The vast, gray clouds washed away, revealing a waning moon hanging high in the western sky, flickering in and out of sight.
A jet-black, steel armored vehicle suddenly emerged from the towering outer wall of Gao Yuan City, its engine humming as it sped toward the boundless plains. Yellow sand peppered its doors and windows.
"BEEP..."
Following a soft, crisp sound, Jiang Qiu, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced down. The silver screen of the Military Department Recording Ring he had just put on his right hand was flashing.
[April 16, 2125, 6:00 AM]
'I had only just gotten to school today—hadn't even taken my bow off its rack—when I was rushed into this vehicle and sent speeding out of the city.'
'And the one driving me was none other than the temporary inspector from the Military Department who'd brought Liu Yong to Eighth Middle School.'
