Frieren Divides the Gold

"I understand, Frieren, you're really amazing!"

Dugu Qing walked to Frieren's side, reached out her slender hand, and gently patted Frieren's head, stroking her soft hair.

Frieren nestled comfortably into his palm, her emerald eyes shimmering with a gentle, warm light.

If you can talk, then talk more.

Dugu Qing nodded slightly and generously offered her beautiful praise:

"Frieren, you are gentle and lovely, pure and kind, innocent and romantic, elegant and refined, pure and immaculate, incredibly powerful in combat, unparalleled in skill, possessing extraordinary temperament, astonishing comprehension, and wisdom... You are the most beautiful girl in the world!"

Frieren's clear, sweet laughter rippled through her eyes, and her round, snow-white face was full of tenderness.

"Dugu Qing, don't praise Ms. Frieren too much, or she'll become arrogant."

Fern's fingers clenched suddenly, a wave of bitter jealousy washing over her. Dugu Qing had never even praised her!

Introverted people really suffer.

If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely make Dugu Qing praise me, no, many times!

"Hey, you guys should watch your location! There are a lot of people here!"

Stark pointed to the shocked Norm and his men to the side.

Frieren slightly restrained herself, Dugu Qing withdrew his hand.

"Alright, let's get started!"

Norm had the miners conduct an on-site survey of the silver reserves. After hearing the satisfactory results, he readily paid the bill and brought out several boxes of gold coins.

"Bang, bang, bang."

Several wooden crates were open, filled with gleaming gold coins that were so bright they were almost blinding.

Dugu Qing, Fern, Stark watched with beaming smiles.

Only Frieren remained unconvinced, gently raising a finger.

"I prefer magic, not gold and silver. These things are taking up too much space in my hands, so I'll share them with you!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qing, Fern, Stark were overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

Frieren looked at everyone, "Of these five thousand gold coins, I plan to give one thousand to each person, and the extra one thousand will be given to Dugu Qing as a thank you for paying off my debts."

Then Frieren gave two thousand gold coins to Dugu Qing, one thousand to Fern, one thousand to Stark, and kept one thousand for herself as a precaution to deal with any emergencies.

"Do I also have a thousand gold coins?!"

Stark knew that Frieren was beautiful and kind-hearted, but he didn't expect her to be so generous as to give him a thousand gold coins.

Good heavens! That's a thousand gold coins! Enough for one person to live a life of luxury for several lifetimes.

Happiness came so suddenly!

"All of this is thanks to Ms. Frieren."

Fern smiled as she sorted through all the gold coins and placed them into Frieren's briefcase.

"I only paid back a little over a hundred gold coins for you, and you've given me so much money, Frieren, you're so generous!"

Dugu Qing turned his head to look at Frieren and spoke softly.

Frieren tossed her hair smugly, "Of course, I, Frieren, always repay kindness!"

Stark and Fern both nodded.

"Of course, I'll always remember who called me an old woman!"

Upon hearing this, Stark couldn't help but shudder.

Resolve the financial crisis of the Norm Trading Company.

Frieren, Dugu Qing, Stark, Fern stayed in the city for a few more days, expanding their suitcases and purchasing supplies.

The mining of silver and the reconstruction of the logistics network have been extremely slow and have yet to yield results.

After everyone had rested, they didn't want to wait any longer, so they packed their bags and set off on their journey again.

A week later, the ingredients that everyone had bought were used up one by one.

Dugu Qing heated the wok and made a lot of Latiao.

With the experience from last time, the Latiao I made this time had a more vibrant color and a spicier flavor.

Fern, Frieren, Stark ate with great relish.

Suddenly, in the frigid wilderness, a small, exquisite snail, with a letter in its mouth, hurriedly came and leaped high into the air.

Fern picked up the letter, unfolded it, and glanced at it.

That was an urgent plea for help from the Northern Branch of the Continental Magic Association.

In the Lufen Region, the entire village was burned down by the Demons. Most of the villagers, including the elderly, children, women, and knights, were slaughtered, leaving only a small number who scattered and fled. The situation was critical.

The head of the Northern Branch is now appealing for help from all the mages around the Lufen Region and has marked the location of the disaster area.

After reading the letter, Fern showed it to Dugu Qing, Frieren, Stark.

The people could no longer tolerate the evil deeds of the Demons.

Without exchanging a single word, everyone spontaneously set off one after another towards the disaster-stricken village of Lufen.

Villages affected by the disaster in Lufen Region.

When Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, Stark arrived, the village had already been reduced to ruins, with raging fires burning amidst the broken walls and rubble.

The three walked through the dilapidated streets and alleys, carefully searching for any remaining signs of life.

As far as the eye could see, there was only deathly silence; not a single living person could be seen.

Suppressing their gloom, the group continued deeper into the village, eventually arriving at the only remaining church in the village.

"Looks like we're too late!"

The spacious hall was deserted, and Fern clenched his fist in disappointment.

"Those Demons, they kill people and then run away, they're truly despicable!"

Stark put down the axe, stepped on the blade, and felt depressed.

Dugu Qing took out a handkerchief, wiped the chair, crossed her legs and sat down, looking out the window into the distance.

Wearing a dark blue overcoat, carrying his seriously injured childhood friend on his back, Genau walked from afar with a heavy gait and a blank expression.

Methode's tall, slender figure moved through the streets and alleys, collecting the bodies of the victims and placing them on the ground.

After finishing her work, Methode followed behind Genau toward the church.

The two were in low spirits when they pushed open the church door and were stunned to see Dugu Qing and the other three.

Stark hadn't taken the Level One Magic Test, so he didn't recognize the two of them and asked curiously,

Who are you?

Frieren, Fern, Dugu Qing had already used magic to detect the identity of the newcomer, so they were not surprised at all.

"You received the request for help too, right?"

"That's right, we're here for rescue too. This is Genau's hometown!"

When Methode saw the elegant and refined Dugu Qing, a rare gentle smile appeared on her usually indifferent face.

The group exchanged information and used autopsy magic to summarize details about the enemy Demons.

Based on the knight's injuries, Methode mimicked the sword's movements in mid-air, attempting to gauge the enemy's strength.

Stark noticed that Methode's posture was very unnatural. He picked up two swords and cautiously speculated that the enemy might be a dual-wielder.

The two men tested the swords, carefully debating their points.

After a moment, they concluded that the enemy was terrifyingly strong, a master of the Four-Sword Style.

Frieren activated all her Detection Magic but couldn't find the Demons, deducing that Demons were likely outside the range of her magical detection.

Genau was born here and knew the surrounding area very well. He drew up a map that revealed the possible hiding places of the Demons.

Dugu Qing, Fern, Frieren discussed the matter and decided to investigate and hunt down the Demons one by one.

We must not allow the evil Demons to escape unscathed.