The Return of the War Legate

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Without saying a word, Terry followed Adrian to the field.

There, Adrian stopped and turned to Terry. "Actually, there's no rich or poor when it comes to dreams. Plus, who told you Azure Creek is a poor place? I can say with confidence that Azure Creek is the wealthiest place in our country."

Terry replied, "I'm not an idiot, you know. Azure Creek has gone through more than a thousand battles with many sacrifices, so how do you expect a place like that to be wealthy?"

Adrian thought that this statement was funny.

'Looks like Terry's been reading up on his history.'

At that thought, he smiled and said, "Sometimes, having money doesn't mean that place is wealthy. Instead, it's the mentality that makes one truly wealthy."

"What do you mean? I don't understand." Terry shook his head.

"One's mental wealth originates from their hearts their dreams. Would one even be considered human if they don't have any dreams?"

Terry thought about it for a while and replied, "I get what you mean now. My dream is to become so rich I won't have to look for scraps in bins, nor will I have to be worried whether I have enough money to eat the next day."

"If that's the reason you're studying, is there really any meaning to it? Is there any meaning behind all of the effort you've put in so far?" Adrian asked.

"Honestly, being a studious person isn't the key to becoming rich, if that's what you want to become. Instead, you'll be able to earn mountains of money if you do something that interests you. Studying, on the other hand, limits your capabilities."

Terry laughed. "This is the first time I've heard someone say there's no future in studying."

Adrian laughed along but said nothing. After a pause, he continued, "If you attend ACMA, you'll realize that the dreams you currently have can't be considered to be dreams at all. You've read a lot of books, so you should've read about how with great power comes great responsibility.

"So, don't you think you're wasting all of the knowledge you've learned if all you wish to get out of life is to have a lot of money?"

Terry could not understand what Adrian was getting at, probably because he was still too young.

"I've never thought about going to Azure Creek, nor is it a part of my dream. My dream is still to become rich."

Hearing this, Adrian sat down on the ground, while Nyssa quietly observed them from afar.

After that, Adrian said, "Once, there was a pretty young lady who was around sixteen years old. Her parents had just died, and she had to take care of her ten-year-old brother. But, one day, the young lady got kidnapped and was taken overseas. There, she was forced to train every single day until she became a killer.

"She tried numerous times to escape, but she failed every single time. In the end, she cried every night, wondering how her little brother was doing, and lamented over how helpless she was to do anything to help him. After all, she was no better than a prisoner,"

Adrian's story was a very short one.

Nyssa lowered her head and wiped her tears, knowing that Adrian was telling Terry a story about herself.

Upon hearing the story, Terry turned over to look at Nyssa and asked, "Is that story about Nyssa and me?"

Adrian nodded with a smile on his face. "Correct. The young lady is your sister, and you're the brother."

"Nyssa was kidnapped?" Terry asked in shock.

"Yes, she was."

"She was trained to be a killer?"

Adrian nodded once more.

Terry immediately got up and yelled, "Who?! Who did this to Nyssa?!"

Adrian looked at him. "There are many more young women who are going through the same thing as her. All their sisters were kidnapped and trained so that they'd one day become

killers. So, would you like to stop them?

"Would you like to do something meaningful when you grow up?"