Chapter 69 Chaos, All Chaos

After handing the infant back to his father, Arius did not linger in the Testing Pavilion.

Amid the reverent farewells of his clan members, he clasped his hands behind his back and silently drifted away, his robes flowing in the wind.

Once outside, Arius activated the Three Talents Formation Flags, ascending effortlessly into the sky.

From above, he took a sweeping view of Purple River City.

The city had grown—expanded twentyfold—

Now housing a staggering two million inhabitants.

For Pyrenees Mountain Prefecture, this placed Purple River City firmly as a mid-tier stronghold.

Had it not been for the De Molinos family's silver mines, and the famine driving down the cost of human labor, constructing such a massive city would have been impossible.

Within the Core and Inner City, prosperity and order remained intact.

However—

The Outer City told a different story.