him in a short time, he might have been able to hold out until the ritual failed and actually escape.
Besides, a living Archbishop was more valuable than a dead one.
After some discussion, Ogrande City
ultimately chose to accept Archbishop Andre Burke’s surrender.
Now, Archbishop Andre was being suppressed inside a Golden Magic Ring cage on the seventh level.
And this was a cage Zorn had personally chosen the location for and built for him.
A cage that even an Upper Rank Level Transcendent couldn’t open was being used to imprison a mere Middle Rank Level Transcendent. Its effectiveness went without saying.
Zorn knew the strength of the cage perfectly well, as he had built it himself.
It could definitely hold Archbishop Andre until the day he died.
But the others from Ogrande City were clearly still a little worried.
After all, the so-called "cage" looked like a simple nest and wasn’t very convincing.
