《Birth of Mana》Chapter 37: Ruckus
Advertisement
Colt slowed his steps to a halt after crossing the entryway, waiting for the group to catch up. Maya followed beside him without uttering a single word, occasionally sneaking glances at the group behind with her cheeks still burning with embarrassment.
As the group behind approached the door, noise began to make its way to the group's ears, sparking curiosity among them. The noises became louder as the group moved closer, allowing their sharp ears to begin distinguishing the sounds.
The bulk of them sounded like noise from conversations, mixed in with several other sounds that didn't sound foreign to the elves in the group. A familiar place appeared in the minds of most of the group as they progressed through the entryway.
Before they could confirm it with their eyes, Colt's voice travelled into their ears, confirming their suspicions.
"This is the dining hall, where we will usually have our meals. The food here is much better than anything found in our part of the forest, so be prepared to enjoy your meals." Colt began to speak right as the group was making their way through the entrance.
This place had similar furnishing to the dining halls in the back in the tribe, except that it was a scaled-up version with many more tables and chairs placed around. There was also a counter at the front where both male and female elves were currently giving out food.
The dining hall was bustling with activity, happily engaging in conversations while they ate. The tableware and furniture constantly came in contact with other objects around, creating the characteristic sound of dining areas which led to the noise they heard earlier.
Everything appeared to be normal at one glance, with vibrance throughout the entire hall. However, Alz furrowed his brows as his eyes scanned through the dining hall, quickly picking up on the anomaly within.
The hall seemed to have been split into two sections, with an invisible divide between them where only a few elves were seated. When they saw Colt leading the way, the elves seated on the left sent warm gazes towards him while hostile glares shot from the other side.
"Haa... This is going to be troublesome. Let's just hope everything goes well."
Piecing this together with the earlier incident, Alz started to feel a headache coming while sighing inwardly as he realised he had underestimated the severity of the issue.
Advertisement
He had initially planned on coming here only to collect information on cities beyond the forest so that he would not be totally lost after leaving. He had not expected everything to proceed smoothly but he also did not expect issues to crop up this early.
All he could do now was hope that this would not create too much trouble for him during his stay and mess up his plans. However, he also knew that this was likely not going to happen from their earlier encounter and the scene before him.
With such a large group entering, the hall audibly quietened down as several groups of elves seated on the left broke off their conversations and turned to look towards the incoming group. There were also some curious eyes from the center while most seated on the right remained indifferent.
"Oh, its Colt! Are these our newcomers?" one of the elves seated on the left side called out to Colt, asking him expectantly as his eyes drifted off to Alz the group that was still entering the hall.
"Yeah, they just arrived earlier. I'm bringing them to see the captain now, but I was on duty earlier and don't know where he is. Did you see him around anywhere?" a smile appeared on Colt's face as he looked at the elf who called out to him, replying to him and asking a question of his own.
Neither of them particularly contained their voice, allowing the exchange to be heard throughout the hall. This time, more elves turned towards the group from both sides, observing the group more carefully.
"Wow! The south is even sending in children now? Have they really become so desperate or are they disrespecting the rest of us!?" before the elf could answer, an acerbic voice cut from the other side of the hall along with a loud slam on the table.
Hearing this, many of the elves revealed surprised looks as they scanned through the group, landed their eyes on Alz. The elves seated on the right began to roar with laughter while pointing at Alz while those on the left looked at Alz with confusion and disappointment.
"Why does it always turn out like this?"
Having been forcefully dragged into the center of attention, Alz could only reveal a bitter smile as he looked upon the scene, sighing inwardly. He wasn't particularly angry at the elves for mocking him, in fact, it was in his interests to be underestimated.
Advertisement
However, his intention to keep a low profile at least during the beginning of his stay was mercilessly dashed with this incident, causing him to feel a sense of helplessness at the situation before him.
Thinking back, he realised that many of his plans which seemed sound at first never went the way he expected, from his return to the village, along the expedition, and even now. This prompted him to reflect on his planning process, determined to refine it further before he set off.
That said, he also couldn't truly be blamed for his oversights as he had only been 12 when he fled the village. In the following years, he had also been living in the absence of external contact and had only resumed interactions with others recently.
These series of events, in a sense, could have been said to be fortunate for him, allowing him to realise the many factors his previous arrangements failed to consider, the element of 'humanity'.
Alz might have been able to take the mocking into his stride, but the elves around him were unable to do so. The bodies of the warriors from the Caila tribe were shaking with anger while the females directed stone cold eyes at the laughing elves.
The elves seated on the left also began to shout angrily in response to the laughter, creating a scene of utter chaos throughout the dining hall. Meanwhile, the elves sitting at the center grabbed their dishes and brought them to the front before leaving the hall, unwilling to get involved in this.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?" suddenly, a thunderous roar came from the entryway on the right, echoing throughout the dining hall. A few moments later, a figure slowly walked in with a tired expression on his face and a hand massaging his forehead.
The rowdy laughter instantly ceased the instant the voice was heard, causing the hall to fall into a momentary silence. At the sudden silence, Colt immediately jolted himself back to reality and walked up to the figure to explain the situation.
After all, the figure was the elf that he was looking for, the captain of the southern guardhouse. While Colt was explaining the situation, the other elves in the hall remained completely still, in stark contrast from the picture of chaos just moments ago.
"I have understood the situation. " the captain silently listened to Colt and nodded lightly after he had heard the whole story.
