Chapter 419: Frost Bear Clan

He was taken to a small hall in the middle of the village. The village itself was quite lovely. It was clean and had robust buildings. He even spotted several decorative fountains and nicely paved streets on his way through the village.

The main thing that he recognized, compared to a city like Auraulos or Heston, was that there wasn’t an intense feeling of mana coming from the buildings. Often, these other cities had buildings or structures with massive enchantments running throughout them.

This village had some enchantments, but it was far more simplistic in nature. The majority of the mana he sensed came from the protective barrier surrounding the village.

Although the group of men followed him, they didn’t come with him to the front door. They watched as they went into the building.

Upon entering the hall, he and the man were greeted by a woman. “Are you looking to see the chief, Gavin?” She asked while writing something on a clipboard.

The woman looked a little older, but not so much that she looked elderly. She also had very sharp and stern features.

“Yes, if you could let him know that someone from the Shattered Winter School has arrived, that would be wonderful, Eda,” the man, Gavin, said to her.

She nodded and went toward the back, where she entered a room. A minute later, she came out and beckoned them with her hand.

“He is just finishing up another big meeting, but it should wrap up in a couple of minutes.”

“Is it okay that we enter then? We can wait until he is finished,” Gavin offered.

Eda shook her head. “He said that it might be something that you might need to hear anyway.”

Gavin still hesitated and tossed a quick look at Julius. It was discreet, but Julius was still able to catch it with his perception skill.

“It won’t matter. As someone who is here to help us, the chief does not believe it is important to keep secrets from our few allies. In fact, the small group of adventurers who arrived a couple of days ago are in there as well,” Eda explained to them.

Gavin accepted this, and they followed the woman into the room where the meeting was being held. There were a lot of people already there. Some of the people swiveled their heads when they entered the room. Their eyes lingered on Julius for a little bit longer than Gavin’s, but they quickly focused their attention back onto the chief, who was speaking.

The chief wasn’t quite as old as Julius expected. The man looked younger than Gavin, which wasn’t surprising, considering he was a Tier 5. Much like many of the men he had met during his visit in the northern regions, the chief was quite tall and had broad shoulders.

He was clean-shaven, though, and had short brown hair parted on each side of his face. His blue eyes were quite brilliant, though. They radiated with power and weight.

He was the only Tier 5 Julius that Julius was able to sense in the entire village on his way through. Of course, he didn’t know if this was for sure. There might have been hidden experts in the village. Or some old Tier 5s who wanted some peace and quiet.

Julius tried to listen to what the man was saying, but with no context of the situation, it was hard to follow along. Instead, he examined the people in the room.

Other than the chief, there were around two dozen people. The ones that stood out the most must have been the adventurers that Eda talked about. There were six of them, all dressed for combat. Their leader was actively participating in the conversation with the chief and was organizing an upcoming mission.

They were all Tier 4s, and their tightly constrained auras demonstrated a certain level of skill. The other people he spotted were a group of elders off to the side of the chief. They were clearly the oldest-looking in the room. One man looked absolutely ancient. His stark white hair and hunched back stood out.

However, upon closer inspection, Julius sensed that there was something hidden beneath the elderly appearance.

It didn’t take long for the meeting to end, and a bunch of stares suddenly besieged Julius. He hadn’t been paying attention, but apparently someone had addressed him.

“Pardon?”

The chief smiled kindly. “I hear that you are the person whom the Shattered Winter School sent to us. Is that correct?”

Julius ignored the other people’s gazes for the time being and nodded. “Yes, that is correct.”

“May I know your name?” The chief asked.

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Julius gave a polite smile. “My name is Julius. It is an honor to meet you, Chief.”

“Don’t worry about honorifics right now. There is already so much going on, you can call me Emil if you wish.”

Julius nodded gratefully and looked at the elderly woman who had something to say.

“Are there going to be more people following you?” She questioned him.