I raise elves in Florian

The brave Simmel.

Twenty-eight years after his death.

The central states.

The Grantz Strait.

Shi Yichen and his two companions were led to the seaside by an old man. There were many shipwrecks floating on the sea, not only here but also in other places.

Frillie's job was to clean up the shipwrecks on the sea, because the New Year's celebrations were coming soon, and someone needed to clean them up.

"This place has always been a difficult passage for navigation, and many things have drifted here."

The old man stopped at the beach, looked at the sea surface filled with the wreckage of ships, and sighed.

“Our whole village used to clean up the coastline, but…”

The old man said helplessly, "At first, there were many people who came to clean it up, but they found that there were too many shipwrecks. They cleaned for a long time and only managed to clear out a little bit."

Gradually, people realized that they couldn't accomplish the task on their own, and fewer and fewer people began clearing the shipwrecks until there was no one left. There was no way around it; the strength of ordinary humans was limited.

"There's a shortage of manpower, so they're just ignoring it."

Frilian also looked at the shipwrecks on the sea. Aside from the old and young, there were only a few dozen people in the village who could do anything. They could manage to clean up the debris.

But there's no way to deal with the larger ship wrecks, and doing so is dangerous, unlike the mages who can simply stand on the shore and clear the ship wrecks from the sea.

"The sea here used to be crystal clear and extremely beautiful."

The old man looked at the sea and recalled the past. Back then, the sea was completely empty, looking like a mirror from afar. The sea shimmered under the sun, making it very beautiful.

"I know."

Frilian smiled and said, "Of course I know what this sea used to look like. I knew it eighty years ago. Frilian still remembers when Shi Yichen took her swimming in the sea, and the two of them hugged each other."

"How about this magic book as payment?"

The old man took out a magic book from his pocket and handed it to Frillie.

"A work by the great magician Flame."

Frilian took the grimoire from the old man, flipped through it casually, and immediately recognized it as a fake grimoire bearing the name of Flame, having seen the real Flame's works.

"Lord Frilian."

Philen also came over to look at the grimoire in Frilian's hand. Even Philen could tell that the book was fake, and he secretly reminded Frilian.

Is this the only magic book in this village?

Frilian placed the grimoire in Shi Yichen's hand, then looked at the old man and asked.

Shi Yichen picked up the magic book and started reading it. He could only say that it had nothing to do with the real Flame's notes. Then he returned the magic book to Frilian. He just didn't know who was so bold as to forge his teacher's things.

"Yes."

The old man nodded. Unlike other adventurers who accepted money as payment, Frilian accepted magic books as payment, and any kind of magic book would do.

"I understand, we'll continue with the cleaning."

Frillie nodded after hearing what the old man said; there was nothing she could do if there was only one copy.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

The old man bowed slightly to Shi Yichen and the other two to express his gratitude.

This request has been posted for a long time, and other people have come before, but the prices they offered were a bit too high, so the deal wasn't reached. This time, they agreed to clean up the shipwrecks on the sea with just one magic book. It's a losing deal, so I have to be grateful.

"This magic book is a fake, isn't it?"

Philon watched the departing old man and then looked at Frilian and said.

"It seems you've listened to me and studied hard. Well done, Philon."

Frilian looked at Philon with satisfaction. It seemed that Quarle's experience had made Philon realize the benefits of learning.

"Of course! She's our sweet little darling, Philon-chan."

Shi Yichen gently stroked Philon's purple hair. Philon squinted her eyes, happily enjoying Shi Yichen's caress.

"None of Flamme's works are genuine; this one is even considered crudely made among forgeries."

Frilian looked at the grimoire in her hand, her thoughts drifting elsewhere. She didn't know where her teacher's real work was; the original had disappeared before Flame died.

Frilian's gaze fell on Shi Yichen, who was standing to the side. If anyone really knew where Flame's notes were, it was probably only her.

"Then why did you take the job?"

Philon looked at Frillie with confusion. Knowing full well that the grimoire in her hand was fake, why did she still accept this commission? Wasn't this a waste of time?

"Because someone encountered a problem."

Frilian walked towards the shore with her magic book in her arms. Some people encountered difficulties, but most of them were just Frilian trying to slack off.

She'd been traveling for so long, and now that she'd finally arrived at a place, she definitely needed to rest for a while! That way, she could also study magic and spend some quality time with Shi Yichen.

"I don't think you're acting out of pure goodwill."

Philon knew Frillie's personality all too well. She didn't believe Frillie would choose to accept this commission just because of this; Frillie must be trying to slack off again.

"Now that we've accepted the commission, let's not think about anything else. Let's go back today, and we'll start cleaning up the shipwrecks tomorrow."

Shi Yichen reached out and rubbed Philon's little head. She would support whatever Frilian wanted to do. Since Frilian wanted to help others, they would definitely help her too.

"Looks like we'll be staying here for quite a while."

Philon looked at the mountain of ship wreckage on the sea, wondering how long it would take to clear it all. There were only three of them, and they estimated it would take several months to completely clean it up.

"Lady Frillien is really willful."

Philon shook his head helplessly at Frilian. Luckily, Shi Yichen was by his side, otherwise Philon wouldn't know what to say.

"Well, that's how Frillie is, but she's changed a lot."

Shi Yichen looked at Frilian and smiled gently. The Frilian now was so much better than the Frilian before. Perhaps she had experienced more and grown a lot. But no matter what Frilian was like, she liked her.

"I heard you."

Standing in front, Frilian turned to look at Shi Yichen and said something.

"So what if I heard it? No matter what you become, I will always love you."

Shi Yichen stepped forward, took Frilian's small hand, his eyes filled with love, and looked deeply into Frilian's eyes as he spoke.

"Yes, I... I love you too."

Looking into Shi Yichen's loving eyes, Frilian's face involuntarily turned red, even her ears turned red.

(Guys, I'm stuck on this writer's block. I don't even know how to continue.)