“Lord Dragon, I was also planning to talk to you about this!” Otis Hum took a deep breath as well. “Your mother is in the Middle Realm, but she told you not to intentionally look for her for now. She said that when the time is right, she will come find you, and it should be soon!”
“Indeed, in the Middle Realm!” Harleen nodded, as she had already suspected this. After a brief pause, she continued to ask, “Why doesn’t she want us to find her?”
“We don’t know the specific reasons, she just asked us to relay this message to Lord Dragon,” Milo Guzman responded.
“Is she doing okay?” Billy nodded slightly and asked.
“Lord Dragon, please rest assured, Lady Stephanie is doing fine. It’s just that she carries a heavy burden and can only prioritize the greater good for now!” Milo Guzman nodded.
Billy nodded again. He understood this, as he himself was in a similar situation.
“What about my father and grandfather? Are they also in the Middle Realm?” Billy asked again.
“We don’t know about that, only Lady Stephanie should know.” Milo Guzman shook his head slightly.
“They are not together?” asked Harleen.
“We don’t have much information about that,” Milo Guzman continued to shake his head. “Let’s ask Lady Stephanie when we see her!”
“Alright.” Harleen nodded slightly. Afterwards, she placed her hand on Billy’s back and said, “Billy, don’t be sad. We should be able to see your mother soon!”
“I’m fine!” Billy smiled faintly.
A few hours later, everyone returned to the town. After entering the gates, Billy and his group got off the car and walked.
“Ocean!” Not long after they started walking, a middle-aged man in plain clothes approached Ocean Martin.
“Uncle Roy!” Ocean Martin hurriedly greeted him.
The middle-aged man said something to Ocean, and Ocean nodded and said, “I see, thank you, Uncle Roy!” Then, he quickly returned to Billy’s side and said, “Lord Dragon, we have news about Frost Palace!”
“Oh?” Billy’s eyes lit up. “Where are they?”
“Snow Dragon City!” Ocean Martin replied. “Before I left for the the spiritual spring, I asked Uncle Roy to inquire about Frost Palace’s news. He just learned that someone from Frost Palace has appeared in Snow Dragon City.”
“What is Snow Dragon City?” Vermilion Bird asked.
“It’s the largest public city in the eastern realm!” Ocean Martin continued to explain.
“What does that mean?” Vermilion Bird asked, slightly confused.
“Besides the towns of each country in the Polar Domain, there are also public cities? Which country does it belong to?”
Billy and the others were also puzzled. Apparently, they didn’t expect such a place to exist.
“The entire Polar Domain has no less than forty to fifty public cities, and they are all quite sizable,” Ocean Martin explained. “They originated from some trading markets and eventually developed into the cities they are now. These cities do not belong to any specific country. In name, they are maintained by the people from the Guardians, who are responsible for maintaining order on a daily basis.”
“That’s interesting, I didn’t know such a place existed!” Azure Dragon commented.
“How far is it from here?” Billy asked.
“About a three to four-hour drive.” Ocean Martin replied.
“Elder Shepherd, how much time is left until we go on the expedition to the Ice Cave?” Billy pondered for a moment and looked at Ernest Shepherd.
According to the rules of the Global Martial Arts Competition, the top three ranked countries are eligible to send people to explore the Ice Cave. They wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
“Six days from now!” Ernest Shepherd replied.
“That’s enough time!” Billy nodded slightly and continued, “I’ll go to Snow Dragon City to take care of something first, and then I’ll come back.” For now, he didn’t tell Ernest Shepherd and the others about Frost Palace matter, as it was not yet confirmed.
“Alright!” Ernest Shepherd nodded as well.
“Guzman, Hum, and I are also going to visit a few other places in Glavale. We should be back in about three to four days. Lord Dragon, if you need anything, you can call us.”
“Okay!” Billy nodded in response. After speaking, he looked at Harleen again and said, “Harleen, you can stay with Ivy and the others…”
“I want to go with you.” Harleen interrupted him.
“I want to go too!” Felicia shouted at the same time.
“Billy, let us go together, as a way to broaden our horizons!” Ivy smiled and said.
“Alright then!” Billy didn’t insist.
Ten minutes later, everyone got back in the car and headed towards Snow Dragon City. Paige Martin originally wanted to go with them, but was persuaded by Harleen and Ivy to stay behind. After all, she had just reached the First-rank Sovereign Realm, and they were worried about her safety.
After more than three hours, the group arrived at their destination. Along the way, they encountered some attacks from fierce beasts, but none posed any threat.
“There are no city walls in this city?” White Tiger asked Ocean Martin as they got out of the car and walked towards the city.
“Because it is a city that was spontaneously formed, so no one bothered with the city walls.” Ocean replied.
“Where was the last place the people from Frost Palace were seen?” Billy asked.
“According to Uncle Roy, they had a meal at a restaurant named Snow Day a few hours ago.” Ocean pointed towards the south of the city.
“Casey, you take everyone to find a place to eat, I’ll go with Stout to check it out.” Billy looked at Casey and instructed.
Casey nodded in response. Afterwards, Billy and Stout followed Ocean Martin towards the south of the city. The restaurant was quite large, occupying over 10, 000 square meters, with three floors, and there were quite a few people at the entrance.
“Please follow me, three of you!” They walked into the first-floor lobby, and a waiter came over and led them inside.
“What would you like to eat, sir?”
After being seated at a window-side table, the waiter placed the menu on the table. Ocean Martin picked up the menu and randomly ordered a few dishes, and then the waiter left.
“Boss, can I go upstairs and downstairs to take a look?” Stout then looked at Billy and asked.
“No need.” Billy shook his head. Afterwards, a powerful spiritual force emanated from him, extending to every corner of the restaurant. After a while, Billy retracted his spiritual force and lifted his teacup to take a sip.
“How was it? Did you find anything?” Stout asked as he stood up and walked towards the second floor.
“The two waiters at the second floor bar were talking about Frost Palace, they should know where they are!” Billy put down his teacup and said.
“I see.” Stout got up and headed towards the second floor.
“Lord Dragon, why did Stout go there?” Ocean asked, slightly puzzled.
“To gather information.”
“But will the waiters easily tell him? The waiters probably won’t disclose that information so easily!” Ocean asked again, still puzzled. “Besides, Frost Palace has spies in Snow Dragon City, especially in places with high traffic like this. If Stout causes too much commotion, won’t it alert them?”
“His actions won’t cause too much commotion.” Billy smiled faintly. He brought Stout along for a reason, he was the most suitable person for gathering information like this. Last time in City L, when they didn’t have an invitation, Bob and Stout took only half an hour to get one.
“What… what do you mean?” Ocean was very confused.
“You’ll find out soon enough, let’s eat first!” Billy replied again.
In less than ten minutes, Stout came down from the stairs with a spring in his step. After returning to his seat, he looked at Billy and said, “Boss, I found out!”