Chapter 319

Kevin walked up the stairs crookedly, holding a pile of books. Because the books blocked his view, he had to carefully

use his feet to explore the stairs and climb up slowly step by step.

After going up the stairs, he walked along the corridor and came to a door at the end.

"Teacher, I brought the books to you."

An old man's full-bodied voice came from inside: "Oh, Kevin, you have worked hard."

"I'll help you open the door." Another voice sounded, it was the voice of senior Mond.

The door of the room opened, revealing the senior's shiny forehead, "Come on, put it here."

Kevin walked in with the books and carefully placed the books on the table that Mond pointed to.

"Teacher, senior, is there anything else?"

David Aldridge smiled and stroked his long and white beard, saying, "It's okay, you sit here and rest for a while, and then you and Mond will go out with me later."

"Yes, teacher." Kevin's eyes were immediately filled with excitement when he heard that he was going out. He felt that he didn't need to rest at all, and he could go now.

But maybe the teacher and senior were not ready yet, he happily walked to the window and stood there, and Mond came over and pressed him to a chair next to him.

Kevin has been in the capital of Gabela for some time, and he feels that every day has been spent in novelty since he left the Northwest Bay.

After bidding farewell to his parents in the Salt Village, Mond took him all the way west, passing through the northeastern territories of the Aldo Kingdom, crossing the Narodan Corridor, and then turning south along the edge of the Sunset Mountains to enter the territory of the Gabela Empire.

After walking out of the Nerodan Valley, Kevin was very worried for a while. After all, this was the edge of the prairie. He was afraid that orcs would come and kidnap the two of them, and then pickle or dry them into food - the adults in the village used this method to scare disobedient children, and the people in the Northwest Bay grew up with the notorious reputation of orcs.

Mond laughed after hearing his concerns, "Don't worry, orcs look different from humans, but they are also a civilization and don't have the habit of eating people. And although they will attack human territory and plunder, they will not rob merchants and pedestrians passing through their land. What should we do if there is a shortage of supplies on the prairie and merchants are scared and dare not come?"

"After all, they are still very similar to humans. Don't wars often break out between human countries? The difference is that orcs start wars to steal things, while humans will find a plausible reason - although most of the time it is also for stealing things."

After listening to the senior's words, Kevin put down his heart that had been hanging.

Along the way, Kevin's cognition was refreshed. When he passed by the city of Sente, he saw the largest city in the northwest bay that his parents talked about. He thought that the legendary capital of Aldo and the imperial capital of Gabela were only this big. However, since entering the territory of Gabela, he has seen several cities that are larger than Sente. After arriving in the imperial capital, the area of ​​this city is far beyond his cognition.

The endless streets, the buildings lined up one after another, the bustling crowds, every feature of this city made him smile from ear to ear. Excitement and inferiority lingered in his heart at the same time. He would study and live in such a place in the future.

Mond took him to the Bachelor's Tower. The Bachelor's Tower is not just a tower. In a broad sense, the Bachelor's Tower is a large area of ​​college buildings. Unlike the noisy other places in the imperial capital, it is very quiet here for scholars to live and study.

The Bachelor's Tower in a narrow sense is a white tower standing in the middle of this area. This tower is also a huge library, which stores various valuable materials and even rare books. Some people say that the most valuable place in the whole Gabela is not the royal treasury but this ancient white tower - this statement has been generally recognized by the world.

After arriving here, Kevin met the old man he had not seen for a long time - Bachelor David Aldridge, who asked Senior Mond to go all the way to the Northwest Bay to pick him up and saved him from prison. Kevin was very grateful and knelt down as soon as he met him, which made the mentor he just met "angry" and told him that he was not allowed to kneel to anyone after following him, even if he met Emperor Gabela, he just had to bow.

So are all bachelors so arrogant? Kevin's heart was suddenly filled with admiration and respect, especially for the old man in front of him.

After settling down in the Bachelor's Tower, the first thing he had to learn was the language of Gabela. On the way here, Mond had taught him some daily expressions, but he still needed to work hard to learn to truly integrate into the life here. Kevin has a good talent in this area, and the Gabela language and the Aldo language have something in common. After a period of time, he can go out to buy what he wants and ask for directions by himself.

Kevin sat on a chair, looking at his mentor and senior, who were discussing an unfolded letter and seemed to have no intention of leaving.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and someone outside said, "Mr. Aldridge, the carriage is ready."

So they were waiting for the carriage, Kevin stood up impatiently.

"Okay, Mond, Kevin, let's go."

Aldridge stroked his long beard, picked up a wooden stick, and walked out, followed by Mond and Kevin.

They got on the carriage, the driver shook the reins, and drove out slowly. The maester's tower and the surrounding roads were paved with stone slabs, and they were very flat, so sitting in the carriage was not uncomfortable at all.

After the carriage had been running for a while, Kevin asked curiously, "Teacher, where are we going?" For training, he now speaks Gabela whenever he can.

Aldridge looked at Kevin with satisfaction. His pronunciation was very standard. This student is really good, with both talent and diligence. He remembered the little princess of Aldo, who was also very talented in languages ​​and one of his most proud students.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one book, one bar!

The old scholar replied happily, "Haha, we are going to the palace to discuss something with His Majesty."

Kevin was shocked: "Ah? Palace? His Majesty the Emperor?"

Before he came to Gabela, the highest-ranking person he had met was Count Paul Graman, the lord of Alda. Now, all of a sudden, he had to follow his mentor to meet the emperor of a country.

Kevin has gained a lot of knowledge recently. He also knows that although the earl can be said to be a noble of high status, there is a marquis above the earl, a duke above the marquis, a grand duke above the duke, and a king above the grand duke. Although the emperor of Gabela is the ruler of a country like the king, he is theoretically half a level higher than the king - the king is just a secular title, while the emperor has an extra layer of sacred meaning.

Compared with his original lord, the one he is about to meet is really a world apart.

"Teacher, I... I..." Kevin was a little uneasy and stuttered.

"Hahaha, don't be nervous, don't be nervous. I will take you there often in the future. You will get used to it the second time... Oh, we are almost there."

Bachelor Aldridge comforted him, looking as relaxed as if he was visiting a neighbor's house.

In this way, Kevin sat in the carriage and drove towards the heavily guarded palace gate with an uneasy mood.