…
Lollister was stunned. What did Alisa say just now? That beggar was looking for a young master called Norton Lollister. It should be Norton Lollister. Isn't that the original name of this body? Everyone calls me Locke, but they don't remember that my real name is Norton Lollister, the second young master of the Norton Family in the north.
"What's wrong? I think I heard Alisa say your name just now?" El asked when he saw Lollister in a daze. He knew Lollister's real name because he had helped him with the deed to his house and the tax payment certificate.
Lollister snapped out of his daze and realized that Alisa had already skipped to the backyard. He stood up and said, "The beggar Alisa mentioned is looking for Norton Lollister from the north. I think he's looking for me. I'll go take a look. I don't know if he's sent by the family. "
"Oh?" El was interested. He stood up with a drumstick in his mouth. "I'll go take a look with you."
When the two of them arrived at the backyard, they saw the beggar that Alisa had mentioned. He was dressed in rags and was sitting on a piece of limestone in the backyard, drinking oatmeal. The two drumsticks that Alisa had given him were placed on a gray linen cloth next to him. It seemed like he was going to take them away.
Alisa nibbled on the drumstick in her hand and asked the beggar curiously, "Why aren't you eating the drumstick? How can you eat the porridge without any food? The drumsticks are really delicious. "
The beggar nodded at Alisa and smiled. "Beautiful princess, thank you for giving me the delicious drumsticks. However, I have a companion. Good things should be shared with companions …"
Then, the beggar saw Lollister. He was stunned. He put down the bowl and rubbed his eyes. He looked carefully and finally confirmed that the Lollister in front of him wasn't an illusion.
"Second Young Master, sob, I've finally found you, sob sob sob …" The beggar scrambled over. He didn't even care that his bowl of oatmeal had been knocked over. He hugged Lollister's leg tightly and cried with tears and mucus flowing down his face.
"Ugh …" Lollister wanted to pull his leg back, but he realized that he was hugging too tightly. "Erm, get up first. You are …"
"Young Master, don't you recognize me? I'm Serdkamp! "The beggar raised his face covered in tears and snot.
"Sudekamp?" Loriste tried hard to recall, and the memory hidden in the depths of his heart appeared before his eyes. The silly young servant who always had an honest expression followed behind Locke and shouted, "Young Master, wait for me …" Locke was bossy and bossy, and the young servant was ordered around …
No wonder he recognized me right away. He had been by Locke's side ever since he was young.
"It's you, Serdekamp. Long time no see. It's been ten years. Get up first, don't just cry, "Lollister said with a smile.
Who knew that Serdekamp would cry even harder after Lollister said that. "Young Master, hurry up and go home. The old master is gone, the young master is gone, and the third young master is also gone. You're the only one left in the Norton family. Everyone is waiting for you to go back and inherit the territory … sob sob sob …"
Lollister's body swayed. Although he had transmigrated, the blood connection between this body and the Norton family could not be severed. The throbbing that came from the depths of his soul made Lollister tremble.
El quickly stepped forward and held Lollister. He said to Serdekamp, "Don't cry. Speak slowly and clearly. What happened?"
"Last year, the old master chased the mountain barbarian bandits who invaded the territory and was ambushed. He was seriously injured and bedridden. At the beginning of this year, he couldn't hold on any longer and passed away after instructing us to find the second young master to inherit the territory. We only know that the second young master went to Morent City ten years ago, but we don't know which academy he's studying in. And it's already been ten years. We don't know if the second young master is still here, so we can only come here to try our luck. We finally arrived at Morent City, but all the academies said they didn't know anyone called Norton Lollister. They even ignored us when they heard that we came from the north. Padt said that the heroes in the stories got their news from the taverns, so I went to the taverns one by one. The heavens have taken pity on us, and we finally found the young master. "Serdekamp couldn't stop his tears when he thought of the hardships he had gone through to find the young master.
