Chapter 349 - 228: Intelligence Department of the Secretariat
Ekbarnus did not respond.
"Don’t worry. Now that we know his employer is Fesaros, it will be easy to find him." Valles said confidently.
When Karsipengpas saw his son Rochemnix, he was just stepping out of the courtyard gate, cheerfully talking with other children.
Karsipengpas shouted, and the sharp-eared Rochemnix immediately looked up, then smiled even more happily. He said goodbye to his friends and went straight to Karsipengpas, asking with surprise, "Dad, why are you here?"
"I came to see Leader Maximus for something, and also to check on you." Karsipengpas put on a serious face: "You’ve been here for more than half a year and haven’t kept in touch with the tribe—what have you been doing?!"
"Dad, I haven’t been lazy!" Rochemnix loudly protested: "It’s just Leader Maximus hasn’t given me any tasks, and he asked me to keep studying at their school. I really haven’t been playing around!"
"How are you doing in your studies?" Karsipengpas’s expression remained serious.
This question hit Rochemnix’s sweet spot, and he confidently replied: "I’m doing great! The teachers often praise me. I’ve memorized the twenty-one letters of the Latin language, remembered over a hundred words, and can write simple sentences. I can do addition and subtraction within a hundred and even some basic multiplication and division... After passing today’s exam, I can participate in higher-level learning!"
"Can you pass?"
"Of course I can!"
At this, Karsipengpas finally smiled a bit. He extended his right hand, pressed it on his son’s head, and gave it a light pat, "Well done!"
When Rochemnix was in his own tribe, Karsipengpas would venture out as a pirate, only returning home a few times a year. With no one to discipline him at home, Rochemnix would catch monkeys in the mountains and fish in the river, being quite mischievous. Every time Karsipengpas returned, he would reprimand him, rarely showing a good face. Hearing praise today was so rare that Rochemnix was flushed with excitement, rendered speechless for a moment, just giggling foolishly.