After leaving the main residence, the Hero walked leisurely in the courtyard of the Count Mansion.
Although she had walked through it once, she still found it somewhat dazzling now.
To showcase wealth, to demonstrate power, and also to stabilize the people in a city at the forefront, for various reasons, the grounds of the Count Mansion are vast.
If walking at a normal pace, it would take more than ten minutes just to go from the main residence to the gate.
However, the average quality of the citizens in the Border City is much stronger than that of the peaceful hinterlands.
The servants that come and go all walk briskly, and during this short meeting time, news of the Hero being a distinguished guest has already spread throughout the entire Count Mansion; many respectfully bow their heads when they see her passing by.
Although the servants at home would not disrespect her as their young lady, the Hero, unaccustomed to such treatment after a long absence, was at a loss whether to continue walking or to stop and respond.
Moreover, unlike at home, the respect the servants had for the Count was clearly not based on strength, but was sincere from the heart, which also sincerely extended to their attitude towards her as a distinguished guest.
Walking along, she sat near a fountain gushing with clear water, and started to scrutinize the map.
Although she didn't plan to recklessly use the Count's Black Card, the Hero also didn't intend to not use it at all.
A close friend once said, while maintaining self-respect is good, constantly refusing others' help and treating their kindness perfunctorily, only to maintain the status quo and not change one's own plight, was undoubtedly foolish and arrogant.
When she wanted to kindly refuse, her friend would get somewhat aggressively angry.
"Properly accepting others' help, getting better yourself, and then properly repaying that, is the right thing to do!"
But she no longer had a way to repay her friend.
Since the Count had given her this card, guided by a sense of responsibility towards herself, she shouldn't treat it perfunctorily but should use it to improve herself.
[Special Event: Shop Shop Shop]
3.Life Profession Alliance
10.Critical Success/Extreme Failure
'First I should buy a weapon, although powerful Martial Monks don't need external aids, but I'm not good at Martial Arts...'
Thinking about her next move, the Hero awkwardly scratched her cheek.
She was well aware of her own combat style.
After all, the village chief grandma also agonized for a long time before allowing her to learn the Blaze Power skill.
Highly skilled Martial Monks, through exquisite techniques, can let strength penetrate steel, making their strikes ignore defenses.
But the Hero is far from achieving that.
The only thing she could do, the only thing she was able to do, was to use all her strength to deliver an unreserved strike.
So, a suitable weapon, even one usable after transformation, could undoubtedly provide great help to her.
After all, she now also possessed a Humanoid Transformation, although armor was still quite unsuitable, weapons were worth considering.
Suddenly, the Hero raised her head from the map, looking down at her feet.
10.Critical Success/Extreme Failure
'Is this the Count Family's cat?'
Pure black fur, eyes as green as jade, similar to her own color.
The Hero lowered her head, making eye contact with the black cat that had suddenly rubbed her ankle.
Two pairs of emerald eyes reflected in each other.
She folded the map, curiously reaching out her hand toward the black cat—
The Border Count's Emblem Beast.
A fierce tiger colored by the night, continually roaring in the dark, an exclusive Familiar passed down among the Counts.
A powerful Magic Creature that fought alongside the former Border Count, tamed and cultivated, continuing its lineage until now.
It's said the original Night Tiger was a being that repelled the Sovereign of the Arcane Surge.
That fur color, the same as the pure black hair of the Count Family.
But the Night Tiger's personality is arrogant, not merely any heir to the Count's Position can subjugate it.
Only when it truly approves an inheritor, will the Night Tiger form a pact with them.
However, with each generation, the purity of the Night Tiger's Lineage is gradually dwindling.
Although still extraordinarily powerful, the current Night Tigers no longer possess the legendary prowess to repel the Demon King.
It's said every generation of Night Tigers has different eye colors, and the current Count often favors those with similar pupils to the Night Tiger.
[Little Girl's Black Cat (Night Tiger) LV53]
[Count's Night Tiger]
2.Guarding the frontier♛
The Hero gently extended her hand, scratching the black cat's chin.
[Does the Hero like cats?(50+ Likes♛, 50- General, Technique +20)]
Just like an ordinary domestic black cat, it slightly tilted its chin up, trying to get the Hero to scratch a more comfortable spot.
The Hero showed a smile.
She quite liked cats.
Although the Viscount Mansion did not allow pets, her close friend adopted many cats, and the Hero often visited her friend's place and would feed these little guys.
Occasionally, the Hero would also envy these little lives for their carefree existence.
And in the countryside, compared to Magic Creatures, those ubiquitous common rats were sometimes even more annoying.