Chapter 473 Because I am here (3k)
The Bear Country train station was warm, around ten degrees Celsius. Every two hundred meters, there was a tempered glass pillar, inside which beginner magic crystals emitted a brilliant light, constantly using energy to support the underfloor heating.
On this cold, snowy day, when the electricity supply was insufficient, magic crystals also served as a secondary energy source, as this was the main hub connecting the western and southern cities of the Bear Country.
Su Jiu, in a wheelchair, was queuing for tickets. After some rest, she could barely use her right hand. While eating dried meat bought by Bai Zhi on the way, she listened to the man in front reprimanding the girl.
Because of their high status and frequent interactions with people, they were speaking English, which her English proficiency allowed her to understand.
As for guardians, the little fool was enough.
Beginner War God level was a fifty-fifty match, and below War God, everyone was free to act.
Upon hearing this, the girl named Rancy shook her head, glanced around, and said in a low voice with resignation: “The strong individuals from the Herbert family have all been conscripted by the Duke. It is said that they need to cooperate with the government’s requirements to find the so-called Western Guardian God to deter the restless Western forces.”
She paused, hesitated for a moment, and said: “Absorbing something, you don’t even need a guardian, do you?”
“Captain, let me explain…”
Upon hearing Rancy’s explanation, the trench coat man was about to say something when suddenly a girl with curly double ponytails and more luxurious attire pushed her way forward, nudged him with her elbow, and then looked at Rancy with a half-smile, saying softly:
“Vice-Captain Rancy, once we arrive at Dream Cloud Pool in Yord City, it won’t be like during the competition where everyone follows the rules. It’s said that although this place is managed by the Bear Country government, the actual managers are the local dark forces.”
One of the local snakes named Hark Gang is said to have a Demigod backing them, having taken over the territory of the former Great Leader’s gang.
Listening to her words, Rancy frowned and said in a low voice: “So what? We are elite students from various countries. Those people, if they had any brains, wouldn’t dare to touch us.”
“I can’t believe that as someone from an old noble family, you have such simple thinking.”
The double-tailed girl glanced at Rancy, looking as if she knew more information, and pretended to sigh, shaking her head, and then slowly said: “In normal circumstances, this would be true, but the current situation in Bear Country is very bad, and they don’t have the capacity to deal with them.”
She paused, looked at the black-clothed woman behind her, and then, with a mix of pride and feigned concern, said: “Pray that you don’t break through. Breaking through will consume a large amount of Dream Cloud Pool, which is like cutting their flesh in front of those gangs. And if you don’t have a guardian, you might be directly…”
“I originally wanted to help Vice-Captain Rancy, but at that time, we were assigned to different large rooms for absorption. I was with several other team members, so I couldn’t help. Who made you so cold usually that everyone is afraid of you?”
Having said that, the double-tailed girl stopped talking, appearing self-satisfied and somewhat cocky.
“Don’t the organizers care about these things?”
Listening to her words, Rancy fell into thought. She was heading to Dream Lake this time, and since all the capable people in her family were away, no one had collected information, so she really didn’t know so many details.
As the school did not send any teachers to accompany them due to no special notification, both getting the reward and not getting it would be troublesome. As for the double-tailed girl’s behavior, she was used to it. The two families were rival enemies from the beginning.
“Hehe…”
The double-tailed girl suddenly laughed, as if she had finally found an opportunity to suppress Cinderella. “The organizers were originally the Eagle Country government, but they auctioned it off to a mineral company. This company is connected to the former major gang in Bear Country, which is why Dream Cloud Pool was promoted.”
“Sigh…”
Upon hearing the double-tailed girl’s words, Rancy’s face slightly stiffened. After a moment of silence, she sighed and turned to book a ticket back. “Then I’ll go back. I’ve already reached the Half-King level, so there’s no need to absorb this kind of thing.”
Bear Country was in a period of many troubles. If she were really captured by those gangs or something happened, her family would not be able to provide support.
Su Jiu listened to their conversation and watched as the girl named Rancy walked towards her. A thought flickered in her eyes.
“Oh, right, speaking of the Herbert family, that old noble from before left you a business card, saying that his brother who studies music could bring you some convenience.”
Bai Zhi, remembering something, dug into her pocket, handed the card to Su Jiu, and was quite serious about decision-making.
“A brother who studies music?”
Taking the card, Su Jiu’s mind flashed with the image of the old musician. He, along with Miss Catherine, played songs of peace for civilians and warlords in a foreign land amidst gunfire.
In “Land of Freedom,” co-authored with Bairnis, Mr. Herb was also introduced:
The trumpeter who followed singer Catherine, upon arriving at the International Hospital, gave all the souvenirs he bought for his granddaughter to the refugees, providing them with food and clothing.
