Wizard: I brought the wrong system...

Chapter 19 The Dignity of a Wizarding Family

The short carriage journey did not last long. As the surrounding trees gradually thinned out, lively shouts and training sounds occasionally reached Xiao Yaluo's ears.

The road began to sink, and the carriage began to tilt downwards. Little Yaro had to hold on tightly to the decorations beside him to prevent himself from sliding out of the front door.

The horse's heavy hooves scraped against the gravel road, and the scattered stones rolled down from the roadside, making several "clattering" sounds.

Squeak, squeak!

The wooden carriage emitted a series of piercing, mournful cries, while the slow, drawn-out shouts of the forging master gradually became clearer.

blah blah blah!

With the crisp sound of horseshoes striking the bluestone, the carriage finally reached the smooth stone road.

Call ~

Xiao Yalu took a deep breath, barely suppressing the urge to vomit, opened the wooden window, and looked outside.

Here, nestled halfway up a huge valley, lies a clean bluestone path. On either side are houses built from large logs. Not far from this path is a level training ground where more than a dozen fully armed soldiers are training continuously.

Rather than a street or a small town, it was more like a military camp, only it was somewhat deserted at the moment.

Of the three knights who followed, two bowed to David and left, leaving only Kabir to accompany David and the others.

"Have we arrived yet?" Little Yaluo turned to ask his father.

"Not yet," David said, looking at the warriors training outside with a subtle expression. "These are retainers of the Ghana family, also known as the Knights of the Valley of Achilles. Your grandfather's castle is still ahead."

"If they are vassals, why are they also considered a stationed knightly order?"

Retainers are equivalent to one's future power.

The stationed knightly order, as its name suggests, is an outside force.

Little Yaro didn't understand why David was saying such contradictory things.

David turned around and explained, "I should have told you that one of the reasons your grandfather built the castle here was to defend against the Wild Forest, but there are seven towns in your grandfather's territory alone."

"With such a large area, how could your grandfather possibly defend it all by himself? That's why the Jungle House Wizarding Alliance regularly sends over potions that help apprentice knights break through their limits."

"These knights who broke through using potions are nominally affiliated with the Wendell Wizarding Academy, so they are a garrisoned knightly order. Under normal circumstances, we have no right to take them out of the territory."

Under normal circumstances?

Doesn't that mean that most people can do things that are not normal?

That's true. If no one reports it, even if it's taken out, who would know?

It's just a matter of putting on a good show.

Xiao Yalu nodded in deep agreement, and his gaze towards the warriors outside softened considerably.

These are all his own retainers!

"By the way, Father, what is 'Jungle House'?"

"I used to study at Wendell Wizarding Academy, one of the schools under the House of the Jungle. You'll find out once you're enrolled," David said casually, unwilling to elaborate.

The carriage continued on its way, and after passing through a stone gate, the sky suddenly darkened, as if an invisible line had blocked out the sunlight.

At this moment, apart from this winding bluestone road, the surrounding area was all black swamp, with some twisted tree trunks scattered haphazardly like hideous corpses.

The carriage moved slowly along the bluestone road, the clatter of hooves echoing continuously.

Xiao Yalu shrank back, feeling a little scared.

Dark, twisted, grotesque, eerie... it's really starting to feel like a ghost story.

The black cat looked around boredly and said lazily, "The water in the swamp is drying up; the bubbles aren't rising anymore."

Kabir, who was rushing to catch the carriage, turned around and explained, "Ms. Gemma, if the water is added to the point where it bubbles, the surrounding trees will become unstable."

"Unsteady on your feet? What do you mean?"

Xiao Yalu looked up in surprise.

"Didn't those strange trees just grow out of thin air?"

"No, those tree trunks were specially selected branches from the forest, pruned and cut, and then transported here."

Xiao Yalu frowned upon hearing this. "Why would you do something so strange?"

"Because he believed that this was the only way to demonstrate the authority of a wizarding family."

David shrugged and pointed to the sky, saying, "He even bought tree growth potions to cultivate vines that would entwine this half of the canyon in order to block out the sun. These potions used up most of his savings."

"Most of my savings!?"

Little Yaro opened his mouth in surprise.

Most of their savings were used to plant trees?

Just to create atmosphere?

The image of the mysterious and powerful old wizard that he had previously constructed in his mind collapsed, and at this moment, Xiao Yaluo only felt a deep heartache.

What a spendthrift!

The black cat raised its head and warned, "Something strange is about to appear, you cowardly Yaro, don't wet your pants in fright."

Is there anything else strange?

After the towering image in his heart crumbled, Xiao Yaluo was no longer afraid. Hearing the black cat's reminder, he became even more curious.

What could it be?

Dumb—Dumb—

Pitter-patter!

Upon hearing the harsh, hoarse cawing of the crow, Xiao Yaluo quickly looked up.

Could this be it?

crow?

"Oh, let me see which friend is visiting my house today."

Rumble!

The ground trembled slightly, and the horse swayed restlessly. Kabir quickly grabbed the reins and steadied the carriage.

"Little Yaro, look at the big rock on the left."

Hearing the black cat's reminder, Xiao Yaluo quickly looked over and saw a huge rock standing by the roadside, facing the road, with a blurry face and lips that were trembling slightly.

"Oh, too bad, you need to answer my questions to get through here."

A dull thud came from the stone, but David slapped himself in the face, urging repeatedly, "Kabir, hurry up, I don't want to see that thing again!"

Kabir's facial muscles twitched slightly, but he forcibly suppressed his impending loss of composure and turned to brandish his riding whip.

"Oh, you guys are so rude!"

The boulder cried out in despair.

Little Yaro stared curiously at the boulder until it disappeared from sight, then turned back and asked, "Why didn't you answer his question? Did you not need to answer it?"

"It's not just that no answer is needed..." Kabir scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled. "How should I put it?"

"That thing is a mechanism," David explained with a sigh. "Whenever someone walks by, it triggers the mechanism, and the echo stone buried in the boulder releases a recorded sound."

"If you stand still, that echoing stone can repeat itself all day long, but as long as you move a certain distance away, the echoing stone will play the last sentence."

"You guys are so rude!" Little Yaro quickly interjected, adding with great interest, "It's quite an interesting thing."

Echo stone?

recording?

Xiao Yalu immediately thought of the movie from his previous life.

With this, could I use it to make a movie for fun?

Just as Xiao Yalu was about to start daydreaming again, a towering, enormous castle vaguely appeared in front of him.

If we compare this to the castle where Xiao Yaluo lived before, the former can only be called a stone house, while this is a real castle!

No wonder my grandfather, who could use most of his savings to plant trees, built a house that was certainly respectable!

Filled with amazement, Xiao Yalu followed his father down from the carriage and walked inside.

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(End of this chapter)