Chapter 314 - 193: Papermaking
The face before him bore a striking resemblance to that Iberian pirate captain, only without the weathered look and considerably more youthful. Maximus blinked, "Of course, I believe you, but your father brought this up a month ago. Is your settlement that far from here?"
With those words, the young man’s confident demeanor quickly deflated. He dared not meet Maximus’s gaze, stammering, "Actually... I set out long ago, but when I was about to reach your camp, the Pannonian Army happened to surround it, so I... I stayed at Uncle Budocaribas’ settlement for a while.
After finally waiting for the Pannonians to retreat, I wanted to come find you, but Uncle Budocaribas said you had been through a long battle and had many things to deal with, so I... I waited a few more days. I didn’t expect you would move here so soon, and moving would be even busier, so I..."
"Rochemnix, you are a child who is very considerate of others! What you did was right. If anything happened to you, I couldn’t explain it to your father." Maximus said kindly, "Did your father tell you what you were supposed to do here?"
"My father wants me to stay with you long-term. If you have any requests for my father, I should return to the settlement immediately to inform my brother." Rochemnix, relieved of his guilt, showed a keen expression, "Don’t worry, I’m fast on mountain paths. I can reach my home settlement within seven days. Just let me know if you need anything."
"Rest assured, you’ll have plenty to keep you busy in the future." Maximus said with a smile, then turned around and added, "Ak Country, Rochemnix will temporarily be assigned to the Department of Secretaries. Take him to familiarize himself with the tribe’s situation over the next few days."
"Yes, leader!" Akegu responded loudly, leading Rochemnix out of the hall.
Maximus fell into contemplation: Did Karsipengpas send his inexperienced youngest son here for training, or was there another motive?...
At this moment, Capito entered the hall, "Leader, you summoned me urgently. What is it?"
Maximus collected his thoughts and said, "Oh, it’s like this. During the Political Affairs Hall meeting the day before yesterday, I forgot something, and you forgot it too. I suddenly remembered today, so I quickly called you over to discuss it."