Only Sofia's auntie's voice came through, saying: "Little Sophie insisted on coming to find you as soon as she woke up. Andrew, you just got up, right? Look, I brought you breakfast too."

"Ah, thank you, Auntie!" Andrew quickly replied.

He first used his Water Magic Power to activate the "Water Spirit Technique," enhancing a grape to make it sweeter and juicier, and fed it to little Sophie.

Then he ruffled little Sophie's hair and said with a smile, "Last night little Sophie did a great job! She held the fort, and Brother Andrew thanks you on behalf of the Warm Fire Commerce Association's young miss!"

Little Sophie was a bit embarrassed by the praise, her face turning red.

She actually wanted to ask, "Why is this grape so sweet?" but it was so delicious she forgot to ask.

Only then did Andrew look up at Auntie Sofia and seriously ask, "Has little Sophie become stronger?"

Sofia's auntie was taken aback and quickly nodded, saying, "Yes, Andrew, do you feel it too? It seems it's not just my imagination then! Little Sophie, do you feel anything special?"

Little Sophie looked bewildered: "No, what's wrong? I don't feel stronger at all."

Saying so, she reached for another grape from the plate, and accidentally shattered the plate.

All three were like: "..."

Little Sophie was stunned for a moment, then jumped up: "Mom, I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to!" She thought she had made a mistake, as this was the best plate Auntie Sofia had at home.

Unexpectedly, Auntie Sofia was too busy to care whether the plate was broken or not.

She was staring at the plate in amazement, then looked at little Sophie, and finally turned her gaze to Andrew: "My daughter, she—"

"It's okay, this is a good thing."

Seeing the shattered plate, Andrew seemed to realize something and thought, "Could this be the reason why little Sophie is slowly generating tiny streams of Fire Extinguishing Value?"

He gave Auntie Sofia a reassuring look, then said to little Sophie: "You're about to awaken as a 'Professional.' Judging by this sign—your strength is increasing, but very concentrated, without a noticeable swelling of surface muscles—it should be a precursor to becoming a 'Desert Hunter.'

Yes, little Sophie is about to awaken as a Desert Hunter.

Thinking back, there were actually signs even earlier.

For example, after that fire, after saving little Sophie from the inferno, normally, a little girl experiencing such an event should have suffered a considerable mental and physical trauma.

But little Sophie woke up quickly and remained lively as ever. In her first encounter, she even made the strange suggestion, "Brother Andrew, since you won't live long, I want to have a baby for you."

"Back then, I only thought this little girl was full of vigor, but I didn't imagine she actually had the potential to become a Desert Hunter."

Andrew pondered, "Was it the fire that spurred her, triggering her inherent potential and talents for a Professional?"

Quickly, he shook his head.

Perhaps surviving a catastrophe does help unleash potential, but it still doesn't explain such rapid growth.

Normally, Professional Awakening is a gradual process, not a sudden transformation like this.

Just yesterday, little Sophie's strength was still normal.

The change actually happened overnight!

"So was it because of... last night's 'Rain of Enlightenment'?"

Andrew thought to himself, although it was my rain, wasn't the effect too strong?

Water Magic "Enlightenment" indeed has the effect of stimulating a person's internal potential.

Andrew had thought the effects of "Enlightenment" might take several months or even a year or two to gradually manifest and ferment.

So after casting "Enlightenment" last night, he didn't pay much attention and turned to treat the injured instead.

Now it seems, the effect of Enlightenment is much better than I imagined!

It's exactly the power of my "Enlightenment" magic that continues to work.

It helps little Sophie, in these harsh living conditions where Professional Awakening is extremely difficult, to quickly start awakening—

That's why there is a continuous generation of Fire Extinguishing Value!

"Andrew, what did you say?"

Sofia's auntie asked anxiously, "Little Sophie is going to... awaken? And as a Desert Hunter, just like Ivan?!"

Her tone was incredulous but full of joy!

In this Flame Realm, the probability of "Professional Awakening" is pitifully low.

