Actually, neither of them knew much about the art of tea; drinking tea was simply about enjoying the flavor, not indulging in the practice of Gongfu tea.

Zyaire looked at Dong Tianyu, who was quietly tasting the tea without asking about his intentions, so he spoke frankly, "Speaking of which, I have to thank you for today’s incident. I won’t hide it from you, I have some issues with Nolan."

"I’ve never found the right opportunity to deal with him before, but today I finally got my chance. However, I won’t hide the fact that, although we made Nolan stumble this time, the final outcome will probably just be a minor punishment as a warning.

"His brother-in-law is the second-in-command in this camp, so I guess the worst that can happen is a temporary suspension from his position, and then he’ll be sent home to reflect on his actions. After some time, he’ll likely be reinstated to his former official position."

Hearing Zyaire’s words, Dong Tianyu didn’t pay much attention, as he didn’t plan to stay at this camp for long. If today’s incident hadn’t occurred, he might have just visited the Trade Market, and if he hadn’t found anything suitable, he might have returned to Saxon County overnight.

After finishing his statement and seeing Dong Tianyu’s indifferent reaction, Zyaire thought to persuade him further but then remembered that Dong Tianyu wasn’t a permanent survivor of their camp. Perhaps before Nolan could be reinstated, Dong Tianyu would have already left their camp, so he didn’t continue to persuade.

Zyaire thought for a moment, then spoke up again, "No matter what caused the conflict between you and Nolan today, the result has made me very happy.

"If you’re willing to tell me the real purpose of your visit to the camp, and if it’s not too difficult, I may be able to help you out. After all, I do have some sway here in the camp."

Zyaire seemed eager to help, but Dong Tianyu understood it was a roundabout way for Zyaire to find out his purpose for entering the camp.

However, Zyaire didn’t realize that Dong Tianyu didn’t actually have a specific objective for coming here—it was merely to learn about the larger camps around Pengcheng and the distances between Saxon County Camp and these camps.

After all, during the last natural catastrophe, giant beasts had appeared. While Dong Tianyu wasn’t afraid of those beasts, judging by the defense capabilities of Saxon County Camp, if those giant beasts were to attack, it would just take four or five of them to overwhelm the camp, even with the special weapons provided by Kyoto.

So Dong Tianyu’s investigations during this period were also in search of potential alternative retreat cities, besides Pengcheng.

Though he was unsure if he would ever come this way again, Dong Tianyu decided to speak honestly with the intention of establishing goodwill and shared his thoughts openly.

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s explanation, Zyaire didn’t object; in fact, he agreed completely and even offered generously, "Don’t worry, if there ever comes a day when you need to move from your current camp, you’re welcome to settle at mine.

"I won’t bother with pleasantries. Just the fact that you managed to come here from Pengcheng at this time, regardless of how you did it, proves your strength.

"To be honest, I’m quite curious about how you traveled such a long distance to get here. If it’s not too much trouble, could you tell me about your journey?"

Hearing Zyaire’s request, Dong Tianyu just smiled and didn’t go into detail.

Seeing Dong Tianyu’s reaction, Zyaire felt somewhat helpless but was not too upset, "Judging by your expression, this journey wasn’t much of a challenge for you. Even though you didn’t share your experiences, at least you didn’t deceive me."

Having already declined Zyaire twice, Dong Tianyu recognized that it was no longer appropriate for Zyaire to continue to dictate the conversation. After all, there is a limit; if he evaded every question, the recently formed friendship could revert back to a cold distance or even worse than that of strangers.

"Zyaire, could you tell me what Nolan was ranting about earlier? What are these ’Awakener’ and ’Awakening Ability’ he mentioned?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

When Zyaire heard Dong Tianyu’s question, he was taken aback; it never occurred to him that Dong Tianyu did not know what an ’Awakener’ was. Seeing Dong Tianyu’s serious inquiry and realizing it was not a joke, Zyaire felt somewhat speechless.

At this moment, his understanding of Nolan’s character deepened, and he felt even more that Nolan had been making an unreasonable fuss.

But Zyaire was still surprised that Dong Tianyu was unfamiliar with ’Awakeners’,"You don’t know what an Awakener is? Are you a Martial Artist?"

Hearing this question, Dong Tianyu nodded and said in a calm tone, "Energy Refining Realm."

Having heard Dong Tianyu casually mention his Cultivation Level, Zyaire instantly understood why Nolan had sounded the alarm.

When Zyaire learned that Dong Tianyu’s Cultivation Level had reached the Energy Refining Realm, he uttered a few ’tsks’ of admiration before saying with schadenfreude, "No wonder that kid was so scared he hit the alarm. With such a young Martial Artist at the Energy Refining Realm, no wonder you dared to traverse the forest looking for other camps around your own."