That's it.

This is Evan's reason for fighting, and what he sees before him.

The children cheered for the returning heroes, their eyes shining with innocent yet pure light. No complicated words were needed; the simplest cry of "The heroes are back!" was enough to touch their hearts.

Although their elders were not as excited, their cheers and applause also contained their hopes for the future.

As for the members of the exploration team, Evan could tell that many of them were still injured and would have difficulty moving around, but they didn't want anyone to find out and were still forcing themselves to stay injured.

The people of Perros have never succumbed to suffering; they have resisted this boundless darkness with their attitude and their actions.

"With such brilliance and with us like this, if we still can't see a hopeful tomorrow, wouldn't that be too much?"

When he was surrounded by this hope, when he became a part of this light, Evan could not stand idly by in the face of the darkness of despair, nor could he turn a blind eye to the Peros of tomorrow.

Evan wants to protect this warmth and smile, and now he feels that he also has the opportunity to change everything.

"My power..."

He has a good talent for forging and can use his own hands to arm himself and protect everyone.

More importantly, the power of the Heart Fire, through which the "Furnace Forging" is propelled, allows him to feel himself growing stronger every single second.

Moreover, since the body and soul determine the basic strength of the inner fire, the more one sublimates, the more vigorous the inner fire becomes, and the more vigorous the inner fire becomes, the faster one's sublimation speed.

"Dark world, although I am not strong enough now, if given time, perhaps not long, I will be able to use my own power to dispel this endless night."

Standing on the main street of the gathering place, amidst the cheers of the crowd, the boy made a promise in his heart.

"No matter what, I must bring light to this land. The people of Peros should not be trapped in darkness forever."

He decided that the first thing he would do after opening his private forge tomorrow was to experiment with the possibility of forging weapons with his inner fire. As long as there was a possibility of change, he would continue to work hard in this new field.

With this in mind, Evan chose a detour home in a different direction from the exploration team, intending to devote more energy to repairing the chain that night, so as to further accelerate its evolution and sublimation.

On the other side, the exploration team continued to respond to everyone's voices as they moved forward, until they entered the management center and the exploration team's dedicated work area. The team leader closed the door, and some team members leaned back in chairs, some pressed themselves against the corner of the wall, or sat on the ground.

"I'm finally back. My old back is killing me, I can't take it anymore..."

An explorer clutched his back. During the battle, he had been whipped by the tail of a python-like beast called Dark Erosion. If it weren't for the energy-absorbing runes on his armor, and if he hadn't been a superhuman, he might not have just suffered a backache, but had been cut in two.

"Who isn't? Just hang in there a little longer, the doctor will be here to treat us soon."

The captain felt that his body wasn't much better, but in front of everyone, these explorers couldn't show their vulnerable side.

"We are everyone's hope. In a settlement, even in the darkest of times, as long as we see the exploration team returning from outside, a glimmer of hope will shine."

We set off carrying everyone's expectations; we are the strongest people in the community, and we must never let them see our tears..."

Only in this way can a settlement maintain enough hope; if people's hearts and minds collapse, the settlement is not far from destruction.