Chapter 1649: The Master Who Had Just Arrived
“The stars are so pretty, but I wonder which one of them is Grandpa?”
“Grandpa said he would become the little star that was on the right of that brightest star. See, there it is. That tiny but very bright little star.”
In the yard, Lucy, who was wearing a cotton jacket, was pointing at the sky and laughing.
“I saw it!” Darren’s eyes lit up with excitement on his small face.
Lucy turned around, and smiled at Darren with conviction. “Darren, you will become an excellent hunter.”
Darren retracted his gaze, and hesitantly said to Lucy, “But… Grandpa Christopher said we can go to school and become someone with knowledge.”
“Don’t you want to go back?” Lucy frowned.
“I…” Darren opened his mouth, and then lowered his eyes slowly before he softly said, “I will return with you, Sister.”
“I have to go back to return the money to our village people. These are all the little savings that they had.” Lucy softened her expression and stroked Darren’s head. “Our village people have helped us a lot all these years. We cannot forget about their kindness.”
“Mm-hm.” Darren looked up again and nodded at Lucy. “I know. Grandpa said before that we couldn’t be ungrateful people.”
“It’s not wrong that you want to be someone as knowledgeable as Big Sister Dorothy. Grandpa would definitely support if he was alive,” Lucy said to Darren with a severe expression. “But we cannot take people’s kindness for granted. Grandpa Christopher has already helped us cure your eyes. We should be grateful to him, and try to pay him back. We should not continue accepting his gifts.”
“Sister, I know I am wrong.” Darren lowered his head.
“We will make a trip back to the village tomorrow, and return everyone their money. Then, we will come back to Chaos City again.” Lucy grabbed Darren’s hands and smiled. “I will work and support you.”
Darren looked at Lucy with surprise and shock immediately. “Are we coming back to Chaos City again?”
Lucy nodded. “Mm-hmm. I want to send you to Chaos School and let you become a person with knowledge so you will never need to go hunt in the dangerous forest again.”
“But…” Darren looked at his frail sister with heartache and worry.
“I will go find Grandpa Christopher tomorrow morning and bid farewell to him. About the job, let’s decide after we return to Chaos City again,” Lucy smilingly said before looking up at the sky again. Then, she pulled Darren to bed.
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A merchant caravan stopped beyond Chaos City. The curtain of a horse-drawn carriage was lifted up by an elderly dwarf with white hair. He chuckled as he looked at the dark city walls under the night sky. “This Chaos City is really very far. I thought we would be able to reach it in 10 days, but we actually took over one month.”
Joss looked out from the other side and smiled. “Yes. I never expected that the Issen Castle was so far away from Chaos City. However, Master, you have so many gifts and tools, so even the biggest flying steed wouldn’t be able to carry all of them.”
Joey took out a coat, and respectfully asked Rom, “Master, Chaos City has never opened its gates at night, so do you want to get out of the carriage and stretch out after spending the whole day in it?”
“It’s fine. Let’s just wait in the carriage. We will be able to enter the city tomorrow after a night’s sleep.” Rom shook his head smilingly as he looked at the city walls, and expectantly said, “I wonder, will I be able to eat my young friend Mag’s steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers early next morning?”
“Master, is that steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers really that delicious?” Joss asked curiously.
The news of Master Rom leaving Issen Castle had created a big hoo-ha. Even the castle lord had personally come to make him stay.
However, nobody knew that Master Rom didn’t choose to go to Chaos City because it gave him many favorable conditions. Instead, it was simply because a chef from Chaos City had made him a helping of steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers. Not only did Master Rom, who had never forged anything for many years, give him a cleaver that he personally forged, he even moved his workshop thousands of kilometers to Chaos City.
The tightly shut city gates suddenly opened outward slowly, and two platoons of cavalry with fire torches escorted a person straight toward their caravan.
The person in the lead rode up, and loudly asked, “Is this Master Rom’s caravan?”
“Yes, it’s me.” Rom got up and allowed Joey to put on the coat for him before he walked out.
“Master Rom, I have heard so much about you.” That person rode forward and cupped his hands at Rom. “I am Dicus from the city lord’s castle’s secretary department. I have come with the city lord’s order to welcome you, Master, into the city for your rest.”
Rom was a little surprised, but he still cupped his hands, and said, “I really appreciate the city lord’s kindness.”
“Because Chaos City has a rule that caravans cannot enter the city at night, I can only invite Master Rom’s carriage into the city first. The caravan will have to wait till the sun rises tomorrow.” Dicus made a “please” gesture with a smile.
“It’s indeed great to be able to have a good night’s sleep on a bed.” Rom got into the carriage with a smile, and the coachman quickly made the carriage follow the cavalry into the city.
“Master Rom? Could he be that legendary weaponsmith from the Issen Castle?”
“No way? How can that person who has never left Issen Castle for hundreds of years appear in Chaos City?”
“Perhaps the city lord has invited him? That’s why he specially sent people out here to welcome him?”
All the caravan groups showed their envy when they saw this scene. They were wondering who was in that carriage. He could actually make the city lord’s castle come out to welcome him personally. However, nobody dared to attempt to break the rules.
“This is Master Rom’s first time in Chaos City, so we’ll have to ask you to make do at the city lord’s castle tonight. We will get someone to bring you to look for suitable accommodations tomorrow morning.” Dicus was about to leave after he arranged Master Rom’s and his companions’ accommodation.
“Thank you so much. However, my young friend, I have something to ask you,” said Rom.
“Please go ahead.”
“Have you heard about a restaurant called ‘Mamy Restaurant’ in Chaos City? That one whose boss is called Mag.”
“Do you want to have your meal now? Mamy Restaurant has already closed for the night, so I am afraid we can’t have anything from there tonight. However, I can make the kitchen send some food over here for you.” Dicus looked at Rom with surprise. He didn’t expect Mamy Restaurant to be so famous that even Master Rom had heard about it.
The city lord placed great importance on this legendary weaponsmith who had created many legendary weapons. However, he also wondered why Master Rom, who had never left Issen Castle, chose to come to Chaos City and move his workshop over.
But, no matter what, this was a good thing for Chaos City.
The stationing of a legendary weaponsmith would definitely attract a great number of powerhouses along with him. Although they simply wanted to obtain a weapon that was personally forged by the master, since they would be stationed at Chaos City, they naturally would become a part of Chaos City’s power, and increase Chaos City’s power imperceptibly.
“‘No, thank you. Since the restaurant is already closed for the night, then we’ll go have it tomorrow.” Rom waved his hand and smiled. “We’ve had our dinner, so I shan’t be bothering you.”