After obtaining the Scholar Chain, Guding fastened it to his wrist.
The library of Academic City held tens of millions of books—more than all the books publicly and privately held in other cities across the continent combined. This was also what attracted Guding the most to Old Town.
Most of the books in Academic City were placed in the main hall. This was also a place where all scholars could freely enter and study.
Guding quickly found the section on Mysticism and immersed himself in reading.
Meanwhile, during Guding's absence, the situation in King's Landing became increasingly dire.
After Aryne Valley, the cities in the Trident River area were slaughtered one by one by the Otherworldly Ghost army. Rushing City fell completely after holding out for twenty-one days. Next, Red Powder City, Stone Holy Hall, Golden Teeth City—one by one, the cities were captured.
In just a month's time, the west of the Trident River was entirely conquered.
