ARC 2 : A villain must build a solid foundation before the storm
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The sky in the capital of the Avandor Empire is still feeling bright as usual, like nothing's changed even though the empire just got a new ruler. But for Cedric, today is far from calm.
Wandering through the unfamiliar narrow alleys, he finally realizes something pretty embarrassing—he's lost.
Cedric sighs, glancing around with furrowed brows. He should be on a mission assigned by Kaellion, a mission that was immediately detected by the system as soon as the new emperor signed the order.
However, whether it was due to distraction or because the capital was larger than he expected, he now stood in an unfamiliar place. The cobbled alleys, the dilapidated old buildings compared to the city center, and the people glancing at him with suspicious looks, clearly this was not the main route he was supposed to take.
