Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"The equipment here seems to be well maintained. It doesn't look like it has been abandoned for a long time." Bronya looked at the relatively tidy houses and furnishings around her.

"Now that you put it that way, it does seem a little... Are there still people living in this town? Impossible..." Xier was also a little confused.

"Damn, why are they all empty? Do monsters rummage through boxes?" Xier rummaged through the boxes nearby, and without exception, they were all empty.

"The Rift Creatures don't need human supplies, and they won't be so... polite when they steal things." Bronya reminded.

"Do you mean that someone has taken the lead over us?" Seele looked at Bronya.

"Just a guess... um... look, there are traces of trampling on the ground here." Bronya pointed to the mud on the side.

"The smell of soil is still fresh, so the other party should not have been away for too long. Let's go, even if we have to turn this market upside down, we have to find the thing." Xier said to the three people.

The three of them then searched nearby.

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Xier saw a shadow behind a stall.

Xier walked over and was instantly surprised.

"Eric? Hey, kid! Why did you come here alone? Don't you know how dangerous this place is?"

"Xi...Xi'er? You...you have any right to control me! I...I go wherever I want, it has nothing to do with you!" Eric took a step back.

"You hid all the supplies here? That's pretty capable of you, but what are you going to do if we don't take care of the wandering monsters? Are you going to just stay in this corner and shiver?"

"Who...who asked you to meddle in other people's business? I could have escaped immediately and I don't need any help from adults at all!" Eric said stubbornly.

"You're still being stubborn. So, tell me, how are you going to take away several bundles of steel plates in front of the monsters?"

"This...this...there will always be a way..." Eric said hesitantly.

"Can you give us some supplies? We can use them to save people." Xing said to Eric.

"You don't have to be polite to him. This kid is a notorious thief. If I remember correctly, you also stole these clothes from other kids, right?" Xier said, and then looked at the clothes on him.

"That...that is..." Eric's words were on the tip of his tongue...but he couldn't utter them.

"Honestly, what's the use of the steel plate and gauze? We need them to save people." Xier asked him.

"Two hundred..." Eric said with his head down.

"what?"

"Two hundred Winter City Shields..." Eric raised his head and said to Xier.

"Did I hear you right? You still want to negotiate terms?" Xier looked at Eric in front of her with some surprise.

"Um...how much are two hundred Dongcheng coins?" Xing asked from the side.

"Um... not much, but I don't have a wallet with me..." Bronya replied awkwardly.

"Are you really going to give him money? I told you, this is his usual trick." Xier explained to the three people.

"No...no, this time is different! I need money, because dad..." Eric was interrupted by Xier before he could finish his words.

"You're using your father as a shield again...If he knows you keep doing this, you'll be in trouble." Xier sighed after listening to Eric's familiar words.

"Wow..." Eric suddenly burst into tears.

"Seele! That's enough, stop talking." Bronya gently supported Seele's shoulders and walked in front of Eric.

"Your name is...Eric, right? This is for you, take it." Bronya took something off her clothes.

"What is this...?" Eric wondered.

"This is a medal, awarded to me by the City Builder...Do you see the blue stone in the middle? It is the purest earth marrow crystal. You need money for family reasons, right? Take it, and any buyer with a little knowledge will be able to see its value at a glance." Bronya explained.

"Well...thank you...thank you sister." Eric wiped his tears.

"But you have to promise me one thing...you will never steal other people's things again. Can you do it?" Bronya said to him with a smile.

"I...I understand! I will never steal anything again!" Eric said seriously.

"Then let's make a deal. If you break your promise, I will personally bring the Iron Guards to arrest you. Keep the medal and hurry back to town. We have cleared all the obstacles on the road." Bronya reminded considerately.

Lin Yu looked at her, she was really gentle... But that medal... should be very important to Bronya, right?

"Thank you...thank you, sister whose name I don't know! Take all these things! You, you also have to be careful! There seems to be something scary in the high house...Oh, yes...yes! The road in front of the market is blocked...If you want to go forward, you have to take a detour through the shopping street." Eric pointed to the street on the right.

"We understand, thanks for the reminder." Bronya said, and gave him the medal.

After he got it, he glanced at Bronya and Seele, then left without looking back.

"That thing is very valuable to you, right? Is it okay to just give it to Eric?" After Eric left, Xier asked her.

"If we can make him completely reform, this price won't matter," Bronya said.

"Ha...what if he still doesn't repent?" Xier didn't think that a child who often stole things would change because of this incident.

But if something really happened to his father, if the medal was exchanged for money and helped them, it might change something, but this is also uncertain.

"Since I was little, my mother has always taught me to be tolerant and to cherish the kindness in people's hearts... Even if I am just a glimmer of light, I should try my best to illuminate others. I have to give him this opportunity, Xier, because no one else can give him this opportunity."

"Your words are really hard to understand, let's continue on our way." Xi'er said disapprovingly..

...

"Go up from here and you will reach the entrance to the orphanage."

"We're almost there! I didn't expect this place to be so well preserved..."

"We're here! It's been so long...this place hasn't changed at all." Xier said while looking at the entrance of the orphanage.

"These boxes have been here for many years, right? Are you sure there are still usable supplies in them?" Bronya asked doubtfully.

"You don't think people in the lower levels care about the expiration date, do you? It's good enough to have something to use. Wait... empty... this is also empty...! Why are they all empty... Whose is it?" Xier flipped through the boxes, and found that they were all empty without exception...

"Be careful! There are enemies behind us!" Bronya warned.

"I've only seen this kind of monster at the front line of the restricted area..."

"Hmph, no matter who you are...you dare to attack me from behind, I won't let you go!" Xier took out her weapon.

(Battle skipped)

"Ha... that's all... that long-range attack from the ice ball is really scary..." Xier said breathlessly.

"We are the righteous four against one," Xing said.

"Hmph, I can handle it by myself, but... it's really fun to fight with you guys. The area around here should be quiet now, let's continue to search inside."

"It's not an illusion..." Bronya lowered her head in thought.

"Ah? What are you talking about?" Xier asked in confusion.

"This building and these children's rides...I've seen them before," said Bronya.

"Huh? Come on, the upper and lower levels have been blocked for more than ten years, and not a single Silver Mane Guard has come down. It would definitely be big news for a young lady like you to visit the underground. Wait, could it be that before that..." Seele looked at Bronya.

"Well, there is this possibility, and this is the only way to explain why my memory is so vague. Let's go, I have to look around more to be sure..." Bronya said as she looked around.