Changle Heaven.
Luka stood beside a stone bridge, watching the crowds flow past, feeling somewhat dazed.
He had been on the Xianzhou for quite some time now. Every day, he was either training or competing, and he had never properly explored the place.
"Compared to them, do I look like some country bumpkin?"
Luka scratched his head as a burly man approached him.
"Whoa!!"
The bronze-skinned man stood bare-chested before Luka and flexed his muscles.
"Hey, little brother, do you like bears?"
"Bears?"
Did he mean the animals?
"They're all right."
Luka answered:
"In my hometown, small animals are pretty rare, but I've always wanted to see more animals."
"Oh! Really!!"
"Then do you like chubbier bears?!"
"I do." Luka blinked.
"If they don't attack people, chubbier ones are more comfortable to touch. They're pretty cute."
"Are you from some animal association or something?"
"Me? Hahahahaha!! You're really funny, little brother."
The burly man stroked the stubble on his chin, a sly glint appearing in his eyes.
"Looks like you don't understand anything."
"Understand what?" Luka had no idea what the burly man meant.
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
The burly man pulled out his phone and waved it around.
"Let's exchange contact information first. You look like an outsider, right? If there's anything you don't understand in the future, just ask me. We Xianzhou people are the most warm and hospitable!"
"Oh, right, I haven't asked your name yet. You can call me Binbin!"
"Binbin? Ah, I'll remember that." Seeing how friendly he was, Luka generously introduced himself. "You can call me Luka."
"Oh? Luka?!"
The moment Binbin heard that, he became even more excited.
"You're that Luka, [Iron Arm] Luka from the Belobog team?!"
"Yes... that's me."
"Then you're really famous!"
The burly man threw an arm around Luka's