Chapter 183 - Disciple of the Sword Sage
“Brother Andre has such a delicate craftsmanship!” Lin Li wasn’t trying to be polite. He genuinely felt that those two axes were rare quality goods in terms of forging method and magical treatment. To him, Andre’s skill in forging was close to the Master-level.
They chatted from the Fire Plume Ridge to the campsite, and Lin Li got to see the interesting side of him.
Being at least level-15, Andre was considered one of the best in Felan Kingdom. However, when interacting with Lin Li, he was not arrogant at all. Even though he thought that Lin Li was a low-level warrior, he’d still pat his shoulder while addressing him as “Brother Felic”.
That was no hypocrisy. Lin Li could tell that Andre was treating them sincerely, and not like someone he could make use of. He reminded Lin Li of how Mason patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, Felic! As long as you are with me, I’ll ensure you excel in the trial!” when he’d reached Alanna for the first time.
Sometimes, social interaction could just be so simple.
“Brother Felic, there’s something I’m not sure if I should say…” Andre spoke hesitantly when they reached the base of the Fire Plume Ridge.
“Brother Andre, speak your mind. You are not the type to hesitate.”
“Mr. Felic, Mr. Felic, please hold on…” Aragon caught up with Lin Li not long after he turned his back.
“What’s the matter?”
“Mr Felic, it’s like that… Captain Serena wanted to ask how you want to punish the people from the Bloody Horns who had offended you.”
“How to deal with them?” Lin Li glanced at Aragon suspiciously. “Didn’t you send them back to the Silver Hand? Furthermore, I don’t intend to do anything to them. If you can’t think of anything for them, you can return them to the Bloody Horns. It’s nothing much anyway.”
“We’ll do as you say and return them to the Bloody Horns tomorrow, then,” Aragon said as he nodded his head. Next, he asked Lin Li about his day again. “Mr. Felic, how was it on the Fire Plume Ridge today? Did you face any trouble? If you need, you can tell us anytime. The members of the Silver Hand are at your service.”
“Apart from the useless map, there wasn’t any problem…” While replying, Lin Li could not help but feel uneasy at Aragon’s sudden friendliness.
The two people conversed randomly until Lin Li reached his tent. While walking with him, Lin Li was weirded out by Aragon’s attitude. The friendliness Aragon showed him was overt, and underlying it was ingratiation. Yet, Lin Li could not find a reasonable excuse for that.
Never would he have thought that he became the target of the Silver Hand just because his Explosive Mining technique at the Fire Plume Ridge…
He could not help it, either. No matter how clever he was, he would not have expected that such a low-grade technique would cause the Silver Hand to feel such amazement…
While he was standing outside the tent, he pointed to the few tents in the distance, and asked, “Aragon, do you know who lives there?”
Aragon looked along the direction of his finger. That was the border of the six big mercenary corps. He could not help but feel suspicious towards the few tents scattered near the foot of the mountains. Aragon replied, “I’m not really sure, either. But it seems like the other mercenary corps…”
“I see…” Lin Li nodded, and said no further. He wasn’t hoping for an answer from Aragon.
Just when Lin Li was about to enter the tent, Aragon suddenly exclaimed, “I know!”
“What?”
“It’s Al’Akir! The tent of President Al’Akir!’ Aragon said in a definite tone with an expression filled with awe and wonder. He was certain that it was not a wild guess. During the day, Captain Serena had mentioned that the Storm Sword Sage was here for the mission too. He was at least 80-percent sure that the President was residing in one of those tents.
“Al’Akir?” Lin Li asked in shock. “Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“No wonder…” Lin Li suddenly understood everything. That masculine fella he met in the cave was actually the disciple of the Storm Sword Sage.
Lin Li stood outside the tent, and finally got curious about the Silver Hand mission.
It was really a big deal for the Storm Sword Sage to come out personally. He was the President of the Adventurers Guild, and had a lot of duties at hand. What could possibly be the reason that had attracted him here? He remembered that Andre once said that that mission was really really dangerous…