Becoming a god starts with enhancing fire arrows.

The border between the two districts of Phil town.

The once straight main road is now separated by a stone checkpoint.

This area was once a passageway to the old market town, and now it serves as a watershed between the sunrise and sunset zones.

Four lizardman guards stood at the gate, their bodies covered in hard, dark green to almost black scales, with a thick tail behind them.

He gripped the bone spear tightly in his hand, watching each approaching human warily.

Just then, two figures walked towards them.

One was an elegant blonde elf, while the other hid herself under a large hood, her face obscured.

"stop!"

Two lizardmen clashed bone spears, blocking the two men's path.

The remaining two lizardmen aimed their spears at the hooded figure.

"Take off your hood and let us see you're not some lowly human trying to sneak in."

Upon hearing this, Rhodes slowly removed his hood, revealing pointed ears and grayish-black skin underneath.

"Zhuo Er?!"

The four lizardmen widened their eyes simultaneously.

Surprisingly, it was a noble Drow who arrived.

"You... say what you just said again."

Rhodes glanced at the lizardman who had just spoken with a contemptuous and arrogant look, as if he were looking at trash.

The lizardman shuddered as if electrocuted, and dared not utter a sound.

"Have those lowly, despicable lizardmen lost sight of their place?"

Rhodes’ tone was full of disdain.

"Yes, yes, we're sorry, we were wrong..."

"We are lowly and despicable reptilian people."

The lizardmen simultaneously put down their bone spears and bowed their heads.

Rhodes pulled his hood up: "What did you do wrong?"

"Your Excellency Drow, we were wrong to point our weapons at you," a lizardman answered first.

"Hmm, anything else?"

"Your race are magnificent creatures of the subterranean; we should not expose your noble countenance to the sunlight," another lizardman added.

"Hmm, anything else?"

"And..." the lizardman hesitated, "And... our tone lacked the proper respect."

"Hmm, anything else?"

The four lizardmen remained silent, not daring to look up, and awkwardly maintained their bowed posture.

It wasn't until Avira behind him jabbed herself hard with her finger that she said, "Remember this, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, I just want to hear your attitude."

"You filthy, inferior lizardmen."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was our attitude that wasn't sincere enough."

The four lizardmen replied respectfully, bowing their heads to welcome Lord Drow's departure.

Only after Lord Drow and the elves had gone far away did they dare to raise their heads and begin to discuss in hushed tones:

"This is really weird, a drow is walking on the road with an elf."

"Aren't these two races sworn enemies?"

"It's also possible that Lord Drow has a good temper."

"Indeed, didn't you see that he not only didn't lay a hand on anyone, but even his insults were excessively civilized?"

The lizardman who spoke last sounded shy.

......

On the streets of the Sunrise District, Rhodes, hidden under his hood, spoke softly:

"The Drow race is really something else, they can enjoy this kind of treatment just because of their looks."

"Is this how the apex predators of the underground food chain are treated?"

His words drew strong contempt from Avira: "They're just a bunch of dark elves we abandoned, what's so great about them?"

The two walked on the streets of the sunrise district.

Rhodes could sense a clear discontinuity in the environment here compared to the Sunrise Zone.

The road, which used to be paved with stone bricks, is now filled with moss and puddles formed by stagnant water in the cracks between the stones.

Some of the houses along the road only looked old, while others were already dilapidated.

The roof had mostly collapsed, and the exposed part was nailed with thick wooden planks and spiky fur, which was then transformed into the entrance to the bizarre nest.

The air was filled with a strange smell mixed with a foul odor.

All around him were strange and other races, and no one noticed Rhodes wearing a heavy hood.

Rhodes looked around with some disdain and asked, "You live in a place like this?"

"How could that be?" Avira pinched her nose with her slender fingers and mumbled an explanation: "This area is inhabited by the lowest races."

"Generally, the more advanced races or the wealthy live in the eastern part of the Sunrise District."

Got it, a slum, right?

The two walked along the road, and after a while, the surrounding scenery changed.

On the left side of the road is the territory of the low-lying half-human dwellings, and they look harmonious and friendly.

On the other side is the Typhoon, with horns on its head and a tail behind it.

Their architectural style is consistent with that of humans.

"What should we do? Where do we go now?" Avira asked Rhodes for his opinion.

Rhodes thought for a moment: "Now it's time to get away from your old house."

"You've offended the leader of 'Black Hand,' and there might be people monitoring the area around your house."

"We're being extremely careful to avoid you being recognized."

He pondered for a moment: "Where does Iron Hammer live? Let's find a hotel near his house."

Ivy stepped forward to lead the way.

......

Night falls inside a hotel in the sunrise area.

Rhodes was seriously explaining the specific plan to Avira, who was listening somewhat absentmindedly.

Her cheeks flushed, and while Rhodes was speaking, she tentatively interjected, asking:

"Is it really so that the two of us sharing a room is to make it easier to carry out the plan?"

"Nonsense," Rhodes said, somewhat annoyed. "Isn't it necessary to carry out the plan together, and also to teach spells?"

"Furthermore, my human identity is too sensitive, and registering separately might arouse suspicion."

"Surely the elf princess wouldn't have overlooked such details?"

"I...of course I considered that." Avira puffed out her chest. "I just wanted to test your ability to give orders."

Oh.

Rhodes's shoulder twitched slightly: "So that's how it is. Your thinking is far superior to mine. No wonder you are my teacher who taught me sword songs."

"That's right," Avira smugly hummed twice.

"Speaking of teaching, I haven't given you a lesson yet today. Come, let me teach you a bit before we set off."

Rhodes thought to himself that she was indeed a princess who had been pampered by the elves since childhood, and she seemed no different from a fresh-faced college graduate.

......

The bright moon hangs in the night sky, its light obscured by clouds.

Rhodes gazed out the window.

It's almost time.

They changed into light, veiled clothing.

Because it was a clandestine operation, Rhodes refused the elf girl's request to wear heavy armor and carry a greatsword.

The two jumped out of the window and moved along the shadows along the wall.

The town of Phil has night patrols, with humans responsible for the sunset area and lizardmen for the sunrise area.

Avira moved quickly and nimbly, hiding among the houses.

Rhodes struggled to keep up with her, and sometimes he had to rely on her for help when climbing up and down.

They sped off one after the other like that.

Finally, just when Rhodes felt like his lungs were about to explode, Avira stopped.

"This is it. Shall we go in?"

"Wait...wait a minute...cough cough..."

Rhodes suddenly felt like he was being called to a physical fitness test while on a health-preserving day at university.

After finally catching his breath, he slowly looked around.

This is clearly also a mansion, only about half the height of Nathan's mansion.

The bricks and tiles look very new, as if the building was constructed in the last few years.

It doesn't have any lavish exterior decorations, but the overall building area already indicates an expensive price.

While I was thinking about it.

Rhodes felt as if he had been lifted up.

Avira lifted herself high into the air with her left hand, vaulted over the iron railing, and entered the window of the mini-villa.