A Better Reward

"Here, this is your equipment."

"Huh? How come there are so many?"

Anna stared blankly at the equipment Fran had prepared for her on the table.

She could see that many of the pieces of equipment occasionally emitted a faint Radiance from runes, indicating that they were enchanted weapons.

Among them, Anna saw a leather armor in the center of the table. It seemed to be the same one she had seen at the Northern Lands Society's market. The back of the armor was a little dusty, so it looked like it had just been bought.

Inside the leather armor, Anna saw a rune faintly gleaming.

Beneath this leather armor was a pair of leather gloves, all brown, but they looked very new, as if the leather had just been treated.

On the palm of the glove, Anna could see a bear pattern with rune lines drawn on it.

Fran also made special adjustments to the runes on these gloves; the runes were incomplete, allowing Anna, who possessed Ranger- level Mental Power, to easily unleash them.

On the left is Fran's old weapon, the longsword she bought from a fallen nobleman for three silver coins.

After that, she used weapons made of Bluefire Steel and Highland Silver; the longswords made from these materials alone were worth dozens of Gold Coin.

Fran used to deliberately avoid revealing the runes of Lord of Radiance and the Elephant of Mountains, but Anna might not.

Therefore, she could only erase the runes from the longsword, then put it back into the furnace to be reforged, and performed the [Rite of Weapon Forging] upon its completion.

While the longsword's functionality has been somewhat reduced, its basic attributes, such as durability and sharpness, have been greatly improved.

Anna's gaze swept over the objects, then looked down.

"No, why are you giving me these... Spell Ring???"

Anna picked up one of the three Spell Ring, an earthen-colored ring. She could sense that as long as she focused her Mental Power on it, she could unleash a spell.

"These three Spell Ring all have Shield Spell. Since this spell doesn't work on me anymore, I'll just give you all three."

Fran raised an eyebrow; she really didn't need these Shield Spell for protection anymore.

In fact, this Shield Spell was almost useless when she was at First Order.

At that time, she had just left the City of Apprentices, and her Panel stat was not high, so she naturally needed this kind of triggered Shield Spell for protection.

However, after she stacked two Profession, her physique was higher than that of a typical First Order Profession.

In fact, the bodies of First Order Profession are almost harder than refined iron. The reason they wear armor is to reduce damage or because the armor has some auxiliary combat effects.

By this point, Fran's Shield Spell Ring were basically useless. If Fran hadn't later acquired the Sword Chant School's Shield Spell technique [Counter Shield], she wouldn't have kept two Shield Spell Ring; she would have given them both to Anna instead.

At this point, basically only the spell [Hardened Scale Rock] that Fran could obtain from the Spirit Realm was somewhat useful, helping her block a significant portion of the attacks.

But now that Fran has acquired the Sunflame Knight Profession, everything has changed; she no longer needs these external protective measures.

Her physical body was significantly larger than that of Second Order Profession User, making it difficult for many second-tier attacks to penetrate her skin.

Furthermore, it wasn't until she was in the Spirit Realm that Fran discovered the Lord of Radiance's Proxy ability for her was rapid healing.

As long as Fran doesn't use her Mental Power to hinder the Radiance from healing her body, her healing speed is almost the same as if she's taken Life Replenishment Potion.

In some ways, this healing is even more powerful than Life Replenishment Potion, since it has almost no side effects and uses the Divine Power of the Lord of Radiance.

Furthermore, Fran used her Deity Spirit Realm Talent to seize the [Blurry Shell] from the god who was about to attack her, which made her physical body even stronger. Now, she could probably rival a second-tier Proxy used Divine Power to strengthen their physical body.

In this situation, no matter how powerful her [Hardened Scale Rock] is, it's still an apprentice-level spell and has almost no effect.

Fran is still attached to her body now, but only out of habit; it doesn't actually serve any purpose.

Furthermore, there are actually quite a few second-tier defensive spells among second-tier spells, but Fran felt that there was no need for them, as her own equipment probably surpassed that of those Second Order Profession User who were known for their defense.

That's why she gave these little things to Anna without hesitation, because she knew that if she didn't give Anna some equipment to enhance her strength, Anna would basically only be able to do minor tasks.

She needed to give Anna something before she could assign her tasks.

She could either sell her belongings or alter them and give them to Anna, the latter potentially saving her some money—a very worthwhile endeavor.

