"I know, but I don't want to stay there any longer." Stephen shook his head when he thought about Old Master Carson.
The Carson Family might look glorious on the surface, but they were actually full of rotten thoughts. The unity of the family was built on the fact that Old Master Carson was holding each and every single one of them on the leash.
Their weaknesses were firmly held in Old Master Carson's hand.
And over time, they got used to it and will listen to his words unconditionally without even considering whether it was right or wrong.
It was such environment that caused his father to be unable to fight back and finally stayed in the Carson Family. He would not blame his father, but he couldn't be like his father either.
Stephen still wanted to see the world outside.
He also wanted to become strong, and for this, he didn't mind doing some things that many other people might never dare to do in their entire life.
It was for this reason that Stephen was very confident in coming out of City A Base.
"Alright. Do you have any specific destination you want to go?" Arnold asked.
"I'm going to try to see if I can find our mother's parents," Stephen replied as he looked at Amelia and Sophia, who were still on the side. It seemed that Amelia has a lot to say to Sophia, so he continued, "We've been separated for a long time and I want to see if they're doing fine."
Their mother died a long time ago.
In a way, it was actually a blessing because they didn't have to face this cruel world and see the cruelty of the Carson Family.
Stephen knew how much his mother cared for his father, but he was really too weak.
Without the Carson Family, it was impossible for him to stand on his own and it was also because of this that their family was like this.
Perhaps, it was his luck to be able to stay outside the Carson Family and was not influenced as much.
"Ah…" Arnold nodded.
"Do you want to find your family?" Stephen suddenly asked. From what he knew, Arnold's brother might be alive. After all, Arnold's meeting with Yer in City I Base was not exactly a secret.
As for Arnold's parents… Stephen highly doubted that Arnold would be wiling to see them even if they were still alive.
Because it was those parents who pushed their own children to become mercenary to be able to support themselves. There was no need to mention just how bad it is for them to be pushed to the border when they were still young.
"Even though we're brothers, we hadn't seen each other for a long time after our parents' separation." Arnold shook his head.
The family was broken up and there was really no reason for them to see each other. In fact, they did contact each other for a while when they were young but later on, their parents made them unable to contact each other.
Back then, Arnold didn't tell Amelia the details, but in truth, their parents didn't simply ignore the two siblings.
They were the ones who made the two of them picked this life path.
Because if they were to choose ordinary professions, they would never be able to pay back their parents' debt.
"I have no idea where he is now and even before the world changed, he had almost never contacted me," Arnold replied.
So if he saw his brother again, the first thing he did would be to beat up that b*stard first.
"He might be at the border," Stephen speculated and then patted Arnold's shoulder. "Well, if you need help, the others will also be there."
"Speak for yourself."
"Hahaha."
The two of them laughed lightly and then they saw Ruben rushing over. It seemed that he had finished his work and was now running to see them.
*pant* *pant*
"So I'm not late." Ruben grinned when he saw the two of them and raised his hand. "I though that you will leave right away, Stephen."
"I'm thinking of doing that, but this man is too fast."
Bang!
Ruben gave a punch on Arnold's stomach and sneered. "If you dare to die out there, I'll make sure to call some magicians from the Magic Association to bombard the place where you die."
Stephen: "…" do you want to disgust me even after my death?
"Pfft!" On the other hand, Arnold laughed out loud and held his stomach on the side, feeling that Ruben really knew how to liven up the situation.
"I thought that you have become more stable after learning under Riya and become an honest man, it turns out that I was wrong," Stephen lamented.
"Those magicians from the Magic Association are hardworking people," Ruben said with a grin. "As long as you paid them enough resources, they're still willing to move around as you ordered."
After all, many magicians from the Magic Association were actually poor. For them to be able to earn enough food and resources, they were willing to do various odd jobs.
Ruben is not poor as he had been working in City A Base for such a long time.
Moreover, the runes he made could be sold for a considerable price, especially since his rank is higher than majority of rune masters in this world thanks to Riya's teaching. So his contribution points and resources were plentiful.
If Ruben really wanted to, he could really made the arrangement to call these magicians from the Magic Association to bombard a place.
It was easy.
"You're really…" Stephen looked at his friend speechlessly and then muttered, "Then I have to make sure I died later than you so that you won't have a chance to call those magicians from the Magic Association."
"You can call them on my burial place too," Ruben added.
Stephen: "…" are you not afraid of disgusting yourself to death?