Chapter 81
Chapter 81: Flustered (3)
Currently, Cale was inside Litana’s tent . He had slept in for the first time in a while before slowly walking over . Litana looked at Cale before starting to speak .
“Bin!”
One of her subordinates moved to stand in front of Cale at her calling . He had met Cale inside the cave . The novel had given Cale information about Bin, one of Litana’s most loyal and strongest subordinates .
“Bin will guide you to the location . ”
Litana handed Cale a document . Cale had to work hard to maintain his expression once he got the document .
“Miss Lina, you can’t do this . This is too much . ”
She could see that Cale seemed to be bothered by this and starting to smile, thinking this person really was a very good person .
“No, it is not too much at all . ”
The document Cale received had Litana’s name and thumbprint stamped on it . It would be a complete contract as soon as Cale signed it as well .
There was one other spot that was left unfilled in addition to the spot for Cale’s signature .
The location of the land and size was missing .
Litana started to speak .
“It is complicated if it is someone’s personal property in the section, but if it isn’t, I will take care of everything so have as much as you want . ”
Everything she said sounded like angelic singing to Cale . The sound of money flowing in was always beautiful . Litana was a generous person .
“How can you give me a contract like this? What if I said I want the entire shoreline or something?”
“I knew you would say something like that . But it does not matter . Take it if you would like . ”
She really was the type to pay back gratitude as best as possible . Cale realized why Litana was sending Bin with him instead of someone like one of the chiefs or advisors .
‘I guess she is really planning on giving me whatever I want . ’
Cale put on a helpless expression .
“I think having a lot of land is just cumbersome . I just need a small enough area for me to rest whenever I get a longing to see the jungle . ”
This made Litana think about how she could pay back this extremely good person . Cale must have told his crew to help as his subordinates had woken up early to help with the restoration of Section 1 .
Of course, Cale had woken up late and did not know what his crew was doing .
“Mr . Cale, may I know your family name?”
Cale suddenly felt chills on the back of his neck . He had a bad feeling that he might end up in a complicated situation if he made the wrong move . That was why he answered back on reflex .
“I just wish to leave quietly . Let’s forget about what happened yesterday and just look toward the future . ”
“You really are not giving me any way to pay you back . ”
In Cale’s opinion, there was no need to pay him back . Nothing she could give would be worth more than the Magic Stones .
They were not low or mid-grade Magic Stones but a load of the highest-grade magic stones . They were all already refined as well .
Cale had no idea who buried all of them in the Jungle, however, the novel explained that it had been hundreds of years . That meant that there was no owner for these Magic Stones .
Litana looked out the tent and started to shout .
“Ten!”
‘Ten? The Black Panther?’
“Grrr . ”
“Please take him with you . Ten will find the quickest path for you . ”
Cale turned around after getting the chills . He couldn’t tell whether the panther was smiling or smirking, but it was revealing a fang that was the size of Cale’s arm .
“Ten seems to be happy to guide you Mr . Cale . You can ride him . Since this is a token of my appreciation, please accept at least this much . ”
“…I will . ”
Grrr!
The Black Panther approached Cale like it was happy . Cale dodged to the side .
However, he was on Ten’s back a moment later . Litana was amazed .
“This is the first time Ten has crouched down for anyone else but me . Ten is really a good judge of character!”
“I see . ”
Cale didn't feel welcomed while hearing the Black Panther growl . It was fine when he was on here with Litana since he was with the panther’s master . Sitting on her on his own felt like he was putting his face into a Tiger’s Den .
“Young master Cale, we will follow you soon . ”
Cale nodded his head at Rosalyn’s words .
“I leave it to you . ”
The only people going with Cale were Lock, Bin, and Beacrox . Of course, Raon was following them while invisible as usual .
“Not a problem . We will help with the restoration until Mr . Hans and On show up . Then we will head over as well . ”
Cale had asked Rosalyn and Choi Han to wait for Hans and the children who were recovering the remains of the lost people .
‘I can’t have Rosalyn there with me . ’
Rosalyn was a great mage . It would be complicated if she ended up finding the Magic Stones .
“Then let’s go . ”
The rest of the group urged their horses forward at Cale’s statement . All of them had a lot of stuff on their horses .
“Have a safe trip . Thank you for everything . ”
“It was nothing . ”
Cale gently responded to Litana’s goodbye . He could not let his guard down until the end .
“See you again next time . ”
‘What a terrible thought . ’
If he was to see Litana again, there was a very good chance that it would be on the battlefield . That was why Cale had no desire to see her ever again . He just responded back with a smile .
“Ten, shall we go?”
Cale respectfully asked the Black Panther who then started to move . The horses followed beside him while Litana watched him from behind .
“Are you okay, your highness?”
“I’m fine . ”
She quietly responded to her subordinate’s question . The Black Panther Ten was the first life she had ever saved . Since then, they had always been together . Although it was only for a short time, this was the first time that Litana had ever left Ten with someone else . [1]
Cale did not know about this as he headed toward Section 1 on Ten’s back . The Jungle people all stopped moving and greeted him when he went by . Each of them had their own way of doing it, but they all bowed to Cale in one way or another . Litana must have said something as there was no fanfare or very passionate responses .
