The Man Who Melted the Iceberg

"Elder Chuan's gift?"

Austin looked at the dull-colored metal box in front of him.

The staff member who delivered the box nodded and said, "Yes, President Chuan asked me to pass it to you."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Austin nodded and studied the thick metal box.

In the middle of the box, there was a metallic flame-throwing symbol that was exceptionally eye-catching.

"Is this…?"

Austin immediately opened the box to verify his conjecture.

Inside were elbow guards, knee guards, breastplate, helmet, and combat uniform.

The components of the Vulcan Combat Suit lay quietly in the box of black cotton cushions.

"It's really the Vulcan Combat Suit!"

Austin took a closer look and realized that it was part of the same series as his sister's Fire God II combat suit.

In other words, this set of clothes was worth at least a hundred gold coins.

Now I owe Elder Chuan a favor.

Austin thought to himself.

Elder Chuan must have noticed Austin's clothes, so he did him a favor and gave Austin a combat suit.

Although a hundred gold coins might not mean much to Elder Chuan, it was a large sum to Austin.

If I were to return it, it would make me seem unreasonable. I guess I'll accept it and find a way to return the favor in the future.

Austin carried the metal box and returned to the room to change out of his tattered clothes. He then put on his Vulcan II combat uniform.

Austin's Vulcan II combat suit was dark blue and carbon-fiber. Although the color was different from Catherine's, it was still handsome.

"Nice."

Austin moved his limbs slightly and felt extremely relaxed.

Although it looked tight-fitting, the ventilation and flexibility of the suit were much superior to ordinary clothes.

As for the armor components, they were optional.

The armor components would increase the overall defense of the combat suit.

But there were gains and losses.

With the external armor, it would reduce the flexibility of the combat suit considerably.

Why were combat suits so expensive? Not only were the materials expensive, but the defense attributes were also high.

It had plenty of variants, after all.

"With this combat uniform, I don't have to worry about my clothes tearing apart again when I run at full speed," Austin said.

After leaving the Magister Association, the sky had already darkened.

He felt that he did not do much at the Magister's Association, but it still took up the entire afternoon.

"I should have dinner at the Liboli Hotel later. Better tell mom that I'm not going home for dinner."

Austin called his mother and told her the news.

After that, Austin traveled towards the Liboli Hotel.

The beautiful setting sun.

The distant fortress walls formed a black silhouette in front of the orange-red sun. It rose and fell uniquely.

It was like a clash of magic, industrial design, and ruins that blended perfectly.

With Austin's eyesight, he could even see the patrolling magisters on the city wall. They walked out of the resting room and peeked out carefully.

"Father is getting old. It's time to earn money so that mom and dad can retire and enjoy life."

Austin muttered.

His desire to earn money was as strong as the desire to become more powerful.

"Alright, time to go."

Whoosh!

Austin made a mad dash and accelerated abruptly. Like an arrow leaving the bow, he turned into a shadow and weaved through the streets.

The Liboli Hotel sat in the southern part of the city of Faye. The building was so tall that one could see the ruins of the "last century" beyond the south city wall.

As a result, the penthouse restaurant on the top floor of the Liboli Hotel became popular among the upper class.

They prefer to sit by the window and enjoy luxurious meals while looking at the ruins in the distance.

The restaurant also had binoculars that allowed the guests to view the beasts in the hunting area.

Hika went home in the afternoon. She changed into a wine-red evening gown, put on a carefully selected necklace, and drove a customized magick car to the 215-meter-tall Liboli Hotel.

There were plenty of famous people in the penthouse restaurant., but Hika was still the brightest star of the night.

"Isn't that the heiress of the Faye City Chamber of Commerce?"

"She is a genius magister with excellent aptitude. She is already a tier-three magister."

"Her looks, wealth, and ability are all top-notch. It's hard to find someone who can catch up to her in the future."

"What do you think she is doing over here? Did some young elite manage to ask her out?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Hika has always been single. She might treat people warmly, but that's her disguise as a businesswoman. She's an iceberg beauty."

"So, she came to eat alone?"

The celebrities were whispering and discussing.

Hika was too dazzling, not just because of the diamond pendant she wore, but because she looked amazing herself.

Hika found a table by the window.

The waiter stood at the side and asked softly, "Miss Hika, a table for how many?"

"Two.

"Please wait for a moment as he's not here yet."

The waiter nodded and left.

It caused quite a stir among the celebrities.

"She didn't come alone."

"Gosh. Did you hear that? She's meeting someone. And she's the one waiting, not that guy."

"I wonder who's the handsome guy who can melt this iceberg?"

"I think this news will make the headlines tomorrow!"

Hika was used to being the center of attention at such places.

Resting her chin on her hand, she tilted her head and silently looked out the window at the hunting area shrouded in the setting sun.

In the eyes of many 'fat cats' oblivious to the bones of the frozen dead, it was a unique and beautiful scene.

However, as far as Hika was concerned, it was the place where countless warriors fought for the freedom of humans and defended their families with their lives.

"When will humans truly defeat the vicious beasts and retain freedom?"

"Now that humans are trapped in a cage and find a short period of peace, they wallow in such lifestyles. How ridiculous."

Hika snickered and shook her head.

As the heiress of the Faye City Chamber of Commerce and a powerful tier-three magister, Hika's admirers could queue up from the east city wall to the west city wall.

However, Hika had no interest in those rich second-generation heirs.

It was not that she did not like men.

On the contrary, like a young girl, Hika dreamed of finding the right man.

She dreamed of finding someone heroic and dared to take on responsibilities and power.

"Austin… Austin…, when are you going to get here? You're not seriously going to arrive at seven exactly, are you?"

Hika's jade-white fingers rubbed on the rim of the crystal cup.