Within the Baruch clan manor, Hogg

Within the Baruch clan manor, Hogg was reclining in a chair, carefully reading an exceedingly thick book.

“Lord Hogg, dinner is prepared.” A female servant said respectfully.

Ever since Housekeeper Hiri had gone off to accompany Wharton to the O’Brien Empire, the Baruch clan no longer had any servants in their employ. But Hogg was the clan leader of the clan of the Dragonblood Warriors. He couldn’t do all the servant’s work himself, right? So he forced himself to hire a female servant.”

“Oh.” Hogg closed his book and glanced at the female servant. In his heart, he sighed, “Fortunately, now that these other nobles know that my son is a genius magus at the Ernst Institute, they are willing to loan me money again. Otherwise, life would be even tougher.”

Based on the low taxation rate in Wushan township, Hogg was only able to just barely pay his bodyguard’s salary and also pay his yearly tithe to the kingdom. Hogg felt unhappy just thinking about it. By the time the clan had fallen into his hands, virtually all things of value had been sold off.

Fortunately…

He, Hogg, had two sons, two wonderful sons.

“Linley is already a magus of the fifth rank. He will graduate soon. By then, I can hand the position of clan leader to him, and I’ll be able to do some things I have always wanted to do.”

Hogg stood up, preparing to head towards the dining room, when suddenly…

“Lord Hogg, Lord Hogg!” Hillman’s voice rang out from afar.

Hogg looked questioningly towards the main gate. In a short period of time, Hillman ran in, and right besides Hillman was a tall, sturdily built young fellow.

Upon seeing the young fellow, a smile blossomed upon Hogg’s face. Laughing loudly, he advanced. “Linley, you are back. Haha, this is wonderful. This is an enormous surprise!”

“Agatha [A’jia’sa], please prepare a more sumptuous dinner.” Hogg intimately patted Linley on the shoulders. “Nice, kid. You are almost as tall as me now. Oh, right. I thought you were usually only allowed to come back at the end of each year. This time?…”

Linley smiled secretly. “Father, I’ll tell you later, during dinner.”

“So mysterious?” Hogg intentionally frowned at Linley.

Hillman, next to them, laughed, “Lord Hogg, Linley wouldn’t tell me either, but he’s prepared a mysterious gift for you. I asked him what, but he refused to say.”

“Uncle Hillman!” Linley frowned at Hillman.

“Alright, I’ll be quiet, I’ll be quiet.” Hillman laughed loudly.

Darkness fell upon the world, blanketing the earth in shadows, but the Baruch clan manor’s dining room was brightly lit with many lanterns. After finishing dinner, the serving girl Agatha cleared the table, leaving behind only Linley and Hogg in the room. Only now did Linley place the backpack in front of his father.

“This is?” Hogg stared suspiciously at Linley.

“We’ll open it in a bit.” Linley stood up and closed the door to the room. Hogg couldn’t help but chuckle. “As secretive as all that? You even went to close the door.”

Linley sat down confidently. “Father, you can open the backpack now.”

“Hrmph, let me see just what you have in here.” Hogg curiously opened the backpack, but much to his surprise, there was another sack inside the backpack. The mouth to the large sack was closed tightly, and it was bulging with the magicite cores that were hidden within it.

Rubbing his hands against the sack, Hogg said suspiciously, “What a large sack. It doesn’t feel like gold inside. Can it be pebbles?” Hogg didn’t understand what was going on. As he spoke, he opened the sack up.

As soon as the sack opened…

Gaudy, beautiful, multicolored magicite cores all gleamed with rainbow light. Hogg couldn’t help but feel dazed upon seeing them. This sack was filled to the brim with magicite cores. In all his life, Hogg had never seen so many.

“These are magicite cores?” Hogg’s eyes were round, and he stared at Linley in astonishment. And then, he slowly swallowed. Hogg had seen magicite cores before, but he had never seen so many in one place. So many magicite cores in one sack really did have the capacity to astonish its viewers.

Linley nodded. “Right. This bag is filled almost exclusively with magicite cores. There’s a very small number of magestones inside as well. Based on what I read, these magicite cores should be worth a total of around 70,000 gold coins.”

“Seventy thousand gold coins?” Hogg felt his heart pump frantically.

All these years, Hogg had been suffering from the restrictions of money. By now, even if one just wanted Hogg to produce 500 gold coins, Hogg would probably have to go borrow money. One could imagine how dire their straits were.

Seventy thousand gold coins!

What sort of wealth was this? 70,000 gold pieces definitely could keep the entire Baruch clan fed for over a hundred years.

