"Interesting," Almond said, his interest piqued as the guard described the nature of the job.
"Yeah, let's go there," Lily smiled. "Sounds good, and since it's such an important and risky job with high pay, it's perfect to kickstart our journey."
The guard saw they were interested and chuckled, "You should hurry to the palace now. Today's ship taking the employees will depart in half an hour."
Without further ado, Almond and Lily departed towards the territory of the Meuuoran Clan's palace.
Raicanor soared ahead like a streak of collapsing stars, bypassing sky lanes. In mere moments, the colossal spires of the Meuuoran Palace emerged—carved from cosmic crystal, humming with anchored arrays and cosmic veins.
A ship the size of a small town floated outside it, lined with sigils and armored fins, loading participants for the job.
"It looks like many people are going to participate in the job," Lily muttered as she saw thousands of people aboard the giant ship's deck.
