Pillar of Yita

”Do you know who that is?” Yugudola asked. ”Actually, there are many such people in the Grand Guild, but among the Free Summoners, there are very few. In the future, only you and Loofah might reach this point.”

”Loofah and I?”

”Yes, but although Loofah likes to oppose the Alliance, she has a very eccentric temperament. People recognize her strength, but not many of her actions. And you, Ade, you may not yet understand your significance among the Free Summoners. This is simply because people are not yet aware that you actually belong to them—”

”Many people see you as the future Novastar of Ragnarok or Silver Weslan. But even so, after the battle of Fanric, you have gained quite a lot of affection and supporters among the Free Summoners. Because in the past ten years, only you and Loofah are considered the future hopes from this stagnant domestic league.”

”Compared to you, Loofah was much more unknown at your age. It wasn’t until she left the Rose Cross Army that she gradually became known. So, do you realize how a big sensation it would cause if you revealed your identity as a Free Summoner?”

”You would become a model and exemplar for the Free Summoners.”

Fang Hong opened his mouth, wondering if it was that exaggerated?

Yugudola nodded gently. ”And your current issue is that you must first leave Colin Ishurian.”

”Leave Colin Ishurian?”

”Not in the literal sense of leaving. It’s because to leave Colin Ishurian, you first need to have your own team. And to have a truly meaningful Adventure Group, you first need to own a Floating Ship. That’s the first step.”

”When people gather around you, becoming a team, only then can your current reputation truly turn into a voice of your own. Ade, since you refused the invitation from Red Leaf and Wu Di, I knew you were different from the chairman and me. You are like the previous chairman of Tabopolis, the one before that, and those Pioneers.”

”You are a Free Summoner, so Ade, do you wish to speak for yourself, and for those who journey alongside you?”

”So don’t be in a rush to refuse. What you lack is not potential or talent, but time, because time is too precious for us. It’s also time for the Free Summoners to make their voices heard, and each of us must be responsible for our own future.”

She answered word by word, ”These resources are not just for you, Ade, but for that ideal.”

Fang Hong remained somewhat silent.

In fact, that was exactly his thought.

Owning a Floating Ship is his first step to breaking free of all restraints and heading for the Second World. As long as he has a Floating Ship, he won’t be influenced by the Descendants of Flor or the Dragon Worship Sect. Once he takes this step, eventually he will grow his wings.

Then, will he go on to reenact the era of freedom and exploration that he yearns for?

In the past, he had never thought about this because the world is constantly changing. Returning to the past, how difficult would that be? He merely wanted a small dream of his own, to safeguard himself. But now, Yugudola’s words seemed to have opened Pandora’s box, igniting a flame in his heart.

That tiny ambition was burning.

Perhaps he lacked the power to reach it.

But just participating in such a thing is enough to make one’s heart race with excitement.

Fang Hong looked back and saw Miss Atira gazing at him, implying that she respected his opinion—in the past, the Elf Girl held him too tightly—but now she suddenly understood, young people always have that day when they leave their hometowns.

She nodded gently.

Fang Hong took a deep breath to calm his inner self:

”If there is an opportunity, I will stand with everyone, Miss Yugudola.”

”But considering these things now seems too far for me.”

Yugudola heard this but remained calm, showing no sign of rejection: ”And what about this Mithril?”

Fang Hong nodded. ”I will accept the Mithril.”

Because Yugudola was right, what he lacked was time.

Compared to those more important issues, pride is always the least necessary, and as a Captain, he must first learn to take responsibility for the decisions made.

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