People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

However, the combination in front of her made her feel a little strange.

The burly man in front of him was undoubtedly a Fader, but the woman next to him did not look like a Fader, nor did she look like a Finger Witch.

Are you a couple?

Moreover, this man was holding a soul jellyfish in his arms. When did the soul jellyfish become so close to the Faded One?

The most important thing is that there is a sub-human who looks like a mouse and carries a gift on his back, following him.

What kind of combination is this?

How strange.

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Laya is the only girl at the border who will chat about the weather right away.

The purpose of doing this may be to bring up a topic, or perhaps because she really thinks Lienya is cold.

He felt that both possibilities were possible.

After all, Laya is the daughter of [Justice Officer] Lakkad. She grew up in the volcanic mansion of Miguel Volcano and has been accompanied by magma all year round.

So the rainy climate of Lienia was indeed very cold for her who was used to the hot weather.

"Okay, stop talking about this. Tell me what you want me to do for you?" Reinhardt urged with an impatient look.

"Oh, please don't be anxious, it's like this..."

Laya continued to speak in a calm and composed manner, "My name is Laya. I'm traveling on my master's orders... but I was attacked by hooligans, and I'm worried."

"Can I ask you a favor...the scoundrel just now took my precious necklace, and I need your help to get it back."

"However, he is a Faded One just like you. If you don't want to fight your compatriots, I won't force you..."

"Compatriots?" Reinhardt looked at her strangely. "Who told you that the Faded and the Faded are compatriots?"

Although the Faded Ones are all human, they are divided into many camps.

For example, the Round Table Hall and the Bloody Fingers, as well as the master mentioned by the girl Laya in front of him - the concubine Tanis and the rebels led by Lakkad.

Oh yes, now there is also Mad Fire and the Sun Cult whose truth is still unknown.

It's quite confusing.

"So you're willing to help me find the necklace?"

"Of course, but let's first discuss what price you're willing to pay. After all, I'm not a philanthropist. If you want my help, you'll have to pay a price."

As he spoke, Reinhardt immediately put on the face of a mercenary businessman, stretched out his hand and weighed it slightly.

This sudden turn of events almost hit Melina's waist as she was watching silently on the side.

It was the first time she discovered that Reinhardt had such a side to him.

Normally, shouldn't you just accept it?

Why are you still bargaining?

But it's true, when she first met Reinhardt, she seemed to be like this...

When I thought about it, my thoughts suddenly became clear.

"That's no problem. Just help me find the necklace. We at Volcano Mansion will definitely treat you well when the time comes."

Laya's expression remained calm upon hearing this. She bowed slightly and spoke sincerely.

Reinhardt stared at Laya for a long time and nodded: "Okay, I'll take it and help you find the necklace."

He didn't bargain too much with Laya. As long as the other party agreed, it would be fine. If he wanted to extort money, he would have to do it from Tanis, who was the current hostess of the Volcano Mansion.

A real dog owner.

"That's wonderful, thank you for your kindness....I'm so glad I met you."

"...The gangster might be resting in the empty house up ahead."

"Please, please help me get the necklace back."

Laya expressed her gratitude again and pointed him in the right direction.

Looking in the direction Laya pointed, they saw wisps of smoke rising in the distance, a sign of human presence.

"Then I'll go."

He let go of Kulala and told her and Burke, "Just wait here for me. I'll be back soon."

"Master, please be careful."

"Master, Burke wishes you a safe journey."

With the blessings of the two little cuties, he walked down the pavilion and headed towards the small wooden house in the distance where smoke was rising.

But after taking a few steps, I suddenly discovered something.

"What are you following me for?"

When he turned around, he could see Melina following him closely.

"...I'm a little worried. I always feel that there is something wrong with the girl named Laya." Melina said in a firm tone.

Since she had never been to the Yatan Plateau, let alone Mount Miguel, she had no idea about the rebels entrenched there.

She just felt that the name Laya seemed to have a big problem, and she couldn't help but think of three people: [Moon Princess] Lani, [Justice Officer] Lakkad and [Star Crusher] Latan.

As for the other party's words and actions, although they were very humble, they did not look like slaves at all. They were very polite and dressed neatly in aristocratic clothes.

This is not normal.

"Don't worry, it's okay, just leave everything to me." He comforted with a smile.

He knew exactly what Laya was planning. It was just to add bricks and tiles to the Volcano Mansion and find bait for Lakkad, who had merged with the [God-killing Serpent].

But he couldn't tell Melina about this for the time being.

I can only comfort the other person with dry words.

