Thinking of this, Flora could not help feeling a little wistful.
Back when she had first met him... Lin Mo had only been a green newcomer who had just become an adventurer.
Even in a tiny place like Roland Town, he had been at the bottom rung among adventurers.
Yet now, he had already become someone who surpassed her.
And that "back then" had not been ten or several decades ago, not even a few years ago—it had only been a few months...
Flora recalled what she had once told those challengers: "I have seen many geniuses. They all called me a genius."
And now, those words seemed to have come true for herself as well.
"Beyond every mountain lies another mountain; beyond every genius lies another genius."
She had once been young and arrogant. Amid countless flattering praises, it had been difficult for her to understand those words from Teacher Elvis.
Only as she gradually grew older and saw a broader world had she slowly learned humility.
And the few sharp edges she had left were finally worn completely smooth after meeting Lin Mo.
Flora could not help wondering whether there might someday be someone who would make Lin Mo understand the feeling she had now.
Unfortunately, as far as she knew, if such a person truly existed, they could only be some elusive god.
The journey back was filled with laughter and cheer.
Fortunately, Lin Mo's carriage had not been affected by the collapse earlier and was still waiting where it had been.
So they boarded the carriage and headed leisurely toward the camp.
They had spent nearly an entire day in the lower levels of Giantstone Mine. It was almost noon again, so they could arrive at the camp in the upper levels, rest there for