I suddenly felt a couple of water droplets on my cheeks. Rain had begun to fall in Bonecrush Forest.

Hickey hugged her sword, closed her eyes and faced toward the sky, enjoying the soothing sensation of cold water wetting her cheeks. A while later, she looked toward me and asked, "What is your goal, Lu Chen? Are you trying to bring all the tribes in Iron Skull Wilderness together so we can resist Elephant City and Cyan Earth City?"

I smiled and nodded affirmatively, and Hickey smiled back.

"That’s fine at all, but I must warn you that some of them are not worth your trouble, ever. Take Black Crow Tribe for example, their entire guild is made up of thieves, gangsters, criminals, swindlers and pimps. As a whole group, their total prison sentence is over ten thousand years…"

"I’m well aware. I’ll stay away from Black Crow Tribe as much as possible."

"Heh, good."

……

Beside me, Warscar planted his axe head-on the ground before asking, "We’re pretty strong now, aren’t we, guild leader? Should we head to the northmost entrance of Iron Skull Wilderness now and block the Indians from coming in?"

For a time, I couldn’t help but stare at...