After a long silence, a guard standing nearby could not help asking:
"Which city-state are you from? I'll go see the Grand Elder later and propose attacking it."
Castorice: "..."
"Enough, get out of the way!" The old man drove Castorice into a corner, then had someone fetch a loudspeaker.
Under the watchful eyes of the tourists, he raised the loudspeaker and shouted at Yan Huan, who was climbing:
"Hey, young man up there, stop climbing!"
"If something's bothering you, tell us. We'll stand up for you!"
"It was this woman who deceived your feelings, right? We'll send her to the arena later!" The old man viciously pointed at the girl in the corner.
Castorice: "?"
Apparently hearing the old man, Yan Huan stopped climbing and glanced down.
"It worked, it worked!" The young man beside the old man was delighted.
"Uncle, keep going!"
"Fine." The old man cleared his throat and continued his speech:
"Young man, you still have a long road ahead of you. Whatever troubles you have are just small matters."
"When you grow up, you'll understand how insignificant these things are."
"Love, pretty girls—none of that is worth mentioning."
"Only battle, forged through sweat and blood, can bring us eternal glory!"
"Do you understand?!"
After saying that, the old man clasped his hands behind his back, looking quite pleased with himself.
After such a splendid speech, even the dumbest young man should have wept in gratitude.
"..." Yan Huan was silent for only five seconds before continuing upward, climbing even faster.
"It didn't work at all!"
Someone shouted:
"Uncle, can you even do this? If there's really no other way, we should get a net ready to catch him!"
"Hm?" The old man turned around and gave the young man an approving look.
"Good idea. Guards,