Chapter 13: Teenagers

Located in the westernmost part of the territory of Millaean, the city of Radiance was a city-state of artisans of all kinds, and was as important an integral part of Millai as the merchant dominion of Omain. Because of its geographical location close to the front line during the war, it was also the largest material transit station and the main production place of various weapons and tools in Millai at that time, and the inflow of funds and personnel from all sides made the city continue to expand in size, in order to prepare for the invasion of the Athalians when the war entered a weak situation, the central city of Baihui was completely transformed into a circular "fortress city" by craftsmen using the highest skills; The metal surface of the curved walls is treated to withstand extremely high or low temperatures, and the special structure inside cannot be easily penetrated by even the huge puppet soldiers of Atra and the massive objects he summons. The roofs of the buildings in the city are equipped with cannons that can be angled, and the fire can cover all areas of the city. Even huge metal structures were poured into the bottom of the city to prevent surprise attacks that could come from underground.

Thankfully, at the end of the war, White Radiant didn't use these elaborate fortifications until the White Night Cataclysm struck, and the sleeping city was torn apart by trees that suddenly sprouted from underground, sparing only those who lived in Canterlot. After the cataclysm subsided, Yago sent a number of rescue teams of active military personnel to find the places where contact had been lost, and Bai Hui was the last town to be found so far, and the only one that was able to survive on its own, leaving the once prosperous city-state on a par with Omamarin to the metal of the central city, and countless people with their skills and dreams buried forever in the ruins outside the central city.

In the past, there were three border towns in Milai, in addition to the "pass" of the dense forest, Dubian Village, there were two other border towns that were also destroyed by war and catastrophe, as the closest to the old dense forest in the land of Milai today, and it is also the city that goes deepest into the White Night Forest, the huge need for guards makes White Radiance City the main gathering place for the White Night Guards. In addition, this fortress city is also the closest city to the neighboring country of Atra, the "Ring Tower", a building jointly developed by Atra and Millai to fight against the spread of the White Night Forest, its core components are also the first to be manufactured and verified in Baihui, because of the name "White Radiance", the first ring tower was painted white, which also became the unified appearance of the other ring towers in the future. After the operation of the original Forest Ring Tower, the actual scope of action was much larger than expected, almost covering the other destroyed urban areas, where the trees had no rapid recovery and multiplication ability in addition to maintaining the appearance of the Moonlight Tree, many refugees and White Night Guards who came here to make a living and caravans cut down the trees and rebuilt small settlements, and the White Radiant City slowly began to regain its former prosperity after bathing in the sun.

In the early morning, the sound of a young man's wheezing could be heard in a clearing on the edge of the white night forest, while the sunlight was still blocked by the towering trees, and in the hazy mist, a small figure waved a wooden stick with a rope wrapped around the stone at the tip, and was constantly changing direction and continuously hitting the thick wooden stake in front of him. Although the boy's move looks like a sword move, it looks a little weird with the hammer-like weapon in his hand, and what is even stranger is that although the stake has been hit by the boy with a blunt object, the deep marks left behind are as if they have been chopped with a sharp weapon.

"Suffer death!" the young man suddenly shouted, a light jump over the stump and then landed on the ground and turned back instantly, the hammer stick in his hand slashed horizontally towards the stump behind him, and the wooden stake that had been broken by the young man turned into two in response, and the wooden stick in the young man's hand was also broken at the same time.

The young man frowned, looking at the wooden stick that was only half cut in his hand, and there was a faint trace of green light floating on the section of the wooden stick, "It should be the last blow to think about being handsome, but it turns out that your attention is slack...... right" The young man picked up the other half of the wooden stick that flew not far away, and then put the broken part together, and the stick was intact again after a green light suddenly flashed in the gap. "Although my father said that the stick should not be broken, it is too hard to maintain the strength of the weapon with this kind of power...... Let's fool around like this first~" The boy thought to himself, shook the stick twice, and then wrapped the stone back on. "Yes, Dad shouldn't have much to say now. The boy said as he waved his freshly repaired stick twice, then looked at the broken stake, nodded, and turned to leave.

As soon as he took two steps, the boy suddenly felt a strange sensation coming from behind him! He immediately turned around and took a step back, holding the wooden stick with both hands to make a defensive posture, and at this time, a person carrying the sunlight through the treetops had rushed to the front, and a huge shadow covered the boy's whole body. The man raised the long sword in his hand without saying a word, and the distance was too close to dodge, the young man didn't think much about facing the comer, stepped forward, raised the wooden stick and tried to hit the hand holding the sword; years of practice made him instinctively judge that with his own weapons and strength, he could not block this disparity in size, and only by sealing the power point of the sword was the best policy. The wooden stick only hit the sword grid because of the disadvantage of speed, and the moment the two intersected, the white light flashed like a spark and made a sound similar to that of metal, and the metal blade did not hurt the wooden stick in the slightest! The young man was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then unloaded the force with one hand to tilt one side of the wooden stick to the ground, and the long sword that lost its strength slid along the stick body to the side, constantly sparking white light like sparks, and slashed into the ground for nearly half of the sword body before stopping. The boy saw that the opponent's weapon was being restrained, and the stick was pressed against the end of the sword and plunged vertically into the ground, and then with one hand, he grabbed the stone tied to the other end and flew and kicked the incoming person in the abdomen, and the huge body let go of the hand holding the sword and immediately jumped backwards to avoid the kick. After the boy kicked into the air, the supporting hand directly held the stone in his palm, and with the power of his body whirling and falling, he pulled out the wooden stick and held it in his hand again. At this time, the young man felt that his hands trembled slightly because of the power he had just received from the long sword, but he could still hold the stick, so he did not continue to attack but threw the stick directly towards the comer.

"What do you mean, Dad, don't you usually use sticks......" The dust raised by the brief fierce fight quickly cleared, and the boy watched as he easily caught the comer who threw the hammer stick.

At this time, the huge figure straightened up and patted the dust on his body to look at the young man, the burly figure was more than twice as tall as the young man, he was smiling under the rising sun, with the long scar on his left eye and the face with stubble, saying that he was a robber who often haunts the white night forest, maybe others would believe it, and the bird that just felt safe nearby and fell flew away all at once when he saw this face, I don't know if he was frightened.

"Hahahaha! Seeing his dearest son practicing so hard, how can a father who is his dearest son bear not to try the results of his practice!" The middle-aged man who was called "Dad" by the teenager said in a loud voice, and at the same time stretched out his big hand with many small scars on the back and scratched his head.

The young man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at the sword stuck in the ground and turned around and said, "...... I remember that the sword accidentally collapsed the dining table at home, and you were punished by your mother for not being allowed to eat dinner...... Andβ€”" The boy turned his head and pointed to the sword stuck in the ground, and shouted, "Hotaru, you're there, aren't you, don't hide, I know you're in there!"

As the young man spoke, a flash of light flashed on the blade that was inserted into the ground, revealing most of it, and a small figure with a white glimmer on its body, the size of a palm, flew out of it and landed at the end of the erected hilt.