Chapter 543: Lumis Past (1) (1/2)
The Capital of the past had a strong resemblance to the present Capital when Leon had been observing from the sky. But after he descended on the ground, the surroundings did not give him a single sense of familiarity.
”Where am I? Considering where I landed, this should be somewhere in the Upper West District…” Leon gazed at his surroundings with a lost expression.
The Upper West District should have been the most familiar of the four Upper Districts to him, considering traveled through the Upper West District every time to reach Crawford University.
However…
”Nothing looks familiar at all. The span of 400 hundred years is enough to change many things, huh? The lifestyles of mortals cannot be compared to the lifestyles of Divine Practitioners in the Divine Realm…” Leon casually spoke to himself as he tried to feel the rough surface of a stone pillar.
Without any surprises, his hands phased through.
Nevertheless, Leon appeared unconcerned about this as he continued with his train of thought, ”Mortals know their time is limited. As such, they make the most out of their time, leading to significant changes. In comparison, thousands of years can go by in the Divine Realm without a single change except its inhabitants…”
Due to abundant resources, Divine Practitioners spend most of their lifespan in quiet cultivation, leading to fewer interactions between Divine Practitioners and slower advancement of the cultivation civilization.
”Fewer struggles, fewer interactions… no surprise that there could be thousand-year-old young masters with the mentality of spoiled kids, while in comparison there could be kids with the maturity of adults on Gaia.”
Shortly after, Leon smiled wryly, ”I'm kind of glad I didn't turn out like one of these whiny useless young masters from the Divine Realm…”
After pushing the matter to the back of his mind with a shake of his head, Leon eavesdropped on the conversations in his surroundings.
…
”Hey, have you heard? Another beast tide has begun attacking the Great Wall?” A nobleman spoke on the second floor's balcony of a nearby tea shop.
”Ah, yes, I have heard about this matter.” Another nobleman sitting opposite of the first nobleman nodded before asking casually, ”What about it?”
”You're not concerned in the least?” The first nobleman asked with surprise. ”That's the beast tide we are talking about!”
”Don't we have the Great Wall?” The second nobleman said nonchalantly before adding, ”We are no longer the same helpless people we were during the Cataclysm. With the Great Wall's protection and our weapon advancement, even commoners can kill some beasts if they are equipped. There's nothing to worry about.”
”True, but we can never be too careless with this matter, no? If the Great Wall falls, the rest of humanity will not have an easy time against the beast tide.”
”I see your point, but it has been over a hundred years since we enjoyed the protection of the Great Wall. If those beasts can breach the Great Wall, they would have already done so. Besides, there are other people who take care of this stuff. Thus, we don't need to worry about anything else fattening our own pockets.”
”I suppose so…”
As the two noblemen continued to converse, Leon decided not to stick around further and left with a sneer.
He had heard enough.
”It was people who think like this that reinforcement came so late when the Great Wall needed them most, resulting in the tragedy of the Crimson War,” Leon muttered.