Ch 441: There’s No Place Like Home

Everything is over. The dust has settled. The old era belonging to the Nobles has been completely ended.

On this day, Bal and his group prepared to return. After the siege, they could have already returned, but considering Nirvana still needed to find a way to heal Wu Xian, everyone stayed in the newly born Republic for a while longer.

“Are you leaving?”

“Yes, we are ultimately just participants in this matter; we don’t belong here.”

Ems, his face full of fatigue, found Bal and the others. Ems, who had become the Founding Father of the Republic, was now a very busy man. He got up before dawn every day to work, and only got off work after everyone else had left. Sometimes, Bal and the others couldn’t bear to watch it anymore. They persuaded Ems to rest for a while, but were met with Ems’s refusal.

“Williams has been holding on for so long; I can’t be worse than him.”

After hearing Bal and the others’ reply, Ems offered them Williams’ treasured fine wine.

“This wine is a gift for you.”

“Don’t you want any?”

Nirvana picked up one of the bottles; these were all top-quality wines.

“No need. Since becoming the Founding Father, I haven’t had time to drink.”

Ems chuckled bitterly; his eye bags and dark circles spoke volumes.

“Alright, then take care. If we have time, we’ll come to see you.”

“Yes, the Heiteria Republic will always welcome you, my friends.”

“Haha, if there’s nothing else, we’re going back.”

Bal patted Ems on the shoulder; he knew the weight on Ems’s shoulders. Phia put the fine wine into the extradimensional space. Just as she was about to leave using teleportation magic, Ems stopped them.

“Wait a moment.”

“What’s wrong?”

Bal signaled Phia to pause the teleportation. Ems walked in front of them, thought for a while, and then asked a question.

“The name of this city needs to be changed. Imperial Capital Hornmes City—this city was named to commemorate the merits of the Founding Emperor. Now that the imperial family and the Nobles have been destroyed, I want to change the name of this city. So, I wanted to ask if you have any ideas?”

Everyone pondered for a long time. Finally, Grey proposed a name.

“Capital People’s City. Since the people are in charge, let’s just name the city after the people.”

“Hmm… I’ll consider it. Thank you, Grey.”

“You’re welcome.”

The two former classmates, now comrades, embraced each other before Grey returned to Nia’s side.

“It’s really time to say goodbye this time.”

“Yes, if you need any help, you can come find me. The Heiteria Republic will always welcome you.”

“Yes, our friendship will last forever.”

“Forever!”

Ems saluted Bal and the others, and they returned the salute. As a gentle white light enveloped everyone, Bal and the others returned to Guangyue Town.

“Oh, it’s been a long time since we’ve been back. I miss it a little.”

After entering his home, Bal immediately lay down on the sofa. Seeing Xiao Jiu sleeping on the armrest of the sofa, Bal directly picked up Xiao Jiu.

“Little Fatty, I’ve missed you to death. A kiss, mua~”

Xiao Jiu was startled awake by the noise Bal made. It looked at Bal in terror, not knowing what Bal was doing.

“Father, Mommy, you’re back.”

Philia came downstairs to check after hearing the noise Bal made. As soon as she saw Phia, she threw herself into Phia’s arms. Why didn’t she go to Bal? Because Bal was lying on the sofa.

Grey went straight to his room. Nia asked him what he was doing. He waved his hand, saying that he was going to make a record. So, in order not to disturb Grey, she also rested directly on the sofa. After taking all the experimental data related to Wu Xian, Nirvana went straight home. Yselle entered the kitchen with Hamlet; they were both quite greedy.

“You, as soon as you come back, you lie down, and you also scare Xiao Jiu. You really…”

Phia rescued the wronged Xiao Jiu from Bal’s arms and gave it to Philia. Bal also sat up straight and hugged Phia.

“Wasn’t it because I was always tense before?”

“That’s true, you should have a good rest.”

“Yeah, it’s time to rest.”

