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Just when Ansel was feeling depressed and didn’t want to talk about anything related to the baguette at all, Sylvia shook hands with him and then laughed softly.

“I’m joking, please don’t mind.” She smiled, “But I think the more outrageous the weapon, the stronger the weapon user. It has been a long time since someone in the club killed a high-level demon and brought back a relatively intact corpse…”

She especially emphasized the word “relatively”, her soft smile didn’t fade away, but her expression became slightly solemn.

She put one hand to her chest.

“In any case, newcomer Ansel, the club will remember your achievements.”

The girl has a slender figure, like a flower with dew, but her words were resounding. As her words fell, some people represented by the weapon master in the field, even though they had different thoughts about the incredible achievements made by this newcomer, still slightly bowed their heads to show their obedience.

Sylvia smiled and nodded to Ansel again, then walked towards the front of the crowd.

Joey whispered into Ansel’s ear.

“Ansel, that’s Sylvia, the successor of the club’s investor and the uncrowned princess of the Demon Hunter Club.”

“Tonight, she will award the badges to the newcomers.”

From the name, it can be seen that the Demon Hunter Club was initially a small organisation, very secretive, only accepting members who were introduced by the internal members to participate in small-scale demon hunting activities.

Such activities are extremely dangerous and require a large amount of financial support to purchase weapons, potions, treat the wounded, and even… distribute pensions to the war victims.  

So, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the club, the demon hunters chose to accept the investment of big businessmen and nobles, obtaining financial and political support, just so they can hunt demons without any worries..

Sylvia’s family is the club’s largest investor.

Ansel would never underestimate the complexity of the human world. The various relationships here are also intricate and complicated, affecting everything, which was why he didn’t choose to use force to deal with things. The experience of climbing all the way from the bottom in the demon world made Ansel deeply realise that if you want to gain true love and respect from people, you need to put aside your arrogance and contempt.

“I really envy you for being favoured by Her Royal Highness.” The front desk staff said with envy. Then, not forgetting her own job, she shook the crystal in her hand towards Ansel, “Alright, the badge will be awarded later, let’s do the crystal test now.”

Ansel had now completely adopted the attitude of treating the dead horse as a living one(resorting to desperate means in desperate times). 

He held the small horn in his pocket with one hand and the crystal with the other hand, trying his best to reduce the magic output. Although the weapon master looked subdued on the surface, he was still unconvinced in his heart. Thinking that the newcomer he brought was also considered to be extremely talented, he stared straight at the side, hoping to see what kind of tricks Ansel could pull off.

He was shocked to see a seven-colour light gradually burst out from the crystal held by Ansel.

The elements in the world are divided into earth, water, fire, wind, light, darkness and supernatural. Magic that is difficult to classify, such as time and space, can be put into the supernatural category. Each element has a different radiance, and everyone also has different element adaptability, basically one or two element adaptations.

Seven?? What kind of ghost is this seven-colour light? Is this even something that humans can have? ? ?

Ansel realised that something was wrong when he saw Joey widening his eyes. It was already very difficult for him to keep the crystal from exploding. Now it seems that the colour is also important? 

As if sensing Ansel’s doubts, Joey murmured.

“Each type of light represents a different element. Ansel, you have to pay attention to what colour…light… you are…”

Ansel’s face tightened and he asked nervously.

“Then what colour of light should I be…”

Joey suddenly collapsed and said, “How would I know this! It’s your own attribute!”

Ansel went through some intense contemplation, but just within a second, he made a decision. He can’t, at least he can’t be too special, so he needs to reduce the colour of the light, that is, drive away some elements.

Ansel immediately chose to kick away several elements. Those elements were immediately pushed aside pitifully, crowded together in tears, leaving only the light element and a small amount of fire element in the crystal. Both of these are what Ansel often uses. His consideration is that he can use the horns to transform the light element into a demonic texture at any time, so that he will not reveal anything, which is perfect!

The previous seven-coloured light was like an illusion, and the crystal ultimately emitted a bright white light, adorned with red, complementing Ansel’s hair and eyes. The tavern was completely quiet, and everyone looked at the bright crystal, as if watching the emergence of a genius.

“Ansel, it’s done…” Joey murmured, as if talking in his sleep. He also felt like he was dreaming. He knew that his colleague was extremely talented and could even kill a high-level demon by accident, but he never thought that he would actually be this talented.

——The elemental light was so bright that even the crystal could not bear it.

“Maintaining the brightness of the crystal for a long time must be very tiring. You can stop now.” Joey continued.

Ansel: “…”

Yes, he is really tired in order to keep the crystal from exploding into fireworks! It can finally stop!

The light in the crystal slowly went out, and Joey took a deep breath. He finally dared to breathe.

At this time, another voice sounded. It was a demon hunter wearing a fourth-class star badge, pushing his way through the crowd towards Ansel, with a friendly smile on his face.

“Newcomer, you just came to the club, and you don’t know how things work here, right? It’s okay, I can take you. After the award ceremony, let’s have a meal together.”

As soon as the fourth-class star hunter finished speaking, he heard a snort coming from the side.

