Chapter 39: Returning to the Capital
No matter how much wine you have, you will drink it all! No matter how good the food you have, you will eat it all! No matter how long you get together, you will get separation! You can't resist what you should come, but you can't keep what you should leave.
When the thick candles were about to be extinguished, Shaoke should return to his residence to pack up the items he would take tomorrow. Everyone sent Shaoke all the way outside the town and sent two soldiers to protect him.
The captain whispered beside Shao Ke before leaving: "Mage Xueye, I have been serving here for fifty years. During this period, I have never encountered a mage as easy to approach as you. Although you are also very withdrawn, you have never thrown the lives of these soldiers aside. You also respect them very much. Thank you! Mage Xueye, I hope you are safe! This is the idea of all the soldiers. So everyone paid for this party. Even though the soldiers did not attend, I think you understand."
Shaoke was slightly stunned for a moment, whispered a spell to close the spell effect, and took off the cloak that covered his head. "Captain, thank you! I apologize for what I just was there. I never thought the soldiers would be like this. I... tell the soldiers, sorry! Master Xueye cannot say goodbye to them one by one."
Shaoke did not rest well all night, and people he met here for more than two years, captain, tower, young doctor, and many soldiers who could not be named. He knew that this time, everyone had almost no chance to meet. Even if they met again, they would have a huge gap in their identities and status, and they would no longer have the faint envy and love during this period.
Various books, scrolls, papers, and magic materials were placed in several large boxes by Shaoke. He caressed the wooden house he had lived in for nearly three years. It felt very uncomfortable. When he was young, the orphanage was not his home, and the college was not his home. Although this place was not his home, he had been operating in this wooden house for nearly two years! Many of the first time happened in this wooden house. Such a sudden departure made him feel a little reluctant.
"Shaoke. I stayed here for two years and ten months on snowy nights." After carefully carving such lines of words on the edge of the wooden bed with a carving knife, she smiled with a self-deprecating smile. It's not a good habit!
Before dawn, Shaoke, who was not asleep, heard some creaking footsteps outside. After carefully opening the window, countless figures were shaking outside his warning array. Flashes of soft friction came with the cold wind. Shaoke softly blessed himself with a zero-level magic spell to "penetrate the night". After observing, he found that it turned out that the soldiers in the town rushed over under the leadership of several captains. Because they were afraid of disturbing Shaoke, they stood outside the cordon.
Shaoke was moved and gently closed the window, lit a candle, and told the soldiers outside that he had woken up. When the soldiers saw the lights in the wooden house lit up, they waited for a while before walking in, waiting quietly outside.
After Shaoke came out and asked a few soldiers to help carry his salute, he said to the captain: "Why did you come so early? Look! The soldiers are all very cold!"
"Master Xueye, there is nothing to do. I'll tell them to come and wait for you early to avoid being anxious. However, many soldiers heard that Hou Fei followed him, so the captain asked them to come." Dr. Ino, who was standing beside him, interrupted.
Although Shaoke wanted to say something, he opened his mouth and felt that whatever he said was very pale. He had to remember this friendship. What else could he do?
After everyone arrived at the military camp in the town, the soldiers left behind in the camp prepared a sumptuous breakfast for Shaoke early, and they also prepared a lot of specialties from the Misty Forest for Shaoke. Before Shaoke said anything, Dr. Ino rushed up and explained: "Master Snow Night, this is everyone's wish. Although it is not worth it,..." As he said that, Dr. Ino's voice was a little choked. Although he did not have much contact with Shaoke, every time he carried out a mission with him, Shaoke always tried his best to help him. As long as the soldiers were injured, Shaoke visited him one by one. When Shaoke was taken here, the soldiers suffered few casualties. Thinking about the situation that happened when he followed Master Yiga and Master Kiya and others on their own, Dr. Ino was even more reluctant to leave Shaoke.
At dawn, the captain led a businessman to come over: "Master Xueye, this businessman is the only one who goes back to the nearest city here today. You can do it with them! There is also a way to take care of him."
When Shaoke heard the sound, he saw that it was the merchant who bought his goods some time ago. He was not tall and thin, with a furry tiger-skinned hat buckled around his head, and his sparse beard on his bottom bar was covered in breath. His black eyes were turning from time to time. He was wearing a thick lamb robe and a palm-sized belt around his waist, looking very energetic.
