The King of Elden does not die alone!

Mia collected all these things into the storage space.

Even though these are trophies from dead bodies, after being cleaned, these equipments can be used to cover travel expenses.

As for whether the dead things will bring bad luck? Are you kidding me, the fourth disaster is responsible for this?

Although she has the incredible ability to create gems, it is like a modifier after all. Mia also wants to make some money in an honest way occasionally.

"Benefactor! Benefactor!" When Isidis saw Mia, he immediately waved his hand.

"Are you okay?" Mia came over holding a staff.

I've gotten so used to this thing that I can't let it go at any time.

"It's fine," Isdis nodded immediately.

Then, he repeated his proposal to repay them.

"Well...Altria, what do you think?"

"I don't think the reward is that important, but if it's for experience, I should go to more unfamiliar places."

"That's right." Mia nodded: "But I want to correct you."

"Eh?"

“It is not a good habit to do good things but not ask for compensation.”

"But..." Altria said, "Knights don't ask for rewards, right?"

Kai made a little joke: "Because a beautiful lady is the best reward."

Altria looked back at him in confusion, and after a few breaths, she reacted.

My face suddenly turned red.

He quickly turned his gaze away from Kai: "What did Miss Mia mean?"

"If you help others without asking for anything in return, and this behavior spreads, it will become a noble example. After that, if you help others and ask for something in return, it will also be degraded as an unnoble behavior. Over time, fewer and fewer people will be willing to help others."

"...But isn't this the moral requirement of a knight?" Altria was still a little confused.

Mia shook her head. "You can't assume that everyone who helps others is a knight, right? Not everyone is like you, with a rich family behind you and the purpose of promoting virtue. Most of the time, those who lend a helping hand to others are ordinary people around them. If you help others without receiving any reward, it will harm your own interests. Helping others for a reward will be considered unnoble, and then no one will be willing to help those around them in the future."

Mia put it bluntly.

After hearing this, Altria nodded: "I understand."

"Come here," Mia then waved at her.

Although I was a little confused, why did they specially let her go when the distance was so close?

But Altria still walked over honestly.

Only when they got closer did Mia continue to tell her.

"You don't understand human hearts well enough, Altria. I'm going to tell you something important, and you must remember it."

Altria nodded, looking seriously at Mia's face.

That look was telling Mia that no matter what she was going to say, she would be able to remember it.

Mia also looked at Altria, her eyes seemed to penetrate the silver eye mask on her head. She said softly but clearly enough:

"Remember, Artoria, if you don't understand the human heart, you cannot be the king of humans."

"If you don't understand the human heart, you cannot become the king of mankind..." Artoria lowered her head slightly and chewed on these words over and over again.

That's why Mia had to wait for her to come over before she told her.

The journey to become a king must be done away from the eyes of others.

"That's totally different from what Mr. Merlin said."

"Oh?" Mia raised her eyebrows: "What did that guy say?"

Altria imitated Merlin's falsely serious tone: "He said, 'Once you pick up that sword, you will no longer be human in the end.' That's what he said."

"In any serious occasion, you can't believe a word that guy says." Mia said with a smile.

"Well..."

"Let me ask you, are you going to rule over humans or non-humans?"

"It's undoubtedly a human." Altria nodded firmly.

"Look, you can understand it, right? This is the law of nature. The wolf king rules the wolf pack, the deer chief rules the deer pack, and the crows in the sky also have their leaders. But humans are different. Humans are the most primates of all creatures, and they will not accept the fact that they are ruled by non-human beings."

Mia said, curling her lips: "If you ask me, Merlin is just a swindler, what does he know about being a king?"

"puff..."

It seemed that Kai also heard Mia's complaints and couldn't help laughing.

"lets change a topic."

Mia reached out and brushed the dust off Altria's shoulders, and she looked up at the sky.

The twinkling stars are showing unique patterns.

"It's probably going to rain in the second half of the night, so we'd better get back to the camp."

This farm holds too many bad memories.

It would be better to go back to the camp, set up the tent and avoid the rain.

"it is good."

