Uchiha Hiko nodded as well. Since he could understand these things, his thoughts could, no matter what, find some common ground with The Second Prince's.
"I know, and I'm feeling very devout right now. But I've never heard that you need devout hands to climb up." Uchiha Hiko was still helpless, because he felt this was simply too exhausting.
What was more, he did not even have gloves. He had to keep every part of this under perfect control, or he would suffer quite a few mishaps along the way.
The Second Prince probably had never suffered such hardship before. But then again, since the village chief had warmly invited them, it was still better than merely looking at it from afar.
By comparison, the statue was quite tall, and it appeared to face the Royal Palace.
"You know, Uchiha Yun, once we reach that height—the very top—we'll be able to see where The Eldest Prince works," The Second Prince said to him. He seemed quite knowledgeable about this sort of construction.
"Really? Does that mean the people here all have their hearts set on the Royal Palace and are ready to do anything for this country at any moment?" It was not hard to infer that much.
"Smart, Uchiha Hiko. You've even learned to draw inferences from one instance now. I thought that was something unique to me," The Second Prince praised him softly, then slowly accepted the point.
Even as they climbed, they could flatter each other and laugh heartily. Such a life was rather wondrous.
Uchiha Hiko had never felt annoyed simply because he needed to climb so high. He knew that since he had been invited, he had to see it through.
"All right, our route is over. For this last stretch, we can walk all