Lollister finally stopped. "Serdekamp, let me ask you, how did my eldest and third brother disappear? Who is this Padt you speak of? Why does he sound so familiar? And doesn't my third uncle know which academy I'm studying in? Where is he? "
"The first young master died in battle three years ago. At the time, he was recruited by Duke Lujins to serve the second prince. When the news came, the old master was bedridden, and the third young master was in charge of the territory. Two years ago, the third young master was patrolling the territory when his mount was startled. The third young master fell off his horse and suffered a severe head injury. He was rescued and given emergency treatment for three days, but he still passed away. The old master's illness worsened, and he only got better last spring. But when he heard the news about the mountain barbarians, he insisted on going to battle. In the end … Second young master, don't you know Padt? He's the grandson of the old steward, Clancy. He's the kid you always played with when you were young. He's already an Iron Swordsman. Because we know you and remember what you look like, the old steward sent us to find you. "
At this point, Serdekamp hesitated. "Second young master, your third uncle, Master Rodsik, passed away seven years ago. The family's caravan was robbed by bandits in Podoorgo Province, and all the members of the caravan died in battle. The news shook the entire north, and there were rumors that the first prince sent people to impersonate the bandits in order to collect military funds. That's why the first young master disregarded the old master's objections and joined the second prince's banner. "
It was truly a series of bad news. Laurist could not imagine that the Norton family, once hailed as the Northern Angry Bear by the Crimson Empire's royal family, would encounter such a series of misfortunes. They were reduced to the point where they had to summon the second young master who had been exiled for ten years to inherit the family's territory. This was truly unexpected.
After calming himself down, Laurist asked Serdekamp, "What about Padt? Where did he go? "
Serdekamp was a little embarrassed. "Padt, he … he's carrying bags at the docks …"
"Carrying bags?"
"Yes, we've spent all our travel money. Padt can earn enough for a day's worth of food by carrying bags," Serdekamp muttered.
"Redi!" Laurist shouted towards the tavern.
Redi quickly appeared in front of him.
"Go and bring this Serdekamp to the docks to find his companions. Then bring him and his companions to the public bathroom to clean up. Give them a change of clothes and bring them back to me." Laurist ordered as he took out two gold coins from his pouch and gave them to Redi.
"No, no, young master, we have money. We can't spend it on you." Serdekamp hurriedly stopped him and took out a black pouch: "Young master, I still have twenty imperial gold coins."
"Eh? Didn't you say you had no money? "Laurist was puzzled.
"Young master, this is for your travel money. We can't use it, but we can give it to you now. At least you don't have to worry about losing money." Serdekamp stuffed the pouch into Laurist's hands with a relieved expression.
Laurist was a little touched. They had twenty gold coins and would rather one carry bags while the other begged for food. Should he say that these family members were stupid, too stubborn, or just loyal to their duty?
Laurist gave Redi two more gold coins and said, "Change their clothes."
Redi and Serdekamp drove the carriage to find Pat.
Laurist returned to the tavern and sat in front of the table, feeling uneasy. He opened the black pouch and poured it on the table. Twenty shiny gold coins appeared in front of him. They were smaller than the gold coins, and there was an old man wearing a crown on top of them.
Fatty Shi's interest was piqued when he saw the gold coins. He picked one up and looked at it with disdain: "These are the heads of the old men from the Crisen Empire. They're not worth much. Three of them can only be exchanged for one gold coin. Now, the three kingdoms and seven duchies in the north are using our gold coins. These old men's gold coins are recycled by unscrupulous merchants and turned into gold coins. They earn twice as much in just a few trades. Where did you get these old men's heads from? "
"Locke's family is here. They want Locke to go back and inherit the territory. These old men's heads are for Locke's travel expenses."
"What? Locke, you want to go back and be the lord? "His companions were shocked and gathered around him.
"What's with the fuss? I haven't decided if I'm going back or not." Laurist frowned, looking distressed. He was now a celebrity in Moronte City. After living here for ten years, he had long since regarded himself as a Moronte citizen. Suddenly, his family sent him a message asking him to go back and inherit the territory. This was too unexpected. Although it was his hometown, it was a completely foreign place to Laurist.
"What's there to hesitate about? Of course it's to go back and inherit the territory. You can only be an instructor in Moronte City, but when you return home, you'll be a respected lord. In your territory, you'll be the sky for your subjects. Everything will be decided by you. " The one who said this was Terman. He originally came from Xigor, a region that produced many mercenary knights. It was the nature of the Xigors to pursue war and be adventurous.
"But Locke is doing very well here. He's even bought a house. Also, he's a double gold instructor in our academy. He's famous, so what's wrong with going back? The north is a vast wasteland with few people. Just look at the geography books and maps and you'll know that it's a wasteland. How can it be as comfortable as Moronte City? "Steve retorted. He was a local and had always been proud of being a Moronte citizen.
