The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 42 One Year

Since the upheaval in the palace, after several twists and turns, they finally obtained a crucial clue to find Ershu's whereabouts—Ershu's hometown, Lach.

But having reached this point, their investigation had to be temporarily halted.

The reason is simple: Lach is a small town in the Fire Kingdom, located in a remote area, and if you want to investigate, you have to go there in person.

However, neither Kahn, Azura, nor Zukor are currently allowed to leave the capital. Even Azura is helpless and, after a fit of impotent rage, can only give up and wait for the right opportunity.

And this wait lasted for more than a year.

The Fire Nation is single-handedly ganging up on the entire world, and the fighting is in full swing, but the country itself remains peaceful and prosperous, which always makes Kahn feel somewhat surreal.

Even amidst the war, Aozora did not forget to continue to sideline Airo. According to information Azura overheard, the generals of the Fire Nation army had been almost entirely replaced, and Airo had indeed become a retired old man whom no one cared about.

However, Aozai's progress did not seem to be going so smoothly. A naval admiral named Zhengzheng defected due to dissatisfaction and his whereabouts are still unknown, which caused quite a stir.

Because of this incident, Ai Luo was kicked out of the council hall by Ao Zai with a big smile on her face, and she was in a rare good mood.

Zhengzheng is also one of the very few fire masters in the Fire Blaze Kingdom, and a naval admiral. He must have some connection with Airo. It's just a pity that when Kahn asked him, he only said something that was a little hard to understand and then smiled without saying anything. He's such a riddle-maker.

Ai Luo has now successfully transformed from a muscular, burly general into a kind, pot-bellied old man. With his gray hair, he and Ao Zai look more like uncle and nephew than brothers.

But anyone who thinks that Airo has become a harmless sheep because of his appearance would be sorely mistaken.

His skills improved rapidly over the past year, but he never won a single match against Airo.

Even though they were using the same moves and their power was roughly the same, when they fought, Airo could always easily deflect his attacks with a smile, never even touching the limits of his strength.

This is the understanding of fire master, and Aiolos stands at a height that Kahn can not even dream of!

What else is there to say? Keep practicing!

The only slightly dangerous thing that happened during this period was that Aozai suddenly remembered him during the New Year and summoned him once, wanting to see the results of Azura's defection.

Fortunately, after spending so much time with Azura, his acting skills had improved considerably, and with Azura's cooperation in his performance, he finally managed to fool her.

Afterwards, he secretly cursed Ao Zai for three days and three nights.

Aside from that, he was quite peaceful. He studied fire control techniques, learned qi-intercepting techniques, read books, and occasionally indulged in play. Before he knew it, he was already twelve years old.

Koli only studied here for less than a year. After the situation around Jade Island stabilized, Koli's mother couldn't wait to take Koli back to Jade Island.

No matter how safe the capital is, it's still like being adrift for them; Yudao Island is their eternal home.

To be honest, if it weren't for Koli's safety, Koli's mother would rather stay with her husband.

Her husband has no talent for controlling fire; he's just an ordinary person. If a battle were to break out, she would be far more capable than her husband.

As one of his few friends, Kou Li personally saw her and her daughter off on the day they left. Kou Li, unusually, did not act as boldly as a boy, but instead showed a reluctant and tender side, which surprised him.

After some playful banter, the sadness of parting dissipated considerably.

Before saying goodbye, they invited Kahn to visit Jade Island again in the future, and Kahn naturally nodded in agreement.

By the time they reach twelve or thirteen, the six-year compulsory education system in the Fire Kingdom will be over. After that, some will go back to inherit their family businesses, some will join the army, some will work to earn money, and some will begin to integrate into society and become cogs in the machine.

Of course, one can continue studying and enter a prestigious university. Although the competition is quite fierce, it guarantees a decent job upon graduation and is the best way for ordinary people to enter politics.

Kahn has no intention of continuing his studies. Politics is of little significance to him, and besides, he's part of the royal circle; becoming an official is just a matter of a word for him.

Most of his classmates were also from families of high-ranking officials and nobles, and most of them did not intend to pursue further studies. Only a small number of true academic geniuses would choose this path.

The bolder ones might choose to join the relatively safe army as low-ranking officers to gain experience; most people plan to go back and follow their parents' arrangements to live a routine life; the lazier ones will simply go back to live a life of ease and enjoy wealth and luxury. Everyone has a bright future.

Well, as the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, but some people are born living in Rome—it's very true.

The girl group of Azura, May, and Tali haven't changed much; they've just grown taller, prettier, and stronger, or perhaps more.

However, Azura's appearance is somewhat hard to describe.

It's not that she's not pretty, but her unchanging masculine style and terrible personality, compared to Terry and Mei next to her, make the difference immediately apparent.

Kahn has been complaining about this for a long time. She could look beautiful if she dressed up properly, but Azura is always inexplicably confident and won't listen to advice. Every time this topic comes up, she will fight with him.

I can't afford to mess with them, there's no hope for me, goodbye.

Zu Kou, on the other hand, began to try to become more composed, although the effect was not very good, but he continued to work in that direction.

According to him, after the age of twelve, he could begin to formally study and gradually participate in discussions of state affairs. As the future emperor of the Fire Kingdom, he had to become more reliable than before.

That's what they say, but they still get impotently furious when provoked by Azura.

His writing career has been somewhat bumpy.

Having gotten used to typing on a keyboard in my past life, handwriting is really slow and agonizing, but I finally managed to finish it and it sold very well, earning me my first pot of gold in this life. Congratulations!

The Monkey King once again became a childhood idol for a generation, and Kahn also gained some fame nationwide, fulfilling a childhood dream.

However, these are just extra diversions in his colorful life. To survive in this dangerous world, what he values ​​most is learning fire control techniques and improving his strength.

In the past year or so, Kahn has made rapid progress. He has not only fully mastered all the moves of the Fire Manipulation Technique, but has also gradually integrated them into his own understanding. This has led Airo to call him a monster, and even Azura is slightly inferior to him.

A year ago, Azura was considered invincible by Kahn, but now she is not so unapproachable.

As he grew older and stronger, that opportunity drew ever closer—

An opportunity to travel outside the city.

(End of this chapter)