Chapter 52: The Great King's Flag Changes on the City Wall

  Poor bug just before leaving, suddenly thought of it, once left, leaving Muldero beside this turtle, this lewd magician will likely reveal his own secrets.

  So, the poor worm suggested taking away Dororo - Dororo's face was full of surprise! At least, following this beautiful lord is a hundred times better than following that scoundrel who often beats and scolds him.

  As a result, the greedy tortoise sold the magician's servant at a low price to the poor worm for one gold coin.

  Setting aside his identity as a servant... one gold coin, it's probably the lowest price for a magician in the history of the mainland for thousands of years.

  Xia Ya, who inadvertently made history, didn't think too much about it.

  Because Shaya's burden was too great, Chip threw all the Dark Night Forest Knights' horses to Shaya before leaving. After bidding farewell to Kachuu and Chip's cavalry, he set off on the road back with his spoils of war.

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  "By the way, Uncle Chip, how did you find us?"

  Adeline, who was sitting on the horse, asked curiously.

  Chirp's face was somewhat amusing: "As it happens, we met a goblin two days ago. That goblin could speak some human language, and it claimed to be a noble goblin. I described your appearance to it, and it told me that it had seen you before. It said that you were with someone else in the northern mountains, and that if we followed the river north, we would find you. And indeed, as we followed the river, we did encounter you."

  "What about the earth spirit?" Adeline asked in surprise: "What happened to it? What did you do with it?"

  "With great difficulty I found an informed fellow, and ordered him to be bound and taken away. Just now that I've found you, I had my men throw it into the wilderness."

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  Xia Ya rode on horseback, humming a little tune in his mouth, and from time to time turned around to look back. More than 20 horses were lined up in a long row, all of which were well-trained warhorses, tied together with ropes so they wouldn't run wildly. Xia Ya led the horse team, looking at the large bundles scattered on the back of each warhorse, and his heart was secretly delighted.

  Just as I walked into the Wildfire Plains, my whole body was shining, now I have two hundred gold coins in my arms, wearing dragon scale armor, holding a divine artifact (fire fork), and more than twenty mounts carrying half a dragon back home...

  If every adventure yields such rich rewards, then I, Xia Ya, only need to do two or three more jobs and I can retire in comfort...

  The only regret is... when I came, there were still people surrounding me, at most times with a dozen or so of them, including poor bugs, Ada, Dodo, and Ox, those interesting guys, occasionally chatting and joking to find fun.

  But now I'm walking alone in the wilderness, it's also a bit boring...

  Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a wolf howl coming from the distance in front of me, followed by faint and mournful cries.

  Xia Ya's heart skipped a beat, and that miserable cry seemed somewhat familiar to her ears.

  He urged his horse on, and soon saw a short figure running towards him across the open plain. It had green skin and an ugly face - it was a goblin!

  And look at what you're wearing... unbelievable! Aren't you that runaway princess, Mr. Wang?!

  The princess ran with a gasp, followed by several wolves that were so hungry their eyes glowed green behind her.

  As soon as Xia Ya saw Oakes, his teeth felt a little itchy, thinking that this guy had actually betrayed him and escaped. But then he thought again, the loyalty of the earth spirit was originally unreliable, but looking at King Fei being chased by the hungry wolf made him smile wryly.

  Oxen ran almost out of breath, its buttocks were bitten by a wolf and a piece of flesh was torn off, with blood dripping all over, screaming in pain. From afar, it saw a team of horses, took a closer look, and the one sitting at the front was none other than Mr. Xia Ya. It was like seeing a savior, immediately rushed over, frantically waving its hands.

  "Master! Ouch! Ouch! Master! Butt, ski! Master, save me!"

  Xia Ya jumped over a few steps, and with one foot, he kicked away a hungry wolf that was staring at Ox's buttocks. Under his strange power, the wolf's head was instantly kicked rotten. The remaining two wolves saw Xia Ya being so fierce, let out a miserable cry, tucked their tails and turned to run away.

  Xia Ya stood in front of Oakes, pinching his chin and sneering coldly. Oakes let out a sigh of relief, but immediately saw Xia Ya's gaze and remembered the time he had escaped, causing his face to turn pale.

  "Alright, my Soso, this is the second time you've fallen into my hands." Xia Ya lightly kicked Ox with one foot and pointed to the dead wolf in the distance: "What are you still dazing about? Hurry up and carry our dinner back!"

  The cunning earth spirit, like a pardoned convict, let out a sigh of relief, knowing that this human master's actions were tantamount to sparing its own life. Its face still wore a terrified expression, as it limped and stumbled under the weight of the dead wolf, joining Xia Ya's cavalry.

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  Xia Ya's "home" was actually a mountain about seven or eight miles outside of Wildfire Town. Because it was too close to Wildfire Town, there were hardly any magical beasts left on the mountain, and even if there had been some before, they would have been hunted down by the nearby demon hunters long ago. In recent years, not even wolves could be seen in these mountains.

  When Xia Ya returned home, the two dilapidated houses were still standing strong without collapsing. The door panel that was casually covered when he left had not been opened by anyone - this desolate place, probably even if the big gate was open, no thief would be interested in visiting.

  When Xia Ya returned home with a large amount of spoils and horses, he felt a bit desolate. He dismounted his horse in one swift motion and ran to the back mountain, finding the old man's solitary grave intact. The wooden tablet he had set up initially was somewhat faded, after all, it was made of wood, and after so many days of wind and rain, it couldn't help but rot away.

  Xia Ya sighed and touched the tombstone: "In two days, I'll find some good stone to rebuild a new tombstone for you."

  Looking at the words "Tomb of an Old Fellow" that he had personally engraved on the tombstone, Xia Ya gazed intently for a moment before muttering softly: "Hey, old fellow, just what kind of person are you anyway..."

