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Chapter 710 The Old Capital of the Dragon
The sentry brought breakfast to Yu Xia.

A soft piece of bread, a bowl of warm, fragrant vegetable and meat porridge, a fist-sized peeled egg, and a cup of hot milk.

In a polluted area, being able to eat a meal like this is a real luxury.

Yu Xia looked up at the two sentries standing to the side.

"Please call my companion over," Yu Xia said. "I want to have dinner with him."

The two sentries remained silent, standing there like two black stone pillars, never uttering a word.

Yu Xia patiently repeated it.

At this moment, one of the sentries moved his eyes, thought for a moment about who the word "comrade" referred to, turned his face slightly toward Yu Xia, and said to Yu Xia, "Lord Ivy, your companion had breakfast an hour ago."

Yu Xia: "Then please ask him to come and keep me company."

The sentry said calmly, "Lord Ivy is no longer in the rest area."

Yu Xia checked the time; it wasn't even seven o'clock yet. She had gone to bed early last night, but woke up in the middle of the night to find Vic sneaking into her room, and couldn't fall back asleep.

She intended to go find Floch, but discovered that Floch's aura and spiritual power had vanished.

Or rather, she couldn't sense it.

This place possesses a power that can shield mental energy.

"Where did he go?" Yu Xia asked.

Another sentry said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, Lord Ivi's whereabouts are not something we can inquire about."

Yu Xia scooped up a spoonful of meat porridge and ate it, then said calmly, "You call me Your Highness."

The sentry remained expressionless, his voice as still as a stagnant pool. "Yes, Your Highness."

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After having breakfast, Yu Xia planned to take a stroll around the area.

The two sentries watched her finish eating, then took their utensils and left without saying a word.

At this moment, no one disturbed Yu Xia.

Yu Xia walked through the living room and came to a garden outside.

The buildings here have very few doors, and are mostly open spaces. Because it is a city of dragons, the buildings appear wide and tall, and the carvings on the buildings are exquisite, though the style is not quite like that of a dragon.

Yu Xia walked down the obsidian steps and slowly entered the garden, her trailing skirt sliding smoothly down the steps.

The pristine white dress rippled against the obsidian floor, strikingly bright.

Yu Xia fell into this quiet garden, surrounded by clusters of bright and fragrant flowers, as if she had been incorporated into a painting carefully prepared for her, and she was the most eye-catching and beautiful flower in this garden.

For no apparent reason, Yu Xia felt that something was watching her.

The feeling is like a tiny thorn hidden in a soft blanket covering you; it doesn't hurt much, but it makes you uncomfortable, and you can't find where the thorn is.

As she ventured deeper into the garden, Yu Xia sensed a familiar energy. She carefully felt it, then approached the flowerbed for a closer look and discovered that what lay beneath the flowers was not soil, but red energy crystals.

Yu Xia wandered aimlessly around the garden, entered a long corridor, and returned to the hall where she had been yesterday.

Light, rhythmic footsteps sounded in her ears, and patrolling sentries appeared in Yu Xia's line of sight.

When the sentries saw her, they stopped and stood in unison to the side.

Yu Xia saw that they all had their heads down and their expressions were indifferent. They didn't show much respect, nor did they even glance at her.

She walked up to them and tilted her head to look up at one of them.

"What's your name?" Yu Xia asked him.

The sentry remained silent.

Yu Xia: "Look at me."

The sentry's eyes flickered, his gaze shifting to her face. His eyes, like those of the other two sentries, were stagnant.

Yu Xia reached out and pinched his face; his skin was warm, he was alive.

She applied a little pressure to her hand, and when she released it, the sentry's face turned red.

The person is alive, very alive, but their eyes are lifeless.

She asked the other sentries their names, but none of them answered her; their mouths seemed to be glued shut.

"Looks like they've sent a bunch of mute people to watch me." Yu Xia took two steps back and turned to leave.

"Your Highness, what kind of help do you need?"

Yu Xia stopped in her tracks and looked at the sentry who had spoken. "So he wasn't mute after all."

"Tell me, where is this place?" Yu Xia asked, ignoring him and pointing to a sentry on the far side.

"Obsidian City, the former capital of the dragon, the golden secondary capital."

Yu Xia pointed to the second sentry and asked, "Who's in charge here now?"

Sentry: "Your Highness Darren."

Yu Xia asked the third sentry, "Where is Charles?"

The sentry stepped forward. "I'll take you to see him."

Yu Xia ignored him and asked the next person, "Where is the other Ivy?"

The sentry fell silent.

"." Never mind, it seems he's still mute.

“Take me out,” Yu Xia said.

