Tang Shaoyang looked up at the back of the guard who held a flag, a black flag with a golden symbol. It was a sailing ship with waves on the side and a map in the background. Below the ship stated which faction the guard belonged to, the Giteron Dynasty.
"Do I have an obligation to answer your inquiry?" Tang Shaoyang did not give the guard an answer as he answered the question himself. "I don't think so. And just a reminder, in case you forget, this is not Giteron Dynasty's territory."
"But also not a place that nobody likes you can visit, especially today." The guard sneered back.
"Oh, really? I don't recall such a rule when I enter the Administrative Building?" Tang Shaoyang shrugged and proceeded to walk past the guard.
Of course, the guard would not let Tang Shaoyang through. He sidestepped, blocking Tang Shaoyang once more. "You can't enter the building. Important nobles of the Giteron Dynasty are inside, and I won't let nobody like you with unknown origin get too near to my Lord. Our duty is to protect…."
Tang Shaoyang cut the guard off mid-sentence. "Do you have a brain dead? Do you think I will try to kill the unknown nobles from an unknown origin? Getting myself kick out of the city by doing something idiotic, what about you say."
Tang Shaoyang wasted no time anymore to entertain the guard as he forced his way up to the stairs. Since the guard did not move, their shoulders collided, pushing the guard to the side. A red alert flashed in front of his eyes, a warning from the system. The System warned him that he and his faction would get kicked out if he attacked the other players inside the city.
The Giteron Dynasty's guards immediately pulled out their swords, readying themselves for a battle.
"Ignore those fools. It would be best if they attack us first, so we don't have to deal with these people ever again once they get kicked out of the city." Tang Shaoyang's words were for his guards.
Aleesa, Lu An, Zhang Mengyao, Virion, Alton, and Moonsong were ready to fight back. They retracted their action upon hearing the order but remained on guard.
However, Lu An was not the only one who received the warning; the guard also did. When the other guards tried to encircle Tang Shaoyang, and his group, the leader of the guard stopped them
As the group reached the entrance, Tang Shaoyang saw a familiar face. Arnor Ollsen, the noble guy from the Giteron Dynasty, who Tang Shaoyang met earlier at the entrance of the Earth's territory.
"You just insulted the knight of the Giteron Dynasty!" Arnor declared in a strong tone, focusing his gaze on Tang Shaoyang.
"Did I?" Tang Shaoyang raised his right eyebrow. "But I am just stating a fact."
"As expected of a Barbarian. You don't apologize after making a mistake, and you don't have manners." Arnor's gaze became even more intense. "Do you know that by insulting the knight, you are also insulting the Giteron Dynasty? Is this a war declaration from Earth?"
Tang Shaoyang let out a chuckle as he found it funny. "Does that mean if I insult you as a human, I also insult myself because I am a human? If your knights throw an insult at each other, does that mean your knight is also insulting the Giteron Dynasty? Isn't that funny?"
He shook his head as he tried to walk past Arnor. Of course, the guy would not let Tang Shaoyang enter the building after that exchange. Arnor stood right in front of Tang Shaoyang, thirty centimeters away, before their body touched. The guy stared at Tang Shaoyang with an intense gaze and did not bother to hide the emotion. He was angry that Tang Shaoyang dared to make fun of him.
"Can I assume not just the Giteron Dynasty that does not want us to join the meeting, but also the Federation of Allurion?" Tang Shaoyang also saw Ivert, the messenger from Allurion who invited him to the meeting. There were also a few knights from the Divine Church. Maybe because the exchange was entertaining for them, they did not interfere.
Tang Shaoyang felt like he had enough and thought he could use Allurion to get away from Arnor's annoying pester. He felt like if this continued, he might kill Arnor.
"Our duty is to escort Saintess. We don't care what happens between you two!" The knight of the Divine Church replied even though Tang Shaoyang did not speak to them.
"Tch, you surely think highly of yourself, Earth barbarian." Arnor let out a chuckle. "Do you think you can survive on the eleventh floor and above by yourself? You are surely arrogant, even though this is your first time entering the Dimensional Tower. That's right, we don't need Earth in this meeting. You can leave!"
Ivert, who did not wish to get involved, let out a sigh. His eyes kept glancing at Virion and Aleesa because both were an elf. However, he was not in a hurry to interfere as he waited for Tang Shaoyang's response. Deep inside, he agreed with Arnor that Tang Shaoyang was too arrogant for a first-timer.
From the look of the situation, the Giteron Dynasty tried to make things difficult for Tang Shaoyang. He did not want his involvement to make the relationship between the Giteron Dynasty and The Federation of Allurion turn worse. At least, it was not worth an attempt for Tang Shaoyang.
While Tang Shaoyang could endure all of this, not for Lu An. The young man had a short temper, and he had enough that these people kept looking down on his brother. As his anger reached his head, his killing intent spread out. The thick and terrifying killing intent terrified the people around him.
Arnor immediately walked backward, but soon his back hit the stone door. The knights of the Divine Church jumped away from Lu An, and Ivert did the same. The strong killing intent shocked everyone, thinking that a fight would break out.
Tang Shaoyang flicked Lu An's forehead. "I told you not to do anything reckless if you want to follow me. Have you forgotten already?"
"I am just trying to scare these annoying pests. They act high and mighty but get scared over something . And look, my method is working. The annoying pest is no longer blocking our path." Lu An shrugged.