"These past few years must have been difficult, right?"
Seeing Krell's emotions gradually settle, Velin patted him lightly on the shoulder and asked gently.
Krell forced a bitter smile. "Compared to the first half of my life, these past few years have indeed been hard. But as long as Italia can wake up, it doesn't feel like much."
"It's just a pity that even after working so desperately these past few years, I'm still short on merit points!"
"If you came to me, actually..."
Before Velin could finish, Krell shook his head and interrupted him. "After experiencing this war, I understand the cruelty of the battlefield better than you do."
"No one's merit points are blown in by the wind, and I can't bring myself to ask for the merit points my brothers exchanged with their lives."
Seeing this, Velin said nothing more. With a slight movement of his mind, a crystalline Frozen Tear Crystal slowly appeared in his palm.
The crystal emitted a faint blue glow that reflected in Krell's eyes.
"This is, this is..."
His pupils contracted slightly, as though that frigid light had seized his mind.
"If I said I picked it up on the battlefield, would you believe me?" Velin asked slowly, his warm smile unchanged.
Hearing that, Krell felt that Velin was being a little foolish.
Velin had clearly just told him that he had only learned about Italia falling into slumber a little over ten minutes ago, yet now he was saying he had picked this Frozen Tear Crystal up on the battlefield.
Others might have scoffed at such a contradiction, but Krell could not help believing him.
Velin raised his brows and smiled, holding the Frozen Tear Crystal out before Krell. "What are you standing around for? If you don't want it, I'll