Chapter 418: Chapter 418 – Recruit Family as Talents

“Okay, I trust you . ” Holding the bottle of blood and standing still, Cage said to Kaido gently, “Get out of the woods and find the butler . Be a good boy . ”

“I’m not leaving!” Wiping his tears, Kaido cried and said, “Those people… They will beat you . I don’t want you to be beaten!”

Many people said that children could be blunt . But on many occasions, what children said could be most touching .

Cage smiled happily after hearing that . Why should he not feel happy when he had a son who cared so much about him?

He only regretted that, as a father, he failed to create an environment where his son could grow up safely . His son would definitely be traumatized after this .

Cage said gently, “Be a good boy, or I’ll be angry . Go find the butler . Got it?”

“I’m not leaving! I’m not leaving!”

Kaido grew stubborn and shook his head hard .

Seeing that, Cage was both sorry and anxious, fearing that the kidnappers were agitated by his crying son .

After all, the cries of little children could be very annoying for certain people on certain occasions .

Also, Cage found that all the Golden Sons had changed their expressions .

Growing even more anxious, he was about to demand his son to leave in a harsher tone in case the kidnappers changed their minds, when something unexpected happened .

One of the players suddenly became violent . He violently slashed to the side and chopped a tree as thick around as a bowl .

The truck of the tree collapsed, and the crown and branches crashed into the snowy ground, raising a white rustling mist .

Terrified, Kaido cried in a much lower voice and started to sob .

Everybody looked at the man who suddenly moved .

Cage’s heart palpitated, knowing that it was not good .

He subconsciously clenched the Phoenix Blood in his hand .

Breathing hard, the player tossed his longsword to the ground and roared angrily, “Damn it! I hate this! I’m done!”

Cage was already prepared for battle, but he was surprised by what he heard .

The other six players, though also surprised, weren’t as clearly stunned as Cage was .

Jess said coldly, “Roald, what’s the meaning of this?”

“What do you think? I’m here to play the game, not to be a villain,” the player named Roald roared and stepped back . “I have my own children . I can’t watch this anymore, okay?”

Jess looked even colder . “But we had a deal!”

“And you think you can’t go back on your promise?” Roald stepped back and waved his hand as if he were slapping something off . “When I was little, I swore to be a hero of justice, but what am I now? I don’t want to do more wrong . If they’re players, we can rob or kill them when we’re stronger than them, but those NPCs can’t respawn after they’re dead . I can’t do anything to them . ”

Jess fell silent .

“I have no objection if you want to carry on, but I won’t be a part of it anymore . ”

Roald picked up his weapon, turned around, and left without any hesitation .

Briefly stunned, Cage couldn’t be more delighted . Though he couldn’t really understand the players’ language, he could tell that they were having a disagreement .

Watching Roald go, another two players retracted their weapons and followed him in silence .

In no more than ten seconds, another two players gave up and left .

The player who was holding Kaido sighed and sheathed his longsword .

Staring at him, Jess asked hoarsely, “Are you leaving too?”

“Let’s go . ” The player didn’t leave alone . Instead, he went to Jess, grabbed his neck, and dragged him away, while saying, “It’s unnecessary to carry on anymore . If we continue, we will fail even more miserably . ”

Though he seemed rather reluctant, Jess’s body followed the player without much struggle . However, he said, “That bottle of blood is worth hundreds of gold coins, which means millions of yuan in reality . ”

“Yes, I know . ”

“Is it not tempting to you?”

“Of course it is, but you see cash carriers every day, and each of them may contain millions of yuan . Will you ever rob them? Jess, I think our negative feelings are magnified in this game, perhaps because we’re powerful and unrestrained . ”

“This is different . Reality is reality, and a game is just a game…”

“But this game is too real . It’s no different from reality . ”

The two of them chatted and walked away slowly .

Stunned, Cage watched all the kidnappers leave, and ran toward his son a long while later . He picked up his son with one hand and examined him . He was relieved to see that the boy was unscathed .

Burying his head in his father’s arms, Kaido cried loudly .

He had been terrified during the past two days . Though the strangers never physically abused him and only cursed him at most, as a small child, he was still scared .

Staring in the direction the players left in for a while, Cage slowly stepped out of the woods with his son .

The butler had been waiting by the road nervously . Seeing his master and his young master, he instantly ran to them and was relieved to find that the young master was unhurt .

