Chapter 44: Setting Off Early

"I've brought back two pieces of news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Hollan asked, noticing Field's attention on Veena.

"Oh?" Field's mood seemed very good, and he nodded with a smile. "Let's hear the good news first."

"The good news is that the Seadew Academy has agreed to let me take Veena to the Hades Academy early," Hollan said.

Instantly, Veena stopped knitting her sweater and looked at Hollan, somewhat bewildered.

Hollan wore a smug expression, and Field looked pleasantly surprised. "That is indeed good news!"

"It is," Hollan said, satisfied with Field's reaction, even though this news didn't directly concern him.

"What about the bad news?" Field asked.

Hollan chuckled and looked sly. "Did I say I had bad news?"

Field pretended to be surprised. "Could it be two pieces of good news?"

"Of course!" Hollan said. "I applied for imperial scholarship support for Veena at the Seadew Academy. Actually, the scholarship was approved half a month ago, but the academy kept stalling and didn't release it."

"So I went to the counseling office and pressured them, and they finally released the scholarship."

As she spoke, her ring flashed, and a bag of coins appeared in front of Field, falling freely.

Field quickly caught it and weighed it, amazed. "This must be fifteen hundred gold, right?"

"Yes, exactly fifteen hundred gold!" Hollan sneered. "Those corrupt worms tried to cheat me, claiming the scholarship was only three hundred gold. If I hadn't been cautious and checked the scholarship amounts for second-tier colleges at the Hades Academy beforehand, they would've fooled me!"

"These parasites are really ruthless with their corruption," Field grinned. "Luckily, we have you. Otherwise, Veena wouldn't have gotten this scholarship."

"Parasites?" Hollan was taken aback, then looked at Veena and realized, chuckling, "Don't give my students nicknames!"

"Haha," Field chuckled and then handed the scholarship money to Veena.

Veena nervously said, "I'll let Professor Hollan hold onto it..."

"It's for you. Keep it," Field insisted, stuffing the coins into Veena's arms.

Veena quickly took it and then looked at Field, saying, "Thank you..."

Field chuckled. "Mushroom, you should thank Professor Hollan."

Veena quickly bowed to Hollan. "Thank you..."

Hollan was also amused and waved her hand. "So, today you just need to pack up and come with me to Hades."

"Once we're there, I'll apply for another scholarship for you at the Hades Academy. It's a first-tier college, and the scholarship is five thousand. You won't have to worry about your life at Hades anymore."

"Thank you... Thank you..." Her voice was trembling now, clearly on the verge of tears.

Field and Hollan exchanged a glance, both smiling.

Next, because they had to leave immediately for Hades, Veena needed to prepare and bid farewell to Hollan and Tena.

As soon as they heard that Veena was leaving, Tena and the group of little girls burst into tears, clinging to Veena and refusing to let go.

Veena listened to the girls' cries, and she couldn't hold back her own tears anymore. She comforted the little girls while tears streamed down her face.

Grandma Luenra gently stroked her face, reminding her of things to pay attention to at Hades.

Watching this touching scene, even Hollan couldn't help but tear up.

The little cat pouted and kept sniffing.

Field looked at them somewhat helplessly. What's there to cry about, really?

Then he stepped outside and lit a cigarette.

It took a while for the crying inside to stop, and then after a moment, everyone came out together.

Field turned to look and almost laughed out loud.

Veena was covered in large and small packages, like mushrooms growing on a mushroom, looking particularly funny and cute.

"Are you going to study at Hades or move house? Aren't these packages too heavy?" Field laughed, taking the packages off Veena's body.

"These are the weight of family love," Hollan said beside him.

"It is indeed quite heavy," Field said, weighing one of the packages.

Not only were there blankets in the bags, but also some of Veena's daily necessities like a kettle, bowls, plates, cutlery, and many farm vegetables and dried fruits.

It seemed that it was Veena's first time leaving home, and her family was worried about her. So, they decided to pack everything she usually used.

If it weren't for the inconvenience, Field guessed that Veena's favorite chair would be moved as well.

There were quite a few things, so they needed a carriage.

Field remembered that the Seaweed Tavern had carriages for rent.

So he looked at Hollan and said, "Professor Hollan, would you be willing to help me with a small favor?"

"Oh? What is it?" Hollan raised her chin.

Then Field told her the plan, and Hollan couldn't help but laugh.

Field didn't ask her to do anything, just to hand over this escort task to him and to post the commission through the Seaweed Tavern.

Because Field needed the title of a gold-level mission to get a quota for Qiqi to go to Hades.

This way, he could not only go to Grela City with them but also escort them along the way. Additionally, he could accumulate a few more gold-level mission titles. As for the commission fee, he would return it to Hollan.

Chapter 44 Early Departure

"I've got two pieces of news for you. Which one do you want to hear first?" Hollan glanced at Field, then said.

"Oh?" Field's mood seemed very good, and he nodded with a smile. "Let's hear the good news first."

"The good news is, the Haidu Academy has agreed to let me take Veena to the Haidis Academy in advance," Hollan said.

Instantly, Veena stopped knitting, lifted her head, and looked at Hollan with some confusion.

Hollan looked smug, and Field looked pleasantly surprised. "That's indeed good news!" he exclaimed.

"That's right," Hollan was pleased with Field's reaction, even though this news didn't really concern him.

"And what's the bad news?" Field asked.

Hollan chuckled, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Did I say there was bad news?"

Field pretended to be surprised. "Could it be two pieces of good news then?"

