Twilight descended, and the bright moon offered its silvery glow to the dark night.

A giant beast galloped on the wide road, its heavy footsteps causing the wheels to roll, creating a roar while also kicking up a sky full of dust.

Soon, the giant beast running under the bright moon, along with the carriage behind it, crossed a standing stone monument.

At the same time, Liens, who was meditating and cultivating on the bed in the carriage, diligently enhancing his being, immediately sensed the change in the environment.

"Stop the carriage."

Liens sternly called out to the outside of the door.

Hearing the voice, Ralph, who had been guarding outside the door, paying attention to the movements in the compartment, immediately opened the door and asked Liens, "Mr. Heier, do you have something you need to attend to?"

"Stop the carriage."

Liens repeated again.

Upon hearing this, Ralph was a little confused, but seeing the seriousness on Liens's face, a sense of vigilance quickly rose in his heart.

He then said nothing, immediately turned around, and left the compartment to tell the coachman driving the Earth Dragon Beast to stop the carriage quickly.

Soon, the speed of the vehicle slowly decreased, and it stopped not long after.

After the vehicle stopped moving, Liens quickly jumped down from the carriage, his gaze sternly sweeping over the surrounding environment.

Noticing Liens's abnormality, Ralph also got out of the carriage and walked to his side, asking with a serious expression, "Mr. Heier, have you discovered anything unusual?"

He had previously suspected that Liens wanted to leave them behind and venture alone into the Hartwin Kingdom.

In that case, he wouldn't be able to determine whether Liens would affect their mission, after all, he couldn't stop Liens and prevent him from leaving, could he?

He didn't have that ability, nor did he have the guts.

No matter how kind Liens appeared, he was a Great Knight who could easily kill him, and he dared not gamble his life on the other party's magnanimity.

But from Liens's behavior, it seemed that this was not the case.

"Where is this place?"

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Hearing this question, Ralph was slightly stunned, because there was nothing particularly special about the surrounding landscape, so he didn't know where they had traveled to.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go ask right away."

Fortunately, although he didn't know, he knew that someone inside the carriage should know.

The Divine Wind Adventurer Group's requirements for Earth Dragon Beast carriage drivers were not just to drive the vehicle safely; they also needed to have a sufficient understanding of the geographical environment and be familiar with maps.

Lest they accidentally lead the team to some dangerous place during their march, that would be the end of it.

Ralph quickly returned to the carriage to inquire about the situation and soon brought back the news.

"Mr. Heier, I went to ask, and this road is a main thoroughfare on the border between the two kingdoms."

"Not long ago, we just crossed into the territory of the Hartwin Kingdom. Furthermore, I have confirmed multiple times that nothing strange has happened on this road in the past."

Ralph reported to Liens with a serious expression.

"The border between the two kingdoms?"

Liens lowered his head slightly in thought.

"Mr. Heier, is a powerful magical beast coming to attack?"

Ralph asked Liens with some worry.

Excluding environmental issues, the only danger he could think of was magical beasts, and for Liens, a Great Knight, to show such a serious expression, it must be a very powerful magical beast without a doubt.

Liens shook his head, not directly answering his question, but instead told him, "Come with me, let's walk back a bit."

With that, Liens turned first and walked back along the main road, and although Ralph was still puzzled, he obediently followed.

Of course, before leaving, he first went back to the carriage to instruct the people inside to pay attention to their surroundings.

Liens ignored Ralph behind him; the reason he asked him to follow was not because he had any special use, but merely to let him know that he would not abandon the carriage and leave.

Liens walked, carefully sensing the surrounding environment, until he crossed a boundary, and then his expression changed.

It was an expression of seriousness mixed with confusion.

Just as Ralph was confused by his actions, he was also puzzled by the changes in the surrounding environment.

Liens turned and walked back, silently heading towards the boundary marker standing by the road. He placed his hand on the cold stone monument, carefully sensing its internal structure.

After a while, Liens withdrew his hand, and the confusion in his eyes deepened.

"Did you sense the change that just happened?"

Liens asked Ralph beside him.

Although he didn't hold much hope, he still had a little bit of a fluke, hoping that Ralph could provide him with some extra information.

"Uh... what kind of change are you talking about?"

Ralph was stunned upon hearing this and asked Liens back uncertainly.

"Never mind, pretend I didn't ask... Let's go back and continue our journey."

Liens did not explain, merely said indifferently, and then turned and walked towards the vehicle stopped in the distance.

Ralph muttered in his heart about Liens's behavior of being a riddle-man, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction openly.

He finally looked at the surrounding environment with confusion, especially staring at the boundary marker Liens had just touched for a few more glances, then followed Liens.

Back in the carriage, Liens closed the compartment door, did not continue cultivating, but instead lay directly on the bed and entered the instance.

He wanted to investigate the doubts in his heart within the instance.

The scene shifted.

Liens's figure appeared before the boundary marker at the border between the Neil Kingdom and the Hartwin Kingdom, with Ralph, who had been following him, by his side.

Without hesitation, Liens directly entered the state of "Heaven and Man as One" to investigate the differences in the environment of the two kingdoms, with the boundary marker as the dividing line, using that extreme perception.

Almost instantly, Ralph, who was beside Liens, felt a heavy pressure descend upon him, as if the surrounding environment was exerting pressure on him, the outsider.

Liens did not pay attention to Ralph's feelings, seriously analyzing the information he had detected.

"Elements have become more active, and the principles of heaven and earth also seem clearer."

"Why is there such a difference in the environmental changes between the two kingdoms, merely separated by a boundary marker?"

"Is this a difference that existed before, or a recent change?"

"If it's a recent change, is it caused by the war?"

"The Dean once said that when the number of people who understand elements in an area increases, the elemental concentration in that area will also increase accordingly."

"Is it because the war has led to ordinary people in the Hartwin Kingdom generally recognizing the existence of elements... then how can the changes in heaven and earth be explained?"

Thinking this, Liens drew his sword at extreme speed, instantly cutting the boundary marker in front of him into many small stone pieces.

"Still no change... which means this boundary marker, as I perceived, is just an ordinary stone monument and has no special properties."

"Perhaps what truly defines the border between the two kingdoms is not a boundary marker, but some kind of special 'existence'."

After destroying the boundary marker, Liens sensed that the environment at the border between the two kingdoms had not changed as a result, still maintaining its clear distinction.

"Perhaps the war in the Hartwin Kingdom is not simple... Interesting."