Summoning many war beasts, with the cooperation of "Beast Cry Valley" personnel, Sylutia returned to "Lantern Town" at the feet of the Dark Mist Mountains.
After walking through the long and sloping wilderness, Sylutia arrived at this station again. The separation in the past six months felt like a world away, which made her feel a lot.
"Tia~"
When the girl stepped into the door, someone came to greet her.
Rachel trotted over and hugged the girl. The armor on her body pressed Sylutia's face coldly.
"Okay, you don't have to hug each other all the time. How are you doing recently?" After a while, Sylutia held each other open with both hands.
"The past six months have been pretty normal. The only major incident was probably that a small number of Dusk Beast attacked the transport team some time ago and lost some food." Rachel recalled.
"But it has been solved. The troublesome third-order "Black Jackal" is now hanging in the parliament hall as a decoration."
Then Rachel called to the patrol members behind him, "You go on patrol first, and I'll tell Tia about the situation in the town."
"Yes, Captain." They agreed immediately, but their curious eyes still focused on the slightly cute girl next to Rachel.
"Is that Master Sylutia? He looks so small."
"Master Tia must be twenty years old, he still looks the same as before."
"Dorothy-sama's figure will be much more mature and plump."
"Keep your voice down, Master Tia is a third-level Transcendent, so it's easy to hear."
"Uh, cough, I didn't say anything." Several people trotted away quickly.
Rachel on the side had just finished talking to Tia about the current situation, and then teased Sylutia for a while.
"Tia is like this. He is obviously very powerful, but he always looks like his little sister, gurgling."
"Hmph." The girl snorted lightly, ignoring Rachel's joke, and then saw several people walking in the distance, namely Green, Halton, and Dorothy.
Now the core staff of the town are basically here.
After Dorothy approached, like Rachel, he picked up Sylutia, lifted the girl's feet off the ground, spun around in the air, and then put her down.
To be honest, Sylutia is not short, and is about 165cm tall. It's just that Dorothy's figure is too tall, and she is the kind of mature lady, which makes her look a bit petite.
"Tia Senior Sister is back." Green pushed up his glasses. He held a large stack of books and forms in his hand, which was probably the data compiled during this period.
"Now the town can be saved again." Halton agreed with a smile.
The group of people returned to the town's meeting hall. On the way, Sylutia told a few people about the large number of newly purchased war beasts, and then sent members in the town to receive them.
"This can greatly improve the trading capacity in the town. Maybe we can consider building a small market for the use of people from several nearby stations." Green thought.
"Wilderness Horse is very suitable for transporting piggyback goods. Those Sharp Eye Hawk and Electric Winged Falcon can also be used for reconnaissance and surveillance, and can maintain security for dozens of miles around the town."
"In that case, let's do it." Tia blinked, and then told Rachel that the places that need to be vigilant will become bigger in the future.
"Oh, Tia added another task to me." Rachel complained softly.
"You are too free now," the girl complained.
"The town is surrounded by wilderness. There are very few monsters attacking here. We only need protection when our transport team is dispatched."
"But daily patrols are also a part of safety. If no one patrols, many bad thoughts will be nurtured unknowingly." Rachel said his reasoning with his hands on his hips.
"It makes some sense, but isn't this really an excuse for you to be lazy?" Sylutia was curious.
"Ahem, what's the point of laziness? It's about resting and maintaining energy. Only in this way can we deal with emergencies better~" Rachel shook his finger.
"Okay, but now that you have Sharp Eye Hawk, you should be much more relaxed." Sylutia mentioned the war beasts he just brought.
The five people chatted and came to the meeting hall of the town. The layout here was very different from half a year ago. First, there was a huge slate round table in the middle. There was a rough model of the terrain of the Dark Mist Mountains in the middle of the round table. A wide black animal skin hung on one side of the wall. The seat prepared for Sylutia in the center was made of white rock as the base, decorated with light blue Cornflower carvings, and embellished with sapphires.
After arriving here, Rachel applauded and then called to his companions.
"Welcome home our little princess Tia~"
After saying that, the side door opened, and familiar members walked in holding candles, welcoming and congratulating Sylutia on his return.
"Welcome back Tia senior~"
"Welcome Master Tia~"
Some people welcomed, some greeted with a smile, put candles on candlesticks and tabletops, illuminating the whole room brightly, and then sat down in the meeting hall. The two hundred people gathered here were probably the earliest members of the town.
Facing such a welcome ceremony, Sylutia felt a little embarrassed, but she was also a little moved in her heart. It was probably this long-lost warmth and excitement that reminded her of the concept of "home".
Although they are not related by blood, after two years of getting along, the relationship between them day and night has become similar to that of family members.
"Thank you, thank you all." Sylutia bent down to thank him, and then slowly sat down in his seat.
After that, everyone reported on the situation in the past six months. Sylutia nodded and listened, summarizing and making suggestions.
By the time this meeting ended, it had already been several hours.
At night, the ring restaurant in the town once again ushered in the bustle. The place was brightly lit and a variety of delicious food was served, so that the students stationed there and the tourists who came and went enjoyed a wonderful and impressive night.
After the lively dinner party, Sylutia returned to his bedroom with a lamp in hand. He first took a shower, then sat down on the warm wooden bed in his pajamas.
She was not sleepy yet, so she leaned against the head of the bed, put her hands on the quilt, closed her eyes and thought about her experiences in the past six months, which was always a bit incredible.
Dragon Bone, Griffin, princess, country, queen, bachelor of the kingdom, acting prime minister, these strange and distant terms from the past popped up in my mind one by one, and then I savored those memories.
In the memory, a special colorful book Picture Book appeared in the girl's hands. She slowly opened the pages, and the picture on it was lifelike, and the colors on it had strange and beautiful colors that were rare in the world.
Gently stroking his fingers, looking at his appearance in different pictures, Sylutia also slowly reviewed his past. Although they are different, they are all part of himself.
He raised his fingers slightly, and small and real cards appeared in the palm of his hand. Sylutia looked at the cards floating in front of him under the candlelight, and then fell on the page again, just like a game in his childhood.
These cards are arranged in random combinations and appear on the page, representing each character, and she, as a fledgling little protagonist, travels among them, embarking on magical and unknown adventures one after another.
The orange candlelight in his eyes swayed with the memories, and a faint look of nostalgia and happiness appeared on Sylutia's face.
In this way, it was not until very late that she reluctantly closed Picture Book, then pulled up the quilt, fell asleep on the pillow, and continued the unfinished journey in her dream.