Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1297 - 1291: Scenes Within the City

After Lama responded, footsteps descending came from above the clinic.

It seemed the people above heard the commotion and couldn't resist coming down to check.

Ronald and Casrina didn't want any unexpected incidents, so they immediately acted and left the clinic below, led by this great demon.

In the city of Hamono.

The three walked in a line, heading into the city under Lama's guidance.

Being a city hidden within the forest, Hamono had a residential density much lower than a typical human city. Only when passing through key transportation nodes like tree bridges or hidden gaps in the woodland did Ronald and his companions have a higher chance of encountering other residents.

As they walked.

Ronald and Katherine saw many of the city's local customs and culture.

Apart from those busy with work, who would wear profession-related clothing out of necessity, Hamono's residents preferred wearing unique clothes directly woven from plants in daily life.

This clothing uses a fine and tough vine plant native to the area as the main material for weaving, while flowers and leaves from other plants are used to decorate the attire, allowing for easy alterations and decorations. Thus, while ensuring sufficient strength, they also guarantee beauty without hindering movement.

Aside from the clothing, Ronald observed that most of Hamono's residents enjoyed keeping pets.

Most of these were small animals brought directly from the wild, with a wide variety that didn't conform to mainstream types or possess characteristics of long-term domestication.

A myriad of insights gradually filled in from detailed observations.

Only now did Ronald fully believe this was a peaceful and beautiful city, and the residents were mostly kind and gentle. After all, it would be hard to orchestrate such uniform and artful deceit in these life details.

Walking through such a place, Ronald's gloomy mood improved somewhat.

However, when he saw Lama leading the way ahead, Ronald couldn't help but furrow his brows.

The city and residents might be fine, but that didn't mean Lama was without issue.

He still needed to see this Summoner mentioned by the demon to truly make a judgment.

Ronald's gaze from behind gradually turned intense.

Yet this did not disturb Lama's pace as he led the way ahead.

This great demon had evidently lived in Hamono for some time, his steps through the forest were steady and nimble, even on the complex structures of the trees, he directly and precisely stepped onto the path leading to the next place without needing much observation.

Crack—

"Hmm...?"

Suddenly, Ronald raised his eyebrows.

He heard a very subtle sound, coming from a far eastern direction of the city.

This was something neither Katherine nor Lama noticed, only Ronald, with his hearing enhanced to the extreme, could analyze this anomaly from the chaotic forest background noise.

Ronald had no intention of ignoring this.

With a rising curiosity, he immediately called out to Lama ahead, then asked:

"Lama, is there anything special in this direction of the city?"

The demon looked in the direction Ronald pointed.

His immediate facial response was one of confusion.

"This direction... nothing particularly special that I know of. If I must say, it's relatively close to the barrier protecting the entire city?"

Ronald furrowed his brows and continued questioning:

"What kind of spells does the city's defense use, and when did it start offering protection?"

"As far as I know, it existed long ago," Lama answered honestly. "Before the world changed, Hamono's city defense barrier operated in a concealed manner; but after the world changed, the city promoted the dissemination and learning of mystic-side knowledge, turning the barrier into a semi-open defense, unless someone intrudes..."

At this point, Lama's voice suddenly fell, then the demon suddenly understood:

"Ah, I see!"

"Mr. Ronald, if you detect any commotion over there, it might be some dispute between Hamono and people on the opposite side."

"Due to the drastic changes happening in the world, the people living on this land are generally uneasy, and as the mystic side begins to actively reveal itself, this unease more directly manifests as friction."

"And considering the world's changes this morning, I suspect it might spark some special situations."

Upon hearing this response, Ronald immediately turned to glare at Katherine.

Meanwhile, Katherine displayed a rather assertive expression, as if to say 'Yes, I did it, so what?'

"..."

Ronald and Katherine engaged in a silent confrontation through their gazes.

Their interaction had always been this way, so they naturally did not regard this as anything unusual.

But it was different for Lama beside them.

From their previous conversation and their reaction now, the perceptive demon quickly realized the change in the world might be related to the girl powerful enough to control him at will!

With the ability to alter the world...

Being a formidable great demon himself, even Lama felt dizzy just thinking about it.

What kind of terrifying entity did Ronald bring to Hamono?!

"..."

While Lama was silent, Ronald had already come to understand.

His Detecting Magic extended to the east and indeed found a considerable number of people having a dispute, some of whom couldn't resist using spells, causing a notable commotion that Ronald detected.

The result of the detection was quite consistent with what the demon said. From this perspective, Lama was actually quite honest.

After this small episode, the group of three continued forward.

Eventually, they stopped in front of a colossal tree with a diameter of six or seven meters, facing a large wooden door carved into the tree.

Standing there, Lama cautiously turned around and asked:

"Do you two mind if I inform my Summoner first? He is also a council member of this city after all."

Casrina generously waved her hand:

"Go ahead, go ahead, I approve!"

With the girl's approval, Lama dared to push open the door and enter the tree, almost as if he had been summoned by Katherine.

Once Lama had left for a few seconds, Ronald turned to look at Katherine:

"Katherine..."

"Actually, at first, I thought you would use stronger measures, like directly interrogating people on the shore using spells."

In Ronald's understanding, Katherine had always acted assertively, so when Katherine agreed to his relatively mild plan on the sea, Ronald had been curious about the reason behind it.

Upon hearing the question.

Katherine merely smiled disdainfully, showing an air of superiority:

"Ronald, I am not some reckless terrorist who harms people."

"I am not interested in ordinary people, nor do I want to disrupt their lives!"