They went home along the main road .

After they walked a while, they saw a white storm pressing at them . Cage was about to take a defensive posture, but then he relaxed .

It was Andonara, with White Amber on her shoulder .

Having been close to her since her childhood, he recognized his niece by her figure even though she was far away .

Andonara approached in ecstasy . Looking at Kaido who had cried himself to sleep and Cage’s broken arm, she burst into fury .

“Uncle, where are the people who hurt you?” asked Andonara dauntingly, holding the Hero’s Sword .

Cage shook his head and said with a smile, “That’s unnecessary . They’re just kids who made a mistake . They’ve recognized their wrongdoing, and they’ll change . Just let them go . ”

“But…”

Cage shook his head firmly and then asked, “Why are you here? Weren’t you going to search for the Hero’s Sword?”

“It’s the sword I’m holding!” Andonara secretly sighed .

She knew that her uncle was a good person . Although he loved communicating with Lamb Girls on how to take care of men’s excessive energy, he was really a good person in general .

Cage’s eyes glittered . But only one of his hands was available, and it was holding his son . So he said, “Let’s go home before we talk about it . ”

They walked on for a while . Then, Roland landed from the sky, as White Amber had informed Roland that Cage was found using telepathy .

Seeing Roland, Cage said with a smile, “Hey, you’re here too . ”

After Roland landed, he cast the healing technique on Cage the moment he saw the man’s broken arm .

Cage smiled and said, “Thanks . Let’s go home and talk . ”

…

Back in the manor in Reed Village, Cage took a shower, and young Kaido fell asleep in bed while the two treants tended to him .

When the players broke into the manor, both of the treants hid themselves .

It was very easy for them to hide . All they needed to do was to stand still among trees or grasses with their eyes closed .

Kaido had been frightened for almost two days . He was calling his dad even though he was sleeping .

Cage patted his son’s head gently and then went down to the living room .

“This trip was really an eye-opener,” Cage said with a smile . “I’ve never seen kidnappers who aborted their kidnapping when they were about to get the treasure they wanted . Roland, you Golden Sons are rather interesting . ”

Roland, however, blushed, feeling that Cage was mocking him .

Andonara asked, “What happened exactly?”

Cage told them everything .

Andonara burst into rage again . “Those goddamn Golden Sons are doing evil things brazenly just because they’re undying . ”

Cage smiled . “That’s fine . I’m told that many Golden Sons with black leaves have left this world . They couldn’t stay much longer even if they wanted to, because they were hunted everywhere . ”

Roland nodded and said, “Cage, I think you should consider moving to another place . ”

Cage thought for a moment and said, “You do have a point . ”

He was a good person, not a fool . Now that his Phoenix Blood was no longer a secret, his son might be kidnapped again if he continued living here .

Also, what if the Golden Sons regretted their choice and came back?

It would be very stupid to stake his life on other people’s kindness .

Andonara’s eyes glittered . “Why don’t you come to Delpon? Roland’s manor is spacious and empty . Besides, Roald has a magic school in Delpon where Kaido can study magic . We can look after each other if we live together . ”

For Andonara, Roland was the most important person in the world, and her family came right next .

Her father had been a traveling businessman that she didn’t feel very close to . It was her uncle who raised her . In her heart, her uncle was her father, and her birth father was more of a mere relative for her .

If her uncle came to live with her, she would feel much safer as the needy woman she was .

A magic school?

Cage was rather tempted .

Though his son was born much more talented than ordinary people with the Hero bloodline, he wouldn’t mind if his son could pick up more skills and spells . The abilities that the Hero bloodline granted were limited and focused on dealing damage . If his son could learn ancillary spells like Healing, he would be stronger and with a better chance of survival .

Considering a moment, Cage said, “Okay, I hope we won’t disturb you . ”

“Fantastic!” Andonara jumped to her feet in delight . “I’ll pack up for you . We’ll take off in a few days . ”

“Let’s not rush into anything yet,” Cage said . “We should at least wait until my broken arm recuperates, right?”

Andonara thought a moment and realized that they should . So, she sat down again .

Then, Cage looked at Roland and asked, “You’re here for something else, aren’t you?”

Roland and Andonara looked at each other .

In the end, Andonara said, “We’re here for the ancestral Hero equipment . ”

She laid the Hero’s Sword in her hand on the table and said, “There are another few pieces of equipment . I want to find all of them . ”