The merchant smiled with kindness, "Master Xueye, I am honored to be able to carry out this journey with you." Shaoke was not in the mood to laugh with him, just nodded and stopped talking.
Since Master Iga and Master Kiya had not come yet, everyone went to the house to wait. The Tower outside helped load several boxes of Shaoko and the gifts prepared by the soldiers onto the truck prepared by the merchants so that they could set off in time.
Everyone was silent in the room, and no one knew what to say for a moment. Shaoke suddenly thought that he had just seen the injured soldiers waiting with everyone outside, so he asked: "Captain, why did I see the soldiers injured? Did they have a conflict with the adventurers in the town? If these things happen next time, if we have a reasonable approach, we must siege them. If it really doesn't work, let Master Yijia and others come to help."
"Oh!" The old doctor who was silent on the side sighed and said nothing. Dr. Ino choked up after hearing this: "Master Xueye, no matter what the adventurers are doing, they don't have the courage to do this! Yes... it was the injury that followed Master Yijia and the others on the mission this time."
"Oh!" Shaoke felt a little uncomfortable. If he kept up, these things might not have happened. "Fortunately, he was just injured. If he encountered a large group of monsters in the future, it would be better to avoid it. Now, the experience of Master Yijia and others is somewhat insufficient."
Dr. Ino wanted to open his mouth and say something, but his father's old doctor stopped him. Several bystanders did not discuss anything about this matter anymore.
While everyone was silent, the soldier reported: "Sir, Master Yijia is here."
When Shaoko and everyone went out, they found that only Master Yiga arrived, and Master Chia did not come here, which made everyone feel a little dissatisfied. Dr. Ino muttered: "Look, several brothers who caused him to die a few days ago, and now they don't dare to face the Master Xueye who taught him."
Shaoko did not hear Dr. Ino muttering anything. After the two mages performed formal etiquette, Master Yijia said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Master Xueye, Master Kiya meditated too much yesterday, and his mind has not recovered yet, so he can't come. Please forgive me."
Shaoke didn't care whether the other party came or not. He didn't have a deep friendship anyway, but he just waited for them here as usual.
Everyone greeted each other for a while, and Shaoke felt that it was getting late and it was time to leave. After all, we couldn't always say it here, right! So he formally said goodbye to everyone and got on the carriage specially prepared by the merchant for him.
As the carriage went away, the soldiers' bold blessings slowly disappeared. Shaoke only vaguely heard the young doctor shouting: "Master Xueye, send us a letter when you arrive at the imperial capital! I will definitely open a material store in the imperial capital. If you go to buy it, it will be free, and you..."
Dr. Ino's voice slowly disappeared behind. Although Shaoko did not look through the rear window of the carriage, scenes of people saying goodbye appeared in his mind: most soldiers who could not call their names, several captains, old doctors, Dr. Ino Swan, the loyal iron tower, and the middle-aged blacksmith who didn't say a word for a month. As he thought about it, he didn't know why he thought of the thin, slightly bald tavern owner. Perhaps he had transferred the most silver coins!
It was only two or two after leaving the town. After three magical magics, Shaoke had time to observe the carriage he was in: the wide four-wheeled carriage was dragged by two horses. Although it was a bit bumpy, the environment inside was still quite good. The thick black velvet carpet, a small pillow, a portable writing table, and a small copper heating stove. This made Shaoke admire the merchant's approach very much. Although he didn't know whether the soldiers gave the merchant gold coins, Shaoke decided to give him a gold coins because
I felt that his service was so thoughtful. I remember when I first arrived, I was riding a broken carriage. Flashes of cold wind kept coming in through the cracks on the top. Although Shaoke paid him enough coins, getting these services was quite dissatisfied with the noble mage. Finally, when Shaoke left, the burning powder he used it to ignite the other party's broken carriage. Although the merchant was very angry, there was no way to deal with the shameless mage.
Shaoke leaned on the pillow and thought about his thoughts silently. In the end, the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable, so he simply took out a book from the package he carried with him and started reading. During lunch, Shaoke did not get off the car, but asked the guys to send it to him. After receiving the money from the mage, the merchant diligently prepared the most sumptuous lunch for Shaoke. However, the merchant said that dinner was free, of course, and it was also very sumptuous. After all, a silver coin was enough to pay for the other party’s sumptuous food three times.
Chapter completed!