<h4>Chapter 364: Began</h4>


    Trantor: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL


    The peaceful night passed. The next day, after checking that Big Mouth’s condition had returned to normal, Lugh set off for Vige Chief Eddie’s mansion.


    After bidding farewell to his father and the vigers, Vige Chief Eddie brought Lugh and Austin through the courier station and arrived at Fangshi Vige, which was not far from Iron Cloud Vige.


    As soon as Lugh and the others arrived at the entrance of Fangshi Vige, it was already bustling with activity. Peddlers were everywhere. They were peddlers who had heard about thepetition from outside and were here to earn small profits.


    The venue of thepetition was decided by the rotation system. This time, it was Fangshi Vige’s turn to hold thepetition.


    There were already people waiting for Vige Chief Eddie and the others to arrive at the entrance of the vige. The moment they saw Vige Chief Eddie appear.


    A plump middle-aged man walked forward with a beaming smile on his face. Behind him were two beautiful handmaidens.


    “Eddie, you’ve made me wait for a long time. You’ve finally arrived.”


    Due to the hot weather, the middle-aged man took out a handkerchief to wipe off the sweat on his head. He extended his right hand to wee Eddie and the others,


    “Andy, just ask your subordinates to handle this matter. Why do you have to personally go out to wee us?” Eddie held Andy’s hand and said with a smile.


    “Eddie, don’t treat me as an outsider. I believe the two people behind you are the genius representatives of your vige.”


    Andy withdrew his hand and looked at Lugh and Austin behind Eddie with a smile.


    “Lugh, Austin, this is the vige chief of Fangshi Vige, Andy. Why aren’t you greeting him?” Eddie asked the two of them to bow.


    “Lugh (Austin) greets Vige Chief Andy!” the two of them said in unison.


    “Mm. Eddie, follow me. The others are already in position. You’re the only ones left.”


    Andy nodded kindly to Lugh and the others, then led them to the venue where thepetition would be held in the vige.


    As Andy led the way for Eddie and the others, the vigers by the roadside greeted Vige Chief Andy warmly. It was obvious that Andy was very well-liked in the vige.


    Such a situation was rare. Beast Masters’ society mostly interacted with benefits. The position of vige chief was merely sent by the Imperial Court to manage and supervise. People like Andy, who were sincerely respected by the vigers, were very rare.


    Looking at the slightly puzzled Lugh, Austin turned to him and whispered to him quietly.


    “Fangshi Vige experienced the invasion of berserk source beasts a few years ago. At that time, Andy had just taken over the position of vige chief. He organized the vigers to stand firm while waiting for reinforcements. He sacrificed one of his main source beasts to protect the vigers. From then on, Andy’s prestige in the vige became very high, and he gained the hearts of the people.


    After Lugh nodded to express his understanding, he shifted his gaze to Andy, who was chatting happily with Eddie, and revealed a trace of respect. Towards Andy’s deeds, Lugh felt admiration from the bottom of his heart.


    As if he had noticed Lugh’s gaze, Andy turned around and revealed an amiable smile to Lugh.


    Under Andy’s lead, Eddie and the others quickly arrived at the venue of thepetition. The venue of thepetition was a colosseum. It was no different from the colosseum in the Iron Cloud Vige. The only difference was that the size of the venue wasrger than that in the Iron Cloud Vige.


    However, Andy did not directly lead them into the colosseum. Instead, he walked into the luxurious inn next to the colosseum.


    The interior of the inn was very luxurious. Eddie and the others followed Andy straight up to the third floor. The hall on the third floor wasrge enough to amodate a gathering of a hundred people. There were tables, bowls, and dishes ced in the hall. It was clear that a banquet was being held.


    Most of the tables were already filled with people. Looking around, there were about thirty to forty people in the hall. They were all young people around the same age as Lugh.


    At the main and guest table, there were the vige chiefs of the other host viges, as well as the representatives of the geniuses from the respective viges.


    “Come, Eddie. I paid out of my own pocket today. Before the start of thepetition, I did my best as a host and specially organized this banquet. However, the facilities in the vige are simple and crude. There are only somemon dishes. Please forgive me.”


    Andy pulled Eddie’s sleeve and led him to an empty seat at the main table before sitting down.


    “It’s not strange, it’s not strange. Thanks to Vige Chief’s hospitality today, I’ll thank you in advance.” Eddie hurriedly opened his mouth to express his gratitude. The other party had given him sufficient etiquette, so as a guest, Eddie naturally gave him the same level of friendliness and respect.


