Kobold Wizard's Journal

Chapter 136 Goodbye and Reunion

Ruger was still thinking about the so-called Holy Judge Wizard, wondering why he was here, and who had reported the situation. Perhaps there was another pair of sharper eyes in the city who knew what was going on but didn't want to show themselves, and who knew even earlier than him and the old drunkard. Only then could the Holy Judge Wizard have arrived so promptly. He remembered the old drunkard saying he could help Dasoya Starfall deal with other hidden dangers in the city, but Ruger always felt he was just trying to fool Dasoya.

When he returned to the open environment, Ruger felt that his mood had improved.

In the short time it took him to climb the stone steps, his injuries had mostly healed, and he once again marveled at how special he was as a dragonborn kobold, rather than the fragile young master Lorigor.

He looked up at the blinding sunlight and chatted with Lorigo in a disjointed manner.

In the morning, he was still sitting at home, drinking the leftover wine from last night's dinner with a teacup and teapot. Judging from his appearance now, it was only noon, just the morning.

After handing over the blood-stained young master Lorigo to the astonished red-haired woman, Ruger declined the ornate carriage Lorigo had arranged and strolled alone through the streets of Star City.

Ruger walked at a leisurely pace.

He quite liked this feeling.

According to what was said later with young master Lorigo.

The Upper Realm is vast and boundless; even wizards cannot oversee so many areas, or rather, most wizards have no inclination to do so. Thus, the Holy Judgment Wizards were born, and so were those regulations. Even so, wizards often disregard many matters. For example, Star City governs ninety-eight towns. If a band of ruthless mercenaries were to raid and plunder an entire town, even slaughtering everyone, that would be Lord Lorigo's business, not the Holy Judgment Wizards' concern.

Even if the Star City family disappears and the Underground City is destroyed, as long as that villain doesn't touch the Light Stone, it won't attract the attention of the Holy Judgment Wizard.

Ruge felt that it was more like a free-range approach, providing some hard assistance, and then it was a matter of survival of the fittest. The wizards would no longer care about natural disasters or accidents, and many extraordinary events were even resolved by the city lords' own extraordinary powers.

As he returned to his home near the inner city, three craftsmen were busy repairing his house. They were a little reserved when they saw him come in, and they hurriedly bowed to him. Obviously, all of this was arranged by the red-haired woman after he and the old drunkard left. Everything seemed so calm and natural.

“My lord, you’re back. Shall we have a meal now?” Daisy seemed very happy to see Ruger return.

"Okay!"

Ruger said happily, finally managing a smile on his face, which had been calm the whole way.

He waved his hand again, signaling Aiskin and Big Fool, these two kobolds who were studying cooking, to come out and help Daisy.

While listening to the sounds of the craftsmen and Daisy working.

He turned and went into the yard, throwing himself onto an old recliner under a tree.

Just then, a sudden inspiration struck him. He had always treated minor spells as mere pastimes, never bothering to catch up on his learning progress. The last point he hadn't mastered regarding writing was suddenly clear to him.

This is the last zero-ring spell he can learn.

This seemed to be a reminder to him that it was time to leave this place.

He first did some simple meditation on the recliner to recover his tired and depleted mental energy, and then waited to happily enjoy a sumptuous lunch.

In fact, she did not disappoint him. Daisy came up with new dishes and even commented on the two kobolds' cooking skills. The two kobolds seemed to be very humble in asking for advice.

Ruger had already guessed that Lorigo would not be able to calm down and recuperate.

Sure enough, the invitation arrived that afternoon.

Lorigo Starlight will be formally recognized as the new Baron Starlight in ten days.

"Ten days?"

Looking at the invitation in his hand, Ruger also set a date for his trip in his mind.

Everything will take its natural course. He was just considering when to set off when the invitation arrived, so ten days from now would be fine.

When Daisy saw the invitation, she seemed puzzled by Lord Lorig's hasty ascension to the throne, noting some discrepancies with traditional etiquette. Ruger, however, simply smiled, assuming the entire Underground Region was about to enter a very hectic decade. But there was no need for everyone to know; that would only slow things down.

"I guess I'll just be sunbathing every day for the rest of the time," Luger thought to himself.

He suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Ah! I almost forgot!" he whispered.

