Randall Valley City, located at the southwest end of the Old Continent, is even further from Tobesk than Midshire Fort City. Therefore, Shard once again chose to use the Spatial Labyrinth for travel.
Going to a city without specific landmarks required relying on his own luck to sacrifice the White Stone Crystal. Fortunately, during the Year-End Festival, Granny Cassandra had gifted the White Stone Crystal to Shard, and during his half-month of rest, he had successfully commissioned Old Man John to acquire the suitable items. That night, after bidding farewell to the two princesses at the opera house, Shard headed to Old John's pawnshop.
In the mid-Moon of Birth, it was still deep winter in Tobesk City. Due to a heavy snow a few days earlier, only the central streets were cleared for carriages to pass through.
