Thinking about how the disciples from the Deer Pavilion were acting, Rudy felt like they were a complete joke. He raised an eyebrow as he said, "Even the disciples from high-grade clans wouldn't casually challenge other people and talk down to them. Even if they scorned others, most of them wouldn't express it outwardly.
"After all, most of the disciples from high-grade clans are of noble birth, and they wouldn't do things that stray too far from morality. Yet, those disciples from the Deer Pavilion don't seem to care about that at all; they publicly stamp down on those they feel are beneath them! Don't they feel like their actions reflect on them incredibly badly?"
Rudy could not understand why the disciples of the Deer Pavilion would act that way.
The higher grade a clan was, the less likely their disciples would do something like that. Even if they looked down on wandering warriors, they would not try to interfere with the choices of others like what had happened earlier. They would not have jumped out the moment others bet on the beats, trying to use their statuses to mock others.
Such behaviors were considered bullying, and those of high status would typically deter from that! At the very least, they would not do anything like that unless
the other party had offended them first.
Fane raised an eyebrow, looking up at Lesley who was walking onto the stage. "We could conclude that it's just an individual's moral problems had it just been Lesley, but it seemed as though the other disciples from the Deer Pavilion seemed unperturbed with what Lesley was doing at all-even joining in, I'd say. This proves that it's how the entire Deer Pavilion acts. All of the disciples of the Deer Pavilion will do this."
After hearing what Fane said, Rudy warily spoke, "The Deer Pavilion isn't a small clan. Why would they ignore their statuses and insist on bullying the weak to make themselves look larger than life?"
Fane raised an eyebrow as he thought about it, saying in a calm tone, "That's because the Deer Pavilion is in an awkward spot. They want others to think that they're an eighth-grade clan when they've yet to reach the standards. 1
"Everyone in the Deer Pavilion shares the same mentality. They feel like their clan is already at the level of an eighth-grade clan. An eighth-grade clan is already considered one of the greatest forces in the whole Middle Province.
"Other than the ninth-grade clan, the Scarlet Pavilion, being able to stand over them, the other clans won't be able to push them back. Since everyone else doesn't think they're an eighth-grade clan, they're trying their best to prove it.
"Against warriors from weaker backgrounds, they'll show off the best they can. Those with the least substance are often those who try to show off the most. That's probably how everyone from the Deer Pavilion is."
After Rudy heard all of that, he thought about it in earnest before nodding solemnly. Fane was right; the Deer Pavilion's warriors must all have thoughts like that in mind.
It was precisely because the Deer Pavilion is in an awkward spot. They were the greatest among the seventh-grade clans but have not been promoted to an eighth-grade clan, yet they felt like they had achieved that status. Since they were not acknowledged by others, they would not give up any chance they had to show off.
With that in mind, Rudy scoffed and remarked, "If they want to prove themselves that badly and show everyone that the Deer Pavilion is already at the level of an eighth-grade clan, they should be looking for eighth-grade clan disciples instead.
"They shouldn't be causing trouble for weaker warriors. Anyone with any ounce of intelligence would see the Deer Pavilion's actions as petty and dumb."
Fane nodded. The situation really was like that, but the disciples of the Deer Pavilion did not seem to think so.
At that moment, another howl reverberated across the whole colosseum, attracting everyone's attention.
An icy-blue light shot over as the frostfire wolf descended from the air. The frostfire wolf was about 3 meters in height, and its entire body was covered by icy-blue and scarlet-red fur. It seemed to have heterochromia with one eye being blue, and the other being red.
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