Chapter 548: Filled with a Sense of Justice
Sonya realized something significant had occurred several days prior.
It was the night that the Meteor Trial had ended. She went to the secret garden to celebrate all night with the Stretch Paw Club. Even Professor Trozan and Professor Nidhogg made time to have a few drinks with her. Many people, drawn by her reputation or simply in awe of her, wanted to connect with her. There were even representatives from the business association seeking to negotiate. Sonya adeptly wielded her social skills, expanding her high-quality network exponentially in one evening.
She knew that her social skills were just the cherry on top-the strength of the Sanctuary was her real foundation. Because she already possessed the strength of the Sanctuary, her humble and polite smile was particularly praised, and her respectful and equal gaze made people feel honored.
In the secret garden, the Crimson Empress patrolled her domain.
Recalling the next day, the village girl thought she might have overdone it a little; Lois’s abrupt departure seemed only natural. Even though she planned to tone down her sharpness, she didn’t forget to report her achievements to Marsha. She knew her mother’s work hours, so she timed her video call strategically when her mother was in the factory, describing in the simplest, plainest words how remarkable she was, how she had earned so much money that her mother wouldn’t have to work anymore, and how she would soon bring her mother to settle in Galaxia.
If she didn’t express it a bit bluntly, the other workers in the factory wouldn’t understand.
However, her mother naturally refused her offer. Sonya had already sent the money from selling the spirit back home two months ago. With the low cost of living in the small village, her mother could have quit her job a long time ago. But since it’s the farming off-season, and factory work isn’t exhausting, her mother saw it as an opportunity to chat with her coworkers. As for Galaxia, she felt an overwhelming fear of the unknown in the big city. Having managed the family farm all her life, she was unwilling to change her lifestyle.
Still, despite Marsha’s reluctance, Sonya understood the value system in a remote village that admires strength and disrespects weakness. Naturally, she had to boost her family’s reputation, so she bought quite a few things over the months for the family to show everyone that her daughter had made great achievements in Galaxia. The next step was to build a new house, unmatched in the village, to teach Marsha that the world could be this kind.
Feeling refreshed, Sonya rarely found the opportunity to relax as she strolled through Swordflower College. The students she encountered along the way gazed at her with a mix of reverence and admiration. Though she had long decided to continue her studies and training, the village girl couldn’t help but feel a tad proud to bask in such wonderful attention.