Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
By the time Sean and Cecilia arrived back at the small Hadas Town, it was already noon on the second day.
To calm Cecilia’s mood down, just like he had promised earlier, Sean heated a large bucket of hot water for Cecilia so that she could take a very comfortable bath. Of course, all the housework today was all completed by Sean alone. In a sense, it was a kind of flattery towards Cecilia.
In the afternoon, Sean took care of lunch by himself.
Sean felt how painful it was to choose blacksmith as his profession when he was playing the game “Miracle.” He was getting tired of eating food like steak almost every day. He suddenly started to miss all the different types of delicacies he had eaten in the past, including food both inside the game and outside the game.
Although the food was just ordinary dishes, they were much better than the “poison products” produced by apprentice magicians. That aspect of things was something that he could never expect to rely on the little girl for.
“Why is it a mixed stew pot again?” Cecilia, who had just come out of the bath, wrinkled her small face when she saw that there was an iron pot on the table.
“Because it is convenient and cheap.” Sean blushed, which was a rare occurrence. The mixed stew pot was simple to make and very cheap, but just because he stuck to a cheap dish did not mean that he could not afford to buy any ingredients. It was just that he had wasted a lot of money on a few attempts at cooking, so Sean had decided to never do something like that again. “Are you done taking your bath? Come over here and eat lunch.”
While Sean was speaking, he put the rest of the bread and vegetables on the table, as well as the other side dishes. Then, he turned back and looked at Cecilia.
It was only just the one look, but it was enough for Sean to reveal a trace of surprise on his face.
Due to the scorching hot weather, after Cecilia had finished her bath, she had only put on a thin dress. She tilted her head back while holding a towel to dry her wet hair. She had only made one movement, but it exuded a type of aristocratic aura. It did not seem like she was a 12 or 13-year-old little girl. For someone to display such an aura, it meant that they had received extremely good home education.
However, it was undeniable that Cecilia was still very young. Just based on her figure and appearance, she looked more like a young girl who was at the start of the stage of development. Also, from all the information that had been revealed to Sean so far, the future achievements of this young girl would be amazing. She had already achieved such high personal attributes at such a young age, so she could only keep improving.
As if noticing Sean staring at her, Cecilia suddenly straightened herself up, and a smug look appeared on her face. It made Sean break out into laughter. “You should learn that trick again in a few more years. It’ll be really effective.”
Cecilia pouted, but quickly gave up the act and snorted. Then, she ran to the table like a small proud hen, waiting for lunch to start.
They ate a very simple lunch, but both Sean and Cecilia ate the meal very happily. Even though at the beginning, Cecilia did complain a few times when the food was brought onto the table, she still had a grateful attitude while enjoying it and did not waste any food. That was what Sean valued the most. He knew very well that the experiences Cecilia had had in her life were by no means simple. Not to mention her talent in magic, her demeanor, movements, aura, and the way she spoke all showed that her identity was not that of an ordinary person. However, even though that was the case, she was still able to choose to endure hardships. That was an amazing trait.
Cecilia was supposed to do the housework after lunch. However, it was a rare day, as Sean did it all himself while Cecilia continued to read her book about magic.
In the game “Miracle,” it was not difficult for an apprentice magician to start a new rank-three profession. All they had to do was to reach the standard for a new profession, then complete the tasks afterward. However, in the real world, not only did they need to have enough comprehension of magic, but they also had to have a talent for magic as well. Furthermore, they had to have a magician to carefully guide them. Only after that would the apprentice magician have a 50 percent chance of becoming an official magician.
Cecilia was very talented and had a good comprehension of magic, but the problem was that she did not have a magician to help guide her. It made the road to success a little bit more difficult for her. Fortunately, Cecilia had once told Sean that the book of magic she had with her was a notebook about the magic that was written by her teacher. As long as she studied it carefully, it would not be too difficult for her to become a good magician.
The magician profession was a rank-five profession inside the game “Miracle.”
Of course, Cecilia, who wanted to teach herself to become a magician due to the absence of a mentor, would be forced to put in many times more effort than she would have needed to in order to succeed.
The day seemed to be very quiet and ordinary. They had had lunch, washed up, and were planning on relaxing for the rest of the day as a hard-earned reward for the last couple of days of fighting and travel.
That would have remained the case if there hadn’t been a knock on the door.
Sean looked curiously at the front door. Cecilia obviously had no intention of getting up to go open the door, so Sean had no choice but to go and open the door himself.
The two people that stood outside the door were a slightly fat man and a well-built middle-aged man.
“Mr. Sean, you have finally shown up!” The fat man shook Sean’s hand very enthusiastically with excitement on his face. “We have been looking for you for many days now, but you were never at home. It worried us to death.”
