Chapter 9

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Seeing that something was wrong with Su Chen’s expression, Yousi was afraid that he would not be able to hold on much longer, so he quickly reminded Uncle Jack, “Uncle, I don’t remember bleeding so much last time, right? Don’t play with this silly kid.”

“That’s enough.”

Uncle Jack poured the blood on the sword, then threw the sword into the furnace. Suddenly, the sword furnace began to rumble.

“Could it be?! It can’t be!” Uncle Jack exclaimed. After the rumbling disappeared, Uncle Jack took out the sword. He found that other than the sword being complete, there was no other change. The sword was still rusted. If he used it to cut a piece of pork, he would not be able to slice it.

When Su Chen saw this, he felt that he had overestimated himself. Just as he was about to leave, Uncle Jack said in a surprised voice, “Wait! Come and take a look!”

Uncle Jack started to hit the sword with his hammer. There was no response after a few hits, but when he increased his strength and continued to hit it, the sword suddenly split open, revealing a new sword body inside. Uncle Jack continued to hit it until the entire outer shell had fallen off. Slowly, a shiny sword appeared in front of them.

At this moment, the uncle suddenly grabbed Su Chen’s hand.

“Young man, thank you so much! This broken steel sword has always been an illness in my heart. I’m a sword addict, and I thought that I wouldn’t be able to see this broken steel sword come to life even in my later years…”

At this moment, the system notification rang.

[Congratulations, you’ve obtained an S-grade sword—the Broken Steel Sword]

In the end, when they left, the uncle refused to accept a single cent, and just like that, Su Chen obtained an S-grade sword for free.

After everything was prepared, they were ready to set off. Su Chen suddenly thought of something.

“Yousi, what about Youli?”

Yousi sat in the carriage. He said to Su Chen, “Don’t worry. We’ve lived here for so many years. Everyone treats Youli like their own child. They’ll help me take care of her. We’ll be back soon, won’t we?”

Su Chen nodded and got into the carriage as well.

The carriage started to move quickly. As they were getting further and further away from Haiping Village, Yousi kept looking back from time to time. Su Chen knew that he was reluctant and worried. He planned to go to Marhaz to settle this matter, then, he would use the remaining money to buy a portal to go home.

He did not know if he would be reluctant to part with his new friends.

The carriage continued to move and Yousi began to take a nap. However, Su Chen could not fall asleep no matter how hard he tried. He looked at the stars outside the window and thought that this game world was not that bad. At least it gave Yousi and Youli a brand new home. However, his home would only be in the real world. His friends and family were all waiting for him.

Just as Su Chen was lost in his thoughts, the carriage suddenly shook, waking Yousi up. He quickly looked out and saw a group of small masked thieves surrounding the entire carriage. They forced the carriage to stop.

“Get down from the carriage! If you hand over your money, we’ll spare your lives!”

These thieves looked young. They did not expect their words to be so childish. Su Chen judged that they were probably just a group of children and was not that vigilant. Instead, he planned to persuade them.

“Little brothers, please, don’t block our way. Us two big brothers are really in a hurry. When we come back, we’ll bring you some candy, okay?”

After hearing Su Chen’s words, the thieves seemed to have been angered. They slashed at Su Chen, but fortunately, he dodged them nimbly. Yousi grabbed the child in front of him like a chicken. Then, they both jumped out of the carriage.

“Hey! You elementary school students! Where did you learn to rob people on the road?”

Elementary school students? Sure enough, every game could not escape the elementary school players…

Unexpectedly, one of the children really answered Yousi, “It’s how our Lord Nidong taught us to survive! We’re loyal to her!”

It seemed that someone was really teaching the children a bad lesson. It was something that could be casually managed, but the duel was about to start and there was no time to waste on the road. Su Chen and Yousi looked at each other. The two of them began to play pitch-pot, but the white wolf was the pot, and the children were the ones that would be thrown into the pot. After throwing all the children to the white wolf, the children ran away quickly, leaving them far behind.

After experiencing this little episode, Yousi and Su Chen continued to move forward. Soon, they arrived at the border of Marhaz—the small town of Trinidado.

This was an affiliated town of Marhaz, and from here, they could directly enter Marhaz. Su Chen and Yousi saw that it was already late, and the horses were beginning to tire, so they prepared to rest here for the night. They quickly found a hotel and parked the carriage.

Su Chen realized that this place was completely different from the small villages he had seen before. There were exquisite buildings and well-dressed people. Even at this time, one could still hear a lot of music outside the street.

They parked their carriage at the hotel they rested at for the night. They then brought the white wolf and planned to enter Marhaz first to check out the situation.

However, before they had even taken a few steps, they heard loud shouts, and flyers were scattered all over the place. There were even hawkers who kept shouting.

“The duel’s about to begin. The registration deadline’s in two days!”

Su Chen picked up a piece of paper on the ground, looked at it, and handed it to Yousi. Then, they went straight to the address on the flyer.

The registration location was at a tavern in this town. They found it very quickly because this tavern was crowded even during the day.

When they pushed the door open and entered, the place was filled with shouting.

“I’ll register first! I want to register!”

The people were surrounded around a girl. She had delicate features and golden hair that made her stand out. Everyone was squeezing to get in front of her.

Su Chen was stunned when he saw this scene. An unfamiliar person suddenly poked him in his arm, pulling him back to his senses as the person spoke, “You’re also here to see Princess Minida, right?”

“Princess Minida?”

Su Chen’s puzzled expression was met with a sneer from a stranger, “What’s there to be embarrassed about? Look everywhere. These people heard that Princess Minida would personally host the registration ceremony, so they’re risking their lives to participate in this duel.”

Yousi suddenly asked from the side, “Just to take a look at her? What’s the background of this princess?”

The stranger shook his head and explained, “You guys look like you’re not from here. This duel isn’t just to choose the strongest warrior, but also to choose a future husband for Princess Minida..”