Armipotent

The people stopped chatting, turning toward the opened gate and Tang Shaoyang. They stopped talking and looked in his direction. He thought these people were waiting for him, but it seemed they were not. These people kept looking past him as if looking for something in the empty region.

It was confusing, but Tang Shaoyang also did the same. He observed these people, and surprisingly everyone was human. He expanded his vision with Spirit Eyes and got a big picture of the Starter City.

The whole city was divided into four regions, with a giant building in the middle. The Spirit Eyes could not see what was inside the other three regions, but he expected it would be the same as the region he came from. It was an empty region until the other world people came and built their city.

There were only four main streets which divided the four regions with the giant building at the center. The giant building would be his next destination after talking with these people. He wanted to find more information from them before visiting the giant building.

"Hello there," Tang Shaoyang looked toward the voice. A man in blue armor approached him with a smile, but he returned the greeting by observing the man's features. The man had long blond hair, blue eyes with a surprisingly big nose.

"Do I have something on my face?" The man asked as it was quite intense stare from Tang Shaoyang.

"Nothing. I thought people from different worlds would look different, but not that much," Tang Shaoyang shook his head as he regarded himself as meeting a foreigner.

"Are you disappointed in not meeting elf or beast girl?" The man smiled understandingly, "But no worry though, you can meet them if you visit Allurion."

"Allurion?" When the man mentioned the foreign name, Tang Shaoyang thought it was the giant building at the center of the city. He assumed so because the person that came here must want to visit that giant building.

"Yep, Allurion, one of the worlds that reside in this Starter City. Just like you, who come from Earth, Allurion seems to be the world where an elf, beastmen, and other fantasy races reside. I come from Mellanainia," The man pointed to himself with his thumb, "Allurion is located in the southwest, your area is in the northeast, and Mellanainia is across the street. We are neighbors."

"Huh!?" Tang Shaoyang was alerted. He did not care about the elf or the beastmen, but he was alerted because the man knew where he came from, "How do you know that I come from Earth?"

"Calm! I don't have the power to find where you come from, nor I spy on you," The man raised his hand and pointed at the back toward the gate behind, "The gate tells me where you come from."

Tang Shaoyang turned around and found the word Earth engraved on the top of the gate, "I see."

"So, my name is Reinar Thamsen," The man introduced himself after Tang Shaoyang lowered his guard once more, "Reinar Thamsen of Giteron Dynasty."

"My name is Tang Shaoyang," Tang Shaoyang told him, but he did not tell him about his empire. He kept it hidden for a safety measure as he did not know much yet about the eleventh floor.

"You are still on guard, huh? Understandable," Reinar was aware that Tang Shaoyang hid his faction, "By the way, do you arrive alone? You don't come with the other people from your world?"

"No. I am the scout, and I will return later if the eleventh floor is safe," Tang Shaoyang did not mind telling Reinar about his scouting mission. That was something that made sense to do, and he wanted to get more information from Reinar about the Starter City. However, Reinar frowned after he said that he was a scout.

"Is this perhaps Earth's first Dimensional Tower?" Reinar made a weird face while asking the obvious.

"Yes," Tang Shaoyang decided to be honest so he could get more information from Reinar. From the way Reinar spoke, it seemed this was not Mellanainia's first Dimensional Tower, but he needed to confirm it with the man directly.

"What's wrong with the system? How could the system put the first timer with the experienced world in the dimensional tower?" Reinar shook his head and told Tang Shaoyang that this was Mellanainia's fourth Dimensional Tower. He was kind enough to tell Tang Shaoyang a little more about the starter city. However, there was something fishy with Reinar's claim.

"Fourth Dimensional Tower?" Tang Shaoyang furrowed his brow. That was the fishy thing, as one world could only summon three dimensional towers. At least, that was what the System told them during the World Congress. He clearly remembered that Zhang Mengyao told him it was possible to get Ancient Dimensional Tower and above, but Earth could only have three dimensional towers.

