After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 129 - 30: Proof of the Continuation of Life
Gear City.
Tavern.
"Ahtal was truly a Hero," a dwarf with a thick beard placed his cup on the table.
"He didn’t take any wealth, just left Gear City."
"Perhaps wealth meant nothing to him anymore," an elf at a nearby table spoke up, gently swirling his drink.
"After all, he didn’t have much time to enjoy it."
The atmosphere grew silent.
They all knew too well about Ahtal’s imminent death and felt a deep regret for the Hero’s forthcoming demise.
"If you say Ahtal wasn’t interested in wealth," the thick-bearded dwarf sighed, "then Queen Sola was... wealthy, yet had no chance to enjoy it."
He took a sip of his drink.
"Who would have thought Queen Sola would die in a battle?"
"Perhaps it was fate," another dwarf from a different table shook his head, feeling a touch of regret for the demise of Gear City’s Queen Sola.
Along with yesterday’s news that the immortal serpent had been successfully vanquished, there came the death of Queen Sola of Gear City.
Rumors were that Queen Sola, nearing the dying immortal serpent, was accidentally struck by the beast’s last counterattack, resulting in her death from the venomous fangs piercing her abdomen.
"Even a dying beast shouldn’t be approached carelessly," a muscular dwarf woman spoke up, heartily drinking a large cup of liquor.
She then continued:
"Yet it’s truly a pity for Lord Ahtal, such an outstanding man yet doomed to die soon. I really wanted to have a child with him."
"He has his own princess," a dwarf laughed, "with your standards, it’s likely he wouldn’t consider you."
"Hmph," the dwarf woman snorted, but did not retort, knowing very well her own worth and having a clear understanding of her attractiveness.
In an environment filled with male dwarfs, not a single one approached her; she entered cleanly and left just as cleanly.
Other dwarf women might be harassed.
While she could sleep soundly.
"Hehe~ let’s not talk about these trivial matters," a lively laughter suddenly broke out, as if a breeze had swept away the tavern’s restlessness and the scent of liquor.
Everyone in the tavern turned toward the sound, only to see Anfis, who had appeared unnoticed, gently striking a violin.
"Let’s tell a story of a Hero today, about how Ahtal vanquished the immortal serpent."
"Ha~ we must listen to that," the dwarf woman laughed heartily, drinking as she listened to Anfis’s story.
And the previously vacant tavern began to buzz, everyone gathering around Anfis, listening to the story of the Hero.
In this world, bards hold a special position, despite the availability of cheap books and newspapers in the bustling cities.
Yet still, this could not shake the status of bards; people clung to the belief in bards almost religiously.
After all, those who become bards usually possess impressive Astrology skills, often knowing information that the common people do not and can provide insights into fate, guiding people to stay on the right path.
In times like when Cultists bewitch or nobles behave improperly, the bards are often the ones who can step forward, using their wisdom and mysterious astrological abilities to help powerless common people.
Thus, bards hold a unique social status in people’s hearts, and as long as a bard begins to tell a story,
many people will run to listen. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
And Anfis, being a well-known bard, could even more attract people to listen.
After a while,
the music stopped, and Anfis finished the narration, and soon a dwarf girl timely brought him a cup of wine.
"Lord Anfis, it seems you didn’t elaborate on how Queen Sola died," a dwarf spoke up.
The people around also cast curious glances, it seemed true that Anfis hadn’t mentioned how Queen Sola had died.
Whether it was truly to vanquish the immortal serpent.
"Regarding that," Anfis took a sip of his wine, glanced at the cloaked dwarf girl by the door, and smiled, "This story’s hero is Ahtal, let’s talk about Queen Sola another time."
With that, he placed his cup on the table and vanished like a light breeze, seemingly unwilling to discuss Queen Sola’s matter further.
And at the door, the cloaked dwarf girl silently turned and left, sat down in a carriage outside the tavern, and took off her hood.
"Did he not notice, or did he choose not to speak?" Looking at the reflection in the carriage window, Nalis looked troubled.
When the corpse of the immortal serpent was found, Gear City’s guard had already discovered the offspring of the monster in Queen Sola’s abdomen.
However, this information was not spread and was quickly sealed, and Queen Sola’s body was immediately cremated into ashes.
"Lord Ahtal, how am I to face you in the future?" Leaning tiredly against the chair, Nalis didn’t know what to do.
She had figured out everything, guessing that Ahtal had discovered his mother’s collusion with the immortal serpent, which is why he had killed her.
If Ahtal were to publicize this information now, she might not have a place to stay.
And her siblings, also fearing this, were very eager to get rid of Xi Mu, completely stifling the truth in its cradle.
