Chapter 9: The Guardians
Roundabout.
But when Stephen first came to this strange city, he even thought he had entered the city of Seals.
Stephen was born in the Supreme Arcane Council, and only spellcasters from the Arcane Empire frequently visited the Seal City, while the casters of the Supreme Arcane Council could only read about the Seal City in classified information. Known as the Ring City, the Cage, the City of Ten Thousand Gates, and more, the City of Seals is a city with countless gates that can lead to almost any plane in the known universe. Sigil City is one of the most special places in the multiverse, and there are many terrifying old monsters hidden here, and of course, none of them dare to offend the absolute master of Sigil City, the Lady of Pain.
No one knew where the lady came from, and she didn't care about anything other than wandering the confines of Seal City.
The lady seemed to hate the gods.
There are almost no gods who dare to enter the Seal City, and even if they do, they will be driven out by the Lady of Pain, and even the old gods have no way to do this.
She hated it when anyone worshipped her as a god, and anyone who dared to do so was skinned and stripped of her bones.
Upon entering the Ring City in front of him, Stephen almost thought he was in Seal City, as he saw many glowing portals and caravans of various skin tones. The Marked City is an absolutely neutral realm that can accept any creature, good or evil, as long as they follow the rules of the Marked City. And here Stephen also saw many creatures from different camps, such as the devil and the angel, of course, it was not an ancient angel like Shar, but an angel of love after the age of the ancient gods, although the two sides did not look friendly when they met, but they did not fight on the spot.
The Ringtown clearly has its own rules, and certain powerful forces ensure that others must follow them.
Humans here are a bit special.
Some of them are ordinary human races, with five colors of yellow, white, black, brown, and blue, while the other part is an ancient human race, their skin color is a golden yellow, the pale golden ones belong to the mixed race of people, and the pure gold ones are of ancient human blood, which is said to be the creation of the Titans of the ancient god era.
The status of these golden races is relatively high, they are immortal races, they are powerful, and they are the same class as ordinary angels in the era of the ancient gods.
The location where Stephen appears is in the sky.
The teleportation point of the Space-Time Hub is located on a floating tower with a view of the city, and it looks like an end-to-end ring, surrounded by a void. The whole city looks like a floating city, but it is not a floating city, but a city opened up in a half-plane, and it should now be said to be an independent plane.
It is home to a large population.
Stephen saw a lot of caravans, mostly humans, because humans were the most curious and adventurous race, and their lifespan determined that they were more adventurous than other races. In addition to this, Stephen also discovered the Dwarven Caravan, the Elven Caravan, the Devil Caravan, the Elemental Lord Caravan, and the Angel Caravan from the upper planes. This is the scene of the Seal City in memory, because the Seal City itself is a trade center in the multiverse, and many materials that cannot be obtained by the material plane can be tried to find in the Seal City.
"Roundabouts are a trade staging point. Time Dragon said in a flat tone, "Of course, they can also help us gather some useful information. ”
"Your existence was discovered through the Astral Caravan. ”
The Astral Merchant.
Stephen immediately thought of the Astral Merchant he had once met, she was a pure-blooded golden race, powerful and possessed the ability to roam the Void.
"I'll take you to meet the Guardian here. The Time Dragon reached out and placed it on Stephen's shoulder, and the two of them disappeared in an instant.
Inside a magnificent palace.
Stephen meets the Guardian who manages the Ringtown, and to his surprise, the other party's race.
A devil with a stereotyped expression.
He looked like an old man with a goatee, dressed in an ornate robe, with no more than ten rings on his fingers, exuding an oppressive aura, and behind him was a fallen angel with black wings, who appeared to be his squire.
"Bach. The old man with a goatee had the appearance of an ordinary human, and Stephen couldn't see through his true face, he could only feel the breath of the devil, he glanced at Stephen and said, "This is the new Guardian?"
"Yes. Time Dragon nodded.
The strength of the other party is very strong, but Stephen is not false, because the combat power of the two sides looks similar, and his floating city is still in the world of Motera.
"Hello. I am the Ten Commandments. The old man with a goatee said politely.
Stephen nodded slightly in response, "Stephen." ”
This devil looks very interesting, of course the Ten Rings can't be his real name, Stephen couldn't help but glance at the ten rings on the other party's fingers, there is no doubt that these are very powerful strange things. The guardians of time and space are all strong men recruited by the Time Dragon from many planes, and there is no division between superiors and subordinates to each other, and the status of the two sides is equal, and even the Time Dragon cannot force them. The organizational structure of the space-time hub is very loose, just like the Pantheon, the gods usually do their own things, unless there is a huge crisis, the gods rarely join forces.
"Did the Grim Reaper accept our request?" Shijie rarely showed a change in expression on his face, he looked at the Time Dragon in front of him and asked, "My servants lurking in the lower planes have told me that a terrible war is about to break out!"
Death?
Stephen had a thoughtful look on his face.
At this moment, the middle-aged scholar incarnated by the Time Dragon seemed to have a trace of embarrassment on his face, and said slowly: "I have already persuaded His Excellency the God of Death. He has pledged that this war will not affect too many of the world. And he had the same purpose as us, and we made some agreements. ”
Is this different from the purpose of the Plane Hub in the first place?
Shijie's expression gradually became serious when he heard this, and he frowned and said, "Aren't even you his opponent?"
The Time Dragon in front of him suddenly fell silent.
It seems that the contact between the two sides is not so friendly, and it is very likely that the Time Dragon has already dealt with the Reaper.
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