The next morning, Rein awoke, and the first thing he did was reflect on whether his response to last night’s Iron Maiden Doll attack was appropriate.
There is an old saying from his previous life: “Reflect on oneself three times a day.”
Although the content of reflection was different, the principle was the same.
“First of all, an improvement from last time is that I now have the Hammer Skill as a means to fight the enemy,”
“So, after grasping the critical resonance frequency of the enemy, I was able to quickly use the immense shock power of the heavy hammer to inflict serious damage on defensively strong enemies like the Iron Maiden Doll!”
Rein’s eyes twinkled as he continued to ponder.
“However, the drawback is still significant, as my means of combat are still limited to physical attacks,”
“No, to be precise, close-range physical attacks.”
“Regardless of whether it’s a greatsword or a heavy hammer, neither breaks out from this limitation.”
“Of course, that’s inherent to the Knight (Transcendent) profession. At most, I could practice throwing or improve my archery skills to gain long-range physical attack capabilities,”
“But in this Transcendent world, that’s still far from enough!”
“Next, I need to find more ways to counter enemies, such as delving deeper into the only witchcraft I currently command, ‘Scorching Touch,’ and collect as many witchcraft as possible,”
“Another concern is about the origins of the Iron Maiden Doll last night.”
“According to Hamilton, it seems he plans to classify it as a mystical event,”
“But since the attack was directly targeted at my house, it doesn’t seem like a random mystical event. In terms of isolation, Anna’s house is located farther on the outskirts of the town than mine; it makes no sense for the enemy to bypass her house and attack mine directly,”
“Moreover, the human skin hanging on the inner walls of the Iron Maiden Doll feels somewhat related to the Black Flame Cult… like the human skin armor that Angel Envoy was wearing…”
Rein was very skeptical about this.
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“However, if the Black Flame Cult is targeting me, then the safety of my family is a big concern…”
Upon thinking of this, Rein immediately went out and headed to the town hall, where he found the diminutive captain of the Night Watchman, Matteo, who was still busy due to the attack,
“Lieutenant, sir!” Matteo greeted him cheerfully as he saw Rein approach.
Despite having been up for most of the night, Matteo was in great spirits, likely due to the Night Watchman’s habit of being active at night. A night of busyness was not enough to tire him,
Rein also smiled and nodded at this familiar face, saying, “Matteo, do you know if there are any vacant houses near the town hall?”
Just then, Rein had considered whether moving might be a good idea.
The first reason was that his current house had been severely damaged due to the Iron Maiden Doll attack, but the main reason was concern for safety; thus, Rein planned to purchase a house near the administration center of Flashgold Town,
In that way, at least the safety would be much better.
After all, the area around the administration center was the safest part of Flashgold Town.
“Eh? Lieutenant sir, are you planning to move?” Matteo asked curiously.
“Yes! The damage from last night’s attack was severe, and besides, I feel that our house is a bit too remote, possibly unsafe. I plan to buy a ready-to-move-into house near the town center,” Rein explained.
Matteo nodded after listening and said,
“Coincidentally, sir! After the last Cultist attack, several houses in the town center have been unoccupied, some of which are empty because the household members all died in that church attack,
“And some are on sale because the only survivors of the families, considering safety, plan to move to the County Town,” Matteo explained,
Indeed, for these trivial matters, Matteo was definitely more familiar than Hamilton, which was why Rein approached the captain of the Night Watchman, Matteo, instead of Hamilton.
The County Town clearly wasn’t suitable for Rein and his family to move to at the moment, given that Rein currently held the position of Deputy Sheriff of Flashgold Town.
“All right, Matteo, then help me find a suitable, ready-to-move-into house, and it would be better if it’s a bit larger. As for the price, try not to exceed three hundred Imperial Gold Coins,” Rein thought for a moment and said,
“Three hundred gold? Rest assured, sir, with that price, you can almost buy the best house in Flashgold Town,” Matteo clapped his chest, assuring,
“Then I’ll go and take a look at the few vacant houses later, sir. I’ll report back to you in a bit.”
“Um… Matteo, if you find a suitable house, you can find me at Boris’s blacksmith shop,”
“Alright, sir!”
After handling that, Rein took a detour back home.
Once home, Rein discussed the move with his parents.
“Rein, moving closer to the town center is naturally a good thing, but surely, buying a house there must cost a lot of money, right?” his mother, Emma, said with a furrowed brow,
“Mother, don’t worry about the money, father and you shouldn’t think about it; I have already arranged everything,”
“But… Rein, your income from the Night Watchman can’t be that high, can it? This money…” Emma seemed to think of something, as her expression turned slightly serious while looking at Rein,
“Mother, where are you going with this…. All this money is from my trophies and task rewards; you should still remember the scene of me defeating the Cultists,” Rein said somewhat helplessly to his mother, Emma,