“Of course, 70,000 is just the book estimate, and these prices were previous prices. I expect that this will be enough to reach 80,000 gold prices.” Liney said honestly.

Staring at the gaudy magicite cores, Hogg felt as though he were living in a dream. His entire body was floating.

“Haaaaah. Haaaaah.”

Hogg took two deep breaths, finally calming himself down.

“Linley, where did you get these magicite cores?” Hogg finally thought of this. He stared at Linley with a deadly stare. “Did you go to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts?”

Linley nodded. “Yes, father. I got all of these from Mountain Range of Magical Beasts.”

“You…you…” Hogg was somewhat angry now. “The Mountain Range of Magical Beasts is one of the most dangerous places in the entire continent. Entering it is a major endeavor. Why didn’t you discuss it over with me before going inside? Do you know how dangerous it is in there?”

Just as he finished speaking, Hogg began to laugh at himself.

Linley had gone inside, after all. He definitely now knew how dangerous it was.

Hogg lowered his gaze, and was silent. Seeing Linley with an earnest “listening to himself being lectured” expression on his face, he couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh. “Linley, it’s not that I, your father, want to yell at you. But you must know that you are currently a genius magus studying at the Ernst Institute. In the future, your potential will be limitless. The heavy burden of stewarding the Baruch clan will rest on your shoulders. After all, your brother is still young. Who knows how long it would take before he becomes a real Dragonblood Warrior? All my hopes rest on you for now, as well as all of the hopes of the Baruch clan. This is why you can’t treat your life as a joke.”

Linley didn’t dare to speak.

“Take off your clothes. Let me see if you have any injuries.” Hogg suddenly said.

Take his clothes off?

Linley hesitated. Others couldn’t tell with his clothes on, but Linley himself knew very well how terrifying the sight of all the crisscrossing scars on his body was.

Hogg frowned. “Take them off.”

After hesitating another moment, in the end, Linley still undressed, taking off his shirt and baring his upper body. Upon his robust chest, there were countless scars, and even several wounds that appeared to be fatal wounds!

Seeing the terrifying scars on Linley’s body, Hogg could feel his own heart quivering.

Hogg reached out towards Linley’s chest with a quivering hand. Seeing those near-fatal wounds on Linley’s chest, Hogg couldn’t help but feel his heart turn sour. How much pain had his son had to endure, how many near-death experiences had his son experience? Hogg didn’t even want to think about it.

“Linley, you…” Hogg choked up.

“Father, look, I’m fine.” Linley immediately said comfortingly.

Hogg stared at the pile of magicite cores, which represented a huge sum of money, then turned to look once more at the terrifying scars on Linley’s body. Hogg’s entire body began to quiver.

He was filled with hate!

Hate for himself for being useless, for being incapable!

Taking a deep breath, Hogg finally fell silent, staring at the sky. In the end, he finally said in a low voice, “Linley, you’ve spent an entire day on the road. You must be tired. Go get some rest.”

“Yes, father.”

Linley quietly left, leaving Hogg alone, sitting quietly by himself, in that dining hall lit by candles…

