Chapter 1180 - 1183: The Follow Up (3)

Ruben felt like that those magicians from the Magic Association were all idiots.

The only good thing is that they were the one attracting the firepower, making Mr. Jones' presence lower and remained largely unnoticed.

"Ruben, you should get some rest." Arnold, who had just come back, looked at his friend with a hint of worry. He had been thinking that Ruben was working too hard under Samuel and Mr. Jones.

Now without Samuel giving order, it was Mr. Jones who kept on making Ruben busy.

"I'm fine, Arnold." Ruben shook his head and then he asked, "If a civet cat and a fox were to fight, who do you think will win?"

Arnold: ???

What?

He looked at Ruben in confusion.

"A crafty fox that's trying to steal from others and a civet cat that could only steal fruits…. Hmm, it seems that the crafty fox has the main advantage if the two were to fight together." Ruben's mind couldn't help but drift away.

Arnold was speechless.

He started to wonder whether Ruben's brain has been hit hard as he pressed his friend's shoulder. "Stop daydreaming, Ruben."

"Haha…" Ruben coughed and then shook his head. "It's fine."

He was just imagining the magicians from the Magic Association and the people from Continent Z as civet cats and crafty fox respectively. Because he felt that their behavior were no different from these two animals when trying to steal something.

But what if these two animals wanted to steal the same thing?

It seemed that the more powerful fox will be able to beat up the small civet cats. However, it was not like the civet cats were docile.

They will definitely counterattack.

And in the aftermath, the two sides will be injured.

This is probably what Mr. Jones was originally planning in the beginning.

It was quite interesting.

…If only he didn't have to watch their battle from the beginning until the end.

Ruben felt that his ears were still ringing because those magicians from the Magic Association and the people from Continent Y ended up shouting and yelling at each other towards the end of the meeting.

They didn't hold back in the slightest bit and various curses were thrown to the other party.

He was absolutely sure that if this was not an online meeting but a direct physical meeting, the people from both sides will definitely engage in a real physical battle.

Oh wrong.

It would be a magic battle.

"…Are you sure that you're fine?" Arnold looked at Ruben suspiciously. He felt that his friend really need to have more rest.

"After advancing to rank 7, you know very well that you'll be perfectly fine even if you don't sleep for days." Ruben looked at Arnold quietly.

How could the other party forget about this?

As long as they advanced in their ranks, they would have more energy than before. This also meant that even if they didn't sleep for days, it would not really affect their own lives.

If it was not because Ruben still wanted to spend more time practicing, he could actually take more work from Mr. Jones.

But no.

He didn't want to do that.

"Shall we have a spar?" Arnold arched his eyebrows with a smirk. After advancing to rank 7, they hadn't fought against each other again, mainly because they were too busy with the cleanup and various other matters after the grand magic beasts' tide.

Besides, rank 7 battles meant that they would end up destroying the entire place if they were not careful enough.

Ruben thought for a moment.

"Will Amelia not mind?"

"She's playing with her brother right now and it's not like we have to stick to each other all the time." Arnold shook his head and then shrugged.

He didn't mind spending all the time with Amelia, but she clearly wanted to do other things. So Arnold would not pester Amelia and respected her decision.

Anyway, they have more time together later.

Ruben saw the shift in Arnold's gaze and could guess what the other party was thinking. A hint of contempt appeared in his eyes for a moment before he suppressed it.

"In the meantime, let's call Stephen over too. He should be eager to move around."

Stephen also managed to advance to rank 7 not long ago.

It could be said that even if they were not present on the scene, Riya and Samuel still prepared more than enough resources for their friends to advance.

To be honest, Stephen didn't really want to rely on Riya and Samuel all the time.

They have their own lives and he didn't want to rise up by using other people's ability. Otherwise, he would not have tried to solve his family's matter on his own and eventually leave City A Base.

On one side, he wanted to protect his sister.

On another side, he wanted to do it in his own way.

But in the end, Stephen still accepted Samuel and Riya's kindness, allowing him to advance to rank 7 too.

The main reason is because he needed to advance to rank 7 if he wanted to protect his sister. Because Sophia was already the best beast master without Murin around and the magicians from the Magic Association were eyeing him.

But the didn't dare to make a move for the time being due to the fact that Sophia was still in City A Base.

With Mr. Jones watching over, how could the magicians from the Magic Association make a move?

They didn't dare to.

And the formation in City A Base was also the most complete and the most powerful.

This granted a lot of protection for the people living in City A Base.

As long as Sophia was still in City A Base, no one would dare to take action against her.

But when Sophia finally left City A Base…

It was obvious that some people's mind would move and they might even take action directly.

In order to protect his sister, Stephen had to become stronger.