Chapter 31: Returning Home
After entering the sky above the Acura Continent, Aaron connected with the manticore's soul and fell to the ground, then sent the manticore back to the abyss. This is also to avoid being too shocking, and at the same time, to be honest, it is very uncomfortable to sit on the back of a manticore. Because although the skeleton of the manticore lion is thick and the muscles are solid, it is still a cub in the end, and its playful temperament is the same as that of most cubs in the population, and it bumpers Aaron all the way, almost spitting out the processed semi-finished products in the stomach.
After entering the town, Aaron changed into a gorgeous dress, rented a luxury carriage and coachman, and hired a small team of dozens of mercenaries to march towards his hometown of Salz.
The scenery returned triumphantly, and Aaron's mood at the moment was very different from when he first came out, and he couldn't help but sigh.
And just like that, under the shouts of the mercenaries who called mercenaries and actually did a lot of tricks, Aaron lay in the rickety carriage and listened to the sound of pimpling horses' hooves, and the damn bastard returned to the town of Salz.
Salz was located in the middle of nowhere, and in this poor and remote place there were not a single foreign nobles or wealthy merchants for many years. Now a very luxurious carriage suddenly appeared in the town, and it was guarded by dozens of majestic and extraordinary mercenaries on both sides, which attracted all the idle people in the town who did not know the truth.
Entering the town, under the command of Aaron, the coachman slowed down and slowly moved towards a certain goal. The mercenaries on both sides of the guard replaced all the equipment under the boldness of the mysterious Kaizi of Aaron, and also received a large deposit. Originally, they felt that their group of people had finally met the master, but they didn't expect to be watched by so many townspeople along the way, their eyes were full of strong envy and reverence, and these robber mercenaries all changed their previous banditry, all of them raised their heads and raised their heads, as if they had become those noble knights in an instant.
"Hey, I don't know which adult came to our town. ”
"Definitely, I heard from the guards at the north gate some time ago that Duke Paul will come to our town to inspect it soon!"
"Mr. Cane, I don't quite agree with you. You see, these mighty knights are so noble, and even I, an old man, know that the equipment on them is designed by a famous master, and you can see the charm of the design............"
"Isn't it, I've been to Oak Castle too, and I've seen the knights of the Duke with my own eyes, and it's just too far from these knights......"
Along the way, the townspeople's discussions reached the ears of Aaron and the mercenaries from time to time. Both are embarrassed, but the object of sighing is very different.
The town was small, and soon the carriage stopped in front of the mouth of a shabby, dirty, pitch-black alley. The width of the alley was so wide and narrow that the carriage could not pass through it at all.
The rich is the uncle, and the rich and powerful is the grandfather. To these mercenaries who traveled from south to north, Aaron was as kind and warm as their reborn parents.
The head of the mercenary regiment turned over and fell off his horse in the posture of a professional knight, and walked with a pace unique to nobles, all of which made the townspeople gathered around the carriage even more convinced that there must be a big official in the carriage, not those rich merchants who did not enter the stream.
The head of the regiment respectfully reached out and lifted the curtain for the mysterious employer in the car, and the large number of townsfolk behind him held their breath, their eyes rounder than the copper coin.
First, one leaned out to hold the wheel, followed by a left foot in ordinary men's boots sticking out, and the head that was exposed at the same time was difficult to see because it was facing the ground.
At this moment, the breathing in this small narrow space around the carriage was held even tighter, and the noisy space fell silent all of a sudden.
Aaron jumped from the carriage pretending to be elegant but looking funny, but to the simple townspeople around him who had never seen much of the mysterious world, Aaron's jump was simply elegant to the extreme.
Damn, these noble lords are so elegant and noble even when they jump!
The head of the regiment hurriedly stepped forward a few steps to support Aaron, and the honey-like smile on his face could almost touch any sad person.
With a sword hanging from his waist, a black staff in his hand, a towering magic hat on his head, and a sky-blue magic robe draped over his body, with strange patterns and words scattered all over it, he was dressed in jewels that almost blinded the eyes that looked directly at him.
The funny shape is so noble and elegant in the eyes of the townspeople. Perhaps, in the eyes of ordinary people, the words elegance and nobility are jewels.
"See, a noble magician!"
