Chapter 203: The Tour

Taichu City.

Dawn was breaking, the sky just beginning to show its pale belly, but a long line had already formed at the city gates.

Elves, entire families in tow, arrived from the direction of the Silver Moon Forest, snaking in a long, slow-moving line before the gates.

Children held their parents' hands, their wide eyes curiously taking in the strange city before them.

Their gazes passed through the massive gates, lingering on the upturned eaves, cyan-gray stone walls, and black-tiled roofs within, and they would let out childish gasps of wonder from time to time.

"So this is Taichu City..."

Walking in the middle of the line, Evan stopped and looked up at the enormous plaque above the city gate.

The plaque was carved from a single block of Cyan Jade, its edges engraved with a pattern of intertwined vines and leaves. The name "Taichu City," inlaid with silver threads, was written in a style both steady and graceful.