amaotonovel Chapter 363 [Empire] Wen Ya's New Little White Dog Pendant
Chapter 363 [Empire] Wen Ya's New Little White Dog Pendant
"When do you usually go on missions? I was on a mission before and missed classes for a long time... The school almost asked my parents to come." I scratched my head embarrassedly.
He paused for a moment when I asked him, then looked down at the bowl in his hands, as if pondering his response. After a moment, he spoke, his tone tinged with resignation and self-mockery: "Usually, I usually miss classes at night or on weekends. I try to avoid them when I can, but honestly, sometimes I'm pressed for time and work, so I can't avoid them."
He paused, then looked up at me, a trace of fatigue in his eyes. "But I'm not as lucky as you. I don't have any family to support me. The school wants to invite my parents, so I have to bite the bullet and go to the lecture on my own. Fortunately, the merits and points I earned from completing missions can help me pay for tuition, otherwise I really don't know what I would do."
Hearing him say that, I felt a little uncomfortable. I couldn't help scratching my head and trying to lighten the atmosphere with a smile: "Actually, I'm not much better. I missed classes for too long when I took on a mission before, and the school almost had to find a guardian for me - you know how much they like to use this trick to threaten students."
He couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this. "What about you? Your foster caregiver wasn't called away, was he?"
"Not really." I touched my nose a little embarrassedly. "But the look in the teacher's eyes was enough to put me under enough pressure. I quickly made up for it later, otherwise I was afraid someone would really be 'invited'."
He lowered his head and took two bites of food, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. "You're lucky then. Sometimes, missions and school conflict greatly, but you have to find a way to hold on. Students like us who don't have strong backgrounds have to either rely on ourselves or... just rely on fate."
His words left me speechless for a moment. I knew he was telling the truth. Many students at this school shared my own pressures, but many more likely even had a much lower starting point. They desperately worked part-time jobs and took on assignments, both to support their studies and to survive. This struggle had long become the norm in their lives.
"Oh right." I suddenly remembered something and looked up at him and asked, "Have you taken on many missions recently? What types are they?"
"What else could it be?" He shrugged. "Miscellaneous tasks, delivery services, clearing out low-level monsters, that's all. That's the scope of a junior mercenary's duties."
I nodded, but secretly took note of these details in my heart.
After adding the boy's contact, I didn't stay long. I casually packed up my plate in the cafeteria and left. I headed straight for the playground, ready to take a walk to clear my head. The past few days' events had been piling up inside me, and I felt the need to sort them out.
There weren't many students on the playground, and the summer sun was still strong, but the breeze brought a hint of coolness, making people feel a little more comfortable. I walked slowly along the track, my steps casual, but my mind was constantly calculating.
In fact, with my mission level, number of completed missions, and completion rate, I'd already met the requirements for applying for the Advanced Mercenary qualification. My name was prominently featured on the Intermediate Mercenary Rankings. Many people knew the name "Yang Ruyuan," even if they'd never met me in person. It was perfectly normal for Wen Ya to see my name in the mission hall.
Despite this, I held off on applying for the advanced exam. I knew it would take several days and be incredibly demanding. I certainly had the ability to pass, but I couldn't carve out the time to focus on it.
more importantly……
I sighed softly, lowered my head slightly, my eyes fell on the runway under my feet, and a vague but warm figure emerged in my mind.
I knew Wen Ya would be worried if I went. He might not say it directly, but his every move, even a simple "go to bed early", showed his concern.
He has given so much to me these days. He would get up early to prepare breakfast for me, sit on the sofa with me and chat about trivial things, and coax me to sleep every night... All of this tenderness made it impossible for me to ignore his feelings.
It's not that I don't want to advance, I just want to give him as little reason to worry as possible when he's in my sight.
Thinking of this, I paused and looked up at the nearby greenery. A gentle breeze swayed the branches, and sunlight filtered through the cracks, casting a dappled, bright glow on the ground. I clenched Wen Ya's newly knitted little white dog pendant in my hand, a faint smile playing on my lips.
Right now, I don't need to rush into advancement. One day, I'll take responsibility for my choices and forge a path forward. But for now, I want to cling to the peace and stability I have.