She wasn't familiar with the area and wandered around for ages without finding her way out.

The sentry whose face had turned red from being pinched stepped forward. "Follow me, Your Highness."

Seeing that he did not refuse, Yu Xia thought for a moment, then moved closer to him and asked as they walked, "Have the other guides come to see me."

The sentry did not hesitate. "I will relay your orders. The guides are all on their own missions. It will take until after 6 p.m. for everyone to gather. Do you want to wait until after 6 p.m., or do you want to meet with some of the guides first?"

Yu Xia: "I need to meet with them all at once."

"Summon the team of dragon-affiliated sentries who are escorting me," Yu Xia said again. "I have something to tell them."

The sentry kept his eyes straight ahead. "They went out at five o'clock this morning to carry out a cleanup mission. Their return time is unknown. I will wait for them and convey His Highness's orders at any time."

After saying that, he noticed that Ivy beside him had slowed down, so he turned to ask, "Your Highness, do you need any other help?"

Yu Xia lifted the hem of her overly long skirt and said, "Could you please prepare some more comfortable clothes for me?"

The sentry's lifeless eyes lit up slightly. His gaze slowly moved down her face, and he saw the girl clutching the hem of her skirt with both hands, repeating, "I will convey His Highness's orders."

Yu Xia: "Who exactly are you trying to pass my orders on to? I'm giving you my orders now."

The sentry didn't answer. He knelt down in front of her, put one arm around her knees, and pulled her onto his arm.

Yu Xia was suddenly lifted up by him, and her body weight subconsciously shifted towards him, her hands resting on his shoulders.

".what you do?"

The sentry held her close, continuing to walk away without looking to the side or showing any expression. "Your Highness, you have too many orders."

Yu Xia turned his face away. "But it seems you haven't helped me with any of them." The sentry tilted his head slightly in her direction before turning his face away again. "I'm carrying out His Highness's mission."

After passing through several winding corridors, Yu Xia was led out of the labyrinthine palace by the sentries.

Yesterday, she chatted with Floch about some past events involving dragons, but then she got too tired and lost focus on it. She thought it was just an ordinary palace, but after being carried around by the sentinel, she realized how complex the palace was.

After leaving the palace, the sentry carried Yu Xia to a spacious platform from which most of the city could be seen.

From this vantage point, the ancient capital of the dragon stretches as far as the eye can see, with many buildings having exterior walls of varying shades of gray-black, resembling the marks of fire.

Yu Xia looked up and saw a faint golden light appearing and disappearing under the gray sky—that was a defensive shield.

The voices grew louder as they approached, and Yu Xia could vaguely see the figures of some street sentries. Although it wasn't as lively as when she came in yesterday, it still made Yu Xia feel more comfortable.

She glanced back at the palace behind her, which was also charred black by the fire. The palace had an indescribable eerie and sultry atmosphere.

It was even more terrifying than the Holy City.

"You don't need to follow me, I want to wander around by myself." Yu Xia patted the sentry, signaling him to put her down.

Yu Xia wasn't sure what the bottom line was for these sentries who were following some kind of instruction. They seemed to be monitoring her, even imprisoning her, but they didn't set any limits for her; she could go wherever she wanted.

The sentry crouched down, put her on the ground, and then turned and left without hesitation or lingering.

Yu Xia stared at his departing figure, her expression darkening.

She had just asked them so many questions, but she hadn't asked the one she most wanted to ask—Harrison.

These sentinels' behavior and mannerisms are basically a carbon copy of Harrison's.

Yet she couldn't see any trace of Harrison in them; even though she was so close to him, she couldn't sense any spiritual energy emanating from him.

She guessed that Harrison shouldn't be here right now; the bodies were in standby mode.

Yu Xia temporarily suppressed her doubts and strolled around the nearby streets.

It's around eight o'clock in the morning. Most of the sentries have gone out on their duties. Only some are on patrol and some are resting during their shifts in the city.

Yu Xia made no attempt to conceal herself, and simply strolled around openly, secretly observing the reactions of the sentries.

When a patrol of sentries saw her appear, they looked surprised, then stopped and respectfully saluted her. They wanted to look at her but dared not, and all kept their heads down obediently.

Yu Xia glanced at them and thought, "Hmm, they seem very alive, like they have self-awareness."

The lead sentry asked her with concern and appropriate tact, "Lady Ivy, why are you here alone? Where are your guards?"

Hearing the fluctuations in his voice and expression, Yu Xia's expression softened. "I just arrived, I'm just wandering around and getting familiar with the place."

"Do you need our protection?" the lead sentry asked again.

