Mage Legend
Chapter 384: Travel and Travel Beyond - Six: Nocturnal Discussions_3

Chapter 384: Travel and Travel Beyond Chapter Six: Nocturnal Discussions_3

Lynch listened to his mother, too emotional to say anything. Although after he became a mage, everyone who saw him feared, respected, and valued him, Lynch knew in his heart that this wasn’t what he wanted. Being a mage was just a title, a title that represented not only powerful strength and a wise mind but also enormous pressure and the world’s wariness of it.

Lynch raised his head and wiped his mother’s tears with his right hand. He had long used an illusion technique to hide the fact that he had lost his left arm, not daring to let his mother find out. As for the Eye of Insight, he didn’t dare to use it here either. If his mother saw the prosthetic and the strange eye, she would surely be terrified.

"Mom, I will continue to be a mage. Not only is this my wish, but it was also my father’s dying wish." Lynch spoke softly, like a child who had done something wrong: "Mom, I now have very formidable strength, no one can easily harm me. I’m also very wealthy, much wealthier than those noble lords. In the past, I dared not send my Gold Coins back for fear you would question how I earned so much money. But now that it’s all known to you, I will be honest."

Lynch took a small leather pouch from his belt and untied the string wrapped around it, and dazzling gemstones of various colors rolled out. In an instant, the entire room was illuminated by a kaleidoscope of light, those finely cut and crafted stones could captivate anyone’s eyes.

"These gemstones are my rewards from the Gray Dwarves, along with other things. Moreover, in the Mage Association, my mentor gave me all his possessions. Now, even the wealthiest lord in Haisas wouldn’t be richer than me. Mom, you don’t have to toil anymore. I want to take you to the coast of the Moon Sea in the Elf Kingdom, where the climate is pleasant and the elves are kind. There, you can enjoy a happy and peaceful late life."

Ailinsha had been watching Lynch, and those invaluable gemstones never once drew her gaze. Her palm gently stroked her son’s face; this was the most precious treasure in the world to her: "Lynch, I know you have abilities, I knew it since you were little. Becoming a mage is not an easy task, I understand all this. But child, with your identity, how can you live a happy life? In Haisas, no mage is welcomed, I am truly worried."

"Mom, Haisas will execute any mage, I know this, but they simply can’t do anything to me. My only concern is you. Mom, even though I’ve been to many places and stayed there for a long time, I know I have a homeland. But my homeland is not Haisas, it’s you. Wherever you are is my homeland; where you are not, even if I live there for thousands of years, it would only ever be an ordinary residence, devoid of any sense of native soil. Mom, if you cannot bear to leave this shop, I will move it entirely to the Elf Kingdom; I will find the most beautiful seaside spot to place it, to keep you company."

"Thank you, child." Ailinsha shook her head: "I’m afraid I don’t want to leave here, I’ve lived here for too long. Child, you ought to leave tomorrow, I fear that your presence here will be discovered by the lords, who might rally the army to harm you. Even if you are truly powerful, that is still an army. I don’t want you to be harmed, nor do I want to see you murderously rampaging. Child, leave quickly, I can take care of myself."

"If Haisas could abandon prejudice, mages are very agreeable!" Lynch stood up: "Mom, I will let no harm come to you, should anyone dare to trouble you, I will let them see what a mage’s wrath truly looks like!"

Looking at his mother’s gentle gaze, Lynch knelt again: "Mom, both I and my father hoped that one day mages could be viewed rightly again, no longer as they are now. We mages are not evil bastards, nor are we tools for the powerful to exploit as they please; we are merely researchers delving into the source of power. Mom, I know I cannot persuade you, I knew this since I was little. Honestly, now I could use a spell to influence or even directly change your mind, but I won’t do that." Lynch lifted his face, imprinting his mother’s image deeply in his mind: "I will heed your words, and leave here early tomorrow. I will leave those two maids behind; they can take care of you and help you in the shop. I will set out for the Elf Kingdom. Mom, I swear, I will find a place where you can spend your later years in comfort and happiness."