Chapter 129 - 129: Home (1/2)

Chapter 129 - 129: Home

"A person from the City is here!"

"Are… you sure!?"

"Yes!"

The heavy breaths of the guard whispered through the office Even the Chief, who still held calene, was now standing up from the sudden news

"Let theene's side, leaving his seat for the guest to sit on There is a certain obvious gap in the hierarchy and status between the people froes and the people froes could no longer go back to the City, and soht after they cae to pay their family's debt

The people here have already been exposed to the secrets of the Wall, while most citizens from the Cities were not even aware of the existence of the Portal and were forbidden to go to the Wall

Those ere brave enough to try or were unlucky enough to get lost were no longer welcome in the Cities and will be branded as what they call a Waller

In a way, those who live in the village were also trapped inside a Wall, an invisible one that they h

The reason that the Chief gave way to the guest was that those ere allowed to coe usually held a certain position of power

"This place is always so depressing"

Eugene and the Chief quickly fixed theuest enter the roolance, one could see the disparity between hie

While Eugene and the rest wore the skin of wildlife, the guest from the city was adorned with cotton and silk

"Welcoe, sir"

The tone of respect in the Chief's voice was obvious to hear for everyone present Even Eugene, who usually had a haughty teuest, however, ignored the Chief's respectful greetings and walked straight towards his seat and casually sat on it

Eugene's hand started to treuest's head in for the disrespect he showed their Chief True, he always argued with the Chief, but at the end of the day, he always pays his respects To see soer just waltz inside of their Chief's office, even if he was froene

But alas, his tre their guest ht put their Chief in a bad position

"I heard your scouts went beyond the Wall," the s and placed it on the Chief's desk, not eventhe papers that fluttered and dropped to the floor

"" Eugene could not help but furrow his eyebrows as he heard the man's words It has only been a day, and they have already heard about their expedition?

"Yes," the Chief nodded his head

"I see," the man let out a tiny scoff, "You went beyond the Wall andto us first?"

"I--"

Eugene was going to answer on the Chief's behalf, but before he could do so, the Chief stopped hio inside the Wall at the ti it to the City would take a while"

"And as so important that you sent your Scouts to death? 3 of them died, I believe?"

"We discovered a little boy inside the Wall," the Chief let out a sh, "I believed that time was of the essence, but it wasene's stuttered whispers escaped froht It was because of his stubbornness and insistence that they went inside the Wall, so as the Chief taking all the blame?

"And where is this boy now?"

"I aet this straight, old s froht theht the to show for it?"

Wait, he already knew that? Then as he still asking all of these questions? Eugene's tre to itch

"Yes"

"So you sent people inside the Wall, they got caught and ales worth of food, and the very reason you went there in the first place is now still inside the Wall"

"Yes"

"Pathetic You Wallers should be inside the Wall as well"

"Ye--"

"!!!"

Before the Chief could even answer their guest, a thunderous snap reverberated throughout the roo on, coene, enough!"

Still, their guest froer but instead just casually stood up, "Provesoff the dust littered on hih as he looked towards the Chief, "We can't let the barbarians think less of us because of this… sorry event"