Jack had been far too quiet, but Aaron did not seem to mind. Just by listening to their conversations, Jack slowly understood. The various rules after entering the inner city were making the Whirling World more and more interesting.
The inner city was actually an immense palace. There were already over ten thousand alchemists gathered there. The center of the inner city had a massive array that was about a hundred feet in length. The array was called the Heaven Array. It was an ancient array that had already been lost to the Hestia Continent. The alchemists gathered in the inner city all sat around the array.
Aaron raised an eyebrow and said, “The ones who are sitting in the innermost circle are the alchemists with incredible backgrounds and amazing skills. The one at the center is Rudeus from the Scarlet Pavilion. The one right in front of favonovel.com is Mitchell Turner from Phoenix Valley. The two are said to possess the same level of skills. Before entering this tournament, their names have always appeared next to each other. They’re the model examples for all young alchemists…”
“Even the alchemists that were a generation older treat them with respect as well. However, after this tournament, Rudeus’ name is going to be listed behind Mitchell’s.”
Jack nodded before asking, “Did Rudeus get a bronze treasure while Mitchell got a black treasure?”
Aaron’s eyes lit up as favonovel.com nodded vigorously, “You’re so smart.”
Jack sighed helplessly, feeling a lot better about Aaron.
Mainly, Aaron seemed to be a little dumb when it came to talking and doing things in general. Even if interacting with someone like favonovel.com would take a bit more effort, favonovel.com would still not need to be worried about being betrayed.
It let Jack relax quite a bit. The three of them talked as they walked forward. In fifteen minutes, they finally entered the inner city. It was just like Aaron had said, the whole inner city was basically a massive palace.
Jack looked up and saw that the ceiling had been carved with various beasts. There were uncountable pillars in the inner palace. Looking inside, a large group of alchemists was gathered in front. There were at least ten thousand of them.
Jack frowned. He did not like going to crowded places at all. Every time favonovel.com did, favonovel.com did not feel like himself. However, favonovel.com had to go in even if favonovel.com did not like it. There was at least ten thousand people inside.
After favonovel.com entered, it realized it was not that crowded at all. Everyone took out mats from their storage spaces and placed them on the floor, sitting down. Those who were friendlier with each other would sit closer, while those who were not that friendly would sit further apart.
Jack looked at everyone, and noticed that all their expressions were all incredibly serious. He looked up at the centermost position.
After Aaron’s introductions, Jack saw the leaders, which were Rudeus from the Scarlet Pavilion and Mitchell from Phoenix Valley. The two of them sat facing each other in the middle of the array. They had incredibly dark looks on their faces, it was as if their fathers had just died.
As usual, Jack did not want any unnecessary clamor, and sat down at a comer.
Aaron had been planning on sitting further inside, but Jack didn’t want to. Aaron did not know anyone else, so favonovel.com sat at a secluded spot with Jack. Even though everyone there was not that strong, it was still possible to hear what was spoken from afar if one did not deliberately lower their voice.