"Maybe Locke can go back and inherit the territory before coming back. In the future, he can leave the matters of the territory to his subordinates. He can stay in Moronte City and live as usual." Yuri suggested, thinking that this would be the best of both worlds.
Laurist smiled bitterly. It wasn't as simple as Yuri thought. His family's territory was far away in the northern wasteland, thousands of miles away from Moronte City. It would take more than three months on a fast horse to go back and forth. This wasn't like the nobles of the kingdoms and duchies that were close to the Mana Hill Plains. They lived in Moronte City and only needed a few days to return to their territories.
Fatty Shi asked, "Where's the person from your family?"
"Reidi drove him to find his companions. They split up to look for me in Moronte City," Laurist said.
"Look for you? You're so famous yet you still need to look for me. Don't tell me your family doesn't know that you're studying and working as an instructor at Dawn Academy? "Fatty Shi was very surprised.
"I've said that I've lost contact with my family for almost seven years. Turns out they know that my family's caravan at Dawn Academy was attacked by bandits. Even my third uncle, who brought me here, died in battle. Now the family only knows that I'm studying in Moronte City, but they don't know which academy I'm in. Then came another six years of war and there was no news from me. Now that the family is in trouble again and again, they sent people to Moronte City to find me. However, they don't know that I'm Black Iron Locke. They went to all the academies to ask and found that no one knew Norton Laurist. Then they went to all the taverns and asked around. Just now, I met Alyssa. She ran over and told me that only then did I know that the family was looking for me. " "Lollister explained.
"So that's how it is. No wonder they couldn't find you. There are people all over the city who know about Black Iron Locke, but there are probably less than ten who know your original name. What are your plans? "Fatty Shi was relieved.
"I don't know …" Laurist shook his head. "I'm in a mess right now. I don't know what to do. I'll wait for them to come back and ask about the situation. "
— — Dividing Line — —
When Redi brought Sadkamp and Pat, who were dressed in new clothes, to Laurist, Laurist was holding Alyssa and watching Old Luke cut Schwald's hair. Alyssa asked Laurist, "Uncle Locke, you said that the beggar was looking for you. Is he from your family?"
Laurist nodded and said, "Yes, I have to thank Alyssa for the two drumsticks. Alyssa is such a good girl."
Alyssa frowned and thought for a long time. Then, she came to a realization. "I know. Uncle Locke's family are beggars."
"Pfft!" Ayer, who was sitting at the side, spat out a mouthful of wine all over Fatty Shi's body. He didn't even have the time to apologize as he laughed so hard that he couldn't even catch his breath. "A-Alisa said that it's so good. It's so funny. Locke's family is going to be beggars.
Laurist didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Alyssa, Uncle Locke's family isn't beggars. Look, he's right in front of you. How does he look like a beggar?"
Sadkamp's face was as red as a monkey's butt. He wanted nothing more than to dig a hole in the ground and hide in it. Beside him, Pat was wearing a new swordsman's outfit and looked handsome and heroic.
Laurist put Alisa down, stood up, and walked up to Padt. Comparing their heights, he sighed and said, "Padt, long time no see. You and I have grown up. We are no longer two bull-like kids."
Pat also took a deep breath. "Yes, Young Master. We've grown up."
As far as he could remember, Locke and Pat had been rivals since they were young. When they met, they would either fight or fall. Every time, one of them would leave in tears, and the other would continue fighting the next day. Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, and both of them had grown up. Now that they met again, they felt a sense of closeness.
Laurist patted Pat's shoulder and smiled. "Not bad. You're even taller than me now. I really don't know what you ate to grow so big. It's been a long journey. Let's not talk about anything else. Sit down and have a good meal. I've already asked the kitchen to prepare it. Madam, you can serve the food now. "
Laurist called out to Louise, then turned to Old Luke. "Old Luke, after Schwald's grooming, it's Redi's turn. Alright, grooming these two as well. There are ten of them in total. I'll give you two silver coins."
"Okay, I promise they'll be in high spirits." Old Luke was very happy.
Laurist stopped the restless Sadkamp and Pat, and said in an unquestionable tone, "This is my turf. You have to listen to me since you're here, not to mention that I'm your young master. Just listen to my arrangements. I'll take you home after you've eaten your fill. We can talk when we're home. "
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