The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 76's

Inside the palace of the Baruch clan, Hogg was lying on a chair, carefully reading a very thick book.

"Lord Hogg, dinner's ready. "A servant girl said respectfully.

Ever since Housekeeper Hiri went to accompany Wharton to the O'Brien Empire, the Baruch clan no longer had servants in their jobs. But Hogg is the clan leader of the Dragonblood Warriors. He can't do all the waiter's work by himself, can he? So he forced himself to hire a female servant. ”

"Oh. ”Hogg closed his book and glanced at the maid. In his heart, he sighed, “Luckily, now that these nobles know that my son is a magus genius at the Ernst Institute, they are willing to lend me some more money. Otherwise, life will be more difficult. ”

Based on the low tax rates in the town of Wushan, Hogg was only able to pay the salaries of his bodyguards and also pay his annual tithe to the kingdom. Hogg was not happy just thinking about it. By the time the clan fell into his hands, almost all the precious items had been sold.

It's lucky…

He, Hogg, had two sons, two wonderful sons.

"Linley was already a magus of the fifth rank. He'll graduate soon. At that time, I can hand over the position of clan leader to him, and I will be able to do some of the things that I have always wanted to do. ”

Hogg stood up, preparing to head to the dining room, when suddenly …

"Lord Hogg, Lord Hogg!" Hillman's voice was heard from far away.

Hogg stared questioningly at the main gate. Within a short time, Hillman ran in, and right beside Hillman was a tall and well-built young man.

Upon seeing the young man, a smile appeared on Hogg's face. Laughing loudly, he moved forward. "Linley, you're back. Haha, this is amazing. This is a great surprise! ”

“Agatha [A'jia'sa], please prepare a more luxurious dinner. "Hogg tightly patted Linley on the shoulder. "Good, Son. You're almost as tall as I am now. Oh right I think you're usually only allowed back at the end of each year. This time?…"

Linley smiled silently. "Dad, I'll tell you later, at dinner. ”

"So mysterious?" Hogg deliberately frowned at Linley.

Hillman, next to them, laughed, "Master Hogg, Linley won't tell me either, but he prepared a mysterious gift for you. I asked him what, but he refused to say. ”

"Uncle Hillman!" Linley frowned at Hillman.

“All right, I'll shut up, I'll shut up. "Hillman laughed loudly.

Darkness enveloped the world, enveloping the earth in the shadows, but the Baruch clan's dining room was extremely bright with many lanterns. After finishing dinner, the girl serving Agatha cleaned the table, leaving only Linley and Hogg in the room. Only now did Linley place the backpack in front of his father.

"This?" Hogg looked suspiciously at Linley.

“We will open it a little. "Linley stood up and closed the door to the room. Hogg could not help but laugh. "Secret like that? You even went to close the door. ”

Linley sat down confidently. "Dad, you can open the backpack now. ”

"Hrmph, let me see what you have here. “Hogg curiously opened his backpack, but to his surprise, there was another sack inside that backpack. The mouth into the large sack was tightly sealed, and it was filled with magicite cores hidden within.

Rubbing his hand against the sack, Hogg said suspiciously, “What a big sack. It doesn't feel like gold in it. Can it be pebbles? ”Hogg doesn't understand what's going on. As he spoke, he opened the sack.

As soon as the sack is opened …

Gaudy's magicite core, beautiful, and colorful, all glittered with rainbow light. Hogg could only feel confused looking at them. This sack is filled with magicite cores. Throughout his life, Hogg had never seen so much.

"This is the magicite core?" Hogg's eyes were round, and he looked at Linley in surprise. And then, he slowly swallowed. Hogg had seen magicite cores before, but he had never seen so many in one place. So many magicite cores in a single sack that actually have the capacity to surprise its audience.

Linley nodded. "really. This bag is filled almost exclusively with magicite cores. There were a small number of magestones inside as well. Based on what I read, this magicite core should be worth a total of about 70,000 gold coins. ”

"Seventy thousand gold coins?" Hogg felt his heart pumping in panic.

Seventy thousand gold coins!

What kind of wealth is this? 70,000 gold pieces could definitely make the entire Baruch clan eat for over a hundred years.

“Of course, 70,000 is just an estimate of the book, and these prices are the previous prices. I hope this will be enough to reach 80,000 gold prices. "Say Liney honestly.

Gazing at the striking magicite core, Hogg felt as if he was living a dream. His whole body floated.

“Haaaah. Haaaaah. ”

Hogg took a deep breath, finally calming down.

"Linley, where did you get these magicite cores?" Hogg finally thought of this. He looked at Linley with a deadly look. "Have you gone to the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"

Linley nodded. "Yes, dad. I obtained all of these from the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. ”

"You .. you ..." Hogg is a little angry now. “The Range of the Magical Beast Mountain Range is one of the most dangerous places in the entire continent. Entering it was a huge effort. Why don't you talk to me about it before you go inside? Do you know how dangerous it is there? "

When he finished speaking, Hogg began to laugh at himself.

Linley had already entered, after all. He must now know how dangerous it was.

Hogg lowered his gaze, and was silent. Seeing Linley with an expression of "listening to himself being lectured" on his face, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "Linley, that's not me, your father, wanting to yell at you. But you should know that right now you are a magus genius studying at the Ernst Institute. In the future, your potential will be limitless. The heavy burden of taking care of the Baruch clan will be on your shoulders. Besides, your brother is young. Who knew how long before he became a true Dragonblood Warrior? All my hopes rest on you for now, as well as all the hopes of the Baruch clan. This is why you can't treat your life as a joke. ”

Linley did not dare to speak.

"Open your clothes. Let me see if you have any injuries. “Hogg suddenly said.

Undressed her?

Linley hesitated. Others did not know with his clothes, but Linley himself knew very well how frightening it was to see all the crossed scars on his body.

Hogg frowned. "Take them off . ”

After hesitating for another moment, in the end, Linley still undressed, took off his shirt and showed off his upper body. On his powerful chest, there were countless scars, and even some wounds that seemed to be fatal wounds!

Looking at this terrifying scar on Linley's body, Hogg could feel his own heart tremble.

Hogg grabbed Linley's chest with trembling hands. Seeing these near-fatal wounds on Linley's chest, Hogg couldn't help but feel his heart turn sour. How much pain did his son have to endure, how many near-death experiences did his son have? Hogg wouldn't even think about it.

"Linley, you ..." Hogg choked.

"Dad, look, I'm fine. "Linley immediately said comfortably.

Hogg stared at the pile of magicite cores, which represented a large sum of money, then turned to look once again at the horrifying scar on Linley's body. Hogg's whole body began to shake.

He is filled with hatred!

Hate for himself for being useless, for being incapable!

Taking a deep breath, Hogg finally fell silent, looking up at the sky. In the end, he finally said in a low voice, "Linley, you've spent the entire day on the road. You must be tired . Go rest. ”

"Yes, dad. ”

Linley quietly left, leaving Hogg alone, sitting quietly by himself, in the candlelit dining room …