Chapter 402: Chapter 397: I Treat You Like A Brother Chapter 402: Chapter 397: I Treat You Like A Brother “Anz, stop being angry,” Yaheng, trying to suppress his laughter, comforted his childhood friend as they left the registration site, where Anz was still wearing a grimace.

“Didn’t the Age Detection Array already prove your innocence? Those officials have even apologized to you. Hahaha, you should have seen the look on their faces when they found out your real age! You didn’t see it, did you?”

“Yaheng,” said Anz, his face darkened even more at the sound of his friend’s laughter. “Those blind officials had me checked twice. Especially that first jerk who doubted the functionality of the magic array.”

“Well, you can’t help it. You look so old,” Yaheng shrugged helplessly. “And, didn’t you see those two Alchemists who registered after you? They looked younger than me but turned out to be 34 and 56 respectively.”

“Do I really look that old?” Anz touched his goatee and asked his childhood friend. Although he didn’t care about his appearance, he did when it began to affect his work efficiency.

“You’re not that old!” Teenager Yaheng tried to play it down, but he actually felt quite odd walking around with Anz, who looked more like a father to a son.

“So, what age do I look like then? Do I look as old as fifty?”

“Not that old. That officer was just exasperated. You look just about as old as my father.”

“Oh, so I look the same age as your uncle?”

“Anz, drop it. Now that I’ve helped you register, you should help me. Considering your current state, you’re not refining potions in peace, so why not help me queue up?”

“Alright.” Anz agreed promptly, seemingly having thought of something.

… When the two arrived at the bustling registration site of the Martial Arts Competition, they were slightly dazed at the sight of the six long lines formed by people.

“There are even more people today. It seems the number won’t decrease much even if we wait until the last day of registration,” Yaheng said, looking at the crowd in front of him.

“Let’s queue up quickly.” Anz, who had just uttered half a sigh, was immediately dragged by Anz to the back of a long line, beginning a long and dull wait.

As for pushing their way forward with their strength? Besides, they wouldn’t do that because it’s against their moral code. Even if they wanted to, the two gold-ranked cloud giants nearby would stop them.

Those with great strength may enjoy many privileges in other parts of the city, but here everyone’s considered equal. Even the most powerful being from the Golden Peak would have to stand behind the greenest rookie and queue properly. Any attempt to cut in using their strength would result in disqualification.

Yaheng brought Anz to the back of the queue for his age group. As soon as they had found their spot, a towering hulk in a skirted armor, bare-chested with a heavy sword on his back, turned around with a friendly smile.

“Big bro, you’re here with your son too, to register?” The hulk patted a youngster who looked somewhat like him and asked Anz with a friendly tone.

“Hmm!” Anz was stunned for a moment and then glanced menacingly at his friend Yaheng, who had been laughing all the way. He nodded in agreement, and then started chatting with the hulk as if he were Yaheng’s father.

Seeing this, Yaheng was dumbfounded. He was already shocked by the hulk’s statement, but his childhood friend’s acceptance of it left him utterly bewildered.

After standing still for a few seconds, Yaheng looked at Anz, who was now chatting with the hulk, and his face turned red. He pulled at Anz’s Alchemist robe in annoyance: “Anz, you’re my bro, but you want to be my father?”

“Hey, uncle, look at me clearly. How can I look like him? He’s not my father.” Yaheng, having yelled at his friend, turned to yell at the hulk.

Yaheng’s words left the hulk confused for a moment, and then a smirk appeared on his face. Clearly, this hulk, who had heard countless risqué stories at the Adventurer’s Tavern, was thinking in a dirty way.

From marrying a beautiful widow to being a stepfather who wants to get on good terms with his non-biological son for the sake of his beautiful wife, or adopting a child because of not being good at certain aspects…
Yaheng’s words left too much room for imagination, and the hulk’s face lit up with an intricate smile. This forced Yaheng to explain again: “Uncle, he’s just as old as I am, how could he possibly be my father? It’s just that he’s too lazy to clean himself up, that’s why he looks old.”

“Ah!” The hulk, realizing reality was far from his imagination, showed disappointment, jumped in and apologized immediately: “Sorry, brothers…”

“No problem.” The hulk being so straightforward, Yaheng didn’t feel like pursuing it, especially since the primary responsibility lies with his friend.

Just as Yaheng was about to question his friend, a flaming chariot drawn by pegasi flew overhead among the sea of candidates, heading directly to the officers.

But before it could get close, a cloud giant deployed by Prince Mureya issued a warning, “Get off, and queue in the back.”

“Powerful cloud giant, I am the secondary viscount of Lockman Kingdom…” A magnetic voice came from the chariot.

“By Prince Mureya’s order, everyone, regardless of identity, must wait in line – nobles are no exception.” Seeing the flaming chariot still advancing, the cloud giant pulled out a throwing spear from his back and took a threatening posture: “Get down.”

“Giant, you dare assault me?” A furious voice echoed from the chariot.

“Idiot, think you’re all that because you’re a noble? Get down and get back in line.” A blade glowed beneath the chariot before the giant could move.

With one person taking the lead, others followed suit. The flying chariot belonging to the arrogant noble was shattered in an instant, and he himself was sent plummeting to the ground amidst a shower of his own blood…
While the “Golden Dragon Cup” Martial Arts Competition was going on with periodic disturbance, Prince Mureya, who was handling official business, looked at the dozens of files in front of him with a headache.

“In just three days, there have been so many reports of demon sightings throughout the kingdom. Although they are only low-level demons and monsters affected by demonic energy, they already indicate a lot of problems.”

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