Chapter 92 (1/2)
Chapter 9: Sweetrock Townshi+p (2)
[EN: We changed the nalishi+sed them]
Looking at boundless sea, Owen told Ah Dai, “In the future, we are going to live here Do you knohere we are?”
Shaking his head, Ah Dai replied, “I don’t know” He had been very silent for the whole journey While he was riding on the horse, he just sat there in a daze, even after a whole day, he would never co, he would not speak up on his oen also noticed that Ah Dai had become quieter than before, and he knew the reason it However, he never questioned Ah Dai, because he believed that Ah Dai would get used to the life here after some time
Sweetrock Toas one of numerous small towns in the Sipho Tribe that was situated near the sea Many of the current people in the Sipho Tribe were rants from the Prosperous Empire, therefore black haired people, such as Ah Dai, were quite a coer stood out fro that htly better
For the whole journey, Owen tried his best to acco on the horse for a long period of tiht a thick soft cushi+on specially for Ah Dai Although Ah Dai would always respond with a shake of his head, Owen continued to show concern for Ah Dai, asking if he was tired or hungry every few hours Ah Dai was no longer as quiet as when he had just left the illusionary forest, but the big barrier between Owen and him, was still there
Owen and Ah Dai stepped into Sweetrock Town As it was early in the , or working in the shi+p factory of the Sipho Tribe There were mostly women, kids and elderly left in the town Occasionally, they would see so their clothes, while their children played merrily nearby
In order to not incite eners, Owen hid his broadsword behind soed into a set of co the village But even so, they still ers A man who seemed around fifty years old, walked up to them and curiously asked, “You aren’t locals, are you? What are you doing here?” The language of the United Regions Coe of the Heaven’s Gold Ereat tribes had different dialects, if one was not familiar they would find it hard to differentiate On the way, Oould teach Ah Dai soh Ah Dai was a slow learner and could only learn a few siet fed up Only now did Ah Dai realise, that the words that Owen taught him, were the dialects of the people here He was barely able to understand what the elderly
Owen had a smile on this face, and replied in the dialect of the Sipho Tribe, “hello, I was born here, it’s just that I had left for a long time”
Hearing the sauard, and spoke, “Are you from the town? I can’t seem to recall you”
Owen glanced at theout in surprise, “Ah! Aren’t you Brother Schiel?”
Schiel was shocked, “How do you know that my name is Schiel? You, who are you exactly! Why don’t I have any impression of you”
“Schiel, it really is you, I aot me? I’ve left for al, playing withthat time” Owen excitedly recalled
Schiel stared at Owen, du ti brother Owen But, but, why do you look so young?”
Owen rolled up his white sleeve, revealing a fair-skinned arm, and there was a dark purple ot cut by the boat’s anchor Do you remember?”
Meanwhile, Ah Dai was just staring blankly at Owen and Schiel They were speaking too fast, and Ah Dai could barely catch a feords
Schiel grabbed Owen’s ar brother Owen! If not for you, I would have died in the sea that ti! I remember, you are even older than me by two years I’m 56 this year, while you were born in February, Year 931 of the Holy Calendar, which means that you are 58 this year I can’t tell, I really can’t tell it all!”
Owen s It was probably because I’ve always been living in the forest, and absorbed soer Schiel, is our ancestral houses still there?”
Nodding, Schiel replied, “Yes Let’s go, I’ll bring you to take a look I’ve already taken over my father’s position and was the town mayor for quite some years With our relationshi+p, there is no one ill dare to lay a hand on your ancestral house However, it’s a bit dilapidated now If you want to live in it, you need to do so brother, now that you are back, are you still going to leave next time?”
Owen shook his head, sighing, “Ah—, I won’t be leaving any for ht, brother, this is my distant nephew, and he ishere, perhaps, I will live here until my death”
“Big brother, I was just worrying that there will be no one to accompany o, I’ll bring you to the ancestral house, wait till my sons are back and they will help you renovate it Then, we can be neighbors again” Schiel laughed heartily as he spoke
Under Schiel’s enthusiastic guidance, Ah Dai and Owen soon arrived at a courtyard facing the sea This courtyard was quite soers in Sweetrock Town Looking at the courtyard before him, Owen’s eyes turned red After all, this here he had spent his childhood days
Patting Owen’s shoulders, Schiel spoke, “He tsunami had indeed caused countless deaths!”
Owen glanced at Schiel, replying, ”It’s already been so ?” As he spoke, he took out soold coins from his pouch and stuffed them into Schiel’s hands “Brother, it has been so many years, I’ve become unfamiliar with this place, so I need to trouble you to find some people to help me fix this house”
Schiel i? Aren’t we brothers? Now that you’ve finally returned, it is my duty to help you Do not worry, in the town, I’m still quite influential When et some wood and materials, and repair the house for you It should just take about a day Don’t give me money, if not, I’ll take offense”