Chapter 159: Earths Disposition (1/2)

The remaining guard grew more nervous as Skye landed, but he would stand his ground. The guild had to be defended! He readied his lance and shield, preparing himself for his death.

Plonk!

Instead, a person jumped down from the bird's back and landed. When the guard saw this, he took a deep breath of relief. This bird was only the mount of someone. That meant that it wouldn't attack. Yet, he was still impressed by it. How powerful would someone have to be to have a high-grade Energy Beast mount? Only someone in the Spirit Forming Realm or someone with a relative in that Realm would have such a powerful mount. The guard wondered who came.

Gravis walked forward, dusting off some dirt from his white-gold robes. By now, he had gotten used to wearing those, even though he still wanted to change to his old style. Yet, he had to wait for a couple more days. In the public's eyes, he was still part of the Heaven Sect, and he should look that way.

The guard noticed Gravis get-up and realized who had arrived. He was quite surprised because he didn't know why someone from the Heaven Sect would come here. The disciples of the Earth Guild were always respectful and never aggressive. It was supremely rare that anyone from the Heaven Sect would come. It was not in the earth disciples' nature to commit atrocities.

When Gravis walked closer, the guard hit the floor with his lance. ”Welcome, Heavenborn!” he shouted with respect.

Gravis looked at him and nodded nonchalantly. ”Hello. I came to visit the Earth Guild,” he explained.

The guard nodded. ”Good. Please follow me,” said the guard as he started walking into the cave. Gravis followed.

They walked for a couple of minutes until they saw several people at the ninth level of Energy Gathering charging towards them. Gravis was not sure what this was about, but the guard knew. One of the new arrivals, who was still at the eighth level, looked at the guard in surprise. ”Why are you here?” he asked loudly.

The guard hit the ground with his lance again, making them stop. ”The bird outside is the Heavenborn's mount. There is no danger,” he reported with a powerful voice.

The eyes of the guard at the eighth level revealed some recognition and relief, while the others looked a bit annoyed. They had been called for nothing. Yet, surprisingly, they didn't give voice to their discontent, even though the two guards were weaker than them. One of the guards stepped forward. ”That's good! Even though it was a false alarm, you still did well in acting cautiously. Don't let this false alarm give you a false sense of security!” he also shouted imposingly.

Gravis found it rather funny. Everyone from the Earth Guild talked slowly with a lot of impact behind their voices. He wondered if everyone was like that. Another thing that surprised him was the reaction of the new arrivals. This was not the reaction that Gravis had expected from them.

If this happened in the Wind Guild, the disciples would probably groan in annoyance and whine about the situation. If this happened in the Fire Guild, they would probably aggressively insult those guards or even beat them up. The Lightning Guild would probably chew them out for judging the situation incorrectly. Yet, the disciples from the Earth Guild even praised the guards for the false alarm. That was new to Gravis.

By now, Gravis had seen the disposition of four different guilds, and they all acted very differently. The Lightning Guild was disciplined, correct, and defensive. The Wind Guild was unfettered, free, and casual. The Fire Guild was aggressive, uncensored, and hot-blooded. The Earth Guild was respectful, stalwart, and taciturn. Gravis wondered how the other guilds were. He still hadn't met the Light Guild, Darkness Guild, and Water Guild.

The leader of the stronger guards looked at Gravis. ”Heavenborn, welcome to our Earth Guild,” he, basically, declared imposingly. ”What has brought you here?”

Gravis only smiled a little. It was kind of weird talking to someone this serious while not readying up for a battle. ”I am not here on official business,” he waved his hand dismissively. ”I am only here to look around.”