New Century Warriors

Lei Ye had forgotten which year it was since he transmigrated.

All he remembered was that it was spring, a season of renewal. One day, when he went to bathe in a lake in the wild, he discovered that a beautiful girl had already gotten there first.

He hid in the shadows and observed for a while, and found that the girl had not taken off her clothes, nor had she surfaced.

It turns out he committed suicide by drowning.

Lei Ye dove into the water and pulled the person out. He performed artificial respiration and CPR, and finally managed to revive the person.

And this was his first encounter with Antorola.

That's why Raino was surprised. There was no need for Raino on Line 2 to go out and take a bath in the wild just to save money on public baths. Logically speaking, Antoura should have successfully committed suicide and died on Line 2.

But she's standing right here, alive and well.

She stood there silently for a full half minute.

"Mom... what do you mean?" Antoura honestly admitted that she was confused by Raino's words.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things from the past," Lei Ye glanced at Ye Lei behind him, immediately adopted the demeanor of a head of household receiving guests, and waved his hand, "Please sit down, Venus, bring a pot of fresh tea."

"Yes, sir."

At the same time, his mind raced, recalling everything about Antorola.

-

Antoura is a noblewoman who received the most elite education from a young age. Because she is the only child in her lineage, she was not raised as a young lady despite being female. Her family wanted her to become an outstanding heir.

Then her mother died.

Then a stepmother came along.

Then a younger brother came.

Then the family decided to groom the younger brother as the new family heir. As for Antorola, she seemed to be a half-finished product, but in reality, she was neither needed to lead the family nor had she lost her value as a young lady for marriage. Thus, she became an abandoned child. The family's final decision was to send her to the most dangerous city in the Frey Empire to serve as a governor. In a sense, this was no different from execution.

Hilarius, a legendary city filled with gods, where every governor who is sent to provide support quickly falls into the mortal realm, assimilates into the local population, and can never return.

Unfortunately, Antorola's earnest nature slowed her descent into evil. As the governor, she constantly tried to reform Hillius, but every time she solved a problem, a new one would emerge. The event that ultimately overwhelmed Antorola was the rampant goblin infestation at a certain time. Because the goblin extermination quests required venturing deep into caves, even an excellent team like an all-female squad could fail in such complex terrain. In addition, the rewards for exterminating goblins were not high, so most explorers were unwilling to accept goblin quests. Wild goblins began to rampage through villages and multiply wildly.

Antorola was so tormented by her inability to save the suffering villagers that she could not accept her own powerlessness and took a path of destruction.

However, at this time she met Lei Ye.

After hearing the drowning girl's tearful account as she awoke from her coma, Raino made a deal with her.

"If I help you solve the goblin problem, can you be my mother?"

"You? You?" Antorola laughed in anger. "Don't even mention being your mother. If you could really make thousands of goblins outside the walls disappear, I'd give myself to you without a problem. Wait, what did you say you'd be?"

"I'll accept your offer of marriage, but your shoes were washed away by the current underwater just now, and I noticed your feet aren't very attractive."

Later, Antoura learned that Raino had already implemented the goblin extermination technique. She lost the bet for nothing, but she didn't feel any regret. At least the goblin problem was solved. She accepted the bet and became Raino's "mother".

When a serious young girl becomes a serious mother, she becomes the kind of mother that Raino finds most unacceptable.

"Mom taught you some swordsmanship today. What do you mean 'too tired'? I work so hard and still have to take time out of my schedule to teach you. Did I even say anything? Did you consider how Mom feels?!"

"What did I force you to do? I was doing it all for your own good. You're talking back, aren't you? Extra practice!"

"You're complaining again. I think you're really taking your good fortune for granted. I didn't have the same conditions as you back then. You're free and can use the money you earn as you please. I think you've just grown up and don't listen to your mother anymore."

In fact, most of Raino's combat skills were learned from here.

