I rely on myself

Chapter 389 Past and Present

"...Before you, Lin Yuan, came to our clan, as you know, our situation was not very good."

Eaton spoke slowly in a nostalgic tone. Lin Yuan had no intention of interrupting him and just acted as a qualified listener.

"At that time, the Eaton Clan was called a clan, but it was actually more like an orphanage."

"At that time, I saw how pitiful Anna and her friends were, so I decided to adopt them. But I seemed to have overestimated my own abilities."

"My divine power has been sealed, and I have no other abilities besides being a god. At most, I know a lot about flowers and plants because of my past as a god, so I opened a flower shop based on that."

"But it's obvious that a flower shop is not necessary for this city. Except for some special days, the flower shop's business has never been very good, so naturally we can't make much money. Naturally, we often go hungry at that time."

"To be honest, I was shaken more than once at that time. Am I really a qualified god? If so, why can't I even do something as simple as feeding those children?"

When Eaton said this, an expression of grief appeared on his face. Lin Yuan felt an urge to say something.

"Eton, that's not..."

"Okay, Lin Yuan, you don't have to comfort me. It's been so long since the incident happened, and I've let it go a long time ago. It's just that when I recall how I felt at that time, I still feel very emotional now."

Before Lin Yuan could say anything to comfort him, Eaton interrupted him and said that he had long since let it go.

Lin Yuan secretly thought that he had underestimated Eaton. After all, no matter what, the other party was a god who had lived for countless years. So even if he felt frustrated for a while, he would not be troubled for so many years.

In just a breath, the expression on Eaton's face returned to calm, and he continued: "And just when I was doubting myself, those children suddenly ran up to me and said to me..."

——Sister Eaton, can you give us a favor? We want to become adventurers. ———

——Why? Being an adventurer is very dangerous! If you are not careful, you might lose your life, so no! ——

——But only by becoming adventurers can we earn a lot of money. Then you won’t have to work so hard, sister. After all, if you hadn’t adopted us, we would have starved to death. That’s why we want to repay you, sister, hehe——

"The children's simple words at the time cleared away all the confusion in my heart. Their words made me realize that my efforts were not in vain and my hard work was worth it. It was because of these simple words that I persisted."

There was undoubtedly a smile on Eaton's face at this moment, a smile of great pride. She was proud that she had and raised such a wonderful child.

Lin Yuan also felt the same way. As he listened to Eaton's narration of the past, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up and he smiled.

"In the city of Orario, even if I don't say it, the children will understand through daily contact that adventurers are the protagonists here, so I am not too surprised that they suddenly want to become adventurers. I just stopped them because they are too young, until you came."

Having said that, Eaton looked at Lin Yuan with gratitude and continued, "Because of your arrival, Lin Yuan, this family is finally getting better. Because of the money Lin Yuan earned from exploring the underground city, the children are no longer hungry like before. As you grow and improve, Lin Yuan, we even live in such a big house."

"I was already very satisfied with the current state of my family, although there were still some other problems, until Anna and the others came to me and asked me to become adventurers." "At that time, I thought they were acting on impulse just like you, so when I was about to reject them, they gave me a reason that I couldn't refuse."

Eaton paused for a moment here, and Lin Yuan also felt that the most important thing was coming.

"That means they are part of this family, so they want to protect it, too."

"It's different from what we thought. Perhaps it's because they are children that they noticed the malicious looks cast at the Families before. In addition, our series of big moves during this period made them realize something."

"That's why they made this seemingly impulsive but actually well-thought-out request, just to avoid dragging us down."

After hearing this, Lin Yuan had to admit that he had underestimated the children of his own family.

Indeed, from Eaton's description, Lin Yuan can be sure that this seemingly impulsive request to become an adventurer is not a decision made by those children on impulse, but a result of their own awareness.

Therefore, Lin Yuan naturally could not directly reject this proposal based on their safety as he had done before.

After thinking it over again and again, Lin Yuan finally came up with an answer.

"...I approved their request to become adventurers."

"That's great. I'll go tell the kids the good news..."

"…But I have one condition for this!"

Before Eaton could happily say he wanted to play, Lin Yuan suddenly put forward a condition.

Eaton was of course puzzled by this and asked quickly, "What are the conditions?"

"I have a positive attitude towards their awareness, but..." When he said this, Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly became serious and his tone became solemn.

"…Adventurers need more than just awareness. They also need to have the strength to support that awareness. So if you want to become an adventurer, you can, but you must first pass my training. Otherwise, forget it. Tell them this!"

"...Heh, Lin Yuan, you are really something. But I also agree with what you said, so I will agree to this condition on behalf of the children."

After listening to Lin Yuan's condition, Eaton was silent for a while, suddenly chuckled, and then agreed with a smile on his face.

After all, Lin Yuan’s so-called condition was more like a way to train Anna and the others so that they would have enough strength to protect themselves, so Eaton of course agreed to it directly.

Eaton looked at Lin Yuan with a smile on his face. His expression seemed serious but actually concerned. He thought to himself: "Oh my, I never thought I could see Lin Yuan like this. Is this what is called tsundere? Hehehe...'

(End of this chapter)