Upon arriving, Uchiha Hiko began carefully inspecting the place, but he kept feeling that something was off. Mountains surrounded the entire area.
The surrounding mountains were even colored. Verdant green blended with the deep blue sky, while traces of red appeared nearby as well. This red did not look like an ordinary color, but rather like flames spewed from nearby volcanic eruptions blending together.
This left Uchiha Hiko deeply alarmed. Why had The Eldest Prince arranged for him to live in such an environment? This was no peaceful place—it was practically sending him into a highly dangerous situation.
Moreover, the house was rather crude. Though they said that even a humble dwelling could be dignified by its inhabitant's virtue, this place was nothing like that description.
Therefore, Uchiha Hiko felt that there had to be something suspicious about this house, and he needed to investigate it thoroughly. However, it was certainly not appropriate to make such a suggestion right now.
That would plainly reveal his dissatisfaction and cause a major conflict with the arrangements in the Royal Palace. At this moment, Uchiha Hiko could not say anything more and could only quietly seek out a suitable place to stay on his own.
But the area was surrounded by mountains and was extremely quiet. Although it met his standards in some ways, there was absolutely nothing to eat.
If he truly wanted to solve his hunger problem here, he could only search the surrounding area for tree bark. But if a guest of honor in this country had to eat such things, would that not be far too shabby?
Thus, Uchiha Hiko felt that The Eldest Prince was testing and making things difficult for him, to see whether he truly intended to serve him. Although that was what Uchiha Hiko thought