Amber Sword-Chapter 590: Scene 44 Silver Mine (5)
The room fell silent as soon as Brand arrived.
However, Brand didn’t pay it any attention. He walked into the shed and sat on the only empty straw mat. Everyone’s gaze followed him, focusing on him—especially the young boy named Maher, who was almost frowning while staring at him without moving.
Brand couldn’t help but shake his head secretly, thinking to himself, was he really that intimidating? Though he didn’t show it, the power of the Golden Domain allowed him to be acutely aware of everyone’s every move around him. The other party’s tense muscles and heavy heartbeats confirmed that they were extremely nervous.
But he didn’t dispel this tension, thinking it was better this way. Although these guys wouldn’t expose his matter for the time being, who could say for sure? It’s better to monitor their every move here.
Because of his presence, the strange and tense atmosphere in the room persisted until after dusk, specifically after dinner.
Most of the workers actually arrived at the mining area on Sunday evening. The silver mine usually started operating the next morning, so Brand had plenty of time to get familiar with the situation here.
However, he didn’t try that awful dinner. He couldn’t even distinguish what was cooked in that pot, the green sludgy stuff looked like a witch’s potion—even had a sour smell to it. Just a glance was enough to turn his stomach, let alone eat it.
He only felt fortunate that he brought enough rations under Yuta’s reminder. At the same time, he suspected whether that Maid Corps Commander had done similar work before, otherwise, how could she be so experienced?
After walking around outside and intentionally or unintentionally confirming the locations of other camps, Brand returned to his own shed. But this time, as soon as he entered, he saw that malnourished boy sitting in the room.
He didn’t seem to have gone out with the others. Brand’s gaze swept aside and found that the girl was also there, accompanying the boy.
He paused for a moment. "You’re not eating?"
Brand thought this guy was being ostracized by others. After all, such things often happen in such groups, it’s not uncommon. But the frail boy shook his head, "I don’t eat dinner."
The other party didn’t seem afraid of him but answered calmly. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
No dinner? Brand was stunned. "Fasting?" He immediately thought, could it be that this boy was a follower of the Silver Lily Sect? In his impression, only those ascetic monks had such strange habits.
The monks of the Silver Lily did not eat dinner to remember the days when King of Flames Harut was on the Great Plain—those were the hardest days for humans during the dark times, wandering in the wilderness to escape the pursuit of the Miner people—countless people died of hunger on this escape route.
In response to Brand’s question, the boy nodded.
The Silver Lily Sect was a small sect under the Flame Temple, common in the Anlek Region. However, ordinary believers of this sect generally did not fast unless they were monks’ apprentices receiving instruction.
So Brand looked at the boy and asked, "Have you studied under a monk?"
The boy nodded again. "I studied with a monk for a while, although I haven’t fully entered, I was also instructed. Sir," he replied gracefully.
"You can read?" Brand asked.
The boy nodded.
This was extraordinary. Back then, even as the Militia Captain of Buqi, Frey only recognized a few characters, and that was because this Valkyrie was fortunate enough to meet Madden as the Guard Captain. Madden, as Buqi’s Guard Captain, was very famous in the game. The reason he was different from other Erune soldiers was that he was not only literate but also knowledgeable.
In this regard, Brand’s grandfather was the same. But Brand knew that his ancestors must have been prosperous at some point. His father, at least, was a mill master, and it was normal for their family to have some inherited education.
Romantic, on the other hand, was entirely due to her aunt. It would be a joke if the descendants of a witch couldn’t read. As for others, most of them were illiterate in this world. Among civilians, literate people were very few.
So Brand simply sat down and asked with great interest, "In that case, why did you come here? Although the Silver Lily Church is poor, it is still a formal sect recognized by the Flame Temple."
