Chapter 341: Instruction

Chapter 341: Instruction

It was supposed to be a thrilling duel, but it turned into a one-sided bullying. The stands went from noisy to silent, then sighs and complaints erupted.

Zack also felt ashamed and quickly left the Arena, without any glory of a victor. Several others who considered themselves somewhat important also hurriedly followed, afraid of being chosen by the Giants if they left too slowly.

Seeing people leave on the opposite side, the Giant felt unwilling. He shouted, “Don’t go! Trying to run after hitting someone?”

After his shout, those people walked even faster, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Some spectators in the stands behind the Giant couldn’t stand it and shouted loudly, “Stop calling out! Those people are not ones you can challenge, they are true Grand Warriors. Fighting you would embarrass them!”

Hearing this, the Giant felt awkward…

“Kind-hearted” people began to give all sorts of advice.

“You can’t beat the ones who stayed either. Come! I’ll tell you who is the weakest. The ones with patterns on their faces are Northlanders. When fighting them, don’t use weapons. Your scrap metal will break at the first touch.”

“What? You say you sparred with Northlanders on the way here? They were going easy on you. With so many people watching now, they won’t go easy again for the sake of their pride.”

“Don’t pick from the back. The stronger ones among us usually sit at the back, as a sign of their status. Speaking of which, you are quite impressive. You scared off all the truly capable fighters.”

“Also, don’t pick those two women at the very front. They’ve been hanging around Northland City for over a year and have grown fat and strong. See? The two Knights beside them just arrived and have only trained for a few days. Fight them. I have high hopes for you.”

…

Some Giants were unconvinced. “Why would you be so kind-hearted?”

“We just want to watch the fun a bit longer. If you get knocked down in a few hits again, what else is there for us to watch?”

Moore pretended to hear nothing. He just checked his clansmen’s injuries and refused to look up.

The Arena was bustling with noise, but the City Manor was very quiet. Several Fairies sat on Danny’s shoulders, following her as she flipped through a picture book in her hands. Zoya stood behind Danny, occasionally glancing at the Arena with a mischievous smile.

Bran silently appeared beside Danny, pretending to glance at the picture book. It was a book depicting the species around Northland City. He didn’t know what was so interesting about it, but the few of them seemed completely absorbed.

Danny didn’t look up, just asked softly, “Did Zoya cause trouble again?”

“No, she did very well.”

“Aren’t you worried about casualties among the Giants in the Arena?”

“If a few actually died, that might be a good thing. It would make them understand the situation. The Giants have been using Xirui’s name all the way here. Our clansmen weren’t clear about the situation and were too polite to them. Also, some matters can only be handled by me, her older brother. Others wouldn’t be appropriate to discipline them.

Look, what are these people? They aren’t exactly servants, nor are they subjects. They were just threatened into coming by Xirui. They lack Reverence for Xirui. Last night, some were even discussing how to drive her away, trying to persuade us to recall her.

Xirui subconsciously treats them as her own people. That’s my mistake, not hers. I shouldn’t have mentioned those inferences about migration and common origins, letting her form preconceptions. I forgot to tell her that too much time has passed, and we are no longer the same.

Xirui neither made the Giants truly fear her, nor did she make them understand her importance. That’s not her fault; she’s still young, after all. We taught her how to gain power, but we didn’t teach her how to use it.”

“What about that treasure?”

“A test. Xirui has already awakened the Far North. All species there will benefit from this. Knowing this, the choice becomes too easy, so adding a little interference.”

“What if they choose the treasure?”

“I will have ‘Fragility’ hide in the treasure chests. When they leave the Northlands, Death will travel with them all the way. It would be quite amusing to think about, carrying treasures while people mysteriously die.

‘Fragility’ won’t kill them all. A few will return to their tribe, and that’s when true fear will descend. Someone will always pray to the Deity, begging for salvation.”

Bran looked at Zoya and sighed. “I can’t leave this place. It would be better if someone could handle it personally.”

Unfortunately, Zoya didn’t respond, instead focusing even more intently on the picture book in Danny’s hands.

Danny looked up and advised, “Don’t think too much. Let’s see what choice the Giants make first.”

…

While Bran was worrying about his sister, Lily was doing the same thing, just in a slightly different way.

The warm reception from the Northlanders along the way had made Mofei and his group of messengers increasingly showy. However, when they arrived at Twinwing City, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. They couldn’t even enter the city gates.

Actually, the moment they saw Twinwing City, their legs went weak. The moment they mentioned personally handing the letter to the Deity, they were pinned to the ground on charges of great disrespect.

He was forced to kneel before the city gate, answering various questions honestly to a voice that appeared out of thin air. After answering, he was dragged like livestock to a water channel and scrubbed clean.

Lily was very dissatisfied because her sister’s followers were too filthy. Weren’t they ashamed, parading around like that all the way here? And what were these Giants, anyway? This was the Northlands; foreign Alien Races didn’t get to swagger around here. The Snow Falcon had already spread her dissatisfaction far and wide. Next time, if there were any more like this who didn’t know their place, kill them!

Why was Xirui becoming more and more unreasonable? Actually letting a group of Alien Races swagger back into the clan using her name. What would the clansmen think?

And so, these Giants entered a good time under Lily’s dissatisfaction…

Mofei saw the Deity, or rather, he saw the Divine Statue. They were surrounded by a group of strange people—some with two faces, some with four hands, and some half-human, half-beast, and so on. This made the Giants feel a chill of fear.

These strange people taught them that the city before them was the Divine Abode City, the place all Believers longed for. But Mofei stared with wide eyes at the chaotic scene around him and didn’t believe a word of this nonsense. Mofei believed that place was not heaven, but hell.

Some thoughts should remain thoughts and never be spoken aloud, so Mofei saw the real hell.

They were driven to the Land of Rest and then driven back. After this round trip, they finally believed that Twinwing City was the real heaven.

Now, two-faced people instructed them on how to pray, how to give thanks for the Deity’s blessings, and how to organize large ceremonies. Four-handed Monsters were responsible for punishing their mistakes, letting them taste the true flavor of fear from time to time.

Since you are using the Little Queen’s name, you must remain respectful. Since you are carrying the Deity’s banner, you must remain humble. Because your every word and action represents your master’s glory.

This is what Mofei learned in the past few days, and he would continue to learn.

Lily was relatively satisfied with the Giants’ learning progress. These people weren’t stupid; they just lacked a little pressure and guidance.

Besides disciplining her sister’s useless followers, she also needed to find some helpers for her sister. She knew Bran would definitely do the same for his sister. Unfortunately, the Bran Family was small in number and unlikely to send people.

Thinking of this, Lily felt a bit smug again. She had thought these Little Wizards would clamor to strike out on their own when they grew up, but instead, they all considered themselves important members of the Lily family. They even argued about becoming the biggest Wizard family in the Northlands, wanting to rival Bran’s City of Wizards.

Mentioning rivalry made Lily feel a little guilty. Every time she entered the Sea of Magic and saw Bran’s body being carried farther and farther away by the Torrent, almost disappearing from sight, a sense of powerlessness arose.

I am no longer his match. This was a thought that often crossed Lily’s mind lately.

Moreover, the vortex created by Bran and Huahua was constantly changing and strengthening. Recently, staring at it for too long would cause dizziness, a force generated by Mana Resonance. It was truly surprising that two Mana Tributaries could also create Resonance. Although currently limited to the vortex, if this trend continued, the scope of Resonance would surely expand.

The Resonance in the Sea of Magic allowed Bran and Huahua to borrow each other’s power anytime, anywhere. In that state, who could possibly defeat them?