"Oh, damn it, don't get in front of me, I saw it too, wow, look at that hat on his head, what a big pearl!"
"Hey, isn't this the alley of old Gibson's house? His two sons seem to have gone to the army, and they must be causing trouble in the army. No, people are coming to the door......"
"Not really. Speaking of his two sons, it's really useless, especially that little Aaron............"
"When you talk about that damn little bastard, I remember the barrels of cider he stole from him, oh my God, how can there be such a despicable thief in this world!"
As the more and more unbearable discussions grew, the expression on Aaron's face gradually became gloomy and solemn, and he suddenly raised his head and shouted at the surrounding townspeople, "What did you say?"
"Ah...... Oh............ Wow............"
"That's not that............ That one...... Be...... Aaron?"
The townsfolk who finally saw the face of the mysterious mage were shocked in shock, and their jaws almost fell to the ground.
With a bang, just before Aaron's anger was about to erupt, the crowd gathered around the alley suddenly dispersed.
"Hey, you know what? Aaron, who used to be in town and only knew about fighting with Atay, is back! ”
"What? You're kidding me, aren't you? Ah, you don't mean the little imp that old Gibson adopted, do you?"
"Yes, you're right, man. It's that little bastard of the old Gibsons, that hateful thief......"
The news of Aarun's return spread swiftly through the small town of Salz, like dry wood lit by a fire. People in the streets and alleys are talking and speculating about what happened to Aaron after joining the army.
Returning to their hometowns is the wish and dream of countless wanderers. Even Aaron, who is now on the path of the strong, is no exception.
Walking into the familiar alley, it feels so intimate. After navigating the labyrinth of alleys, he finally stood in front of the doorway where he could almost smell the familiar scent.
The wooden planks in the doorway were even more dilapidated than they had been before he left, and the red paint on the door that he and little Gibson had mischievous applied had faded and cracked into pieces.
Looking at the familiar gate in front of him, Aaron's heart turned a thousand times and sighed. The playmates who used to accompany each other are now missing, and they may have died in battle. I used to want to escape from this ghost place, but now it seems so warm and kind, what is going on?
After a hundred turns and turns, at last, Alun gently pushed open the broken wooden door as before, and calmly shouted inside: "Uncle, I'm back!"
"Hey, my lord, it seems that there is no one here!" the head of the regiment followed closely beside this rare gold master.
Needless to say, with Aaron's strength now, he can detect it outside the alley. It's just that in his excitement, he didn't feel these at all.
Aaron motioned for the regimental commander and several other tall mercenaries to wait at the door, leaving him alone in the dimly lit dilapidated room.
Well, little Gibson's favorite Trojan, alas, it's just that old Gibson never saw him again...... Perhaps, the only thing I can do is to try to satisfy my father in the material things he is pursuing!
Aaron is now indifferent to old Gibson's past meanness, and only feels guilty about him. Gibson Jr.'s loss, and his decades of raising him, are more than enough to offset the beatings he has inflicted on him in the past.
When Alun was touching one small object after another in the house, there was a sudden shout from outside the door: "Stop, who are you?" Listening to the voice, it should be the mercenary he hired.
"Ah...... I...... I am...... I'm ............" The person being drunk seemed to be frightened by the mercenary's shouting, and he didn't know how to answer.
"Damn, this guy must be trying to commit violence to our esteemed Lord Aaron!You bastards are still standing there stupidly, and I'm going to arrest this old guy right away!"
"Ah...... No, it's not, I'm ...... Be...... I'm ............" The voice of the comer was full of panic and fear, followed by several screams of pain, apparently taken down by the mercenaries.
"Let him go, you rude fellows!" said Aaron, who recognized old Gibson's voice, but came to the door without haste, and the voice of the shouting did not have the anger in it. It seems that Aaron wants this old Gibson to suffer a little, so that he can know how to behave in the future.
"Okay, my lord!" the head of the regiment hurriedly replied respectfully, and a few mercenaries next to him who were holding the old man quickly let go of Gibson.
"Ah, yes, is it my son, Aaron?" said old Gibson's eyes, which widened with great joy and excitement. Just now, I heard from the townspeople that his adopted son Arun is making a big difference again, and he has returned to his hometown, and the scenery is tight. Old Gibson, who was still skeptical, now fully confirmed the good news he heard.