"What's wrong?" Su Mingan looked at her and saw that she looked a little sad.
"The death rate of soul hunters..." she said, "is as high as 70 percent... 70 percent."
"Seventy percent?" Su Mingan was indeed shocked.
He had thought that soul hunting was dangerous, but he didn't expect the mortality rate to be so high.
If the death rate is really that high, shouldn't the Soul Hunters in Praia have disappeared long ago? How can there be more than a hundred local Soul Hunters?
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood.
...because of the upgrade.
Generation after generation of updates.
When the old ones die, the new ones will fill in. When the previous soul hunters die, the second ones will take their place.
Soul Hunters do die all the time.
But there are always people who become soul hunters.
"I know my thoughts are a bit selfish. After all, without these heroes, we would be gone too." The old lady said softly, "But young man - you are Lord Su Lin's child. You have been wandering outside for so long and finally found your home. I, the old lady, really don't want you to die on this land so soon like other children. People will miss their homeland. Lord Su Lin has done so much for Praia. You should also live a good life on this protected land, right?"
“…”
"You can see that I have a granddaughter." The old lady turned around and started to arrange the kelp in the bucket again.
Her movements were a little slow and the movements were difficult.
Su Mingan stepped forward and helped her arrange the kelp. After all, he was also trying to get information.
"Thank you, young man." The old lady smiled at him:
"Actually, before this... I also had a son as old as you."
As she spoke, she seemed lost in memories.
Through Su Mingan who was helping her, she seemed to see the appearance of another child.
"Little Heer...went on a merchant ship to travel, and became a soul hunter when he came back. After a period of internship, he was assigned to the most dangerous mission team to carry out a big mission."
"I still remember the way he looked when he left."
"A nice black uniform, a cute little pistol, and a glowing star."
"It was then that I suddenly realized that little Hull had become an adult."
"I remember that on the day he left, he said he had always wanted to drink the aged rice wine I brewed."
"I said, 'Let's talk about it when you come back. You're going to the battlefield and you're still drinking. Remember to bring a pretty girl back and don't bring shame to our family.'"
“I remember his answer.”
"He asked me to clean up the house and wait for him to come back with someone. He seemed to be getting along well with a girl from another street."
"He also told me to make sure to serve the wine well because he would be back in a few days and he wanted to drink eight bowls of wine."
"Now think about it..."
Her voice was slow and her tone was flat, like an old woman telling an ordinary story.
The old sorrow had gradually settled over the years, and when it was brought up again, her emotions were no longer as broken as they were before.
Time is a good medicine to heal people's emotions.
The dried kelp was rubbed and twisted in her hands, and the thin skin on the back of her hands showed some purple blood vessels.
She lowered her head, and the morning light left a thin mark on her old cheek.
"I was so stupid back then."
“…I should have let him finish his drink before leaving.”
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