Chapter 40 - Rewards

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Name: Parr Skystar

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Age: 10 (20)

Realm:

Intermediate Knight Apprentice (0/200)

Elementary Mage Apprentice (0/10)

Stamina: 200/200

Spirit Points: 10/10

HP: 100/100

Talents:

Get Up On Time LVL 3

Bright Eyes LVL 2

Danger Foresight LVL 2

Skills:

Wind Wolf Basic Breathing Technique MAX LVL

Wind Wolf Basic Sword Drawing Technique MAX LVL

Brilliant Light MAX LVL

Basic Meditation Technique LVL 1

Life Energy Points: 72

Spiritual Energy Points: 111

‘Other than the realm, the ones that I can level up now are Bright Eyes and Danger Foresight, as well as the Basic Meditation Technique. The talent levels for these are enough for now since I won’t be using them for the time being. I’d better save it for now! 111 Spiritual Energy Points. If I encountered danger and leveled up the Mage Apprentice realm, I could have a few more lives’

Closing the data panel, Parr didn’t level up his talent and skills because he felt he didn’t need to.

…

“Boy, hurry up. We’re going to be late.”

“What are you going to be late for?”

“The reward assembly!”

“What?”

At noon, John rushed out of Quinna’s room with Parr, who was busy cooking and hurriedly ran out of the Quinna Chamber of Commerce’s base.

In the center of Bluestone City, there was a castle made of large pieces of lapis lazuli, covering a vast area. This was where Viscount Bluestone lived— it was called Bluestone Castle.

In front of Bluestone Castle was Bluestone Square. At noon, the usually quiet square became lively. Most of the residents of Bluestone City had gathered here, excitedly discussing something loudly.

“Have you heard? Captain George is going to be promoted to a Knight.”

“Isn’t that only natural? Captain George already has the strength of a Knight, but he hasn’t received much credit.”

“Yes! Captain George led his men to kill all the cultists in the city yesterday. This time, he truly deserves to be promoted to a Knight.”

“Yesterday was really thrilling! It turns out that my neighbor was a cultist. When he was fighting with the city guards, he almost came to my house.”

“It was really thrilling.”

The residents who had gathered here were all discussing yesterday’s incident. The most important thing was that Captain George of the patrol team was going to be conferred the title of Knight. All of them were discussing loudly with flushed faces, expressing their opinions. It was as if they were the ones who were going to be conferred the title instead.

When John carried Parr and ran over, Parr listened and understood what John meant by the award ceremony. It was to celebrate the successful extermination of the cultists in Viscount Bluestone’s territory and reward the fighters according to their merits.

As one of the leading forces of yesterday, John would also be rewarded. However, he would not be conferred the title of a Knight or anything like that. Instead, he would receive some material rewards.

In the center of Bluestone Square, a wooden platform had been built. Larry, the representative of the church, George, the representative of city guards, and the patrol team, alongside the outstanding people from yesterday, were all standing on it. John squeezed through the crowd with Parr and ran up to stand beside Larry.

“Little boy, you’re finally here.”

Edith was also there. She smiled happily when she saw Parr. She shifted her position and stood beside him.

“Call me Big Brother!”

Parr was still struggling to get Edith to address him properly.

“Got it, little boy!”

Edith narrowed her eyes and smiled.

“Call me Big Brother!”

“Little boy!”

Parr and Edith bickered over the question of how to address him. Meanwhile, John whispered something to Larry. More than ten minutes passed. When it was time, the heavy iron gates of Bluestone Castle slowly opened.

Creak.

Bang.

In silver armor, a group of elite soldiers holding long spears and swords at their waists walked out. The sound of their iron boots stomping on the ground was very orderly. Then, the soldiers split into two groups and stood at the gates of Bluestone Castle.

Bang!

Their long spears smashed on the ground. They held their heads high and puffed out their chests. They kept their heads straight, looking very dignified and solemn.

Immediately after, a group of people walked out of Bluestone Castle. The one leading them was a beautiful woman with purple gauze covering her face. She wore a luxurious purple dress and had long purple wavy hair. She also wore gold and silver, and her figure was curvy. She was absolutely stunning to behold. Parr could hear the sound of John swallowing his saliva beside him.

Gulp!

Parr glanced at John, and sure enough, he saw John staring at the beautiful purple-haired woman.

“Sc*mbag!”

Parr pursed his lips and looked at the people behind the beautiful purple-haired woman. Behind the beautiful purple-haired woman were two rows of maids holding trays covered with red cloth. On the trays were things supposed to be rewarded to the people.

“She is the Viscount’s wife. Don’t be rude later!” Edith reminded in a low voice. Parr nodded to show that he understood.

…

The following award ceremony was very simple and smooth. The Viscount’s wife stood on the stage and briefly said that the Viscount was sick and could not leave the castle. Therefore, she represented the Viscount to award the people who had performed meritorious deeds yesterday.

No one had any objection. The people of Bluestone City knew that Viscount Bluestone had been in poor health for the past few years, and the number of times he showed up had decreased a lot. There was also a rumor that he had lost an important treasure not long ago. Because of this, Viscount Bluestone, already in poor health, got so angry that he collapsed. He would probably die soon. Naturally, he could not come out to preside over the awards ceremony.