Later, when Lei Ye was really out of ideas, he started to use his own tricks to increase the mother's favorability. As a male god author who is very kind, after learning about her background story, Lei Ye used super chat skills to make Antoura forget her runaway father, her mother who flies in the sky, her younger brother who is in school, and the broken her from the past.

The earnest girl gradually began to smile.

One day, without warning, Antorola resigned from her position as governor (which was tantamount to renouncing her noble status) and officially joined the River of the Forest.

Unlike the special CG in Ga La Ge Mu Li, which only appears after a certain special event, this one is different.

On just an ordinary day, she suddenly decided to do it.

Like a fledgling bird trapped in its nest on a high cliff, it learned to fly on its own on a sunny day and flew away on its own instincts.

-

Lei Ye then had a lot to say, wanting to burst out like a string of pearls: flat feet, cheap dolls, mother, sword, ... but he always felt as if something was blocking him, just swirling in his mind, unable to come out.

Antoine sat up straight, her face showing sorrow and desolation; her lips moved, but she remained silent. Her demeanor finally became respectful, and she clearly called out:

"Boss Lei!..."

Lei Ye seemed to shudder; he knew that a sad, thick barrier had already separated the two of them.

"Having experienced the previous invasions of the filth, you should be able to sense that this time, Cepolis is serious compared to before. After a week of fighting, all the mages in the guild are exhausted. If this drags on any longer, the situation will be very unfavorable for the city."

Hmm? Exhausted? I saw Loya was all lively and energetic on her date today. Although she looked a little tired, it wasn't a big deal.

Is BYD just taking his salary and then slacking off on the city wall?

You can even slack off like this, you poet?

"So... I'll get straight to the point," Antorola finally couldn't hold back any longer when Lei Ye remained silent. "Boss Lei, I want to buy some weapons from you. I know you have a batch of restricted-level weapons that haven't been made available for sale..."

This one does.

Lei Ye had already been considering using these weapons to support the city; his only worry was...

Turning his head, he saw Ye Lei standing elegantly and gracefully behind him. While talking to Antoura, she remained silent and did not interrupt. But when Lei Ye's eyes met hers, he read a clear and sharp rejection.

Damn it, what happened to the family's imperial throne? Just one glare from him and my legs inexplicably went weak.

"Ah..." Lei Ye tugged at his crotch and spread his legs.

"Mr. Lei, what's wrong...?"

"I suddenly need to pee, haha, don't worry about it, go on."

"Pee... ah...? I... I was just about to say, ah, if you can sell me some weapons, I can give you that piece of land in the west that you've always wanted." Antorola was a little flustered and incoherent.

She still has that overly serious personality and isn't good at laning against top-tier players.

Honestly, how can she be the governor of Sylphide like this? But that's probably why she's so popular. I remember Antorola was quite popular back on Line 1.

She's much better than Loya, at least.

Unfortunately, Lei Ye knew that she diligently washed her feet, socks, and shoes every day, and that she had flat feet, lacking feminine charm in every sense, making her a regrettable woman.

Forget about all that, let's put that aside and just consider it an act of kindness for the sake of our past friendship that you may not know about.

"I possess a longsword that, when imbued with magic, can unleash lightning and fire. It is called the Thunderfire Sword. If mass-produced, it could become a mainstay on the battlefield, even for those without exceptionally skilled mages..."

As Lei Ye was speaking, he felt a pair of small hands pressing on his shoulders.

While pressing down on his shoulders, place two thumbs on the back of his neck and slowly rub.

Oh my god, that terrified me!

"I...I have an experimental, magic-powered M500 Magnum pistol. With the help of a mage, even a warrior who isn't good at magic can use it to launch ranged attacks. Ouch, ouch, ouch, it hurts!"

Honey, you have such a strong grip.

Antoura looked at Lei Ye and then at Ye Lei, pondered for a moment, and then seemed to have made up her mind.

"Besides the land you want, I'll give you a three-year tax exemption on your existing assets. If there are any other conditions, we can discuss them further."

It was only when Lei Ye arrived that he understood that the earnest Antorola, the impartial and incorruptible governor, was making a deal with him using the city's tax revenue.

