First Floor, Town of Beginnings.
This place had always been the largest city in Aincrad, and it had almost all the necessary functions. Whether it was a weapon shop, an item shop, a grocery store, or a variety of other shops, it was more abundant than the other towns. The prices were also quite cheap, and there were many hotels and other businesses. If one only considered efficiency, this place was undoubtedly the most suitable as a base.
However, almost no high-level Players would stay in the Town of Beginnings.
There were three reasons.
First, although the functions here were complete, they were almost all basic. For high-level Players who pursued high performance and efficiency, this place was not very friendly.
Second, this place had long been occupied by the Aincrad Liberation Army and became the base of the Army, so Players didn't want to step into other people's territory.
Third, as long as they stood here and looked up at the sky, they would remember what happened at that time no matter what.
Claiming to be Kayaba Akihiko, he announced to all Players that this world had become the stage of a death game, and the red cloak that looked like the Grim Reaper appeared in the air.
In view of this, although there were a lot of Players here, they were all Army or low-level Players, and high-level Players rarely came here.
Compared to Gauler on the 22nd Floor, this place was naturally not as deserted. Occasionally, NPCs and even Players could be seen walking on the road.
These Players were undoubtedly the people of the Aincrad Liberation Army.
No one knew whether it was to manage the largest and most Players' town, or to show their power, in the Town of Beginnings, Army Players wearing Bronze Armor patrolled in groups almost every night, rendering the entire Town of Beginnings as a military stronghold, giving a sense of security.
Especially the Town of Beginnings' transfer gate square, because it was the only way for Players from other Floors to come here, Army Players from the Army often patrolled there.
The place was also quite spacious. When it started operating two years ago, it even accommodated a total of 10,000 Players, allowing them to log in here and officially start the game.
"Shhnnnnn!"
In the bright light, Rozen and Yasna arrived here and returned to the largest city in Aincrad.
"Town of Beginnings …"
Looking at the familiar square in front of her, Yasna murmured as if she was touched.
Rozen was also looking at the plaza. He felt as if he was looking back at the time when he logged in here two years ago and the players who used this place as a starting point to begin their adventure in this world. Rozen was overwhelmed with emotions.
To all the players, this was a special place, right?
After all, this was the land that all Players first set foot on when they came to this world, and it was also the place where Kayaba Akihiko announced that SAO would become a death game.
Rozen and Asuna silently stared at this place for a while, then they cheered up one after another.
"Where's Kuri?"
Yasna composed herself and hurriedly looked for Kuri.
"Gu!"
"Wu!"
Cai Die and Hua Die were the first to notice their target, calling out as they flew in a certain direction.
Rozen looked in the direction of the voice and was slightly startled.
"Black Iron Palace?"
The direction that Cai Die and Hua Die were heading towards was a huge building that shone with a black light on the opposite side of the square.
That was the largest facility in the Town of Beginnings, the Black Iron Palace.
After entering the gate, a stone tablet with all the Players' names appeared in front of them, the Tablet of Life.
On this stone tablet, the names of all the Players in SAO were engraved on it, and once they died, they would be mercilessly crossed off.
However, this place was occupied by the Army, so there were several Players standing guard at the entrance.
If it was in normal times, although there would be Players standing guard here, there would only be two at most. They would announce that this place belonged to the Army, and they would only see more members of the Army when they went deeper into the territory.
But now, there were six Players standing guard in front of the Black Iron Palace, and the security was very tight.
Obviously, after the incident with Klatyr, King Ya kept his promise and guarded the Black Iron Palace even more strictly.
However, at this moment, in front of the Black Iron Palace, a girl in a white dress was heading toward the Black Iron Palace.
"Kuri!"
Yasna called out the girl's name.
Who else could it be other than Kuri?
Yasna immediately wanted to rush forward.
However, the keen Rozen noticed something.
"Wait a minute!"
Rozen put his hand on Asuna's shoulder to stop her from moving forward.
"What … what's wrong?"
Yasna was surprised and anxious.
But this time, Rozen didn't have the energy to comfort Yasna.
"Something's not right." Rozen stared at Kuri and said: "Kuri …"
"What happened to Kurumi?" Asuna asked while looking at Kurumi's direction.
Then, Yasna was also stunned.
Because Yasna saw an incredible scene with her own eyes.
"Ding …"
Under the bell-like sound, Kuri called out the main menu, clicked on the "Settings" option, and made a choice.
Under such circumstances, Kuri's body seemed to have turned into a messy signal, and her body flashed with a burst of "rustling" sound.
Kuri went straight to the Black Iron Palace.
But the six players who stood guard in front of the Black Iron Palace didn't seem to see anything and let Kuri pass them.
"This …"
Yasna was completely stunned.
Rozen narrowed his eyes and was silent.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
On the contrary, Saichou and Hanachou didn't seem to notice anything unusual, and they urged Rozen and Yasna, who were still standing in the same place.
"Rozen …"
Yasna seemed to have lost her cool because of this sudden situation, and she could only look at Rozen helplessly and panic.
Seeing this, Rozen took a deep breath.
"Let's follow them, Yasna."
Rozen said with a serious expression.
"Use Concealment to follow them secretly, and don't get discovered by the Army."
Rozen made such a suggestion.
Yasna wanted to ask why, but seeing Rozen's serious expression, she immediately closed her mouth.
"Got it."
In the end, Yasna chose to listen to Rozen.
Although she didn't know what Rozen was going to do, Yasna knew that as long as she listened to Rozen, she wouldn't go wrong.
"Then let's go."
Rozen said briefly and gave an order to Saichou and Hanachou.
"You two also enter the Tamed Monster Crystal."
That was the only way to hide.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
Saichou and Hanachou expressed their dissatisfaction. It seemed that they really didn't want to enter the Tamed Monster Crystal, and they just wanted to follow Kuri.
However, in the end, the two did not choose to disobey Rozen, and they could only helplessly and dejectedly return.
"Don't worry." Rozen said to the two tamed monsters: "I will bring Kuri back."
Hearing Rozen's promise, Saichou and Hanachou's spirit became a lot better.
Immediately, the two tamed monsters were retrieved by Rozen and disappeared.
Immediately, Rozen and Yasna used Concealment together and sneaked toward the Black Iron Palace.
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