Are all of these for me?

Anna stared at the equipment on the table, her breathing quickening. She had been involved in the Mercenary world for a while and knew what high-level equipment was like.

The leather armor and gloves are of somewhat low quality, not made from materials from First Order Magic Creature, but the runes on them look very high-grade.

She felt that with these runes added, these items could definitely be considered First Order equipment, or at least at the mid-level among First Order equipment.

Adding the longsword and the Shield Spell Ring below, Anna quietly calculated the value of these items in her mind.

Regular armor is the most expensive, but this type of armor with rune effects costs around 250 gold...

The leather gloves were less expensive, but the runes on them were still extraordinary; Anna estimated they were worth at least 100 gold...

This longsword has no runes, but its overall strength is as if it has runes that constantly enhance the weapon; it looks worth at least 200 gold.

As for the three Shield Spell Ring, one ring will be cheaper, but if you sell all three together as a set, the price will probably be higher, around 50 gold.

Finally, she suddenly realized that the equipment she had was worth more than 600 Gold Coin.

This was just her rough estimate of value. If these things were actually put up for auction, they would easily fetch a 20% premium if a few people wanted to buy them.

Thinking of this, Anna couldn't help but swallow. She looked at the items on the table; almost every single one could be the savings of a First Order Adventurer accumulated over many years, the kind that could be passed down as a family heirloom.

She got such valuable stuff just like that; she even estimated that she might get five or six thousand Gold Coin when she was with the team transporting the boxes.

And now, she's only been helping her developed compatriots with some work, Fran has given her this whole bunch of stuff.

If she sold all these things, it would be enough for her to live a carefree life for fifty years.

"Of course, these are all for you."

Fran had no idea what Anna was thinking, and even if she did, she probably wouldn't react.

Because she knew that with such powerful Arts, if she still couldn't make money on such a large scale, then other mages would probably starve and would have to scavenge resources from thin air to learn spells.

She hadn't done it before because the money came in too slowly; she wanted to go for something more high-end, where the profits would be much greater.

Moreover, her time has been occupied by other things, and she hadn't had time to start making these equipment before; however, she can earn several hundred Gold Coin by starting an equipment business for a while now.

"Alright, take it back and try it out. Remember to prepare the things I need you to arrange; the Alliance's approval should be coming soon."

"Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

After receiving her 'boss's' salary, Anna's work enthusiasm increased significantly.

Before this, Fran had only provided her with room and board, allowing her to live at the Northern Lands Society without spending a penny, but there were no other rewards.

Under these circumstances, it's unlikely that Anna wouldn't harbor resentment while staying in a small village in the Northern Territory.

However, after receiving Fran's payment, Anna's enthusiasm was fully stimulated. If she were to go to another small village in the Northern Territory this time, she estimated she could stay for a year or two...

Fran stared at the closed door, shook her head. This was her preparation for what would happen after Antir, and for that, she still had other things to do.

She went inside the house, where there was a small bed that had recently been moved there. Fran lay down on it, chanted an incantation, and her consciousness ascended to the Spirit Realm.

Three days had passed, and she needed to sign the contract. The one million Gold Coin the Alliance had given her were essential for developing her territory.

With this large sum of money, she can save a lot of time making money and only need to think about how to spend it.

Charles was already waiting in the Law Domain. As the fourth seat of the Astrology School, he was in charge of this important matter that was relevant to the entire Astrology School.

He sat in the spot where Fran had last met him, his gaze sweeping over his disciples, especially Tristan, whose expression was noticeably more tense.

At this point, Tristan's mind began to wander with unsettling thoughts: what if the other party refused to sign? What if they saw the contents of the contract and ran away? And what if Fran had come just to mess with him, only to leave after a few jokes...?

He even considered the possibility that, even after the contract was signed, the other party might, for some reason, choose to break it rather than accept punishment...

"Your disciple seems very nervous." A familiar voice came from beside Charles.

Charles paused for a moment, then smiled and replied:

"Elijah, you came without even saying a word... It's understandable that my disciple is nervous; this is a moment that will determine his future..."

Charles was met with a sneer, and then Elijah, the third Elijah of the Law School, slowly spoke:

"I'm even more nervous than him. If the system malfunctions again this time, I think I'll be kicked out of my seat..."