In both the broad and narrow sense, he was a stateless fighter, a temporary comrade-in-arms for Su Jiu.
However, Su Jiu couldn’t be sure of the identity of the girl in front of her, so she remained in a state of observation.
Seeing the double-tailed girl persuade Rancy to leave, the trench coat man frowned slightly and said with some displeasure: “It’s not good to chase her away like that, is it? She contributed a lot during the competition. We managed to win by a narrow margin and get into the top ten, and Rancy accounted for nearly half of the credit.”
“Tch, it’s not like I made her withdraw. It was she herself who left like an old stubborn person… And she’s just a descendant of a fallen noble. Captain, there’s no need for you to make a fuss.”
The double-tailed girl rolled her eyes, clearly disagreeing with him. Her gaze turned to the black-clothed woman beside her, and she smiled and asked, “Auntie Pass, isn’t that right? In the past, the Herbert family could still compete with our family for mines, until the former patriarch went into music, and his brother was recruited… Heh heh.”
The black-clothed woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled proudly and said: “The Herbert family poses no threat to our family anymore. Their former patriarch was an incompetent waste, and the current patriarch is just a puppet who only obeys the Duke’s orders. A decaying family…”
“No matter how decadent it is, it’s better than the Lance family who refused to provide support to the central region, isn’t it?”
Before she could finish speaking, Rancy, ten meters away, paused slightly, turned her head, and stared at the double-tailed girl, her eyes like a beast ready to unleash its power.
With a flash of white light, a crescent scimitar fell into her hand, and she said word for word, “Philly, don’t push your luck. If I hadn’t defeated two Half-King contestants on the field, could you have gone to claim the reward?”
“Miss, please discuss matters properly. Weapons and beast pets are not allowed in the station.”
The surrounding people were instantly frightened and scattered, and the scene quickly became chaotic. Soon, staff voices could be heard. It was important to note that Rancy’s aura was not weak, stronger than those staff members. A fight breaking out in such a crowded place could be disastrous.
Rancy, who was acting on impulse, immediately sobered up upon hearing the staff’s voices, dissolved the scimitar, and was about to turn and leave.
The double-tailed girl, Philly, looked at the retreating figure and was slightly stunned. The expression on her face immediately fell, and she said sarcastically:
“Miss Herbert, are you afraid and want to go back? Your old patriarch also gave up the land without a fight when Duchess Catherine said she wanted to cede territory back then. You’re as incompetent as him now.”
“What happened back then was to provide housing for those wandering Gypsies…”
Upon hearing this, Rancy stopped in her tracks, unable to resist replying to her.
A moment later, she tightened her fist, sighed again, and walked back in the direction she came from. Currently, she was the strongest in her family, so it was better to avoid trouble.
Moreover, her grandfather seemed to be a good-natured person without much courage, and her father had often said so about him…
“I’m sorry, I believe Mr. Herb is a hero, at least in the eyes of millions, a stateless warrior.”
However, just as she was about to leave the station, her sleeve was suddenly grabbed, and a faint female voice echoed in the somewhat noisy station, slowly reverberating, making the crowd seem to calm down a lot.
“Perhaps he only had Battle General level strength, but he traveled across the ocean and arrived in the Urs region, bringing songs, food, water, and much-needed clothing to the disaster-stricken refugees.”
Many people on the scene did not understand the English content, while some who understood a little looked at the girl sitting in the wheelchair, listening to her continue.
“Who?”
Philly and the others not far away naturally noticed the owner of the voice. She looked in the direction of the sound, her gaze falling on the somewhat familiar wheelchair. Her eyes widened slightly, and then she raised them again, meeting the calm eyes. Her mouth opened slightly:
“Are you… Frost Sword? The number one in the world competition?”
“If I’m not mistaken, I probably am.”
Hearing her words, Su Jiu smiled and continued to communicate with her in English.
Soon, Philly regained her composure. She glanced at the black-clothed woman beside her, then swept her gaze behind Su Jiu, spotting the little flower fairy stealthily eating red velvet cake, and her expression became more composed. She offered a polite smile:
“It’s nice to meet you here, but saying that the Herbert family’s old patriarch went to support refugees and perform for them seems a bit illogical, doesn’t it?”
“Miss Frost Sword…”
Hearing Philly’s words, Rancy, whose sleeve was being held, also came back to her senses and looked at Su Jiu. Obviously, she also found this matter a bit far-fetched…
Her grandfather said he was going on a long trip, but it was just a trip with a few old friends. How could he have transformed into an international warrior?
When she was little, he would always play the trumpet cheerfully, year after year, and it continued like this.
Hearing her doubts, Su Jiu released Rancy’s sleeve. Her slightly reddened eyes looked directly at Philly and she said softly:
“Because I was in the Eeyah battlefield at the time, and that old man drank with me.”
