Chapter 3: The Attainment of Alchemy (Part II)

Grunt

Levi's stomach is already hungry, and if he is hungry, he can also decompose liquid water to quench his thirst, and the important thing is food, and his alchemy can't conjure food out of thin air for him to eat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sunlight that passed through the bars had now turned into a faint moonlight, and the silver glow spread on the ground, stretching Levi's shadow so long that his head was pressed against the wall on the other side.

Coo-coo

The owl's cry echoed in the cramped cell, and looking out at the moonlight outside the bars, Levi decided to act.

"If you continue to be hungry like this, you won't have the strength to escape," Shaking the little bug on his robe to the ground, Levi got up and leaned over to the iron door.

The "transformed" alchemy array flickered with an arc of electricity, and Levi didn't spare his hand this time, and pushed it down hard towards the iron door of the cell.

The iron door twisted and changed shape in Levi's hand, folding into a ">" shape, and the harder Levi worked, the more the iron door bent in an arc, until it was completely recessed and squeezed out of the side of a space that was not big or small, just enough for Levi to pass through.

Out of the cell, Levi became more cautious, and seeing that the noise did not attract the attention of the others, he sneaked towards the hut attached to the cell.

The hut attached to the cell of the militia center was only about ten square meters, and the keys to each cell hung on the wall on one side, and after turning around, Levi could not find his leather bag here.

"I won't bring it back, so how am I going to get it back?" Levi leaned back against the door of the militia hut, listened to the door for a while, and slowly opened the door.

"Is there still every house to look for? Unlikely—" Pushing the door open, Levi grunted out, but before he could take a few steps forward, his feet stopped.

The silver hair was like a non-existent white veil in the moonlight, and in the red eyes, it was impossible to tell if there were any emotional fluctuations, and on the tray, the white plate contained two croissants, and milk was placed next to it, and at this time, Levi could only lament why his fate was so bad.

"You, hello," Levi said with a dry smile as he stretched out his hand.

Noshi just stared at him with a blank face.

"It's a little stuffy inside, but don't worry, I'll go back now" Still smiling reluctantly, Levi turned around and prepared to roll back into the cell himself.

"No, it looks like I can't lock you up here, you better come with me" With that, Noshi shifted the tray to his left hand, and his slender right hand grabbed the back edge of Levi's collar with a stretch.

"I surrender!" Levi raised his hands high, and had to say that his heart was broken at this time, how could he bump into the other party as soon as he came out?

"Let's go," Noshi said coldly.

In the town of Jotun at night, except for the candlelight shining from the windows and doors of the houses, the streets were dark, and Levi walked in front, his face ugly, and Noshi followed closely behind him, not knowing what kind of expression he had.

After walking for about ten minutes, Levi came to a two-story hut with a courtyard attached, where an old man in his sixties, who was looking at him with a fierce gaze.

"Noshi, what's going on?" Andrew asked as he looked at Levi, who was pale and trembling.

"Grandpa, it's really thanks to Verus this time, otherwise I would have let him escape," Noshi said.

“... Come in," Andrew took a step forward and walked towards the second-story cabin.

Inside, the old woman, who was doing needlework by the candlelight, looked up, but did not speak.

"Verus, take him to the warehouse in the backyard and watch him" Verus, who had been instructed by Andrew, took two steps forward and dragged Revi, who was powerless to resist, away.

"Noshi, let's put him in the warehouse today, Virus just look at him," Andrew said.

"Grandpa, he's a mage, in case he hurts you and grandma..."Noshi clearly didn't trust Rivi, and his tone was slightly worried.

"Hmph, I'd like to see if he has the guts" Andrew used to be a regular soldier in the Kingdom of Northwell, and he was also a character who had killed people on the battlefield, and he didn't take the weak Levi in his eyes at all.

"Okay, aren't you going back to Kribi City tomorrow, go to sleep" Noshi tried to dissuade him, but Andrew was very resolute, and finally he could only nod his head and go back to his bedroom.

"Old man, did that kid commit any crime?"

"He's from Kaos' side," Andrew said lightly.

"Aren't we at war with the Kaos Empire?" asked the old woman.

Andrew just smiled coldly at this, "That's just because of the internal division of the Kaos Empire, and now it is San Kaos who has diplomatic contacts with our Empire, not the Kaos Empire."

"That kid might just be a civilian fleeing"

“... Our position is different, he is a man of the enemy country"

...

Throwing Rivi on the cold, hard floor of the warehouse, this time Velust didn't tie him behind his back so that his hands could be kept in order to keep an eye on him.

Grunt.

