The Geared Immortal

Chapter 500

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The great and vast plains display a great scene where one can enjoy a day of tranquil peace while traveling is a sight to behold by most of the travelers.

A long line of vehicles are currently traveling towards a single destination, and that is the nearest town from the border of the capital city of the kingdom of Er, Er city.

The travel at this time is very smooth because of the dark gray brick road which extends from the borders to the town of Linxue, which is almost around 400 kilometers. In the past, travel would usually take around 1 to 2 days, but nowadays with the existence of flying ships, they can now travel go through it for just half a day.

In one of the carriages sat four people, Shin Jiao, Yao Mai, Song Xie, and Deming Er. The four of them are enjoying the surroundings and the tranquil experience the smooth travel is giving them. Everything was truly like a dream as they pass-by one great scenery after another. It is clear how much the kingdom developed the area in these parts and the villages that have benefited from this are many.

In the distance that they have traveled they saw around hundreds of villages which beautifies and maintains the surroundings along the road.

Every now and then the convoy would stop at the behest of the crown prince as he indulges the young woman sitting on his side of her requests.

Song Xie would go around some villages and buy some herbs, ore, and other stuff that she takes fancy of.

Only after 2 days that the convoy was able to reach the huge town of Linxue. Although the travel was slow and long, and a bit tiring, but Shin Jiao felt warm in his heart. He truly likes the experience this time and appreciates the bounty of nature.

The rest felt normal as they have lived in these lands for almost all of their lives and has already been used to traveling this path. But they were a great host as they tried to please Master Ji by showing him around.

Upon the horizon, Shin Jiao can now see the vague image of the tall black walls of the town that surrounds the town of Linxue. According to Song Xie, the town of Linxue was built by a great general in the past which fought off the monsters at the wall.

The reason why it is built is because of the constant need for soldiers' provisions and armaments. The general saw that the battle at the walls is getting harder as the beast became stronger while the provisions from the capital city didn't arrive on time.

Hence he and other generals decided to build the town a fair distance from the wall to make sure that the provision to the walls will arrive the fastest, and at the same time keep the town safe from any attacks from the beasts just in case any beast would escape their defenses.

And from then on, the defense on the wall became stable and the soldiers didn't suffer from lack of provisions.

Hence the town was named after General Linxue. Currently, the general himself has already retired and is staying in the town which he and his fellow officers built. And after many long years, it has grown to such size that it should be considered as a city. However, in truth the town is just a quick stop for travelers, hence the population did not actually grow too much.

If one can look at the town, it is actually filled with inns, bars, merchant trade centers, and military barracks. Only in a small part can one see the actual settlement of the town's folks as the rest is commercial buildings and military districts.

As the convoy enters the town they came upon a checkpoint and were inspected by the soldiers. Shin Jiao saw that the soldiers in the town seem to be well-disciplined and very cordial to the travelers.

"This town is like the tourism town of the province and… Oh... what is that? Is that a portal? The town has a portal..." Shin Jiao suddenly had a change of expression when he saw the portal building with his absolute sense which has now reached up to 15 kilometers in range or 7 kilometers in radius.

The convoy stopped at a large inn and was greeted by a number of people. He learned that this inn is the property of the royal family of the Er kingdom. And only those from the royal family can enter this inn and their guests.

Hence the group stayed in the inn for a day.

"Miss Mai, how long will it take before we can reach the capital city?" Shin Jiao asked while the four of them are having dinner.

"Oh, that… Well, let me see. I think it would take around 3 days if we take the normal road, but there is already a railway station in this town… if we take that, we can reach the capital city in just a day. Of course not to mention the delays and the beast attacks on the way…"

"Master Ji, you don't have to worry too much, we can arrive in the city really soon…"

"Hmm… Well, since we are already here, I forgot to give the prince this…" Shin Jiao handed Deming Er, a piece of paper.

When Deming Er checks the paper, he was suddenly surprised by the information in it.

"This… Master Ji… You…"

"Yeah, that's right… I moved the portal from the capital city of Si. To a new location… those people wouldn't want me to use it, so I stole it from them… Hehe…" Shin Jiao said with a sheepish smile.

"…"

The group was suddenly dumbfounded. The reason why the capital of Er is currently being occupied by thousands of soldiers from the empire is that they are supposed to stop the battle in that empire. But who would have known that when they wanted to activate the portal, they could not teleport to the capital of Si? Hence the soldiers are stranded in the capital for more than a week now.

Hence the look of the people who heard Shin Jiao's words was a bit hostile towards him.

Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Shin Jiao shrugged his shoulder.

"Hey, don't look at me like that. The rebellion started and I was just caught with it. I wanted to travel to the Er kingdom as fast as I could, but the new king of Si is making the people suffer and has killed many, hence I decided to stop them first…" he explained.

Upon hearing his words, everyone showed disbelief in their eyes. They have not experienced a civil war in their kingdom and had not seen people suffering; hence they became interested in Shin Jiao's plight.

Seeing the people around him became interested in listening to his story, he told them what happened in the kingdom of Si. And everyone has mixed feelings in their hearts. They wanted to go to that kingdom and stop the atrocities that are happening.

After telling the story, the people around the inn were all quietly contemplating and some even began discussing the situation.

Suddenly an old man walks out of the shadows and steps near Shin Jiao's table.

"Young man, is what you said is true?" the old man asked.

When Shin Jiao turns his gaze towards the person, he showed a smile on his face and nodded respectfully.

In truth, he has already seen this old man sitting on the side while calmly sipping on his tea. The aura that the old man is exuding is calm, and his cultivation is deep. Shin Jiao knew that the guy is already a world nascent realm.

So he didn't dare provoke the old guy. Though he is powerful and has an understanding of the domain, he is not sure if he can beat the guy in a fight. Hence, Shin Jiao just respectfully nodded his head in greetings.

However, when the people saw the old man, they all showed a respectful gaze on him and cupped their hands.

"General Linxue… It's my honor to meet the grand instructor…" Deming Er suddenly said as he stood up and kneels in front of the old man.

"Ah, young lad… It's been a while. I wanted to visit you a while ago, but I was preoccupied with something… I was waiting for your group to finish dinner before coming over, but what this young man said truly pique my interest."

"General Linxue, this is Master Ji… he is the one who helped us on the way." Deming Er immediately introduced.

"Hmm… Master Ji?" the general asked with a bit of confusion.

He could see no spiritual undulation from the young man, but he seems to detect great power in him and also understood something from the way he told his story. So he knew that the young man is not simple.

"Yes, General Linxue… Master Ji is a very strong cultivator of some sort… he can even defeat a 6th level wyvern." Song Xie suddenly said while giving General Linxue a sweet smile.

"Haha… Little girl, you are as gentle but as naughty as always… How was your trip?"

"Hihi… It was fine grandpa Linxue… Plus, I asked Master Ji to help my parents, that's why he is here."

"Oh, I see… If young Master Ji can help the parents of this child, I would be eternally grateful… Sigh… although I have this strength I am unable to help that friend of mine…" a sad expression suddenly appears in the eyes of General Linxue.

"Alright, I will help you lot to reach the capital… since you are carrying important information. All of you follow me." General Linxue said as he gestured for the group to follow.

Not long later, a group of people can be seen walking towards a huge mansion.