The first ray of sunlight in the morning ca from the horizon, and after a night of non-stop firefighting, the flas were finally extinguished. It was said that they were extinguished only because there was nothing left to burn.
Gard rummaged under the ruin of the burned house tirelessly, trying to find a trace of Mrs. Cain. However, after searching for a long ti, there was nothing left except ashes and wood residues. He just wanted to find Mrs. Cain's remains or sothing else so that she could be buried properly.
Aurora lent a helping hand in Gard's search and carefully inspected every corner of the remains. She could sympathize with Gard's feelings and sohow feel envy for the Cain couple. There was still soone who cared deeply about them even after they left the world, unlike her, for whom not even her family cared whether she lived or died.
Thump.
Suddenly, her feet seed to kick sothing and make a dull sound. She squatted down and took out a small iron box from a pile of ashes. Although it was slightly deford, the contents inside should be unaffected.
"Captain Gard, I found sothing!"
Aurora called out and raised the iron box.
"What?!" Gard rushed over and took the iron box to check. "Isn't this the box where Mrs. Cain kept her most precious possessions?"
Gard stroked the ashes with his cuffs. Although the red paint and decorations on the outside were damaged by the flas, he could vaguely see that it was a particularly beautiful and exquisite iron box.
"Isn't this the storage box used by the noble lady? How could Mrs. Cain have this thing..."
Aurora looked at the iron box and muttered to herself. She had co into contact with sothing similar when she accidentally triggered a mission in the early stages of the ga. Generally speaking, civilians do not have the right to use this kind of storage box.
"It seems that Mrs. Cain's identity is not simple."
The outer appearance of the storage box has been sowhat deford under high heat. Gard pulled out the knife from his waist and ran along the seam, and after finding a place where it could be the lock, he began to use the knife to gently pry it open.
Plop.
After the iron cover popped open, the two saw a parchnt lying quietly in the storage box, a crystal photo fra with a photo of Old Cain and Mrs. Cain, along with a platinum emblem with the pattern of an eagle embedded on it.
"Isn't this the family crest of the Blight family? How could it be on Mrs. Cain? Could it be that she has sothing to do with the Blight family?" Aurora frowned slightly as she stared at the badge.
The Blight family was one of the five noble families in Brigitt City. Aurora, who was once the leader of the top guild in the ga, inevitably dealt with these families. As far as she knew, those who had the platinum badge of the Blight family were basically direct descendants. She didn't believe that the Blight family would let their children marry civilians.
While Aurora was paying attention to the badge, Gard opened the parchnt and looked at it. His hands trembled as he read further down, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Captain, when you read this letter, I should have gone to where my husband goes. Please forgive for being capricious. If the old man hadn't sacrificed himself to save , I might have died on the night when I was twenty years old. All kinds of things happened later, and we went through many hardships before we settled down here.
If it weren't for my sake, it would be impossible for him to develop a greed for money, and he often troubled you, Captain. Here, I sincerely say sorry to you in his stead; he just wanted to get more money for treating my illness. But even so, not only did you not dislike it, you had even reached out to help us many tis. We are really grateful to you here.
The old man has never been good at lying. With his temper, knowing that there is dicine that can save , he will co back excitedly and tell in person. Everyone knows how strong you are, Captain. Even a humble woman like knows it. So, if you, who are so powerful, have lost your left arm, it ans that the trip this ti must be very dangerous. If only my husband didn't drag you down.
I am well aware of my illness. If it drags on, it will be very difficult for to even move. If I am paralyzed in bed, you will not leave alone. In order not to drag you down and for the old man not to be alone on the road, I'll take a step ahead. May the goddess bless you, Captain, to be in good health
Eira Blight.
Gard wiped away his tears, solemnly put the parchnt roll on, and covered it. He wanted to bury the storage box in a beautiful place.
Aurora watched him leave silently; it was wise not to disturb him at this ti.
"Then now... I have to deal with so things." She walked towards a place, and she had the impression that there should be a long-abandoned church nearby that she could use.
According to the route in her mory, Aurora walked around for more than an hour before finally coming to the door of the church. It was not convenient for believers to co and go here because of the remote location, so since the construction of the new church was completed, this place has been closed and abandoned.
Pushing open the rusty iron door, he walked straight in. The sun shone through the glass windows in the empty church, reflecting colorful lights on the ground. Aurora walked to the center and clicked on the system, pausing briefly on the sword spirit summoning, closing her eyes, taking a deep breath, and clicking firmly.
[Detected a strong soul crystal that ets the requirents for summoning the sword spirit. Do you want to summon the sword spirit?]
"Yes"
Upon her confirmation, the soul crystals in the inventory space disappeared in an instant, and a beam of light rose into the sky in front of Aurora. Flam slowly walked out of it and walked in front of her, raising her skirt slightly with both hands and bowing with a curtsy.