Altria nodded.

"Ismyth!"

"It's Isidis, my benefactor." The merchant immediately got up and followed with a nod.

Mia looked at the stable in front of her: "Is that your horse?"

"Yes, it's my horse, benefactor."

His carriage was still usable, and although the items on it were turned upside down, the damage was not great.

After all, even if the Ansa people robbed him, they couldn't escape, and the stolen things could be recovered.

"It looks like it can still be used... You don't plan to continue to Fillag?"

Mia certainly didn't know where Firgrave was, but that didn't stop her from using the known nouns.

"Even if I want to... I don't have any guards." Isidis scratched his hair in distress: "Or, if the benefactor is willing..."

"Forget it, forget it." Kai waved his hand: "Let's do it in one go. I have no intention of going back."

"Well, then, benefactor, come with me to Anglesey. I will get the carriage ready."

Isdis responded enthusiastically, opened the stable and led out his horse.

As I lifted the harness with great effort, I suddenly felt a lightness in my hands.

When he poked his head out, he saw Altria and Kai offering a hand.

After a few moments, the strong draft horses pulled the carriage, and with Isdis driving, and Mia leading the way, they headed towards the camp.

Chapter 74. Altria is confused

"Be careful--"

Altria was leading the horse in the front, and Isdis was sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage.

Cooperating with each other, the two carefully crossed the narrow stream.

Squeak, squeak.

The carriage followed a slightly wider animal trail, bypassed the vegetation, and returned to the open space where the camp was set up.

Merlin lay on the sleeping mat seemingly leisurely.

After seeing a few people coming back, he sat up yawning.

"Are you guys going to rob?"

Merlin asked when he saw the few people who had set out alone actually coming back with a carriage.

“On the contrary, it saved the people who were robbed.”

Altria replied.

She looked back at Mia who was still behind, knowing that it would take some time for her to come in, so she turned her eyes and said, "This is Isidis, a businessman from Anglesey."

Merlin asked, "Anglesey?"

"Our next destination." Kai replied.

"Yes, yes, yes," Isdis smiled, "My benefactors saved me from the Ansa, I must repay them well, and it just so happens that I still have some small property on Anglesey..."

Isidis did not treat Merlin coldly because he had never met him before.

Anyone with a common sense can see that the young man in front of him and his benefactor are of the same kind.

"Oh——" Merlin opened his eyes wide and nodded in appreciation: "You did a good job, Altria!"

"Okay, okay, come and help put up the tent. Miss Mia said it's going to rain tonight."

"Is it raining?" Without looking up at the sky.

Well, I can't see anything.

But if you use clairvoyance, you can actually see the clouds gathering.

So he got up and took the initiative to join the work.

Soon, several tents were set up around the campfire.

After sweating a little, Altria wiped the sweat from her forehead and glanced at the well-organized camp.

Looking around the camp, I felt like there was someone missing...

Mia, Kai, Merlin, Wilden, herself, and the new member Esidis.

Um...

"Ms. Mia!" Altria called out, "Where's Miss Melina?"

"Ok?"

Mia, who was wiping the blood off her armor, looked up and said in surprise: "Melina? Isn't Melina over there?"

Following Mia's direction, Altria looked over there.

Melina tilted her head and looked at her innocently.

"Eh?" Altria gave a similar look.

There was clearly no one in that place before?

Altria was in a state of confusion.

Could it be that she had made a mistake? The girl pinched the muscles on her arms, trying to sober herself up.

After that, I felt a little hungry.

By the way, I was eating when I went to fight before.

Then, Altria walked towards the cauldron in the center of the camp.

"?"

Why is the food gone? Where did the bowls and cutlery go?

A guess emerged in Altria's mind.

She cast a distrustful look at Merlin.

"Merlin!" she demanded. "Where's the food?"

"Huh?" Merlin was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "How should I know?"

"...You didn't cheat on me, did you?" Altria walked over and looked down at Merlin who was sitting there.

Merlin immediately waved his hand and shook his head, denying it firmly: "How could I be that kind of person?!"