About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

After a while, a guy who looked like a business owner ran over shouting.

"Hey hey hey! What are you doing? This is my-huh?"

The boss was stopped by the patriot in the middle of his speech and half-forced into a small alley nearby.

After a few screams, the car temporarily became ownerless.

"It should be fixed... Although I don't think it was a big problem in the first place, I still fixed it, old timer."

Maria didn't care about the oil stuck on her body and cheeks, and gave the patriot a very hearty smile.

"……Um."

The patriot wrote a line of words in the notebook: "Strong mechanical engineering skills, not delicate, extra points."

Orson wrote the words "Excessive use of violence, points deducted" in the Patriot Observation Diary in his mind.

After that, the Patriot conducted several more "tests" on Xia Guang, and Xia Guang unconsciously received extra points for his sincere and optimistic attitude.

For example, when going out to eat, Xia Guang would specifically ask Aiguo what he wanted to eat, although he would be stunned when he got the answer "vodka".

Or maybe the Patriot would suddenly ask Xia Guang, "What do you think of the Carters, or more precisely, what do you think of the Snow Rabbit?"

"I don't know why you're asking this question, old man... But if it's a snow rabbit, it must be very cute, right?"

"[Full marks]"

"So these tests are useless—RUA!"

Orson, who tried to complain, was knocked away by the cat-ear helmet.

Later, the Patriot finally ended the test on Maria, and Maria finally had time to go with Orson to their original destination, the weapons shop.

After arriving at the weapons store, Maria's eyes sparkled as she switched back to her engineering-girl mode. Meanwhile, Patriot looked at his notebook with a subtle expression.

"Maria is a nice girl."

Orson asked the Patriot, before being glared at by the Cat-Eared Helmet.

"Although not as good as Yelena, she's... a pretty good girl. She doesn't have the strength to be called a 'knight' yet, but other than that, she's more suitable for the title than those so-called tournament knights."

The Patriot spoke highly of Maria. Although Xia Guang currently did not have the combat capability that the Patriot could recognize, in the short period of time they spent together, Xia Guang demonstrated very valuable qualities.

This is exactly what Casimir is currently lacking.

"I understand a little bit now why you're staying in a place like this. That child might indeed be able to make the name of 'Lin Guang' shine again—but only if someone stays by her side to protect that belief."

The patriots understood Orson's choice. Maria was indeed a girl worth looking forward to and protecting.

"Patriot Senior...!"

Orson was very moved that the patriot understood his behavior.

"So, who is this girl? And this one?"

"..."

The touching moment lasted less than 5 seconds. Orson looked at the photos of himself and Platinum in Patriot's phone, as well as the photos of himself and Zofia buying a house in the gossip, and his smile gradually froze.

Humph, what? I still have to die in the end.

Orson showed an open-minded smile. It seemed that he would not be able to escape from Wuhu today.

31. Get out of the way, Silence is trying to show off!

"There really are so many great things here! Coming here was the right decision... Uwaaa, Orson!?"

Maria was as excited as an ordinary girl shopping in a self-service cosmetics store, but before she could express her emotions, she saw Orson lying on the table, his whole body covered with pimples.

"What's going on... Um, where's that old Eskimo guy from earlier?"

Xia Guang tilted his head and asked Orson, who smiled bitterly and said that the old senior had gone back early because he had his own things to deal with.

"So, Orson, you look so shabby..."

"Ah, we had a little quarrel, and then that old guy gave me a bone-setting gift package."

His explanation did not convince the patriots. The good news was that they also had to hurry back. After all, his existence was very special and he could not lose contact for a long time. Otherwise, the top leaders of Casimir would probably not be able to sleep well.

The bad news is that even so, the Patriots still have time to sneak in a beat-up on Orson.

"Eh... a fight? Actually, I've had fights with my aunt and sister before, though they were all minor matters. Remember to make peace with each other afterwards. Although that old man seems a bit stern, he's probably a very nice person."

Xia Guang put a finger on his chin and said, probably recalling his previous ignorant experiences.

"hehe."

Orson made a brief speech on Xia Guang's judgment.

"But, although the old guy is old-fashioned, you're right, he's a great person."

After quietly complaining about the Patriot, Orson still agreed with Maria's judgment of the Patriot.

That last pure-blooded Wendigo, despite his various flaws, was still the greatest warrior and father Orson had ever seen.

"By the way, Maria, have you heard of the 'Patriot of Ursus'?"

Orson suddenly became curious and asked Xia Guang about the Patriots, just to get a little more information.

"Patriot... I heard that name from my grandfather. It was about an enemy on the battlefield back then. Although he was an enemy, I think he was a very admirable enemy. My grandfather said that the patriot captain also had his own beliefs and stances... Um, Orson, what are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?"

Xia Guang tilted his head, searching his memory for information and opinions about this name, and then asked Orson in some confusion why he was smiling at him like a pervert.

"Nothing, nothing, have you chosen your weapons?"

Orson put away his smile and asked Maria if she had found the weapon she liked, and ended the topic of Patriots.

It seems that whether it is the 'Bozhuocasti on the battlefield' or the 'weird old man wearing a cat-ear helmet (PS. After asking, I found out that it was bought by Froststar, no wonder the patriot would wear such a weird thing)', Orson does not need to worry about Maria's attitude towards him.

"Almost there. We have almost all the necessary materials here. We can get the remaining parts at the grocery store."

Xia Guang nodded to Orson.

