Seeing that Caelan refused to help, the awakeners from different legions imdiately looked unhappy.
"Kid, do you have any idea how important a Treasure Bug is? If you let it go like this, you’ll regret it!"
If Caelan weren’t from the Ironclad Legion, they probably would’ve already made a move.
Caelan paused, then asked calmly, "If I join, how do we split the loot?"
The nearest beastfolk scratched his mane-covered head.
"Obviously based on contribution! We’re fair. As long as you contribute, we’ll convert your share into gold coins at auction-house prices."
Before Caelan could even respond, the awakeners watching nearby burst into laughter.
These guys were hilarious—weren’t they blatantly trying to scam the young man?
Everyone knew the drops from a Treasure Bug were the real good stuff. Most of the ti, you couldn’t buy them even if you had gold coins.
Paying out "at auction-house prices" was just a fancy way of ripping him off.
So a few onlookers couldn’t help trying to warn Caelan not to fall for it.
Caelan just smiled and looked at the beastfolk.
"You can’t afford . I suggest you find soone else."
Hearing that, the beastfolk narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them.
The two knights beside him stepped forward, directly boxing Caelan in.
"Kid, what do you an by that? We’re giving you face—don’t be ungrateful!"
As he spoke, one of the knights reached out to grab Caelan by the collar.
But their Strength stat ant nothing in front of Caelan.
Bam!
Before anyone could even see what happened, the knight who had tried to grab him was sent flying backward!
He flew more than ten ters and slamd hard into an oak tree.
Everyone present was stunned.
Wait—what the hell just happened?!
The knight who’d been kicked away clutched his lower back and forced himself to stand, his face twisted in pain.
His companion rushed over to support him.
"Bro, you okay? Damn it—this kid ambushed us! Let’s screw him up!"
In the next instant, the knights and mages all snapped into fighting stances.
Even the beastfolk—who was technically also from the Ironclad Legion—was now staring at Caelan with hostility.
Everyone thought a major fight was about to explode.
But right then, the knight who’d been kicked away suddenly grabbed his companion’s arm.
"Bro, don’t be impulsive!"
"I think... we might’ve misjudged this."
After saying that, he walked up to Caelan himself—and even offered his hand first.
"Little brother, it was all a misunderstanding. Don’t take it to heart, yeah?"
"I know you’ve definitely got stuff to do. We won’t bother you."
With that, he dragged his companion along and turned as if to leave.
His sudden reversal made everyone blank out again.
What the hell?
They were about to throw hands—why did he suddenly chicken out?!
Did this kid have so special background?
The most confused of all was the knight’s companion.
"Bro, what are you doing? Are we really letting this go?"
"We’re giving up the Treasure Bug? And you got beaten and we’re just... swallowing it??"
The knight who’d been blasted away imdiately pulled his companion to the side and whispered urgently.
"Bro, that kid isn’t simple. You know I’m built for Strength—but when he hit , it felt... unstoppable."
"Let’s go, let’s go. Don’t kick a steel plate. You rember that mysterious big shot everyone’s been talking about in Mylanne City lately?"
The companion’s expression changed. He couldn’t help sneaking a thumbs-up.
"Bro... solid."
On the other side, even Caelan hadn’t expected them to back down when they were already gearing up to fight.
Even without using any skills, Caelan could crush them purely with movent and raw attribute points.
But still...
They’d apologized. Chasing them down and beating them again felt... a bit much.
But if he didn’t beat them, his hands kind of itched.
While Caelan was still hesitating, a surprised voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the pedestrian street.
"Caelan? What are you doing here?!"
Caelan instinctively looked in that direction.
Sure enough, he saw Alyssa’s tall figure.
But...
Why was Alyssa here?!
The beastfolk’s eyes widened with disbelief.
The goddess of the Ironclad Legion—the great Lady Alyssa—why would she know so nobody kid... and even greet him proactively?!
If other people found out Alyssa would initiate conversation with a man, they’d probably go insane.
In an instant, the few who had been so aggressive earlier imdiately deflated, shrinking their necks and acting like quails.
The knight who had been kicked away rubbed his chest with a lingering fear.
"Bro... thank god we didn’t act. I knew this wasn’t simple."
"Alyssa’s personality is insanely protective. If we’d actually fought him just now, we’d be screwed."
The companion knight wiped cold sweat from his temple.
"Bro, I won’t say anything else. From now on, whatever you say—I’ll just listen."
...
Caelan couldn’t figure out Alyssa’s sudden appearance either, so he asked,
"Alyssa, are you here too... for the Bloom Elf eting?"
Alyssa froze, then imdiately shook her head.
"Bloom Elf tribe? Those demi-humans are really flattering themselves."
"I’m not interested in a eting about dealing with trash. I just happened to want to find you... and I ran into you."
Caelan nodded and said casually, "By that logic, we’ve got quite the fate, huh."
"But why were you looking for ?"
Alyssa paused, her face showing a trace of conflict.
Even though she’d already made up her mind, once it ca ti to say it out loud... it was hard to speak.
In the end, she took a deep breath and said,
"Um... is there anything you want to eat? Or anywhere you want to go? I’ll treat you."
Caelan: ?!?
Wait—what does Alyssa an by that?
Don’t tell she likes ?
Co on—facing a girl who looks so much like his cousin... he genuinely couldn’t feel interested, okay?!
What Caelan didn’t know was that Alyssa’s own heart was suffering just as much.
All this ti, she’d been confident in her own strength.
But now... she needed soone else’s help.
And this guy...
His relationship with her felt weird. Just... complicated.
"Ahem. Don’t misunderstand," Alyssa quickly added. "I’m just treating you to a al!"
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