Mrs. Kella replied awkwardly, "Who cares about him? He's nothing to do with me."

Gareth smiled quietly. He had noticed Mrs. Kella had been distracted ever since they came here. It meant she was concerned about Sodo.

After all, Sodo was the only family she had left.

Her son and daughter had passed away, leaving her with only a grandson. Thus, how could she not care about him?

She only denied it out of pride.

Having understood Mrs. Kella's concern, Gareth decided to give Sodo a chance to escape if he were to meet him during the tournament.

However, if Sodo continued to scheme against him or get in his way, Gareth would not show mercy.

Gareth readied his things to go in.

Before entering, he turned to Elisa to look at her.

By now, Elisa had kept her promise and stood by Anna's side.

Elisa smiled at Gareth when she noticed him looking at her.

"Please take care."


Gareth mouthed those words.

Elisa smiled and mouthed back. "Please be careful."

Neither spoke aloud, but each understood the other.

They had grown closer during this period, allowing them to communicate secretly without fearing interference from others.

Gareth entered the village chief's compound.

It was usually spacious but was now crowded with people.

Gareth looked at the people gathered and estimated more than fifty people.

Still, Gareth was one hundred and eighty centimeters tall and was eye-catching even as he stood among them.

The village chief glanced at the contestants and paused at Gareth. He seemed to be thinking about something.

Gareth was puzzled but did not say anything.

The village chief soon looked elsewhere and announced the rules of the tournament.

There were a total of fifty-eight participants in this warriors' tournament. Gareth was the only outsider.

The tournament had three rounds. Each round would test them on different skills.

The first round was called 'Remembrance.'

The participants were required to find fifty types of herbs on the mountain, timed by an hourglass.

It was to test the participants' knowledge about their village.

Furthermore, the herbs gathered would be given to the medical center.

Then, those from the medical center would not have to go to the mountain to gather herbs for some time.

Of course, Gareth learned all these from listening to the discussions of people near him.

The challenge was relatively easy for the locals who had made enough preparations.
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