Chapter 228
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Chapter 228: Rin, Danger, Run Fast
“Guards! Throw these three strange-looking people into jail, don’t let them insult me again!” shouted the General.
The Grand Marshal gestured with his large palm-shaped fan, and his two guards quickly grabbed the three troublemakers rolling on the ground and tied them up.
“They are very unpleasant to look at, and make sure to cover their faces,” he ordered.
The guards found some old sacks and put them over the troublemakers’ heads.
The waiter who had been following the troublemakers around watched the whole thing, feeling like he was dreaming.
When she saw the bulky and intimidating figure approaching, she couldn’t help but tremble.
“That… miss.”
“You should call me Grand Marshal, a mighty and handsome general!”
She may have just said it casually, but to others, it sounded like a thunderstorm, making the girl too scared to say anything.
“Last time I saw you, you were so clueless and useless, go away. Where is Xiao Wei?”
The Xiao Wei she mentioned had previously served at Rin’s table and later filled in as a cashier.
By now, she had reached the doorway, still wearing a formulaic smile and controlling her emotions perfectly.
Rin figured that this Xiao Wei person, working as a restaurant server, was a bit of a waste of talent.
At the very least, she could be a guild’s hostess or even a secretary without any difficulty.
“Grand Marshal, you’re here.” Xiao Wei nodded slightly. “Are you here by chance today or did you come specifically to dine?”
“What is she choosing, Xiao Wei is really annoying.”
The Grand Marshal looked shy and timid, waving his hand with trembling cheeks, his face covered in powder as if he were a giant persimmon.
Despite the shocking scene, Miss Xiao Wei remained calm, placing her hand on her side with a waiter-like demeanor and a unchanged smile.
Instead of interrupting, she quietly waited for the “young lady” to respond.
The Grand Marshal blushed for a moment until his hungry stomach made a loud noise, then he said, “Of course, I have come to eat. Do you have enough ingredients in your restaurant?”
“Because we know that the Grand Marshal likes to come here, we always have it ready. Today, do you want to have the deluxe combo meal?”
“Yes, I’ve been in the countryside for a while, my taste buds have almost gone bland. When I returned, my stubborn old man insisted that I stay home for a few days, otherwise, I would have come to eat a long time ago.”
“Grand Marshal, please come inside.”
Making a polite and friendly gesture, Xiao Wei greeted another waiter.
The lively waiter stood still for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and hurried into the kitchen.
The noise outside was loud, but Rin managed to sneak a peek and saw the girl with a serious expression heading towards the kitchen, so he almost figured out what was going on.
Peeking through the window at the huge figure across the street, Rin covered his face and crouched down.
Luckily, I knew what to do and hid. If I had gone out and been taken aback, it would have been a disaster.
The floor was shaking, and the sound of pounding like a pile driver echoed as the Grand Marshal entered the restaurant.
Xiao Wei and the other waiters brought out a special large throne for the Grand Marshal, rearranged a few tables together, and invited her to take a seat.
“I wonder how many dishes the Grand Marshal plans to eat today?”
“Ah, I haven’t found a suitable match yet, spending time with those boring men is unappealing. I haven’t had much appetite lately, and my dad keeps pushing me to lose weight. Let’s have… seven dishes. No, six dishes.”
As she spoke, she gestured with fingers like carrots and her face was hidden behind too much piled up hair, but her tone and movements showed that she was actually feeling quite upset.
Xiao Wei smiled and said, “How about ordering eight portions? We have recently developed a new flavor, and a total of eight different combinations of meals will be more delicious. Plus, there’s a discount for ordering eight portions.”
Grand Marshal was delighted and said, “Great! Let’s go with eight portions! My dad won’t scold me for spending money recklessly when it’s on sale!”
Standing quietly next to them, the servers struggled to hold back a laugh.
After that, everyone except Xiao Wei went to the kitchen to help out. Grand Marshal, feeling bored, tapped his fingers on the table, making a sound like pounding garlic.
Before long, her gaze fell on Emilia sitting nearby holding something in her pocket.
“What’s that person hiding over there? Could it be a guy?”
