Chapter 263 - What..? (1/2)
”The Blood Guards?”
Michael quickly figured out who those soldiers were based on Miya's description of the events from what her sister had told her.
”So they are called Blood Guards? That's a pretty domineering name” Miya said when she heard the name of those soldiers.
”Of course they are, those soldiers are the Duke's personal guards”
Miya snorted and said, ”You make it sound like you have a close relationship with them”
Michael snickered and said, ”Of course, I wouldn't have learned that Everwinter is located in this place when I didn't receive a quest from the Earl”
”You received a quest from an Earl before!? Receiving a quest from a noble is really hard, even I didn't get one before!”
Miya couldn't help but feel amazed at Michael. After all, a quest from a noble is really hard to get, because you will need a high degree of fame or reputation to even attract their attention.
”Just how high is your fame?” Miya asked.
Michael just smiled and said, ”It's a secret”
”Tsk!” Miya just clicked her tongue in annoyance.
”Anyway, Amanda and the others will arrive soon, and if there are no mishaps during their journey towards here, then they will probably be here in a couple more days”
”By then, we could hunt any monsters around our levels, maybe we could even once again raid Seth's Dungeon Lair”
Michael was actually surprised and delighted at the same time when he learned from Solitary Tempest that the others came with her and Viper.
After all, Black Genesis and the avatars of the others are all-powerful in their own right, especially when the people behind those avatars are people who had walked out from a battlefield filled with blood and bones of the people who fell from their blades.
And while Michael and Miya are having a conversation with each other, the villagers suddenly started singing and dancing around the bonfire which quickly attracted both Michael and Miya's attention.
”The snow glows white on the mountain tonight”
”The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside...”
”Ohhh...the Winter God~!”
Ding!
The Snow Village night festival has taken place.
Snow Village's Everwinter Night Festival.
Throughout the night, there will be singing and dancing as they share their joys and hopes.
The productivity of the Snow villagers will increase by 200% for the next thirty days.
There will be a significant increase in the number of children after a certain period of time after the night festival
You can participate and enjoy the festival.
”This..”
”Awesome, I didn't expect that there would be a festival in this backwater village” Miya couldn't help but mutter while looking at the words floating before her eyes.
Both Michael and Miya are a bit shocked and amazed at the same time.
After all, a festival happening mostly occurs within cities, but for a festival to take place in a backwater and an isolated village is highly rare, maybe even unusual at best.
The satisfied villagers danced merrily and the children laughed as they copied the movements of the a.d.u.l.ts clumsily, while the men beat on their chest.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
”That looks fun,” Miya said with a smile as rushed forward and joined the festivities.
”A festival isn't so bad” Michael smiled, as he just watched them from the side, slowly enjoying the scene before him.
Unbeknownst to Michael and the villagers, there are two silhouettes watching them from the darkness where the light of the fire can't reach.
”My disciple is really competent, isn't he?”
One of the two silhouettes floating within the darkness said while looking at Michael.
”You're really so easy going, do you think I wouldn't dare kill your disciple?” the other figure at the left said with an icy tone.
”Kill him? He would've have died long ago when he met you the first time” the figure on the right sneered in disdain.
The figure on the left just snorted and said, ”Enough about him, why did you come and seek me out, Laura?”
Laura's face then turned serious and gloomy at the same time as she turned her head towards the person beside her.
And if Michael was here, he would be shocked to find out that the person in question is the village druid, Sonya!
”I came here because the Sea Tribe is once again stirring after five hundred years”
When Sonya heard the words Sea Tribe, her eyes turned cold, and at the same time, an annoyed expression appeared on her face.
”This again? I already told you and the others before that I won't be meddling between your conflicts”
Laura snorted, and said, ”Are you still hung up at what happened here hundreds of years ago?”
Laura clicked her tongue and continued, ”You old hag, the mistakes the predecessor made isn't the fault of the following generations. Just get over it, besides you've already killed them all, everyone who had royal blood in their veins, even those people who had little blood connection to them weren't spared from your wrath back then”
Laura then levitated into the air and looked down at Sonya and said, ”Besides, you still owe me one back then, old hag. Now, I'm using that favor from back then”
”Fine, I'm only helping this time because you helped me back then. Let me deal with some matters here, and I'll see you in Sky Peak” Sonya snorted in annoyance while gritting her teeth.
”Hahaha”
Laura just laughed heartily before she disappeared into thin air without anyone noticing except for Sonya.
Then she looked at Michael below, she grinned and mumbled to herself, ”Little bastard, I don't really know if you were lucky or not when you became that bitch's disciple, leaving you all on your own to learn the ropes of your ability”
”What an irresponsible b*tch she is”
Her voice lingered for a second before she disappeared like a cloud of smoke.
Michael was so focused on the festival before him that he didn't even notice the village chief disappearing from the festivities, and headed somewhere.
A little while later.