Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 2917

Under Nyx's guidance, Andrew had no idea how many detours they took. Finally, after another half day, they entered a special location.

It was a small, inconspicuous building hidden within a village.

Looking at the building before him, Andrew nodded. Hiding in plain sight was usually the safest option. Reginald and his people chose this as their base in foreign lands, and it proved to be a good choice.

It was already dusk, and smoke rose from cooking fires throughout the village. The setting sun in the distance painted the rows of trees at the village's edge red, creating a pleasant scene that calmed one's restless heart.

Nyx did not push the door to enter the building. Instead, she turned and walked in another direction, saying flatly without looking back, "Mr. Lloyd Senior is waiting for you inside. Go in on your own."

Andrew smiled and suddenly said, "Hey, thanks."

Nyx said nothing and had already walked away.

Andrew pushed the door open and entered. There, he saw several people of varying builds. Some sat, some stood, and one was even more strangely hanging upside down from the rafters.

These people were also dressed in an unusual manner. One was wrapped entirely in bandages with only his eyeballs showing, looking particularly sinister. There was a hulking giant who was three times Andrew's size, sitting on a sofa that looked ready to collapse at any moment.

Another was a short man wearing only chest armor on his upper body, polishing a warhammer. When Andrew entered, he immediately put down the hammer and laughed out loud.

"Everyone, come look! He's here."

Someone laughed. "This brat really is like what Nyx said, still wet behind the ears. But he sure is handsome, just like Mr. Lloyd Senior."

A scarred woman leaning against a pillar with a slender build, tossing several throwing knives back and forth, said in a hoarse voice with hostility, "What good is being good-looking? A man without real skills is nothing."

A middle-aged man wearing glasses who had been reading in the corner put down his book and walked over. He was the only one who was welcoming to Andrew.

"Andrew, you're here! Reginald has really missed you."

Andrew was caught off guard. The middle-aged man before him actually had Holtrien features. Unlike the others, who all had foreign features, this person gave Andrew a feeling of meeting someone from home.

That alone was deeply intriguing.

It seemed that Philip had made many moves behind the scenes that Andrew did not know about.

Nonetheless, Andrew did not dwell on it. He had no interest in military affairs.

After chatting for a while more, Andrew grew excited. He asked, "Major General Hearst, where's my father?"

He and Reginald really had not seen each other in many years. Although both father and son were now extraordinary figures, blood was thicker than water. No matter how tough Andrew was, the thought of seeing his father again made him emotional.

Franz smiled. "When he heard you were coming, he went out to get you something to eat. As you can see, the conditions here are pretty rough. The villagers outside are all local natives.

"Reginald was thrilled when he found out that you traveled all the way to the Outlands. He went to nearby Storm City to get you some good food and drinks."