Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brooke put away the compass and said to Wenren Muyue, "There's news from the Empire that the trip to Marfa will begin tomorrow. Your sister asked me to give her the compass, saying it will be handed over to the Empire for special treatment. No more monster hunting tonight, get some rest early, we'll leave tomorrow at 6 o'clock. Don't go out alone, the Ximen family might be targeting you, so be careful."

"I'm not afraid of them! There are so many people in the family. At worst, I can just form a team to go out. Okay, tomorrow I won't go anywhere except the underground palace abyss. Now you can rest assured." Wenren Muyue said.

"That would be best."

"In addition to the direct members of the major families, those who can be sent to the Marfa continent include the elites of the Dragon Guard and some well-known independent cultivators. These people are very powerful. So you have to be careful too." Wenren Muyue reminded.

"I will."

"I wish you all the best."

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Brooke woke up early in the morning and went to the Chamber of Commerce to buy a lot of magic blood stones, random stones, city return stones and other items. He also upgraded two commonly used skills, "Poisoning" and "Group Healing" to level 5. After completing the preparations, he went to the back hall of the main courtyard to wait.

After a while, Wenren Muxue came with another woman beside her.

"Let me introduce you. This is the 5th-turn mage, Qin Ziyu. Ziyu, this is the Brook I mentioned to you." Wenren Muxue said.

Brooke clasped his fists and saluted: "Brooke greets Sister Qin."

Qin Ziyu smiled and said, "I'm just a few years older than you. We're all of the same generation, so just call me Ziyu. I've heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect you to have reached the third level at such a young age. You're truly capable!"

"I was just lucky for a while, I don't deserve Sister Ziyu's praise."

"It's good to be lucky! This trip to the Marfa continent needs someone as lucky as you. If we can get another artifact this time, our family will surely rise." Qin Ziyu smiled. Obviously, she already knew that the Wenren family had obtained a flame ring.

"I hope so. It's almost time, let's gather at the Wuying Palace in the imperial city." Wenren Muxue said.

Brook had never been to the Imperial City, because not only were there guards at the entrance, but the entire city was also protected by a special barrier, making it impossible to fly in randomly.

Arriving at the gates of the Imperial City, several eunuchs were already waiting. Wenren Muxue presented her family token, and under the eunuchs' guidance, the three of them crossed the Yuhe Bridge, passed through the Meridian Gate, and arrived at Taihe Square. They then turned left and, after a long walk, finally arrived at the Wuying Gate. The guards at the gate verified their identities once more, and only then were they allowed to enter the Wuying Palace.

Many chairs were neatly arranged on both sides of the hall, and a number of people had already gathered inside. Looking around, many people were wearing silver-white dominant robes, a few golden legendary robes, and the worst was the pale golden Taurus suit.

"Please come this way." The eunuch led the three people to the right, then said goodbye and left.

The Wenren family's seats were at the end of the second row on the right, and next to them sat the Linghu family.

The 5th-turn male warrior is Linghu Song, the 4th-turn female mage is Linghu Shan, and the 3rd-turn male Taoist priest is Su Xu.

"I told you, Mu Xue is such a serious person, how could she be late?" Linghu Shan stood up and greeted her with a smile.

"Haha~ Zi Yu, I guessed it would be you! Mu Feng went to Wushuang City after the 6th transformation. I sent him a message but he didn't reply. Not only did he abandon me, his brother, but he even abandoned you." Linghu Song joked.

"He has accepted the mission from the Lord of Wushuang City and will not be back for a few days."

They were all familiar with each other and exchanged greetings casually. Brooke and Su Xu were introduced to each other. Although Su Xu was a retainer, he was very trusted by the Linghu family.

Brooke observed the situation around him.

There was no one sitting in the front row, presumably it was reserved for the three major families.

The Murong and Ximen families were also in the second row, but on the left. The Ximen family had three members, including Ximen Wuxie. The Murong family, however, had five members. It was unclear how this number was determined; it might have something to do with the family's strength.

