The adventurer at the bottom is fantasizing again.

People spontaneously made way for the two of them.

Lorraine led Tina by the hand to an open space. The girl's hand was soft, and her palm was slightly damp.

Upon realizing that she was just as nervous as he was, he felt a sense of calm.

The lute music started again, along with the sounds of whistles and hand drums.

Lorraine held her small hand with one hand and placed the other on her shoulder, gently rubbing it through her clothes to reassure her.

The girl's face turned even redder. She trembled slightly and, mimicking Lorraine, raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder.

So you actually can't dance.

Lorraine leaned close to her ear and chuckled softly.

Tina bit her lip and protested, "I...I'll know a little."

"Relax and dance with me."

He recalled the scenes he had seen in his past life, put his arm around the girl's shoulder, and gently twirled around to the sound of the piano.

Tina tried her best to keep up with him, her skirt billowing in the night air like a blooming flower.

At first, Lorraine was also quite clumsy, but his high agility allowed him to quickly adapt to the dance steps, though the perceptive girl still noticed.

She leaned closer in as if in revenge, and said with a wicked smile:

"You didn't know either."

The soft whisper tickled Lorraine, and he instinctively turned his head, nearly touching the tip of her nose.

The two stared at each other, and Tina's face, which had just flushed, turned red again at a visible speed, all the way to the roots of her ears.

The girl's steps suddenly changed.

She tiptoed, taking small steps, her heels touching the ground and her toes rising, causing her skirt to ripple in delicate waves.

Lorraine took a step after him, almost stepping on her skirt, but luckily Tina pulled him back and prevented him from falling.

He looked up and met the girl's defiant gaze.

"Follow me." She raised her eyebrows. "Step with your left foot first."

Lorraine smiled knowingly, then simply gave up thinking and let her body jump to her rhythm.

One lap, two laps, three laps.

He held the girl's slender shoulders in his hands, and even through her wool skirt, he could still feel her body temperature.

Children in the crowd started to learn to dance from them, and some elderly people clapped along.

Piper suddenly appeared out of nowhere, standing at the edge of the circle, holding a half-eaten lamb leg in his hand, using it as a clapper, swinging it up and down.

Tina spun around again, and this time Lorraine caught up with her. The two of them pressed close together, tracing a graceful arc.

When the girl turned back, she was almost pressed against his chest. She looked up at Lorraine, her eyes filled with his reflection.

Then he slowly closed his eyes.

Lorraine knew what she had to do at that moment.

He put his arm around the girl's waist, slowly lowered his head, and kissed her soft lips.

Tina's eyelashes fluttered twice, but she didn't open her eyes. Instead, she hugged him even tighter.

After a long while, the two slowly separated.

The girl pursed her lips, still holding his hand, as if there was something she was ashamed to say.

"During the day, I noticed that your leather armor was crooked." Lorraine understood.

"......sorry."

The girl lowered her head and clutched the hem of her dress.

Lorraine leaned close to her ear and whispered:

"Come with me later, I'll teach you."

Tina immediately raised her head.

......

"hiss..."

In the early morning, Lorraine struggled to get out of bed, rubbing her lower back with her hands.

Last night's bonfire party was so lively that his muscles were aching. Looking around, he realized Tina had left sometime earlier.

"call--"

He let out a soft breath, bent down to pick up his clothes from the ground, and put them on.

Ascending the stairs to the tavern lobby, the short man was already up and chatting with Haif.

Seeing Lorraine coming downstairs, they exchanged a smile.

"Lorraine boy, young people need to know how to be moderate... Ouch!"

Haifu was about to make a sarcastic remark about him with the words of someone who's been there, when a dishcloth flew out of the kitchen and hit him on the head.

"If you were half as hardworking as others, I would be content!" Aunt Martha's loud shout came from inside.

An eerie silence fell over the tavern for a moment. All the customers stopped what they were doing and turned their gazes to Haif, whose face was flushed red.

"What are you looking at! If you keep looking, I won't collect the bounty on your head!" Haifu slammed his fist on the table in anger.

The hall instantly erupted into noise as everyone eagerly began chatting.

"Ahem... Kid, let me tell you something."

Haifu racked his brains trying to change the subject, then suddenly remembered something and said seriously, "To thank you for your contribution to Shallow Beach Town, the mayor has decided to reward you with a treasure!"

"treasure?!"

Lorraine and Piper immediately perked up.

"What is it?"

"I don't know either, you'll have to find him yourselves." Haif gave an awkward laugh.

"Okay, let's go now."

Lorraine thought about it carefully, and he did seem to have seen a warehouse at the mayor's house before, which was piled with many things.

He didn't look closely at the time, afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist secretly taking the item out. Now it seems that it's probably in there.

Lorraine had originally wanted to ask Haif what the stone was for, but now that a treasure was waiting for him, he couldn't let it wait any longer!

The two hurriedly left home and walked eastward along the Blackwater River, where they encountered a friendly laundry worker.

"Hey! Good morning, heroes, thank you!" He sat by the river and waved to Lorraine and Piper.

"Good morning!" Piper replied cheerfully.

Lorraine was still a little uncomfortable, so he smiled and nodded at the woman as a greeting.

After walking for a short while, an exceptionally luxurious stone building came into view. It was entirely constructed of huge white square stones, and its surface was engraved with lifelike reliefs.

Although both are stone buildings, the temple of the Lord of Dawn looks more like a stable than this one.

The building was surrounded by a wall, and several guards stood ramrod straight at the entrance, chatting and laughing with two young men dressed in silk robes.

"Halt! What are you doing here?"

A young guard glanced at Lorraine's clothes, then stopped them and shouted at them.

"Smack!—"

The middle-aged man, who looked like the captain of the guards, patted his head and smiled at the two of them:

"Heroes, thank you for your contributions to the town. This young man is just recovering from a serious illness and hasn't heard about your work yet, so please forgive him."

Lorraine didn't hold it against him, but the two young men greeted him with smiles, and he responded in kind.

Led by the captain of the guard, the two walked through the palatial building and arrived smoothly at the door of an office.

"Mayor, they've arrived." The captain of the guard knocked on the door.

"Please let them in."

A steady voice came from inside.

The three opened the door and went inside. A man in his thirties was sitting at a desk, flipping through the documents on the table.

He wore an elegant indigo robe, a monocle, and his hair was neatly combed back; he looked more like a successful businessman than a town mayor.

"Gentlemen, I am Nathan, the mayor of Shallow Beach Town." Nathan looked the two men up and down and said in a friendly manner, "First of all, I must thank you both for your contributions to Shallow Beach Town. On behalf of the people of the town, thank you."

He stood up, bowed slightly to them, and then said, "Secondly, I believe you two already know about the treasure. Please follow me."