Ten days had passed since Xie'an and Lu Hong left the Dragon Pond plane. After joining the military forces of the Optimal Guest plane, the two accepted an invitation from Lord Extreme Star and temporarily stationed their troops on the Ophiuchus plane.
The Ophiuchus was an inconspicuous small plane under the empire's command. In earlier years, it had been granted to an earl as a fief. Unfortunately, due to poor management, the earl played his family name into demotion, even mortgaging the earl's mansion— it was likely that the present earl was begging somewhere.
Although the earl had declined, Konstantin did not reclaim control over Ophiuchus. Probably, he looked down on it or maybe he did not want to deal with the local snake of the Ophiuchus plane, Dark God Temple. Thus, aside from the Dark God Temple, the plane was filled with mixed elements, with numerous small forces standing tall here, caught in unceasing annual conflicts.
