Chapter 5
The village chief’s adopted father... in other words, the middle-aged man in the sheepskin coat who came every day to deliver meat or fruit.
Why does he want to see me?
Don’t tell me he’s here to collect the cost of all the food I’ve eaten these past few days!
At that thought, a bitter expression appeared on Xia Mingyu’s face.
Right now, he was genuinely penniless.
If the man really did ask him to pay, Xia Mingyu would probably have no choice but to work as a laborer to repay the debt.
“Your Highness Mingyu, if you do not wish to meet him, I can refuse on your behalf.”
Seeing that Xia Mingyu had not responded for a long time, Anliya, who was standing outside the door, assumed that he did not want to meet the man and spoke again.
“Please... let him in.”
After thinking about it, Xia Mingyu agreed.
If he wanted to establish himself in this world, he could not remain inside this tiny wooden house forever.
He needed to come into contact with more people.
And the village chief was undoubtedly a very good person to start with.
Xia Mingyu should be able to obtain quite a lot of information from him.
...
“Noble Your Highness, this humble man and my beautiful daughter greet you. May the gods bless you!”
As soon as he entered, Robert placed down the basket in his hands, which was filled to the brim with fruit.
Then he pulled Anliya along and prepared to kneel on both knees.
Fortunately, Xia Mingyu stopped them in time.
“Sit.”
Xia Mingyu gestured toward the chairs.
“Your Highness, you are far too gracious!”
Robert rubbed his palms together with an awkward smile, but he still did not dare to sit.
Instead, he stood there stiffly.
Xia Mingyu felt a little helpless.
Strictly speaking...
This wooden house belonged to Robert, didn’t it?
Since Robert refused to sit, Xia Mingyu had no choice but to remain standing as well.
“Village Chief, may I ask why you came to see me?” Xia Mingyu asked directly.
“Your Highness, I heard from my daughter that you have already learned our language. So I came here specifically for two reasons. First, I wished to congratulate you on your extraordinary talent for learning. Second, I wanted to ask whether there is anything you require.”
Robert smiled warmly as he continued.
“For example, is your living environment too crude? Would you like more meat with your meals? Are you satisfied with the fruit we have been bringing you?”
This was somewhat different from what Xia Mingyu had expected.
He had assumed the village chief would first ask which kingdom he came from, or why he had initially been unable to understand their language.
But now, it seemed that the village chief had absolutely no intention of investigating his origins.
Instead, he was simply...
Trying his best to please him.
“There is nothing I particularly need. But if I had to ask for something, I would like to meet the person who saved me.”
Xia Mingyu thought for a moment before answering.
He still had a deep impression of the person who had shot an arrow directly into the eye of the alpha wolf while it was lunging through the air.
More importantly, that person had saved his life.
No matter what, even from the most basic moral standpoint, Xia Mingyu felt that he should at least express his gratitude.
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“By the Sun God! Your Highness, the person you’re talking about should be young Berg.”
Robert immediately became enthusiastic.
“He is the most talented young man in our village. Without anyone teaching him, he managed to obtain the Hunter profession entirely through his own efforts.”
“Unlike the other young people, who can only continue living as serfs and farmers just like us.”
Robert continued without pause.
“You probably don’t know this yet, Your Highness, but all the game you’ve eaten these past few days was brought back by him. He was the one who asked me to deliver it to you.”
“He really is such a kind and well-mannered young man!”
Robert’s smile widened.
“If he hadn’t always treated Anliya like an older sister ever since he was young, I really would have wanted to...”
Robert continued rambling until Anliya, unable to endure it any longer, kicked him in the heel from behind.
Only then did he realize that he had gotten carried away.
“Your Highness, please forgive me. Small people like us really don’t have much in the way of manners.”
Robert scratched his head awkwardly.
“I’ll go bring young Berg here right away.”
With that, perhaps in an attempt to escape the awkward atmosphere, Robert hurriedly left.
He completely ignored the urgent look Anliya was giving him from the side.
Xia Mingyu noticed the hesitant expression on the blonde girl’s beautiful face.
“Miss Anliya, is there something you want to tell me?”
