In the surface world, dozens of kilometers away from Golden Leaf City, where the Dark Auction was held, there was another castle, and although this city was very close to Golden Leaf City, the impression left by the two was completely different.

If the Holy City of the Church gives the impression of being solemn and sacred, and the Golden Leaf City gives the impression of wealth and luxury, then this city gives the impression of supreme and authoritarian.

This is the capital of the Elfit Empire, Eagle City, which is built on a hill, with a rectangular wall that is tall and strong, with five gates of the same size embedded in the wall, and the central gate is closed, and dense people enter and exit through the side gates on both sides.

In the dense crowd, there is an inconspicuous carriage, an old horse is hanging his head, taking vain steps to pull this carriage, in addition to the "groom" sitting outside, there are two ladies sitting in the carriage, the weight of the three people together is very light, so for the old horse, this is actually not a particularly heavy burden.

"Sister Elisa... Over here... Is it the imperial capital?" Just as the "groom" was concentrating on controlling the direction of the horse's advance, the curtain of the carriage was carefully opened, and a girl poked her head out and asked timidly.

The girl was none other than Rika, who had been rescued by the white wolf from the ruined human village and then separated from the white wolf, and since then, more than a year had passed, during which time Rika had experienced very terrible things, as evidenced by the long, deep scar on her arm.

And the "coachman" who was driving in front of her was a wizard named Alyssa, who was now having a headache, how to explain the whereabouts of the "Thundering" crystal to her mentor, in order to repay the white wolf's kindness, she gave the mentor's thundering crystal to the white wolf.

Alyssa was hesitating whether to tell her mentor the truth about the whereabouts of the crystal, or simply make up a reason, although she felt a little sorry for her mentor for giving away the crystal, but she never regretted it.

Because the plate given to her by the white wolf was really useful, this plate successfully unlocked the curse on her mother, and it also repeatedly saved the lives of their family in the cult riots that occurred in Hesse City later, and played a huge role in the final counterattack launched by the church.

"That's right, this is Eagle City, wait a little longer, and we'll be in right away. Alyssa turned her face sideways and replied.

"Yes. Rika was very obedient, and then closed the curtain of the carriage and waited.

Listening to the noise coming from outside the carriage, Rika was really nervous, because it reminded her of the riots that had taken place in Hesse before, that day, there were so many people, and the voices were so chaotic, screams, screams of terror, and the howls of monsters came from all directions, like an apocalyptic scene.

Rika clearly remembers that in the panic, she fell, and the black twisted monster held her down, its huge mouth opened and bit at the head, just when Rika was already desperate, the twisted monster howled in pain, let go of the hand holding her, and then exploded from the inside, turning into a cloud of black smoke, and gradually returning to nothingness.

It took Rika a while to react before she realized she was okay, and she was greeted by Alyssa with a plate, and it was the wizard who used the rune circle carved by the white wolf on it to destroy the monster.

In the next moment, Rika felt a sharp pain coming from her arm, and when she turned her head to look, she realized that her arm had been cut a deep wound, which was obviously caused by the monster just now.

"I.... I owe the life of Lord White Wolf and Sister Alyssa again...."Rika, who was sitting in the carriage, recalled the previous disaster, and sighed, every time she saw the scar on her arm, she deeply felt that she was useless, she felt bitter that she always needed the protection of others, and she no longer wanted to be a drag oil bottle.

A person's childhood experience often determines the person's character, one after another changes, so that Rika quickly matured, she deeply felt that her previous desire to be the strongest maid in the world was very immature, being a maid means that she has to rely on her master, and what Rika wants to do now is to rely on herself.

So her current plan is to report to the local adventurers' association as soon as she arrives in the imperial capital, she is now 14 years old, her breasts have developed slightly, and she looks a bit like an adult, and Rika is imitating the tone and tone of an adult's speech, so that when the time comes to interview, she can reduce the probability of being regarded as a troublemaker.

Moreover, Rika has learned the skill of writing during the days when she was a maid in Alyssa's house, and then he can go to the Adventurers' Guild as a clerk, so that he will have the opportunity to meet all kinds of strong people and lay a solid foundation for his own strength.

Although Rika has done her best to enter the Adventurer's Association, she is still not sure, after all, she is only fourteen years old, although she can already have children at her age, but in the eyes of other adults, people of her age are still psychologically more likely to be a child.

"There's no need to worry so much, you just have to do it with all your might, whether you succeed in the end or not is a matter for the god of fate to decide. Just as Rika was worried, another passenger in the carriage spoke, her name was Ace, and she was Alyssa's mother.

Eth's husband, the patriarch of the Cauchy family, had died in the cultist uprising, but Ace survived, and she had just been lifted from the curse to face a series of disasters, when the cultists rioted, she had to keep running for her life, the Cauchy family had been destroyed, and she had to live with her daughter in the imperial capital after losing her husband and family business, and then it was a bumpy journey of more than a month, all of which added up to make this beautiful woman look a little haggard.

But all this did not defeat her, and her daughter Alyssa is still alive, which is the strongest reason to support her efforts to survive.

"I... Understood, thank you..."Lika hurriedly thanked her, and then began to think again, she remembered the white wolf, more than a year has passed since the separation, I don't know how he is doing now?