Upon arriving at those places, Uchiha Hikaru began inspecting them carefully. Yet he felt that something was off—the area was surrounded by mountains on all sides.
The mountains around them were colored as well, their lush green blending with the deep azure of the sky. There were also patches of red nearby, but this red did not look like an ordinary color; it seemed more like flames from surrounding volcanic eruptions mingling together.
This left Uchiha Hikaru deeply alarmed. Why had the First Prince arranged for him to live in such an environment? This was no peaceful setting—it was practically placing him in extreme danger.
The house was also rather shabby. Though they said, "A humble dwelling is made noble by the virtue of its occupant," this place was nothing like that description.
Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru felt that there had to be something suspicious about this house, and he needed to investigate it thoroughly. But he definitely could not raise such a suggestion now.
That would clearly reveal his dissatisfaction and create a major conflict with the arrangements in the Imperial Palace. At a time like this, Uchiha Hikaru could not say anything more and could only quietly seek out a more suitable place to live on his own.
But the surroundings were all mountains, and it was incredibly quiet. Although it met his requirements for a quality residence, there was absolutely nothing to eat.
If he truly wanted to solve his food problem here, he could only search the area for tree bark. But if a distinguished guest of this nation had to eat such things, would that not be far too shabby?
Thus, Uchiha Hikaru felt that the First Prince was testing and deliberately making things difficult for him, to see whether he was sincerely willing to serve