A series of doubts surged through Lance's mind, making him toss and turn and feel very amused at the same time.

I'm just a rookie born in a small village, except for his dad Candita and Ike's dad Bernie, who used to be two more powerful mercenaries, nothing else seems to be special.

The village is a small village where a stranger is rare all year round, and although there is a tavern in the village, it is really small, and it is frequented by the men of the village.

Although his father Candita seems to be more strict with him, Candita's love for him is undoubted.

He also has a gentle, virtuous, and well-cooked mother, Keith.

Thinking of this, Lance swallowed his saliva, he really missed his mother's cooking after going out for so long.

That "Orlando" had mentioned "Guardian of the Continent", and although he had never heard of the name before, it was also conceivable through the literal meaning that it must be the existence of those legendary heroes in Grandpa Laurie's story.

Oh, Grandpa Laurie was a learned and well-informed bard, and for as long as Lance could remember, the old bard had told them stories of fascination under the old elm tree at the entrance of the village, such as the Tale of the Seven Warriors.

Lance sighed lightly, the seven legendary heroes who have been dead for more than 700 years, although they have not had any intersection with Lance and Ike, but under the wonderful interpretation of Grandpa Laurie, they have already become the idols of Lance and Ike.

"Am I going to be a legendary hero like the Seven Warriors?"

Thinking of the name "Orlando" gave him, a faint anticipation rose in Lance's heart.

The wood in the campfire made a louder pop under the effect of the flames, pulling Lance's thoughts back a little, and he then rolled over and lay on his side in a more comfortable position, his eyes that had been looking at the sky fell on Ike, who was not far from him.

Ike's qualifications are average, but he always has such a persistent energy, and with this energy, Ike's growth is not much slower than his.

Thinking about all the mischievous troubles in his childhood, a warm smile appeared on Lance's face.

At that time, Ike didn't take the blame for him, and every time he was beaten and punished, Ike would always say to him who felt guilty: "Hehe...... I'm thick-skinned and durable, and you see that you have fine skin and tender meat, and if you are cleaned up by Uncle Candita, you will definitely be worse than me......"

Thinking about it now, the way Ike grinned in pain at that time, obviously incredibly ugly, was so dazzling in his eyes that he still can't forget it.

"Grandpa Laurie said that usually heroes have one or more partners who share life and death, and they will also meet confidants who admire them. ”

Thinking of the "confidante", Lance unconsciously aimed his gaze at the sleeping Della, the woman whose almost entire figure was completely hidden in the cloak, despite the flaws on her face, exuded a special attraction in Lance's eyes.

Under the cover of night, Lance peeked at the other party unscrupulously, and he didn't know what he thought, and his white face gradually began to get hot.

Lance didn't know what it was called, after all, he was just a simple young man who had just turned sixteen.

That's when he thought of something Orlando had said, a feeling that came from the soul......

Lance's belief suddenly moved.

"Soul, Spirit of the Seven Swords?"

"Could it be that the spirit of the Seven Swords is its soul?

This idea circled in Lance's mind and then had a tendency to take root, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense, as if it had opened the door to a new world.

"If a sword had a soul, what would it look like?"

Lance's knowledge of the entire Kstana continent is not particularly clear, although Candita has given them some basic knowledge of adventure before leaving, but after all, it is only some basics, and most of the legendary things such as the "Spirit of the Seven Swords" come from the stories that Grandpa Laurie told them.

However, each story has been artistically processed by the bards, and no one can say how much truth there is in it. After all, so many years have passed, and the bards who recorded these stories are long gone.

Therefore, Ren Lance searched all the memory fragments in his head, but could not find any relevant information about the soul, and Lance had no choice but to give up the search and decided to find an opportunity to go to those ancient libraries to seek answers.

In addition to this, there is another issue that needs to be confirmed.

That's "necromancy".

Although Lance's perception of "necromancy" comes entirely from the stories told by Grandpa Laurie in his childhood, judging from the various visions they encountered after entering the Irene Forest this time, it is too far-fetched to insist that it is beast control.

Especially in the battle with the Wolf King not long ago, the corner of his eye swept to Orlando, who had not joined the battle, and for a moment raised his bow and arrow towards them.

This is not something that can be explained by simple animal control.

What's more, at that moment, Lance also felt a trace of death from Orlando's body.

Although it was only a trace, it was enough to make Lance jealous.

It was the dark magic that had caused great waves on the continent of Kostana four hundred years ago, how could it not make Lance feel uneasy?

Orlando's anomaly was quietly told to Ike when he went out with Icke before, but in order not to attract Orlando's attention, the two did not talk deeply, and only quietly mentioned a little vigilance to Orlando.

Lance didn't know if the others had discovered Orlando's anomaly like him, or if they had been on guard against Orlando like he was, and under this unknown premise, the only person he could trust was Ike, who had grown up with him since childhood.

It was precisely in this situation that Lance truly saw the hardships of mercenaries, and made him understand how important it is to have a group of trustworthy companions.

"Maybe it's really me thinking too much!"

Lance thought uncertainly, and suddenly turned his gaze to Orlando, who was leaning against the trunk of the tree with his eyes closed.

This adventure was initiated by Orlando, and the people who came except for him and Ike, the rest of them can be regarded as old friends of Orlando, and Orlando shouldn't have any bad behavior towards his friends, right?