Rita had a front-row seat to witness the oath sworn beneath the High Tower, a moment that would go down in the history of the Oak Owls.
In the ceremony, Maple Syrup stood with her left arm around Maple Mu—who was about her height—and her right hand holding Maple Cang. On her back was the eight-year-old Maple Burn.
This year, Rita had heard about many Oak Owls mysteriously defecting, forming three separate organizations. When Rita first heard the news, she couldn't believe it. After all, Eclipse Vanguard had only sent six small squads.
This year, the 11 foreign races had already occupied one-third of the dungeon holograms, with powerful foreign races guarding them. The Oak Owls were unable to clear these dungeons in time, and every seven days, new foreign soldiers would pour out of the holograms.
Maple Syrup began taking them to battle, clearing out the foreign invaders in the Forest Sea and gathering forces to reclaim the dungeon holograms.