Chapter 86 - Ozuna City (1/2)
Ozuna City
The yellow shining sun started rising from the ground and the first slither of sunlight was peeking over the skyline of the great city of Ozuna. It gradually rose onto the sky untill the outlines of the houses were becoming clearer and even the leaves on the trees were looking more green than grey, dawn was here for sure.
Ozuna city was the biggest and also the most powerful city in the southern region of the Mulan kingdom. Just like Sky suppression city, Ozuna city was the first line of defense of the Mulan kingdom against the Nicholas Empire.
The city was very huge and cannot be compared with the other cities or towns located in the southern region of the Mulan kingdom. If one stood on a mountain a few miles away, they would discover that Ozuna city was a few hundred square miles of land with beautifully built buildings.
The whole city was filled with a magnificent atmosphere, and even when it was midnight, the city would still be illuminated by lights. Even though the southern region was in chaos and the Tulip family who was the overlord of the city was in decline, Ozuna city was still as magnificent as always as there were many other powerful nobles families that governed the city along with the Tulip family.
One can even say that Ozuna city was the center of the southern region as there were many kinds of trading businesses, including magic potions shop etc.
Currently, after the news of the treasure left behind by Henry in the Black Mist forest, the city was overcrowded as countless mages and warriors came rushing from all corners of the continent. The streets were filled with many carriages and horses amidst the large crowd. In fact, the staggering amount of people currently residing in the city easily caused people to perspire.
While many people continued to rush in the city, the Marquis was making a killing by making them paying tolls and taxes before they could enter the city and the forest.
Black mist forest was located behind Ozuna city, and also all the lands in the in the southern part of the region was bestowed to the Tulip family by the previous king which made the Black Mist forest part of their territory as well. As such, as the lord, he had the power to restrict people from going to the black mist forest.
Before, it would have been impossible for him to do or even think about such a thing, but with the presence of the 4th imperial prince of the Djage empire within the city and the extermination of the group of bandits that were hiding in the forest, the Marquis of Ozuna city felt as though he was the true lord of southern region and no one could disobey him in this place. Well, except for that little freak that had taken over his mansion.
With him in Ozuna city, no one dared to cause trouble or refused to pay their taxes or tolls to enter the forest and the city.
Not only the Marquis, but every single businesses owner such as Inns, restaurants, weapons shop were making a killing as well. Ozuna city was the only city close to black mist forest which made it the only place for people looking for the treasure left behind by Henry to stay.
They still needed a place to stay, to eat or to entertain themselves because even though it was said that there was a treasure in the Black Mist forest, who knows when they will be able to find it or if that information was even true, to begin with? they couldn't just sleep in the forest all the times as there were many magical beasts living there. As such, Ozuna city was the perfect place for them to stay while looking for the treasure.
While the city was going through some changes due to the arrival of countless people that came looking for treasure, an oddly isolated courtyard house seemed to be completely unaffected by the changes or the chaos outside.
This courtyard house was located in the central area of the city. Currently, in the courtyard, there was a youth with purple-black hair running around in the huge courtyard with weights strapped around his body, legs, arms, and wrists.
Two hours later, after he was done running without taking a break, he immediately moved on push-ups, sit-ups, oblique sit-ups, leapfrog and all kind of movements that were not from this world.
Not too far from that youth, there was also approximately a hundred people that were following his leads. However, along the way, some of them began practicing their swords arts, spear arts and so one.
This youth was none other than Shad, of course, the 4th imperial prince of the Djage Empire.
After using the red lightning energy to strengthen his body and increased his speed while fighting the thousands of bandits by himself, Shad had realized that his body was still weak and could not fully use the red lightning energy within his infinite space. Furthermore, he also realized that the red lightning energy was far more demanding than the white lightning energy as it was much stronger and powerful.
The amount of time he used to hold on before his body gave in while using the white lightning energy decreased in half while he was using the red lightning energy. It was like his stamina and endurance has decreased while using the red lightning energy. It was one of the reasons that he did not dare to battle against the six giant animated corpses and took out the main culprit instead. His body was at its limit at that time.
Furthermore, there was no way for him to use the white lightning energy again because it had completely disappeared as the red lightning had taken its place when he had fused with the eye of the red lightning dragon. No matter what he did, he could not summon the white lightning energy, it was as though the white lightning energy had upgraded into the red lightning energy which was more powerful and destructive.