169 The Neutral City. (1/2)

Half a day hadn't passed when Ozul began to feel the Mana spike in the air.

As usual, Cyril and Mark changed their disguise again. It meant that they were reaching the city. And as expected, the outline of the city started to appear in their sight.

Unlike before, there weren't any ordinary buildings in sight. No matter which direction Ozul looked towards, he could only see everything far more expensive and fancier than usual.

From afar, he could not see the end of the city. The city was huge, considerably bigger than he expected. However, it made sense since many of the powerhouses had their headquarters in a single city.

As the group got closer to the city, Ozul began to sense strong people all around. Though not anyone who could threaten him.

They were only strong compared to the usual people.

At first glance, it only felt like entering a prospering city with a bustling atmosphere. However, anyone would be struck with fear when they realize how many Mages roamed the streets like ordinary people.

The peace in the city was maintained on a really fragile concept of fear and politics. No one wanted to make the first move since that person would be eliminated without any second chances.

Such a system had maintained peace for so long that people had already accepted not to cause any trouble while being in the city.

All the top clans and the organizations had realized this, but there was just no one to tip the scale of power in their favor and get everyone else to accept them as the general ruler.

No one was willing to back down, which resulted in this current situation.

However, unlike what Ozul had expected, there was no tension in the atmosphere as they walked around the city. It was just like any other settlement, but one with strong people everywhere mixed within the crowd.

Many were enjoying themselves in entertainment, while others were busy doing their personal work. No one had any constant fear of getting themselves killed at any moment.

'People really have gotten comfortable after all that time...' Ozul thought in interest. Such a delicate order could crumble any moment, but no one seemed to be caring about that in here.

As time passed, people had subconsciously started to believe that there will never be anyone willing to be the first one.

Even an ordinary person could tell how ridiculous this arrangement sounded.

Unlike before, the people on the streets did not even look in their way out of curiosity. This was the Neutral City. Everyone was naturally aware that people from all around the Mainland could be here.

There were no city guards or any such authorities keeping watch around the city, but no one dared to break the law anyway.

Understanding his impatience, Clara wanted to say that they would arrive soon, but she knew that it might take an hour or two, and he would not like that.

”It would take a little more time,” Mark replied before she could say anything.

”Hmm? Then let's just do that tomorrow. Find a hotel,” There was no one stopping him from changing his decision otherwise anyway.

Mark led them to the first hotel that he saw near them. It had a lion's emblem drawn on the top to symbolize that this property belonged to the Leonhard Dynasty.

Such was the case everywhere in this Neutral City. The powerful organizations owned almost everything that was top notch.

This hotel looked quite fancy from the outside as well. However, Ozul would not have entered if there weren't a suitable environment. A proper receptionist and a manager stood behind the counter, who both wore fancy and expensive uniforms.

They warmly welcomed the group and began to ask for their requirements for the room.

”It would be a total for 1 Gold Coin for one night stay for the four of you,” the manager said. Although Ozul had almost never cared about paying, he did realize how high the price was for just one night's stay.

One Gold Coin consisted of a hundred Silver Coins, and he remembered easily spending the entire day in a hotel using only a single Silver Coin.