NOVEL NEXT Chapter 238
Anton and their group left the city of Homura early the next day. The only thing that Anton could say was at least everyone was used to traveling and because of magic, their travel was comfortable enough. Their carriages were nice, their tents at night were comfortable, they had delicious food to eat, their entertainment was top-notch, and they could drink magic water that kept them young and beautiful.
The problem was the roads were not a home. It would still be infinitely better if they had a country, and home that they could actually call their own and safely live with.
But due to undead monsters, they were now traveling like some sort of vagabonds. At least their journey was comfortable.
Maybe they could just stay that way forever like some sort of gypsy family but Anton knew that it wasn’t the life they wanted.
Anton hoped that the country that they would travel to across the ocean would allow them to settle down comfortably. He then thought of something terrible, what if the currency they were carrying would not be accepted but then again, their coins were gold, and supposedly, gold was accepted anywhere.
He then imagined the countries across the ocean. Would they be like ancient China or ancient Japan? Maybe even ancient India or possibly the home of the cowboys and Indians like old-school western movies. Anton knew that he should not be thinking that way but his imagination tended to run to something he knew and those were actually the setting of some of the novels that he had read.
More than likely, the countries across the ocean would stick to the fantasy medieval settings just like the cities that they pass through. Would they be like elven countries or beast man countries just like in animes? Either way, he was starting to become excited at the prospect of encountering an awesome adventure. Maybe that should be the mindset that everyone should be fostering, not the fatalistic, depressing thought that the world was against them.
Anton thought that he would try to share that mindset with everyone and one good advantage of the TV shows that he had been showing the group was shows were beginning to broaden everyone’s mind at the thought that anything was possible in the world and a truly fulfilling life was a life full of adventure.
He looked at the surrounding forest that was beginning to adorn itself in the colors of autumn and thought how beautiful the world was. Even if the undead became triumphant in this continent, their very being was still unnatural and he believed that the truly powerful beings would respond soon. Anton just didn’t want to be part of that war since he felt that he wasn’t powerful enough yet and he didn’t want to die. He had been living in this world for such a short time and he wanted to experience life in this fantasy world. He wanted to witness the magic of the archmages, see the flights of dragons, experience the life of the beings that lived deep inside the forest, see the powerful creatures that swam in the ocean, and maybe find out if there were worlds underground where dark elves or dark dwarves were possibly living like the ones from the Forgotten Realms and DnD franchises.
Anton should have realized that being transported to another world with a system that allowed him to have power was a blessing especially if the world was a magical world that he had always been dreaming about. So what if one corner of that world was being threatened by the undead? The world was large and there were other places.
Because of those thoughts, Anton's mood was lifted greatly. When they camped that night, everyone noticed that Anton’s mood was great since he was smiling and his movements had an unmistakable energy.
“What happened to you?” Anders suddenly asked.
“I’ll talk about it later before we watch a TV show,” Anton answered his father.
All of them busied themselves preparing their camp. The women took it upon themselves to prepare dinner while Lucas, Devon, and Anders roamed the surrounding area on top of their dire wolves which made Nemina’s eyes roll since she thought that the men were just playing.
Frederick and Colin were coerced into assisting the ladies while Anton, after summoning the three dire wolves and commanding them to sweep the area for possible enemies, cleaned everything using his cleaning spell. Then he healed the horses using his auras and provided mana water to the animals.
Anton then set up the white blanket that they would use as the projector screen. Soon, Devon, Lucas, and his father arrived from roaming the forest and they brought with them some game animals, wild fruits, and berries.
When their dinner was ready, they all prepared to eat and watch their TV show at the same time. Before he started the show, Anton went to the front to make an announcement.
He told them the reason why his mood was different. Anton told them that even though their situation was grim because of the undead, they still had an incredible advantage. Their journey was comfortable because of magic and they had an opportunity to experience a life of adventure. He told them the world was large and just like the movies and TV shows they had seen, they had the opportunity to see the world and live a life of adventure and that kind of life would be fulfilling.
Anton urged them to see that it would be incredibly advantageous for them to look at the positive things in life. He told them of his plans of crossing the ocean and maybe finding a country full of mystery, magic, and romance.
“As a celebration, let’s watch something different tonight. Let’s watch the adventures of the captain and crew of the Starship Enterprise. Remember that they’re a group of people in an advanced world that had a great mission. To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and civilization, to boldly go where no one had gone before!”
After that nerdy speech, everyone cheered to the relief of Anton and his father looked at him proudly. Even the women were smiling while looking at him. At least he managed to reach his goal of uplifting everyone. They all needed something positive in their life right now.
He announced that they would be watching the 1st and 2nd episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He hoped that they would like it since when Anton watched it when he was a child, he liked it very much.
Anton knew that others found the show boring and that was because it was not their favorite genre but right now, he needed to watch something that would give him motivation and he thought that the adventures of the captain and crew of Starship Enterprise would be the one that would give him that.
He truly liked the show since it was from a time when he lived a life full of joy and excitement when he was younger and his parents were alive on Earth. His father on Earth, when he was alive was a fan of the show and couldn’t wait to introduce the captain and crew of the Starship Enterprise to his kid, and Anton, Anthony Saunders back then, also fell in love with the show.