Arad's crooked savior

"Boss, let me tell you, the food my mother cooks is delicious. You must try it."

Feeling homesick, Reni's face turned red, and his mood rose higher and higher with the airship.

"By the way, there's also my knight's badge!"

She hurriedly pulled out an Empire Knight badge from the salute. She used to be a trainee knight in the Iron Wolf Knights. Later, she studied swordsmanship with Siatt for a period of time and successfully passed the exam to become a knight.

Although it is not yet a noble class, it is still a good honor. You should keep it close to your chest and show it to your mother when you go home.

Along the way, Reni regained her chatty personality, chattering about the benefits and characteristics of her hometown, as well as her previous life, etc.

From time to time, he used his hands to smooth out the wrinkles on his clothes and brush his bangs and hair, looking uneasy.

This was her first time bringing a boy home for dinner. Her mother was actually quite serious, so would there be any problems?

The streets of the town are also bustling in winter, with beautiful and tall buildings on both sides, bustling with people coming and going.

Although the Delos Empire did not leave a very good impression on outsiders, it was undeniable that as the most powerful country in Arad, it was not just the military that prospered.

After only walking about a hundred meters, I saw a dazzling array of products and complete shops. Compared to Mo Mei's hometown of Yuexi Town, this place is too "urban".

Although he hadn't been away from home for too long, and as a knight, a year was quite normal, but Reni still carefully checked every change with interest.

Whose house has new doors and windows, a shop has opened somewhere, or are there any familiar faces on the street?

There were soldiers on regular patrol on the street. After spotting Reni's knight's badge, they immediately saluted. After causing a commotion, Reni's little mind also got a great sense of satisfaction.

"Boss, let me tell you, although I moved here when I was a child, I know every street here like the back of my hand!"

Reni, who was in high spirits, finally met an acquaintance, the proprietress of a street fruit stall. He was a little surprised and pleasantly surprised: "Reni, is it you? Are you back?"

"Aunt Emma, ​​it's me! You look so good today."

When she saw an acquaintance, she waved vigorously. She had been greedy since she was a child and loved desserts and fruits. Aunt Emma took care of her.

"Hey, Knight Badge, Renee, you are really amazing." Emma, ​​a kind-hearted and slightly chubby girl, deftly picked an apple from the pile and said with a smile: "This is an apple that has been beaten by frost on purpose. It is very sweet." , try it quickly.”

Just as Renee took a delicious bite, Emma wiped her hands with her apron and winked: "Renee, the handsome guy behind you carrying the bag is the boyfriend in your letter?"

A mouthful of apple choked his throat. Reni rolled his eyes and almost couldn't breathe. He was ashamed and complained: "Really, I clearly asked my mother to keep it a secret."

"Hey, this is what the neighbors are talking about after dinner. Don't blame your mother. You also know that she is the one pulling you all..."

"Oh aunt, I know!"

Reni stamped his feet and coquettishly, then turned around and took out a bag from Ye Lin's hand, and said happily: "Auntie, the osmanthus cake I bought is very delicious, take it back and give it to your Domik to try."

"Ah...ok, thank you Renee."

Reni, who was in high spirits, didn't notice that Emma's tone and expression were a little sighing when she mentioned the Dominic who was one year older than her brother.

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"The one just now was my aunt, she was very kind to me."

Reni couldn't wait to go home. He didn't know if his mother and brother were at home. After meeting, he had to go to the street to buy groceries and entertain them.

Her home lives at the end of the street. It is a two-story building with a small yard. There are two chrysanthemums, two rows of radishes and other vegetables that have not withered in early winter.

The walls looked a little mottled, with debris falling in some places, revealing blue stones.

"I... obviously sent money home! Why don't you repair it?"

Reni was a little angry. It wasn't that she felt embarrassed in front of her boss, but that her mother was too frugal and didn't know how to treat herself better.

He pushed open the fence and stepped into the house angrily. With every step he took, the strong momentum disappeared, and finally he turned into an obedient cat in the kitchen: "Hey, mom, your precious daughter is back!"

Reni's mother looked unconcerned and pushed away the guy who was leaning against her, but the smile at the corner of her mouth still revealed her mood.

She has a well-proportioned figure and wears a white cloth apron. Her hair is tied back. Her face is probably in her forties or fifty, which shows a bit of youthful charm. Her expression is not kind but not cold either. She is better groomed than ordinary women. People are cleaner.