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

Dalam Baruch klan bangsawan, Hogg bersandar di kursi, hati-hati membaca buku sangat tebal. "Tuhan Hogg, makan malam siap." Seorang hamba perempuan mengatakan hormat. Sejak Housekeeper Hiri telah pergi untuk menemani Wharton ke O'Brien Empire, klan Baruch tidak lagi punya pembantu di mempekerjakan mereka. Tapi Hogg adalah pemimpin klan klan dari Dragonblood Warriors. Dia tidak bisa melakukan semua hamba karya sendiri, bukan? Jadi ia memaksa dirinya untuk menyewa seorang hamba perempuan. "" Oh. "Hogg menutup buku dan melirik hamba perempuan. Dalam hatinya, dia mendesah, "Untungnya, sekarang bahwa bangsawan lain tahu bahwa anak saya adalah magus jenius di Ernst Institute, mereka bersedia untuk meminjamkan saya uang lagi. Jika tidak, hidup akan lebih berat. "Berdasarkan tingkat pajak rendah di Wushan kota, Hogg hanya mampu membayar gaji pas-pasan pengawalnya dan juga membayar persepuluhan tahunan untuk kerajaan. Hogg merasa bahagia hanya berpikir tentang hal itu. Pada saat klan telah jatuh ke tangannya, hampir semua hal dari nilai yang telah dijual. Untungnya ... Dia, Hogg, memiliki dua putra, dua putra yang indah. "Linley sudah menjadi tukang sihir dari peringkat kelima. Dia akan lulus segera. Pada saat itu, saya bisa menyerahkan posisi pemimpin klan dia, dan saya akan dapat melakukan beberapa hal yang saya selalu ingin lakukan. "Hogg berdiri, bersiap-siap untuk menuju ke arah ruang makan, ketika tiba-tiba ..." Tuhan Hogg , Tuhan Hogg! "suara Hillman ini terdengar dari jauh. Hogg tampak tanya menuju gerbang utama. Dalam waktu singkat, Hillman berlari di, dan kanan selain Hillman adalah tinggi, tegap pemuda. Setelah melihat anak muda, senyum berkembang di wajah Hogg. Tertawa keras, dia maju. "Linley, Anda kembali. Haha, ini indah. Ini adalah kejutan besar! "" Agatha [A'jia'sa], silakan menyiapkan makan malam lebih mewah. "Hogg erat menepuk Linley di pundak. "Bagus, anak. Anda hampir setinggi saya sekarang. Oh, benar. Saya pikir Anda biasanya hanya diperbolehkan untuk datang kembali pada akhir setiap tahun. Kali ini? ... "Linley tersenyum diam-diam. "Ayah, aku akan memberitahu Anda nanti, selama makan malam." "Jadi misterius?" Hogg sengaja mengerutkan kening Linley. Hillman, di samping mereka, tertawa, "Tuhan Hogg, Linley tidak akan memberitahu saya baik, tapi dia menyiapkan misterius hadiah untuk kamu. Aku bertanya apa, tapi ia menolak untuk mengatakan. "" Paman Hillman! "Linley mengernyit Hillman." Baiklah, aku akan tenang, aku akan diam. "Hillman tertawa keras. Darkness jatuh pada dunia, menyelimuti bumi di bayangan, tapi ruang makan Baruch klan manor itu menyala terang dengan banyak lentera. Setelah menyelesaikan makan malam, yang melayani gadis Agatha membersihkan meja, meninggalkan hanya Linley dan Hogg di dalam ruangan. Baru sekarang Linley menempatkan ransel di depan ayahnya. "Ini?" Hogg menatap curiga pada Linley. "Kami akan buka di sedikit." Linley berdiri dan menutup pintu ke kamar. Hogg tidak bisa membantu tetapi tertawa. "Seperti rahasia karena semua itu? Anda bahkan pergi untuk menutup pintu. "Linley duduk percaya diri. "Ayah, Anda dapat membuka ransel sekarang." "Hrmph, biarkan aku melihat apa yang Anda miliki di sini." Hogg penasaran membuka ransel, tapi banyak kejutan, ada karung lain di dalam ransel. Mulut ke karung besar itu tertutup rapat, dan itu menggembung dengan core magicite yang tersembunyi di dalamnya. Menggosok tangan melawan karung, Hogg mengatakan curiga, "Apa karung besar. Ia tidak merasa seperti emas dalam. Mungkinkah kerikil? "Hogg tidak mengerti apa yang sedang terjadi. Saat ia berbicara, ia membuka karung up. Begitu karung dibuka ... Gaudy, indah, warna-warni magicite core semua berkilauan dengan cahaya pelangi. Hogg tidak bisa membantu tapi merasa bingung saat melihat mereka. Karung ini diisi sampai penuh dengan core magicite. Dalam semua hidupnya, Hogg belum pernah melihat begitu banyak. "Ini adalah core magicite?" Mata Hogg bulat, dan ia menatap Linley heran. Dan kemudian, ia perlahan-lahan ditelan. Hogg telah melihat core magicite sebelumnya, tapi ia belum pernah melihat begitu banyak di satu tempat. Begitu banyak core magicite dalam satu karung benar-benar memiliki kapasitas untuk mengejutkan pemirsa. Linley mengangguk. "Kanan. Tas ini diisi hampir secara