Sure enough, Adrian was no different from what was on television.Excitedly, Bruised asked, "It really is you, sir. What brings you here? Is there something I can help you with?"Adrian replied, "Wyvern Peak has been at war with Internal Affairs over the past few years, and our supplies were cut off at the time, which is why our condolences have arrived so late. I'm truly sorry about Damian's passing, and I'm sorry you have had to suffer all these years."The whole family was stunned as they looked at Adrian in confusion.Adrian then made a gesture and Mya walked over with a bank card and paper note in her hands. She smiled and said, "This card contains one million and five hundred dollars, compensation for Damian's loss. We're sorry it arrived so late.""One million and five hundred thousand dollars?!" Lily's mouth hung wide open. That was a sum she and her husband would be able to earn throughout their entire lives. In a daze, she asked, "Th-This money is for us?"Mya nodded. "
After leaving Lector Village, the weight in Adrian's heart was reduced only by a fraction. The last thing he wished to do was go through the name list of soldiers sacrificed in the line of duty and send his condolences to their families. This was something within his capabilities and something he needed to do.Meanwhile, Mya felt much more at ease. Inside the car, she heaved a long sigh before she said, "Damian's family will be able to live their lives a little better now that they've received that money. We've still got a long way to go. Just thinking about it makes me feel so tired.""Where to next?" Adrian asked."Hang on, let me check…" Mya opened up her file to take a look. She then squinted and said, "Next stop, Yelloton. Onward!"***Adrian and Mya headed to the next location in their jeeps, distributing both the money and death certificates belonging to the families of the fallen. Due to how many people were on that list, plus Adrian wanting to go through them all personal
Adrian and Mya walked over, placed the flowers before the tombstone, and took a step back.Mya tousled her hair and looked at the tombstones all over the mountains and lamented, "They all sacrificed themselves when they're in their prime. Everything we enjoy today is what they gave us with their lives."Adrian replied, "Yes, you're right. The dead can't be resurrected, but someone has to shoulder their burden and move on. All we can hope for is for their sacrifices to not be in vain."Mya nodded. "I feel really sad whenever I come here. It's as if I can still see everything that happened before my eyes.""Let's pay them our respects and leave.” After Adrian said this, he bent his knees and was just about to kneel when Mya pulled him back up and said, "You're the legate. You can't…""Have you forgotten that I no longer am one?"Mya looked at Adrian and smiled, getting down on her knees together with him as they paid their respects. When they got back on their feet, Mya said, "We w
Lincoln turned around and looked toward the horizon. The spot he was looking at had an island, which contained a large number of corpses.Lincoln rubbed his eyes. "The mission Gloria undertook ended up with zero survivors, and I'm the one who caused their deaths for not arriving sooner. Five years since then… Yet their bodies still lie on that island. I really wish to go there and bring them back to give them a proper burial.""What?" Mya was stunned when she heard this and took a step back. "I feel very sorry for them too, sir, but do you have any idea how dangerous it is to be on that island? We don’t have the ability to do such a thing right now."Lincoln looked at Mya. "When else would we have the ability to do so if not now, Ms. Mya? The moment I close my eyes, I see them, sunlight shining on their remains and blown by the sea breeze."Legate, I remember that you were Miss Gloria's beloved. You're the one who was supposed to be on that mission, but she took your place. Are you
But Mya ultimately chose to swallow her words before she said them. She wanted to say she was going to follow Adrian there, but she knew he would surely object to it. So she thought she might as well follow them when they departed, leaving them with no choice but to let her join them.Thus, Mya agreed and said, "Okay, I'll head back to the hotel right now." She got into the car and drove off, while Adrian went over to the harbor to the northwest.The harbor was a route near the city of flowers, with a team of Wyvern Peak soldiers guarding it. After Crystal ascended the throne, she assigned Jacky Castro to guard the route. Jacky, a general of Wyvern Peak, was now the harbor general.Adrian would have to depart from the harbor if he wished to reach the island. Plus, it would be via speedboat. The journey would be filled with dangers that might appear at any given moment.***At that moment, at the harbor's base camp.Jacky was wearing his uniform at his headquarters, watching the l
"Yes, sir." Jacky chose not to say anything further when he saw how determined Adrian was. He turned around and said to his subordinates, "Prepare the NS Trinaga so that the legate can go out to sea with it tomorrow.""Yes, sir.""I'll arrange for a few people to go with you tomorrow, sir," Jacky added.However, Adrian shook his head. "I don't need a single one of your men. Just do your job and leave the rest to me. Also, don't worry about me. A new legate will be here to lead you all soon."Jacky took a deep breath, while Adrian said nothing more as he headed toward the pier. He sat down, facing the harbor in front of him, where tens of countries were within the outlands. Despite how vast the sea was, there were too many memories of the past in Adrian's mind about this place.For a moment, Adrian could not calm his heart.Shortly after, a woman appeared behind Adrian and said, "Um… General Jacky asked me to bring you some food and drinks, sir. Your room is ready too. You may go
"That's right! They say those who don't wish to become generals aren't decent soldiers, which is why my sister and I have been studying and training hard. We wish to surpass our limits when we take the test in two years.""I know you'll succeed in the test," Adrian said."Thank you!" Celene smiled. She then suddenly asked, "By the way, sir. The elders had agreed for you to carry on with your role, so why did you insist on retiring? Everyone's quite anxious now that Wyvern Peak doesn’t have a legate in charge."Adrian smiled and replied, "Take a guess."Celene chewed on her lip. "My guess is that you're trying to make use of this vacancy to attract everyone into being more passionate about taking up the role, causing them to work even harder, perhaps their best when the test arrives. You're doing this so that more outstanding talents will show up to the test, correct?""Looks like I really am too old to continue being in this position. You juniors have unknowingly surpassed me alre
As Adrian continued to sit there, Lincoln showed up shortly after. Adrian could guess who it was after hearing the sound of the footsteps behind him."You're no longer as young as you used to be, so are you sure you wish to spend the rest of your life this way?" he asked without even turning his head.There had been numerous veterans who have met unhappy endings throughout their life in Wyvern Peak, and there were many who were like Lincoln. Some of them chose to retire from the battlefield because of how much they missed their brothers. Some of them even lost their minds because of it. There are also some whose bodies crumbled from exhaustion after surpassing their limits when they were young. As a result, they were riddled with illnesses all over.Such was going to be Adrian's outcome when he got older. It was an inevitable shackle.Lincoln stood behind Adrian, dressed in his battle suit. It was an older version Wyvern Peak used to distribute, and Lincoln's had many stitch marks