Nia echoed, initially sitting properly, now lying directly on the sofa.

“Bal? You’re finally back.”

Bal looked in the direction of the voice; Selena was walking towards him.

“What is it? Didn’t I leave all the Guild matters to you?”

“It’s not about the Guild; it’s about your school.”

“School? What’s wrong with my school? Didn’t I instruct Randall and the others about the vacation time during my absence? Logically speaking, it should still be vacation.”

“It’s not that the students are in trouble; it’s that the land in your school is having a problem.”

“The land? That land has the formal procedures of the Council Hall, and the construction and design were all handled by the Builder’s Association. What could be wrong?”

“Did you forget that you made a dungeon in your school?”

“Yes, a teaching dungeon; it’s not dangerous.”

“It collapsed.”

“Ah?!”

Hearing that the dungeon had collapsed, Bal jumped up.

“Selena, take me there. Tell me on the way.”

“Wait, I’ll drink some water.”

After Selena poured herself a glass of water and drank it, Bal pulled her out. Now, only Phia, Philia, and Nia were left in the living room, looking at each other.

“Philia, do you have any leads?”

Nia asked Philia, who was sitting on Phia’s lap. Philia shook her head.

“Philia doesn’t know either. She only heard a loud bang one day. Philia thought something exploded somewhere.”

“Oh, then it’s okay. It’s probably because his dungeon wasn’t maintained.”

Nia continued to lie on the sofa. At this time, Yselle and Hamlet, who had finished sneaking food from the kitchen, finally came out.

“What happened?”

“Bal’s school collapsed.”

Nia lazily replied from the sofa, and Hamlet directly flew onto Nia’s stomach and lay down.

“Is that so?”

“I don’t know; Selena said so.”

“No one died, right?”

“Look, Philia has been on vacation for so long; there’s no one in the school.”

“That’s good. By the way, do you want some fruit? I think there are some in the kitchen.”

“Get me some, thanks~”

Nia was like she had taken root on the sofa; she didn’t want to move an inch. Phia stood up and went into the kitchen with Yselle. After a while, they brought out a large plate of cut watermelon back to the living room.

“Wow, watermelon.”

Nia picked up a slice of watermelon and started to eat. As soon as she took the first bite, she widened her eyes.

“So sweet!”

Hearing Nia’s praise, Phia and the others also started eating.

“Yes, it is.”

Just as everyone in the living room was eating watermelon, Xiaoyue returned from buying vegetables. Seeing Phia and the others eating watermelon, she was so startled that the vegetable basket in her hand fell to the ground, making a sharp bang.

“Ah! How did you find this watermelon!”

Yselle looked at Xiaoyue questioningly and pointed to the kitchen.

“It’s in the kitchen sink; it’s quite sweet.”

“That’s the one I was going to use to make snacks!”

“Huh?”

The people eating watermelon quickly stopped. Thankfully, there was still a lot of watermelon left in the plate.

“That… Xiaoyue, there’s still some here; can you make do?”

Xiaoyue sighed and picked up the watermelon on the coffee table.

“Looks like I have to make it earlier; thankfully, I’ve prepared everything.”

“Yay! It’s dessert made by Xiaoyue!”

Nia excitedly raised her hand while lying on the sofa; she seemed very happy.

After a while, Xiaoyue brought out half a plate of dessert and placed it on the coffee table. She looked a little nervous.

“What’s wrong, Sister Xiaoyue?”

Philia looked at Xiaoyue questioningly. Xiaoyue shook her head.

“Nothing, it’s just my first time making it, so I don’t know if it tastes good.”

Everyone picked up a piece of dessert and put it in their mouths. After tasting it, Nia was the first to give a thumbs-up.

“It’s delicious!”

“Really?”

“Why would I lie to you?”

“That’s good.”

Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Phia picked up a piece of dessert and handed it to Xiaoyue.

“You’ve been busy for so long; you should try some too.”

“Yes.”