Chapter 39: The Choice of Path

Castle Hall.

The candlelight flickered gently, reflecting the intricate patterns of the tapestry on the wall.

Silver tableware and empty wine glasses remained on the long table, and the maids were cleaning up the aftermath with light steps.

Xia Mingyu leaned lazily on the soft back of the main chair, while Kalen sat upright on the seat to his left.

The banquet had ended. After he proposed to talk to Viscount Hughes alone, Lise and Danielle left quickly after performing an elegant curtsy, leaving space for the two.

"What is the reason for His Highness to keep me alone... Could it be that he feels the castle's environment is too poor and wants to leave?"

Although Kalen still had a gentle smile on his face, his heart was actually nervous, and his fingers on the armrest were trembling slightly.

He had survived many times from the bloody battlefield and thought he would never have any major psychological fluctuations in his life, but after meeting this Highness, he was as nervous as if he had returned to his green youth.

After all, His Highness's identity is too noble!

This is the weight of the future master of 1.4 billion humans, almost equivalent to the weight of a continent!

"Viscount, I have a request. Can you help me?" Xia Mingyu poured another glass of bright red red wine and took the initiative to hand it to Kalen.

"Your Highness, just say it. I, Kalen Hughes, swear in the name of the Lord of Black Wolf Territory, I will definitely try my best to complete it!"

Hearing this, Kalen immediately stood up from his seat with a solemn expression.

Being able to help His Highness Mingyu is his honor and his opportunity.

He wasn't afraid of what His Highness wanted, he was afraid that His Highness didn't want anything.

As long as His Highness didn't want his wife Danielle to sleep with him, he would go to complete other things even if it cost him his life.

En... If His Highness was willing to be the godfather of his son little Haidun, then if it was just sleeping for a few nights, Danielle would probably be very happy, and he could also relax his waist for a while...

"My attendant Boge wants to promote to a hunter. Do you know what promotion conditions are needed to promote from a hunter to a hunter?" Xia Mingyu asked.

Just this?

Kalen's face relaxed, and then he said seriously:

"Your Highness, if a hunter wants to promote to a hunter, he needs to choose one from several potions made of magical beast organs, such as 'Eagle Eye' potion, 'Cat Tail' potion, etc."

"Viscount, can you help me find a bottle of 'Eagle Eye' potion?"

After thinking for a moment, Xia Mingyu asked again.

Boge is best at archery; "Eagle Eye" potion should be more suitable for him.

"Your Highness, this might be a bit troublesome for other nobles, but for me, it is easy."

"The Bishop of the Storm Church in the southern branch of the kingdom was once a comrade-in-arms who participated in the 'Dragon-Lion War' with me and lived and died together. With the friendship between us, he will definitely be happy to accept just one potion."

The corners of Kalen's mouth curled up slightly, and his tough face was full of confidence.

Heh, if he doesn't give it, he will shout in the church about the ugly thing that guy did when the army was surrounded and lacked food and clothing during the war, not hesitating to call him dad just to eat a piece of black bread in his hand.

"However..." Kalen changed the subject.

Just when Xia Mingyu thought he was going to make some request, he looked hesitant and said:

"Your Highness, actually, I don't really recommend your attendant to take the path of a hunter. Although hunters have stronger individual strength and promote quickly, the more powerful the hunter, the more risk of losing sanity. As a weapon of war, it's fine, but as an attendant... even the Storm Church has significantly reduced the cultivation of hunters now."

"You'd better think about it carefully. If you really decide, tell me, and I will immediately ride the Black Abyss Wolf to set off to seek the potion for you."

Kalen said solemnly.

When Xia Mingyu left the hall and returned to his room, he found that Boge had been waiting at the door.

"Lord, I have one thing I ask you to decide for me."

Boge, whose skin was slightly red from the sun, knelt down in front of him and bowed his head deeply.

"Speak."

"I learned about the hunter's subsequent promotion and promotion conditions from Knight Suolin... I hope you can decide for me, should I take the path of a hunter or the path of a knight?" Boge said in a low voice.

"En," Xia Mingyu held his chin and fell into deep thought.

Hunter or Knight?

Hunters are prone to losing control, and in the subsequent promotion process, they will replace magical beast organs, becoming neither human nor ghost. Knights take loyalty and responsibility as their first requirement, which is undoubtedly the best profession for an attendant to a lord.

From the perspective of his interests, persuading Boge to choose the path of a knight should be the correct one.

However...

"Raise your head," Xia Mingyu said in a deep voice.

The teenager slowly raised his head, revealing a face that was still young but had already weathered the storms.

There were still many bruises on his face, all of which were beaten by Luo Bote before leaving the village.

"Boge, how old are you?"

"Sixteen," Boge replied without hesitation.

Sixteen... On Blue Star, this is just a student who has just entered high school, but here he has already been ambushing merchants on the road with him.

He had also heard from Luo Bote that more than half of the prey Boge hunted was sold for money to support the village, which is why Fruit Basket Village could be free from food and tax worries for several years.

Thinking of this, Xia Mingyu's eyes gradually became serious.

"In my hometown, there is a saying that no matter what you choose, you will regret it, so it is better to choose what you want to do at the moment."

"So, Boge, ask your own heart, which path do you want to choose more?"

Xia Mingyu walked up to Boge and gently patted his increasingly thick shoulders.

He decided to return the right of choice to Boge, because Boge was not only his attendant, but also his savior.

Boge saved him, and he also saved Fruit Basket Village once. Although they were lord and attendant in status, he always felt that both sides were equal in his heart.

"Which path do I want to choose?"

Hearing this, Boge's expression was a bit dazed, and memories from a long time ago began to appear in his mind.

"Boge, you will definitely become a great hunter when you grow up!"

That was his father's excited shout when he first saw him shooting an arrow.

"Hunting is the most wonderful thing in the world. You fight with another life, betting everything, and even if you die, it is happiness."

His father sat by the river shaking his fishing rod, and suddenly pulled out a big fish with force, splashing river water all over his face.

"Why, I have always been unable to promote..."

Waking up in the middle of the night, he secretly watched his father smoking a dry pipe and sighing at the wall full of prey.

"Boge, don't cry, I am happy..."

During the escape, the man who fed all the food to him and accidentally had his chest collapsed by a wild boar during the hunt said weakly.

The memories came to an abrupt end.

Finally, it froze on the scene where he blocked the sword for His Highness and was picked away by Knight Suolin.

The teenager also made a decision silently in his heart.

"Lord, I choose..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 40 =====