‘It really is best to leave quickly . ’
Take action and then leave as fast as possible . Cale realized that that really was the best way to avoid annoying things as he quickly headed to the black ash remains of Section 1 .
Cale got off the Black Panther’s back . He could hear Raon’s voice in his head .
Wow! There really is nothing here!There was nothing left in the Section 1 shoreline .
Even the sea is black!The sea by the shoreline really was black from the ashes . Cale just quietly looked out toward the sea and the scenery .
A cool yet salty breeze blew by his side .
The Queen’s subordinate who came with Cale observed Cale’s actions . The queen had told him to report everything Cale did .
“I bet this was a really beautiful place . ”
The subordinate flinched at Cale’s statement . It was the truth . It really used to be a beautiful place .
“The sun will set soon so can I look around a bit? I’ll let you know once I decide on the plot of land . ”
“…I understand . ”
It was almost time for the sunset .
Cale patted Lock’s head as he started to whisper .
“Play with Ten for a bit . Don’t follow me . ”
“Yes sir . ”
Lock now listened without asking questions .
Cale headed toward Beacrox who was standing there with a frown . He didn’t like all of the ashes in the area . Beacrox, who had not taken off his white gloves for a couple days now, started to speak as soon as Cale approached him .
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“I will keep that Bin or Bee or whatever his name is occupied . ”
“I knew you’d understand what I want . ”
Cale then followed up with an unexpected question .
“Beacrox, have you been to the Roan Kingdom’s Northwestern region?”
“I have not . ”
“Really? Don’t you want to take a look?”
“I must take care of the Henituse Estate’s kitchen . ”
Beacrox looked toward Cale with a confused expression as Cale started to smile .
He needed a torture expert soon .
He needed someone for physical torture and mental torture .
Beacrox was the best when it came to physical torture .
‘The mental torture can be done by the crazy priestess who is probably with the eldest son of Marquis Stan right now . ’
Cale patted the still confused Beacrox’s shoulders a few times before heading toward the highest hill in the area . The Black Panther and Bin watched him for a bit, but they soon had to deal with Lock and Beacrox .
That was why Cale’s steps were very light . No, it was very light as he was thinking about the Magic Stones .
He felt the same way when they found the Magic Tower’s liege’s room . Every time he became a step closer to a slacker life, Cale’s heart jumped with joy .
Weak human, you look very excited!Raon was correct . Cale was excited . He verified where everyone was before heading toward the highest point by the shoreline . He headed to the top of the hill .
Only ashes were left here after the fire .
Huh?Cale started to smile at Raon’s response .
The Magic Stones were found by chance in the novel . This place was normally filled with tall trees that you couldn’t tell what was underground . However, once the trees all burned down and left behind only ashes, the Magic Stones were revealed when the ashes and dirt happened to flow away due to the rain .
“Maybe about here?”
Human, there is something five steps to the left from here!Cale took five steps to the left following his amazing navigation system . The Black Dragon was omnipotent . Dragons had the greatest sense for mana in the world .
Cale moved to the spot Raon mentioned and crouched down . He then took out the small hoe that he had used when he earned the ‘Sound of the Wind . ’
Dig . Dig .
The hoe dug through the black ash and dirt . The ground was a bit mushy from the rain and easy to dig, however, Cale cautiously dug like it was the most precious thing in the world .
And then, finally .
“Wow- . ”
Cale couldn’t let but let out a gasp of admiration .
He found a very average looking but large metal box . However, that rusty box looked colorful . Cale worked hard to dig around the box .
Human, why are you working so hard? I’ve never seen you work so hard before .Cale ignored Raon as usual and continued to dig until the opening of the box appeared . It was so big that he needed to move as quickly as possible to finish before the sunset . He was excited .
All you had to do was ask me to clean it .Cale stopped for a moment .
I will take care of it!Psssssst .
A small noise was made as black mana floated in the air and got rid of the dirt and ashes . Cale realized that he had been too excited . He took a breath to calm himself before pointing to the lock .
“Break it . ”
Alright .The lock was easily broken .
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Cale took another breath before slowly grabbing onto the lid of the box . Highest grade Magic Stones . Money was good, but this was precious ingredient for his sturdy and safe sweet home and sturdy transportation vehicle . He would put these ingredients to use until he died .
He slowly opened the lid .
Screeeech, clung .
“Mm . ”
Cale let out a noise of excitement .
All sorts of vibrant colors appeared in front of his eyes . These Magic Stones had not changed at all even after hundreds of years . The colors of these highest-grade Magic Stones were very vibrant and beautiful .
The corner of Cale’s lips started to twitch as it went up .
“Oh! Good stuff! Human, we found another treasure!”
Raon removed his invisibility and landed next to Cale . He then tippy-toed to look inside the box . Raon’s actions made Cale look around to make sure no one was around before he lifted up a Magic Stone .
These bundles of money .
The Magic Stones used in the magic devices from the Whipper Kingdom were usually low or middle grade Magic Stones . That should give an idea about the worth of these highest-grade Magic Stones .
