Chapter 123: You didn’t rob the giant dragon, did you? (1/2)
Chapter 123: You didn’t rob the giant dragon, did you?
After leaving the cemetery of death, Han Shuo and Emily went separate ways. Emily still had to accomplish her mission from her superiors and couldn’t stay by Han Shuo’s side.
He hadn’t returned to the Babylon Academy in a while and he was rather missing Fanny. Except, the whole incident with Emily had happened, and this made Han Shuo a bit uncertain of how to face Fanny. He hesitated and didn’t directly return to the Academy, rather walking to the Boozt Merchant Guild first.
Han Shuo had asked Phoebe to help look for items to refine an earth elite zombie. So much time had passed, it was time to ask if she was ready. There were also treasures that had come from the forest trolls’ sacred land within his space ring that needed to be disposed of via Phoebe. Add to that the fact that he needed to prepare rations for the forest trolls and the dwarves, so he rather needed to make a trip to the Boozt Merchant Guild.
After experiencing the Grover incident, Phoebe had already grasped the reins of power at the Guild. After making a couple visits, those within the Guild were all familiar with Han Shuo.
When Han Shuo presented himself at the door this time, the guards sent him in directly. When he walked towards the living room, Han Shuo suddenly heard the sounds of Fabian lecturing someone in a room, “Your father spent gold coins to help you enter the Guild, so you must work hard! Otherwise, with my position in the Guild, I won’t be able to protect you.”
“Understood, uncle.” Another voice that Han Shuo was familiar with responded honestly.
When this voice sounded, Han Shuo’s body sped up in surprise. When he arrived at the door to the room, he pushed the door open without knocking because he was so agitated, giving Fabian a shock. He immediately cried out, “Who dares to trepass in my territory!”
“It’s me, Mister Fabian.” Han Shuo laughed lightly and walked in with great strides.
When he heard Han Shuo’s voice, Fabian heaved a sigh of relief and walked out chuckling from the room. He said, “So you’ve come, heh heh, are you here to come see our Miss Phoebe again?”
Another fat and chubby body quickly dashed out of the house. When he saw Han Shuo, he cried out with unexpected surprise. “Bryan, how come it’s you! How come you’re in the Boozt Merchant Guild as well? Heh heh, are you a member of the Guild as well? We can be colleagues again?”
Little fatty Jack’s body had grown a bit taller, but his weight seemed to have increased even faster. When he rushed out of the house with large strides, the ground sounded with thumps.
“Long time no see Jack! How come you’re with the Guild?” Han Shuo was also quite happy to see Jack again. Little fatty Jack was the closest friend that Han Shuo had met after arriving at the Academy. When Han Shuo gave him a sum of money last time, he thought he’d never see Jack again. Who would’ve thought that the two would see each other again after not too long had past.
“You two know each other?” Fabian was a bit taken aback as he looked at Jack and then at Han Shuo.
Nodding, Han Shuo smiled as he explained, “When I was in the Academy, I was an errand boy with Jack. Heh heh, not only do we know each other, but our relationship is quite good.”
“Yes uncle, Bryan is quite amazing. Who would’ve thought that I’d run into him here?” Jack said, delighted.
“Mister Fabian, I’d like to catch up with your nephew. I’ll go meet Miss Phoebe later! Please pass that along for me!” Han Shuo said to Fabian with a smile.
Han Shuo had saved Fabian and Phoebe’s lives, and had brought a great deal of business with him the last couple of times. This made Fabian long since view Han Shuo as a person of great fortune. When he heard Han Shuo speak thus, he immediately agreed and winked at Jack, as if hinting something to Jack.
It was a pity that the excited Jack didn’t discover his uncle’s hints, but rather, the more mature and experienced Han Shuo saw it all clearly and laughed ceaselessly in his heart.
When Fabian left, Han Shuo immediately asked, “Jack, how did you come to the Boozt Merchant Guild?”
“When you gave me the gold coins. I left the Academy. When I returned home, I didn’t know what to do and helped my father butcher cows and sheep. I saw that things were difficult at home, so I secretly exchanged the gold coins you gave me into bits and pieces and gave them to my father, but he discovered my secret in the end, so I told him I found a bag of gold coins on the streets.”
“My father felt that I couldn’t always be a butcher, and so he took half of the gold coins to find my uncle Fabian to ask him to let me help in the Guild. I’m learning bookkeeping from someone, and that’s how things are. Right, why are you in the Guild? I see that my uncle seems to have a lot of respect for you, what’s going on here?” Jack looked at Han Shuo with surprise and asked in confusion.
Han Shuo said something random and fobbed Jack off with them. Han Shuo and Jack chatted for a while. From Jack’s expression and words, Han Shuo felt that he was actually quite happy to work for the Guild. So he decided to help Jack a bit and was prepared to say something to Phoebe. He felt that Phoebe would at least give him this face.
No wonder he was happy to stay here. When he was an errand boy in the Academy before, not only did Jack have to work day and night, but he was often bullied by other students and errand boys. His days weren’t too comfortable. Now that he was in the Guild, he had the protection of someone like Fabian, who worked at Phoebe’s side. At least no one dared do anything to him. Compared to the backbreaking work of an errand boy, the material he was now learning was much more interesting. No wonder Jack liked it here.
They talked for quite a while until Fabian came to rush Han Shuo, telling him that Miss Phoebe was waiting for him. Han Shuo then patted Jack’s shoulder, saying with a smile, “Then I’ll be going. Since you’re within the Guild, we’ll have plenty of chances to meet in the future.”
“Alright, you go about your business. Come see me whenever you have the chance! Although I’m doing well here, I don’t have that many friends.”
“Mm, I know.”
After leaving Fabian’s room, Han Shuo’s sensitive ears immediately heard Fabian and Jack’s conversation. Fabian was telling Jack to build a good relationship with Han Shuo, saying that Han Shuo was a person of great fortune, etc.
Phoebe was still stunning as usual. A well-tailored, form fitting green robe even more fully offset her tall, slender, and uncommon demeanor. Faint blush powdered onto her cheeks displayed their clean smoothness, with a hint of red blush hidden within them. Her bright eyes were embedded into a face that seemed a work of art, appearing completely perfect and flawless.
“You’ve disappeared for almost a month, what do you plan on talking about this time?” The surrounding maids had long since left as Phoebe sat within the hall, holding a cup of tea within her hands and leisurely sipping it. She flicked a noncommittal glance at Han Shuo and delivered her words faintly.
“I’ve only been gone for a month, but why does Miss Phoebe look even more beautiful?” Han Shuo spoke truly. When he’d seen Phoebe before, she’d never purposefully dressed up, but this, time, she’d noticeably put on some makeup, and her beauty truly had been enhanced a bit in Han Shuo’s eyes.
When these words were spoken, Phoebe’s eyes lit up as the faint red on her cheeks slowly spread out. A happy curve traced her lips as she said in a soft, gentle voice, “You’ve grown more glib in the month that I haven’t seen you.”
Laughing heartily, Han Shuo walked in front of Phoebe and took the teapot and cup from in front of Phoebe, pouring himself a cup and taking a sip before saying, “Before we chat about serious matters, I hope you can do me a favor. Help my friend advance a bit.”
Phoebe wasn’t surprised to hear that, and her translucent chin nodded lightly twice. She said in a quiet and beautiful voice,” I heard from Fabian just now. Who would’ve thought that you’d be friends with the fatty? Heh heh, he’s such an honest person and has you as a friend?”
Breaking out into laughter, Han Shuo scratched his head, “With your words, am I not honest enough?”