Over the next few days, after exchanging the ancient gold coins for a large amount of small change in Autumnwind City, Ivette settled down in Sanglun Village to study the Faith Element.
During this time, because of her aloof temperament and secluded residence, aside from Lucia occasionally coming by to chat, tell her widely circulated legends from across the continent, and bring her some local goods, Ivette had almost no acquaintances she could call close.
Even so, as an unfamiliar face surrounded by mystery, she remained the center of gossip in the village for a long time afterward.
Some guessed that she was a noble young lady fallen on hard times. She spent lavishly, not only hiring people to tear down and rebuild the abandoned warehouse into a two-story wooden cottage surrounded by a fence, but also paying others to cook and deliver her meals. With hands that had never touched so much as a drop of dishwater, what else could she be but a noble?
Others believed she was a mage from the Snow Kingdom. Rumor had it that some mages consumed large quantities of magic potions for cultivation, causing their hair color to change. Her silver hair might be related to magic potions, and her chilly demeanor fit everyone's image of an icy beauty.
Some even believed she had to be an angel who had fallen from the Divine Kingdom into the mortal world. Not only did she love visiting the church to watch others pray whenever she had nothing to do, but more importantly, she possessed a face so beautiful it took one's breath away. Based on that face alone, many villagers swore she had to be a goddess from the heavens, beyond the reach of ordinary mortals.
However, after half a year passed and everyone became