"Master."
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Flam - 16 years old Flamberge Waltz's Sword Spirit (recallable)
Level: Level 6 (bound to player level)
Race: Abyssal
Attributes:
Attack:
Defense:
(Growth)
Favorability: 60 (trust)
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Aurora nodded after checking Flam's information. Sure enough, this ti, there was no ti limit for summoning after being summoned by using the strong soul crystal.
The next step was for Flam to participate in the rcenary qualification certification. Since there were no suitable candidates to recruit, let your sword spirit fill the spot.
What kind of employee was the best? Of course, it was a free employee! Khukhukhu
"Let's go to the rcenary Association with in the afternoon to help you obtain a rcenary identity certificate. Is it okay?"
Flam nodded her head and answered curtly, "As master wish."
"Great."
Aurora was very satisfied with her attitude, reaching out her hand subconsciously to pat Flam's head. The girl in the crimson dress just obediently let her master rub her head while she closed her eyes and humd in satisfaction.
[Ding! Sword Spirit Flam's favourability increase by 2]
'It's getting more and more like a dating-sim'
Aurora smiled wryly and retracted her hand. Flam, who sensed the warm hand leaving her head, looked at Aurora blankly.
Aurora pretended not to notice her gaze, turned around, and walked outside. Flam followed quietly from behind.
It was fine at first when they were still in a relatively remote place, but once they entered the residential area, Aurora obviously felt all the eyes gathered around her. It wasn't pointed at her but at Flam.
There was surprise, curiosity, appreciation, and awe, but more of it was fear.
After all, the two coiled black horns on Flam's head told everyone that she was not human. No matter how beautiful she was, it was an instinctive reaction for soone to feel fear toward sothing so different from them.
"You can't catch !"
Two children were playing; they played a ga of catch in the alley. The child in front was making faces at the child who was chasing after him. He didn't notice Aurora and Flam's presence. When the boy passed by, he collided with Flam and fell to the ground.
"!!!"
The people nearby let out an exclamation, and just when the child was about to cry, he looked up and saw Flam's gleaming crimson eyes, which suddenly stopped the tears in his eyes.
Flam squatted down and stretched out her hand to the child. The child closed his eyes in fear, thinking that he was about to be beaten, but the expected pain did not co, and he felt himself being pulled up by a pair of warm hands.
The boy opened his eyes tremblingly and saw that the girl was gently patting the dust off his body.
"All right? Hurt?" Flam touched the child's head and asked softly in a choppy manner, her misty eyes were full of tenderness.
Although she asked in such a curt manner, the boy quickly understood what she ant and hurriedly answered, "No... thank you, sister!" The child blushed slightly, thanked her, and ran away shyly.
This situation completely fell into Aurora's eyes. She originally thought that Flam was a troubleso girl, but she didn't expect her to have such a gentle side. As the quiet but kind Abyssal girl sauntered behind her, the corner of her lips rose unconsciously.
After this accident, most of the people saw Flam in a different light, and their gaze beca more friendly and amiable.
Towards the afternoon, the two of them finally returned to Gard's rcenary group's stronghold and happened to bump into Gard, who had finished handling the matter.
At this mont, Gard's expression was very haggard. When he saw Aurora and Flam, he forced a smile. "Lady Aurora, let's go to the rcenary Association to handle the transfer agreent in a while. And this Miss, thank you for saving your life last ti."
"Captain Gard, is it really okay at this ti?"
Gard waved his hand. "Milady also said that the chairman is not soone who is easy to deal with. Of course, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. We can undertake the commission earlier to avoid the abolition of the rcenary group, and..."
He also relieved the tight frown before he looked up at the sky.
"I've thought about it. When the ti cos, I will set up shop with these three brothers to do business. I have really experienced too much during this period...We don't want to witness and endure the deaths of people close to us in front of our eyes."
"I can understand."
Aurora also thought of her grandmother, the only person who had shown her kindness in her entire life. She rembered how she held her critically ill grandmother's hand tightly in the hospital when she was still a child and begged the doctor to save her.
But in the end, she could only watch helplessly as the light in her grandmother's eyes gradually dissipated. She couldn't forget that feeling of grief and despair until now.
"Okay, let's not ntion this matter!" Seeing that the atmosphere had beco subtle, Gard hastily changed the topic. "Lady Aurora, wait for for a while, and I will go to the rcenary Association with you after I tidy up my things."
After finishing speaking, he quickly walked into the stronghold, and after a while, there was the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
After more than ten minutes, the door finally opened, and Gard changed into a more formal outfit and ca out.
"Lady Aurora, sorry for making you wait, we are ready to go now!"
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