After helping Musa improve the country's government system, Sylutia counted the days and looked at the upcoming time.
"It's time to go, Tia." Karen came to the tower where Sylutia lived and knocked on the door lightly.
"Wait a moment." The girl's familiar response came from the tower.
About ten minutes later, with the sound of people going down the stairs, the closed door opened, revealing Sylutia who had put on a summer skirt and sun hat.
This was custom-made for her by Lady Falan in the past. In the past few years, her figure has not changed much and her clothes still fit her perfectly.
"Very beautiful, Tia." Karen smiled and gave a thumbs up.
In the past few years, Karen has changed a lot. Not only has her figure become more mature, her facial contours have also become slightly tougher, and she has the heroic spirit of a female general. Today, she took off the carved silver Knight armor she usually wears and put on the lightweight Ranger leather armor, like an adventurer in the mountains.
"Let's go, the carriage has been prepared for you." Karen said, leading the way.
Now Karen is New Regas's young general and one of the rare female generals. She is good at archery, reconnaissance, and mountain warfare. She often leads the team to patrol New Regas, cleaning up wild beasts and monsters that cause trouble. She has been praised and admired by many people, and she and Solin are called the rookie twin stars in the army.
Although there are many generals in Regas now, most of them are very old and are leftover personnel from the previous generation Regas Duchy. It can be foreseen that in another ten years, most of them will retire, and the army generals at that time will all be served by Knight who have been trained and advanced after the establishment of New Regas.
After getting into the carriage prepared by Karen, the small team of five or six people slowly drove out of the side entrance of the palace and entered the lively White Cliff City street.
Along the way, Sylutia watched the scenery outside through the curtains to relax from the busy mood during this period. After that, the carriage left White Cliff City, and the two of them chatted by the window.
"In the past two years, has sister Karen ever visited Scorched Stone City?"
"I've been back twice, and not much has changed there."
In this medieval-like era, many cities may not change much for hundreds of years, especially those where immortal species live.
"Comia and Mick, is there any news about them?" Sylutia thought of the two people he was familiar with before.
"Comia sent me a letter half a year ago, telling me the approximate time of my return. Mick has no idea." Karen shook his head.
After that, the two chatted a lot about the current situation of New Regas, as well as some experiences of Knight Path.
A few days later, a group of people arrived at Scorched Stone City. Because they just wanted to reminisce about old times when they returned this time, they all made some cover-ups and did not report to the officials at Scorched Stone City. The residents only saw a carriage driving in slowly.
After arriving at the hut where Sylutia and Talia had stayed temporarily, Karen and Tia cleaned up the room and slept here again.
The next day, they found Lei at the blacksmith shop in the city. This friend was now taller and was sweating and hammering at the anvil.
After seeing the two of them, he rubbed his head and smiled honestly, put down his work temporarily, washed his dark hands with water, and then led the two of them to the quieter backyard.
"Karen, and Mr. Tia." He was not very good at socializing. After saying these two sentences, he didn't know what to talk about.
"Thunder is getting more and more Sturdy now." Karen raised his head to compare, and praised with a smile.
Afterwards, the three of them sat at the stone table in the courtyard. Lei Ye then brought a kettle with water and poured it for the two of them.
Sylutia looked at Lei's status with a little curiosity and found that the other party had advanced and was now a "Second Level·Gold Steam" blacksmith. Although he was very different from her and Karen, among his peers, Lei was also quite outstanding, even exceeding the two's previous expectations.
Later, Lei talked about his life and experiences over the years.
"After Tia left, I went to Stone-Forging City. The blacksmith there was very good."
"I was an apprentice there while learning to distinguish minerals. Because of the recommendation of teacher Heide, the teacher did not think I was stupid and kicked me out."
"However, I am still a slow learner. It took me more than three years to slowly master the heat, until I learned how to refine ore and turn it into metal ingots." He touched his head.
"Later, the teacher taught me how to blacksmith and forge."
"I like this very much. I pick up the hammer and hit it as easily as before. I hit it every day. I really like the feeling of knocking iron." He said with a naive smile.
"The teacher first asked me to make iron pieces, then let me make knives, and then swords. Slowly, I learned many things by tapping."
"Then how did you advance in the end?" Sylutia was slightly curious.
"That was two months ago. I remember that the time agreed with Mick and everyone was coming soon, and I wanted to build a good weapon and give it to you."
"I tried it with the Black Steel ingot that I had saved for a long time. The Black Steel ingot is very hard. When the temperature is not enough, it melts very slowly and takes a long time to beat."
"I played for a long time and it was very heavy. I felt different from usual. The teacher said that my method was very stupid, but it was suitable, so I continued."
"After a month, I finally finished building the big sword. After it was finished, the teacher looked at it and said that I could leave the army, and then let me back."
After saying that, Lei stood up, went to the back room, and dug out the big sword wrapped in oil paper from the hidden cellar. Its color was black with silver in it, and upon closer inspection, there were many delicate folding patterns.
[Hundred-Refined Black Steel Greatsword] (Level 2·Rare): Using Black Steel as raw material, it has been repeatedly forged hundreds of times to refine impurities and create a dense structure, forming an excellent quality sword.
*(It represents the hard work and achievements of a craftsman, condensed into "Gold Steam"Aspect Power.)
"It's a very beautiful blade. Lei must have put a lot of effort into it." Tia applauded in admiration. Hearing her words, the tall young man opposite was a little embarrassed.
"Actually, the teacher said my method was very stupid."
"It's okay, this is your result. You won't be inferior to others because of the difference in process." Sylutia shook his head and cheered him up.
"In the future, Lei will also forge more and more powerful works."
After receiving the compliment from the silver-haired girl, Lei finally gained some confidence and smiled happily.
That's great. Watching this scene, Karen thought in his heart.
Even though his identity is completely different and there is a huge gap between him and everyone else, Tia is still the same Tia, able to gently detect other people's difficulties and be kind to his former partners.
The three of them continued to sit and laugh in the quiet backyard until the night slowly fell.
Sylutia stayed in Scorched Stone City for a few more days, taking care of Sunflower in the Lady Falan mansion. Until one afternoon, with the sound of a carriage, a familiar figure jumped out of the carriage. She carried a light suitcase, tapped her flat-topped beret with one hand, and looked up at the familiar door.
The crisp sound of "Deng Deng" rings out
Soon, Sylutia walked out of the yard and saw the figure standing and waiting through the iron grille.
"Comia?" She called the other party's name in slight surprise.
The taller girl raised her hand and waved to Tia inside, responding happily.
"Yes, yes, it's me, Comia, Tia, open the door quickly, I'm back." Still the same familiar and energetic voice, the girl with short bob hair showed a cheerful smile.