All Chapters of To Civilization He Goes: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Under the blazing sun, a young man sat on the curb. His name was Elijah Ludwig.His dashing good looks and flawless skin stood out in stark contrast with his attire—a wide-brimmed straw hat, shabby clothes, and a pair of worn boots.He was flipping through a stack of marriage agreements that looked faded with age, and the grumbles that escaped him made the surrounding passersby cast strange glances his way."What's wrong with that old fogey anyway? Why did he hand me nine marriage agreements upon my return to civilization? Does he expect me to marry nine wives?"Jasperia… Surrence… the Southeastern Military Command region… and even Summiton as well? These places are all over the country! I only have a few bucks on me. I can't possibly travel to all these cities on foot!"Elijah stared up at the sky and sighed, continuing, "How long will it take me to break off all these marriage agreements? Should I borrow some money from my nearest fiancée to cover the travel expenses first? The

While the young men watched on jealously, Elijah headed in. Paul Fuller, the butler, had gone ahead to inform the Ludwigs of Elijah's arrival.Standing in the courtyard, Elijah shook his head and remarked, "It's been so many years since I left this place. I can't believe even Ciara has made her name as a genius doctor."When they were children, Ciara had been a menace and often bullied Elijah.When Paul failed to return for him even after quite some time had passed, Elijah decided to take a look around. All of a sudden, he felt a painful twist in his abdomen and hastily searched for a bathroom. Upon entering one of the rooms, he looked around and confirmed there was no one inside before dashing toward the bathroom.But the moment he yanked open the door, he froze.His eyes met with another pair—they belonged to a woman.She looked to be in her early 30s, and it seemed like she had just stepped out of the shower. Droplets of water clung to her skin, and she was only wearing a

Dumbstruck, everyone stared at the nylon string on the table."How impudent!" Carl snapped as he stared after Elijah's retreating figure. "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Even if you did get a fake, it's not your fault. The fact that he tore the painting apart just like that proves that he's the one who doesn't know how to act with propriety!"He proceeded to console Jared by saying, "Plus, looking at the painting now, it's evidently the work of a master forger. It's completely normal for you to have failed to notice it was a fake. You don't need to feel bad about it, Jared."Looking utterly red in the face, Jared jumped up from his seat and declared, "Mr. Ludwig, I'll pay top dollar to get a real one for Ciara right away!""Jared, desperate times call for desperate measures," Carl said earnestly. "The Greers are moving aggressively against us. We can't delay any longer. You and Ciara should get married as quickly as possible!"I think you two should get married within the next

"Mr. Larson!"Melody and the other Ludwigs immediately reacted when they spotted Zachary. Shoving Elijah aside, they rushed up to Zachary and said in excitement, "Mr. Larson, we're from the Ludwig family, and we came here today to discuss a deal with you!"Dripping with sweat, Zachary didn't even bother to look at the Ludwigs."Get out of my way!" he snapped, leaving the Ludwigs feeling rather dumbstruck."Ms. Lynette's life is in grave danger!" Zachary cried out impatiently. "Please come with me at once, Mr. Ludwig!""Why should I come with you?" Elijah responded coolly. "That's your business. I told you not to administer that treatment, but you insisted on doing it anyway. What gives you the gall to demand that I come back with you now? I don't owe you people anything.""You…" Zachary didn't know what to say, but he panicked to find that Elijah was walking off. If he couldn't get Elijah to come back with him, he was doomed."Just what do you want?" Zachary yelled after Elijah.

Frowning at Ciara, Elijah asked, "How is my having dinner here in any way related to you?""How is it not?" Ciara scoffed as she stepped forward. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Although you act like you don't care, in reality, you're still hung up on this matter. You're purposely showing up wherever I go to get my attention and make your presence known, aren't you?"Frowning, Ciara continued, "Elijah, don't you find your actions too immature?""Kindly stop disturbing me while I'm having my dinner," Elijah responded."Your dinner?" Ciara repeated with a sneer. After taking in the table filled with food, she remarked, "Do you think you can afford to eat at Nyx? The food on the table would cost at least ten grand. Don't tell me you're planning to run off without paying the bill!""Oh, it's you!" Jared commented with a scoff of his own. He was still bearing a grudge over how Elijah had humiliated him the last time. His gaze was dark as he said, "I got my people to