A few days passed.
As usual, Elric continued his sword training.
His effort in training was almost five times that of his comrades in the Patrol Team.
Elric stood facing a training dummy, continuously striking it with his sword.
"Elric, someone is looking for you." Elric turned to his comrade who approached him.
Elric furrowed his brow, wondering who could be looking for him.
"Hahaha, Elric, let's see who it is," Felix said with a laugh, patting Elric on the shoulder as they walked together.
Upon arriving, Elric immediately saw a beautiful woman standing at the far end.
He was even more puzzled because it was the young lady of the Larka Family.
"Miss, are you looking for me?" Elric asked curiously.
"Yes, I want to thank you for saving my parents," the woman said with a smile.
"Please accept this, Sir Elric."
Elric raised an eyebrow when he saw the 5,000 gold coins the woman was holding out to him.
"Miss, it was nothing, and it's my duty to protect the residents of the Eastside."
Last month, Elric had indeed saved the Larka couple from their burning house. He did not ask for any payment because it was his job.
"Please accept it, Sir Elric. Even though you were just doing your job, I am very grateful. Without you, my parents wouldn't be here now..."
Elric took a deep breath.
Their monthly salary as Patrol Soldiers was 50 coins, while his salary as captain was 100 coins per month.
Now he was about to receive 5,000 coins.
Elric couldn't deny that this was a huge help for him; he could use it to speed up his progress to becoming a 1-star knight.
However, it went against his principles to accept it just like that.
"Okay, I'll accept it, but I'll be your bodyguard while you're here in the Eastside."
Elric didn't have much to do besides training, so this was his offer to repay her.
The woman was surprised by Elric's offer, but after a few seconds, she smiled at him and nodded.
"Okay... By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet."
"My name is Chione. Nice to meet you and thank you again, Sir Elric," Chione said with a smile.
After a few minutes, Chione left with a female servant of the Larka Family.
Elric watched her leave, then turned to Felix, who was standing not far away, also looking at Chione.
Felix quickly approached Elric with a smile.
"She's beautiful. Do you think I have a chance, Elric?" Felix asked.
Elric laughed and replied, "She is a student at Ironspire Academy, and I'm sure many suitors are after her or she already has someone. We are just patrol soldiers in the Eastside; we're not even promoted to knights yet."
Felix frowned as he realized the gap between him and Chione.
"Here, buy yourself some new armor gear," Elric said, handing 500 coins to Felix, as he was Elric's only friend there.
Felix happily accepted it.