More than three months have passed since he left the Althorp estate, during which time little Peter has been studying military command with Uncle William, and Eva will be quietly watching most of the time. The old man's physical condition is slightly better than before, and he has been sleeping much better than before, perhaps because the comfortable and comfortable environment in the Krent Empire cannot be compared with before. In addition to teaching little Peter theoretical knowledge, Uncle William will also take him and Eva to practice martial arts together.

Little Peter is also led by Uncle William and Eva to exercise while traveling towards his destination. Gradually, he also felt that he seemed to have changed a lot from before, the most obvious thing was that his height had suddenly increased a lot, and then his body shape had changed from being weak to being barely strong now, and his strength and endurance were much better than before.

After walking around like this, they finally came to Okebi City, which is known as the largest town in the southeast of the Krent Empire, which is also the largest city that their group can stay in the Krent Empire.

Not far from Oakbee City is the border between the Krent Empire and the Holy Empire, so the old man and Uncle William unanimously decided to stay in Oakbe City for a few more days so that they can replenish dry food, weapons, etc.

The carriage drove into the city gate, and little Peter was surprised to find that the city looked unexpectedly large, and he learned from the old man's explanation that the city wall was made of huge schist, about 20 meters high, and about 30,000 meters in circumference. I couldn't help but be surprised, and thought to myself: "How was such a huge city built back then?" ”

Little Peter looked curiously out of the car window at the street, and it was evening when he saw the flow of people passing through the city gates, mostly peasants carrying farm tools with a black metallic sheen on their backs, and neat clothes made of coarse linen. They had happy smiles on their faces, teasing each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.

In addition to this, there are also a few civilians who look like wealthy who occasionally trot all the way away. Most of them wore woollen fabrics, and their clothes were clean and tidy. The soldiers on both sides of the city gate also stood mentally at their posts with spears in hand to maintain order.

Peter Jr. found that the road passed through the territory of the Krent Empire, and the environment of the entire Krent Empire was much better than that of the previous islands overseas. Moreover, the commoners and farmers in the empire were even more energetic, and they did not walk like the timid and fearful peasants with their bodies and heads bowed as they had seen before, but they were straight and looked straight ahead, and they did not walk too fast but not too slow. They will talk loudly to familiar people, and occasionally let out a laugh or two.

Of course, there were some ragged paupers in the crowd, but as for the paupers who had forgotten what little Peter had seen, they were also dressed in tatters, but they seemed to have a lot of confidence and a vision of a better life ahead that sometimes appeared on their faces.

As the carriage left the crowd, little Peter stopped paying attention to these things, but carefully surveyed the buildings on both sides. These buildings are very tall and straight, and all of them are filled with a large number of pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying arches. The whole city looks more solemn against the backdrop of these buildings.

The next day, little Peter and Eva were chatting with the old man in a luxury hotel, and Uncle William went out to buy some necessities.

The fireplace in the room was burning brightly, and the sunlight shining through the glass windows on the white carpeted room looked very peaceful and serene. Under the roasting of the fireplace, the humid and cold air gradually became dry and warm. The old man half-lay on the wooden sofa and squinted his eyes contentedly drinking a cup of black tea to warm up his body, and only after he finished tasting it did he let out a sigh: "Eva's craftsmanship is getting better and better, this tea is brewing well, and there is progress." ”

Eva smiled happily as she stood behind the couch and listened to this, a dimple clearly appearing next to the corner of her mouth. Little Peter sees Eva's smile a lot, but every time he sees such a smile, he always feels good.

He turned his head to look at the old man who was half-lying on the sofa and taking a nap, hesitated for a moment and then asked out loud: "Grandpa, I still don't really understand why we have to go to such a monastery since the Holy Empire's recent civil strife is very serious?

The old man was not very surprised when he heard this, obviously he already knew that Peter would definitely ask this question, he first opened his eyes and looked ahead unconsciously, and then stared at little Peter after his vision finally became clear, and said: "I thought you would ask this question earlier, but I didn't think that you could endure it until now, and it can be regarded as some progress." ”

Little Peter's face couldn't help but blush slightly, he quietly rolled his eyes and plucked up his courage to look at the old man again, the old man clapped his hands and then gently put them on the armrests of the sofa, raised his head and said: "Of course, there is a reason to go to the Holy Empire, although there are many monasteries in Krent, but professionally speaking, they are still not comparable to the Holy Empire." ”

Little Peter was anxious when he heard this, and saw him leaning forward, putting his hands crossed on his knees, and hurriedly said: "But grandpa, although your physical condition has improved, winter is coming soon, and I am very worried about our going to the Holy Empire at this time." His tone was hurried, his eyes fixed on the old man.

After hearing this, the old man smiled, his eyes showed a look of relief, he patted the armrest lightly and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm still fine, I can't die, don't worry." Besides, if I don't go now, I'm afraid that the old guy won't be able to bear it anymore, and I don't want to be tortured by him every day in the future. ”

Little Peter was stunned and blurted out, "Old fellow, who is that, grandpa?"

The old man didn't say a word for a long time, his eyes half-narrowed into his memory, and the room seemed very silent. This silence made Eva twist her body uneasily and peeked at the old man, and saw that his right hand was clenching the armrest on the sofa hard, and the green tendons on his hand were exposed, and he was holding it so tightly that half of his body was trembling slightly, and he tried to calm himself for a long time before the sharp rise and fall of his chest and the rapid gasping sound were calmed down.

The old man said in a hoarse voice: "He is an old friend of mine, and I haven't seen him for a long, long time, which makes people nostalgic." Moreover, I think he is the only one in this world who knows about your background. After all, he was the one who gave you to me. So the Holy Empire we have to go. As he spoke, he became agitated again, coughing. Eva hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man pat her back.

Little Peter sat there dumbfounded, not knowing anything.