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Chapter 124 - 90: The Boy Named Ava Wants to Change His Dream

Chapter 124: Chapter 90: The Boy Named Ava Wants to Change His Dream

"Hello, sir, are you lost?" A rather sturdy-looking young man with a trace of childishness on his face curiously asked Gu Shanhai upon seeing him, his gaze, however, fell on the White Deer beside him.

"Of course, I was looking for a place to stay, but it’s my first time in the Royal Capital, so I accidentally wandered off," Gu Shanhai said with a sigh in his voice.

"I know, sir, you must be a Druid," the boy exclaimed with some excitement. "I’ve read about you in books. You like to wear antlers, yes, definitely a Druid."

"That’s correct, I am a Druid from the southern forest, and as you can see, making such an embarrassing mistake on my first visit to the Royal Capital is quite awkward," Gu Shanhai said, feigning embarrassment when in fact he was not embarrassed at all.

"My name is Ava, Mr. Druid. If you need a place to stay, I think my father would be willing to help you," the boy named Ava offered.

"This... would that not be an inconvenience to your father?" Gu Shanhai asked hesitantly.

"Not at all, my father would be very happy to know he’s helping a Druid," Ava replied.

"Then thank you very much, Ava. My name is Shanhai," Gu Shanhai introduced himself.

"Shanyuhai? Mr. Druid, your name is very pleasant to hear," Ava remarked.

"No, your name sounds even better than mine," Gu Shanhai said.

With Ava leading the way, he soon arrived at his residence, which was none other than the estate of Sir Ekter that he remembered from his past life.

"Father, outside the city..." Ava explained the situation from beginning to end.

Sir Ekter also seemed surprised: "The southern forest, let me think, are you a Marked Druid?"

"Yes, I just passed the test not long ago and became a formal Druid," Gu Shanhai didn’t hide anything and answered directly.

"I remember now, Merlin once told me about you, that Elder Kurus Druid, who can transform into a giant dragon, mentioned you. He also said it’s a real pity you didn’t become a Dragon Vein Druid," Ekter immediately said.

"Yes, before I left, Elder Kurus gave me a Dragon Scale Robe," Gu Shanhai mentioned, pointing to the robe he was wearing.

This caused Ekter to look taken aback; he had assumed it was a robe made from ordinary scales, but it turned out to be made of dragon scales, specifically those of a Five-colored Dragon.

In the eyes of a Knight, slaying a dragon was a matter of great honor; to behead a dragon and bathe in its Dragon Blood was to empower the Knightly way.

Unfortunately, except for some secret Druid enclaves, giant dragons were nearly extinct everywhere else.

"What a magnificent robe," Ekter couldn’t help but comment, and then asked, "Mr. Shanhai, if I recall correctly, Druids typically do not come to the Royal Capital, what brings you here this time?"

"Of course, it’s to witness the birth of a new King. I’ve heard about this Honor Battle that will determine the new King of Camelot Kingdom. Elder Mafas told me to come out and see the world," Gu Shanhai replied right away.

Ekter couldn’t say much to that reason, but he still felt that something was off.

"Of course, this news was brought to us by Elder Kurus when he visited Deer Plain a while ago. He also told us to take a look at a group called players, who can resurrect after death," Gu Shanhai added.

This comment made Ekter fall silent for a moment; he quickly surmised that the visitor was not here to witness the new King’s birth at all, but purely for the special group known as players.

The players’ abilities to resurrect and achieve immortality were coveted by all the nobles, who thus summoned Wizards in an attempt to unravel their secrets; however, there had been no progress so far.

For this reason, some Druids were naturally tempted, and in Ekter’s eyes, Gu Shanhai was one such Druid.

"Indeed, the players are very magical. They are even willing to do all sorts of things. However, they are very greedy, and they even covet Knightly heritage. There was even a player who committed the heinous crime of attacking a noble to steal their Knightly heritage."

"After taking it, these players just run away. Even Prophetic Divination can’t find their whereabouts, which is infuriating."

Ekter spoke with resentment, as if he despised this class that dared to lay hands on the nobility.

"..." What could Gu Shanhai say? Once someone snatched the profession, even if they couldn’t use it, they could just sell it in the marketplace, swagger into other worlds, and when the player who bought it entered the kingdoms to do missions, neither the Wizards nor the Druids could find them.

If they could breach the "First Epoch" player’s inventory, they wouldn’t be longing for the players’ abilities to resurrect and be immortal.

So, it was best to forget about reclaiming those stolen heritages.

Those heritages that were acquired for one’s profession frequently granted more talent trees and skill trees than a typical Knightly profession. Unless a noble was willing to part with their own heritage to empower it, being knighted from squire to Knight through a simple ceremony was a raw deal.

"That is truly deplorable. However, if the players are so hateful, why don’t the nobles exterminate them completely?" Gu Shanhai asked in return.

"They cannot truly die," Ekter hesitated before saying: "After that would come an insane retaliation from the players, which led to the downfall of several families."

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