The middle-aged woman next to her cried when she heard this, while the middle-aged man smoked cigarette after cigarette.The girl once again said, "Father, Mother, I'm going to quit school and get a job. I'll take care of you two from now on.""No!" The man threw away his cigarette butt and looked at the girl. "You're our only remaining child now that your brother's gone, Olga. Also, what job could you possibly get if you don't finish your studies? I'll think of something for your mother's medical bills."The girl lowered her head. Her name was Olga Lector, and the man was her father, Bruce Lector. Her mother, Lily Hurst, was suddenly struck with a severe illness and they had spent all of their savings to have her treated. Olga wanted to quit school to find a job so that her mother's medical bills could be paid, and she was their only hope.The whole family sat there, depressed over what to do. Lily was always crying, and her body was growing weaker by the day. Her son had died in

After leaving Lector Village, the weight in Adrian's heart was reduced only by a fraction. The last thing he wished to do was go through the name list of soldiers sacrificed in the line of duty and send his condolences to their families. This was something within his capabilities and something he needed to do.Meanwhile, Mya felt much more at ease. Inside the car, she heaved a long sigh before she said, "Damian's family will be able to live their lives a little better now that they've received that money. We've still got a long way to go. Just thinking about it makes me feel so tired.""Where to next?" Adrian asked."Hang on, let me check…" Mya opened up her file to take a look. She then squinted and said, "Next stop, Yelloton. Onward!"***Adrian and Mya headed to the next location in their jeeps, distributing both the money and death certificates belonging to the families of the fallen. Due to how many people were on that list, plus Adrian wanting to go through them all personal

Lincoln turned around and looked toward the horizon. The spot he was looking at had an island, which contained a large number of corpses.Lincoln rubbed his eyes. "The mission Gloria undertook ended up with zero survivors, and I'm the one who caused their deaths for not arriving sooner. Five years since then… Yet their bodies still lie on that island. I really wish to go there and bring them back to give them a proper burial.""What?" Mya was stunned when she heard this and took a step back. "I feel very sorry for them too, sir, but do you have any idea how dangerous it is to be on that island? We don’t have the ability to do such a thing right now."Lincoln looked at Mya. "When else would we have the ability to do so if not now, Ms. Mya? The moment I close my eyes, I see them, sunlight shining on their remains and blown by the sea breeze."Legate, I remember that you were Miss Gloria's beloved. You're the one who was supposed to be on that mission, but she took your place. Are you

"Yes, sir." Jacky chose not to say anything further when he saw how determined Adrian was. He turned around and said to his subordinates, "Prepare the NS Trinaga so that the legate can go out to sea with it tomorrow.""Yes, sir.""I'll arrange for a few people to go with you tomorrow, sir," Jacky added.However, Adrian shook his head. "I don't need a single one of your men. Just do your job and leave the rest to me. Also, don't worry about me. A new legate will be here to lead you all soon."Jacky took a deep breath, while Adrian said nothing more as he headed toward the pier. He sat down, facing the harbor in front of him, where tens of countries were within the outlands. Despite how vast the sea was, there were too many memories of the past in Adrian's mind about this place.For a moment, Adrian could not calm his heart.Shortly after, a woman appeared behind Adrian and said, "Um… General Jacky asked me to bring you some food and drinks, sir. Your room is ready too. You may go

As Adrian continued to sit there, Lincoln showed up shortly after. Adrian could guess who it was after hearing the sound of the footsteps behind him."You're no longer as young as you used to be, so are you sure you wish to spend the rest of your life this way?" he asked without even turning his head.There had been numerous veterans who have met unhappy endings throughout their life in Wyvern Peak, and there were many who were like Lincoln. Some of them chose to retire from the battlefield because of how much they missed their brothers. Some of them even lost their minds because of it. There are also some whose bodies crumbled from exhaustion after surpassing their limits when they were young. As a result, they were riddled with illnesses all over.Such was going to be Adrian's outcome when he got older. It was an inevitable shackle.Lincoln stood behind Adrian, dressed in his battle suit. It was an older version Wyvern Peak used to distribute, and Lincoln's had many stitch marks