sinovels Chapter 389 So that's how "virtue" came about
Chapter 389 So that's how "virtue" came about
As soon as Chen You stepped out of the door, a figure came to greet him.
"Lord Chen You!"
The captain of the Chuxin City guards bent over at a ninety-degree angle, his face plastered with a fawning smile.
Chen You glanced at it.
Actually, he didn't want to spend time doing any side quests.
However, the main quest is currently stuck at Sander in Hidden Star City.
Sander is focused on debuting in the center position, but he won't be able to do so anytime soon.
Since that's the case, there's no harm in going to meet the lord of this beginner village.
"Lead the way," Chen You said calmly.
The captain of the guards smiled even more broadly and bent over even lower.
"This way, sir! The city lord has been waiting for quite some time!"
Chen You followed the guards through two streets and stopped in front of a courtyard that was slightly larger than usual.
There were no towering city walls or imposing stone lions, only two heavy wooden doors covered with iron sheets.
This is the Lord's Mansion of Chuxin City.
Compared to the cyberpunk-style city lord's mansion in Cangxing City, which Chen You built with gold coins, this place is so shabby it's heartbreaking.
The captain of the guards pushed open the door, bowed, and gestured for the others to enter.
Chen You stepped across the threshold, his gaze passing through the somewhat empty front yard and landing on a figure standing at the entrance of the hall.
That was a dwarf.
His height was estimated to be less than 1.2 meters, and he was extremely wide-set, with his thick arms almost as thick as Chen You's thighs.
He wore a magnificent dark gold robe, the hem of which trailed on the ground and was covered in dust.
What's most striking is his back.
There was a pair of wings there.
To be precise, they are a pair of tiny wings covered in white down.
The wingspan was less than the width of the dwarf's shoulders, and they were flapping futilely in the air at an extremely high frequency with the dwarf's breathing.
This thing obviously doesn't provide any lift and has become nothing more than a back accessory.
"Lord Chen You! I've long admired your name; it's legendary!"
The dwarf strode forward on his short, thick legs with an agility that belied his size.
He rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with a smile that made his already flat features look even more exaggerated.
"I am Kidd, the lord of Chuxin City."
Chen You stopped in his tracks, his gaze sweeping over the pair of small wings on Kidd's back, barely resisting the urge to reach out and pluck them off.
"Lord Kidd, you're too kind," Chen You said indifferently.
"You're welcome, absolutely not!" Kidd waved his hands repeatedly and stepped aside to make way.
"It is a great honor for me that you have graced Chuxin City with your presence. Please come in; I have prepared a small feast."
The interior of the hall was also simply furnished.
In the very center was a long wooden table, piled high with roasted, charred legs of some unknown animal, large platters of wild fruit, and several barrels of cheap liquor that emitted a strong malty aroma.
This configuration would be considered top-of-the-line in the beginner village, but in Chen You's eyes, it wasn't even worthy of being called a roadside stall.
Chen You sat down in the host's seat.
Kidd laboriously climbed onto the high chair at the head of the table and clapped his hands.
Four burly, dwarf women with eerie green skin emerged from the back room.
They wore only straw skirts and bodices, and carried musical instruments made of bone.
"My lord, this is a song and dance performance that I have specially prepared for you, the finest art in Chuxin City!" Kidd said with a proud look on his face.
Chen You picked up the wooden wine cup in front of him and brought it to his lips.
"Thump! Thump! Clang!"
The deafening sound of bone instruments striking each other echoed throughout the hall.
Four dancers began to wildly twist their waists, accompanied by rough screams, as they leaped heavily across the wooden floor, each landing causing the roasted meat on the table to tremble.
The visual impact is too strong.
Chen You put down his wine glass, his eye twitching.
He suddenly missed Sander; at least Sander's movements had a rhythm, while these four in front of him seemed to be performing some kind of ancient exorcism ritual.
Kidd clearly didn't notice Chen You's speechlessness. He picked up his glass, cleared his throat, and began his flattery.
"Lord Chen You, the behemoth you were riding was...it was absolutely enormous!"
Kidd racked his brains for words of praise, "It blots out the sky, its power is overwhelming! In all my years, I have never seen such a magnificent mount!"
Chen You said expressionlessly, "That's the Nine Nether Devouring Heaven Kun."
"Yes, yes, yes! Kun! What a great name!" Kidd nodded repeatedly, flapping his wings even more enthusiastically.
"Only a powerful figure of unfathomable strength like yourself is worthy of such a divine object!"
Chen You did not respond.
Seeing Chen You's lukewarm reaction, Kidd wiped the sweat from his brow and continued to praise him.
"The way the adults put things on the audition list really opened my eyes."
"Ten thousand Starlight Tickets, without even blinking! Such wealth, such magnanimity, is simply... simply incredibly rich!"
In the end, Kidd's vocabulary clearly ran out, so he simply used the most straightforward description.
Chen You couldn't listen to it anymore.
This kind of unskilled flattery is not only embarrassing to hear too often, but it can also give you goosebumps.
"Alright." Chen You raised his hand, interrupting the frenzied dance in the center and also interrupting Kidd's spellcasting.
The hall fell silent instantly.
The four dancers looked at each other, standing there at a loss.
Chen You waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
Kidd's smile froze, and he rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat awkward.
"I have a question that I'm quite curious about." Chen You changed the subject, not directly pressing the other party about their purpose, but instead throwing out a question that had been lingering in his mind.
"Sir, please ask me anything, and I will answer to the best of my knowledge!" Kidd quickly straightened his back.
"I've met a few city lords in other cities before," Chen You said, staring into Kidd's eyes.
"Your names... are they a coincidence, or is it common for city lords in your Origin Realm to have the character 'Virtue' in their names? Is it a family business?"
Kidd paused for a moment, clearly not expecting Chen You to ask this.
He scratched his bald head, then laughed, the tension on his face easing considerably.
"You misunderstand, sir. I am not related to James Sand of Hidden Star City by blood," Kidd explained.
"In the ancient language system of the Origin Realm, the pronunciation of 'De' is not a simple name."
Chen You raised an eyebrow: "What's that?"
"It's a title." Kidd's fawning smile faded, and his expression became somewhat solemn.
"In ancient Chinese, '德' means 'lord,' 'ruler,' or 'protector.'"
"Only those who have gained people's approval and have absolute control will have this word added to their names."
Chen You suddenly realized.
It turned out to be the case.
"So, your full name is actually Ji?" Chen You asked.
"No, my full name is Balabala Kid," Kidd corrected earnestly.
Chen You's lips twitched again.
Balabala Ki De. The name sounds like some kind of magical girl's transformation spell.
"So Sander's full name is James Sander?" Chen You deduced logically.
"Exactly." Kidd nodded.
Chen You leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
"I thought you guys came from the same crosstalk troupe," Chen You muttered to himself.
"A crosstalk club? What kind of organization is that? Is it very powerful?" Kidd pricked up his ears.
"Very strong, specializing in sonic attacks and mental pollution." Chen You casually made up a story, not wanting to get entangled in this topic.
He sat up straight and decided to get straight to the point.
"Lord Kidd, you didn't summon me here just for idle chatter, did you?"