eksklusif dengan core magicite. Ada jumlah yang sangat kecil dari magestones dalam juga. Berdasarkan apa yang saya baca, core magicite ini harus bernilai total sekitar 70.000 koin emas. "" Tujuh puluh ribu koin emas? "Hogg merasa pompa hatinya panik. Selama ini, Hogg telah menderita pembatasan uang. Sekarang, bahkan jika salah satu hanya ingin Hogg untuk menghasilkan 500 koin emas, Hogg mungkin akan harus pergi meminjam uang. Satu bisa membayangkan bagaimana mengerikan selat mereka. Koin emas ribu Tujuh! Macam apa kekayaan itu ini? 70.000 keping emas pasti bisa menjaga seluruh klan Baruch yang makan selama lebih dari seratus tahun. "Tentu saja, 70.000 hanya perkiraan buku, dan harga ini adalah harga sebelumnya. Saya berharap bahwa ini akan cukup untuk mencapai 80.000 harga emas. "Liney kata jujur. Menatap core magicite mencolok, Hogg merasa seolah-olah ia sedang hidup dalam mimpi. Seluruh tubuhnya mengambang. "Haaaaah. Haaaaah. "Hogg mengambil dua napas dalam-dalam, akhirnya menenangkan dirinya turun." Linley, di mana Anda mendapatkan core magicite ini? "Hogg akhirnya memikirkan hal ini. Dia menatap Linley dengan tatapan mematikan. "Apakah Anda pergi ke pegunungan Sihir hewan?" Linley mengangguk. "Ya, ayah. Aku punya semua ini dari Mountain Range Sihir Beasts. "" Kau ... kau ... "Hogg agak marah sekarang. "The Mountain Range Sihir hewan adalah salah satu tempat paling berbahaya di seluruh benua. Memasuki itu adalah usaha besar. Mengapa Anda tidak membicarakannya lebih dengan saya sebelum masuk ke dalam? Apakah Anda tahu bagaimana berbahaya itu di sana? "Baru saja ia selesai berbicara, Hogg mulai menertawakan dirinya sendiri. Linley sudah di dalam, setelah semua. Dia pasti sekarang tahu betapa berbahayanya itu. Hogg menurunkan tatapannya, dan diam. Melihat Linley dengan sungguh-sungguh "mendengarkan dirinya sedang kuliah" ekspresi di wajahnya, dia tidak bisa membantu tetapi menggeleng dan mendesah. "Linley, bukan itu aku, ayahmu, ingin berteriak pada Anda. Tapi Anda harus tahu bahwa Anda adalah saat ini magus jenius belajar di Ernst Institute. Di masa depan, potensi Anda akan terbatas. Beban berat Stewarding klan Baruch akan beristirahat di bahu Anda. Setelah semua, saudara Anda masih muda. Siapa yang tahu berapa lama waktu yang dibutuhkan sebelum ia menjadi Dragonblood prajurit nyata? Semua harapan saya beristirahat pada Anda untuk saat ini, serta semua harapan klan Baruch. Inilah sebabnya mengapa Anda tidak bisa memperlakukan hidup Anda sebagai lelucon. "Linley tidak berani untuk berbicara." Lepaskan pakaian Anda. Biarkan saya melihat apakah Anda memiliki luka apapun. "Hogg tiba-tiba berkata. Ambil bajunya? Linley ragu-ragu. Orang lain tidak bisa mengatakan dengan pakaiannya, tapi Linley sendiri tahu betul bagaimana menakutkan melihat semua bekas luka malang-melintang di tubuhnya itu. Hogg mengerutkan kening. "Ambil mereka." Setelah ragu-ragu saat lain, pada akhirnya, Linley masih telanjang, melepas kemejanya dan memamerkan bagian atas tubuhnya. Setelah dada kuat nya, ada bekas luka yang tak terhitung jumlahnya, dan bahkan beberapa luka yang muncul untuk menjadi luka fatal! Melihat bekas luka mengerikan pada tubuh Linley ini, Hogg bisa merasakan nya bergetar hati sendiri. Hogg meraih ke arah dada Linley dengan tangan bergetar. Melihat orang-orang luka-dekat fatal pada dada Linley ini, Hogg tidak bisa membantu tapi merasa hatinya berubah masam. Berapa banyak rasa sakit yang anaknya untuk bertahan, berapa banyak pengalaman mendekati kematian punya pengalaman anaknya? Hogg bahkan tidak ingin untuk berpikir tentang hal itu. "Linley, Anda ..." Hogg tersendat. "Ayah, lihat, aku baik-baik." Linley segera kata menenangkan. Hogg menatap tumpukan core magicite, yang mewakili besar sejumlah uang, kemudian berbalik untuk melihat sekali lagi pada bekas luka mengerikan pada tubuh Linley ini. Seluruh tubuh Hogg mulai bergetar. Ia penuh dengan kebencian! Benci untuk dirinya sendiri karena tidak berguna, karena tidak mampu! Mengambil napas dalam-dalam, Hogg akhirnya terdiam, menatap langit. Pada akhirnya, ia akhirnya berkata dengan suara rendah, "Linley, Anda telah menghabiskan seluruh hari di jalan. Kamu pasti lelah. Pergi beristirahat. "" Ya, ayah. "Linley diam-diam meninggalkan, meninggalkan Hogg saja, duduk tenang sendiri, dalam ruang makan diterangi lilin ...