Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

"We will be accepted, right?" Lesley asked the Guardians of the clan as she worriedly looked at the closed gate.

They were left outside the city and almost an hour had already passed. They weren't sure what happened to their patriarch and could only pray that everything will be alright.

It is a good thing if he's still negotiating with Vincent, however, what if Vincent was still bearing a grudge and killed their Clan Head secretly?

They might be next to be killed so she couldn't help but worry.

"It's fine… If he's in trouble, he should have the ability to send a signal to us. Aside from that, he's wearing the treasures of the Clan so even if he received a critical strike from an ambush, he wouldn't die easily." Tezcan replied as he was really confident with the Clan Head's ability.

He wouldn't be in that position if he's weak after all.

As everyone was feeling the heat outside the city, they noticed that the guards blocking the gate seem to have received an order and signaled for them to enter.

The gate was opened and the guards stood neatly at the sides. Then, a young guard came and looked at everyone.

"Follow me… I will be bringing you all to the residence assigned to your clan. However, before you can enter the residence, you will meet someone and you have to honestly answer his questions."

"Hmmm… That's great. Thank you for assisting us." Tezcan said as he stepped forward to lead the group.

The Zemin Clan felt happy after hearing this announcement. They can finally rest peacefully without worrying about the ambush of Magic Beasts or even Celestial Beings who had nothing better to do.

They didn't even think too much about the questioning later on.

They just wanted a roof above their heads and the security provided by the city.

They also have allowances with them so it might be a great idea to visit the nearest tavern as well. Some of them were even planning to check if there is a branch of Flower Pavillion here to meet a courtesan that will ease their mind and body.

Of course, they will just be disappointed as Vera City is completely different from the cities they've been into.

Soon, their group was brought to a small guardhouse in front of the residence where they have to enter one by one to answer the guard's questions.

There is also a small guy beside him who was only silently watching them. He would sometimes frown and shake his head before writing something on a piece of paper…

Some of the quick-witted ones immediately felt something was off… They immediately became careful answering their questions as the small guy seemed to be capable of reading their hearts.

Nevertheless, they didn't really get to know why he was there and only had suspicions.

Needless to say, the small guy was indeed Guven as he made sure that none of the members of the Zemin Clan were part of the Black Magic Organization or harboring malicious intent to destroy the defense of the city.

Vincent already heard several times that the Black Towers had collapsed because of an insider.

There was no way he would ignore this kind of information so everyone who plans to stay in the city must face Guven… The trump card that he never thought he would need.

He was really thankful to Levent for bringing his classmate here to his city.

***

A few hours quickly passed as the members of the Zemin Clan had finally settled themselves and were already resting peacefully…

None of them seem to be worried about their Clan Head who hasn't returned yet.

It was only at night when Patriarch Leon returned did they finally recall that he was away and had a meeting with Vincent…

They immediately asked him what was Vincent's condition for letting them stay here.

Some of them even looked at Lesley since they know that Leon was thinking of having her marry the son of the Kayser Family…

"Father… Please let me know what I should do now…" Lesley said believing that Vincent had only agreed to accept the clan because of her.

"I wouldn't mind accepting him. You just need to tell and I'll do it for the clan." Lesley added filled with pride and confidence.

She has been accepted as a student in the Black Tower but she was unable to finish her five years of study because of the incident. In the end, none of the Zemin Clan was able to possess an Emblem from the Black Tower.

Patriarch Leon then sighed as he looked at the elders of the clan including his sons and daughter…

"You don't have to worry about it, Lesley… We were lucky that they are lacking some personnel…" Leon said as he recounted what happened during his meeting with Vincent.

"So this city was attacked a few weeks ago by a group of barbarians kings and even a battalion of Dragon Riders… They managed to kill all the barbarians and capture the Tower Master leading the Riders. Isn't that incredible?" Tezcan repeated as he was indeed impressed by the might of this Vera City.

Although the city is quite small, he already realized its strategic position. It is surrounded by a mountain range so a normal siege wouldn't be effective against the fortified wall of the city.

Furthermore, the city itself isn't on flat ground. A few important parts of the city were elevated to the ground making a perfect spot for watchtowers and cannons to be placed on.

​ "That's right… We will be part of a special battalion and he will only send an advisor here to help with the communication. We are still quite free in the city as long as we don't enter the inner wall where the Tower and other important structures are located."

The others agreed with this since they can guess that the Magic Weapon factory is also located within the inner walls of the city. Most of them have already explored the city and they can all agree that the weapons or any random equipment being sold here have high quality. It was normal for them to tighten their security and keep their secrets hidden.

Nevertheless, Lesley was at a loss after hearing about this arrangement.

She was already expecting to be called by Vincent but in the end, she was completely ignored and she hadn't even seen his shadow.