That was the name of the Adler family’s maid.
The maid Ronald had found possessed an extremely beautiful appearance, along with a way of thinking unlike ordinary people.
That was all the information Ronald had grasped at the moment.
And at this very moment, the two were seated in a moving carriage, traveling on a road far from Spring City.
It wasn’t quite the same as what Ronald had learned from the Ginkgo Leaf Business Alliance. After meeting him and going through their initial exchange of questions and answers, the maid had displayed exceptionally surprising actions.
Even before Ronald had regained enough strength to move.
Out in the outskirts of Spring City amid the heavy snowfall, the maid had halted a carriage that happened to be passing by, heading towards the Spring City district.
—The maid promptly opened the suitcase.
—She purchased the carriage with an amount of money that the other party found difficult to refuse.
Afterwards, she returned to Ronald on the banks of the Wis River, picked up the umbrella leaning against him, cleaned the snow off their clothing, and then carried Ronald back. Check latest chapters at novel✦fire.net
She then placed Ronald in the carriage in a comfortable position and took the driver’s seat herself, driving the carriage with an adept posture, and then they headed in a direction away from Spring City.
How should one describe it...
In any case, the two left Spring City on this crucial night in an absurdly unconventional manner.
From Ronald’s subjective perspective, he couldn’t fathom what this woman’s purpose was at all!
"Sir, do you feel all right?"
After the carriage had traveled a considerable distance, when Ronald felt he could use his own strength to sit up halfway, the maid who was driving the carriage, as if understanding everything, timed her question perfectly:
"If necessary, I can perform some additional healing for you."
"You will surely appreciate it."
Ronald remained silent for a few seconds.
In those few seconds, he seriously pondered over every event that had occurred since they had met, and in the end, he didn’t waste the precious strength needed to push himself upright.
Ronald maintained a calm tone.
He asked the maid driving the carriage:
"Marion, if possible, I’d like to know first how you got information about me. Hardly anyone in this world should be aware of my experiences before I crossed over."
Upon hearing Ronald’s question, the maid replied with a matter-of-fact attitude:
"Sir, I learned it while I was treating you earlier."
"Also, I have a request."
Ronald was still striving to recover his strength.
To think of a request— even if the maid suddenly went wild and gave up driving the carriage to forcefully extract his origins, Ronald had no feasible way to respond.
In such an obvious situation, he straightforwardly responded:
"You tell me, and I shall agree!"
The maid’s gentle voice came from the front:
"Sir, I wish for you to call me Costate from now on. Marion was the name decided upon by the Adler family’s bloodline when I entered into a contract with them, and it has no bearing on my future loyalty to you."
Though the carriage ride was bumpy, Ronald’s thoughts in his head were gradually clearing up.
The most critical information—
Marion Costate, while healing herself, had surely gained clarity about his memories, and therefore must have gained insight into his actual situation as well.
the reality was very simple.
Under the premise that she could do as she pleased with him, this maid hadn’t taken any action with hostile intent, which meant she was trustworthy for the moment.
Thus, Ronald continued to speak,
"However, it might be a bit presumptuous, though I know you are in a hurry, I still want to know the reason you are taking me away from Spring City immediately. You should know that there are quite a few important matters back in that city that need to be dealt with."
This time, the maid’s reply was still gentle, but it came a few seconds later than before:
"Sir, matters have their own urgencies."
"I think compared to what’s happening in the Yizi Forest, the problems here in Spring City are trivial."
Ronald almost doubted his own hearing!
The collective return of Wizard forces sealed during the Dark Age, the attack initiated by the Magicians of the cult and organizations like the "Nine Commandments" at the grand event in Spring City—were these world-changing, significant events dismissed as trivial by the maid?
With an inability to suppress his query, Ronald asked,
"Costate, are you sure you really understand what’s happening in Spring City?"
The maid’s response came immediately from the front of the coach:
"Sir, if you are talking about the dust giant hidden beneath the sea, I indeed consider it a trivial matter. If it’s something else..."
"Those Casters sealed during the Dark Age, or the cult Magicians who are still scrambling all over the world, I don’t think they are worth judging."
Ronald was first stunned, then his tone was somewhat surprised as he asked,
"Do you know what’s happening in Spring City?"
Let’s not speak of the maid’s attitude.
If Ronald wasn’t mistaken, when they had met, Costate had come from outside the city. Without being in Spring City, how could this young girl already know everything?
The Costate who drove the coach spoke in a still even tone:
"Sir, the magical signatures of those people are too distinctive. Even without entering the city, I can sense them quite clearly... Of course, the might you displayed when defeating the artificial deity is undoubtedly astounding!"
"Even among the Casters I have encountered, you are clearly a formidable one."
Ronald paid no attention to the maid’s praise of his strength.
After confirming through conversation that the other party did indeed understand the current situation in Spring City, an uneasy premonition vaguely arose in his mind.
If everything happening in Spring City could be referred to as trivial...
Then what kind of matter was Costate so urgently concerned about now?
Frowning, Ronald immediately asked,
"Costate, what exactly is wrong with the Yizi Forest?"
"Since you know the situation in Spring City, you wouldn’t deceive me about this, right?"
The maid’s reply was as calm as usual:
"Sir, it’s about the original text."
"An unknown original text has mysteriously appeared in the Yizi Forest and has triggered an unimaginable, massive event."
"If it isn’t stopped soon—not to mention the human species."
"The entire ecosystem of this planet may very well be utterly destroyed by its power."