Chapter 175: Arrival (Part 1)

"We’re about to reach the capital, Ruby," Evan said while flying high in the sky.

Ruby was sitting on his shoulder, tightly gripping his World Devourer Wolf Robe with her tiny paws. A small, light-green barrier surrounded her, protecting her from the strong wind and preventing her from falling off his shoulder.

"Eee! Eee!"

Ruby nodded upon hearing him and continued staring down at the ground with a curious expression.

Currently, Evan was flying nearly two hundred meters above the ground. Since he had already left the Dream Forest, he could see many people traveling along the road below.

Most of the people he saw were young individuals heading towards the capital to join the academy.

Apart from them, there were also locals and many merchants traveling with their cargo, hoping to make some money in the capital.

"There are a lot of young people..." Evan raised an eyebrow because the number of young people seemed to increase as he got closer to the capital.

However, when he recalled that the Sub-Academy attracted students from all over the planet, he felt it was only natural for their numbers to be so high.

As he flew, some high-level Core Evolvers traveling on the ground noticed him.

However, they didn’t think much of it and simply assumed he was a high-level Evolver heading towards the capital.

After all, this area was very close to the World Capital, where powerful individuals from all over Planet Zarth gathered.

"Eee! Eee!"

Just as Evan was observing the people on the ground, he heard Ruby’s voice.

He turned to look at her and saw her pointing her tiny paw ahead of them.

Evan followed the direction in which she was pointing, and an enormous city covered by a transparent golden dome came into view.

Evan’s eyes gleamed slightly when he saw the city, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"We’re finally here..." He muttered in a soft voice, his gaze fixed on the towering buildings rising behind the golden barrier.

Although Evan already knew from his grandfather that the World Capital was protected by a barrier covering the entire city, he was still surprised when he saw it with his own eyes.

’Just how much energy are they spending to maintain a barrier covering the entire city?’ He thought, wondering if they were burning Mana Cores like paper.

Evan tried using the skill of the Arch Eagle Crossbow, Eagle’s Eye, to see if he could peer through the barrier and get a clear view of everything inside.

However, he found that even with his excellent eyesight, he could only make out a few high-rise buildings.

There was some kind of power surrounding the transparent barrier that made it difficult for him to see clearly what lay inside.

Feeling curious about the famous World Capital, Evan’s eyes glowed with green light, and the next second—

Boom!!

A small ball of compressed air formed behind Evan’s feet and exploded, propelling him forward and increasing his speed to an absurd level.

"Eee! Eee!"

Ruby, who was sitting on Evan’s shoulder, was startled by the sudden explosion and nearly fell off his shoulder.

"Hahaha!"

Evan burst into laughter when he saw this and increased his speed even further.

"Eee!"

Ruby glared at Evan, who was laughing at her, and puffed out her cheeks like a dissatisfied squirrel before turning her head away, refusing to look at him.

’How cute!’ Evan couldn’t help but think as he looked at her puffed-up cheeks.

Soon, he arrived near the barrier surrounding the entire city and landed to the ground.

As soon as he landed, Evan noticed that there were two entrances to the city. A large queue had formed in front of one of them, where people and carriages were waiting to enter.

On the other hand, the second entrance was closed.

Evan knew that the second entrance was reserved for high-ranking individuals from the three empires, while the first entrance was meant for ordinary people.

Suddenly, Evan noticed an unusual-looking individual standing in the queue, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

’That guy must be from the Molva Empire,’ He thought as he looked at a man whose hands resembled the claws of a lion, with a tail protruding from his back.

Evan looked further along the queue and noticed several more people with beast-like features.

As mentioned before, there were three ruling empires on Planet Zarth:

The Stellar Empire, the Molva Empire, and the Celestial Empire.

The Stellar Empire and the Celestial Empire were ruled by humans, while the Molva Empire was a nation of magical beasts and monsters.

’These individuals from the Molva Empire look slightly stronger than ordinary human Evolvers,’ Evan thought as he observed the people from the Beast Empire.

Just as he was thinking about this, Evan noticed a carriage being pulled by two horses approaching from a distance.

However, unlike ordinary horses, these two were magical beasts.

Although they were unranked magical beasts, their speed was far greater than that of ordinary horses.

Above the carriage, Evan spotted a flag bearing a silver star-shaped design.

’Someone from the Stellar Empire,’ He thought, raising an eyebrow when he recognized the flag.

The carriage moved towards the second entrance, which was supposed to be closed. However, as soon as the carriage approached it, the entrance automatically opened, allowing the carriage to pass through without any trouble.

Evan then looked at the enormous queue in front of the first entrance, and a sigh escaped his mouth.

’I’ll have to wait for at least an hour before I can enter the city.’

Since the academy would be starting soon, it was only natural that so many people were coming to the capital, resulting in such a long queue.

"Looks like we’ll have to wait in that queue, Ruby," Evan said as he looked at her.

However, his eyes twitched when he noticed that she was still looking in different directions with her cheeks puffed up.

Evan stared at her puffed-up cheeks for a moment before stretching out his finger and poking one of them.

Puff!!

Instantly, all the air Ruby had been holding in her mouth escaped.

"Eee! Eee!"

Ruby quickly turned her head and looked at Evan with a dissatisfied expression.

Although it had been only a single day since she hatched, Ruby had already learned many things because of her high level, and her expressions were surprisingly vivid.

Evan chuckled at her adorable, threatening expression and patted her little head.

"Alright, don’t make that face. I’ll cook some delicious meat for you later," He said in an apologetic voice.

Hearing the word ’meat’, Ruby’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Eee?"

"Yeah, yeah. I promise," Evan said with a smile before walking towards the long queue.