Vol 1 Chapter 6.4 (2/2)
“Oh well, forget it. Hold onto this. If you have time in the future, come to Milan City’s Floating Orchid Pavilion to find me. I’ll wait eagerly for the time when I could hear you play.” As she spoke, An Ya slid a blue crystal jade ring softly onto Yin Zhu’s middle finger on his left hand.
“Ah! Elder sister An Ya, this is extremely precious. I, I cannot accept.” The refined blue crystal ring had a silver-colored base, but he did not know what material was used to create it. The sapphire drop was set on top, radiating gently and slowly circulating blue light like rippling water without the slightest flaw. Even more precious was the magic fluctuating inside it. Yin Zhu had a revelation. Ah! This was a s.p.a.ce ring! When the s.p.a.ce ring was placed on his hand, his spiritual force had automatically linked with it. He was startled to discover that the s.p.a.ce within the s.p.a.ce ring was greater than his original one. In addition, inside the s.p.a.ce ring was 500 gold coins.
“What did your elder sister tell you? This is merely elder sister’s small gift for you to remember her. Besides, you’ll visit Floating Orchid Pavilion to find me and will need to use it to see me. If you refuse to accept it, elder sister will get angry.” Although it was obvious she was deliberately a.s.suming an angry appearance, An Ya’s trick to persuade Yin Zhu still made him uncomfortable.
Yin Zhu helplessly said, “Very well. I’ll accept this ring, but elder sister’s money I cannot use. Grandfather said, ‘A man must absolutely not take a woman’s money, otherwise he will come to live off a woman.’ I remember grandfather’s strict personality, elder sister, so I’m returning this money to you. This is the principle of the matter.” His voice was fairly loud, so everyone couldn’t help but look askance at him.
An Ya’s attractive face flushed. Fortunately, her heart was very firm otherwise it would be difficult to regulate her emotions. She whispered, “Little fool, do you not know what the phrase ‘live off a woman’ means? Wrong word choice. Plus, it isn’t easy to survive alone away from home; what will you do without money?”
Yin Zhu firmly shook his head and replied, “Elder sister, I really cannot. If you don’t take back the gold coins, I will also reject the ring.”
An Ya helplessly sighed. Her right hand swiped over Yin Zhu’s, and in that same movement, her elegant, green crystal ring flashed. The 500 gold coins in Yin Zhu’s sapphire ring disappeared. “Little fool, I must leave. Be careful with this ring; do not lose it like before. Oh. If you encounter something difficult, remember to find elder sister.”
Ye Yin Zhu stopped at the roadside and watched as An Ya’s carriage was gradually escorted far away by the black-clothed youths. An indescribable feeling of loss spontaneously arose, similar to what he felt when Zi originally left.
Milan Empire, one of the continent’s largest human countries; to the north was the Northern Wasteland, to the west was the Ascoli kingdom, to the east was the Florence kingdom, and alongside the southwest border was the Palermo kingdom while Wavast kingdom was located on the southeast border. To the south, it bordered the continent’s core area, Blue Dias. With four countries bordering it as well as the Northern Wasteland, it was destined to have a strong, heavy military. Otherwise, how could this country not collapse surrounded by this ring of enemies?
Milan City was an ancient, civilized city with close to six million permanent residents and was the political, cultural, and economic center of the Milan Empire. As the capital, it was Milan Empire’s primary strategic town with a permanent force of 30,000, among this were three dragon cavalry regiments.
Ge En and Yin Zhu walked through the Milan City streets with Ge En pointing out the surrounding buildings. “Milan City has the reputation of being an aristocratic paradise. The buildings here are the continent’s most ill.u.s.trious artisans’ crystallized wisdom. Here the wealthy can buy everything they fancy. Various kinds of money squandering establishments are everywhere. At the same time, Milan City is also the continent’s safest town. One might as well ask, who would dare to commit a crime in a city with 3,000 dragon cavalry members defending it? This city is also very large; if you were to walk from the North City Wall to the South City Wall, it would take at least three days.” He led the Iron Brambles mercenaries to a cheap hotel. After all, upgrading their mercenary rank did not require everyone to come along. Yin Zhu’s sole presence as a Red Rank mage was sufficient.
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