She continued excitedly, tapping the table, “Judging by the height, if it’s a guy, it must be a cute one!”
Xiao Wei, feeling a bit troubled, said, “That guest is a girl. Perhaps she’s wearing a hat because she’s shy, and look, she’s wearing a dress.”
“Oh, Xiao Wei, you don’t understand. Lately, I keep seeing boys dressing up as girls on purpose. It’s getting strange these days, isn’t it?”
Why do we need to rush to make a dress for so long? It’s so tight that you can’t even breathe! And those high heels, how can anyone wear those fragile things? They’re almost good enough to use for self-defense.
She complained with a finger pointing at the other person, about to speak.
At this moment, Waste Hero had already raised his head, his dim eyes meeting hers.
“Tch, it’s really a girl, how boring.”
Grand Marshal then expressionlessly shifted his gaze away, propping his chin and continued poking the table that had its paint chipped off.
“She looks pretty decent, a rare type. Huh? Speaking of it… I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before?”
She muttered to herself, then tapped her head, deciding not to think about it.
Rin hid under the checkout counter and quietly adjusted to a slightly more comfortable position.
It seemed like she would have to hide here for a while and eat something according to the other person’s suggestion.
Oh no, I have offended someone.
Still behaving well at Waste Hero, just need to get through this.
In fact, the mealtime is much quicker than Rin imagined.
Almost as soon as the food was served, it was eaten up in a flash.
He could only hear… that kind of fast eating sound, which he only thought could be heard in cartoons.
The kitchen was also working non-stop.
After waiting for about an hour, the Grand Marshal finally finished eating, charged the bill to Viscount’s account, and left with satisfaction.
“After eating and drinking our fill, let’s go back to sleep and we’ll go hunting in the afternoon.”
“Yes, Grand Marshal!”
The ground shaking got smaller and smaller, and the loud footsteps faded away until they couldn’t be heard anymore, and then Rin crawled out.
Coming out of hiding, his first reaction was to thank the waitress named Xiao Wei, even giving her a gold coin as thanks for saving him, and then he quickly left without looking back at Waste Hero.
By the way, he left wearing a cloak that matched Emilia’s.
…To be honest, he had bought a few extras at the time, so the one Waste Hero was wearing originally belonged to him.
“I didn’t expect Coral City, such a small place, to be so dangerous. I guess I need to be more careful when going out in the future.”
Walking towards the grocery store, Rin whispered to Waste Hero as they walked.
Emilia didn’t seem worried, following calmly by Rin’s side.
“No, we have to, seal it off, after all, only the dead…”
“Shh, silly cat, please don’t talk about your strange theories again.”
Rin reached out and tapped her on the head. If someone doesn’t have the title of a hero, Rin believes they are from the demon race.
The two walked along the street, looking at the signs on the road, and finally stopped in front of a shop with a sign that said “groceries”.
Going inside, Rin first bought a newspaper, and then bought the most detailed map in the shop.
It was called a map, but it was actually a comprehensive travel guide.
Because Oulu Duchy itself is very poor, fishing and whaling have always been the main sources of income.
Later, because a hero emerged, gaining the attention of other kingdoms and empires, investments were introduced, and tourism was also developed.
These brochures are prepared for people coming to travel.
Of course, the hero’s hometown has always been kept secret, deliberately hidden and forgotten, it was originally very remote, so it’s normal that no one goes there.
Another newspaper is the only newspaper in Oulu Duchy, established by the Holy Empire for learning, and due to convenient maritime transportation, the information is not more than a month old.
Rin bought a lot of things at the grocery store. The owner asked his nephew to go to the warehouse to get the items and also prepared chairs and cold barley tea for Rin and Emilia.
Rin sat down and first opened the Oulu Duchy map handbook to look at it, and found the location of Coral City.
From his current location to his destination, the Oulu Great Seaport was in the opposite direction, while the Xingzhi Islands were located to the far west.
Coral City, along with the Great Seaport, were about the same distance from the Xingzhi Islands.
The travel guide did not provide detailed instructions on how to get to Xingzhi Islands, and didn’t even mention the local area at all.