"Of course!" Hollan said. "I applied for Imperial scholarship support for Veena at the Haidu Academy beforehand. Actually, the scholarship was ready half a month ago, but the academy kept holding it back and didn't release it."

"So I went to the school guidance office to put pressure on them, and they finally released the scholarship."

As she spoke, her ring flashed, and a bag of coins appeared in front of Field and fell freely.

Field quickly caught it and weighed it in his hand, astonished. "This must be fifteen hundred gold, right?"

"Yes, it's fifteen hundred gold!" Hollan sneered. "Those corrupt officials tried to cheat me, saying the scholarship was only three hundred gold. If I hadn't been careful and checked the scholarship amounts for secondary colleges at the Haidis Academy beforehand, they might have fooled me!"

"These leeches are really ruthless," Field grinned, then laughed. "Thank goodness for you, otherwise, Veena would never have received this scholarship."

Leeches?

Hollan looked at Veena and then suddenly realized, finding it amusing. "Don't give my student nicknames!"

"Haha," Field chuckled and then handed the coins to Veena.

Veena nervously said, "I'll keep it safe with you, Professor Hollan..."

"It's for you, so you take it," Field insisted, stuffing the coins into Veena's arms.

Veena quickly took them and looked at Field, saying, "Thank you..."

Field chuckled. "Veena, you should thank Professor Hollan."

Veena hurriedly bowed to Hollan. "Thank you..."

Hollan was amused and waved her hand, saying, "So, today, you just need to pack up and go with me to Haidis."

"When we arrive at Haidis, I'll apply for another scholarship for you from Haidis. It's a primary college, and the scholarship is five thousand. By then, you won't have to worry about your life at Haidis."

"Thank you... Thank you..." Her voice was trembling, on the verge of tears.

Field and Hollan exchanged a glance, both smiling.

Next, because they needed to depart immediately for Haidis, Veena needed to prepare and say goodbye to Hollan and Tena.

When Tena heard her sister was leaving, she and a group of little girls burst into tears, clinging to Veena.

Listening to the girls crying, Veena couldn't hold back her tears either, comforting them while shedding her own.

Grandma Luenra gently stroked her face, advising her on what to pay attention to at Haidis.

Watching this touching scene, Hollan also couldn't help but tear up.

The little cat even pouted, sniffing continuously.

Field looked somewhat helpless.

What's there to cry about, really?

Then he stepped outside and lit a cigarette.

It took a while for the crying inside the house to stop, and then after a moment, everyone walked out together.

Field turned his head and almost laughed.

He saw Veena, loaded down with packages, looking like a mushroom with several smaller mushrooms growing on it, particularly funny and cute.

"Are you going to study at Haidis or move house? Aren't these packages heavy?" Field laughed as he took the packages from Veena.

"These are the weight of love from my family," Hollan said from the side.

"That's indeed quite heavy," Field commented after weighing them.

In addition to bedding, there were even some utensils, bowls, plates, knives, forks, and many farm dishes and dried fruits.

It seemed that it was Veena's first time going far away from home, and her family, fearing she wouldn't live well outside, simply brought everything she usually used.

If it weren't for the inconvenience, Field suspected they might even bring Veena's usual chair.

There were quite a lot of things, enough to need a carriage.

Field remembered that the Hafu Tavern had carriages available for rent.

So he looked at Hollan and said, "Professor Hollan, would you be willing to help me with a small favor?"

"Oh? What is it?" Hollan raised her chin.

Then Field told her the plan, and Hollan couldn't help but laugh.

Field didn't ask her to do anything; he just asked her to hand over this escort mission to him and post the request through the Hafu Tavern.

Because Field needed the reputation of a gold-level mission to get a spot for Kiki as an external personnel at Haidis.

This way, they could all go to Grela City together, and he could also escort them along the way, while also earning a few gold-level mission reputations. As for the commission, he would return it to Hollan.

Meanwhile, at the Hafu Tavern.

"Madam, I ordered the Seafood Combo 3, but this is Combo 2," a mercenary pointed at the dish in front of him and said.

"Oh, ah, I made a mistake, sorry, please wait a moment, I'll arrange for the kitchen to make it," Evelyn apologized.

The nearby waiter looked at Evelyn somewhat helplessly.

This was the fourth time today that the landlady had made a mistake with the dishes.

Normally, she wouldn't make such a low-level mistake, so what was going on today?

Evelyn was feeling anxious at the moment.

Because when she went shopping this morning, she saw a group of Crab Gang members armed and heading out of the city?

She knew that Field had clashed with the Crab Gang because of the task she had given him.

So from morning until now, she had been worried.

Especially now, Field still hadn't returned. Normally, the task of delivering wine should have been completed this morning...

Could something have happened?

No, that big guy was so powerful, he could even kill a wolf demon... but there seemed to be forty or fifty people in the Crab Gang, and there was even a gold-level mage. Could that big guy really...

Every time she thought of this, she had the impulse to dig out her frying pan and go ask the Crab Gang what had happened.

She knew it was wrong, but she just couldn't help it.

She had been in this business for so long, she should have gotten used to it.

Many mercenaries only came to drink in the morning and never showed up again.

She should have been used to it.

But this

 time it was different...

Her mind was in chaos, so much so that she was absent-minded in her work.

But at that moment, the door of the tavern opened.

Evelyn quickly looked over.

This time she wasn't disappointed; that sturdy figure appeared there, his face still showing the same honest and confident expression.

Evelyn instantly felt a sense of relief wash over her, and a smile appeared on her face.

But the next moment, her smile froze on her face.

Because she saw Field with a woman beside him.

A very beautiful and elegant woman, obviously of high status.