Ye Lin, who was standing at the gate, was stunned for a moment and then said seriously: "Reni, is this how you let your guests go?"

"Ah~ I forgot, let me introduce, this is my mother Martina, and this is my...boyfriend..."

He had been bragging in the letter for more than half a year, and now he was so excited that he suddenly came to the door. Reni could only take half a step back quietly, blinking quickly and begging for hints.

"Hello, aunt, I am Ye Lin."

He smiled naturally and was a little shy, looking like a weak and introverted man. Siatt knew about it and had to complain about his shamelessness and superficial gentleman.

"Come in quickly. It's cold outside. Reni is going to make tea. Your brother hasn't finished school yet."

Martina nodded slightly and smiled, but did not refuse the two piles of gifts carried in her left and right hands.

But for some reason, Ye Lin always felt that the other person's eyes were a little subtle.

Reni's home is not spacious and the living room is small, but it is carefully organized and looks clean and pleasing to the eye.

Her mother should have had very good qualities, but unfortunately, Reni did not inherit them, and instead became chirpy and a little arrogant.

Carrying a bamboo basket, Martina smiled slightly and said: "I have something to do, so I will go to the street."

She was going to buy groceries. After all, she didn't expect Reni to come back today. She also wanted to leave some space for the two of them to be alone.

"I'll go with you!" Reni was about to stand up when he was stared back with a look, a little resentful.

After her mother left, Reni was obviously a little embarrassed. She blushed, lowered her head and wrung her fingers, afraid to look at her boss.

"Boss, don't worry about that..."

"I am glad to."

The words were interrupted in the middle of his mouth, and his cheeks quickly became hot and red, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

Dong Dong~

Someone suddenly knocked on the door, which made Reni jump up like a rabbit. He hurriedly went to the door to greet him, "Hey, Aunt Emma."

The fat woman standing at the door was none other than Emma from the fruit stall. She was holding a basket of fruits at the moment. She was no longer as kind as before when they met, and there was an uncontrollable sadness in her eyebrows.

Emma was stunned for a moment when she saw Reni's blushing face. She seemed to understand something and smiled slowly: "Have you brought your boyfriend to see Martina? It seems that I can wait to drink your wedding wine. Woolen cloth."

"Aunt~"

She was pulled into the living room in a semi-coquettish manner. She was probably a very familiar person indeed. Emma treated her like her own daughter and said with satisfaction: "Our Renee is a good girl with a good figure and the blessing of being an adopted son."

The compliment made Reni even more embarrassed, but Yelin frowned secretly. It didn't look like Emma was just here to see Reni, she was obviously busy.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, Emma held her apron in her palms and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Reni, you are a knowledgeable knight and you must know more than us commoners. Do you know what...a magic warrior is?"

"Magic Fighter?"

Reni blinked in confusion. She felt that the name was very familiar. She seemed to have heard it from her friend Fiona and deputy leader Hyde before. It seemed to look like a magician.

But after thinking for a while and unable to find more specific information, Reni could only turn to Ye Lin who was standing aside and asked: "Boss, do you know?"

Because Reni's character is a bit naive, calling him boss is more like a close nickname, so Emma doesn't pay much attention to it.

"I know that through a certain method, people can have the power of a magician."

Ye Lin spoke tactfully. He didn't know what Emma was worried about, so he gave a vague explanation.

The Magic Warrior is a by-product of the transfer experiment. By instilling energy, people can obtain or greatly improve their magical abilities.

After all, humans' magical talents looked very inferior compared to the dark elves of Arad.

Of course, any quick power comes at a price. Although the damage rate of the experiment that produced the Demon Warrior is not nearly complete compared to the transfer experiment, it is still extremely high.

"It's like this." Emma sighed deeply and said worriedly: "The empire sent several magic warriors to show off their gorgeous magic. They want to accept a group of children in the town and teach them to become magic warriors. , promising generous conditions and not limited to talent, but I have also heard that the threshold for magicians is very high, and we are just ordinary people..."

Reni understood that his aunt was here to get some "reassurance" from him, so he hurriedly comforted her, poured tea, and asked her to tell her the whole story.

Ye Lin on the side was thoughtful. What he was thinking about was not the problem of the Demon Warrior, but what Emma's behavior revealed unconsciously.

Some civilians' trust in the empire is already showing signs of collapse.

In other words, the usual excuses used to recruit soldiers are no longer very effective.

After all, those private soldiers and combat slaves who died tragically under the laughter of the nobles would not return to the home where their parents were waiting so hard.