Looking at the image frozen on Lu Yulan's words, Principal Gu smiled slightly. As expected of that family, they are indeed clever.

However, the surveillance personnel standing in front of the monitors were not so calm, as those were members of the five major families.

"Principal, what should we do now? Should we arrange for a rescue?"

Principal Gu merely glanced at him coldly, "Why arrange a rescue? Are their lives in danger?"

Seeing Principal Gu's question with a smile, the monitoring staff felt a chill run down their spines. Remembering Minister Gu's instructions, they gritted their teeth and replied, "But, all those candidates are from noble families."

"What's wrong with nobles? What's wrong with commoners? Why are people being categorized into classes when they want to join the army?"

"Activate the surveillance robot's side mission. Unless seriously injured, no one is allowed to interfere."

"yes."

...

Over here, Lu Yulan and her companions, who had already settled in the giant's place, saw that it was getting late and that huge bonfires had been lit around them, along with many other fires.

Chi Huo stared at the fire, his face turning pale. "It's over, it's over. They're going to roast me and eat me. I'm going to die before I even have a wife. My mother said that if you die without a wife, you'll have nothing to eat after you die and you'll become a wandering ghost."

Seeing Chi Huo muttering to himself, Lu Yulan couldn't tell whether he was genuinely dumbfounded or just trying to lighten the mood.

"Don't worry, you won't die. We don't eat humans."

A gentle voice, lowered to a whisper, appeared above their heads, and even the small baskets they were carrying were lifted up by the other person.

"Lord Henry has gone to see Lady Tasha, and asked me to take care of you first. These fires are for our bonfire party, and also the season for courtship."

Lu Yulan couldn't see the giantess's face clearly, but she could hear the loneliness in her voice. Perhaps the giantess also had feelings for that simple-minded Henry.

Lu Yulan had no intention of prying into the other person's privacy; she simply replied with a polite thank you.

Qiu Sha is a very gentle and romantic woman, or rather, she has a touch of literary elegance. She is very considerate, and in a short while, she casually made a few small stools out of tree branches and took out fruits suitable for them to eat, cutting them into small pieces.

They should have been calmly waiting for night to fall, but Chi Huo, being a simpleton, started chatting casually while munching on a sweet, crunchy fruit he couldn't name.

"Qiusha, you are so virtuous. Do you have many admirers in your giant race? Who do you like tonight? I'll go help you."

Perhaps it was because Qiu Sha was too gentle and considerate that Chi Huo, who was originally a little worried, became so happy that he forgot all about going home. "Big brother, do you remember that you were taking the military academy exam?"

These words created an awkward, even melancholic atmosphere. In the dim light, a firefly carrying a giant lantern flew over and shone on Qiu Sha's eyelashes.

"I have no admirers. Giants worship strength. I only know how to make some useless gadgets. Nobody likes me."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and buried herself in her own thoughts, but Lu Yulan and the others could still hear her extremely low, desolate voice.

Several people kept looking at Chi Huo, this sinner!

Seeing Qiu Sha like this, Chi Huo also felt a little guilty. He had actually made the girl cry on their first date, and he hadn't done it on purpose.

Just as I was about to apologize, I felt a series of jolts, and someone came running towards me quickly.

"Autumn Sand~"

Henry plopped down on the side, his tone extremely irritated.

"What is it, Lord Henry?"