Chapter 599: Off On Another Adventure

“Are you really sure you have to go?” Aubrey asked while grabbing him by the shoulders.

“It’s too late for that, Aubrey,” Edgar said to her, pulling her back. “It’s already been decided.”

Julius smiled sadly as he prepared to leave. He had most of his things taken care of and made sure he had everything he needed with him.

The rumors of his death were already spreading amongst the populace thanks to House Violet.

He let out a sigh and looked over at where Cassandra was talking to Cain and Freya. Turns out that it would be easier for Julius to travel to Corvus with the woman, especially with the Empire still taking care of the Conclave’s mess.

The vice sect master was thrilled that Julius reached out to her. However, she was a bit disappointed when Julius made it clear that he had no plans to join the Burning Sun Sect, and he had a feeling that she wasn’t done with trying to convince him otherwise.

He just hoped the journey to Corvus wouldn’t consist of him rejecting her a thousand times. If that was the case, he might have to run away from her.

As he was thinking about all of this, Derek walked over and patted his shoulder reassuringly.

“And don’t worry, we will take care of Edwin until he wakes up.”

Julius looked up and grinned. “Thanks, I appreciate it.” While Julius might have grown a few inches, he was still shorter than Derek by a couple of inches and had to tilt his head upwards to look him in the eyes.

“Of course, it’s the least we can do. Just be careful out there, okay?” Derek said with a hint of worry.

“I will.”

Julius felt some of his anxiousness ebb away. With someone like House Zenith taking care of Edwin, he wouldn’t have to worry about his former teacher.

“Careful? He will probably be throwing himself into the nearest rift the second he leaves,” Aubrey said with a scoff.

Julius ignored her and glanced at the others. “I’m going to miss you guys.”

Edgar shoved him gently on the shoulder. “Don’t make it sound like it’s a forever goodbye. We’ll see you again, just make sure it’s sooner rather than later. And don’t be a stranger, make sure you write or something. I know the Adventurers Guild has services that allow you to send messages or letters across the continent.”

“I will.”

“You’d better,” Aubrey said with a dark look.

Lily nudged Aubrey and looked at him. “Do you have everything?”

Julius checked his storage ring and his pockets. He made sure he had his identification documents and also the large sack of gold that Lily had given him. It wasn’t like he was struggling financially in the first place. In fact, the money he got from the Tier 5 was still sitting in his storage ring, practically untouched.

It wasn’t like he bought armor or stuff like that. He also didn’t buy potions, since most were gifts from others. Speaking of potions, he had an enormous stack of them. He didn’t think he would have any issues about shortage.

Lily also told him that he had an account at the Adventurers Guild, which should have some extra money in there if he ever needed it. Not that he would likely need to use it.

More importantly, he checked that he had the most important items and let out a sigh of relief when he saw the stack of food where he had left them in his storage ring. He didn’t know when the next time he would come to the capital, and so he made sure he had a lot of extras in his storage ring.

He also had the stuff that Reinera gave him. He still had to go through everything, but from what he could tell, they were all very expensive items. Two of them in particular felt very valuable. Even more so than the shard that he had given to Drasil.

He could check them out when he had more time.

“Yep, all good,” he said to Lily with a nod.

She smiled sadly at him. “Good, now may I ask you for one more favor?”

“What is it?”

“Don’t die.”

Julius grinned and laughed. “I’ll try my best.”

And with a tearful goodbye and lots of hugs, he finally left the capital.

***

It had already been a day since they left the capital. To Julius’s surprise, Cassandra had chosen not to use the teleportation circles to get to the edge of the Empire’s borders. She had a few reasons for this.

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