"So, go back. Stay there and help me protect Krala and Berk."

Although Kulala's strength is pretty good, she has no chance of winning against the crayfish lurking around her.

The water jets from the crayfish can penetrate Kulala.

"...Well, if that's what you want."

Melina hesitated, but agreed and warned, "...please be careful."

"Yeah, it'll be fine. Don't forget I still have Ashmi."

"That's right, Miss Melina, don't worry, Ashmi will protect the master."

Ashmi echoed from within him.

Although Ashimi was weak at first and surrendered directly after being chased by him, Ashimi's strength is not weak.

At least not inferior to those powerful Faded Ones in the border area, and can perfectly imitate and reproduce the strength of other Faded Ones.

Otherwise, how could she become the "big sister" in everyone's eyes?

What's more, she is the key to the king-making plan created by the Knox people.

And, most importantly, now that the Sun has been completely liberated, how many people can threaten him?

"Then I'll leave it to you, Miss Ashimi."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Then he called out Torret and headed towards the distant smoke.

Where the smoke was rising, there was a small piece of land, like an isolated island, with a small house built with stones and discarded wood.

Next to the hut, a man was squatting beside a boiling pot, constantly adding firewood to the fire.

The scorching flames burned his tattered and thin clothes, and also reflected the iron-like helmet mask on his head.

The pot is full of cooked shrimps, and waves of charming aroma escape and fill the air.

Just smelling it makes people salivate and drool.

This taste made him miss it very much, as if he was back in the town in front of the magic academy and ate boiled shrimp. Just one bite and he could feel the firm yet elastic and tender texture, and the rich and sweet juice filling his mouth.

Paired with the delicious and slightly salty shrimp roe and crab roe, the taste is simply unforgettable.

"...Huh? Who are you? What's wrong? What are you looking at?"

"...Be careful or I'll kill you, get out of here."

His arrival seemed to disturb Brother Zhuxia, and he immediately hurled three impatient questions at him.

"Ah, sorry, I'm just a traveler. I happened to smell a familiar aroma when I passed by here, so I came here. Sorry."

He didn't mention the necklace. He cared more about the pot of shrimp than the insignificant necklace.

I really want to eat it.

"Oh? Traveler?"

Boiled Shrimp looked him up and down through his heavy helmet. "A Faded One calling himself a Traveler? And if you want to deceive me, at least get rid of the bloody smell on your body first. I can smell it from here."

Now it's embarrassing.

I didn't expect that my identity as a fader would be exposed so quickly.

But what about the bloody smell that Brother Boiled Shrimp mentioned?

I clearly washed all the blood off my body when it rained.

"Forget it. It's none of my business who you are or what your purpose is. I'm not interested in knowing."

The shrimp cook glanced at him, then lowered his head again to pay attention to the situation in the pot.

"This pot is almost cooked. If you want it, you should at least show some sincerity, right?"

"It depends. I might be willing to sell it to you."

"I can't eat that much by myself anyway."

"Really?! That's great!"

Reinhardt was immediately delighted when he heard this.

He hadn't eaten boiled shrimp for a long time, and he was so hungry just by looking at it.

I originally thought that I would have to waste a lot of time and energy talking, and I was even prepared to start grabbing it, but I didn't expect Brother Boiled Shrimp to be so generous and agreed to it just like that.

However, if I bought it, I seem to remember that there were still some loose runes left in the leather bag.

Thinking of this, he reached into the leather bag he carried with him and rummaged through it. After rummaging for a long time, he took out a few things that looked like crystal cores and handed them over.

"Is this enough?"

"Ok?"

Brother Boiled Shrimp glanced at the crystal core in his hand, which glowed with a faint golden light. His expression beneath his helmet was a little surprised, and he subconsciously muttered, "So many?"

"Ah, these runes were collected during my previous travels in Nimgefu. If you want them, I can give them all to you. Just sell me a few bowls of shrimp meat."

In fact, these rune crystals were not just collected occasionally during the journey, many of them were in his leather bag before he fell asleep.

These runes are the blessings bestowed by the golden tree on the residents of the border area.

In the past, it was used as currency and was the hard currency circulated in the border areas, a bit like the spirit stones in fantasy novels.

"You said you were from Nimgefu?"

"Yeah, that's right."

“hmmm....”

For some reason, there was something wrong with the way Nimgfu cooked shrimp brother looked when he was mentioned, and he looked at him again with a thoughtful look under his helmet.

"...You've given me too much. I don't need this much, and I don't want to owe you a favor."

"So, that's enough."