Viscount Bluestone only had one son, but that son was not in his territory at the moment. Instead, he was training in the Western Region Fortress. This was also something that most of the noble sons in the Western Region of the Wind Wolf Kingdom would experience when they were young. Some of the noble sons in the central region of the Wind Wolf Kingdom went there to train too.

Therefore, the most honorable Viscountess in Bluestone’s territory presided over this award ceremony.

“My subjects, just yesterday, the valiant city guards and patrols of Bluestone City, as well as the friends of the Church, joined hands to annihilate…”

After saying a few more simple words, the Viscountess took the reward items on the serving girl’s tray: gold coins and a commemorative medallion that was made overnight. One by one, she handed them to those who deserved the reward.

Parr and Edith also received rewards for killing Massey. Each received 20 Wind Wolf gold coins and a greenish-gold commemorative medallion. Besides that, Parr was also patted on the head by the Viscountess because he was small.

Soon, only the last maid holding the tray was left on the stage. John and the others tactfully walked down the stage.

At this time, only three people were left on the high platform— the Viscountess, George, and the maid holding the tray.

“George.”

The Viscountess’ voice became serious. She came in front of George and reached out to pull out the sword hanging on George’s waist. Then, she raised the sword, turned to face everyone, and shouted.

“George, the captain of the patrol team led by Viscount Bluestone. His strength is beyond doubt, and the ability he has shown all along is well proven. His loyalty to the Bluestone family can never be questioned. Therefore, today, I, Mary Bluestone, wife of Viscount Bluestone, bestow upon him the title of Honorary Knight.”

Mary turned to George, who was already on one knee and slowly placed the sword on his shoulder.

…

The awards ceremony was over, and the people dispersed happily. In the blink of an eye, John had disappeared without a trace. No one knew what he was doing. Edith grabbed him by the arm just when Parr wanted to return to the Quinna Chamber of Commerce to continue eating complimentary food.

“Let me show you around Bluestone City.”

For some reason, the way Edith was smiling made Parr nervous. He had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen, so he shook his head and refused:

“No, I have to go back to dinner!”

As he spoke, Parr tried to run away, but once again, he was saddened to find that he could not break free from Edith’s grasp even though he had been promoted to a new realm.

“How is this possible?”

Edith grabbed Parr’s arm tightly and dragged him towards the southern district of Bluestone City.

“I haven’t eaten yet!”

Parr was still struggling, but Edith remained unmoved and continued to smile.

“It doesn’t matter. I’ll bring you to eat something delicious.”

…

It was indeed delicious. Edith was familiar with Bluestone City and knew what the specialties of Bluestone City were, so she brought Parr to taste a unique delicacy, Bluestone slab roasted meat.

Because of today’s award ceremony, the people of Bluestone City had all left their homes. The small stalls and restaurants finally had customers, and businesses were booming. When Parr and Edith finally managed to get a seat, they saw the so-called Bluestone slab roasted meat steaks.

When the thin Bluestone slab was heated to a dark green color, the seasoned meat steaks were placed on it. Then, various condiments and secret sauces passed down by the owner’s ancestors were sprinkled on them. The fragrance assailed Parr’s nostrils, and he almost wanted to cry. Having been in the foreign world for so long, this was the first time he smelled a fragrance similar to that of the barbecue stall in his previous life.

Parr and Edith spent one silver coin to buy a total of ten roasted meat steaks. They began to eat in large mouthfuls.

“How is it? Isn’t it delicious?”

Edith squinted her eyes as she watched Parr wolf down the meat.

“It’s not bad!”

Parr took the time to nod and continued wolfing down more than half of the steak. He ate until he was full and then covered his stomach with his hands, looking satisfied. However, the words that came out of his mouth made Edith roll her eyes.

“I just feel that something is missing. It’s not perfect enough.”

“You ate so much even though it’s not perfect enough?”

Edith looked speechlessly at Parr, who was about to die from overeating, and then asked, “Then tell me, what is missing?”

“Erm…”

Parr thought for a moment and recalled Edith’s identity as a Doctor and the books in her room. He believed that Edith should know which plants in this world contained a spicy taste. He then sat up straight and looked at Edith expectantly:

“Edith, the spiciness is missing. Do you know which plants have a spicy taste?”

“Spicy taste?”

Edith thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “I do know, but those plants are poisonous. Although the toxicity is minimal, overeating of them will cause great harm to the body.”

“Really?”

Paar put his arm on the table and asked curiously, “Which plants and what do they look like?”

“One is called spicy leaves. It’s a thin, reddish leaf that grows in the depths of the forest.”

Edith described it to Parr, but there was no such thing as spicy leaves in Parr’s memory. There were only strange-looking plants from another world, which disappointed him. His wish to make spicy rabbit meat could not be fulfilled for the time being.

However, Parr did not give up. He had made an oath. Edith had told him that there were many kinds of plants in this world. There were all kinds of incredible plants in the southern part of the Wind Wolf Kingdom in an endless primitive forest. He might just find spicy but non-toxic plants there.

‘I must go to the primitive forest in the future.’ Parr thought..