Meanwhile, at the Royal Palace of the Alba Kingdom.

A middle-aged man stood in front of the palace gates and couldn't help but sigh: "One year, I haven't seen my Beth in a Year".

Adam could still remember the first time he saw Beth.

Adam and Beth were not originally from this region but from a distant region. From a small country called the Hudo Republic.

At that time he was a peasant with some talent in martial arts while Beth was the third daughter of a great general of the Republic. General Posay. Beth's full or former name was Beth Posay.

When Adam turned 14 he enlisted in the army because his parents had died in a plague and his older sister had abandoned him for marrying a merchant as he could not get a job anywhere other than the army in the training camp.

That was the first moment he saw his future wife. Beth.

Adam despite the years would remember that as if it were yesterday.

86 years ago, Hudo Republic. Pale City.

In the middle of the square there was a table with two men in light armor and serious expression while behind them was the word "Recruitment" while on the table there were many sheets of paper ready to be filled.

This table was not very popular among the young people and rarely did a young man enlist in the army. This was because at this time there was a war between the republic Hugo and his eternal Rival, The Líos Empire.

In times of peace the young people who enlisted in the army were thousands but in times of war they were few. Many just want a simple job but didn't want to go to war.

Because of this. Volunteer recruiting positions were empty. Many thought that politicians would have to put in a mandatory service in order for recruitment to be a success.

But soon a 14-year-old boy saw the recruiting post and after a little hesitation, he approached the men and said, "Gentlemen, is there a minimum age to enter the army?"

The men could only see the young man curiously without answering anything and examined him.

The young man did not seem to come from a wealthy family as his clothes were full of patches and discolored. Besides looking very thin, he didn't seem very well fed.

As for his facial features he certainly was not ugly but he was not handsome either. If there was a word to describe his features he would be serious, Ordinary.

The two men saw that the young man did not seem to be joking about joining the army and they were told. "14 years for the reserve, 16 to join the real army."

This made the young man's eyes light up and he continued: "How much is the salary?"

The two men could only tell him: "20 silver coins for the reserve and 40 for the real one, you will also receive a Body refining pill every year and if you die in battle your family will be rewarded with 10 gold coins distributed in twenty years."

This made the young man no longer have doubts and said: "I want to join".

One of the two soldiers in charge was surprised and said, "Are you sure?, Join the army. Even if it's for the reserves, it's not child's play."

The young man still nodded and the soldiers could only sigh and offer recruiting papers. But the young man blushed and said, "Excuse me, you can fill them out for me, I can't read."

The soldiers met and nodded. They were not surprised that the young man could not read, in the republic only the rich and the military could read.

So a soldier took a pen and began to ask questions:

"Name"

"Adam."

"Age."

"14 years old."

"Hometown."

"Dorze Village"

"Beneficiary in case of death."

"Pale City Convent"

When I hear the young man's last words. The soldier looked up and saw Adam in disbelief, This young man was an orphan.

So I ask, "Does the convent know you want to join?"

The young man shook his head and said, "The convent is overcrowded, this morning they had to expel it in order to receive younger children. All over 14 were sent to get work but I didn't get anywhere, so I want to enlist in the army, it's sleeping on the street."

The soldier could only see the young man without saying anything, until after a few moments he finished the registration sheet and let the young man go to the training camp.

The other soldier said, "Are you sure we should leave him in the army?"

The first soldier could only sigh and said: "This young man has no skills to get another job or a strong physical for the only physical jobs, I don't think they will hire him anywhere else. If he didn't let him into the army, today he will sleep on the street and may starve to death in the future. After all, he is an orphan."

Only then do the couple of soldiers remain silent waiting for the next person interested in joining the army.

Training camp of the reserves of the 12th division of the army.

Adam arrived at his barracks and examined the small jar along with the 20 coins he had been given.

This was his first annual Body refining pill and his first salary. Now it was wartime so the soldiers' wages were high as an incentive for young people to join him.

He soon remembered what the soldier who received him said: "It is forbidden to leave the training camp without permission, all soldiers are allowed to leave 3 days a month to see their families in addition to having to attend a group training every morning, salaries are paid on the 3rd of each month and pills are given the sixth month of the year. This is your first pill, if you want to use it go to the training room before using it, there is specialized equipment that will help you break into the first level of Body refining".

So he put the coins in his pocket and went to the training room. After all his only physical possessions were the clothes he was wearing but as he walked around the base in the distance he could see a beautiful 12-13 year old girl finely dressed in a beautiful embroidered dress. Adam, seeing the beauty of the girl, could not help but stop and admire thinking, "I wish my wife were as beautiful as that girl...".

That was the first time she saw Beth. The beginning of her first and only love...