Chapter 92: Going Home
Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Flanders and his party finally returned to the vicinity of Notting.
However, Flanders did not take the carriage into Notting City. Instead, he led his men directly to the Shi family's manor, guided by Shi Lin. After all, they would have to spend money after entering Notting City, so it was better to eat at the Shi family's manor and save some money.
But the group was stunned as soon as they arrived at the Shi family manor.
Even Shi Lin was stunned.
I've only been gone for a month, and my home has changed completely.
At this point, the Shi Family Manor had nothing to do with a manor anymore. It was a five-meter-high bluestone city wall with several watchtowers on top and patrolling guards.
Shi Lin thought to himself that his father was really willing to spend money, actually turning his family's manor into a fortress.
Shi Lin also discovered that his family's pig farm had been moved to the vicinity of the manor, and its scale had increased several times over. People from Shi family village had also moved here.
After all, the more people there are, the safer it is; the more people there are, the less likely Xiao Tianhe is to openly kill members of the Shi family.
Soon, Shi Lin and his party's carriage arrived at the city gate.
"Who goes there!" A guard stopped the caravan and asked the person in front of him.
"I am Shi Lin!" Shi Lin said with a snort to the person in front of him.
Shi Zhen also knew that Shi Lin was coming back, and the guards he arranged were all former slaves of the Shi family who knew Shi Lin.
"Oh, it's you, young master. Please come in, please come in. Master has just returned home." Upon seeing Shi Lin, the guard's expression immediately became extremely respectful, and he spoke to Shi Lin in a fawning tone.
Upon seeing that the person who had arrived was Shi Lin, the guards immediately opened the city gates and welcomed him inside.
"Greetings, young master!" A guard who recognized Shi Lin approached him and bowed respectfully.
"Get up." Shi Lin quickly helped the guard up.
"Open the gate, the young master is home!" the guard shouted to the people on the city wall.
"Creak..."
With a series of turning wooden axles, the gate slowly opened.
Flanders immediately waved, and the group headed into the manor.
Upon entering the manor, Shi Lin was once again shocked, his eyes widening in astonishment. The manor was filled with exotic flowers and rare plants, and there were even professional gardeners tending to them.
"Wow! Your house is so beautiful! Can I live here someday?" Ma Hongjun blinked and said to Shi Lin with a longing look on his face.
"Of course," Shi Lin replied with a smile.
Ma Hongjun has exceptional talent, and it would be excellent to bring him onto our side; this would also be an investment.
As Shi Lin ventured deeper into the manor, he discovered that there were many more houses around, and these houses were all quite luxurious.
It seems that Shi Zhen wants Flanders to live in the manor, which would also protect the Shi family father and son.
The new academy hasn't been built yet, so living in the manor is perfectly reasonable. Even after the new academy is built, the courtyard in the academy won't be as comfortable as this place, so Flanders will probably continue to live here.
Not long after entering the manor, they saw Shi Zhen standing in the courtyard with Fugui to greet Flanders and the others.
"You must be the teachers from Shrek Academy. Welcome to the Shi family. I just returned from outside and didn't know you were coming. Please forgive me for not welcoming you properly," Shi Zhen said with a hearty laugh to Flanders and the others.
Upon hearing Shi Zhen's voice, Flanders leaped off the carriage and stood before Shi Zhen.
"You must be Shi Zhen, the head of the Shi family. Thank you for your support and investment in Shrek Academy! We will definitely not let your investment go to waste." Flanders held Shi Zhen's hand tightly, his eyes filled with appreciation and joy.
"Master Flanders is truly a man of character. Here are 100,000 gold soul coins as operating funds for Shrek Academy in the near future. I have already invited several architects and designers to design a new Shrek Academy." Shi Zhen clapped his hands after releasing Flanders's hand.
Immediately afterwards, two burly men carried a box full of gold soul coins to Flanders.
Flanders suppressed a smile, opened the box in front of him, and after confirming that it contained gold soul coins, he put the box directly into his soul tool.
It wasn't that Flanders had never seen money before; his outburst this time was simply because Shrek Academy desperately needed it, and it had been a long time since Flanders had seen so much money.
"Thank you, Mr. Shi Zhen, for your support of Shrek Academy. Shi Lin and Shi An will definitely receive the most formal Soul Master training!" After putting away the gold soul coins, Flanders earnestly assured Shi Zhen.
"Haha, I trust Dean Flanders's professionalism. Everyone, I've already set up a banquet in the banquet hall, just waiting for you all. You must be tired from your journey. Come on, let me treat you to a welcome feast." Shi Zhen laughed heartily, then led the people in front of him to the banquet hall.
Zhao Wuji and the others followed Shi Zhen toward the banquet hall with expectant faces, while the children walked at the very back.
"Brother Lin, your family is so rich." Ma Hongjun came to Shi Lin's side and asked him in a low voice.
"Of course, our family's wine is very popular throughout the entire Douluo Continent. Someone in my family is good at brewing wine, which is why we have so much money. Don't worry, follow me, and money will never be a problem." Shi Lin smiled, then took out two money bags full of gold soul coins from his pocket and threw them to Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
There were only five hundred gold soul coins in each money bag, which was a huge sum of money for the two little guys.
"Thank you, Brother Lin!"
"Thank you, Brother Lin!"
Ma Hongjun and Oscar looked at Shi Lin with surprise and delight, and called him Brother Lin with heartfelt admiration.
"Alright, let's go eat. It won't taste good if it gets cold." Shi Lin felt relieved seeing the two of them and took the lead, guiding the two children to the banquet hall for dinner.
Shi Zhen went to great lengths to welcome Flanders. This banquet cost at least several hundred gold soul coins, and the food was made with the finest ingredients, while the drinks were the best wines from the Shi family.
Flanders and the others also felt Shi Zhen's sincerity, and they all really wanted to stay in the Shi family. After all, they hadn't experienced such a good life for a long time.
Shi Zhen and Flanders drank until the wee hours of the morning before the Shi family servants finally escorted them back to their rooms.
Shi Zhen had a wine Gu on him, so Shi Lin didn't need to worry about Shi Zhen getting drunk.
As for the little ones, after they had eaten and drunk their fill, they left the banquet hall.
Shi Lin invited them to stay in his courtyard.
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