Dark Clock: Part 1

A river of people was flowing up the gangway to the giant cruise ship.

Dao Ling wore a black suit and blended in a group of naturalists from Olro. The group was here to conduct a field study of the ancient history of Xilin and now was ready to depart to their home country. Each member of the group held an individual visa. Had it not been for Luo Xinna who had backdoor access, Dao Ling might not be able to get a cruise ticket reserved for the tour group.

Wearing a hat and a black suit with a walking stick in hand, these naturalist gentlemen were looking down and giving their valediction to a woman in a white dress on the harbor. Mrs. Vessani, sixty, skin slightly wrinkled but looking graceful with a white gauze on her shoulders, was flanked by three bodyguards.