    “Eddie, today you’re thest one among us to arrive. Later, you’ll have to punish yourself with a cup.”


    The one who spoke was a thin middle-aged man. The man’s eyes were deeply sunken, and he looked somewhat gloomy and cold. When he saw Eddie, who had arrivedte, he revealed a smile.


    “That’s right, that’s right. However, punishing yourself with a drink is too petty. Drinking a pot of liquor is more exciting!”


    A bald, muscr man with tattoos on his face raised a pot of liquor and spoke straightforwardly.


    “You barbarian, do you think everyone can drink like you? Eddie, ignore him. Come, I specially reserved a seat for you next to me. Quickly take a seat.”


    A gorgeous woman around the age of 30 red at the bald man and began to wink at Eddie.


    The bald man was not angry after being scolded by the woman. He just smiled bitterly and drank a mouthful of strong liquor alone.


    After seeing the gorgeous woman’s attentive behavior toward Vige Chief Eddie, Lugh and Austin both cast curious gazes at Vige Chief Eddie. It was obvious that they were very curious about the rtionship between the vige chief and the woman.


    Under the gaze of Lugh and Austin, the thirty-year-old Eddie could not help but feel a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and spoke.


    “Cough! The three of you are the leaders of a vige. Don’t lose the prestige of a vige leader in front of the younger generation. More importantly, don’t be too frivolous in your words, lest you cause a misunderstanding.”


    “What misunderstanding? I like people like you, Eddie.”


    “What’s wrong? You’re in your thirties and you’re not married. We’re both single, so what if we’re together? Moreover, our federation doesn’t have any rules that forbid marriage between officials.”


    The gorgeous woman spoke in a shockingly clear voice,pletely unconcerned about the gazes of others.


    “!!!”


    The surrounding youths and girls all heard the gorgeous woman’s bold words and revealed astonished expressions. Following that, countless curious gazes turned towards the main table.


    “Cough! Cough! Cough!”


    Vige Chief Eddie, who had always been steady, suddenly blushed. He was choked by the gorgeous woman’s words and kept coughing.


    When the bald, brawny vige chief saw this scene, he gulped down a mouthful of strong wine even more gloomily, as if he wanted to drink himself to death.


    He raised the wine jug and drank wildly. He did not even know that the wine had spilled on his face. The sparkling liquid at the corner of his eyes slid past, but they could no longer tell if it was wine or tears...


    Everyone instantly understood something when they saw this scene.


    He continued to look at the main table with an expression that said, “There really is a story.” Even Lugh and Austin looked at the vige chief with a strange expression.


    After a short while, Eddie and the others also took their seats.


    Only after Andy introduced them did Lugh know the three vige chiefs’ names.


    The thin man with a cold expression was called Shawn. He was the vige chief of Fragrant Wood Vige.


    The bald man with green tattoos on his face was named Toran, the vige chief of Ardent Path Vige.


    Thest beautiful woman who had an ambiguous rtionship with the vige chief was Lilian, the vige chief of Lotus River Vige.


    Eddy sat next to Lilian with a flushed face, looking extremely worried. Lilian, on the other hand, was blowing on the cold and warm air, asking about the recent happenings.


    The bald man, Toran, was drinking alone, while Andy and Shawn were toasting and talking to each other.


    The atmosphere of the banquet was very good, and the vige chiefs were on good terms with each other. After all, they had jointly held thepetition for many years. Although there was apetition of interest between them, their personal rtionships were not bad.


    The teenagers sitting at the main table next to their respective viges were quietly eating the food on the square table. It was clear that these young people were somewhat reserved in front of strangers.


    They only nodded to each other when their gazes met, and this was no exception even for Lugh and Austin.


    After the meal, they took a short break, and the afternoonpetition started on time.


    The contestants entered the colosseum’s preparation room and waited. The vige chief and the others sat on the high seats in the colosseum. At this moment, the seats on the stage were already filled with the audience, and there was a mor of discussion. The audience was clearly very interested in the uingpetition.


    They rode their source beasts to battle on the vast field. There were all kinds of powerful source beasts, different attributes and races, and all kinds of strange innate abilities and source skills.


    Beast Masters’ on-the-spot reactions and the possibility of turning the situation around in a showdown could happen at any time. This tension and excitement were what all Beast Masters sought.