However, it did introduce the largest city to the west, Bicester City.
Bicester City was most known for its salt industry, supplying over one-third of the country’s sea salt. However, due to this, the local situation was complex, with many factions present.
The handbook used subtle language to inform outsiders that locals valued sea salt highly, leading to conflicts. Additionally, Bicester City didn’t have any special attractions, so it wasn’t necessary to visit.
Regardless, as a city with developed cargo transportation and the closest city to the Xingzhi Islands, Rin could only go there first to take a look.
“Excuse me, boss, are there boats from Coral City to Bicester City?”
The elderly shopkeeper, who was also friendly, explained with a smile, “If you’re talking about passenger ships, we don’t have any. Coral City is just a small town, so to go elsewhere, you need to go to Great Seaport first.”
Rin frowned, thinking that going to Great Seaport first would take them too long and they might miss the silly elk, who could mistakenly think he had passed away.
By the way.
According to the agreement with Elise, he also needed to write a spatial magic letter to the silly elk when they originally planned to dock.
It wouldn’t work now as his location being fixed didn’t mean Elise wasn’t on the road.
Time was running short for him, and he still had to participate in the College Cup. If he delayed just a few days, it might be uncertain if he could make it in time.
“However, if you really must go, there is another way.”
Upon hearing this, Rin immediately asked, “Are there other boats? Please tell me.”
You don’t have to play the bad guy role, he is still very polite.
Actually, in school, Rin has always been a well-behaved top student to teachers, except for the assistant and the poor Sword Saint.
“The salt in our Coral City is directly transported by the Bique Castle Salt Association. Our grocery store has orders with them, so we know a bit about them. You can go to the docks to find out more.”
The boss suddenly looked a bit slick, tapping his fingers on the table.
Rin doesn’t have much social experience, but he has always been good at reading people, combining what the other person said, he quickly understood.
There are many ways for the grocery store to get their goods, dealing with different types of people, so they have access to information. It’s not wrong to make some extra money from outsiders.
Rin thought about it, remembering people saying when away from home, it’s best to keep a low profile about money.
In the past, his status protected him, no one paid attention to him, so he didn’t have to worry.
But now it’s different, the two young men are alone without Sha Ye around. They have to be careful.
So he pretended to be in pain, took out a silver coin, and placed it on the table.
“Excuse me… sir, do you have any way to help us directly? Please don’t mind, we are going to Bicester City with our family but got separated on the way, and we don’t have much money.”
The boss chuckled, picked up the silver coin, and happily pocketed it.
“I can tell at a glance that you are not ordinary… Oh my, I have seen many people with these eyes of mine, young man, are you from a noble family?”
Rin felt a bit uncomfortable inside, but kept a straight face and didn’t confirm or deny.
The boss glanced at Emilia next to them and continued, “I saw you two as soon as you walked in, chatting, right? And you were holding hands before entering? Heh, could it be… an elopement?”
Now, Rin couldn’t maintain his polite smile on his face anymore, it stiffened a bit. He quietly clenched his fist to lower his blood pressure.
Are all these people, one by one, a bit odd?
How dare you all assume that I eloped with Waste Hero? It’s despicable to tarnish someone’s reputation without any evidence.
I will remember this grudge, and I will seek revenge in the future!
…
Meanwhile, three ruffians were tied up and following behind the Grand Marshal, looking like they were leashed dogs.
When they reached a crossroad, the Grand Marshal impatiently waved his hand and said, “Throw these three miscreants into the underground prison. Without my permission, no one is allowed to release them and tarnish the city’s appearance. It doesn’t matter if they die in there.”
The three ruffians were so scared that their legs became weak, and one of them even wet himself out of fear.
One of them hurriedly shouted, “Please spare us, Grand Marshal! I have important news about you, my lord. Please spare my life!”
The Grand Marshal grabbed the oily braids and said, “Speak up. If you dare to deceive me, I will feed you to the fish!”
“I saw a young boy before, with brown curly hair, a baby face, and very good-looking. He must be from a noble family, and you would surely like him!”