"ALL OF YOU HERE, SINCE YOU HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY, GET YOUR ASSES OVER TO THE FIELD AND RUN 100 LAPS EACH!" he then shouted once again, his voice sounding especially loud as it broke the silence that filled the hall, causing many ears to start ringing.
The expressions of several elves by another entrance were coloured in grief, walking dejectedly over in the direction of the field. These were the innocent elves sitting in the divide earlier who had been a step too late in escaping.
None of the other elves let out any voices of complaints either, obediently returning their dishes to the front and moving over to the field. Many of the elves who were sitting on the right however, looked at Alz and the rest with grudging looks, clearly blaming them for this situation.
After all, they all knew from experience that nothing good would ever come out from arguing with the captain at this time, even if they had reason on their side like the innocent elves who had been caught in the crossfire.
"All of you, come with me." after the rest of the elves vacated the dining hall, the captain spoke to the group before exiting back from the entryway where he had appeared from.
Colt, Maya and the elves from the expedition obediently followed behind the captain with some nervousness and unrest amongst them due to the commotion earlier, entering the entryway after the captain.
Silence returned to the dining hall once again, leaving only the staff in front who were busily clearing the large wave of dishes and utensils that were handed to them all at once.
Advertisement
History’s Number 1 Founder
He time-traveled and got a system but Lin Feng’s pressure is as big as a mountain. System main quest: Ling Feng creates a school, establishing history’s number 1 sect, Ling Feng himself becoming the number 1 founder. And so to become history’s number 1 founder Lin Feng started to work hard. “Your name is Shi Tianhao? Natural born supreme king but it was stolen by your cousin. Now being raised in a little village your father placed you in? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let those people know that justice that is owed must be returned!” “Your name is Xiao Yan? A genius in the past, now a loser. Your fiance even came over and humiliated you by breaking off the engagement? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let that brat know the meaning of don’t bully a youngster because he’s poor!” “Your name is Zhu Yi? The bastard son of a marquis, suppressed by your father. Your mother was the previous saint but she was killed? Come come come, come with master, we’ll let your dad know the meaning of the world is big, fists are… no, reason is the biggest!”
8 1458Viridian Gate Online: Vindication (The Alchemic Weaponeer - Book 1) by N.H. Paxton
A Russian Weapons Engineer thought that escaping into a VRMMO would free him from the chains of his past; but even in the virtual world, old grudges still burn true. He must use his intellect and unique skills to make a place for himself within the next 5 days, or be forcibly dragged back into the very life he fought so hard to escape.
8 102Revival of Undead King
Around 1000 years ago, there was an Undead king who made a winter when it's suppose to be summer. The winter called nightmare winter and countless lives taken thanks to it. People from all races gathered to defeat the Undead king and stop the winter. However, the price for that wasn't small and many people died. If not for the Dragon king arrival. They would be dead. the between Undead king and Dragon king went fierce. In the end, the winner was Dragon king. The Undead king is gone and nightmare winter is stopped. However, that is a history written by false historician. The truth is hidden behind the darkness and there is always a reason behind it. As the present is living in calm before storm. A young man from a certain village, Evan must face his unavoidable destiny.
8 62mmorpg dungeon for me
where the trilogy of the wrm really start it's about a dungeon with an easy go lucky life https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/31799/tale-of-a-worm
8 198Magical Mecha Knight
When a legendary a magic knight from the past is reincarnated in to a future in which the society is relearning magic to incorporate it into their advanced technologies. Join Race as he makes himself a legend once again while saving his galaxy from alien invaders. I try to upload 5 chapters a week, from monday to friday. Mech's that are able to cast magic like mages, fight with swords that can tear apart space. There is not much world building and such in the early chapter, But I hope to create a universe which the reader will be able to enjoy.
8 114My Female Masturbation Adventures - Snafus and Successes
This is an autobiography of my masturbation experiences and my life of anorgasmia, and my journey as I try to regain my ability to orgasm.Stories of my masturbation adventures as I discover and explore new ways to masturbate, from the shower massage spray to vibrators and more. I'll also share about my anorgasmia what I'm doing to overcome it. This story will include details of my early masturbation experiences (the good and the bad), along with updates about my recent escapades.~Previously held rankings:Top 0.02%:#4 truestory out of 26.3K stories8/28/22#1 autobiography out of 6.2K stories11/7/22Top 0.03%:#6 personal out of 26.5K stories9/11/22#1 memoir out of 3.4K stories9/2/22Top 0.04%:#2 confessions out of 5K stories9/22/22Top 0.05%:#27 diary out of 58.8K stories9/29/22Top 0.06%:#23 nonfiction out of 45.5K stories9/26/22Top 0.2%:#65 memories out of 42.5K stories10/3/22Top 0.4%:#12 shower out of 3.5K stories9/30/22#38 selfdiscovery out of 10.1K stories9/3/2022Top 0.8%:#10 orgasms out of 616 stories8/18/22#4 vibrators out of 142 stories8/19/22Top 6%:#1 femalemasturbation out of 19 stories8/19/22Top 9%:#6 vibrations out of 71 stories8/21/22~Previously held unlisted rankings:Top 15%:#1 clitoral out of 7 stories8/21/22Top 40%:#2 femalesexuality out of 5 stories8/21/22~Previously held unlisted rankings from tags I removed:Top 50%:#1 sexualsecrets out of 2 stories8/21/22#1 showermasturbation out of 2 stories8/21/22
8 247