Yu Xia was about to refuse, but after thinking about it, she put on a smile, adopted the demeanor of her past role as the Great Ivi in ​​the Holy City, and looked at the group of sentries, saying, "Your mental energy is a bit restless. How long has it been since you had it purified?"

Upon hearing her words, the sentries couldn't help but look up at her.

This Ivy was truly beautiful; her face was as radiant as the sun, and her voice as gentle as moonlight.

"Two, two days." The lead sentry quickly snapped back to reality after meeting Yu Xia's gaze.

"Two days?" Yu Xia was somewhat surprised, which meant that their purification frequency was very high.

She said calmly, "It seems you have no shortage of guides here."

The lead sentry, thinking he had offended her, quickly knelt down, saying, "Our guides are very diligent; it is we who are useless."

The other sentries also knelt down.

Yu Xia observed their reactions, making sure there were no signs of manipulation on them, and raised her hand, "Get up. I don't know anything about the situation here. You can tell me."

"Yes." The sentry breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that her tone was still gentle and she wasn't angry.

"How many sentries are there here?" Yu Xia asked as they walked.

The sentries followed beside her, walking slowly and never overtaking her.

The lead sentry said, "Not counting the sentries you brought yesterday, there are a total of 300,000 sentries."

"How much?" Yu Xia stopped in her tracks, unable to suppress her voice.

The lead sentry was looking down at her, her skirt dragging on the ground, now dirty and wet, wondering if she should mention it to the esteemed Lord Ivy.
Oh no, this should be considered offensive; her skirt wasn't very long, and she was too petite.

If he were to bend down to help her lift the hem of her skirt, he would pull it up too high, which would not only be offensive but also rude, extremely rude.

"Three hundred thousand." Hearing Ivy's surprised tone, he quickly came to his senses.

Yu Xia hadn't expected there to be so many sentries in this city; this was more than half the total number of sentries in this cleanup mission.

Were they all sentinels that Harrison and Darren brought in advance?
"Yes, Lord Ivy. In the past few days, the Federation and Empire's sentinels have been advancing here one after another, and other sentinels who have received the news are also rushing here to assemble."

After hearing this, Yu Xia asked him when the sentries arrived.

The sentry answered her in great detail.

After listening, Yu Xia felt something was off. She checked the information she had gathered before coming here in her mind. It had only been two days since she encountered Kanulius.

Before she and Floch set off to scout the location, they had checked the positions of each faction. Apart from a small number of sentries resting in the logistics area, most of them were advancing and guarding their positions.

She only entered Obsidian City yesterday, how did she conjure up these 300,000 sentinels?

Yu Xia sized up the sentry in front of her. He had neat brown hair and looked very young.

"What's your name?" she asked.

Names are currently the most direct way for her to distinguish sentries.

"My name is Yuri, Lord Ivi, and I am the captain of the ninth squad of the second legion of the Bear Clan."

Yuri told Yu Xia his name and the legion he belonged to.

Yu Xia then asked him some more personal questions, such as his age, even his parents and siblings, where he had gone to school, and where he had been.

Yuri was able to answer all the questions, but her ears grew redder and redder, and she kept her head down, not daring to look at her.

At this moment, Yuri's mind was in complete turmoil. Lord Ivy asked him what the meaning of such details was.
No guide ever asked about his family situation, and they rarely even asked him his name. Could it be... could it be...?
Yuri couldn't help but let his mind wander in some unrealistic direction, but the next moment, his fantasy was shattered, because the dazzling sun was asking his teammates a similar question.

Oh. So the sun's rays weren't shining on him alone.

Yuri felt ashamed of his thoughts and awkwardly touched his nose.

Yu Xia felt somewhat relieved after asking the group of sentries.

At least not all 300,000 sentries are Harrison's men, otherwise that would be too terrifying.

"Thank you for your hard work. You can continue your patrol. I'll just take a walk by myself."

Yu Xia performed a simple group purification on them. Their bodies weren't heavily polluted, and they had indeed been properly purified.

Yuri and the others felt Yu Xia's spiritual power and were so excited that they didn't know what to do with their hands and feet.

They were just an ordinary sentinel team. It was already quite good that they could get purification and guidance from the guides. Before entering Obsidian City, they could hardly even get a single inhibitor.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving here, they not only found a guide but also encountered Ivy, who helped them purify their bodies.

Yuri felt a little dizzy. The man was right after all; as long as they got here, they would get what they wanted most.

Yu Xia watched the group of sentries leave in a daze, smiled slightly, and turned to continue exploring other places.

Just then, a golden butterfly flew out from the shadows, followed Yu Xia for a while, and then fluttered its wings and landed in her hair.