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Early the next morning.

Keane ran over to Garen and Linley, who were eating breakfast together.

"Big brothers, can you teach me the swordsmanship and magic you used to defeat those bandits yesterday?"

As he spoke, he demonstrated for them, waving his small hand to mimic Garen casting magic, then performing a forward slash to imitate the posture Linley used to strike down the bandit leader.

Garen and Linley looked at the young boy, gently explaining that cultivation was not something achieved overnight, but a process that required perseverance.

Just then, Jenny ran over, pulling her younger brother along and apologizing repeatedly.

"My apologies, sirs. My brother is still young and doesn't know any better; please don't take offense."

"It's fine. And you don't need to call us 'sirs.' I'm Garen, and he's Linley. You can just call us by our names from now on."

Garen spoke up; it must be said that everyone appreciates beauty, and Garen had quite a favorable impression of Jenny.

"Big brother Garen, big brother Linley, then we won't disturb you any further."

With that, she pulled Keane away.

Outside the carriage not far away, their old servant Lambert had witnessed everything.

"These two young men are very powerful, and their temperaments are quite gentle. I wonder if..."

Old servant Lambert's mind raced with thoughts.

After finishing breakfast, Garen was planning whether to leave the caravan. His three-year journey in the Magical Beast Mountain Range had been very fruitful. Not only had he gained 2 million experience points in the Wind Element and looted a Mysteries Entry Card from grinding monsters, but he had also grasped the entry-level mysteries of both speed and slowness in the wind style.

However, now that they were out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and about to reach the O'Brien Empire, his cultivation speed had slowed down significantly over the past few days. Should he go home to visit first, or head to the ocean to grind monsters? There should still be plenty of high-level magical beasts on the seabed.

Just then, a crisp female voice rang out from outside his carriage.

"Big brother Garen, are you in the carriage?"

Is that Jenny? Surely she isn't looking for me...

Garen had a rough guess in his heart, and he immediately stepped out of the carriage.

"Jenny, is there something you need?"

At this moment, seeing Garen step down, Jenny's heart began to race. She nervously lowered her head, her fingers tightly intertwined.

"Big brother Garen, actually, I am taking my brother to inherit the position of lord of Chier County City. We are afraid of danger along the way, so we wanted to ask you to protect... protect my brother and me."

Because Garen had often chatted with people in the caravan over the past few days and his personality seemed more easygoing, Jenny had subconsciously come to him first.

"This?"

Garen hesitated; he had already been preparing to bid farewell to Linley and leave the caravan.

Seeing Garen hesitate, Jenny thought of what Lambert had told her and gathered her courage to speak again.

"I can give you a lot of money once it's done."

Garen didn't care about money at all. His Space Ring was filled with a pile of level eight and level nine Magic Crystal Cores, and he even had several from the Saint Realm. He simply disliked trouble, and he felt that accepting this protection mission would lead to many complications later on.

So, he called Linley over and tried to dump the mission on him, as he seemed quite fond of helping others.

After learning the situation.

"She asked you first. What does it mean for me to agree on your behalf? If you agree, I'll go with you. I have to cultivate somewhere anyway. If you don't agree, I'm not getting involved either."

Linley actually refused.

Where did things go wrong?

Unable to bear the thought of this suffering pair of siblings meeting their end, Garen sighed in resignation and agreed to her request.

In the evening, the caravan left the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and arrived outside Blackstone City.

Garen, Linley, Jenny, and the others bid farewell to the mercenaries.

Garen didn't want to waste too much time protecting the siblings, so he decided to have Xiao Pa fly them directly.

After consulting Linley for his opinion.

Linley expressed that he had no objections. He only wanted to find a quiet place to cultivate hard, comprehend the laws and mysteries, and then go find his brother Wharton once he had achieved success.

Under the shocked gazes of Jenny, Keane, and the old servant Lambert, the Golden Sun Eagle, which was originally only half a meter long, suddenly transformed into a behemoth dozens of meters long with a wingspan of a hundred meters.

At the gates of Blackstone City, the mercenaries who hadn't gone far, along with passing pedestrians and city guards, only calmed down after a moment of panic and chaos when they saw Garen, Linley, and the others jump onto the back of the Golden Sun Eagle.

Of course, Jenny and Keane were lifted up by Garen using wind magic.

Ignoring the envious gazes of others, the Golden Sun Eagle spread its wings and soared high into the sky.

Sitting on the back of the Golden Sun Eagle, Keane and Jenny felt as if they were on a roller coaster. At first, they were pale with fear, their bodies filled with tension. However, protected by Garen's wind barrier, they realized they were perfectly safe. Their tension gradually faded, and it took a while for them to calm down. Afterward, their excitement spread like ripples, and they began to enjoy this wondrous experience with full hearts.

"Wow, big brother Garen, is your magical beast a Saint Realm magical beast? It became so big all of a sudden; this is too amazing."

Keane's face was flushed with excitement.

"Hmm. Lambert, point out the direction of Chier County City. Xiao Pa is very fast, so we should arrive soon."

Lambert's mood at this moment was extremely complex. He was both nervous and excited; he had never imagined that his casual suggestion for his young mistress to seek protection from someone would lead to the good fortune of encountering a Saint Realm powerhouse. It felt surreal.

However, he reacted quickly, and after carefully identifying the terrain, he pointed in a direction.

Not far from the gates of Blackstone City, two men in black hiding on the roof of a residential building felt their hearts filled with complex emotions.

They had been waiting here for half a month and had finally waited for their target, but just as they were preparing to strike, they witnessed with their own eyes the target flying away on a Saint Realm magical beast—the key being that it was a Saint Realm magical beast.

If they returned without completing the mission, they wouldn't have an easy time of it, but if they had attacked just now, they likely would have been wiped out instantly; they didn't know whether to feel fortunate or unfortunate.

"Hurry and tell the captain that this mission is basically impossible to complete."

The two ran off in the same direction, moved by the same impulse.

An hour and a half later, the Golden Sun Eagle arrived above a medium-sized city, which was their destination: Chier County City.

Garen directly ordered Xiao Pa to fly above the City Lord's mansion.

Soon, most of the people in the city noticed the Golden Sun Eagle.

A magical beast of such massive size was at least a level nine magical beast, and level nine flying magical beasts were generally only tamed by Saint Realm experts; in a medium-sized city like this, they were rarely seen at all.

This incident quickly alerted the current true ruler of the city, Lady Wade.

As she walked onto the city wall, the people on the giant eagle flew over as well.

Lady Wade was wondering in shock which Saint Realm expert had come to her Chier County City, but the moment she saw the people on the giant eagle, she was stunned.

"This... how is this possible? A pair of siblings from the countryside, how could they be with such a big shot?"

At this moment, the Golden Sun Eagle had already flown to within a few dozen meters of the city wall.

Garen used wind magic once again to lower Keane and Jenny down, while Lambert, being a level six warrior, jumped down himself; as for Linley and Heilu, it went without saying that this height was not worth mentioning, and Bebe had been on Linley's chest the whole time, likely still asleep.

(End of chapter)