Pillar of Yita

In fact, Fang Hong and Hilveld hadn’t exchanged a few words before the old Dwarf, Kalin Steelbrow, came walking over and, without any explanation, enthusiastically dragged him away through the bustling crowd in the hall, straight to his brother Sonan Steelbrow. The old Dwarf glared at his brother and said, ”What are you jabbering on about? Hurry up and get it out.”

Fang Hong looked at the two of them somewhat unexpectedly. Kalin had specifically come a few days ago to apologize to him because of the incident at the Mountain Palace. Toragotos had an excellent relationship with the Steelbrow clan, which resulted in Kalin failing to detect his plot in time, landing him and Tainaric in danger. The Dwarves are whole-heartedly loyal to their friends but equally hate evil. Kalin saying this meant that they had already broken with Toragotos.

At the same time, it also conveyed the friendship of the Steelbrow family, which is a rare Dwarven friendship to obtain.

But what was the current situation about?

Fang Hong saw Sonan touch his sallow big nose reluctantly, took out a crystal bottle, and handed it to him while muttering incessantly, ”This is what you deserve. It’s the prize for you and that little girl from the Albert family who beat your opponent. But since the opponent is an Ancient Tower person, he doesn’t count as my student, so you absolutely can’t think that your teacher Ande won against me, got it?”

Fang Hong took the crystal bottle and then realized what it was—the magic solution invented by Pudra. He couldn’t help but feel pleasantly surprised because he had initially thought he had no chance of getting this. It was one of the crucial materials for the next stage of the Type-One Crystal outlined in his plan. If he didn’t have it, he would have to find another way, which would be time-consuming, laborious, and not necessarily suitable.

He was holding the crystal bottle when he remembered where this magic solution came from: it was the prize suggested by Hilveld during that ’Beast Chess’ competition at Teacher Ande’s manor. After half a year, he almost forgot about this matter.

Sonan looked at the item in his hand, somewhat regrettably, ”It’s a pity about that Pudra guy; his achievements in Magic Potion Studies have not been surpassed by anyone in Colin Ishurian for decades. Now that he’s gone, we’ll no longer see such high-quality solutions again.”

Fang Hong, however, was not bothered by this. Countless outstanding Alchemists have emerged throughout Eteliria’s history, and in the future, there will always be newcomers with higher talent and greater ability surpassing their predecessors. But if their allegiance lies with the Dark Giant Dragon, the stronger and higher-positioned they are, the more damage they will cause to the forces of justice.

Sonan then said, ”The few pieces you created have also been sent to your Adventure Group by the Council. That arm armor is quite interesting. I couldn’t even figure out how you achieved the Ether materialization. Unfortunately, that old guy Ande wouldn’t allow me to dismantle it for a look. Little fellow, can’t you give that to me?”

Fang Hong’s face darkened, thinking this was certainly a no-go. Not only was it tailor-made for Nini, but it also consumed one of his Legendary Inspirations. Even if he did give it to the other party, without the Dragon Soul, the old Dwarf still wouldn’t figure out the reason behind it. Moreover, if he did, wouldn’t his Dragon Knight identity be exposed?

Up until now, the only ones who knew of his Dragon Knight identity were just a few people like Ande, Phales, and his Adventure Group.

But before he could open his mouth to refuse, Kalin answered on the side, raising his eyebrows and glaring, ”You’re dreaming. The creations from the Artisan League are owned by the participants themselves; this is an ancient rule. Besides, that’s a legendary Magic Guided Conductor. How many such works do you have?”

Sonan, furious, blew his beard and glared, wanting to sever ties with his brother, shouting, ”I certainly have a few such works. Damn you, Kalin. I’ll let you know the title of Artisan Master isn’t earned for nothing!”

As the two argued loudly, Fang Hong noticed that somehow, an elderly man with hair and beard all white had appeared beside him. The man stood next to the tall figure of the ka-Cuilan Ritualist. His white, gold-edged ritual robe and the Sun Holy Emblem displayed his identity—the High Priest of the Lord of Light, Bishop of the Sun God Orlie.

Fang Hong did not know the man, but he did know the Tada Lizardman Elder next to him.

”Master Sta, we meet again.” He quickly nodded in greeting.

Master Sta split his thick lips into a slight smile, his small eyes shining under his dark eye sockets, ”Star Patron, the Shining Sea shelters you. You seem to have recovered well.”

”I haven’t thanked Master Sta for helping back then,” Fang Hong recalled the events of that time. ”If it weren’t for you guys, the situation in the plaza would have been quite different.”

Master Sta dismissed this and only said, ”Ever since then, we’ve been seeking you.”

Fang Hong was not surprised by this and felt a bit embarrassed. ”Some unexpected events happened then, so I had to conceal my identity first.”

The other party nodded.

”Is there something Master Sta seeks me for?” Fang Hong asked further.

”Indeed.” The other nodded again.

”However, the Secrets of the Stars cannot be lightly spoken. The era of the Saints is about to arrive. Star Patron, do you remember what I told you?” Master Sta replied, ”I’m here to invite you to the Rain Punishment Forest. The day of Twelve Stars shining together is not far away. The timing is almost ripe.”

Fang Hong still found it hard to accept the mysterious way the Lizardman tribe spoke, but at least this time he understood the other’s intention. They had expressed the same meaning when at the Mountain Palace, and the Rain Punishment Forest located in Saint Hugon was where ka-Cuilan was situated.