"That's good... Wait, ingredients? Grocery store?"

Several nouns that seemed to have nothing to do with weapons suddenly appeared, which made Orson stunned.

"Hey hey hey... please consider it a surprise for now. I still need to make some more selections. Can Orson wait a little longer?"

"Mou Mentai."

Orson gave a thumbs up, and Xia Guang immediately went back into the shelves.

——Maria gets really excited when she encounters things related to machines and knights. Will she really fall in love with a lathe toolbox in the future...?

Looking at Xia Guang's shadow, Orson sighed.

But what he didn't know was that after leaving, Xia Guang went into a cargo rack, with his hands on his cheeks, looking a little troubled.

"Why am I so happy... I'm not sure if Orson will like it. Seriously... I need to keep a calm mind, keep a calm mind, otherwise I won't be able to calmly and objectively select equipment materials!"

Although Xia Guang really likes these machine-processed and retro knight-style weapons, it is not to this extent. The reason why Xia Guang is so excited is mainly related to Orson.

Xia Guang rubbed his face, forcing himself not to think about other things for the time being and concentrate on finding the items he needed next.

"Ha, isn't it the famous Miss Lin Guang who is going to participate in the knight competition this time?"

Just as Xia Guang was searching the shelves again, four or five young men in uniform armor walked into the store and met Maria.

"Are you... from the Order of the Bladehelm?"

Maria recognized these people as the most popular and largest apprentices of the Knights of the Bladehelm in Casimir.

"That's right. We are the Knights of the Bladehelm, the Knights who will win this knight tournament. And you? You're just relying on the Linguang family to gain publicity. You're just a fox borrowing the power of a tiger."

The leading apprentice of the Bladehelm Knights laughed at Maria loudly and openly.

Maria knew very well that in the competition a few years ago, four knights of the Knights of the Front Helm had the opportunity to enter the semi-finals, but they were all defeated by Margaret in the team melee and did not even get a decent ranking. Therefore, it was normal for the Knights of the Front Helm to be hostile to the [Lin Guang] family.

"That's not all, Miss Lin Guang. Your family's current situation is not even as good as the Whip Blade Knight who was originally a squire, and you still want to find a male infected knight to mess around with under such circumstances? What on earth are you thinking, hahahaha!"

"—"

Hearing these people's extremely harsh words, Maria clenched her fists, but did not explode. She remembered her uncle's words - "How far do you want to trample on the name of Lin Guang?"

I want to be a true "knight", not one of those who wear the name of knight but are only arrogant and conceited.

"Get out of here. There are no weapons suitable for people like you in a place like this. There are only us--"

"What are you guys?"

Before the apprentice of the Knights of the Blade Helm could finish his blatant mockery, a familiar and reassuring voice suddenly came from behind Maria.

"...Orson!"

Orson, who had just been lying there, had come to her side without her noticing. Maria looked at Orson and unconsciously felt relieved and calm.

"You're the infected one, right? Haha, you really are always sticking together... huh!?"

The leading apprentice was stunned for a moment by Orson's sudden appearance, and then showed a mocking expression again.

But this time, before he could finish his words, he discovered that there was suddenly a very familiar sword in Orson's hand - it was the knight's sword that he originally had on his waist.

"What did you say before? Maria isn't worthy of using these weapons, right?"

Orson grasped the apprentice's knight's sword and activated his Originium skills, making the weapon in his hand extremely brittle.

"Ah...ah!?"

Cracks slowly appeared and then spread to the entire part of the knight's sword.

finally--

Click!

Orson used his hands to move, and with an extremely crisp sound, the knight's sword turned into pieces on the ground.

“You… you, what did you do?! That’s the sword that’s been passed down in our family! Even if you sell your life, you can’t pay for it—ahem!?”

The apprentice knight was instantly furious, but before he could explode, Orson gently pushed him against a shelf nearby.

"Sh ...

Orson placed a finger on the other's lips, signaling him to shut up. The apprentice knight also obediently shut his mouth.

——If you don’t cooperate, you will die.

Looking into Orson's eyes, the trainee knight had this concept very clearly in his mind.

"Sorry, I didn't realize it was something so valuable. So, who's next?"

Orson apologized to the apprentice knight and then turned his gaze to the other members of the Knights of the Blade Helm.

"Hey...!"

After witnessing what just happened, the remaining few people instantly lost their arrogance. They held their weapons tightly at their waists with both hands and looked at Orson as if they saw a monster.

For a knight, his weapon is as important as his lover. The guy whose weapon is broken into pieces will not only be scolded by his family, but may also be expelled from the Knights Association.

Such punishment was too severe. For a moment, no one dared to say a word, fearing that they would be the next to be targeted by the short boy in front of them.

"You're still pretty sane—let's go. I don't want to make things too big of a deal."

Seeing that the others had already given in, Orson sighed, threw the knight apprentice beside him to the group, and signaled them to get out.

"You...just wait...! You infected bastard, do you know who you've offended?"

After being thrown out from Orson's hands, the leading apprentice of the Blade Helmet Knights roared in fear.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, do you know how to make someone quiet forever?"

"—!"

They didn't even have the courage to curse. Seeing the "pause" slowly spreading behind Orson, the group of people immediately ran out in a panic.

"Orson...are you okay?"

The commotion ended temporarily, and Maria looked at Orson somewhat at a loss.

"I should ask those guys this question—and you, I'm glad you're okay."

Orson stood on tiptoe and patted Maria's hair.

"Um……"