"Flula!"
At another table, Gloria rolled her eyes helplessly at those words, but there was nothing she could do about her little sister.
Flula was already the family's precious darling, and their parents doted on her so much that Gloria, as her older sister, really had no way to keep her in line.
Waving dismissively at Gloria, Flula turned back to Xia You and Ash.
"Actually, proving yourself isn't hard at all. You just have to collect three treasures from the three nearby islands-Fire Island, Ice Island, and Lightning Island-and put them on the altar on Shamouti Island. Then I play the Offering Flute for the gods, and that's it!"
Ash asked, "Where are the treasures, then?"
"In the shrines on the three islands, of course!" Seeing Ash's brow furrow slightly after she spoke, Flula thought he was worried he couldn't reach the islands on his own, so she smiled. "Don't worry. There's a special boat that can take you there, and once you reach the shrines, there are even stairs you can climb. It's really easy!"
Xia You exchanged glances with Tracey and the others.
From the sound of it, this activity was clearly a gimmick the islanders had devised based on the legend to draw crowds, so the treasures must obviously have been arranged and placed there ahead of time as well.
All in all, it really was very simple, and it should have been an easy task to complete.
With Ash's personality, he naturally wasn't worried about how difficult the process might be. He only hesitated because he knew perfectly well that he was an ordinary person, not some commander.
But hearing Flula say that, Ash thought she was looking down on him. He hurriedly stood up and nodded. "Got it. I'll go check it out right