Work Prophet
Chapter 498 - 116 Only Mother Will Pamper Me

Chapter 498: Chapter 116 Only Mother Will Pamper Me

Li Yu and Ge Lipeng left the city through the Giant Stone Gate, which seemed much quieter compared to the bustling scene outside the Triumphal Arch.

Although there were still some tents beside the road, there appeared to be no one inside them at the moment, presumably because everyone had gone to watch the duel.

However, just to be cautious, Li Yu and Ge Lipeng still walked a bit further until they reached the edge of a small woodland.

Li Yu sent out the Black Dog Guard to search the woodland, and found a deserted area, where Jude led the team to stand on guard around the perimeter.

While waiting for Ireya, Li Yu also chatted with Ge Lipeng for a while.

"How are you finding life here?"

"It’s okay, I’m not really demanding about accommodations or meals," Ge Lipeng said. "It took some time to get used to the tools, though. There are no machine tools, no welding guns, no electric furnaces, or grinders here...

"But as long as you’re willing to put in a little more effort, you can find most of the alternative tools. Before the industrial revolution, firearms were originally crafted by gunsmiths by hand.

"After we signed the contract, I did some homework on this, so everything’s been going fairly smoothly.

"Most importantly, I can finally make a living by craftsmanship and now there are no manufacturing restrictions, I’m quite satisfied with this job."

"That’s good," Li Yu nodded. "But now that you’re a follower of the Double Rest Sect, remember to take regular breaks from work. I’ll have Jude show you around the city later.

"Lion Heart Castle is the largest town on the Bratis Continent and is very prosperous, gathering a variety of goods from across the continent, and lots of delicacies too. Once the duel event is over, we’ll be leaving here, and who knows when we’ll come back."

Hearing this, Ge Lipeng thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then I’ll go and see how they work in the blacksmith and carpenter shops. Sometimes the ancient methods can be quite useful.

"Never underestimate the wisdom of the ancient craftsmen; after all, we were only born a few hundred years later than they were. Later, if possible, I’ll also go to the city market to see if there are any special materials or tools."

Li Yu and Ge Lipeng continued to chat for a while longer, with Ge Lipeng advising Li Yu to order less takeout, because even if the ingredients were fine, chefs often opt for heavy oil and salt to enhance flavor, which isn’t good for the body if consumed too frequently.

Li Yu then asked Ge Lipeng where all this varied craftsmanship knowledge came from.

Ge Lipeng frankly admitted that most of it was self-taught from watching videos on YouTube, though he had also consulted some master craftsmen, but mainly it was through his own exploration, and he gradually became proficient with more practice.

"Don’t be afraid of failure in the early stages; overcoming difficulties brings a strong sense of achievement."

As they were talking, they saw a figure approaching from the other side of the woods.

It was Ireya, who had been invited by the Emperor to watch the duel competition.

Having not seen her for just a short while, the girl seemed completely changed; her long ears on her head drooping lifelessly beside her cheeks, her eyes red and puffy as if she had just been crying.

She was utterly distracted, walking as if she were drifting, like a walking corpse.

"What’s the matter, something happened again?" Li Yu asked.

The female Lord acted as if she hadn’t heard.

It was not until Li Yu repeated the question that she seemed to understand and muttered, "Earth Bear... has challenged me to a duel."

"Why?"

"Because he said I killed his nephew, he wants to take revenge for his nephew, do you remember the mercenary nicknamed Honey Bear?"

"Yes, he was hired by your stepmother and ultimately died under Jude’s axe."

"Earth Bear is blaming me for it."

Li Yu frowned, "Did you accept his challenge to a duel?"

"Of course not, you weren’t there to see how insane that guy’s performance in the Duel Arena was, my god! He twisted a man’s head off with his bare hands and then withdrew unscathed from an assault by three assassins."

"Claudio said his strength is probably close to that of a real bear now! The other contestants were like chicks compared to him, those people didn’t even have the courage to attack him."

"And his majesty allows us to settle our grievances in the Duel Arena, which means I am doomed!"

Miss Rabbit shook her head like a tambourine, "It’s impossible, I absolutely can’t defeat such a monstrosity! My nightmare is about to come true. I will be killed in front of everyone, mercilessly."

"I will be the first Family Head of the Arias family to die in the grand duel, unable to even leave a whole corpse behind. Afterwards, my family and I will become the laughing stock of the whole Empire, providing gossip for those nobles in the Royal Capital for many years."

"In the future, whenever they see anything decapitated, they’ll point and laugh with their companions, saying, ’Look, doesn’t that look like Ireya?’ I don’t want to be remembered in such a way; it’s simply too terrible!"

The Lady burst into a sad sob at the end, speaking softly to Li Yu as she cried.

"I have no heirs, so I plan to pass the position of Family Head to my aunt Alisa. Merlin, can you take care of her for me, just as you have me?"

After she finished speaking, she looked up, but saw that both Li Yu and Ge Lipeng still appeared quite calm.

Ge Lipeng was fine, he didn’t understand the Universal Language of the Bulati Continent, and probably didn’t grasp what was happening yet, but Li Yu’s reaction made Miss Rabbit feel a tinge of disappointment.

In those knight novels she had read, by now the two of them should already be crying together, and she could take the opportunity to express her feelings to Li Yu, fulfilling one last wish, so she could depart this world a bit more peacefully.

Seeing Li Yu’s indifferent reaction, the young girl couldn’t help thinking, does he not care about me at all? Was it just my wishful thinking from the beginning to the end?

Thinking so made her heart ache even more.

It felt like it wouldn’t matter if Earth Bear twisted off her head, considering how cold this world was.

Mom... Sob, sob, sob, indeed only my mother would care for me.

"Let’s first see the power of the New Holy Artifact before deciding whether to entrust someone with my legacy," Li Yu spoke at this moment.

He received a flintlock gun from Ge Lipeng’s hands, which was crafted to mimic a duel pistol from another universe dated over two hundred years ago.

As implied, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, European nobles were very keen on using this type of pistol for dueling to uphold their honor, like the poet Pushkin and the mathematician Galois...

Li Yu opened the pan cover, bit the cartridge, and poured a small amount of gunpowder into it, then closed the cover and poured all the remaining gunpowder into the barrel.

Then he stuffed the lead bullet, along with the paper cartridge wrapped around it, into the barrel, securing the seal, and finally pushed it down several times with the ramrod, completing the loading process.