“That is very kind of you, Mr. Harvey.” Sean was stunned for a moment, as he was unable to respond. He very politely invited the fat man and the middle-aged man inside the house. He did not forget to ask Cecilia to bring tea for them.
“How is everything, lovely little girl?” Harvey smiled and greeted Cecilia next to them. However, Cecilia looked at him coldly, her face not showing even an ounce of friendliness.
Halle seemed to have long gotten accustomed to the indifference from Cecilia. Therefore, he did not continue on to say anything else, and the smile remained on his face. On the contrary, there was a look of displeasure on the face of the middle-aged man who was sitting next to Harvey. When he looked at Sean, a bit more disdain and hostility appeared in his eyes.
Despite the expression displayed on the middle-aged man’s face, Sean was very calm. Sean was used to the treatment already. He had been expecting such a situation to occur for a long time now. Ever since he had started his new profession as a mercenary, he had gotten used to being faced with negative attitudes. It was part of the package of choosing to be a mercenary.
[Mercenary (rank one profession): This is a profession that covers a range of things. It rarely makes a positive impression on people. Anyone can be called a mercenary, as long as they have a weapon on them. From another point of view, it can be said that a mercenary is an all-powerful existence. However, in many regions, a mercenary is equal to a robber or a bandit. If someone is to be suddenly arrested by guards while walking on the road, they should not be surprised. The area they were in is probably a region that hates mercenaries.]
[New profession reward——Weapon experience: Due to wandering for a long time, you are not able to understand the importance of weapons. On many occasions, you may be forced to use an unfamiliar weapon. Over time, it will be possible to gain a unique understanding of how the weapons should be used (the ‘master’ effect would come into effect automatically when using any weapon); Wandering career: after going through countless trials that put you on the brink of life and death, people were amazed at the achievement. Therefore, a real expert still has to go through many trials (Strength +2, Strength limit +4, Endurance +2, Endurance limit +5, Agility +1, Agility limit +4, Wisdom limit +3, Will limit +4)]
[New profession side-effect——Malice: because of the unique problems of the mercenary profession, a lot of suffering will occur on many occasions due to unexpected malice (all the expenses will increase by 30% in areas where the reputation is below friendly).]
A profession that covered a range of things was one of the highlights of the game “Miracle.” However, those things were only available for high-level professions. According to the original settings in the game, there were three rank-one professions that a new player could take up. The professions were mercenary, apprentice, and cleric. The profession, however, did not limit the growth of the player. Just like choosing the apprentice or cleric profession, after reaching rank two or rank three, it was possible to learn a new profession like the melee. This was because in the game, apart from a few exclusive professions, many of the high-level professions could cover different low-level professions. The only difference was the new profession reward and the new profession side-effect.
It was clear that those features were still true on the Miracle Continent. In fact, the features had a more profound and lasting impact.
Therefore, Sean, who took a fancy to the [Weapon experience] of the mercenary profession, had to endure [Malice], the negative effect brought along with the side-effect from the profession. There was no avoiding it.
“Mr. Harvey, you are usually a very busy man.” Sean did not pay attention to the expression on the face of the middle-aged man. Instead, he smiled and said casually, “Could there be a commission that you want to introduce to me?”
“What you said is correct.” Harvey nodded, as he could not deny what Sean said. “This is a commission that can only be entrusted to you.”
“Oh?” Sean found himself a little interested when he heard what Harvey had said.
Sean knew very well that the fat man in front of him was not a smart or capable person.
No matter what world it was, a merchant was an essential profession. On the Miracle Continent, the profession of merchant was even more important. Many things could only be circulated by relying on the propaganda and transportation of merchants. The merchant house, under those circumstances, would produce products at the right time and when the correct conditions were met. However, some merchant houses had strong characteristics of their kingdom, while other merchant houses remained neutral and independent.
The Arctic Silver was a relatively independent large merchant house. Their business activities covered six kingdoms, and the Serian Kingdom was among those six kingdoms. The Arctic Silver was a well-known merchant house located on the northern side of the Miracle Continent. However, as a large merchant house, it was naturally impossible for the president of Arctic Silver to take care of everything alone. Therefore, the merchant house was divided into butlers and merchant leaders according to their ranks.
Halle was the merchant leader responsible for the trade route between the Sivir District of Suriname Region of the Serian Kingdom and the Sanchi Domain. As the merchant leader responsible for the trade route, Halle not only had a private escort group made up of people with rank three professions, he also had more money at his disposal, more than an ordinary viscount. Even Viscount Damien had a lot of areas that required help from Halle.
He might not have been universally powerful, but at least in the Sivir Domain, he was qualified to do whatever he wanted.
How could Sean be blamed for being surprised when such a person came looking for Sean for help with something?