Chapter 19: Clues
One of the three main cities of the Witch Realm, Moon Ring City, District 146.
Due to its location near the border, the environment here was pleasant. The ring train passed through the fields, and as far as the eye could see, the wheat fields stretched like a vast green ocean. Against the backdrop of blue skies and white clouds, the flocks of birds flying by seemed especially at ease.
Su Xiao sat atop the first carriage of the train, the swift wind whistling past his ears. He pulled out a custom pocket watch and glanced at it. It was already one in the afternoon, with half an hour left until the agreed time.
Originally, Su Xiao had been dealing with the Speed-Type Violator in Falling Star City, but just as that matter was concluded, he received a secret message from Moon Witch Serilis. If it had been any other time, he would have likely ignored it and continued with his subsequent tasks. Unfortunately, this time in the Witch Realm, Moon Witch Serilis had offered an extravagant reward of "3.5 million Soul Coins + 100 Soul Crystals + 1 Power Source Matter + 1 Vitality Source Matter." The offer was simply too generous.
This sincere gesture made Su Xiao decide to come and see what Moon Witch Serilis intended with this meeting.
However, even though Moon Witch Serilis was the employer for this commission, Su Xiao did not fully trust her. Among the three major forces within the Wizard Faction, two were either controlled or allied with this witch, which spoke volumes about her cunning methods.
Moreover, Su Xiao had a total of three objectives for this trip to the Witch Realm, which were: