“Cherusia?” Dustin perked up as soon as the word came out of Samuel’s mouth.His voice raised a little as he asked, “Where is it?”
After waiting anxiously for so long, he finally had a lead.This was the only missing herb. Once Dustin got his hands on Cherusia, he could refine the nine- fold Longevitum.
“Tobehonest,theCherusiaisattheMurrayresidence.”
Samuelexined,“ThedayaftertomorrowisChristopher’sbirthday.Someonegave himtheCherusiaasabirthdaypresent.
“Mr.Rhys,whetheryoucangetyourhandsonitdependsonyourabilities.”
“Okay,ifthe informationisurate,I’llpayyouappropriately.”Dustinwasexcited.
HefinallyhadaleadonwheretheCherusiawas.Nomatterhowmuchitcost,Dustinwasdeterminedtogetit.
“There’snoneedforareward.Let’sgowithwhatweagreedonpreviously.Youowemeafavornow,Mr.Rhys.
“So,ifIencounteranytroublein thefuture,Ihopeyou’llhelpme.”
“Aslongasitdoesn’tgoagainstmy principles,I’dhappilyhelp!”Dustinagreedwithouthesitation,
“Haha!You’reindeedakind–heartedperson,Mr. Rhys.Iwishyougoodluck!”
Aftera briefexchange,thecallended.
Dustinrosetohisfeet andwasreadytoleave.“Kid,I’vesomematterstoattendto.YoushouldreturntoFallongeestatefirst.I’llgofind youanotherday.”
“Are youintrouble,Logan?Doyouneedanyhelp?”Scarletaskedcuriously
“It’sokay.Icanhandle it.Beagoodgirlnowandheadbackfirst,”Dustinsaidwhilegentlypattingherhead.
Thenhe wavedgoodbyetoScarlet.
AfterleavingRoseateRestaurant,Dustinpreparedanexpensivegiftfirst.Then,herushed to the Murrayresidence.
Christopherwasaveterangeneral.Eventhoughhehadretired,hestillheldahighstatus.
Christopher’sstatuswithinthe militarywasno lessthanthatofPaulinthemartirtsworld.
Both ofthemhaddisciplesallovertheworld.People highlyrespectedthem,andtheywereinfluential figures.
Infact,DustinandChristopherhadcrossedpathstenyearsago.Moreover,theywereclose.
Asajunior,Dustin hadalwaysthoughtofvisitingChristopher.Thiswastheperfectopportunity.
OtherthantocelebrateChristopher’sbirthday,DustinwastherefortheCherusia.
Althoughhisvisitmightseemsudden,Dustincould notbe botheredwithit.
TheCherusiawastooimportanttohim.Evenifthatmeanthe hadtobegforitshamelessly,he
waswillingtodoso.
Half anhouter,DustinarrivedattheMurrayresidence.
Toweringwallssurroundedtheresidencesurroundedtheresidence.Becauseofthewalls,it
exudedanauraofauthorityandsolemnness.
Dustinstoodinfrontofthebig,redgateswithtwo majesticlionstatuesbyitsside.
Twogroupsoffullyarmedsoldiersstoodoneachside.Everyoneofthemstoodtandstraight;
theirgazeswere fierce.
Dustinapproachedthe soldiersand askedtheleader,“Couldyou pleaseinformGeneralMurray
thatI’dliketovisithim?”
“Doyouhaveavisitingcard?”thesoldierasked.
Dustinshookhishead.“Icameinahurry.So,Ihadnotimetoprepareit.”
“I’mafraidIcan’tletyouinifyoudon’thaveone,”thesoldierrejectedwithouthesitation.
However,Dustinrefusedtogiveup.Hepersisted,“Can’tyou make an exception?”
“That’s theprotocol.Visitors mustfirstprovidetheirvisitingcardtoindicatetheiridentity.N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.
“Youcanonlyvisit thegenerfter we verifyyouridentity.”
Christopherwasanesteemedfigure,afterall.Everyday,manypeoplevisitedhim.
Ifeveryonewereallowedtovisithim,wouldn’the beoverwhelmed?
“Dustin,isthatyou?”Suddenly,severalckcarspulledupattheentrance.
Whenthecardooropened,She was thefirsttogetout.Behindher wereafewyoungmenand
women.ItwasEvan,Vivian,andsomeothers.
DustinhadmetEvanandVivianbefore,soherecognized them.
SheranuptoDustin,lookingsurprised.
“Dustin,whyareyouhere?”sheasked.