“I… I’m not very clear about the specific details,” Aldo Henderson struggled to speak.
“I only know that this matter should be related to my second brother, but I don’t know how he did it… There should… be someone helping him in secret…”
“Who?” Billy asked.
“I’m not sure…” Aldo Henderson shook his head. “My second brother never mentioned this matter to me.”
“What about your big brother? Is he dead?” Casey asked.
“No!” Aldo Henderson responded. “But… he’s now in a vegetative state, no different from being dead…”
“Where is he?” Casey continued to inquire.
“He’s still… in the palace,” Aldo Henderson replied. “Over these years, my second brother has arranged for people to take care of him round the clock…”
“Hehe, taking care of him, or keeping an eye on him?” Bob chuckled.
“He is no longer a threat to your second brother now. Leaving him alive is just a show for the civil and military officials to see, right?” Billy speculated.
After Billy and others asked some questions, they returned to Extreme City.
As for Aldo Henderson, Billy gave him a straightforward answer!
“Boss, since we are already at war with Sheardal Empire, should we launch a direct attack on their palace?” Back at the manor, Stout smacked his lips and looked at Billy.
Cough! Thompson and Isaac Herring, who had come together, both coughed.
“Stout, it is not something to joke about. It’s likely that there are strong cultivators at the third-rank Sacred Realm,” Marquise Thompson explained.
“Moreover, in the Forbidden Ruins Space’s four major empires, any of it has tens of thousands in just its elite guards.”
“Even millions wouldn’t matter!” Stout retorted.
“…,” Marquise Thompson and Isaac Herring didn’t respond further.
“Two gentlemen, he’s just joking with you,” Ivy said to the two.
Then turning to Stout, she said, “You know nothing, so shut up!”
“I’m serious!” Stout smacked his lips again. “Anyway, we’ve already killed so many of them today, a battle with them is inevitable!”
“Why not catch them off guard while they are still unprepared!”
“It’s not that simple,” Ivy glared at him. “If we charge in like that, it’s no different from walking into a trap!”
“Do you think you’re capable of killing a third-rank Sacred Realm expert?”
“Fine…” Stout pouted and didn’t say anything more.
“Billy, Stout’s got a point. We’ll inevitably have a battle with Sheardal Empire sooner or later. We should make some preparations in advance,” Stephanie Stuart said to Billy.
“Okay,” Billy nodded thoughtfully.
The next ten days passed without much happening.
Aside from practicing sword and blade techniques, Billy and the others spent any free time meditating in the Gathering Spirit Array.
The construction of the city walls and the city itself proceeded in an orderly manner.
It’s worth mentioning that the projects for the four gates in the north, south, east, and west were almost completed.
On the towering gates were carved the two powerful characters ‘Skydragon City’.
From then on, Extreme City was officially renamed Skydragon City!
Although it was just a simple change of name for the city, this matter caused quite a stir in the Forbidden Ruins Space.
Most people understood that this was definitely not just a name change!
It was a signal being sent out: in the Forbidden Ruins Space, the fifth empire had quietly emerged!
From now on, Skydragon City was no longer an unowned city where anything goes. Neither Sheardal Empire nor the Rainbow Moon Empire could easily control Skydragon City as they did before.
Although, in terms of size, Skydragon City’s territory was less than one-tenth of other empires.
But everyone knew that the rise of Skydragon City was only a matter of time.
Because Skydragon City had a monstrous genius!
And behind him, there was a genuine Sacred Realm expert!
At the same time, as the news spread, many wandering cultivators in the Forbidden Ruins Space came one after another, expressing their intention to join Skydragon City.
These matters were no longer Billy’s concern.
Sol Stuart has a wealth of experience in selecting people, so he kept Marquise Thompson, Isaac Herring, and himself busy without Billy’s involvement.
In addition, under Billy’s instructions, Sol Stuart and Marquise Thompson have started assembling the Skydragon City Guards.
These past few days, they have been busy with this task, selecting one hundred thousand elite individuals from millions of people, which is no easy feat.
Meanwhile, Billy was slightly surprised by something else.
He had expected Siena Morris to visit Skydragon City during this time, partly concerning Nelson Morris’s affairs and also her own health issues.
However, it had been over two months since they parted ways at Rainbow Moon Imperial City, and she had yet to appear.
This was a bit unexpected for him, but he only felt mildly surprised and didn’t dwell too much on why she hadn’t come.
Furthermore, based on feedback from Marquise Thompson’s contacts in Sheardal Empire, after the battle half a month ago, there had been no subsequent actions from Sheardal Empire.
Everything in the palace seemed normal, as if nothing had happened at all.
This also surprised Billy greatly. After losing such a high-level combatant in that battle, did Sheardal Empire really just let it go?
The answer was obviously no, but Billy didn’t know what they were up to!
One noon, Billy was chatting with his mother in the pavilion of the courtyard.
“Mom, since the old master has news about Dad and Grandpa, why didn’t he take you along?” Billy asked his mother.
He had wanted to ask about this for a while but hadn’t found the right opportunity.
“According to the old master, he doesn’t have precise information about your father and grandfather and needs time to search,” Stephanie Stuart replied.
“I don’t think that’s the main reason,” Billy shook his head slightly.
“I feel the old master knows much more about the Forbidden Ruins Space than we do but just hasn’t told us.”
“And a few years ago, the old master sent Dad and Grandpa to the Forbidden Ruins Space, probably because something special happened there.”
“This time, he might not be taking you for safety reasons.”
After a brief pause, he continued, “Mom, did you ever ask Dad what exactly happened?”
“I did ask him, but he seemed unsure of the details,” Stephanie Stuart nodded.
“He just said that once they got in, someone would contact them and then arrange what comes next.”
“Do you think Dad didn’t tell you because he thought it was too difficult to handle?” Billy asked further.
He subconsciously felt that his father and grandfather definitely knew something!
“Maybe!” Stephanie Stuart nodded slightly.
As she said this, she seemed to remember something.
“Oh, Billy, I forgot to tell you something!”