Chapter 352 The Beginning of a New

Chapter 352 The Beginning of a New Chapter

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/Step.../

As Dale went downhill, he met with an unexpected visitor...

An old, burly man with a sharp expression and wide shoulders... It actually doesn't narrow things down that much...

It was one of the Division Commanders of the Southern Corps of Old, Sarferato, the one who ruled the battlefield.

"Dale? So there's where you were, it seems you beat me up to it." Sarferato said as he approached Dale

As he did so, his gaze fell onto David, immediately causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"It seems you brought a friend with you... The Holy Relic... It's been decades since I've seen it up close and even longer since I've seen someone be so rough with it." He said as he went pensive

"The last one was... That arrogant and self-centered guy, Qrubin."

'I've been busy and all so I hadn't had the time to visit... Didn't think I would meet it this way.' He thought silently as his eyes narrowed slightly

Although his words were harsh, Sarferto's expression was one of longing and sadness.

"Have you been doing well? How are you feeling?" Dale asked as he looked at Sarferato's earrings

'Of course he's here, tomorrow is the day Sarferato went to the catacombs to pay respects to his father and ancestors...'

'But before that, he went to the Church to see how it was doing, it was also what prompted him to come back again later to clean and give proper offerings to his ancestor's tombstones.'

'I would later come here after dealing with some other things, meeting him on the fifth underground floor as he prayed in silence with Erile. That is how I got my hands on the Karkavan Artifact.'

"I've been doing fine, my body has already stabilized and I'm not feeling any discomfort."

"Of course, I can't take them off, which is a bit of a shame since they're a bit heavy, but I got used to them already, much better than feeling back pain all the time."

"In the past, there were times I wore heavy armor for weeks on end, a pair of heavy earrings won't do me any harm." He said with a light chuckle as he remembered things stuck deep inside his mind

"Compared to how I was before, my current body feels great, so much so I believe I can fly!"

"That's great to hear. Hopefully, one day, you can take them off without consequences." Dale said with honestly as he gave him a nod

Dale really wished Sarferato would accept living a bit longer, because regardless of how terrible his real body condition is, there is always a solution.

Two months in the future, albeit he was still far from solving it, he was getting somewhere that's for sure.

"Hm... Maybe..."

"I'm old and I lived enough already, so I can't say living longer entices me... But I wouldn't mind staying around a bit more."

"Especially now that we fled the forest, now that I finally had the chance to be back here. There's much I would like to see being done and accomplished, many answers for me still left to pursue..."

"... So?I've been waiting to ask you this as we were outside, but you've yet to tell me where we're going." David said as he looked at Dale

/Zip!/

"Huu... We're going to the Mage Tower to meet with Qrubin." Dale replied plainly as he zipped his clothes down

He was wearing a clothing set specialized for traveling in the sandy dunes, because even though he planned to fly all the way there, it didn't mean he would be safe from sandstorms stuffing his pockets with sand.

"That's a little outside my expectations but very well... I imagine this has to do with your sudden change of heart." David replied in a deep tone as he saw Dale turn around with a surprised expression

"You noticed?"

"It's not that hard to. Even that old man did, what to say I? The girl didn't seem to have noticed anything, at least not the change in your temperament."

"From your way of speaking to your body movements and expressions, they are substantially different from how they were before."

"Your energy is heavier and condensed as well, too much of a change for such little time, even when considering what just happened before."

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"Well, whatever happened, you know how it is. I'm an expert at listening and providing adequate feedback." He said with a smile as he stroked his ego

"I know... But not here, it's complicated." Dale said as he looked at his spear

"I imagine you brought me with you so I could lead you inside his chambers? That much I can do... And to some degree I kind of wished to speak with that old wizard again."

"Last time we were there we mostly discussed superficial issues, this time I would like to ask him some questions... If we have the time for that, of course."

"Thanks for the help, we'll be going there ourselves since I don't want to trouble him too much... Not that I know how to contact him, its usually the other way around..."

"We'll be a bit busy from here on out but we'll still be back within today... Hopefully."

"Hopefully? That's not good to hear..."

"Well, it'll depend on how things go I guess." Dale replied as he scratched his chin

"Anyhow, let's move. Time is of the essence here." He added as he moved to the window, stepping onto Calabolg which was floating in the air next to it

"We should be arriving within a few minutes, hold tight."

"With what? My mouth?!"

/ZOOM!/

And so they went, onwards to another small adventure.

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