Capítulo 171: Returning Home
Translator: Cinder Translations
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After helping Captain Quik hire a temporary pilot from the Adventurer's Guild, Ladia bid farewell to the crew of the Southern Star the next day and set off alone for her hometown.
To save time, she rented a fast horse and, after a day and night of travel, arrived at her hometown - the Independent Principality of Messiah.
It was 8 o'clock in the morning when she entered the city. Although she hadn't rested for a day and a night, seeing the familiar buildings and streets swept away her fatigue.
But there was also something that made her wary, and that was the wanted notice she found on the roadside, clearly indicating the identity of the wanted person - a wizard. In theory, only the local lords had the authority to issue wanted notices. Now that this appeared on the street, it indicated that the upper class here had either colluded with the church or reached some kind of compromise.
She tried to make herself look like an ordinary pedestrian, leading her horse straight to where her home was located.
After nearly twenty minutes of walking, she arrived at a corner of an intersection, where a restaurant named "Flying Dragon Pavilion" appeared before her eyes.
Ladia took a deep breath, calmed her excited heart, and then pushed open the door and walked in.
It was quite lively inside, with many customers seated, indicating that business was as good as ever.
But she didn't find the person she was looking for. There was only a female waitress behind the Counter whom she didn't recognize, seemingly calculating accounts.
Did they hire a new waitress again? Well, after all, the previous one had expressed her intention to resign before Ladia left home, and that was several months ago.
Ladia slowly approached the Counter.
"Is the landlady here?"
At this moment, although she was still wearing men's clothing, she had removed the small beard used for disguise and no longer deliberately imitated a male voice.
The waitress looked up, and a beautiful girl stood in front of the counter, with her green hair and delicate face always giving people a sense of familiarity.
"Is the guest looking for Lady Setia?"
Seeing the somewhat silly waitress, Ladia covered her mouth and chuckled.
"I am looking for her, but I am not a customer, I am her daughter."
"Ah!"
The waitress was a little flustered and hurriedly bowed to Ladia.
"I'm sorry, I was too rude just now!"
Ladia waved her hand, smiling, "There's nothing rude about it. Besides, you haven't seen me before. Just call me sister."
"Yes, Miss Ladia... Sister Ladia."
"Has my mother gone out?"
"No, the landlady is in the backyard sorting things."
"Thank you, then you go ahead, I'll go find her in the back."
"Okay!"
Ladia turned and walked towards the back, quickly passing through a corridor to the back door.
There, she immediately spotted the figure she had longed for.
In the courtyard, a woman with the same hair color as Ladia was moving a box and walking towards the door.
Of course, the other party also saw her at the first moment.
"Oh my goodness, the wild girl finally knows to come back."
"Mom..."
Tears welled up in Ladia's eyes as she immediately walked briskly towards her mother.
The woman also put down the box, opened her arms, and the mother and daughter hugged tightly.
Although Ladia had often gone on distant journeys when she was an adventurer, she had always been with her companions. Living alone in an unfamiliar place for several months like this was a first for her.
For people living in the Angle Bay, the Northwest Bay of the Kingdom of Alden was basically equivalent to the ends of the earth. How could Setia, as a mother, not worry, especially during this period when the Church's oppression of wizards was becoming increasingly severe?
"If it weren't for you sending a letter every month, I would have gone to find you."
Thanks to the Foster Family's caravan, Ladia was able to entrust them with letters to be delivered to the Angle Bay, and then forwarded to her mother Setia in Messiah.
The Foster caravan was willing to help mainly for two reasons: first, she was the advisor to Earl Grayman, and second, she had been a member of the Lichman Adventurer Group, and the second young master of the Foster family had a good relationship with the Lichman Adventurer Group.
The mother and daughter went to Ladia's bedroom and closed the door to have a quiet conversation.
Setia eagerly asked, "How did you come back this time?"
"I took Alden's ships to the Angle Bay by sea, landed at Asta, and then came straight home."
"By sea?"
Setia was very puzzled. If she remembered correctly, it should be more than two thousand miles from the Northwest Bay of Alden to the Angle Bay. Such a long distance...
"Mom, you haven't seen it. The Lord's shipyard has produced a type of ship that relies entirely on wind power to sail. It doesn't even need a rower. As long as the huge sails on the mast are unfurled, it can run very fast, especially during this season when the north wind is abundant. It can almost run at a speed of 8 to 10 knots every day during the journey south."
Setia looked incredulous.
"This... is really unbelievable."
She had some experience at sea when she was young, so naturally, she knew what a speed of 8 to 10 knots meant. Rowing boats could also reach this speed, but that was the short-term speed achieved by the rowers' explosive power. It was almost impossible to maintain this speed for a whole day.
As for the Lord mentioned by her daughter, Setia knew she wasn't referring to the Lord of Messiah, but rather the young Earl in the Northwest Bay, whom her daughter had mentioned in her letters.
According to the descriptions in the letters, this lord seemed to be an inventor, inventing many incredible things. Although it was not explicitly stated, there was a hint of admiration in her daughter's words.
Perhaps at the other party's request for confidentiality, there were no specific descriptions of the Earl's inventions in the letters. But it seemed that the ship her daughter took this time was one of them.
"Was there any danger on the way?"
"No, everything went smoothly along the way. We didn't encounter extreme weather or pirates."
"Did you get along well there?"
Setia asked the question she most wanted to ask. Although her daughter had indicated in her previous letters that everything was fine, and now she had returned safely, she still needed to hear Ladia say it herself before she could let go of the worries in her heart.
"I got along very well there. Life was fulfilling every day, and Earl Grayman and the other colleagues were very kind to me. Please rest assured about this."
"Sigh! They say that the northwest territories of the Kingdom of Alden are a land of barbarians..."
"Mom, without seeing it with your own eyes, you can't make conclusions lightly. Compared to the Angle Bay... compared to other places, it's a bit backward, but it can't be called a land of barbarians. Moreover, Earl Grayman is working hard to change the situation in his territory. This time, sending ships to the Angle Bay is to pave the way for future maritime trade."
(End of the Chapter)
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