Someone at the level of the Royal family would use high grade Magic Stones .
The worth of these Magic Stones would go up based on how severe the wars became . There were all sorts of places he could sell these to . Crown prince Alberu would definitely be one of his biggest buyers .
“Human . ”
Raon lifted his head up from the box to look at Cale . His wings were fluttering .
“I want some too!”
Cale flinched before deciding to be generous . He then patted Raon’s head and pointed to the box that held a couple hundred highest grade Magic Stones .
“I will give you the one you like the most from there . ”
“Really? Thank you human! You are a very good person!”
Cale was happy to see that this four-year-old was excited to get just one of these Magic Stones .
“So, hide it well in that spatial dimension of yours . Got it?”
“Alright! The seed and one Magic Stone are mine!”
“Sure, sure . ”
Raon was making sure to follow up with details like a proper dragon . Cale wondered if this was Raon just getting used to the world as he watched the sunset for a while before heading back down to the shoreline .
The still setting sun made a beautiful image behind Cale . He put a gentle smile on his face as pointed to the hill and started to speak to Bin .
“I could see the sunset well from the top of that hill . Can I get a small plot of land up there?”
“Of course . ”
Bin was amazed after seeing the size of the land Cale was asking for . It was just large enough to fit a small villa .
Cale kept his copy of the contract as he started to speak .
“I’ll just stay here until the rest of my group gets here . ”
Bin, Beacrox, and Lock quickly unloaded the supplies and put up the tents . Cale was going to wait for the others at this location .
One week later, everyone had gathered together . Cale, who had been laying on a chair by the shade create by the tent opened his eyes once they gathered .
“Shall we head back?”
Deputy butler Hans couldn’t help but think Cale was his usual self as he stepped forward . He didn’t know Cale meant the Henituse territory when he said, ‘head back . ’
“Are we heading back to the Whipper Kingdom?”
“Then why would I tell you to come here?”
“Then where are we heading back to?”
It was not just Hans . The others also became confused at Cale’s relaxed demeanor . However, only one person, the only person left to bid farewell to Cale, Bin, was quietly listening .
Cale sat up on the chair and pointed to a location . The group could see that he was pointing to the sea .
“Oh! Maybe?”
Rosalyn looked toward Cale with a questioning gaze . Cale started to speak as everyone looked at him .
“This is the sea . ”
At that moment .
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He heard the sound of a horn in the distance . A single ship was heading toward the group .
They were familiar with the ship as it was the same ship they had taken to get to the Whipper Kingdom .
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes . Thank you for everything . ”
Cale and Bin casually chatted with each other . He walked past the group who was looking at the ship and headed to the shore .
“Young master-nim!”
At the head of the rapidly approaching ship was Billos who was waving at Cale . Cale smiled at the excited Billos and shook a magic bag in return .
Once the ship stopped hear shore, Billos took a small boat and headed toward Cale .
“Here . ”
“Haha! Thank you very much!”
Billos was extremely happy after receiving the second bag of magic devices . Cale turned around to the group who were all looking at him .
“Let’s go . ”
At that moment, he heard a vicious voice in his head .
Human, is it now time for my revenge?It was Raon . Cale nodded his head . He climbed on board and felt the cool breeze before blinking his eyes .
The ocean breeze was very nice .
Cale was heading back to the Henituse territory, his hometown .
“Welcome back . ”
Count Deruth warmly welcomed Cale back . Cale, who had returned quietly without informing Deruth that he would be back, immediately headed to the Count’s office to report to his father .
“It is thanks to you worrying about me that I returned safely . ”
“It’s good to see that you don’t seem to be hurt . ”
Deruth was thankful and happy to see that his son had come to find him first . However, he then had an odd expression on his face . His gaze moved to the bottom left side of Cale .
“Mm, and who is this?”
“Greet . ”
Cale bluntly spoke, and a loud voice rang through the office .
“Hello, nice to meet you!”
Mueller seemed to have eaten well the last few days as he looked much better than when Cale had found him in the Tower .
“My name is Mueller Hon, the successor to the Hon family that has specialized in construction and development for over 200 years . I will do my best with any task you give me!”
It was a very loud introduction . Deruth was confused .
Construction? Development?
He looked toward his son with confusion . At that moment, Cale called out to him .
“My lord . ”
Cale did not call Deruth father or even Count . That action made Deruth become serious as well . Deruth was now addressing Cale as the lord of the territory .
“I heard that you were reinforcing the castle walls . I’m sure you have a reason for it?”
Deruth had been reinforcing the castle walls starting around when Cale had headed to the capital . The reason for that came out of his son’s mouth .
“I believe you expect that the era of wars will start soon as well my lord?”
Cale could see his father’s eyes turn cloudy . Cale pushed Mueller in front of him .
“This guy is the descendent of the family that built the Magic Tower . ”
Cale could see Deruth flinch . Castle reinforcement, Magic Tower, Cale knew Deruth had understood .
“Father . ”
Cale spoke to his father Deruth .
“Let’s give it a try . ”
1 . Lady, did you forget that you were just without this panther in the forest?