All was calm.
Yet, in this underground fortress that guarded the gateway to Bluestone County, everyone knew that beneath the tranquility, the price of their watch was never forgotten—like the marks left behind by Lin Zhan and others.
...
「Galactic Calendar Year 231, January 18th. Night.」
High in the sky, a lone moon cast its cold, clear light upon the silent Bluestone County.
But where the massive Stargate was embedded deep underground, eternal artificial lights illuminated the subterranean citadel as if it were day.
In a quiet room, Li Wen, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. The crackling purple electricity surrounding him receded back into his body.
He opened his palm, revealing a pill that exuded a rich medicinal fragrance and swirled with a misty, jade-like light.
It was a Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Pill, a provision from Fire World University for its top students.
