Solomon cracked the wax seal and unfolded the parchment. A brief sentence scrawled across the page offered an open invitation to an illegal fighting ring operating beneath Tianfeng City.
A shadowy syndicate hosted unregulated death matches for local cultivators and wealthy merchants at the provided coordinates.
He crumpled the paper into a tight ball. Tossing it into the corner of the corridor, he stepped back into his room and shut the wooden door.
[LazyCat: what did the note say?]
[GamerGuy: secret quest unlocked!]
[User12: Solo Man is ignoring us.]
He lay down on his mattress and stared at the ceiling planks. He closed his eyes, but sleep refused to arrive. He craved action. He wanted to test his limits in a real fight. Stepping into the morning spar with sheltered students would hold him back.
