The crisp chirping of birds rang out in the village. The sky gradually brightened. The night had finally left, and a new day had arrived.
Gru opened his eyes and felt pain all over his body.
"I…Where am I?"
She had fainted in the swamp, but why was she lying on the bed now?
Gru, who was sitting up, saw a familiar figure leaning against his bed.
"G-Grissy?"
As if she was woken up by Gru's voice, Glis's shoulders moved and she raised her head.
"You're awake!"
With dark circles under her eyes, Glis smiled happily.
"Why am I back?"
Gru asked in confusion as he recalled the scene before he fainted.
"Where's the goddess?"
"Goddess?"
Glis tilted her head and thought for a while, then laughed again.
"It was the goddess who brought you back. She's with Grandpa Alan now.”
"Then grandpa…"
"Grandpa took the medicine given by the goddess and is now awake. Many doctors are brewing medicine for him.”
Hearing the news that Alan was fine, Gru relaxed and fell down again.
"The goddess said that you need to rest for a few days. Lie down quickly. I'll cook some porridge for you.”
Glis turned around happily and walked out of the room.
"Glis."
Just as the girl was about to leave, Gru called out to her.
"What's wrong?"
"I…I'm sorry."
Gru looked at the girl's haggard face and lowered his head.
"It's okay. It's good that you're back."
Glis's voice was a little hoarse as she walked out of the house quickly.
Gru finished his porridge and closed his eyes tiredly. Glis gently tucked him in and quietly walked out of the room.
When she reached the living room, she heard someone knocking on her door.
"I'm here. Please wait a moment."
" Yes, Master." Glis quickly walked to the door and opened it. She saw an unfamiliar warrior standing at the door.
"May I ask if this is Miss Grissy?"
The warrior asked.
"I'm Grissy. May I know why Sir is looking for me?”
Glis looked at the stranger in front of her and asked curiously.
"It's like this. " Miss, didn't you issue a mission? Now that the mission has been completed, the Adventurer's Association asked me to inform you to come to the empty space in front of Mr. Edgar's house within an hour to witness it.”
"Ah, please wait a moment. I'll go now.”
Glis blushed when she thought of the reward. She quickly went back to her room to wash her face and followed the warrior to Edgar's house.
A group of warriors gathered in front of Elder Edgar's door and formed a circle. The receptionist from the Adventurer's Association stood in the middle of the circle. Glis timidly walked out of the circle. The warriors made way for her, and the receptionist gave her an encouraging smile and called her to his side.
"Everyone is here now."
The receptionist coughed dryly to signal for everyone to be quiet.
"Mr. Aaron is now awake, and there won't be any major problems for the time being. Mr. Gru has also been rescued safely, and Miss Glis's mission has been completed. The problem now was the distribution of the reward. The total reward was one copper coin, so it could only be given to the person who contributed the most in this mission. After some discussion, we have decided to award this copper coin to the Mulan Adventurers. I wonder if Miss Grissy has any objections?”
"I…I have no objections."
Glis replied hurriedly.
"Then, please give the reward to the person who deserves it.”
After speaking, the receptionist placed a copper coin in Grissy's hand.
Griss held the copper coin in her hand and walked towards Margaret. Her throat felt dry and her body trembled slightly. Seeing the girl struggling to move, Margaret gently walked up to Grissy and opened her palm.
Seeing that gentle gaze and remembering the peerless grace and warm embrace from last night, Glis almost couldn't help but kneel down. With trembling hands, she held the copper coin and carefully placed it in Margaret's hand.
Seeing how respectful Glis was, the surrounding warriors only thought that it was the little girl's idol plot. They were only surprised for a moment and didn't think too much about it.
Margaret took out an exquisite bag and carefully put the copper coins in it, keeping it close to her.
"Although this is only a copper coin, the intentions contained in it are priceless.”
Margaret said softly as she scanned the crowd.
