A space stone!
They gaped as she wore it and she waved her hand around, taking out some equipment for all of them!
She then proceeded to hand Class C weapons to each of them. Otto and Orion were given swords, while Obi and Zaol were given spears. Both women also had smaller swords. Hilda was also given a shield.
"Sadly, the Class B weapon I commissioned didn't make it in time."
Both Zaol and Orion's weapons were Class B Weapons. Zaol's was even the superior kind that cost them several hundred golds. Those were all in Bleumrick's hand, of course.
Regardless, they really didn't expect to have weapons at all. Class C weapons were definitely enough to deal with Level 30 monsters, which would be the likely stronger mobs they'd encounter.
(Of course, if they encountered a Level 40 mob in their current state, they were very likely screwed. Fortunately, they were very rare and were actively hunted down by large groups of stronger mercenaries and nobles who needed a bit of EXP boost.)
While the children looked at Gaia with admiration, Zaol looked at her with eyes oozing with love.
"A few months ago," Gaia began, lightly pinching her husband's arm. "There was no proof but my instincts told me to prepare in case of an emergency.
"I had hoped it wouldn't be needed of course."
Zaol laughed. "Our assets outside of Bleulle is safe," he said, recalling their oaths. This meant their their assets in other territories—including Alterra—and things like these were theirs.
Gaia smiled. "Exactly."
"Mother's a genius!"
"You can sing me praises later," the woman said waving her hand. "Let's hurry."
They nodded and headed out (with Zaol's stomach getting poked with a rock again). As they hurried their way back to the main path, they felt reassured by at least having a weapon.
However, they couldn't be happy for too long because unexpectedly, they heard some vibrations approaching them. Their hearts stopped and the Golds immediately took out their weapons.
They gaped when they saw it was a beast cart, and with a few familiar faces. Their shoulders slumped in relief.
"Masters!" a familiar middle-aged man—now with a bushy beard—raised his arms as he waved at them. "Thank goodness we found you!"
There were also people who peeked out of the carriage. The Golds' eyes widened in shock, but also in relief.
Olga stepped forward. "Uncle Liu! Cyna! Koro!"
Of course, they didn't waste another minute chattering and the family just entered the beast carts. Uncle Liu immediately blew the whistle and the Kohla beast lunged forward at its fastest speed.
"Masters! Miladies!" the old woman exclaimed, looking relieved to see them alright. Gaia instantly approached her and she went in for a hug. On the other hand, a man in his late 50s was outright sobbing.
This was Cyna, the head maid and someone who had been serving Gaia even before she got married. The old man was Koro, their head chef. He had dedicated his life to the Golds since he was adopted as a teenager by Zaol. He had no family other than them.
On the other hand, Cyna was a widower and was in a similar situation.
They were not idiots. They knew the dangers. However, the Golds had helped them so much. They could not—in good conscience—abandon them.
In fact, there were many other servants who wished to do the same, but they had homes and families—they simply had too much to lose. Instead, they gave them good amount of their savings in order to help the Golds start anew elsewhere.
While the beast cart moved forward, the Golds couldn't help but look at their servants in a renewed light. "How did you find us?"
"The Lady often went here when we were young," Cyna said. "Whenever we have to train with the young masters of the Wisen Family—we rest here."
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Her heart clenched at the memory of her maternal family, but she really wasn't in the position to check on them at this time.
Rather, being further associated with them now would've just put them in more danger.
Sensing her sadness, Cyna held on to her hand.
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