Understanding

The heavy scabbard struck with a sound like a giant mountain being hit.

"Frieren's senior brother, that's unbelievable."

Grandpa Voll opened his slightly narrowed eyes. He had already used five-tenths of his strength, but he still couldn't budge the young man's legs.

"Grandpa Voll, my senior brother is a Warrior of a thousand years; your despicable fighting methods won't work on him."

Frieren shook her head helplessly. She knew her senior brother's physique very well. As the user of the Holy Sword, even without the protection of the Holy Sword, his body had already reached the limit of Warrior, and might even have broken through the physical limit of Warrior.

"Welcome, Frieren. Make yourself at home. I remember you once said that your favorite master and senior brother are dead."

Grandpa Voll scratched his helmet with some doubt. His memory was always excellent; could it be that the magic to resurrect the dead already existed?

"No, no, no... my senior brother isn't dead."

Frieren waved her hand in denial, then solemnly added, "My senior brother faked his death before, and then didn't tell me."

Grandpa Voll glanced in Li Yan's direction and nodded thoughtfully. If it was a case of faking death, it would indeed fit the conclusion that Senior Brother Frieren was still alive. However, how did Li Yan, in a human body, manage to live for hundreds of years?

"My Godfather faked his death once, why?"

Fern tugged at Li Yan's sleeve curiously. She seemed to know a lot about Li Yan, yet she also seemed to know nothing about her at all.

For example, her Godfather's master and Lady Frieren's master are the same person, but no one knows who it is. Moreover, Lionheart King respects Li Yan very much, and her Godfather's appearance has remained unchanged for many years, just like Lady Frieren's.

"Children shouldn't ask so many questions; the adult world is very complicated."

Li Yan smiled gently and patted Fern's head. These things happened many years ago, and he had almost forgotten about them.

Upon entering the village, the first place one inevitably visits is the village inn. Frieren, one hand resting on the counter, skillfully strikes up a conversation with the innkeeper, "Introduce me to a job, after all, I'll be living here for twenty years."

"Lady Frieren, you can only stay for a few days!" Fern reminded her.

Li Yan's hand was already on Frieren's shoulder, and the gaze from her senior brother forced Frieren to nod with a bitter face.

"Okay..."

A week passed quietly, and Fern seemed to have nothing to do, so he took the initiative to do adventurer quests, helping the villagers harvest vegetables and chatting with them about Grandpa Voll at the village entrance.

Li Yan wasn't idle either; he took Frieren mushroom picking, fishing, and Monsters slaying together.

"Grandpa Voll has a very good reputation in the village."

As Fern packed her things, she told Li Yan about the villagers' opinions of Grandpa Voll.

"Grandpa Voll has been the village's guardian deity for a long time. Whether they are Monsters or Demons, they have all died by Grandpa Voll's sword. They never expected that Grandpa Voll, at his age, would have Lady Frieren as a friend."

As Fern spoke, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face. Clearly, she also had some respect for Grandpa Voll. Although she didn't know why Grandpa Voll did what he did, it didn't stop the villagers from admiring him.

"Grandpa Voll seems to be a friend of Himmel's. I'd heard Himmel mention him before, but I only remembered him in the last few days. He's a devoted man with a story to tell."

Li Yan smiled with a hint of reminiscence.

"Hey, do you have any stories about Grandpa Voll?"

A hint of curiosity rose on Fern's face. She had asked many people in the village, but had not received any stories about Grandpa Voll. All she knew was that Grandpa Voll had been working hard for some promise.

"Grandpa Voll once had a wife, a human. Everything he did was simply to protect the village his wife loved most, and to fulfill a promise he made to her."

"Grandpa Voll, over the years, has actually forgotten his wife's voice and appearance, even her gaze. But he has never forgotten that promise."

Li Yan gazed out the window with emotion; he truly was a great Warrior.

"So... so touching... I never imagined Grandpa Voll was such a sentimental man."

Fern's eyes welled up with tears; it was the first time she had ever heard such a touching and true love story.

"I hope that the conversations I've had with Grandpa Voll these past few days, with Frieren and me, have reminded Grandpa Voll of his former wife."

Li Yan took Fern's hand, preparing to leave with Frieren was already outside the hotel.

Reaching the village entrance, Frieren waved goodbye to Grandpa Voll, who was still in the same spot. "Goodbye Grandpa Voll, take care."

"Frieren!" Grandpa Voll called out, stopping Frieren in her tracks. Frieren turned around, puzzled.

"I dreamt of my wife."

Grandpa Voll's expression seemed somewhat nostalgic.

Frieren, naturally indifferent to emotions, blinked. "Is that so?"

"Perhaps it's because you and your senior brother discussed the past together. I just didn't expect that your senior brother would actually be Himmel's Godfather and the Hero of the South's master."

In the magical city of Äußerst, Li Yan's journey with Frieren and Fern was completely stalled. To cross the Northern Plateau ahead, they needed a Level 1 Mage to accompany them. Therefore, the three looked at each other and signed up for the Level 1 Mage exam together.

The receptionist at the Magic Continent Association was a young girl wearing large-framed glasses and the Magic Association's uniform. She was slightly surprised to see that all three of them had registered for the First-Class Mage exam, but she quickly began making arrangements.

Fern's Level 3 Mage certificate was sufficient for registration, while Frieren skillfully produced her Divine Staff's Proof Divine Staff's Proof before, but according to the information, she confirmed Frieren's identity: the grand-disciple of the president of the Magic Continent Association. This Divine Staff's Proof was sufficient for her to participate in the First-Class Mage exam.

Both of them qualified to take the First-Class Mage exam. As they looked at Li Yan, who had used Space Magic to leave for a few seconds, successfully obtained the qualification to take the First-Class Mage exam from another location.

"Godfather, are you participating too?"

Fern blinked. Actually, only one First-Class Mage was needed to get through the Northern Plateau.

"Senior brother, First-Class Mage will encounter our Grandmaster. Aren't you worried that our Grandmaster will find out you faked your death?"

Frieren gave a friendly reminder that her Grandmaster wouldn't lightly punch her like she had done before; if her Grandmaster found out, her senior brother might really be dead.

"It's alright, I have a clever plan for this."

Li Yan snorted. How could he possibly skip the magic exam? As a magician, how could he not prove himself by taking the exam?

Neither of them cared where Li Yan obtained his First-Class Mage exam qualification; in their minds, there seemed to be nothing Li Yan couldn't do.

The exam date was still pending, so Li Yan chose the most luxurious hotel in the area as his place to rest. He needed to prepare for the upcoming exam, and coincidentally, his research on the Eternal Youth Magic was almost complete. Taking advantage of this time, Li Yan also began his research and experiments.

"Fern, it seems we've definitely passed the First-Class Mage exam."

Frieren glanced at Li Yan's room and gently shook her head. Even her senior brother had to step in. If even her senior brother couldn't get First-Class Mage certificate, then practically no one in the world deserved to get one.

"Lady Frieren, could you tell me about your story with your Godfather?"

Fern sat down gently in the chair. Her Godfather, who had always been kind to her since childhood, had always been the Godfather understood her. She wanted to understand her Godfather too.