"What's your name?"
After receiving no answer for a long time, Wang Yang asked her name instead. Yet the girl continued staring at him without blinking, which made him rather awkward. At the same time, he realized that although she was looking at him, he was not reflected in her eyes.
With a soft sigh, Wang Yang took out a Flame Fruit and placed it before the girl, transferring ownership of the Flame Fruit to her. He said gently, "Get some rest."
With that, he turned and left the room. He did not see that, at the very moment he stepped outside, a different kind of light flickered in the girl's confused and sorrowful eyes.
After going downstairs, the first thing Wang Yang did was pay seven days' rent. Then he made a trip to the blacksmith to restore his equipment's durability. Once he was done, he walked down the street while eating a Flame Fruit, his mind filled with thoughts of the girl he had saved.
Their relationship was merely that of savior and saved. Other than that, they were strangers, so Wang Yang could not offer the girl any further comfort. He could only help her silently.
By the time he had swallowed the entire Flame Fruit, Wang Yang had reached the village entrance. He stood there with his head lowered in thought for a moment before deciding to head to the Spawn Point where Flame Fruits dropped. He would level up while replenishing the Flame Fruits he had eaten.
If possible, he wanted to gather more of them.
After reaching Level 5, he had gained an additional skill slot, and the Experience Points needed to go from Level 5 to Level 6 had suddenly increased tenfold. However, this was actually good news for Wang Yang. Since his