Barely sitting up straight, Levi's stomach was ringing again, he regretted it in his heart, now in this situation, the other party should not give him any more food.

"I'm not going to faint from hunger, am I?" Verus didn't close the door to the warehouse, just sat on the sidelines and stared at Revy warily.

"Tell me, what are you Kaos doing in our Northville?" asked Varus, cross-armed.

"I said I escaped, do you believe me," Livi replied dryly.

"You're so weak, who's going to kill you?" Verus looked completely incredulous.

Levi, who gave up his defense, stopped talking, and just leaned his head on the edge of the warehouse, "By the way, can you give me something to eat, I'm hungry."

"You haven't eaten yet, but I have to keep an eye on you now, and I can't get anything to eat."

If Verus wanted to call his grandfather or grandmother, he didn't dare to give him ten dares, so Levi had to endure it.

"Are you hungry, there is still the potato stew I made today in the pot, I helped you warm it up, do you want to eat it?"

"Grandma!?" Varus exclaimed.

I saw the elderly woman who had been with Levi standing on the steps of the backyard, holding a casserole in her hand, from which the rich heat of stewed meat was constantly overflowing.

The moment he saw the stew, Rivi's eyes straightened, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Eat, I want to eat!"

"If you don't dislike it, come, here's the spoon," the old woman put the stewed meat casserole in front of Levi, and shoved the spoon into his tied hand.

Rivi, who got the spoon, couldn't wait to scoop up a large spoonful of stew, and ate it without looking at whether it was hot or not.

"Eat slowly, no one will rob you," the old woman snorted as she gently patted Levi's back, who had almost choked.

"Thank you, ma'am, thank you" Levi, who swallowed the stew and potatoes, and his stomach was finally full again, finally avoided fainting from starvation.

"Child, wait a little later, and I'll let you go" However, the old woman's next sentence surprised Levi's heart, "Madam, you are..."

"Don't look at me as a housewife all my life, but I look at people, and I'm still very accurate" The old woman's hand stroked the pale blonde hair on Levi's head, "You haven't killed anyone, have you?"

The old woman's voice was so low that Verus, who was standing nearby, couldn't hear it, but Rivey heard it, and his face turned red with a sudden.

"Grandma, don't get too close to him, be careful of getting hurt," Verus said anxiously in the back.

"I'm not all right, Verus," said the old woman, who had gathered up the spoon and casserole that Rivi had eaten, and walked into the house.

"Ma'am, can you tell me your name?"

"Just call me Ronnie," the middle-aged woman smiled at Levi and entered the room.

"Lady Ronnie" muttered Levi, looking at the other's backs in a daze.

Ronnie's actions made Levi's heart burn, and the heat of being cared for flowed through Levi's body, filling his heart.

...

"Mayor Mare, no, there's a bandit invasion!"

A sudden commotion rang out in the nearby streets, and Rivi, who was leaning on the edge of the warehouse, opened his eyes in an instant, and Varus, whose head was already drooping, also woke up at once.

"What's wrong?" asked Verus, who was dazed, standing up and a little overwhelmed.

It's just that Levi himself doesn't know what's going on, but he hears the man outside screaming, it seems that some robbers have invaded.

"Verus, take the guy and follow me to the town, there are robbers!" Andrew shouted as he rushed into the backyard with his two-handed axe.

"Robbers, how could there be robbers all of a sudden?" Varus couldn't care about Rivi anymore, and went back to the house and took out a shield and a spear that was actually made of iron.

"Grandpa, I'll go too" Nuoxi, who had already changed into a light armor, also appeared, only to see that her face was even more cold than usual, and her eyes shimmered a little in the moonlight.

"It must have been the last time we reported to Kribi City to let them know, and this time it's here to get revenge on us," Andrew grimaced, his fingers creaking the axe.

"Grandpa, what about this guy?" asked Verus, pointing an iron spear at Rivi.

Looking at the harmless Levi, Andrew was still thinking about it, but Ronnie took the first step and said, "He just let me watch it, you guys go quickly"

"No, it's too dangerous!" it was Noshi who spoke, and she said with a glance at Levi, who was sitting on the ground.

"It's okay, this kid looks weaker than Brunstein, if he dares to do anything to me, I'll knock him out with the bottom of the pot"

The muscles on Levi's face twitched, he remembered that the man named Brunstein was not a child! He was no match for a child in Ronnie's eyes, and Levi suddenly realized that he was living a little miserable.

Staring at Levi viciously, Andrew said, "Boy, if you dare to hurt her, I won't let you go, go!"

Noshi stood still, also looking at Rivi, biting his lower lip, and then also followed Andrew's pace with his knight's sword.