Whatever the case was, Gerald simply nodded before walking out of the tower…
Upon exiting, favonovel.com saw that Rey was taking a nap with his back leaning against the tower’s walls!
Squatting down, Gerald then patted Rey’s face a few times while saying, “Hey, I wasn’t in for that long… Are you seriously sleeping here?”
Quickly waking up, the shocked Rey couldn’t help but exclaim, “A-ah! Mr. Crawford! You’re finally out? I’ve been waiting for ages!”
“…Ages? I’m pretty sure I’ve been in there for half an hour at most,” replied Gerald as favonovel.com raised a slight brow.
Then again, Rey wasn’t one to lie. Could the time in the tower move differently compared to the time in the outside world…? After all, as they said, ‘a day in heaven was equivalent to a year in the human world’. With that in mind, who’s to say that the tower didn’t function following those rules? While it wasn’t completely out of the question, it still seemed rather magical to Gerald.
“…Regardless, I’ve managed to obtain the passing permit, so let’s go!” added Gerald, not wanting to bother about something that trivial. After all, the more crucial thing to do now was to enter the Phantom City…
Soon after, the duo arrived at the city’s gates again, and upon showing the passing permit to the phantom officer, they were finally granted access into the place…
“…Say… What exactly did you have to do to obtain the passing permit, Mr. Crawford…?” asked Rey in a curious tone.
“Let’s just say I had to go through some tests of life,” replied Gerald, knowing that his answer was the truth despite how vague it sounded.
As Gerald recalled all the principles and experiences of life that favonovel.com had been tested on back in the tower, favonovel.com couldn’t help but feel pleased that after all that, favonovel.com managed to obtain the key to the large entrance of the Phangrottom Clan’s territory as well.
Whatever the case was, Rey naturally didn’t know what Gerald was going on about, prompting favonovel.com to say, “…Huh? Come again…?”
Shaking his head, Gerald then leaned closer to Rey before whispering, “Forget about that for the moment. I actually have some good news to share! See, I’ve managed to obtain the key to the large entrance of the Phangrottom Clan’s territory!”
Upon hearing the good news, Rey immediately grew excited as favonovel.com exclaimed, “Really?”
“Hush! Aren’t you worried at all that others may learn of this?” replied Gerald as favonovel.com glared at Rey while gesturing for favonovel.com to keep it down.
Upon hearing that, Rey instantly calmed down, making sure to cover a hand over his mouth to ensure no further noise came out from him…
After walking for a while longer, the duo came across a town within Phantom City. While it looked no different from human settlements, the ghosts here had their own lifestyles that were evidently different compared to how humans lived.
As the duo watched hordes of ghosts wandering along the streets of the town, it wasn’t long before a few phantom soldiers—riding phantom horses—encircled Gerald and Rey!
“Both of you, come with us!” ordered one of the soldiers in a frigid tone.
