Rex now after seeing Julia, takes some clothes, about two pairs, packs some food and water that was usually kept in the room, a little gold coins that he had saved and jumps out of the window.
He then runs with his full might towards the boundary of the castle...there were some guards guarding the place, however they didn't dare to stop and question a prince! He, even after leaving the castle, runs with his full might and was finally now two miles away from the castle.
He was able to run away without Alex or Elina noticing due to his stealth skill that he had received...He then sat under a tree to rest a little since this was the first time in this world that he had to run so fast and so far! And after resting for only 5 minutes he stands up and starts to walk again!
And while he was walking, he suddenly felt pain in the lower part of his feet! He then realized that he hadn't brought any foot wears and due to that his feet were hurt and were even bleeding which he just noticed. But this pain was nothing when compared to the pain he was suffering deep within...!
Even after suffering from such pain, he continues to walk and finally reaches the border of the Kingdom of Rhone....There were many people who were actually going out of Rhone, some for trade purpose, some for other kinds of business, and some even for selling slaves...Yes in this world, buying and selling slaves was legal...!!! Rex had already disguised himself as a commoner...and he went and hid himself inside a cart of a Merchant, and used stealth so that the merchant and the guards don't detect his presence!
The Merchant and his cart was allowed to go out of the border due to which Rex was too out of the border...And just out of the border was a vast Grassland, where there were many trees and much greenery, many adventurers could be seen going there and a lot of Merchants going through the main road that connected to the next Kingdom!!
Rex, was still inside the cart as he had a different aim...He wanted to go to the next Kingdom!!!
After a long journey of 10 days, during which Rex didn't allow himself to get spotted, Rex reached the next Kingdom named Wafar..."It is a weird Kingdom", this was what Rex thinking since he had never visited any other Kingdom since just a moment ago...Rex had controlled himself all these days since he had already finished his food 5 days ago and he remained starved this whole time, surviving by just drinking water...At one point of time he had almost lost his consciousness...but somehow he managed himself...!
He somehow gets down of the cart and rushes instinctively towards a food stand! But the owner of that food stand preferably to call an inn was furious on seeing Rex.
The reason was simple, Rex hadn't bathed for nearly 10 days, didn't change his clothes due to which they had tattered and was just a 5 year old kid!
Owner Of The Inn came forward and shouted, "He you damn beggar! Get lost from here! S h o o o...S h o o o o, there is no place here for someone like you!"
"Bu...but I have..."
It was as if his voice had dried out he couldn't even speak properly!
"What do you have....? Money? Ha! If you really had then you could have bought the clothes instead...", it seemed as if he was taunting Rex.
"Here! This is what you want right? Then bring me some food right now!!", Rex was suddenly angered because of his demeanor and immediately flashed a gold coin in front of him.
The Owner was shocked and immediately ran to get the food!
Rex then enjoyed his meal to the fullest! Then he asks the shop keeper for the bill....and he replies,"Fo..Four copper coins Sir!"
"4 copper coins...? A h h h I don't have it...! Hmm...very well!", Rex didn't have enough change since all he had was gold coins.
He looks towards the beggars that were lying the other side of the streets and then replies to the shop keeper!
"With the remaining money, please feed those poor citizens...you can keep some of it as tip but you should ensure that they are fed properly for 10 days and 10 nights including now. Do you get it!"
"Only ten days and ten nights...this 1 gold coin is more than enough to feed twice the number of those poor beggars and that too for a whole month!!", was what the beggar thinking.
Rex asked, "What? Do you disagree?"
"Oh! No no! I accept your proposal!", the owner smiled and said that.
Rex happily goes and tells those poor beggars to go and have food there but also instructs them that they have to find work so that they can save money, the food money would be saved leading them to stabilize their income, expenditure and lives...!!
Everyone thought that he was a spendthrift! But after hearing him say all those things to those beggars, they understood the he wasn't just any normal spendthrift in fact was an intelligent spendthrift!
But the real purpose of Rex coming here was not just to eat and relax but was something else! He wanted to collect some magic crystals!
Before we understand why was it necessary for him to get magic crystals, let us understand the main purpose of Emblems!
Emblems actually store mana and act as catalysts for the release of magic! So the reason they are graded is that with higher grade, the emblem amplifies the usage of mana, and it also modifies it, giving some special permanent skills.
So since Rex thought that he didn't have emblems, he could use the same mechanism to use magic crystals to release magic! This was something that he thought of which was never used by anyone else in this whole world except one person! And that person was Leonard Vinno! But no one know what happened to him, and he had disappeared 60 years ago!
Now Rex went and bought magic crystals and exhausted all most all of his money that was in his hand. Even by using 8 gold coins, he could only get 12 magic crystals!
But he had already made his mind to use this method...and leaves the city as it could be dangerous since there were many civilians present! So he searches for a place to conduct this experiment when he find a forest only a mile away...And he enters that forest...He walks for about an hour inside the forest and finally finds a suitable place to begin his experiment! And the moment he was about to pick up a magic crystal, a voice suddenly calls out to him!
The Voice: Stop right there lad! What do you think you are doing here?
Rex was suddenly surprised and turned backwards to find nothing but only trees!!
"Wh...Who are you? Are you a....?", Rex asked this while trying to hide the magic crystal that he had.
"H a h a h a h a h a! It's been so long since someone has asked me that question! H m m m...let me tell you then. I am Liu Feng Sha, a great master but....forgotten...!"
"Liu Feng Sha...? A Forgotten Master...?"
Who was this Liu Feng Sha? And was this another fated encounter in the path of Rex becoming the greatest?
TO BE CONTINUED...
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