They've truly fallen into evil...

However, Lei Ye wasn't bargaining with her. He didn't know what Lei Ye from Line 2 wanted the land for. He himself wasn't interested in these things, and he was willing to help even without compensation. The key issue was that Ye Lei didn't want to.

correct.

Worrying about these things is meaningless; the key is only Ye Lei.

Having figured this out, Lei Ye sat up straight again.

"I can really afford to pay up! I'm willing to pay, but I have my conditions! I don't want any land or tax breaks. After this, you just need to use your connections and power to throw me a super lavish wedding!"

"wedding!?"

As expected, Ye Lei was startled and released her hands, covering her mouth.

A moment later, she was so moved that she choked up.

"Finally...can our love finally move to the next stage?"

Lei Ye had been searching through the documents for the past few days, and apart from various qualification certificates and asset certificates, he couldn't find a marriage certificate. He found this suspicious, as he had noticed Ye Lei's affectionate behavior these past few days, suggesting they were already an old married couple.

How come they didn't get a marriage certificate?

"I really wanted that marriage certificate before, but you always told me that becoming a writer's wife meant you'd die and have your power drained, and you kept putting me off. But I wasn't afraid of that strange curse at all, darling. Now you're finally willing? I'm so happy!"

Haha, so that's why.

No... Lei Ye from Line 2 probably just made up an excuse to fool her. In reality, he was still a little uneasy. For example, just now, Lei Ye clearly felt that the thumb pressing on the back of his neck was icy cold and sticking to his skin, like... an octopus's sucker. Lei Ye, who had lived with Ye Lei for five years, would definitely notice some suspicious details from time to time.

Those octopus-like suckers... Damn, I'm suddenly so envious. It must be so cool to show off.

Getting off topic, in short, Lei Ye had been able to sense Ye Lei's desire to take their relationship to the next level these past few days, especially at night when this feeling was particularly strong. He knew this was a trump card that could be used to get Ye Lei to make some compromises at crucial moments.

I didn't expect to use it so soon.

For some reason, it feels a bit like selling one's buttocks...

"I'm just a businessman, I don't have the power of an explorer," Lei Ye changed his tone, becoming serious and somewhat heavy, "but I see this city being harmed, and it pains me to see it. Miss Antoura, have you ever been to the market? Do you know how much a loaf of bread costs now?" He held up his hand and spread his fingers, "Five large copper coins, a full five large copper coins."

"If this continues, the first to die won't be the explorers fighting on the city walls, but ordinary people who can't afford food. Under these circumstances, even I don't want to hide anymore. I want to contribute my share..."

Lei Ye glanced at Ye Lei, whose face immediately darkened again, and quickly added.

"Of course, I still need to discuss with my darling which magical items to use."

"But all you want in return is... this?" Antorola was touched, but also somewhat surprised. "If it's just a wedding, even without my help, Boss Lei, you could have put on a beautiful show, couldn't you? Besides, you should have a wider network of connections, right?"

Maria subtly tugged at Antorola's hem.

Speak softly.

"Don't you believe me? Boss Lei is a really good person. He obviously didn't want to cause you any trouble, so he just made up an excuse to agree to your request. I think even if you hadn't come today, Boss Lei would have still helped."

"But I really want to sell him that piece of land in the slum."

"Why are you still eating and taking things? Today's results are already great. Miss Ye Lei seems a bit off. I think it would be better if we went back first."

The two of them were not quiet at all in their whispered plot.

The two of them got up and said some meaningless nice things.

"That's settled then. We'll be waiting for you at the guild tomorrow. Thank you, Boss Lei."

"My teammates are very grateful for your care. I will bring them to visit again next time."

left.

Ye Lei personally saw them out and casually hung up a "Closed for Business" sign outside the door.

"Honey, I need to talk to you."

Then, with an unpredictable expression, she returned to Raino's side and grabbed Raino's forearm with a strong hand.

"Come, come inside with me."