Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Lin Gui manipulated his staff, carrying the long string of interlocking wooden crates behind him, and left the Bone Highlands, flying towards the Thousand Towers.

The gray, barren land gradually receded behind us, and the view ahead suddenly opened up.

The horizon is no longer rolling hills and scattered skeletons, but a sky filled with towering buildings.

The densely packed magic towers rise from the ground, like a forest composed of stalagmites and spires.

They are of varying heights, some short and stout, others slender and tall.

Some have huge magical rings floating at their tops, while others have constantly flowing runic rays wrapped around their surfaces.

At the center of these tower clusters, ten core elemental towers surround a supreme colossal tower—the Tower of the Azure Sky.

The gray-white tower pierces the sky, its top hidden above the clouds, like a pillar supporting the heavens and the earth.

The other ten elemental towers surrounded it, each emitting a faint glow of a different color.

The colors are: dark gold (metal element), emerald green (wood element), deep blue (water element), crimson (fire element), dark yellow (earth element), silver white (ice element), purple-blue (electric element), cyan-gray (wind element), jet black (dark element), and fair white (light element).

There is also a Soul Tower, which is semi-transparent and glows with a faint blue-white light, maintaining a subtle distance from the other ten core towers.

Airships came and went in the skies above the entire city-state.

The ship left long, slender magical trails, like silver fish swimming in the sky.

Several massive streams of magic shot out from the outer tower spires.

They converge high in the sky, forming a semi-transparent barrier that covers the entire city-state.

Ripples occasionally appeared on the surface of the barrier, as if a breeze was blowing across the water.

The entire panorama of the City of a Thousand Towers unfolds before your eyes in this expansive view.

The air was filled with a dense magical energy, like a thin layer of mist.

It lingers in every tower, every street, and in every breath of every person.

Elvia stood on her staff, her hands resting on the shoulders of the Forest Ghost.

She craned her neck to look at the magnificent sight in the distance, uttering a series of exclamations.

"That's the Tower of the Sky? It's even taller than in the newspaper photos..."

"How do those airships move? Are they runic-driven? Or is someone casting spells inside?"

"What's that blue tower? A water tower? And what about the purple one next to it?"

Her voice grew louder and louder, filled with an irrepressible excitement.

This princess, who once proudly hailed from the capital of Carter, now resembled a country girl visiting the city for the first time.

Lin Gui remained silent.

He looked at the familiar spires, his expression indifferent.

There was no surprise or elation in those dark eyes, only a complex emotion that was hard to describe and seemed to be suppressed at the deepest level.

He's back.

Returning to this place that once left many marks.

Elvia was still excitedly saying something, but he could no longer hear her clearly.

The staff continued to fly forward.

More and more convoys converged from all directions, moving towards the gate of the Thousand Towers.

Some were pulling flatbed carts loaded with goods, some were riding pack animals, and some, like them, were flying with staffs.

Several long queues snaked along the city gate, waiting to enter the city.

Lin Gui maneuvered his staff to land at the end of the line, ready to queue.

Elvia was stunned. She patted him on the shoulder, her tone carrying a sense of helplessness, as if to say, "Are you out of your mind?"

"What line?"

Lin Gui turned his head to look at her.

Elvia raised her chin, reached out and lifted the collar of her coat, revealing the dark gold badge pinned to her chest.

The emblem of the Undying Sun gleamed with a cold luster in the sunlight.

"We are the immortal blazing sun!"

Her voice rose a few octaves, carrying a sense of self-righteous pride.

"They should kneel and bow respectfully to let us in!"

"Besides, I'm the Speaker! How many Speakers can a Thousand Towers possibly have?"

She straightened her back even more.

His golden eyes were filled with a sense of satisfaction that said, "I can finally make good use of this identity."

You can't tell at all how she resisted this identity back then.

Lin Gui looked at her, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke in a calm tone.

"He was also the one who killed the master of the Hidden Tower, the only disciple of the Great Sage, two legendary assassins from the Assassin's Court, and about seven legendary mages."

"Edwin died in the Barren Woods, while Morgan and the other half-demon legends lived and appeared at the Bronze Gate Selection."

"Everyone knows that we killed Edwin and his men."

"Seven legendary mages, a tower master who is about to break through to the epic level, and a great sage disciple who has mastered a certain amount of spatial power."

"Given this loss, Qianta won't be giving us a pleasant look."

"Are you sure you want them to know we're here?"

Elvia's arrogant expression froze on her face instantly.

A long silence followed.

She silently lowered her arms, tucked the hem of her coat back over herself, and tightly covered the dark gold badge.

Then he obediently sat back on the staff, shrank his neck, and coughed a few times.

"Um...you're right."

"We still need to keep a low profile."

She glanced at the mailman's parcel hanging from Lin Gui's waist and asked another question.

"Should we open a post office in Qianta? I remember that a lot of Green Shade Court's mail is sent to Qianta."

Lin Gui frowned and shook his head.

"No need to open the post office, just send the letter through the Adventurers' Guild."

"Our main purposes in coming to Thousand Towers are twofold: first, to rescue Levy, and second, to obtain the Mountain-Breaking Dragon that can pierce through the Dragonbone Mountains."

"Once you get it, leave immediately."

Elvia nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

The line ahead moved forward slowly, inching forward.

After a long wait, it was finally their turn.

Lin Gui's staff floated to the city gate entrance, and just as it landed and before it could even stand still, the city defense soldiers suddenly stopped moving.

The head of the city defense army was a burly middle-aged man.

He wore dark silver standard armor, and the longsword at his waist was engraved with the emblem of the Thousand Towers.

His gaze fell on Lin Gui's face, and he was stunned for a moment before his pupils suddenly contracted.

He suddenly raised his hand.

Upon hearing the signal, the city defense soldiers who were inspecting other vehicles all turned around.

All eyes converged on them, like a dozen lines of fire ignited simultaneously.

In just a few breaths, Lin Gui and Elvia were surrounded.

The city defense soldiers flanked them from both sides, their spears and swords aimed at them from different angles.

The footsteps were rapid and orderly, and the clanging of armor echoed through the city gate.

A commotion broke out among the people queuing around them.

Some people instinctively took a few steps back, while others stood on tiptoe to try and see what was happening.

Elvia tensed up, her fingers already on the hilt of her sword, and said in a low, urgent voice.

"Damn, they recognized us so quickly? And they're so blatant about attacking us?"

Lin Gui did not respond.

He was also a little puzzled.

Even if they recognized them, what gave these city defense soldiers the courage to attack the Speaker and the Undying Sun Captain?

But the next moment, he knew the answer.

The city defense commander stared at him angrily, his voice hoarse and high-pitched.

"Black hair, black eyes, Ashley's sinner!"

"Weren't you strictly ordered by the Thousand Towers Council to be confined to the noble district?"

"How dare they disobey the orders of the Thousand Towers Council—"

"Guards, seize him!"

He suddenly drew his long sword from his waist, the tip pointing directly at Lin Gui's brow.

"According to the parliamentary resolution, anyone from Ashley who leaves Thousand Towers must be executed on the spot!"

Lin Gui's lips twitched slightly.

He really has absolutely nothing to do with this Ashley!