Chiron followed Carla to a side of the Bureau. There were four people waiting for her there.
"Hey! Carla have you finished submitting the mission request!?" One of them asked the mont he saw her. One look at him and Chiron could instantly tell that he was the leader of this group.
He had a more authoritative tone to his intonation and he looked to be more collected as opposed to the others. He was not so big in size but when he talked, it was obvious that he could drag the attention in the room.
He was sixteen years old and ca from the previous cultivators' batch before Chiron's own.
Carla introduced him as Ponzi.
Two other people rushed to Chiron, and bombarded him with all sorts of questions.
"Hey! is it true that you killed a green-cored beast?"
"Hey! How did you kill a green-cored beast?"
"I heard your sword is really sharp. Can I see it?"
"How sharp is it really!?"
"Why is your na Chiron? is it a na from the stories?"
"What's your favourite food? I love bread! Do you love bread!?"
Questions kept on popping up on all sides. The two of them were just too energetic and Chiron could tell that keeping up with them would probably result in a headache.
Carla introduced them as Luna and Duna.
Both of which were twins. Luna was a girl and Duna was a boy. There were fifteen years of age and had a bit of a more ragged appearance.
"Hmmm! so this is the boy that took down a green-cored beast on his own. I have heard of you. you are quite famous you know."
Chiron bowed his head, "Thank you senior! the rumours are a bit exaggerated. I only did as we were taught by the elders. The true heroes that night are the elders that ca to our rescue."
Ponzi laughed out loud, "Ahhh! he is even a modest one. I like this kid."
"Huh! Who's that?" Carla pointed at a person hiding behind Ponzi's back.
"Yeah! forgive . The others know her, but I guess this is the first ti you are eting her", Ponzi pulled the person hiding behind him forward, "this is my cousin. Her na is Fanzi. We call her 'Zi' for short."
Zi waved her hand shyly as she made a serious effort to hide her reddened face, which only beca redder every ti she saw Chiron.
"Yeah! Zi has always been the shy type, but she is from your cultivation batch. She told how dreadful your final test was," Ponzi got closer and whispered in such a way that only Chiron could hear, "you know, she greatly admires you," he gave Chiron a aningful wink.
Chiron gave a cheeky smile to laugh it off. However, it did not stop him from taking a proper look at the girl.
Zi was thirteen years old. Chiron could see a slight resemblance between Ponzi and her, especially in the cheekbones. She was one of those figures that never attributed to much and that was why she never entered his sight.
Just then, a different group of people approached that instantly turned Ponzi's smiling face into a frown.
In front of them was a really big guy. Ponzi leaned a little to the big side, but this guy was twice his size. He had a more aggressive look on his face and was one of those guys that did not even allow his underlings to walk by his side or in front of him.
Chiron rembered this guy. His na was Jan Jan. But he later got a nickna that stuck better with him.
In the upcoming Gathering of the sword clans, he participated in battle competitions, and there, he had a rich habit of leaving his opponents crippled.
After which he was simply referred to as the 'Crippler'.
As a saying in Chiron's forr world went: 'Birds of the sa feather flock together'.
Amongst those walking behind him, Chiron saw his cousin Cablen. This was the first ti they were eting since the Incident at the test.
Cablen also saw Chiron and frowned.
Jan Jan stopped in front of Ponzi. The two of them were of the sa height, but Jan Jan gave the subtle impression that he was taller from the way he lifted his jaw slightly and his eyes looked down on Ponzi.
"Ponzi!" Jan Jan looked at the team behind Ponzi and scuffed at what he saw, "you know taking in more low-standard rats will not help you make more money from the Bureau's missions, right?" he giggled a little, "at this rate, you'll definitely die a poor man."
Ponzi rolled his eyes, "What do you want Jan Jan? I don't think you noticed, but I really do not have the ti to amuse a clown?"
Those words made Jan Jan's eye twitch.
"Ponzi! i see the lesson I taught you during our academy days has faded much from your mory. I don't mind helping you with so flashbacks!"
As Jan Jan talked, he slowly reached for his large broad sword that sat on his back.
Ponzi's sight followed the movent of Jan Jan's hand and he too slowly reached for his own sword by his side.
The atmosphere had slowly decelerated into a standoff.
Ponzi and Jan Jan maintained eye contact, but everybody around them could see that they had already released so of their spiritual energy.
It ca out of their bodies like steam from a slow boiling pot of water.
But that was not all, those behind Jan Jan had also started to reach for their weapons.
This was the sa thing for Carla, Luna and Duna. Aside from Zi that was scared of confrontation and imdiately hid behind Luna, and Chiron who folded his hands in expectation of a good show, all the others were spitting fire from their gaze.
As Chiron watched, he couldn't help but analyze the strength of both sides. In his mind, he really wanted nothing more but to see the chaos unfold.
However...
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