At the same time, I realized that this seemed a bit unusual.

“Interesting,” he murmured to himself. For so long, he had consistently overlooked the half-human, Karyu. He had thought of him a few times, only to quickly forget them again, which was clearly not right. But what was interesting was that he hadn’t even considered this point. How similar it was to their first encounter! The half-human had mentioned before that he had given him a black book, which he had forgotten, but nothing like that had happened since he became a wizard apprentice, so he hadn’t thought about it at all.

So, thinking about it this way, the current situation is also due to Karyu, no, it should be called Karyu, and it's Karyu's fault. It's not that he only cared about cultivation and enjoyment and forgot about people.

The next day, Ruger sent someone to inform the red-haired Mortel to arrange a beast-drawn carriage to take him back to the small town of Abyss Cave.

The beast-drawn carriage swayed along the way, and was escorted by a small, impressive squad of knights. At Luger's request, the carriage abandoned its stability, so it was not slow.

From light into darkness.

He stopped the beast-drawn cart from a distance and walked across the road alone, the same route he and the two kobolds used to take every day.

He stepped into the courtyard.

This place, near the edge of Abyss Cave Town, seems really unsafe, as it remains exactly as it was when he left.

Ruger arrived at Karyu's door with great anticipation and gently knocked.

After waiting a moment, he sighed and pushed the door open.

He briefly walked around the room, only to find a cloud of dust.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Star City, the most magnificent castle.

Unlike another bustling area within the castle, at a fork in the road in a small square, following a gentle slope, lies an extremely secluded spot. For hundreds of years since the castle was built, this has always been the cleanest and quietest place.

Ruger made a brief appearance at Lorigo's coronation ceremony before coming here alone.

Lorigo knew he was leaving soon, but he didn't know it was today.

His abyssal bedroom was already stocked with a large amount of food that was easy to store, and some of it was frozen in a corner by him using freezing rays. There was also a box of Sun Coins given to him by Lorigo. The coins were all made by the wizards, so they would be useful in his life in the Upper Realm.

He stood on the teleportation array, embedded the magic stone, and took out the ferry ticket that Lorig had found for him. Although he was already qualified to use the teleportation array, he was very interested in the place the ticket indicated, which was very close to a place called Snail Disc Academy.

He took a deep breath and used his mental power to connect with the teleportation array beneath his feet.

My vision blurred for a moment.

Everything in Star City vanished before my eyes.

He suddenly realized that using this teleportation array would be torture for ordinary people with weak bodies.

We haven't even had time to envision the future of Snail Academy.

Suddenly, a twisting force tore at his body and mind.

He cried out in pain and in the blink of an eye appeared in a cave. He felt dizzy and it took him a long time to recover, clinging to the cave wall.

“Long time no see, you little dog-headed man who always surprises me,” Karyu said from the side.

Ruger looked him up and down, his surprise and agitation making his head ache again, so he quickly grabbed the cave wall for support.

“This place is quite far from your goal, so you probably won’t be able to get there,” Karyu said with a smile, handing over a book. “Here, consider this compensation.”

Ruger covered his forehead as he took it; it turned out to be a first-circle spellbook.

“Originally, I should have given you something else as a reward for helping me through this difficult time, but this is all the wealth Karyu has left. It was prepared for his own advancement. Even if I owe you one, I'm sure you've already guessed a lot,” Karyu said unhurriedly. “Someone is looking for me, but I don't want to show myself. They don't know my current identity, so it won't implicate you. However, your ability to find a way to use the teleportation array to come to the Upper Realm on your own was a great help to me. It helped me get rid of trouble, and now I can finally show myself…”

Ruger rubbed his temples, suddenly realizing something: "Have you been on me all this time? I mean, when we were in Star City."

“Theoretically speaking, it’s about the same. I’ve been sleeping the whole time, not daring to show any breath, like a gentle breeze, just drifting around you with you as my reference point. You can also imagine me as a speck of dust landing on your shoulder,” Karyu said.

"We must say goodbye now, you peculiar little dog-headed man. Staying together will only cause you trouble. I also have some things to do, such as fulfilling some of Karyu's last wishes, so that I can truly become him and get rid of the trouble forever. I hope we will have the chance to meet again in the future," Karyu suddenly said.

(End of this chapter)