Rudy sighed. He had a lot more he wanted to say, but he swallowed his words. In truth, Aaron's thoughts were not completely unreasonable, but Aaron had not done any of that to show off. He had wanted to help Rudeus and had not thought about anything else.At that moment, Rudeus could be heard again, "Let me warn all of you! If you try to retreat again, I won't be so kind to you when the resources are being distributed. You're not getting anything for free!"Rudy rolled his eyes, whispering, "What does this guy want? He doesn't want anyone to step up and insists on having those cowards compete."With his temper, anyone who steps up probably won't meet his standards anyway! Rudeus would just berate them without holding anything back. If this continues, even alchemists with enough skill won't want to step up anyway. They would just be cursed at and insulted!"Fane could understand what everyone was feeling. It was not like everyone enjoyed being shouted at, but Rudeus' temper was just
Aaron blinked, answering seriously, "I don't really know that much… I've only read about them in ancient books."At that moment, Fane went straight to the key point, "Hearing what you said, are none of the other worlds cut off from the outside world like Hestia Continent is?"Aaron nodded as he looked at Fane in confusion. He felt like everyone should have known this since it was basic knowledge. Yet, it seemed like Fane did not know about it at all.Aaron was not someone who dwelled on problems like these. After thinking about it, he answered sincerely, "Hestia Continent used to be open to the outside world as well. It had regular contact with other worlds and even had large transfer arrays that could send us out to other worlds. "However, something huge happened thirty thousand years ago which cut off Hestia Continent's ties with the outside world. Even though news can still travel around, most of the channels were shut off."In truth, Aaron did not know much about what happene
After staring at the ceiling for a long time, Fane took a deep breath and said, "What happened thirty thousand years ago? Have you ever heard about the Divine Void World?""The Divine Void World?" spoke Aaron and Rudy simultaneously. It was obvious that both of them had never heard that name before.Aaron shook his head. "I've never heard about it. Where is that place?"Fane frowned, falling silent for a moment. Even though Aaron had never heard of it, it did not mean that what happened 30,000 years ago had nothing to do with the Divine Void World. Fane even started to think that the Whirling World was closely related to the Divine Void World.There were far too many secrets in the Hestia Continent, and those secrets usually involved the Divine Void World. For instance, what he experienced in West Cercie State was closely related to the Divine Void World.He remembered those questions he had that had been impossible to answer. He was finally slowly getting some clues. If the Hesti
Aaron nodded. "We're already able to transmit information now, but it was impossible back then. Back then, all communication with the outside world was cut off. The fact that we can even transmit a little bit of information now is due to thirty thousand years of constant hard work, allowing some array masters to communicate with the outside world through some special sound arrays. Only then did we find out that White Marsh Continent and Chaos Continent, who were at the bottom like us back then, are already completely different…"Aaron's expression turned sullen at this. He felt like the Hestia Continent would probably be different if not for that special barrier cutting off the outside world.After all, it was not just communication that happened with the outside world back then; people could move around and resources could be traded. They could even get things from other worlds. However, Hestia became an isolated place after all forms of communication were cut off. The people knew n
Fane had carefully thought things through before he stood up.Everyone else doubtfully watched as he stood in front of the Heaven Array. He reached out to grab one of the small arrays in front of him.After grabbing that plate, he wasted no time putting it into his storage space before he turned and started to walk back.The way he behaved and walked was so languid that everyone was baffled. Just as Fane made his third step, Rudeus said, "Stop right there! Who are you? You're trying to just walk away after taking an array?"Fane raised an eyebrow, turning around after he stopped.He calmly looked at Rudeus. He already expected that Rudeus would react like that before he came, and he already knew what he wanted to say.Fane raised an eyebrow before he calmly replied, "Why can't I go? Are these arrays yours? Everyone here is qualified to take part in the competition."As long as there are arrays and spots left, any alchemist here has the right to take part. It's unreasonable for y
Fane watched as Rudeus walked toward him with a passive expression.He looked up slightly as he spoke as though proud and faultless, "You don't have the right to determine who takes part in the competition. Don't think that you can do whatever you please just because you're from a ninth-grade clan!"At this point, Fane's behavior enraged Rudeus to the point of no recourse, feeling like everything Fane said was unbearable. He even felt like stabbing Fane with a thousand blades.Mark was sitting in the fourth row, watching as everything happened with a stunned expression. As an alchemist from the Unbreaking Pavilion, he needed to sit there. Moreover, he represented Hestia as well.He had been part of the third group, which meant that he represented Hestia in the tournament. His results had been one of the worst, being completely trounced by alchemists from the other two continents.Regardless, he could not leave immediately. After all, the competition included the whole Continent, a
Rudeus squinted angrily at Fane and cleared his throat, sneering, "If you insist on being stubborn, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you refuse to give up, you brat. I decide if you get to participate!"Fane smirked upon hearing this, sneering to himself at how stodgy Rudeus was. Just because Rudeus had gotten a bronze treasure and was from a ninth-grade clan, he felt entitled enough to think that everyone had to obey whatever he said.Anyone who went against Rudeus' word was basically slapping him on the face, and Rudeus would use other means to handle them. Fane, however, was not someone who would bend to another person's will.Fane let out a laugh as he raised his voice and retorted, "Please stop thinking that you get to boss around everyone just because you're a little skilled. I said that I'd take part in this competition, so I will."You have no right to determine who can participate or who can't. Stop trying to act like your threats will affect me. If
After all, no one knew who would suffer the heaviest losses.At this point, Rudeus was already trembling with anger. Fane had humiliated him in front of so many people and spoke so crassly toward him. With that, Rudeus wanted nothing more than to end Fane. He even started thinking about how he would capture and torture Fane after they left Prosper City.Meanwhile, Fane no longer wanted to entertain Rudeus' antics, so he lowered his head and looked at the alchemists who sat on the mats.Even though the center was more of a tight fit compared to the outskirts, there was some space left. Rudeus would no doubt continue pestering him, so rather than letting Rudeus follow him, Fane decided to just sit at the vacant spot.The seventh group was about to start anyway. He would have needed to come over again. It would save them from noticing Rudy as well.Looking at how nonchalant Fane was acting, Rudeus' anger soared to new heights. His entire body burned with the urge to rush up to Fane a