Chapter 176: 176
Everybody was surprised to see that Roland was really confused . Could Li Lin have misunderstood something?
Li Lin, however, smiled . “That girl looks exactly like a caring wife that you want to marry . She’s beautiful and graceful . More importantly, she’s obviously nice to Roland . ”
Everybody else nodded with great interest .
Roland began to list all the girls of his age that he knew and categorized them . Soon, he found the girl that best matched Li Lin’s description . He was shocked . “Are you talking about Sands? She likes me? That’s impossible!”
Li Lin simply said, “Just recall when you’re with Night Tide Sands!”
Roland thought for a moment and said, “I’m pretty sure that she absolutely doesn’t like me . ”
In the past months, Night Tide Sands had left Roland the impression that she was cold and tranquil . She never rushed into anything . Although she was rather mean when they first met, she was easy to get along with although she could be indifferent .
Roland thought that Night Tide Sands was a nice girl, but he never thought that she liked him .
Roland had girlfriends in college, and he knew that a girl’s eyes would glow when she saw a guy she liked . Night Tide Sands’ eyes did not glow at all when she saw him . But she was a great girl . She made delicious breakfast and seemed good at embroidery . After they got to know each other, Roland felt that she would make an excellent wife too .
However, it didn’t mean that she would like him back . That was not the same .
Li Lin frowned at Roland . “You can’t see it because you’re in the game . ”
Roland shrugged . “I suspect that you’re only overthinking it . ”
“Fine . ” Seeing that Roland was not to be convinced, Li Lin sighed .
At this point, Schuck asked, “Did you do something fun together?”
“Yes . ” Roland told them what happened . Everybody was lost for words after hearing that .
Pouring a cup of cola for himself, Schuck said, “Li Lin is a barbaric Berserker, it’s not unusual for him to learn blade arts . But why did you join him when you’re a Mage?” “Hehe . After I learn all of the buffing spells, I can beat all of you with a miaodao!” Since they were close friends, Roland simply chuckled and said, “Just don’t cry and ask for your mom then . ”
He received five middle fingers, and Betta simply chuckled at them .
At this point, Roland said to Betta . “I’ve always felt that something is wrong . It turns out to be
you . ”
Betta was surprised . “What’s wrong with me?”
“Your semester started three months ago . Why are you still here?”
“My college is located in a neighboring city . ” Betta chuckled . “It takes me only an hour to go there by train… Besides, it’s the weekend . Is it really surprising that I come home during the day? I can always return to my game cabin in the house I’ve rented in that city before half past ten at night . ”
Had he chosen a college near home in order to play games? Sometimes, local students of a college could apply not to live in the dormitory .
There were not many good colleges in the local area, and the one in the neighboring city that Betta went to was not as good as it sounded .
Roland was told that Betta had great grades . He wondered if Betta could’ve selected a better school .
However, he wasn’t very close to Betta, and it was not really his business .
“All right, let’s leave Betta aside . I have a thought,” Li Lin suddenly interjected . “I think we all should learn the miaodao techniques . Look, even Roland, a pure Mage, has learned a melee skill, and the rest of you who are gifted in melee fighting should learn more . Schuck is a Saint Samurai, Brazil is a Hunter, and as for Husseret… I think you could consider turning into a Rogue with heavy weapons in both hands . ”
Nobody objected . After all, Li Lin was telling the truth .
“The tuition fees are not very high . I’ll pay it for you . ” As he spoke, Li Lin dropped a hint at Roland .
Roland thought for a moment and did not reveal his lie .
“All right, we’ll meet again later . I’ll pay in the saber arts club first . We’ll gather there tomorrow . ” Li Lin finished his beer and left the booth .
The rest of them all left the booth in the next hour .
Roland didn’t go to the saber arts club on this day, because he had to pay tribute to his ancestors with his family in the afternoon .
The ancestral hall of his family was in a village in the suburbs . Different from other people, his family had always paid tribute to ancestors on a special day .
Roland returned to his hometown with his parents .
They were among the first ones to return .
Because most people had moved to the city, the previously lively village was now dilapidated, and the only residents were the elderly and the children .
Those children were Roland’s remote nieces and nephews . They had to go to another town ten kilometers away for school on bike every day . It was an arduous journey a decade ago when the roads were not built yet, but now that all the roads were established, the ten kilometers would only take about half an hour . Roland greeted the old people in the village . They were his uncles and grand-uncles .
An hour later, most of the members of the family returned . There were almost sixty people including the children . After chitchatting for a while, they went to the ancestral hall at the back of the village with firecrackers, paper money, and candles . Firecrackers were forbidden in downtown but not so in the villages . Nobody would investigate as long as no fire was started .
The ancestral hall had been renovated and did not seem ragged at all . There was even a spacious square before it .
As usual, Roland’s fourth grand-uncle hosted the ritual . In fact, the ritual had been greatly simplified . If it were a few decades ago, they would’ve been obliged to abide by more rules, such as no drinking or eating in the day before the ritual .
At first, Roland thought that it would just be a regular ritual, same as all the rituals before .
However, when his fourth grand-uncle asked everybody to bow and pay tribute after burning up the paper money, Roland sensed something and cast his eyes at the ceiling of the hall .
He could tell that energy was taking shape above his head .
It was weak, but it was undoubtedly energy . It was similar to magic waves, but of a different frequency
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