When Will We Set Off? (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

"When Will We Set Off?" (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

"Wouldn't that be too early?"

Chen Mu spoke softly.

It was not that he resisted traveling the kingdom, nor was he afraid.

Already a Grand Knight, Chen Mu was confident that very few people in the kingdom could threaten him.

How many Grand Knights were there in the entire Winter Kingdom, after all?

He thought it was early because, within the Winter Kingdom, children of great families generally chose to travel the kingdom only after coming of age.

In the Winter Kingdom, adulthood began at twenty.

Yet Chen Mu was only eighteen!

"You mean to say you're too young, right? Think about what others were doing at eighteen. They can't be compared to you."

"Do you think everyone becomes a Grand Knight at eighteen like you?"

Earl Arthur naturally understood what Chen Mu was thinking, so he spoke with a faintly amused smile.

To him, Chen Mu was now an unpolished piece of jade.

Although Chen Mu was already a Grand Knight, Arthur still considered him an unpolished piece of jade.

Because in his heart, Chen Mu's future went far beyond becoming a Grand Knight.

An eighteen-year-old Grand Knight—what extraordinary knightly talent! The realm of an Epic Knight might be an insurmountable chasm for all knights in the world.

But for those true heaven-gifted geniuses, that chasm was merely a barrier they could break with a casual gesture.

Earl Arthur believed Chen Mu was one of those heaven-gifted geniuses. He did not believe Chen Mu would be unable to become an Epic Knight.

However, if Chen Mu knew what he was thinking, he might have felt a little embarrassed.

After all, he knew himself best. He was nowhere near a heaven-gifted genius.

If he had to put it into words, he could at most be considered someone with ordinary talent.

In truth, Earl Arthur had a small selfish motive for wanting Chen Mu to travel the kingdom.

If Chen Mu were merely a Formal Knight, then even if Chen Mu himself had suggested traveling the kingdom, he would not have agreed.

He would have had Chen Mu take charge of some family businesses first, postponing the matter of traveling the kingdom until after Chen Mu came of age.

But Chen Mu was now already a Grand Knight.

He believed there were very few people in the kingdom who could threaten Chen Mu, which was why the idea had occurred to him.

Of course, there was another reason.

He knew about his eldest son Nikola's situation, and he understood that everything in the family might ultimately have to be handed over to Chen Mu.

But if Chen Mu wanted to inherit the title and the family, traveling the kingdom was unavoidable.

After all, if someone did not even understand the kingdom they lived in, how could they truly manage an entire family well?

Earl Arthur merely wanted to move that time forward.

Although Chen Mu did not understand everything Earl Arthur was thinking, he knew that his father hoped he would travel the kingdom.

So he now faced two choices.

"Go, or not go."

Seeing the expectant look in Earl Arthur's eyes, Chen Mu pondered briefly.

Traveling the kingdom had its benefits, while staying at the Manor naturally had its own benefits as well.

Traveling the kingdom could broaden his horizons and allow him to truly understand this world.

After all, since arriving in this world, Chen Mu had spent most of his time within the Golden Lion Family's Far East Territory.

But staying at the Manor would be safe. His father, Earl Arthur, did not know it, but Chen Mu himself did—he had a cheat.

Now that there was no longer any threat from the Black Robe Pathseekers Society, the monthly simulation might allow him to truly glimpse that mysterious Wizard Path.

After thinking for a while, Chen Mu ultimately nodded.

"When do we set off?"

"This month!"

Hearing Chen Mu's words, Earl Arthur answered decisively.

Chen Mu ultimately chose to travel the kingdom because he realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding.

It was true that he could simulate while staying at the Manor, but he could do the same while traveling the kingdom.

It was not as if the Simulator was bound to this place and would stop working once he left.

If the Simulator were truly bound to a single location, then Chen Mu naturally would not leave until he was invincible.

But his Simulator could be used anywhere. Traveling the kingdom would not affect his life simulations in the slightest.

Another reason was that he would have to travel the kingdom sooner or later.

Now that he was already a Grand Knight, his father, Earl Arthur, would not agree to let him remain at the Manor forever.

Since he could kill two birds with one stone, why not?

After he made his choice, Arthur began telling Chen Mu about the things he needed to watch out for while traveling the kingdom.

Chen Mu listened attentively. He knew these were all experiences his father had gained when he himself traveled the kingdom.

Time passed. Earl Arthur said a great deal, while Chen Mu listened silently at his side.

"That is roughly everything you need to pay attention to. Of course, these are merely lessons from experience. When you truly travel the kingdom, the only person you can rely on is yourself."

Earl Arthur spoke these words solemnly, his expression serious.

"I understand!"

Chen Mu spoke softly.

The words he had once said to William—"A fledgling that lives forever beneath the protection of an eagle can never become an eagle"—had now come true.

There would be no guards on this journey through the kingdom. Chen Mu truly could rely only on himself.

However, Chen Mu did not feel much else.

If he had to say something, perhaps he was looking forward to it—looking forward to this journey through the kingdom.

"Good. Go back for now. Over the next few days, I'll prepare some things for you."

Arthur spoke, and the seriousness vanished from his expression, replaced by ease.

Chen Mu nodded, bade Earl Arthur farewell, and left Golden Lion Manor.

After watching Chen Mu leave, Earl Arthur picked up the watering can again and began watering the flowers.

This showed that Earl Arthur was in an exceptionally good mood.

As he watered the flowers, Arthur also considered what he should prepare for his son.

One could not simply travel the kingdom empty-handed.

Some preparation was necessary, and some things were indispensable.

Unimportant items did not need to be carried, but there was one thing that had to be brought.

Money—or, more precisely, Gold Coins.

The Winter Kingdom's currency could be divided into Copper Coins, Silver Coins, and Gold Coins.

One Silver Coin was equal to ten Copper Coins, while one Gold Coin was equal to ten Silver Coins.

There was also a rather special form of currency above them: Gold Certificates.

Gold Certificates came in denominations. For example, a Gold Certificate with a denomination of 100 could be exchanged for 100 Gold Coins at any bank in the kingdom.

Compared with Gold Coins, Gold Certificates were easier to carry. Moreover, Gold Certificates were issued by the Winter Royal Family, so naturally all banks within the kingdom accepted them.

"How much should I prepare?"

"How about 200,000 to start?"

Arthur pondered slightly as he watered the flowers.

Meanwhile, Chen Mu, having left Golden Lion Manor, was pondering as well.

"I wonder whether the two simulations I've accumulated over these past two months will let me come into contact with the Wizard Path?"

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