Tang Shaoyang made a grand plan for the future to subdue the other factions, so he could monopolize the vote for that reason. However, it seemed the system lied to them.

"Ah, right. The System told you that Earth could only summon three towers, right?" Reinar understood why it confused Tang Shaoyang. He smiled and explained, "The Giteron Dynasty has conquered a second world. That's why we have the chance for the fourth dimensional tower. I know you have a lot of questions, but unfortunately, I can't answer all of your curiosity. I don't have the authority for that because I am here to greet our neighbor."

Reinar then came closer to Tang Shaoyang and spoke in a low voice, "But heed my warning. You have to be extra cautious because this will be a rough dimensional tower for the first timer like Earth." He then put a distance and smiled.

Tang Shaoyang's frown got deeper as he tried to understand what Reinar meant by saying those. It could be interpreted as a threat, the guy tried to threaten him, or it was a genuine warning. A warning to be careful with people from other worlds.

"What are you doing, Reinar?" A loud voice came from the crowd, "Why are you wasting your time with the newbie? You should know what to do to the newbie, right?"

Reinar and Tang Shaoyang turned toward the voice. A group of five men approached them, wearing red armor with a snake symbol on the armor. The leading man was high, a towering figure that surpassed two meters. Tang Shaoyang had to raise his head to look at the man's face.

Reinar shook his head and turned toward Tang Shaoyang, "It's our farewell, and it seems my help is harming you more than helping you. I hope we will not become enemies when we meet again."

Tang Shaoyang was confused by Reinar's words from the Giteron Dynasty that conquered the second world. The words were vague and had more than one meaning, unclear. It was hard to understand if the man was friendly or hostile. Dragon Sense did not pick up anything from the man either, as if Reinar was emotionless.

The group of five stopped in front of Tang Shaoyang, "Hear me out, newbie. My name is Arnor Ollsen of the Giteron Dynasty. Since you are a newbie, the Ollsen Family has a generous offer for you and the people from Earth. Surrender to the Ollsen Family or the Giteron Dynasty will use a force to enslave you and your world!"

Tang Shaoyang's frown disappeared as he calmly looked at the man in front of him. He could not read anything out of Reinar with his Dragon Sense, but he could read Arnor's emotion. Arnor was full of himself, feeling superior. On top of that, the contempt was so clear even without using the Dragon Sense. It was clearly shown on Arnor's face.

There were two ways to handle the type of man like Arnor; at least, Tang Shaoyang thought so. The first was to ignore Arnor and go on his way. The second was to kill the man, as he was well aware that Arnor would pull the sword first if he ignored Arnor.

Tang Shaoyang considered fighting Arnor, but he remembered that Reinar introduced himself and that he was also part of the Giteron Dynasty. Both treatments of him were totally different; Reinar was helpful and more to the kinder side, while Arnor was more arrogant and forceful. That meant he still had a chance to form a friendly relationship with the Giteron Dynasty since Reinar treated him much better than Arnor.

"I am sorry, but I am just a scout. I can't decide anything for the others from my world or for my faction. I will tell my leader about your offer once I return to my world," Tang Shaoyang chose the civil way. He did not want to fight with the dynasty that managed to conquer a second world yet, not until he knew everything about the Giteron Dynasty.

"Fool, newbie!" Arnor smirked, "Do you think you can return by yourself? Do you even know how to return to your own world?"

"I will be glad if you can tell me," Tang Shaoyang smiled.

"Tsk, a newbie who doesn't know his place. I will forgive you this one time, but you should call me Lord Arnor next time," Arnor maintained his arrogance, "There are two ways for you to return. You can buy a portal gate that will connect the eleventh floor and your world, a permanent portal you can use anytime once you buy it. However, it costs a hundred million coins."

"Or you can use the portal in the System Hall, the big building in the center of the city. However, you have to pay one million coins to use the portal," The smirk on Arnor's face became wider, "And I don't think a mere scout will have a million coins on you."