"Joey! When did you get back?"

The bearded man looked at Joey standing at the door and became excited, whether it was because he hadn't seen him for so long or because he felt he could finally leave his room.

"Just got back, did I disturb you?"

Joey peeked inside, but saw nothing.

"No, no, no, you've come at just the right time!"

The bearded man started to put on his clothes, thinking he would leave with Joey for the time being.

"Hey bearded man, let me tell you, I don't have time for you right now. I have three female elves waiting for me!"

Joey had long forgotten about Leiflia's instructions. He was here to show off in front of the bearded man, so why wouldn't he say anything?

"Female elves? Three of them?"

The bearded man was utterly shocked. He knew that a female elf had come to Ashforge, but three was unheard of. When did elves become overpopulated, coming to Ashforge for no reason?

What the bearded man couldn't understand the most was why all three female elves went to Joey's room.

Moreover, Joey's energy and spirit are much better than mine now. The two girls lying on my bed are already making me feel a bit powerless, but how come Joey's body is so good? Even three female elves couldn't make him feel listless.

"Yes, but don't tell anyone else about this. This matter must be kept secret!"

Joey gave the bearded man some instructions and then prepared to leave.

"I want to follow you!"

The bearded man said bluntly.

"no!"

Joey refused outright.

"Do you think this is appropriate? Big Beard, you'd better take better care of the two people in your own house!"

Joey revealed the secret that the bearded man hadn't told him yet.

"Ah! How did you know?"

The bearded man had always admired Joey and was extremely envious of his ability to predict the future.

"The two completely different lip prints on your face are obvious to anyone who sees them. It's either Martha or Lia, and I can even guess who they are!"

After saying that, Joey waved to the bearded man and ran off.

I've had enough showing off, I still need to get some food for Levia and the others, otherwise I'll be in trouble later.

"Sam, who's outside?"

The bearded man watched Joey's departing figure, standing at the door without going inside, while Martha's voice came from inside.

"It's Joey, he's back. I'm going out with him for a bit!"

The bearded man quickly thought of a plan, but still unwilling to step back into the house, he told a lie and headed towards Medes' residence.

"Come back soon, Liya and I are waiting for you here!"

Martha's words still lingered at the doorway, but the bearded man had already vanished.

...

"Bang bang bang!"

The bearded man knocked on Medes' door.

Who is it?

After a moment's hesitation, Medes' somewhat languid voice came from inside the room, sounding rather weak.

"I am Sam Blackstone!"

The bearded man announced his name and then pounded on Medes' door.

Squeak—

Medes yawned, gently opened the door, and upon seeing the bearded man, couldn't help but stretch deeply.

"you……"

Looking at Medes, who also had dark circles under his eyes, the bearded man suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for him, but he couldn't understand why Medes was like that too.

"Didn't Captain Joey promise to make it up to me a few days ago? I just couldn't resist and didn't come back for several days. I only came back last night to catch up on my sleep!"

Medes seemed somewhat embarrassed as he spoke, which surprised the bearded man.

"You have to be careful with this kind of thing. It's fun, but if you do it too often, it will really hurt your health. I just can't take it anymore!"

The bearded man seemed to have found a kindred spirit and hurriedly began to chat with Medes.

"Yours are all free, so you can take it easy. But mine cost Captain Joey a lot of money, so I feel like I'm missing out if I don't put in my best effort!"

Medes seemed to have found a good reason to confidently state the differences between the two.

"..."

The bearded man was speechless. He had also been working very hard. He had originally wanted to slack off, but Martha wouldn't let him off the hook, so in the end he had no choice but to give it his all.

"I almost forgot about the important matter!"

The bearded man looked around and quickly slipped into Medes' room.

"What's going on? Why are you being so secretive?"

Medes turned to look at the bearded man, his face full of incomprehension.

"Close the door! Close the door!"

"This is big news! Joey told me not to tell anyone else, but I'm only telling you because we're good friends!"

The bearded man urged Medes to close the door quickly; he couldn't wait to share the news.

Although Medes was puzzled, he gently closed the door, locked it from the inside, and walked towards the bearded man.

"Let me tell you..."

Seeing Medes dawdling, the bearded man approached him directly.

"Two more female elves have arrived in Ashfury City, and now all three female elves are in Joey's room!"

"ah?"

Medes was indeed shocked by the news. His mouth was agape, completely unprepared for the bearded man's mysterious demeanor. There was some truly explosive news.

It's hard to believe that Marshal Garp's trip to the Elven territory ended in failure, let alone the fact that Joey, the newly arrived acting captain, had three female elves hiding in his room.

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