Firefly Journey

Chapter 159 Youth is a hastily written poem (2)

The road was covered with deep snow, and two tiger-roaring beasts were pulling a wooden cart, with the front of the cart facing south.

After Victor expressed his desire to return, Chief Iru immediately summoned two of his tribe's roaring tigers. In addition, several guards were brought to ensure the safety of this respected journalist.

In addition to their security duties, the guards were also responsible for bringing the Roaring Tiger back to the tribe on their return journey.

Among the two beast-drawn carriages was Julianne, the "Shadow Assassin." Now, after recuperation, her injuries had improved considerably, but further treatment would require her to return to Il City, where the medical standards were better.

During his time in the North, Lin Yuanran mastered a new skill: driving.

Lin Yuanran sat in the driver's seat and was about to start the engine when he saw a group of people who had come to see him off.

Aside from Chief Iru's absence, he had quite a lot of influence; the Nell brothers, Claudia, and his senior, Dick Onassin, were all there.

The Nell brothers were able to come mostly because of Cassius Bello.

Students of great and virtuous teachers naturally deserve to be personally seen off by them.

Claudia and her friend were classmates and friends, and they wanted to come and visit before they parted ways.

Claudia raised her hand and waved it gently. Dick O'Nealson exaggeratedly raised both hands above his head and waved them around, displaying an over-the-top attitude.

Eager to head south, Lin Yuanran was in high spirits and enjoyed interacting with everyone. As the crowd saw them off, the Tiger Roar Beast Carriage slowly drove away.

Claudia said, "Everyone's gone, but you're still waving goodbye, senior."

"Really?" Dick Onassin stopped what he was doing. "I'm a pretty enthusiastic person. By the way, when are you leaving for the other tribes?"

“No rush. My foundation in the North is weak. If possible, I hope Senior Nell can introduce me to you.”

With that, Claudia smiled and bowed to the orc brothers.

“No problem, no problem,” Nell replied with a smile.

The Valkyr Alliance is a major power in the tundra, but it needs allies to fight against the Imperial Army. The Black Mountain tribe is one, and now the Kingdom of Delos should also be considered one.

After a few casual words, the Nell brothers returned to camp. They were very busy every day, with many household matters to attend to.

After the two left, Claudia walked slowly in the snow, then suddenly stopped, looked at Dick O'Nealson, and said:

"Senior, you don't actually like me, do you?"

Dick paused for a moment, then said, "Why do you say that?"

Claudia smiled charmingly: "There are two kinds of people who are unconditionally good to me."

"One type is my family, like my father and sister Lisa. The other type is my admirers."

Instead of answering the question immediately, Dick asked, "What kind of person is Ario...?"

"He's not human."

"???"

Claudia's smile faded. "I'm so beautiful, yet he doesn't like me at all. His aesthetic standards are unlike those of a human, so he's not human."

puff.

Dick O'Neill laughed out loud: "He probably doesn't want to show it."

Claudia shook her head: "No, he just doesn't like it."

Dick remained silent.

Claudia added, "You still haven't answered me."

Dick hesitated for a few seconds, then said, "There is a third type of person who wants the Kingdom of Delos to become better."

Upon hearing this, it was Claudia's turn to fall silent. No further explanation was needed; those words alone were enough for her to understand why Dick had been following her.

"I'm a little scared, scared that I won't be able to do it."

Dick stepped back and bowed slightly, a gesture of courtesy befitting the royal guards of the Kingdom of Delos.

"How will we know if we don't try? We all believe in you."

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St. Louis Academy, Wind Training Ground.

The training ground was packed with people. Today's match was going to be very interesting: Class 29 vs. Class 26.

Class 26 is quite strong, consistently ranking among the top in the college, but that depends on who you compare them to.

Faced with the genius-filled Class 29, Class 26's strength was simply insufficient. In this qualifying round, Class 29 sent out their trump card right from the start, sending the "Queen of Disaster," Sabrina, to lead the charge.

This woman has never fallen out of the top five in her monthly rankings; she easily crushed this kind of small situation.

Sabrina defeated five students from Class 26 in a row. Although her magic was exhausted, she still had the strength to fight. However, she did not intend to continue fighting and instead voluntarily withdrew.

Her successor was Prince Lü Jianming of Chu.

Dominic, the class monitor of Class 26, looked at Lü Jianming with a grim expression. He knew perfectly well why Sabrina had volunteered to go on stage.

Are you leaving me to be dealt with by Lü Jianming?

He had a conflict with Lü Jianming because of Lin Yuanran, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In every monthly exam, Lü Jianming's ranking was not high, sometimes even behind him.

This made him think that Lü Jianming and he were actually about the same level.

The venue for this qualifying round was randomly selected. The wind-elemental training ground perfectly matched Dominic's profession. The strength of an elemental mage's magic power is closely related to the surrounding environment, and this wind-elemental training ground could be considered Dominic's home turf, giving him a significant boost in combat strength.

Although the outcome of the match was already decided, with five players from Class 29 still available to play and their qualification secured, Dominic's feud with Lü Jianming was, in Dominic's view, more important than the outcome of the game.

On your home turf, what can you use to fight me?

Dominic wore a disdainful smile. Today, he was going to prove to all his classmates and teachers that even the renowned Class 29 had its share of mediocre students.

Reinhard Lee, due to his decent skills, was selected as the team's representative. Unfortunately, he was one of the five eliminated by Sabrina, and now he could only watch from the sidelines.

A classmate next to him said, "Reinhardt, do you think the class monitor can win this game?"

Reinhardt harbored deep contempt for Dominic, but it was a personal grudge and not something he could easily reveal in front of his classmates, so he used a euphemistic approach.

"It's about 50/50, but if I had to pick one, I think the Crown Prince of Chu has a slightly better chance of winning."

"Oh, how come you see it?"

Reinhardt analyzed seriously: "You must have been paying attention to the monthly college rankings. Dominic and Lü Jianming are almost evenly matched."

But you have to think about it, he's the Crown Prince of the Great Chu, from a family with a long and distinguished academic tradition. He definitely has resources that we commoners can't access. He could easily defeat us by pulling out a rare divine oracle.

The student nodded: "That makes sense."

Not far from them, Dominic's staunch lackey, Carlisle, overheard this and, feeling quite displeased, leaned closer and said:

"You have far too little faith in the class monitor, the guy who's always siding with outsiders."

Reinhardt rolled his eyes: "Facts speak louder than words. Aren't the fact that you and I were eliminated by the 'Queen of Calamity' one after another enough to prove the point?"

If Princess Claudia were here, we might not have lost so badly, but she's not. Even if she were here, do you think we could win? Don't you even look at who's standing behind them?"

Upon hearing this, Carlisle and the other student turned their attention to Class 29.

Over there, a girl with a string of bells hanging from her waist crossed her arms, looking sleepy.

Carlisle remained silent. This time, he could not refute it, because as a third-level awakener, Wind Chime's power was beyond the reach of anyone else.