"Three bottles of Legendary Holy Water of Life."
"One set of Legendary Knight Armor."
"Thirty sets of full Legendary Grade knight equipment."
"Three thousand Elemental Crystals."
"Two thousand High-Grade Magic Crystals."
"Two bottles of Gallo Snow Medicine, a holy medicine for repairing the soul."
"Three hundred Gold-quality Mermaid Pearls."
"Twelve Soul Intent-quality Mermaid Pearls."
"..."
"An island in the eastern waters of the kingdom, approximately eight thousand square kilometers in area. (May be exchanged for eight million Gold Coins.)"
As he flipped further down the page, Velin could not help marveling at the Church of Life's immense wealth.
All these material rewards combined were worth at least several hundred million Gold Coins, and many of them could not be bought with Magic Crystals or Elemental Crystals at all.
All in all, he had struck it rich.
However, the island listed as the final item on the last page left him puzzled. He did not know why the church had chosen to offer that island as a reward.
"Forget it. No point thinking about it. I'll go find Mother."
Velin carefully placed the Church of Life's official letter into a drawer, casually flipped through the remaining documents, and found nothing particularly urgent. He stacked them neatly, then left the study without looking back.
As for what he had originally come to the study to do, Velin had completely forgotten.
In the garden, Elisa and Xuemiyya sat beneath a pavilion, chatting.
"Mother, after you and Father leave, I wonder when you'll return to the Ilia Kingdom again." Xuemiyya spoke softly, her eyes filled with reluctance.
"We're only going traveling. Once we grow tired, we'll naturally come back to see all of you." Elisa held Xuemiyya's hand in hers and replied gently. "Still, you and Velin have been married for so many years.