In large cities like Scholar's Fortress and Warm Fire City, it's slightly better.

But in a place like Wildfire Town, with food scarcity, harsh climate, and a harsh living environment, only a few Professionals have emerged from Wildfire Town over the years, including one Humboldt, one Ivan,

Oh right, and barely counting one Raymond.

Most of Humboldt's Magic Apprentices were brought here, not born in Wildfire Town.

"Auntie, please wait."

Andrew wanted to confirm once more.

He closed his eyes and unfolded the "Water Spirit Sensing," instantly covering the entire Wildfire Town.

Then he carefully sensed.

Soon, Andrew felt it: in every corner of the town, almost all of the townspeople were slowly redeeming Fire Extinguishing Value, converging toward him!

Opening his eyes again, Andrew was shocked.

There was awe, but also excitement and exhilaration: "It truly is the 'Power of Enlightenment' continuously working! Continuously helping everyone in Wildfire Town and redeeming Fire Extinguishing Value!"

Andrew had ultimately underestimated the strong impression the Magic Guild left in people's minds in this Flame Realm.

Last night's Rain of Enlightenment extinguished the town's greatest fire: the fire of fear in people's hearts.

But as long as the Magic Guild exists, new fears will constantly emerge.

And Enlightenment becomes an important source of strength for everyone to fight against that ever-growing fire of fear.

As time goes on, the effects of this power will become increasingly apparent.

Thus, the "Enlightenment Series" is truly a remarkable and highly challenging Water Magic series. Andrew now somewhat understood why, when unlocking the "Enlightenment Series" last night, the pleasant female voice expressed disapproval and dissuaded him. She didn't think he could wield such a high-difficulty Water Magic series well.

Sofia's auntie still found it unbelievable.

She continued to confirm, asking, "Really a Desert Hunter? Little Sophie? A Desert Hunter?" Finding it hard to connect her daughter to a "Desert Hunter."

Andrew withdrew from the perspective of "Water Spirit Sensing."

With a smile, he nodded and said: "Yes, just like Uncle Ivan, a Desert Hunter."

Also not mentioning it had anything to do with him.

Thinking for a moment, he suggested: "Auntie Sofia, you should take little Sophie to Uncle Ivan and ask him about what to pay attention to during the awakening process."

After all, he himself was not a Desert Hunter and was not familiar with the details.

Enlightenment was just a "push to start," after which it depends on the individual.

At most, when fear and negative emotions arise, the Power of Enlightenment will also emerge again to counteract it.

At this point, Auntie Sofia gradually calmed down from her delight: "Um... is there any danger? I mean, the awakening process."

Andrew smiled reassuringly: "There will be no danger. Even if there is a challenge, everything will go smoothly, you needn't worry."

Then his gaze fell on little Sophie who was still a bit dazed and unclear about the situation, Andrew laughed, "Soon, our Wildfire Town will have one more super young Apprentice Hunter, right!"

Auntie Sofia cheered, feeling happier than ever since losing Sophie's father.

She picked up little Sophie and was about to find Ivan.

Little Sophie, however, was still a bit confused, not fully understanding what Professional Awakening meant.

Sofia's auntie, holding her daughter, took a few steps but suddenly remembered something, turning back to Andrew and said: "Thank you, Andrew!"

"Oh, it's nothing to do with me. Go quickly to find Uncle Ivan."

Andrew laughed.

He watched Sofia and her daughter walk away before turning back.

He thought: "I originally thought to continue extinguishing internal fires, truly letting everyone in Wildfire Town live peacefully and removing the lingering influence of the Magic Guild on the town.

Now it seems there's no need to worry about that internally.

The Power of Enlightenment continues to exert its effect, everyone's daily life will only get better, and there's no need for me to deliberately do anything more."

Only at this point did Andrew feel that the first stage of his mission upon coming to this Flame Realm had been satisfactorily completed.

That is, self-awakening, and then using the power gained from becoming a Water Mage—

To liberate Wildfire Town.

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