Lin Luo could understand the world of Estelle, given that everything had changed drastically after the Great Cleansing—both civilization and the continental plates.

But for the world of Zero to become the world of Trails after being cleansed, Lin Luo simply could not comprehend it.

After all, when he left, the continental layout hadn't changed at all, and life had already begun to germinate. By all appearances, the nature of that nascent world was similar to Zero; at the very least, the plates should have been fundamentally different from those in the Trails world.

The passage of time in the world's operation could be disregarded, but this fundamental nature could not be ignored. Could the result they were seeing now be due to deliberate action by someone? Or was it a change brought about by the world itself?

This was truly like hitting the jackpot!

Lin Luo felt a sudden surge of excitement. He hadn't held high expectations for this world; he thought it would be a setting where the mundane was interspersed with a bit of mystery, perhaps even a very backward stage of development. But based on the current situation, it seemed something had influenced or altered its development, causing a complete shift in the world’s layout and worldview!

Whether influence or change, it must be connected to the Heaven Rank!

“Hey, are any of you even listening to me? Are you rookie Bracers?” Lin Luo was lost in thought, and Huang Quan and the others were completely unfamiliar with this place, not knowing how to respond to the greeting from the girl in combat attire. This made the girl think she was being ignored, and she couldn't help but run over.

“Ah! You don’t have badges—are you not Bracers?” The girl in combat gear rushed up to them, suddenly noticing the lack of the same badge she wore on their chests, and let out an exclamation while covering her mouth.

Lin Luo snapped back to attention, shrugging with a smile, “We never said we were Bracers, Miss Bracer.”

In this world, Bracers were a special profession dedicated primarily to protecting public safety and maintaining regional peace, undertaking missions such as eliminating monsters and preventing criminal acts. They were akin to world police, yet they did not belong to any state authority, instead functioning as a civilian organization that placed the highest value on the interests of the common people. Because of this, the existence of Bracers enjoyed the support of countless people, and branches of the Bracer Guild were present in every country.

Bracers were divided into two types: Septian Bracers and Associate Bracers. The girl in combat gear before them, with orange shoulder-length hair tied with a yellow headband, was someone Lin Luo was familiar with—she was a Septian Bracer named Anelace, who specialized in kendo, possessed a forthright and unceremonious personality, yet was somewhat scatterbrained and fond of all things cute.

Her guiding principle: Cuteness is justice!

Of course, she herself was quite a cute girl.

“Ugh, I saw you all holding swords and thought you might be Bracers coming to support me… What a disappointment,” Anelace sighed deeply upon learning Lin Luo and his group were not Bracers.

A thought struck Lin Luo, and he seized the opportunity to ask, “Is your Bracer Guild short on people right now?”

“It’s not that we’re desperately short, but we suddenly had a mission, and only I from the Rolent Branch could be dispatched. But the enemy seems very strong, so we sent out requests for aid to other branches… Ah, this probably isn't something civilians should know,” Anelace suddenly covered her mouth mid-sentence.

Lin Luo was speechless; this girl was truly scatterbrained.

“Anelace!” Just then, a young man emerged from the Bracer Guild hall, looking around until he finally spotted Anelace over here. He immediately waved, “Come here for a moment.” “Oh, okay.” Anelace responded, then turned back to give a slight bow to Lin Luo and the others. “I’m very sorry for interrupting you earlier. There’s still something going on at the Guild, so I must take my leave now.”

With that, Anelace turned and ran back into the Guild hall.

Lin Luo watched her silhouette disappear inside, pondered for a moment, and then said to Huang Quan and the others, “Let’s go take a look as well.”

“You want to help her?” Huang Quan glanced at him, a hint of sourness in her tone.

Though she hadn't spent a long time with Lin Luo, she knew his character well enough. Unless a beautiful woman who was an enemy was in distress, he usually wouldn't stand idly by. The girl named Anelace just now clearly seemed to be in some difficulty, so Lin Luo's intentions were as clear as day.

Lin Luo rested his chin in his hand and said seriously, “The changes happening in this world have given me some insights. If I could travel around the world once, it would likely be very beneficial. The Bracer Guild has a wide network in this world, and building a good relationship with them would be more helpful for our own movements. Helping Anelace is just incidental.”

Huang Quan remained silent, merely looking at him with an expression that said, Do you expect me to believe that?

Lin Luo felt immense pressure for a second. Under Huang Quan’s sharp gaze, he finally threw in the towel, chuckling awkwardly, “You have to understand, it brings happiness to help others, right?…”

“Hmph, I knew it,” Huang Quan snorted coldly. However, despite her words, she didn't reject Lin Luo’s proposal; instead, she walked toward the Bracer Guild ahead of them.

Lin Luo knew her sharp tongue masked a soft heart and didn't take it to heart. In fact, what he said earlier wasn't just a casual fabrication. Despite their strength allowing them to roam freely in this world, being strangers in a strange land meant many things would be unfamiliar. Having the help of Bracers would clearly make things much easier.

