Han Jin had a very good rest. After all of these events, he trusted his friends and felt reassured to leave his safety in their hands.
He didn't wake up until he was forcefully awoken by Steelberg's shaking. When he finally opened his eyes, he saw that Sunier and Moxinke were also in the wooden shed. Within Steelberg's hand was a piece of meat, its intense aroma enveloping the whole shed.
Han Jin perked up immediately and was eager to taste the meat. Steelberg smiled and said, "Let me feed you, young master."
"No need, I'm not that weak." With this said, Han Jin tried to sit up with his elbows supporting him. "Just help me up."
Steelberg didn't insist and carefully held the back of his young master. After taking a bite from the roasted meat, Han Jin was momentarily stunned and asked, "Is this the meat from the Earth Bear?"
"No, it's not." Sunier shook her head. "There was a mother bear nearby. Moxinke and I didn't dare piss them off."
"That was a wise decision! You must not take unnecessary risks for me, otherwise..." Han Jin forced a smile.
"You wish! Who do you think you are?" Sunier smiled. "If I can do something for you incidentally, I would. But if it entails danger… I would not even think about it."
Han Jin felt somewhat awkward. "Then what is…"
"Moose meat. You don't like it?"
"Of course I like it. It's a blessing that I even have something to eat." Han Jin made a joyful expression.
At this moment, Moxinke lifted up the straw curtain and strode in. "Do you have any more fifth-grade magic crystals, Sunier?"
"Yeah, I do." She turned over her hand. In her palm were some water-blue magic crystals, which had been picked up from those human-faced eagles by Han Jin.
"No, these won't work. Cessacioun said he needs some with fire elements."
"Fire elements? I am afraid I don't have any."
"What a nuisance!" Moxinke was furious. "With your trap alone, it's useless."
"Let's discuss this later. Don't disturb Raphael, he needs to rest." Sunier winked at Moxinke.
"Oh." Moxinke nodded as if he had understood her implication. He turned around and started to walk out, but after just two steps, he suddenly stopped. "By the way, Cessacioun is wondering if you can lend him your soft armor."
"What does he want to do with my soft armor?" Sunier frowned.
"It has such an effective defence . He knows a bit about alchemy and wants to take a look at it." Moxinke laughed. "Haha! If all of us had a set of soft armor, then what could hurt us?"
"That soft armor of Sunier's is indeed very strong." Han Jin nodded.
"How do you know?" Moxinke asked curiously.
"I tried to tear it up with all my strength and it… heh." Han Jin contemplated their dialogue at this moment and answered without thinking it over, but when he realized he had made a slip of the tongue, he shut up immediately and smirked.
"Not only you, even the Earth Bear..." Moxinke laughed, but before he could finish his words, Sunier stopped him.
"Cut the crap!" She thundered.
Han Jin didn't know what had happened when he fell asleep that made Moxinke's attitude towards Sunier change dramatically. If it were yesterday, Moxinke would undoubtedly get mad if she shouted at him like this.
"Sure , I'll shut up..." But Moxinke suddenly remembered something and stopped. "What did you say just now, Raphael? You said you tore it…"
"I didn't say anything!" Han Jin shook his head and denied quickly.
Sunier drew a long breath. Then Moxinke took two steps back, turned around and left the shed. The succession of his movements was very smooth.
"Sunier, you..." Han Jin didn't know what to say. He now understood that Sunier and Moxinke already had a fight with the bear of Earth. If it wasn't because of her armor, she would have been badly hurt. The subject of their conversation just now indicated that they hadn't given it up and decided to hunt the fierce bear again.
"I am a huntress. I am not afraid of any challenges in the woods. On the contrary, I quite enjoy the feeling of a challenge." She said with a cold voice. "Please don't think too much. I am not hunting these bears for you. It's just that if I want to improve my strength, I have to compete with strong enemies. Without the baptism of iron and blood, I cannot break through my bottleneck. So, I only did this for myself."
"You are an elf, aren't you?" Han Jin asked softly.
"My identity is no secret to you, is it?" Sunier showed a trace of slight smile.
"I heard that elves hate war and fighting, don't they?"
"I am an exception." Sunier paused. "In fact, each race has exceptions. The Archmage Heine, a human like you around 100 years ago, called for the owners of the territories to stop this endless war; what he said is still unforgettable by people."
"What did he say?"
"A lot! All of his words very impressive, but the most impressive one to me was that..." Sunier's voice turned serious: "'Let the weak be strong. Let the pessimist march forwards!'"
Han Jin didn't interrupt her since they'd started discussing such a profound topic. Han Jin had to keep his mouth shut. He knew too little about this world, let alone about the topic of philosophy. If he said one word wrong, he would be betraying himself.
"Most elves think human beings are vile, brutal and greedy. We can only say that those elves are too shallow." Sunier said slowly. "Any race, even the evil spirits of Earth, have had noble people or even enlightened ones, who led their race, or even the whole world, towards prosperity and power."
"Well..." Han Jin hesitated: "Don't you think this topic is too profound for me?" He suddenly felt that Sunier was like a doctor. When he was a detective, he had met one. Doctors always gush over their thoughts by quoting the ideas from classical literature and show their concern about the future of human beings and the balance of the society. They would not even allow others to interrupt them if they were setting forth their opinions. But the point is, HanJin was not interested in it at all. All he wanted was just food and energy.
Sunier turned to Han Jin and stared at him. After a moment, she asked, "Do you know how Archmage Heine died?"
Han Jin was totally in desperation. Their talk was like whistling jigs to a milestone, incongruous and irrelevant.
"Because he had the determination to change this troublesome world but lacked the power to do so." Before Han Jin could reply, Sunier told the answer herself.
"Oh... Sunier, I understand that you respect Archmage Heine very much, but he has been dead for a long time, and we do not have any relationship with him, right?" Han Jin looked at Sunier's face. "Now I just want to know, why are you helping me?"
"Out of curiosity." Sunier smiled: "You have a talent that I have never seen before, and I want to know how far you can go."
"Just curious?"
"Yes, just curious. What else do you think I want from you?"
"Then ..... can you carefully listen to a few words of mine?"
"What?"
"Sunier, what do you think our greatest advantage is?"
"Our advantage?" Sunier considered seriously for a moment. "We seem to have no advantage at all."
"It's time." Han Jin said ponderously. "We are young and we have plenty of time, nothing can push us to a desperate position at present. Trust me, do not provoke the bear of Earth anymore. I had faith in myself in the past even when you did not know about my secret. Now with your help, I'm even more convinced. So we needn't do anything in a rush."
"You are a calm man." Sunier smiled: " I'll think about it."
