“The capital of the city…” Ulmer was looking around while traveling on a flying lizardfish that was gelding through the sky right now. “It certainly is very beautiful, clean, and peaceful, but the hearts of the people are not as attractive. Compared to them, the people living outside are living more freely and positively.”Ulmer then told the driver to slow down.From hundreds of meters high, he looked down and observed the old lady he had given the money to. She stopped by at her son’s house and showed him the money. He took the money from her, but waved his hand away, telling her to leave. She asked him to let him into the house, but he kicked her away.Ulmer’s gut twisted upon watching that. “He looks like a wealthy person. Yet, how can he treat his own mother like that? Aren’t the laws here strict? Why isn’t he punished for not taking care of his own mother?”The driver smiled. “The laws sure are strict, but they will only apply to the poor. The rich folks always get away with wha

Ulmer was looking for a nice restaurant.Though he bought some corn, they didn’t taste as good as the ones he had eaten in Oscar’s room.He was sniffing at various restaurants, but their smells weren’t impressive. As he kept walking, his nose felt a smell that was particularly good. He traced the smell and ended up arriving at a weightlifting competition.The challenge was simple. People had to lift the thick crystal boulder placed in the center. The one who were to lift it would get to eat some of the skyfish soup.Till now, dozens of bodybuilders tried it but failed.And then a knight entered the scene. He was wearing only simple armor and shorts.“It’s Barbell Knight!”“The monstrous knight who can lift heavy weights with ease!”“His level is in the seventies, isn’t it?”“He can definitely win this.”As people expected, Barbell Knight was able to lift the boulder with great effort. The problem wasn’t just the weight of the boulder but also the fact that the surface of the crystal w

Rever hadn’t said a word to Ulmer along the way, not because he didn’t want to but because Mirianne was right with them, and he didn’t want to talk about his defeat and embarrass himself even more.An old couple appeared out of nowhere and stopped in front of their cart.The driver had to stop the cart.“Why did you stop?” Rever stepped out of the vehicle, and the old couple were quickly down on their knees and begged.“Please give us some money. We are dying from hunger, O Great Knight!” they pleaded with tears in their eyes.Rever took out a couple of gold coins and tossed them to the side. They thanked him and gave the way.“Don’t stand in my path again,” Rever warned. “Or, I’ll break your legs.”And then he returned to the cart.“Don’t waste your money, Rever,” Mirianne told them. “Those two people were probably lying to get your hard-earned money.”“I don’t know if they were lying or not, and I don’t have enough time to check, so I gave them some money,” Rever said. “Two gold isn

“Minerva Brianne Craig…” Mirianne was talking with Ulmer while they sat on the balcony. “That’s her full name, but these days everyone knows her as Brianna.”“Were you both friends in the past?” Ulmer asked.“Not really. We just played together for a few days in the royal castle,” Mirianne said. “That’s all. I haven’t met her personally after that. She wasn’t even in the picture of the race to the throne, so it’s very surprising that someone like Dracarius wants to support her now. Just what did he see in her for him to change his mind and be her aide? It is very baffling.”“We can’t read people’s hearts, so we can only judge them by their actions,” Ulmer said.“That’s right.” She smiled. “By the way, don’t think wrongly of me for asking this, but… do you still have those energy crystals?”Ulmer nodded a little.“Can you sell them to us?” she said. “We’ll pay a fair price, of course.”Ulmer appreciated that she was straightforward instead of doing unnecessary things. “I’ve eaten your

Ulmer made his way through the crowd and reached the shopkeeper who was on the ground and was bleeding badly from her mouth. He stopped down to her level and gently put his hand on her shoulder.The shopkeeper looked at him confusedly, not sure if he came to help her or hurt her some more. But his touch felt very gentle.“Mm?” Monroe looked at Ulmer. “Hey, what are you doing? Is she your bitch?”Ulmer, however, was looking at the shopkeeper. “God helps those who help themselves, lady. He doesn’t necessarily help those who don't even help themselves. If you know you can’t fight against them, then you should at least run away and live somewhere far away from these monsters. You can just enter a jungle naked and expect the mosquitoes to stay away from you just because you prayed to God. That’s not how God’s grace works. You can’t take it for granted.”“What nonsense are you spouting, brat?” Monroe annoyedly said. “State your identity right now, or I’ll deem you a threat and arrest you.”