“Just a fourth-class star, and you still want to bring a newcomer with such qualifications…” The weapon master looked disgusted, “Hurry up and get lost.”

Turning to Ansel, although he puffed out his chest and showed off his third-class star badge, he seemed to lack the confidence due to the previous confrontation, and whispered in a somewhat embarrassed voice.

“If you don’t have anyone to take care of you, I can…”

“Hey, newcomer!”

“Do you still need someone to take care of you? Everyone can choose on their own here. Seeing as you are very independent, you should like this kind of thing?”

There were greetings from all around. In the face of high qualifications, restraint was just a floating cloud that could be ignored. Demon hunters of higher stars were all ready to make a move, thinking that if this promising newcomer joined their team, they will undoubtedly have a higher success rate in future, so they eagerly invited Ansel. 

In this wave of enthusiasm, Ansel felt a bit of a headache.

In his situation, he would rather stay with an acquaintance or work as a lone wolf. He doesn’t want to have anything to do with other people.

——Someone finally put an end to all the noise.

A handsome young man walked in from the door, with black hair and black eyes, and his face was as expressionless as ever. He glanced at the crowd, and the shuttle shaped star on his golden badge shone brightly. With just one glance, Yun Jian knew what was going on.

With a faint smile, he looked at Ansel.

“Perhaps we could talk about forming a team?”

Ansel also breathed a sigh of relief. This was the best arrangement for him, so he also smiled.

“Sure.”

Yun Jian personally escorted Ansel to the second floor, where the awarding ceremony was being held. Joey couldn’t go up either. Only the newcomers and the club’s top demon hunters were present.

Due to the missions, many of the club’s second-class stars haven’t returned yet, and there were not many newcomers. Most of them had already registered and knew some things, so they didn’t look flustered.

The piano in the corner was softly playing, and after waiting for a long time, the newcomers began to whisper. And soon, the girl’s gentle voice eliminated all the noise.

“When the first star sprouted, all the gods from the heavens came to congratulate him.”

At some point, Sylvia had slowly arrived at the centre of the field, her blue starry hair ornaments shining brightly. Holding the picture book in her hand, she resumed speaking after the surroundings became completely silent. 

Ansel’s expression moved slightly. What Sylvia told was the story about the first star in the world.

When the first star sprouted, all the gods from the heavens came to congratulate him.

The Heavenly God said—

‘I give you the innate nobility and virtues as white as the flowing clouds and snow.’

The Demon God said—

‘I give you rugged and shining dignity, as well as vigorous and stirring ambition.’

As a result— a star is born.

The gods asked.

Which canopy of heaven do you want to hang on?

The star didn’t answer, but at this moment, someone else also rushed to the banquet. He does not have wings like the gods, and seemed to have travelled a long way, covered in dust.

I, I also have a gift to give you, the first star in the world.

The person took out a bundle of wheat ears from the patched bag he carried with him.

Please don’t look down upon it, star, even though it is just a bundle of wheat, it will bathe in your light. When I work in the fields, when I encounter war, when I am enslaved and trampled on… I will hold the wheat in my hand and look up to see you. How kind you are, illuminating the wishes of adults and the dreams of children.

Listening to the words of the son of a human, the star trembled slightly.

So, star.

The gods asked again.

Which canopy of heaven do you want to hang on?

..…

During the narration, the venue quieted down. Almost everyone guessed the final choice of the first star. The heaven is brilliant and gorgeous, the demon world is vast and boundless, but the sky on earth was the final destination chosen by the star.

Sylvia’s voice was soft and elegant.

“From then on, there were stars in the world.”

“He is not like the sun and the moon, he’s just a traveller in the world, staying and departing with time.”

“Some people say that he hangs high in the zenith of the human world, sometimes bringing gifts from gods to illuminate the nobles, and sometimes bringing gifts from demons to illuminate the ambitious people; others say that he wanders around the world, sometimes turning into a flag, and sometimes a dream, he’s everywhere.”

“—But no one can capture him.”

Sylvia slowly opened her eyes that were closed during the narration, and quietly stared at the newcomers in front of her. She had told this story countless times, to many demon hunters.

Some of those demon hunters are dead, while some are still alive.

However, whether dead or alive, Sylvia and the entire Demon Club firmly believed in one thing.

Human beings are like stars, with shining souls and strong willpower. Even if they are weak, they will step on the thorns, hold on to the wheat awns, and look up at the stars.

Demons are invading their world with unprecedented rampage, bringing disaster and suffering, death and sacrifice. Ordinary people are powerless to resist those demons, so at this time, some people need to stand up. These people can be warriors, mages, special professionals, or people with blessed talents.

In the club, these people have only one name—

Demon Hunters.

The girl smiled softly, her eyes lingering on Ansel for a moment. When Ansel raised her eyes, she did not hide her special treatment of him, but smiled and nodded.

“Fellow Stars.”

“Now, please allow me to award you with badges.”

The author has something to say:

The sun belongs to angels, the moon belongs to demons, and the stars belong to humans… These are the three realms set in this chapter.

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