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Giant Beast Forest, encampment...
"So this is the Giant Beast Forest Encampment of the Ai Lu Empire...?"
Standing outside the encampment, Reina looked at the place filled with tents and guards constantly patrolling back and forth with weapons in hand. Other than that, there was nothing remarkable about it, and the curiosity in her eyes was immediately replaced by boredom.
"It feels so shabby..."
Wu Yan rolled his eyes furiously, his gaze toward Reina filled with exasperation.
"This is an encampment, not a castle. Did you expect glittering walls and war chariots charging into battle?!"
"Then there should at least be a fence, right?!" Reina said as though it were only natural. "Otherwise, if the magic beasts riot again and rush into the camp, wouldn't that be terrible..."
"You think a fence can stop a horde of rampaging magic beasts?!" Wu Yan curled his lip, earning Reina's indignant glare.
"It'd still be better than having nothing and leaving the camp completely exposed, wouldn't it?!"
Hearing that, Wu Yan turned around and stared hard at Reina. He stared so intensely that, if she had not been restrained by the black ring, she would have wanted to cover her chest with both hands.
"Y-You... Why are you staring at this Princess like that? Have you finally lost your patience?!"
"Yes, I have!" Wu Yan's mouth twitched. "I can't hold back my urge to complain anymore..."
"What do you mean?!"
"I'm saying, little Princess, even if you've never been to one of the Phil Empire's camps and don't know what an encampment looks like, you don't need to be this shallow, do you?..." Under Reina's furious gaze, Wu