One-Eyed Monster

Coban Kangen smiled faintly; he brought not just three horses, but also the right to traverse Bayes Avenue unimpeded.

Of course, Kadi and Igor would not understand the true significance of this right.

Coban Kangen didn’t say much; he just handed the other two horses to Igor and Kadi.

”Now we have a means of transportation, it’ll be much easier to reach the Kangen Family!”

Igor and Kadi were very pleased. Not only did they successfully await the arrival of Coban Kangen, but they also solved their problem of no longer needing to walk such a long road on foot.

”How did you find these three horses!” Kadi’s interest in the horses was greater than anything else; he wasn’t the least bit concerned about why Coban Kangen had disappeared for so long, nor about who lived in that big house. In Kadi’s eyes, these three horses were the best things; other matters could be set aside.

Igor looked at Kadi’s demeanor with a hint of impatience, as he had many questions to ask Coban Kangen.

”Mount up, and feel Bayes Avenue!” Coban Kangen directly leaped onto his horse’s back and nodded at Igor and Kadi.

The meaning was clear: you better catch up now, so you don’t lose track of me later.

With little hesitation, Igor and Kadi also hopped onto their horses. They had both learned to ride before, so there was no sense of unfamiliarity.

”Giddy up!” Coban Kangen cracked his whip and galloped away.

Igor and Kadi followed closely behind.

The horses ran happily down the streets of Bayes Avenue, meeting no resistance, moving unimpeded.

Igor felt very strange; why could one ride horses on this street so freely? Were there no League Guard or Court of Guards personnel maintaining order? With such chaos, aren’t they afraid of accidents on the street?

The horses ran quickly; Igor even felt as though they were running not on the street, but on vast grasslands.

This speed shocked Igor greatly; at this rate, the street would soon reach its end...

Igor spurred his horse to catch up with Coban Kangen; he had many things to ask this man from the Kangen Family.

When his horse got near Coban Kangen, he deliberately approached Coban Kangen’s horse, which made Coban Kangen’s speed slow down a bit.

”What’s the matter?” Watching Kadi ride past him on horseback, Coban Kangen felt a bit annoyed. At this moment, he and Kadi were truly competing in horsemanship.

It could be said that Igor’s approach disrupted Coban Kangen’s rhythm, causing him to lose this contest thoroughly; if he wanted to defeat Kadi, he’d need to rely on the next competition.

”I have a lot of things to ask you!”

”Take your time with your questions; we have plenty of time now!” Coban Kangen anticipated Igor’s questions and was psychologically prepared. After all, Igor had been eerily silent before, surely preparing for this interrogation.

”Speaking of time, it reminds me; you once said time in Xinbal is the most precious thing, but why doesn’t time reflect its value in us?” Igor’s question was off-the-cuff; he suddenly realized many things don’t go as planned, and the questions he intended to ask had mostly slipped his mind.

Perhaps it was because the fast-running horse had jolted many things off him!

”Time in Xinbal is precious, but not for us; we have ample time. We could say, in terms of time, we are very wealthy people.” Coban Kangen’s expression was rather fluent; being able to speak smoothly on horseback was quite impressive!

”Why is our time ample, why is it like this? Everyone here is always in a hurry, why are we the only ones with so much time to waste?” Igor continued asking; as much as Coban answered, he would inquire. His questions increased with Coban’s responses.

Though this moment was on horseback, it didn’t affect Igor’s expression; even if his speech was faltering, he still fully articulated his intentions.

Coban Kangen was well-prepared, no longer as flustered as before. With preparation, doing things feels different.

”Because we have no concerns, time doesn’t constrain us; its passage does not affect our actions, nor anything about us. We are not those Scholars who fear losing track of time during complex experiments; nor are we Merchants worried that delays may cost them Gold Coins; nor Fighters afraid the passage of time might affect their battle formations.’

Igor listened intently; it was the first time he found time so intriguing.

”We are lower-tier, time is least valuable and most abundant, because we are not those Politicians who need to make myriad decisions in a short span, nor those Hunters whose grasp of time must be precise to a wisp; our time, mostly, is spent in daze!”

Coban Kangen’s narrative resonated with Igor; their time mostly dissipates just like this!

”Because we have nothing, we don’t fear loss; regardless of how time flows, we remain as we are: destitute and empty!”

”In other words, what else can we lose? Besides our lives, seems like we only have time left; our lives and time together, heading towards the final destination.”

Coban Kangen’s words stirred Igor’s blood; he never imagined there were so many things to explore within them.

At this point, Kadi also slowed his horse; not attracted by Coban Kangen’s narrative, but knowing he didn’t know the upcoming route ahead, his leading in front was pointless!

Igor was still immersed in Coban Kangen’s earlier narrative; he felt his redundant time thus squeezed into value. Unexpectedly, upon arriving in Xinbal, he became a wealthy person!

”Do you have any other questions?” Coban Kangen knew Igor wouldn’t end his inquiries so easily; rather than silently waiting there, it was better to actively probe and clarify things!

”Uh, let me think, oh, here’s one: why can we ride horses recklessly here, is there no regulation?” Igor finally remembered this question he initially wanted to ask, but was interrupted by other matters.

”Bayes Avenue is regulated, but not in the usual way you see. The process is quite complex, I can’t explain clearly; you may gradually discover something different through observation!”