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  After settling down at home, Xia Ya's first thing to do was to find a small valley in the back mountain, cut down a few big trees and block both ends of the valley. It became a natural small horse farm. He drove more than 20 war horses into it. Since there were grass and trees in the valley, he also caught Akes: "The task of raising horses is left to you! If one horse is missing, I will cut off one of your hands! If four horses are missing, I will cut off both your hands and feet. If five horses are missing..."

  Xia Ya couldn't help but glance at Oakes with a mischievous gaze, and Oakes suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly puffed out his chest and made some guarantees.

  The goblin had decided not to run away anymore, running back to the red wilderness would only make it a wandering goblin again, with the constant danger of being killed or starving. Staying here, following this powerful master also gave it a sense of security, and it could eat its fill... as long as it listened and didn't get beaten.

  Xia Ya threw the earth spirit into the back mountain to raise horses, and then returned to the old house, spending half a day, in one breath, finding all the things that the old guys used before they died, flipping through them, just hoping to find some clues.

  He searched very thoroughly, but there were not many items in this broken house. After searching for a day, he gained nothing.

  The old man's yellowed books had long been flipped through until they were worn out, and many of the contents were already deeply ingrained in his mind. If there was any valuable clue, he would have discovered it back then and wouldn't have waited until now.

  As for the old man's legacy... there was nothing. When he died, all he had was a thin quilt to keep him warm, and the clothes on his body were made of hemp cloth sewn two years ago.

  I used to think that old man was bragging, but this time's experience made Xia Ya more and more certain that the old man must be a recluse with extraordinary abilities!

  Otherwise, how can you explain the pendant on your neck, the fire fork, and that thing called Broken Thousand Army?

  "If the old man is really a master of martial arts, why doesn't he teach me properly? I'm his only adopted son. If he takes all his skills to the grave without teaching them to me, isn't that a waste?"

  As for him saying he used to be a general... Xia Ya also somewhat didn't dare to doubt it.

  He had already been suspicious of the content of those books.

  The pile of things in front of him had all been turned over, and Xia Ya gained nothing, unable to help but hold his head and sigh.

  The next day, Xia Ya started to get busy. He stripped off all the dragon scales from the spoils of war, dug a cellar under his house and threw all the dragon scales into it.

  The dragon skin that had been stripped off was cut into several large pieces by him, and after being smeared with saltpeter, it was hung outside the house to dry. There were also dragon bones, a few hard bones, which were said to be excellent magical materials, and they were also thrown into the cellar. On the other hand, a sharp dragon tooth was held in his hand and played with for a while.

  The dragon's tooth was enormous and hard, with a root as thick as Xia Ya's waist. The surface of the tooth also had serrations like a saw blade. Xia Ya tried using a sword she picked up from a Dark Night Royal Knight to test it, and indeed, the dragon's tooth was even harder than the sword. It seemed that it could be ground into a weapon, but Adah said that only dwarves possessed this craftsmanship.

  Xia Ya sighed and also threw it into the cellar.

  It took Xia Ya several days to finally sort out the spoils of war, only to find that the only thing she could use was those few pieces of dragon skin. After some thought, she decided to head to Wildfire Town to find a tailor.

  What kind of people are in the town of Kayah, Xia Ya knew all too well. Maybe the waiters in a tavern were all first-class wanted criminals of the Empire! Any tailor you casually found might be a great thief who had been hiding for many years.

  He was reluctant to entrust the dragon skin to others to make a cloak.

  After some thought, Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh: "It's still better to have a woman at home."

  Suddenly such a feeling of melancholy, Xia Ya suddenly remembered something.

  Speaking of women... Xia Ya suddenly thought that he was now considered a wealthy person, with a value of several hundred gold coins, and was absolutely a small rich man.

  There are no good people in Wildfire Town! In Wildfire Town, you can buy anything on the black market!

  At the same time... it seems that Ye Huo Town still has a Lipstick Street! I heard that's a paradise for men. In the past, I was poor and had no money, but now...

  A man with a bulging wallet has confidence.

  And... Sophia's aunt's niece...

  A man with money becomes a bad guy, this sentence is really a famous saying!

  Xia Ya's heart was moved! For a moment, things like the dragon skin cloak were thrown to the back of his mind... He patted his head, went back to the room, grabbed a handful of gold coins and stuffed them into his pocket, inserted the fire fork into his waist, closed the door, and headed down the mountain towards Ye Huo Town.

  With money in his pocket, Tuo felt confident and carefree, walking with a spring in his step, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

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  Xia Ya didn't really become bad, it's just that any man, from being poor and down on his luck to suddenly becoming wealthy overnight, and coincidentally this man is also a small-time hoodlum, then anyone in this situation would probably have the same thoughts as Xia Ya.

  Xia Ya rushed all the way to Ye Huo Town with excitement, but from a distance, he saw that the usually open city gate was closed. The mercenaries who were responsible for guarding the gate were nowhere to be seen, replaced by a group of infantrymen holding swords and shields. Judging from their armor style, they didn't seem to be ordinary mercenaries.

  But soon he made out the banners hanging from the city walls.

  On the flag embroidered with emblem: two crossed long swords entwined with swallowtails, forming a diagonal cross shape, and at the top of the cross stands a majestic eagle.

  Xia Ya had never seen much of the world, but he recognized it at a glance - this was the eagle flag of the regular army of the Byzantine Empire!

  "Could it be that Wildfire Town has changed owners again in just these few days I've been away?" Xia Ya wondered.

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  This week's chart is so freaky...

  Three young men start a new book, singing all the way.

  Tomatoes are on sale, selling like crazy.

  The moon gate is shouting violently, its momentum like a broken bamboo...

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