Chapter 155: Black Onyx Banner

Chapter 155: Black Onyx Banner

Traveling at high speeds, Gerald and Elly passed many people and animals, merchants, and warriors They rushed along the dirt road with a rumbling sound of stones and dirt, making the people jump in fright when they went past them.

Both Gerald and Elly covered themselves with traveling cloaks to keep out the dust, but also to hide their identity.

A rumor of a powerful Earth Mage started to spread because of it among the travelers and they wildly speculated as to who it might be.

Not much of interest happened on the road. A band of bandits tried to attack them once, but Gerald simply ignored them and plowed straight through the barricade, leaving the confused men in a cloud of dust.

Elly marveled at his calmness and ability to keep spells going while talking. She posed him many hard questions that he answered in a half-sleep-like state as he was terribly bored of the monotonous road.

In just the two days they traveled together, she felt like she learned more than a full year of studying with her personal teachers.

They talked about many things, but her family or place of origin was not one of them. She didn't mention it herself and Gerald didn't care, so that's all there was to it.

They did speak a lot about magic, though. Gerald explained his theories, discoveries, and methods, that left her completely tongue-tied.

As with every other profession, creating a stable foundation of knowledge was also the most important thing for a mage.

They started from the ground up. First were the core principles and the laws of the universe. Having a mindset to go from the atoms up would always be beneficial as you would get a complete grasp of what and how something was happening.

Of course, he had to simplify the explanation, otherwise, these people who never heard of physics, chemistry, quantum mechanics and such, would never be able to grasp what he was trying to tell them without years of learning.

His idea was to just push people onto the correct path and then let them walk on it by themselves. He had no time to babysit them.

They arrived at the plains around the capital the next evening. The road took them through forests and over rivers, past small villages, towns, and cities, but they didn't have time to stop and play around.

The entirety of the twenty-something hours they rode on the Rockslide served as good training for Gerald. He almost came to the point of being able to keep it going while sleeping, almost.

"Wow! So this is the capital, it's beautiful!" Elly gasped as the giant city wall entered her sight from afar.

"Yes, it's quite nice If you have money."

She quietly decided to adopt his style of thinking, being rational and far-sighted. During their travel here she gained a good understanding of how his mind worked, especially when it came to magic.

Walking through the densely packed streets of the capital, with people shouting and conversing vigorously on every corner, and with colorful clothes and shiny products everywhere, her mood improved greatly.

It was difficult to remain downcast when people around you were beaming with happiness.

They eventually arrived at Gerald's mansion.

"You live here?" Elly asked, surprised.

"Yes, but it's just temporarily, the residence belongs to an acquaintance."

As they entered, Gerald noticed a flag hanging above the front door. It was dark purple with a shining black crystal in the middle.

"Don't tell me" Gerald got an idea of what happened almost immediately. The only thing that he wondered was, 'Whose idea was it? And how much did it cost?!'

The purple color was expensive!

"Sebas!" Gerald called when he came inside. The butler quickly arrived and welcomed his master.

Gerald pointed at the flag outside and asked with a stern voice, "Whose idea was that?"

"Reporting to the young master, the flag was requested by lady Sera. She insisted it was a requirement to display the location of the Black Onyx headquarters," the butler answered truthfully.

"What's Black Onyx?" Elly asked from the side.

"It's the name of my warrior group which you are now a part of."

"Oh!"

"Yeah, let's go!" Gerald led Elly through the mansion in search of Sera. She was the one in charge of the finances, but maybe he should rethink her position