Pillar of Yita

”This is exactly the problem; I don’t want to debut with you, I don’t want to be known as the ’perverted duo,’ or a ’freakish combo,’ aaaah,” the girl said exasperatedly, pulling at her hair, ”Why do I have to graduate with you? I’ve never even dated; I don’t want to end up an old maid!”

”How is that perverted? Isn’t this a perfectly normal thought?” Kaka argued earnestly, ”Does anyone dislike high school girls?”

”The issue is that others like high school girls, but you like to become a high school girl, ptooey ptooey ptooey,” Shadow quickly corrected himself, ”Who likes high school girls? I am a high school girl!”

Kaka was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he turned around and said, ”Shadow?”

”What?”

”Let’s date.”

Shadow’s face flushed with anger, and then she yelled furiously, ”Get lost!”

...

Parker suddenly stopped, seeing not far ahead under a metasequoia, a girl in a Jiefulite Red Cloak Team uniform kicking a boy down the slope.

The latter lay in the bushes as if dead, not getting up for quite some time.

He couldn’t help but shiver.

”What’s wrong?” Fang Hong asked, looking puzzled.

”The human girls of today are really something else,” the Lion Paladin, Reed, who had also seen the scene, squinted his silver eyes and added from behind.

He turned around and said, ”Not like the girls of our clan with their sharp, shiny claws, fur as smooth as satin, and beautiful teeth. Ade, why don’t you consider it? Miss Hilveld is certainly beautiful, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s good at bearing children, and I know a young lioness who would definitely suit your taste.”

”Shameless.” Xiesta whispered from behind after glancing at the two.

The Lion Paladin smiled slightly, ”This is not shameless, Miss Xiesta. Pursuing beautiful partners is a man’s nature. But our captain is still a little boy; talking about these topics is too early for him, I remember my first woman...”

”Alright, alright, we’ve arrived, Mr. Reed, and Miss Xiesta—” Fang Hong hastily interrupted their conversation, and he imagined what the little lioness looked like and couldn’t help shivering again. He really couldn’t agree with the aesthetic values of the Big Cat People.

Thinking thus, Fang Hong carefully glanced back at Hilveld.

But the noble lady just had a light smile, admiring the scenery around as if she hadn’t heard, following the group.

Though there wasn’t much scenery to admire here, as the place was teeming with people from various places and races, not just the Chosen ones, but also many natives.

The number of adventurers gathering in Saint Peru Valley this season was more than Fang Hong had imagined, from various guilds, not just local but also many foreign powers, although most were quite obscure.

Among them, the most attention-grabbing was certainly Silver Weslan.

The top guild from the China Competition Region.

When those knights in silver helmets and armors appeared, they caused quite a stir; Fang Hong had also seen them from afar, and had it been before, he might have excitedly run over to see those legendary beings.

But now, having developed a psychological shadow toward the Grand Guild, his fascination with Silver Weslan, a force he once greatly admired, had considerably faded. Indeed, what new things could there be under the sun? Beneath the bright facade of the Grand Guild, who knew what lay underneath? He once revered Silver Forest Crown, but during the Elf Ruins battle, their conduct wasn’t much different from the infamous Jiefulite Red Cloak Team.

Not just the guilds, aren’t people the same?

Didn’t Miya also take advantage of them, the Morning Dawn Star?

He talked about this with Miss Sicape afterwards and was mocked for being too naive; now thinking about it, he agreed, he had indeed been too naive back then, actually believing that the goodwill between people could outweigh self-interest.

As if in the New World after ’Stargate,’ people had really become immaculate. But the truth proved that human nature has never changed.

So now, he had long since abandoned those outdated thoughts, keeping the only sincerity he had left for those around him. And even Fang Hong himself didn’t realize that, without knowing it, he had transitioned from being an observer to a participant.

Only now could he say that he was indeed a qualified Invoker.

But the faint, quiet shadow of the Wolf Clan girl remained deep in his heart, gradually fading, yet never disappearing. Like a scar left from the ignorant memories of his youth, forever carved in that place.

With so many adventurers gathered, the valley had naturally formed a marketplace.

People traveled from different places, bringing the treasures they had collected along the way to exchange. Those planning to participate in the trials also seized every moment before the trials began, purchasing potions, Ether Crystals, or updating their equipment.

This bustling market often had some eye-catching little trinkets, and with many newcomers, one could luckily scoop up some top-grade materials at a low price from those who didn’t understand the market value.