Chapter 46
The flying ship streaked through the air, leaving a cloud-like trail of Wind Elementium behind it.
Anything on the ground, no matter if it was a human, a beast, or a tree, had become a tiny little black dot. Even the magical swamp, which Greem had spent the past six years in, just looked like a filthy pond covered by a dense fog.
After staying in the magical swamp for so long, Greem felt that the outside world was quite strange.
After the ship ascended to cruising altitude, Greem walked over to the ship’s side to have a good look at the land below. Asides from the magical swamp, Greem saw a few human villages and a small city.
There were pale yellow wheat fields everywhere, each decorated here and there with thumb-size windmills. On the road, which stretched on and on like a silver belt, he could also see some ant-sized coaches.
The flying ship was heading South.
The further South they got, the greener the earth became, but human activities were still rare. Whenever they approached a human colony, Greem could always see vast, thick forests around it, and the lively activities of the wild beasts within them.
This was the current situation on the Adept Mainland.
After hearing her words, he realized that had definitely come from Mary’s heart.
From the day they stepped onto the path of becoming Adepts, strength became the only measurement of status. When looking for a lover, even if Mary had a favorable impression of Greem, the huge difference between their strengths had become a gap, and Mary didn’t want a ‘partner’ who was too weak.
Greem had a feeling that, if he had pushed for it, Mary wouldn’t mind playing with him in bed. But if she was truly looking for a partner to spend the rest of her life with, Greem was only a weakling in her eyes, and would never be a candidate in his current state.
This cold reality watered down the joy of having a beauty sleeping on his lap. Greem shook his head and smiled wryly. Then he took a book out from his luggage and started to read.
In the current situation, where everyone was talking, meditating was rather rude. Therefore, Mary had used meditation to isolate herself from the crowd, avoiding the trouble that came from rejecting their invitations. It was actually a rather brilliant method, but now Greem had become her temporary guardian, and had to endure hostile glances from the crowd.
Evil Bugs had sat down cross-legged near Greem and Mary. His face was covered with a hood, making sure that nobody could see his current expression.
No matter what, there was no serious resentment between him and Greem. He set the trap for Greem out of a dispute caused by personal feelings. If not because he had promised Ellen, the new Apprentice leader, that he would protect his safety, Ellen would never have had the guts to provoke Mary.
Regarding how he felt about setting this trap, perhaps Evil Bugs had no feelings at all.
In his mind, Greem was just a roadside ant that he could kill at anytime. Not worth his time remembering. Perhaps, when he returned to the Swamp Tower after finishing his compulsory mission, the person with the name ‘Greem’ would have long since vanished, never to be seen again.
Therefore, For Evil Bugs, Greem had never been his enemy. Only Mary was qualified to be his enemy.