"I'll keep this copper coin safe, because it's not just a reward for me, but for everyone here.”
Thunderous applause rang out from the audience.
After the ceremony, the ushers and warriors left, leaving only Margaret and the two warriors who killed the snakes in the village.
Margaret walked back to her rented house, breathing in the moist air. She looked at the foggy swamp in the distance and pondered silently.
After thinking for a while, Margaret shook her head and sighed.
"Miss, someone outside wants to see you."
Seeing that Margaret was no longer thinking, Madam Mary reported in a low voice.
"It's the two warriors who killed the snakes. They seem to have a favor to ask of us. I wonder if Miss wants to see them?”
"Those two."
Margaret remembered that it was the macho warrior who took the lead in signing the contract and nodded slightly.
"There's nothing else to do now, so let's meet.”
After a while, Madam Mary brought the two of them into the house.
"Greetings, Miss."
The warrior cupped his hands and bowed.
"This lowly one's master and disciple came to visit rashly. Thank you for not abandoning me and being willing to meet this lowly one.”
"Sir is too polite."
Margaret bowed back.
"May I know why you have come to see me?”
"Since Young Lady asked, this lowly one will be straightforward.”
The burly man bowed again.
"This lowly one has been stuck at the threshold of a Grade 2 Martial Warrior for many years, and this lowly disciple has also been unable to enter the ranks of a true Martial Warrior for a long time. Last night, when Young Miss made her move, this lowly one was shocked by the heavens, so I specially came to visit today, hoping that Young Miss could give me some advice.”
"This little girl is only a second-grade warrior, and her path is different from yours. I'm afraid I can't help you much.”
Margaret thought for a moment and answered cautiously.
"Miss is too modest."
the burly man said in a low voice.
"Last night, Miss transformed into an arrow and unleashed a shocking attack.”
"Teacher, just say that you don't believe that I have that bit of cultivation.”
Margaret smiled slightly and revealed a strange look.
The burly man only cupped his hands and remained silent.
The entire room fell silent.
"Since you don't believe me, I have no choice.”
After thinking for a while, Margaret smiled.
"How much is Mister?"
"I don't have much money. I have everything I can use.”
He didn't expect the noble lady in front of him to ask for money. The burly man was stunned for a moment. He took out a bag from his pocket and poured out everything inside.
Margaret looked around and frowned.
The young warrior standing behind the burly man took a step forward and took out a bag from his pocket, pouring out the contents.
"I didn't expect this place to be so barren."
muttered Margaret.
"A rank 2 warrior only has this much wealth.”
"My ability is limited, I can only earn so much.”
The burly man blushed.
"However, as long as Young Lady is willing to give pointers, this lowly one will make up for this sum of money even if I have to work like a cow or a horse in the future.”
"That's not necessary."
said Margaret in a low voice.
"However, I am very curious. With your ability, you will definitely be able to achieve great things in other places. Why do you want to stay in this desolate land?”
"Miss, you flatter me."
The burly man bowed again.
"This lowly one is not staying here for any extraordinary reason. Firstly, Mr. Edgar has saved my life and treated my master and I. I'm afraid that Mr. Edgar will not be by my side when he needs us. Secondly, my master and I grew up on this land. Although it's poor, it needs to be protected. If even I, a native, abandon it, who else can protect it?”
"Well said."
Margaret clapped her hands lightly.
"May I know your name, sir?"
"I'm Wendt, and this is my disciple, Karen.”
The burly man was overjoyed. He took a step forward and bowed to Margaret.
Margaret moved slightly and dodged the bow.
"Master's gift is too much for Margaret. I'm not talented, so I can only give you some suggestions. Don't mention anything else.”
"Miss, please give me some advice."
Seeing that Margaret refused to accept the gift, the burly man could only stand up straight.
"Sir, although you look rough, the path you take is meticulous and long. You observe the enemy's movements before making a decision, not relying on your instincts to dodge.”
