Katherine, who was originally feeling anxious, gradually calmed down after feeling the warmth in her palm.
After all, there was nothing to fear, at least she had so many companions by her side this time.
She was not alone.
She was now a student of The No.1 Military Academy, and even if the Elder Council wanted to hold her accountable for past grievances, they had to consider whether The No.1 Military Academy would allow it.
This, Ren Yunying clearly understood.
When she noticed the elders of the Elf Race casting their gazes towards Katherine, she stood silently in front of her, her hand resting on her whip, eyes containing a warning.
Now, those elders could only mutter to themselves and shift their gazes away.
At this time, live broadcasts on various video platforms had already started on time.
The elders, wearing benevolent expressions, applauded and said, "On behalf of the Elf Race, we welcome all contestants to participate in the competition in the Forest of Life."
"The Forest of Life is tolerant and compassionate, treating every citizen who enters the forest kindly. We hope you will spend a wonderful time here."
With that, the elder at the front, dressed in a red robe with countless small braids tied with leather bands in his beard, smiled even more deeply:
"However, we have another important matter to attend to, which is to welcome our Holy Son back to the embrace of the Forest of Life."
As soon as his words fell, there was an instant commotion all around.
Holy Son, the Holy Son of the Elf Race, just this title alone was already sacred and grand enough.
For a moment, everyone's gaze turned towards Sasley Military Academy.
In the crowd, Fuen lowered his brows, his expression indiscernible.
But his silver hair and snow-white skin were distinctive enough in the crowd.
"So Fuen is the Holy Son of the Elf Race?"
"I don't know, but this title seems impressive."
"More than impressive, in the Elf Race, those who can become the Holy Son are the most pure and powerful, the souls most recognized and favored by the Forest of Life."
"So what's the use of being impressive if he keeps losing in the competition."
"Although this Fuen does look very much like a Holy Son, strangely handsome."
"Not as attractive as Katherine."
The barrage of comments scrolled on the screen, and the gaze of everyone present shifted between Fuen and Katherine.
Their hair and eye colors were too conspicuous, all silver-white hair and silver-white irises, pure and beautiful without exception.
Thinking again about the setting of the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Elf Race, and the matching hair and eye colors of the two, their eyes suddenly became subtle.
Chloe stared back at those unfriendly gazes, baring her fangs threateningly:
"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Daniel also showed a fierce light in his eyes, his clawed hands itching for action.
The people around hurriedly averted their gazes.
Chloe gripped Katherine's hand tighter, whispering reassuringly, "Don't be afraid."
Katherine looked at Chloe with her calm and gentle silver-white eyes, smiling softly:
"Okay."
The Forest of Life will protect you, Chloe.
The Forest of Life will protect everyone from The No.1 Military Academy present here.
Katherine lowered her eyes, silently praying in her heart.
At the same time, the leading elder flashed a kind smile and raised his hand towards the direction of Sasley Military Academy.
In the next moment, Fuen obediently walked out, allowing the elder to place his hand on top of his head.
The elder chuckled, "This is the Holy Son of our Elf Race. The radiance of the Holy Son and the Forest of Life will shine upon this land, bringing hope and light to all visitors to the Elf Race's territory!"
As they gazed at the beautiful and tranquil infant in front of them, the crowd looked around, unsure of how to react.
Seeing this, Chloe led the applause:
"Well said!"
Qin Huaibei and Daniel followed suit.
Finally, the rest of the people reacted and began to applaud hastily.
The crisp applause echoed, and the smile on the elder's face became even more gentle.
He said meaningfully, "Fuen is the only Holy Son of our Elf Race, the one whom the people adore."
Finishing his words, he cast a proud glance towards Sasley Military Academy.
Chloe, who had started the applause, stopped clapping:
"...Who does he think he's looking down on?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Yunying turned her head to warn Chloe with a stern look, rebuking, "Don't cause trouble."
"I'm not." Chloe rolled her eyes, "I'm just complaining casually."
What does it mean to be the only Holy Son of the Elf Race, as if others were so rare for this position?
Talking so nobly and grandly, wasn't it just forcing Catherine to escape?
Tsk, Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Wait and see, if they dare to disrespect you, I'll have Xavier teach them all a lesson."
At these words, Katherine looked at her somewhat surprised, "Isn't it too much? The Ancestor shouldn't..."
"What's the big deal?" Chloe tilted her head, "Xavier can't wait for me to be so willful and unreasonable."
Despite Xavier's dignified appearance as the leader of the vampires, he was actually quite wild at heart. As the only daughter of Xavier, Chloe had actually restrained herself quite a bit.
If Chloe really didn't intend to let the Elf Race off lightly, with just a word, Xavier could personally fly to the Elf Race's territory and beat these elders who thought highly of themselves to the ground, where they couldn't get up.
And then they would have to swallow this disaster that came out of the blue.
Because once the two sides went to war, the Elf Race would definitely not benefit.
Thinking of this, Chloe patted Katherine's shoulder with pleasure, "Don't worry, if they really dare to bully you..."
"Hmph."
Chloe didn't explicitly say the rest.
But Katherine also vaguely sensed something and gradually calmed down.
The elder of the Elf Race praised Fuen as if he were indispensable, but the more the people listened, the more tired they became.
Qin Huaibei yawned.
Yawns were contagious, and immediately after, the five people from Sasley Military Academy began to yawn endlessly.
The commotion was a bit loud, and the elder of the Elf Race stopped speaking, looking incredulously at those young ones who dared to yawn during his speech.
Seeing this, Ren Yunying was also somewhat annoyed and turned her head to scold them.
Chloe turned around to see tears welling up in the corner of Ren Yunying's eyes, who let out a big yawn.
Unable to resist the boredom after listening for so long, Ren Yunying also yawned.
Ren Yunying: "..."
Silence fell around them.
From the direction of Tagar Military Academy came merciless laughter.
Seeing this, the elder of the Elf Race on the stage widened his eyes in anger, wanting to scold, but swallowed his words upon seeing Chloe.
Having been reprimanded by Xavier before, the Elf Race naturally dared not show disrespect to Xavier's only daughter. They had to swallow their pride, wave their hands, and disperse the crowd.
Chloe, feeling as if she had been pardoned, joyfully ran towards her residence with Katherine, despite Ren Yunying's grim expression.
[I apologize for mocking Chloe's arrogance before. It turns out it's not just the students of the No.1 Military Academy who are arrogant, but also the instructors.]
[I couldn't help but laugh when that instructor also started yawning.]
[It's so funny, I can't handle it. Truly worthy of the No.1 Military Academy.]
[I hope they can also achieve good results in this competition. I didn't even hear a single word of what that Loess Elder said. Damn it, why does he keep praising a kid who hasn't won a few championships?]
[Fuen is really weak, I don't even want to say anything anymore.]
[Rest assured, the champion of this competition has long been in the bag for the No.1 Military Academy.]