Then there were the third and fourth rows, almost full. Seeing Brooke watching, Wenren Muxue said, "They're all renowned independent cultivators in the Empire. The one wearing the yellow bamboo hat is Gu Zhizi, a Rank 5 Taoist priest who made great contributions on the Warcraft battlefield. And the two white-robed women next to him, Bai Qiuyan and Bai Qiushuang, have traveled to the Marfa Continent many times, retrieving desolate divine weapons for the Empire. And then there's Zhang Chaosheng, Zhang Haiping, Hua Xu, Hua Jun... these people have also made contributions to the Empire."

A new group of people came in. They were all very imposing and energetic. They sat in the front row, right in front of the Wen family.

Brook looked at Wenren Muxue with an inquiring look.

"They are from the Imperial Dragon Guard. During the trip to Marfa Continent, most of the divine weapon fragments will be handed over to the Dragon Guard. The major families and independent cultivators will use less than half of the fragments combined."

"There are eight of them, so they have to take up half?"

"These eight are all guard captains. Their men should be waiting outside the door. The Dragon Guard is directly under the Empire. Besides searching for artifacts, they may also have other missions, such as assisting the Marfa Continent in clearing out demonic beasts."

At this time, the three major families also came in one after another. They were numerous, with dozens of people from each family.

Xuanyuan Xingyu and Duanmu Ci were both in their respective clans. In the Tuoba clan, Brooke saw Tuoba Shengwei, Tuoba Shengming, Tuoba Shengqi, and Tuoba Shi, the fifth-rank cultivators he had met in the outskirts of the empire. He also met Tuoba Shi, who had also reached the third rank.

Just as the three major families took their seats, several imperial officials emerged from the Wuying Hall. The hall fell silent.

An old man slowly walked out from among the officials and said loudly:

"I am the elder of Wuying Palace, Duanmu Duxing."

"Recently, unusual movements have occurred in the orc territories of the 6th level companion continent. The orcs have become extremely agitated for unknown reasons. The strength of the monsters in the Stone Plains and Disaster Ridge of the Lower Realm Marfa Continent has also increased significantly. Several Marfa continents have sent envoys, offering fallen divine weapons, to request support from the Empire. The Empire has decided to dispatch the Dragon Guard to eliminate the monsters."

"The major families and cultivators present here have all made contributions to the empire. Taking this opportunity, the empire has decided to give you some of the excess fragments of divine weapons. You can use them to travel to the lower realms and search for the divine artifacts."

"This orc movement is primarily concentrated in several Marfa continents below the 6th rank continent. According to the Empire's calculations, these are exactly zones 1 to 10. The Empire has already prepared a teleportation channel at the Changle East Gate teleportation point, narrowing the range of the divine weapon fragments to these 10 zones. The channel will last for 12 hours, so everyone should make good use of this time and return quickly."

"Now, I will distribute the divine weapon fragments and compasses to you."

Several people accompanying Duanmu Duxing immediately walked out and distributed items row by row.

"Many people already know the rules for traveling to Marfa Continent. But I still want to reiterate them."

"First: Do not disturb the people of the lower realm of Marfa Continent. Especially those warriors from other worlds. There may be special personnel hidden among them. Do not reveal the identity of the Dragon Empire to them. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the empire."

"Second: If you obtain a divine artifact, you can use it yourself or sell it to the Empire. However, if you obtain a desolate divine weapon, you must hand it over to the Empire. The Empire will also give you a reward of 10 ingots."

"Third: We've made special arrangements for everyone's compasses and divine weapon fragments. Once in the Netherworld, the compasses can detect the map of Marfa and transmit information within the same Marfa continent. We've also shielded the major cities and villages of Marfa, so there's no need to worry about accidentally straying into a Netherworld city. The duration of a divine weapon fragment is two hours, so you can use a return stone in advance, or automatically trigger a return to the city when the fragment breaks."