Besides, they were staying in this world for a month; they couldn’t just sit around doing nothing every day.

“Brother, you seem to know a lot about this world. Is this not your first time here?” As the group headed toward the Guild, Tsuchimiya Kagura suddenly asked with curiosity.

Lin Luo smiled and patted her head. “It’s my first time here, but I have other channels for information. You’ll know in time.” “Oh.” Hearing him say that, Kagura didn't press the issue any further.

As for Fina and Rhea, they remained quiet, simply following closely behind the group.

“Ugh! Seriously? The other Guild branches can’t send anyone over either? Do I really have to go alone?!” As soon as the group pushed the door open, they heard Anelace’s disheartened voice from inside.

“It seems you’ve really run into some trouble. Is there anything we can help with?” Lin Luo smiled slightly ahead of him. Standing at the counter in front of him were two people. One was Anelace, and the other was an old man whom Lin Luo recalled was likely the head of this branch, Elder Loga.

“Ah, why are you all here?” Anelace looked completely surprised.

Elder Loga glanced at them a few times before turning his head to ask, “Anelace, do you know them?” “Well, it was kind of a misunderstanding,” Anelace stuck out her tongue, looking slightly embarrassed, and explained what had just happened.

After a brief round of introductions, everyone got acquainted. Lin Luo spoke up at the right moment, “We are wanderers traveling across the world. We have received help from Bracers before. Since we don't have anything pressing right now, perhaps we can assist if you are in a difficult situation. I think you can tell that we possess some strength.”

Seeing Lin Luo blatantly lying, Kagura couldn't help but mutter, “Brother’s skill at lying is getting better and better.” Huang Quan nodded in agreement, “Yeah, it’s almost indistinguishable from the truth.”

Their conversation was very quiet, barely audible to others, so Elder Loga and Anelace didn’t catch on that Lin Luo was bluffing. They first offered their thanks, but then shook their heads. “Mr. Lin, we appreciate your kind offer, but this matter is genuinely quite dangerous and it’s not appropriate to involve civilians.” “If it’s alright, perhaps you could tell us about it. If it's too dangerous, we certainly won’t cause trouble,” Lin Luo said neither subserviently nor aggressively. The other party could sense his sincerity, and after a moment of hesitation, finally explained the situation: The matter was quite simple. Strange monsters had suddenly appeared in the Amber Tower on the mountain path near Rolent. Not only were they powerful, but they were also extremely ferocious. Although they hadn't left the tower yet, casualties had already occurred. Naturally, the Bracer Guild couldn't ignore this. However, most of the Bracers in the branch were on other missions and couldn't spare the time, and the few Associate Bracers available were not strong enough to handle the task. Only Anelace, who had just returned to her hometown these past two days, was qualified, but the problem was she was alone, and based on the monster data, the danger level was too high, leading to their current predicament.

The Amber Tower was one of the Four Great Towers, legendary relics from ancient times. Lin Luo had no interest in it otherwise, but if his initial guess was correct—that someone or something had brought about a change in this world—then the Four Great Towers were entities that absolutely needed investigation.

In that case, he was even more determined to help with this task. It was just slaying a few little monsters, piece of cake.

However, despite his eager willingness, Elder Loga and Anelace still wouldn't agree, as the Bracers possessed a strong sense of principle and would not involve civilians in a mission.

“Alright, how about this: I commission the Bracer Guild to escort me on a tour of the Amber Tower. That should solve the issue, right?” Seeing that gentle persuasion wouldn't work, Lin Luo decided to assign them a mission instead. At the same time, he reached into his robe and pulled out a palm-sized doll, placing it in front of Anelace. “This will be your reward.” It was a Q-version Hatsune Miku figure, equipped with original sound simulation and motion systems, singing the Leek Song while waving a leek… Ah-ra-ri-ri-ba-ra…

“Wow! So cute!” Anelace was about to refuse, but upon seeing the Miku figure, she immediately forgot the word ‘refuse.’ She snatched the Miku figure from Lin Luo’s hand, hugging it tightly, her eyes sparkling. “Can I really keep this as a reward?” “Absolutely,” Lin Luo affirmed decisively.

Anelace immediately turned her head, her face filled with righteous fervor, “Grandpa Loga, assign this mission to me! I will complete it even if I have to risk my life!”

“……………” Everyone present was speechless.

Lin Luo looked at her demeanor and decided to retract his earlier statement: Bracers truly had principles, but Anelace was an exception. Her principle was always singular—Cuteness equals Justice!

: The Trails plot won't be extensive; it’s mainly to pull the threads for two important characters. As for which two, perhaps someone has already guessed. Of course, teasing the lovely ladies of Trails is purely incidental, absolutely incidental!