The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 1234 - 23: The Birth of the Eternal King

In the evening, the setting sun was like blood.

Luo En and his group of four passed through a somewhat rundown village and came to a wooden house at the end. They knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door opened a crack.

A woman peered out with half her head, full of doubt and wariness:

"Who are you?"

She was simply dressed in a coarse cloth garment that had been patched up, her figure was thin, her face pale from malnutrition, looking frail and delicate.

And because she was nervous, she clutched a well-sharpened kitchen knife tightly in her hand, hiding it behind her back.

Kai stepped forward and spoke softly:

"This is Sir Gino’s house, right? We are friends of your husband."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly put down the knife in her hand, opened the door, and a bashful smile appeared on her face:

"Sorry, it’s been messy outside lately, and without the man of the house around, I’ve been a bit overly nervous."

As the door opened fully, everyone only then noticed that the woman’s belly was slightly swollen, evidently pregnant.

A trace of pity flashed through Kai’s eyes, but he finally spoke honestly:

"Lady, I have some unfortunate news: we encountered Vortigern’s rebel army on the road, and your husband died in a skirmish while trying to save others..."

The woman’s body swayed, nearly collapsing.

But to everyone’s surprise, she didn’t scream or curse her fate, she just steadied herself against the door frame, and looked earnestly at the knights outside, asking in a hoarse voice:

"Did he succeed?"

Kai couldn’t help but pause, then he realized and solemnly nodded:

"Your husband was very brave; together with us, he defeated Vortigern’s rogue army and saved over 300 refugees thanks to him."

"That’s good."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly quite comforted,

"When the child is born, I will tell them about this, let them know what kind of person their father was."

She reached out to stroke her slightly swollen belly, feeling the life stirring within, and her pale face shone with the glow of motherhood.

Gentle, yet resilient.

However, Kai inexplicably felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart:

"Is there anything else you want to say? Or anything you need that we can help with?"

"No, Vortigern’s rebel army can’t reach the Southern Realm for the time being. It’s safe here, and there’s still plenty of food and money left at home to raise the child to adulthood. If you really want to do something, please just let me be quiet by myself."

Kai looked deeply at the woman, handed over the knight companion’s package to her, and then silently turned and left with the group.

Inside the package, there were not only the personal belongings of that knight but also some condolence money and a few practical magic items collected by everyone.

The items weren’t much, but enough for an emergency.

And as the group walked away, the door behind them shut tightly.

From inside the house came a sound of suppressed and muffled crying.

Altria stopped her steps, wanting to turn back.

But Luo En reached out, pressing down on his student’s shoulder, and said solemnly:

"It’s getting dark; we still have two letters to deliver. Let’s go."

Altria wanted to speak, but she finally pursed her lips and followed on with her head down.

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Before sunset, the group arrived at the fief of the second fallen knight.

It was a burly young man who came out to receive the news, the eldest son that the old knight often proudly mentioned to others.

But about his father’s death, the young man reacted extremely indifferently.

Before Kai could finish explaining, he impatiently snatched the package, sneering disdainfully: freewebnøvel.coɱ

"I knew this day would come! Even King Uther and Londinium’s armies have been defeated, who did he think he was? A stupid and stubborn old fool who could barely hold a sword, struggled to get on a horse, yet insisted on being a hero, rushing off to Cornwall to participate in the Sword of the King trials. Now, look, he pitifully died out there, without even leaving a whole corpse, foolish to the core!"

"Enough! He was your father! How can you as his son demean him like this?"

Altria could no longer bear it and stood out, angrily rebuking,

"To save the innocent, he charged ahead knowing full well he wasn’t a match for those Giants and Elves..."

"So, he died!"

The young man roared in anger, his eyes bloodshot,

"I told him before, it’s time for retirement, why bother with these matters at his age, just stay on the estate, tending flowers and plants wouldn’t be better!"

Faced with the relative’s questioning, everyone fell silent.

Kai then looked at the estate behind the young man.

It wasn’t very large, but the yard was filled with plants and flowers that are hard to cultivate, clearly tended with care.

"——My boy is the most dutiful one, he knows I love gardening, so he bought me a garden just for retirement."

"——But, alas, the world has never been peaceful, and I can never sit idly by, leaving the house plants to him. So, that good kid was forced into becoming a gardener because of me, and he often grumbles about it behind my back."

On the way back, that old knight had once boasted to him like this, with the help of alcohol.

"We have to hurry to deliver the next message, we won’t disturb further."

Kai pulled back his sister, taking the initiative to bid farewell.

The young man’s visage was icy, and he dismissively waved everyone off, as if he was shooing away a flock of ominous crows from his doorstep.

And as he mounted the horse, Kai murmured in a low voice:

"Your father once told me, the reason he was still out at that age was because he wanted to finish the wars in his generation, so that his son and grandson wouldn’t have to suffer the same, shed the same blood..."

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