Two days later after Nico protected deia from the monster, he had beco more comfortable with his ability.
Lucian thought he was ready to protect the entire village, so he encouraged him, "This is your chance to make ands of your past mistakes, and don't worry, I won't let you accidentally destroy the village."
Nico had seen Lucian's ability, so he didn't question him anymore. The villagers gathered around Nico, hoping that he really could protect the village, which was under the monsters' threat.
Nico took a deep breath before he raised his hands. A golden light shot across the sky, forming a large dor that enveloped the entire village.
"Nico, you did it!" Sister Jeanne imdiately hugged him.
Other hunters cheered and praised him for protecting the village at such a young age.
[Congratulations! You have completed a mission: Fortify the Village's Border]
[Reward:
C-Point: 400
400 XP
100 gold coins]
[Item Reward: Fire Crossbow (Grade-A) — Effect: 60% chance to burn the enemy, range max. 300m, consud 15 MP per shot]
Finally, she completed her mission after two weeks!
That was the longest mission that she ever had because she had to rely on a child.
The conclusion was no more children in the mission.
[New Mission: Gather dical Herbs Supply]
dical herbs supply?
After the system ntioned it, deia realized that the village had no dicine other than relying on Sister Jeanne. But what if Sister Jeanne couldn't heal them?
The hunter had to go to the forest twice a week, once a week after the crops grew. Other than Naomi, they could not heal their own wounds and could not et with Sister Jeanne.
If they were seriously injured, the only way to survive was to use dicinal herbs. However, deia guessed the villagers had never properly learned about those things.
No wonder so many hunters had died before she ca.
The only person who seed to know much about the dicinal herbs was Lucian.
deia widened her smile as she realized she could use that mission to travel alone with Lucian.
Oh, she would kill soone to spend the ti alone with a hotty.
While everyone was busy praising Nico, deia pulled Lucian out of the crowd. "Lucian, would you like to go out with ?"
Lucian was silent for a mont. He seed like he was struck by lightning in the middle of the day. "You asked on a date?"
deia blinked her eyes several tis, and a wave of embarrassnt swept across her face. Because of her wrong choice of words, they were in an awkward situation.
She cleared her throat, trying her best to hide her embarrassnt. "I plan to look for dicinal plants. Since you know a lot about them, I want to ask you to accompany to find them."
Maybe it was only deia imagination, but Lucian seed disappointed a little bit. "Oh, I'm sorry ... I thought you ant sothing else." he continued, "and yes, I can accompany you to find dicinal herbs, but actually, It's not an ideal place for you to go."
deia felt intrigued. "Why?"
Lucian explained, "Most of the dicinal herbs are grown in the red zone forest, so it will be a long and dangerous journey."
deia ignored the rest of the sentences and focused on the words 'a long journey'.
Did he an a long journey with a handso man?!
deia would definitely sign for it!
"Well, I can't help it. I have to overco the obstacles before I get the prize, right?" deia continued, "Besides, if we can grow the dicinal herbs in the village, we'll have good investnts in the future."
The system said the remaining population of the world was 20 millions and Lucian also told her about other habitable places, so soday, they could trade the dicinal herbs with sothing more useful to those desperate people.
"When do you want to leave?" asked Lucian.
deia was a little surprised that Lucian had no objections to her. Others would usually tell her not to do sothing dangerous or simply forbid her to go because she was a weakling.
However, Lucian just straight up followed her decision after warning her of the danger. He didn't question her or make any comnt about how a weakling shouldn't wander into such a dangerous place.
Or maybe he didn't object to deia's decision because he was confident he could protect her without fail.
And there was nothing hotter than a man who believed in himself.
"How about four days from now?" deia said, "I have to make sure the village has enough water supply before I leave."
Lucian smiled. "Four days later, then."
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For three days, deia summoned water by using up all of her MP. Because of the level-up, her current MP could summon 7,000 liters of water per day, so the villagers had to build new water compartnts to save the water.
Before she left on the next day, she had provided 21,000 liters of water for the village.
"Miss deia, are you sure about this?" Sister Jeanne helped her pack food in her backpack. She felt worried because she heard deia would go into the red zone forest. "I can heal all of the villagers without herbs."
deia, "But what if soday you die?"
Her sentences sounded depressing, but it was the truth. They couldn't expect Sister Jeanne to live forever, so they had to find another way to heal their illness.
"Please, just be careful." Sister Jeanne had no other words to object to her. "The children will be waiting for you, Miss deia."
deia smiled and carried her backpack. "I will co ho."
The children gathered around her as she tried to leave. Nico clung to her coat as if to ask her not to leave the village.
"Miss deia, what should I do if I lose control again when you and Lucian are not around?" asked Nico. His voice trembled.
deia patted his head. "Then, everyone will die."
Nico rounded his eyes, terrifying by her words. "That's ... that—"
"I'm kidding." deia sighed because that boy couldn't handle a little bit of a joke. "Don't worry. Lucian said you're his outstanding student, so you'll be fine."
Actually, he was Lucian's one and only student, but it would help Nico find his confidence.
After saying goodbye to Sister Jeanne and the children, deia t Lucian at the village's gate. He was standing there with Bear, then waved at her as soon as they exchanged glances.
"Have you brought all the things you need?" asked Lucian.
deia laughed softly. "Yes, Sister Jeanne also packed a lot of food for us. That's why the bag is heavy."
"She's really a kind soul." Lucian took over her bag and letting Bear carried it. "Do you have a compass? Mine was broke when I accidentally step on it."
deia nodded. "I have a good one."
[Do you want to take the Mystic Compass from the Inventory? (YES/NO)]
deia chose 'Yes' and then put her hands behind her back. When the compass fell onto her hand, she showed it to Lucian. "I'm good with compasses, so let use it. Just tell where we're going?"
"We'll head to Vermillion Forest. I guess we'll get there in four days by walking." Lucian thought for a mont and tried to look into the right direction. "If I'm not mistaken, the forest is to the west."
[Activate Mystic Compass]
[Location locked: Vermillion Forest]
The compass needle spun around several tis, before it stop. Like Lucian said, the needle showed the direction to the west.
Good thing deia didn't let Lucian see the compass, or he might think it was broken.
"Don't worry. I know you're good with direction," said deia.
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