System vs Rebirth
chapter-1022

1022 An Unexpected Encounter

"Mom!" A kid ran across the road, his body was drenched in sweat.

"Look at you." The mother smiled. While wiping the sweat on her son's forehead, she gave him a small bottle of water. "Here's your drink."

"Thank you, Mom!" The kid smiled as he held the bottle. "To think we could drink whenever we want."

"We should thank the Earl for giving us this opportunity." The mother nodded. Tears couldn't help but form on the corner of her eyes, feeling moved. In the past, just to get the water, she would have to walk to the river or wait in a long line to use the public well.

"When I'm bigger, I want to be a reliable person and serve the Earl!"

"Is that so? Go for it." The mother smiled.

Normally, they don't really recommend someone to work in the mansion. While the pay was good, the work was very harsh.

But this time, their Lord was different. She looked at her child, who had gotten stronger and more cheerful after they moved here.

Suddenly, they heard the clapping sound of a wooden wheel as both of them raised their heads, finding a man stopping in front of them. He was driving a wagon without a horse.

"Dad!" The boy jumped up while the mother smiled. "Are you done with your work?"

"How can I just be done with this? I'm just stopping for a bit after seeing both of you. There are still a lot of houses to be rebuilt in this city," said the man with a smug smile. His wagon was filled with rocks and wood.

"Is that so? Do you want to have a drink?" She asked while handing him the bottle.

"It's fine. I'll just drink once I reach my destination. I feel like I have been drinking so much that I end up peeing too much. Hahahaha!" The man laughed. "Anyway, I'm going again."

"Yes." The woman nodded.

"See you later, Dad!" The boy waved his hand with a bright smile on his face.

"See you later, Son. Protect your mother for me, will you?"

"Un!" The boy nodded.

The dad continued driving the carriage as he passed a lot of people with a smile on their faces.

Not long after, the street became busy once again as five people were crossing on it. They were Anna, the mayor, the Sword Arbiter, Layla, and Paladin Lloyd.

"The city feels so different from when I first came here. While I could feel a lot of hope in the past, there was still a gloomy feeling. However, right now… I can only feel happiness. Their voice is brimming with energy," said Layla with a big smile. Whenever she came to a city to bring some help, the condition would never become as good as this city.

The mayor said, "We have completed the water storage in a few locations. And once the installation is successful, we can finally open the pipe and allow them to get an unlimited amount of water. We should be able to do it within the next two months. And all the buildings that will be built from that point on will have the pipe installed already."

"That's good. How is the wall?" Anna nodded, satisfied.

"The wall repair should finish within three weeks."

"This is a wonderful city." The Sword Arbiter muttered while looking around. He had been watching over the city for a while and felt firsthand the difference between this city and his city.

Compared to Noel, he wasn't a good lord at all.

"What are you talking about? Your city will soon be similar to this." Anna smiled, teasing the Sword Arbiter.

"Hoho? Can I take your words seriously?" The Sword Arbiter smiled. "The kids are getting more active because they don't need to worry about the water. The wives can do a lot more things since they don't have to go to the river to fetch water or wash clothes.

"Seeing their family having an easier time, the husbands think all their hard work has paid off. With this, future generations will have a much brighter future." The Sword Arbiter sighed, feeling a bit envious. "I can't help but wonder if you have a plan for the future. Since the kids have a lot more time, doesn't that mean the parents can bring them to school? But school is kind of expensive."

"That's true. Noel mentioned it to me back then. He thought about making the school free. However, it will take a lot of money to do that since we need to find teachers and other things. In addition, the Rune Academy still needs to pay. There might be people complaining about it not being free." Anna sighed. "We are still thinking about the good system that allows us to increase general knowledge in Lounstein. After all, if we have a lot more people who can think for the future, the more unique ideas that will form."

The Sword Arbiter nodded in agreement. "That's true. Ah, this old man doesn't think that far into the future. I'm ashamed."

"Ahaha." Anna chuckled.

The group was heading to the north gate since this was the day for the test of their trailer.

As expected, there were a lot of people wanting to watch as the soldiers had a hard time controlling the people on the wall.

