Chapter 122 - 122. Highway Robbers Known To Rob With Politeness (1/2)
”Are you sure you are letting them go all by themselves? Would they get hurt or something?” Patricia asked me and tugged at my arm as the seniors and junior members were getting ready to move out to the Northern Forest.
”Hmm, I don't think some cuts and bruises would cause much harm. It is not as bad as those rats that live in the dungeons under our castle right now.” I reminded Patricia on how Adam and Ingles got bumped and grazes after the rats swiped those wooden crates that sent them flying and hit on the heads of those two before.
”Aahh... As what you had thought before and also can't help agreeing to it. Furthermore, we cannot let our children be huddled up in comfort and not letting them spread their wings when it's time to fly, am I right?” Patricia finally understood what I had meant and have no other choice but to agree to their choices. If the time for them to progress is not now, then when?
Prius and Rebecca nodded to each other and at us as we had made a decision to let our children be independent and to finally let them spread their wings and fly. Furthermore the members decided to grind at night is to firstly improve their perception, secondly, gain soils which they can sell off and thirdly gain experience Points to upgrade.
All the juniors are at Level 1 and it seems that their seniors had levelled up to 3 and all they wanted is to catch up and be par to them, earn another 100 points from me to allocate and then the rankings of Castle Keating-Macleod would rise to the top.
Across the board, all adventurers except for the founders of the House are still Level 1 and had gained below 85% progress. The only way to bring the rankings was to hit Level 2 midway. The members were all rating to go for their night raid and before they leave I summoned them and announced, ”I any of you had met any imminent danger, leave the Northern Forest immediately and return.”
”I myself had not gone to the Northern Forest at night so, if the odds are against you, return immediately and report your findings. It may be interesting to do night raids but first and foremost, do not jeopardise others for the sake of your interest alone. Good luck and dismissed.”
I finally said as they chorused their acknowledgement and filed out of the Castle grounds in twos as they marched out, led by the seniors, our children. It was quite a sight to behold as it seems like a tiny group of an army marching out of a parade square.
Then I heard someone rang out a marching song and it was led by Adam himself. I wonder where he got the song from but it sure sounds like this:
”Everywhere we go, oh...”
”People want to know, oh...”
”Who we are, ah...”
”Where we come from...”
”So we tell them...”
”We are from CKM...”
”High and mighty CKM...”
”March on...”
”One two...”
”Three-four...”
”Left-right...”
”Left-right...”
”One two...”
”THREE FOUR...”
I looked at the rear end of the marching members and wondered if they were given bass drums and snares I'm sure they would wake up the whole neighbourhood and be pelted by eggs and tomatoes... Hmm, eggs and tomatoes... It would be great with steamed rice and stir-fried vegetables... Hah hah.
I looked back at myself and instead of being a true adventurer, I had turned more to a business management guy in the past 3 series. Ah well, not everything must have blood, gore, clashes and battles, right?