Chapter 462
When Sna saw Caspian passing her the jade identification badge, she was stunned.
Then, she looked at him.
Caspian only smiled, saying, “Even though I’m supposedly your teacher, I’ve never truly taught you
anything useful.
The only thing I have an abundance of right now is perhaps the sect contributions points in this jade
identification badge.
If you need to, you can find Master Delmont and ask if you can use them first.
The Star-Refiner Valley has quite a lot of resources, and they’re useful for your ascension.”
Although Caspian sounded casual, Sna felt that her heart was stabbed.
She was a girl of few words, but it did not mean she could not feel what others felt.
At that time, Caspian’s words carried a reminder as if he would nevere back.
If it were not for the determination to die for something, the sect disciples would not simply give their
jade identification badge to another person.
Just like how Wesley handed his jade identification badge to Caspian, and he was ready to rush into
the tide of monsters, nevering back.
After taking a deep breath, Sna epted Caspian’s jade identification badge.
As she used too much force on her knuckles, they trembled and were.
“Alright,” Caspian patted Sna’s head for thest time, “When I’m back, I want to see that you’ve
improved significantly.” Then, Caspian turned around, not looking back once.
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Behind him, Sna tears rolled down her cheeks as she tightly held Caspian’s jade identification
badge and hummed heavily.
***
Thest trace of summer heat was gradually reced by the coolness of early autumn as August
passed.
After autumn ended, another year was almosting to an end.
In the blink of an eye, the year ended.
It was now the fifth of January, only the first few days of the new year, and a heavy snowfall fell one
after another.
The mountains and rivers were all covered with ayer of pure silver tone, and the icy sensations
between the breaths went straight into the heart and lungs of people.
A ry station near the border of Salleria was extremely conspicuous at that moment amidst the white
scenery.
Rather than saying it was an inn, it was more like a shed covering an area of half an acre, surrounded
by walls made of bamboo sticks and mud, which could at best stop the howling north wind.
For a country, the border would usually be an uncivilized territory and few people would pass by.
Hence, even if the ce was near the official route, the ry station appeared simple and crude.
On that snowy winter day, the station was for passing pedestrians toe in and rest.
At most, they could drink hot water and eat a simple hot meal.
At that moment, about eight tables were randomly ced in the area, and around seven travel-worn
customers sat in half of those tables.
The shopkeeper and waiter in the station leaned on the sofa cushion beside the fire, squinting and
dozing off.
In that kind of winter, there were few pedestrians.
Hence, they had no guests to entertain.
Suddenly, the sound of the rushing clip-clop of hooves came from afar.
As the sound was rather loud, it was obvious that it was not ordinary caravans.
The shopkeeper and waiter ran the station here all year round, and they immediately opened their eyes
and looked into the distance when they heard the noises.
Shortly, amidst the white scenery, more than ten soldiers appeared.
There was a hint of doubt in the shopkeeper’s eyes, and he narrowed his eyes as he looked into the
distance.
Then, his eyes shed, and the shopkeeper hurriedly pushed the waiter next to him.
“Hurry up and greet the border guards!”
When the initially sleepy guests heard the shopkeeper’s shout, they suddenly felt energetic, and all
looked out of the station.
The ce was already within Salleria’s territory, and since the shopkeeper said they were the border
guards, they would naturally be Salleria’s soldiers.
The sound of more than a dozen cavalry horses trampling the ground got louder, and even the fragile
bamboo strips walls of the station trembled, causingrge swaths of snow to fall.
Soon, with the warm greetings of the shopkeeper and waiter, the curtain of the station’s gate was
suddenly opened.
When the cold wind and snow blew in, more than a dozen tall and strong men with a sword around
their waist walked into the station.
After they walked in, they looked around the ce.
The original guests in the station did not dare to look at them, and they all lowered their heads.
Upon seeing that, the leader of the defenders sneered and ordered others to sit down.
Then, he sat alone at a table and pompously threw his longsword and armor on the table, causing a
loud ng.
Next, he stepped on the bench with one foot and shouted, “Who’s the shopkeeper? Serve us alcohol
and meat now! We still have to hurry after eating! Faster!”
“Okay!” That was not the first time the shopkeeper came in contact with the border guards.
Hence, as he urged the waiter to hurry, he warmed the wine for the guards and said respectfully, “My
lords, are you all rushing back to the capital after being invited to participate in the 30th-anniversary
celebration of His Majesty’s ascension to the throne?”
“What else can it be?” The leading defender grinned, and he appeared proud.
The shopkeeper hurriedly gave a thumbs up.
“The 30th-anniversary celebration of His Majesty’s ascension to the throne might be a nationwide
celebration, but not everyone can be invited to participate.
My Lord, since you can have this honor, you inevitably hold important positions in the military.
You’ll surely achieve meteoric sess in your career!”
It was perfect ttery, but the soldier’s face instantly sank when he heard it.
Before long, he pped the shopkeeper’s face.
The loud p made the guests in the station feel a tingling pain in their cheeks as if they were being hit
too.
The shopkeeper spun around and fell to the ground, and the gon he held also shattered.
His cheek and eye were swollen, and blood dripped from the corner of his month.
After a while, the shopkeeper coughed a few times and spat out a few broken teeth stained with blood.
The leading soldier nced at him coldly.
“What nonsense! Just pour the wine! If it weren’t for the celebration of His Majesty’s ascension to the
throne and we can’t spill blood these days, you’ll already be dead!”
The words made the shopkeeper shudder, and he hurriedly got up, not saying another word.
Then, he swiftly poured the wine again.
Once the waiter brought a few pots of dishes over, the shopkeeper immediately hid away.
Inside the originally quiet station, the sound of feasting filled the ce.
After a few sses of wine, the soldier just now seemed to remember what the shopkeeper just said
and pped the table heavily.
To be a border guard, they must be True Martial Realm warriors.
Hence, his strength was far from an ordinary man.
With just a p, a big hole appeared on the table, causing it to sway a few times, almost falling apart.
“What kind of nonsense was that? Important positions? Meteoric sess? It’s been three years! For
three years, I’ve been thrown in the middle of nowhere! How can I get a meteoric rise!” The soldier
roared, and he was full of anger.
“The promise they made three years ago was pleasing to the ear! Yet, look what’s happening! Once
they used me, they treated me like sh*t and tossed me as far away as possible! This time, if it wasn’t
for the celebration of His Majesty’s ascension to the throne, I’m afraid I can’t return to the capital for the
rest of my life!”