The moment they came out of the city gate, they could see some people from the Moon Temple loading the last bit of luggage.

"There are about 30 tons worth of materials inside." Lloyd reported. "There are stones, gravel, wood, and even ores."

Anna nodded while asking, "How is it, Andreas?"

The one operating the trailer this time was Andreas.

"The consumption is a bit higher, but it's not that much. Even a Spirit Practitioner can easily support the entire system until the next city. I will record the time, the consumption, and the materials later."

"I'll leave it to you. Once you return here, you can bring a few people to help as well. Just ask Charlotte about the people."

"Got it."

"Thank you for doing all this."

"It's fine. After all, you might have to leave again soon…" Andreas nodded, reminding her that his original purpose was to bring them to his kingdom per Old Ru's request.

"I know."

"In that case, I will go back to the trailer." Andreas immediately returned as the people seemed to have finished the loading process.

After the last check, making sure there was no leak, Anna gave the final nod.

With that, Andreas began pouring his spiritual energy into the runes and the trailer started moving forward.

"Woooah?!" Lloyd sucked a cold breath.

"It can really bring all that stuff?" Layla asked for confirmation.

"It's already worth more than 30 wagons. To think that it can bring people along with it. In fact, it can bring more than a hundred tons if there's no passenger trailer." The Sword Arbiter shook his head in defeat.

"The era of logistics will begin." The mayor smiled, proud that he was going to witness it from the front seat.

Meanwhile, Anna didn't pay much attention. The moment the trailer started moving, she confirmed that the experiment had been successful. She ended up thinking about something else. "I wonder what Noel is doing right now… Has he reached the capital city?"

…

Capital City.

Noel was sitting on the bed. After a long journey, he had finally reached the capital city.

Since Ardagan wished for him to have a safe place before receiving the reward, Noel asked Marquis Stargaze to allow him to stay in the mansion, to which he agreed.

Now that he had gotten the place and time, he closed his eyes on the bed before opening his mouth and saying, "Ardagan."

[Mission: Solve the hidden danger (Complete)]

[Description: There is an incoming hidden danger coming to the city. Protect the city.]

[Reward: Spirit Information Part 3.]

Noel felt like his consciousness was being sucked, but at that time, Noel didn't realize that Ardagan was exuding a black spiritual energy, covering him in a sphere-shape barrier.

When he felt the scenery had changed, Noel gradually opened his eyes, realizing that the sky was dark.

"This place is…" Noel muttered while looking around. It only took him a moment before he realized that he was on a mountain. There was a small stone path going toward the edge and that was where he saw a figure of a woman standing near the railing. She seemed to be mesmerized by the sight of whatever was below the mountain.

Noel didn't know why, but he was attracted to her. It wasn't a romantic feeling, but something much purer than that.

He approached her carefully. "Hello…"

"You've finally come." The young woman turned around, revealing her true appearance.

"!!!" Noel widened his eyes in shock. "You…"

She had long blond hair, slightly wavy at the tip. Her age didn't seem to be that different from his. Her dress was a simple one piece pink dress that reached her knees.

She looked similar to Anna if not for the fact that her eyes were gold instead of purple.

"Who… are you?" Noel sucked a cold breath and took a step back.

Instead of answering him, the woman lifted her hands as if she were about to receive something. But that was when a black-

colored flame appeared and formed a sword.

Once the flame disappeared, a black sword fell to her hands. It was Ardagan.

"It's been a while, Ardagan. I hope you're doing well."

Ardagan released a bit of energy to respond to her, which made her smile.

After seeing her familiarity with Ardagan, Noel couldn't help but ask, "Are you my ancestor's wife?"

The person he was talking about was one of the three people who left behind a book as the Ardagan family's heirloom.

However, the woman shook her head and walked toward him. She gently rubbed his forehead while saying, "You're almost correct."

"Almost…" Noel furrowed his eyebrows before remembering there was one more person who might have the power to do all this. Noel instinctively lowered his head. "I…"

"What a clever child." The woman chuckled while stopping him from bowing. "You're correct this time. My name is Milinda, the first host of Ardagan."