Black Star's Talent Abilities were exceptionally powerful!
His combat strength was like a Star-Devouring Leviathan hatchling growing wildly, pushing past its limits every day, never ceasing to astonish people.
To that end, Ilya emptied out the other half of her savings as well, purchasing all manner of equipment, items, herbs, and supplements for Black Star.
And Black Star repaid her with everything he had.
He would risk his life and repay her kindness even beyond death!
With Black Star's help, Ilya's merchant travels were no longer fraught with danger.
Accumulating wealth became effortless, and her standing within the merchant caravan rose accordingly.
Yet Ilya never treated Black Star as a thug or a tool for making money because of this.
She continued to care for the young man as she always had, just as she did when she first saved him.
She never asked him to do anything for her, nor did she seek anything in return.
She only hoped that Black Star would recover his memories and recall where he came from.
Because the merchant wanderers' caravan operated around the Extreme Domain year-round, Black Star's existence soon drew the attention of the domain's overlord.
The remote regions were unlike the central star domains.
Not only were there few high-combat-strength Players in the Extreme Domain, but the pressures they had to bear were also greater.
They had to fend off the monsters emerging from the Demon Eye, while constantly guarding against enemies from outside the domain who might sneak in from those unexplored areas.
Thus, conscription requirements in the Extreme Domain gradually evolved into mandatory enlistment for the strong.
Black Star, who had become immensely prominent in the merchant caravan, naturally ended up on the "recruitment" list.
Worried that the pure-hearted Black Star would be exploited by others, Ilya had