"Miss is brilliant."
Wendt hurriedly replied.
"It's just that this lowly one always hesitates between attack and defense. I think it's probably the aftereffect of this lowly one being injured by the enemy's counterattack when attacking the enemy in the past. Thus, although this lowly one can barely predict the enemy's attack, I can't always grasp it.”
"Sir understands."
Margaret laughed.
"Actually, it's not very difficult to solve this problem.”
Wendt was stunned when he heard Margaret's words. He thought for a long time but still couldn't understand.
"I am Lu Yu, please tell me what you want.”
Margaret didn't say anything and just stretched out her hand. Daley, who was standing behind her, hurriedly offered the sword with both hands.
Margaret walked to the middle of the hall and signaled to Lauder with her eyes. Lauder shouted and stabbed his spear at Margaret like lightning.
Margaret's body fluttered, and as she dodged, she moved to Lauder's side. With a clear shout, her entire body lit up with dazzling golden light, and she slashed down with her sword.
With a clang, Lauder's spear stabbed into Margaret's body, but it couldn't pierce through. Meanwhile, Margaret's longsword tilted to the side, and with a boom, a deep sword mark appeared on the ground, as if it had been slashed by a giant axe.
Witnessing Margaret's attack, Wendt's eyes lit up as he looked enlightened.
"I see! Since he was afraid that he could not avoid the enemy's counterattack, he might as well take the enemy's attack head-on! I've learned my lesson."
"Mister Wendt is indeed smart, but when bursting out with spirit power to resist the enemy's attack, spirit power consumption is extremely fast, so it's better to use it when necessary.”
said Margaret with a gentle smile.
"I didn't want to see Mister's wealth because I was greedy. I just wanted to see if Mister could afford a set of mithril armor.”
"How dare this lowly one take offense? It was just that Wendt was ashamed that he could not repay the young lady's advice.”
Wendt said shyly.
"Mister, do you know that you are willing to stay here to protect this place? This is the greatest reward for me.”
Margaret bowed to Winter.
"Sir, you are so generous. Margaret thanks you on behalf of the people here.”
"I wouldn't dare."
Winter didn't understand what Margaret meant, but he quickly returned the greeting.
"Lauder, Daley."
Margaret handed the sword back to Daley and ordered.
"Yes."
The two of them hurriedly stepped forward.
"The two of you will accompany Mr. Wendt to practice later. The main point is to let him experience the usage of the Mithril Armor and the secret of spirit power eruption.”
"Yes."
"Mary."
"I'm here."
"Mr. Karen seems to be more suitable for you.”
"This lowly one obeys."
Margaret first told Wendt about the secret of Soul Power outburst, then led the few of them into the courtyard.
Everyone began to practice in the courtyard. Margaret watched quietly from the side, a faint smile in her eyes, and occasionally gave some pointers to the few people in the field.
The sky finally darkened, and the master and disciple turned down Margaret's request for dinner and returned to their residence with excitement.
"Master, what realm has that young lady reached?”
Karen couldn't help but ask.
"That young lady seems to have no martial arts that she doesn't know, and there's nothing that she doesn't know. Is there really such an amazing person in this world?”
Hearing his disciple's question and remembering the young lady's reminder not to expose her true martial arts skills, Wendt couldn't help but think of some strange things.
This young lady appeared on the day that Elder Edgar fell ill, established a team called Mulan, and saved the old man's life with a divine medicine. Then, she went deep into the swamp and saved Gru, who had risked his life to find the goddess, under the Magnolia tree. She was so omniscient and omnipotent. Coupled with the inexplicable words she said before, could it be that... the legend was true?
Wendt couldn't help but shake his head at the thought of this. He was already so old, yet he still loved to fantasize like a child.
However, the excitement and anticipation in Wendt's heart couldn't be erased.
Seeing that her master didn't answer her question, Karen didn't ask further. However, she seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes became even more determined and bright.
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