The stars are like the gems on the skirt of the goddess of the night, echoing the crescent moon pendant. After a long day of training, the Pava Federation cavalry mixed their last energy into the wine glass, as if this was the only way to be worthy of the scars all over their bodies. Rikka was sitting in a deserted roadside stall. Even though she didn't have high requirements for food, she didn't seem to be planning to take a bite of those soy sauce meats. The stall owner who gave up on himself didn't show any displeasure about this either.
On the contrary, when the Rikka glass of wine is empty, he will fill it up himself as soon as possible.
However, Rikka's eyes were always fixed on a blacksmith shop across the street, or to be precise, the pair of young men and women who were talking. As the voices of the other two came, Rikka's brows gradually relaxed, and his eyes became more and more blurred. "I still think you should join the Pava Federation Cavalry. At least you can get a very considerable commission every month, and maybe you can even be promoted to a noble rank someday."
The girl's name is Helena, and she is the only daughter of the owner of this blacksmith shop. Although she cannot swing a hammer, Helena is very good at calculations, so the father and daughter live a pretty good life.
It's just that although Helena is a native of the Pava Federation, she yearns for the ancient continent very much. In her opinion, the other side of the Qinhai Sea is full of unknowns and opportunities, at least not as strict as the Twin Nest City.
"Forget it, I think it's good to be a mercenary."
"And my dream is to become a divine knight, not to be the watchdog of those great nobles."
The young man's name is Ikar, a trainee knight who is less than fifteen years old. At his age, it is not easy for him to practice to such an extent, or it can be said that his qualifications are pretty good. But Ikar also comes from an ordinary family, so naturally
The family cannot afford the money for him to attend Dou Qi Academy.
In this case, Ikar has only three choices left. One is to join the Pava Federation Cavalry as the other party said, the other is to choose to attach to a certain noble, and the third is to become a mercenary.<
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Ikar finally chose the mercenary union, and he also completed an escort mission by himself some time ago, which made Ikar feel very accomplished.
"Sister, after I become a high-level knight, I will take you to the ancient continent."
"Don't you like reading books? I heard that the Principality of Moroniel is also called the 'Principality of Scholars' by the world. I guess you will never finish reading the books there."
Ikar and Helena grew up together, so although they are not real siblings, they are closer than many real siblings.
In his early years, Ikar would be hungry every day from practicing a lot, so Helena would often steal food from home for him. Although she was blamed by her father for this, she never felt that she had done anything wrong.
I remember that day was an important moment for Ikar to become a knight's squire. Helena stood outside the Douqi Guild, looking forward to it, but mostly thinking about how to comfort her half-brother.
But when she saw the opponent walking out with a long sword in his hand, all the prepared words were no longer of use. Without the help of any mentor or magic crystal, Ikar only relied on hard work day after day to practice Zheng Zheng.
He became a fighting spirit professional.
That is to say, from that day on, no one dared to mess with Helena and her daughter. You must know that if Ikar becomes a high-level knight, he will automatically have the title of baron.
"Then I'll be waiting, but can you advance quickly?"
"I begged my father to make this sword for you. It is made of the best quality. I spent all my personal money to buy the high-level magic crystal in the handle."
I saw Helena speaking as she handed the sword to the other party. This is indeed a good sword. At least for the fighting spirit professionals below the high level, it is difficult to have a better choice. Of course, the great nobles
Except for the children of the aristocratic families, because they can ask the dwarf craftsmen to do it themselves.
Although Helena is not a professional, she understands the truth that weapons are the best partners. They can not only kill enemies, but also avoid being unable to parry when they are in danger.
She has watched the other party practice since she was a child, which is an almost masochistic behavior. It is precisely because of this that Helena does not know when she began to blindly believe in the other party, believing that the other party can become a high-level knight one day in the future.
, and even more convinced that the other party will take him to the ancient continent.
"It's getting late, so you should hurry up and close the shop and rest. I have to go out to the city to practice. You must know that only those who can conquer Yehei are truly strong."
Ikar took off his original sword and then inserted the new sword into his waist. This has been his habit for many years. He is used to going to the Twin Nest City every night to practice alone, or to kill some beasts in exchange for gold coins, or to prevent bandits from attacking.
What caravan commits violence?
The shop closed, and a weak candlelight lit up inside. However, Rikka did not look away, but instead burst into tears.
The boss made some malicious guesses when he saw this. Could it be that the little girl in front of him also fell in love with Ikar? But everyone knew that Ikar had no spare time to do that kind of thing, because he advanced to a high-level knight and then took his sister Helena with him.
It is his long-cherished wish to go to the ancient continent.
It's just that Rikka's tears were not shed for each other, because once upon a time, Rikka and Boom were also so innocently looking forward to the future, imagining those beautiful lives that were out of reach.
"Brother, Rikka has never been afraid of that bullshit Pava Federation, but they can't make you more miserable because of it."
"This is all my fault. If I had chosen to deal with my brother's opponent as soon as possible instead of teasing the great swordsman, we would have left here long ago."
"Don't worry, brother, just be patient for a while longer, and then Rikka will definitely kill everyone, everyone!"
Rikka murmured to herself and said this. When Rikka thought about it, the only thing the other party did right was to threaten her with Boom, making her always appear timid.
But after two days of thinking, Rikka finally decided not to care about those things. If death is inevitable, then at least the Pava Federation must pay the due price.
"However...Sister Christine seems to be planning to wait a while longer for everyone to fully recover before rescuing her brother and the stinky girl."
"Brother once said that you must listen to Christine's words, and then Rikka will choose to believe her. But Rikka feels that Sister Christine, Perseus, and Hastur are a little too behind!" p>
Rikka drank the remaining beer at the bottom of the cup, then stood up and drifted away. This was the first time she felt that she had done something wrong, and it seemed that it was a bit too wrong.
If I had not been clamoring to travel around, if I could have chosen to settle in the tundra continent, my brother would not have ended up in prison again. If I had been stronger, if I had decided to take action immediately, if
......
But there are not so many "ifs" in this world. She doesn't blame Perseus and Hastur for their incompetence, but she doesn't really appreciate Christine's huge contribution, because apart from herself, Rikka is the only one who truly believes in Boom.
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"But Sister Christine is right when she says that I am still alive, which means that Brother Boom still has at least a breath of life, and that is enough!"
In the end, Rikka did not leave alone, but returned to the small courtyard. It was late at night, Christine was still condensing dark magic power, and Perseus and Hastur were no longer alert at all, trying to fully recover as soon as possible.<