Aiven certainly did not expect to see his family’s enemy from the Wright clan in such a form at such a ti.
He also didn’t expect this young man nad Hawkins.
Not only was he from the Galliot family in the Ilya Kingdom, wielding the sa school of Extraordinary Swordsmanship as him, but he was also an employee under Wright at the White Egret Comrce Association.
Because of these coincidences, for a mont, Aiven even thought this guy might be a spy or assassin sent by his enemy, and he should strike first.
However, the mories that unfolded before Aiven, belonging to Hawkins, proved that Hawkins had no close ties with his enemy, Count Wright.
More accurately, Hawkins’ view of the comrce association and Wright might not be more "friendly" than his own.
Though the deeply etched mories from the Dream Realm were sowhat chaotic, they were profound enough for Aiven to sense the intense emotions contained within those mories of Hawkins!
There were monts of joy:
A young child stands on a stool, touching the helm of a rchant ship with elation;
And then, a slightly awkward young man standing on the lecture stage at the business school, commanding the attention of the crowd;
Walking hand in hand with a girl whose face has beco blurred, leisurely strolling through the campus, full of romance;
Receiving the employnt notice from the White Egret Comrce Association where his father worked with imnse pride after graduation;
The approving glances from his parents, the worshipful gaze from his girlfriend, and his first triumph in a major comrcial acquisition...
Of course, there was sadness:
The heart-wrenching news of his father’s rchant ship wrecked at sea, buried in the ocean;
The powerless fury when the White Egret Comrce Association claid their "family" full of mories as compensation for the losses caused by his father’s misstep;
And... the despondency when his girlfriend left him decisively.
"..."
Scenes from Hawkins’ life unfolded like a scroll before Aiven and Milan.
Among them were elents Aiven wanted to learn about through dreaming, Hawkins’ true life story, but also many unexpected aspects.
These crucial monts in Hawkins’ life allowed Aiven to piece together a major portion of his twenty-so years of experiences.
Born in a middle-class ho, part of a wealthy family in the Ilya Kingdom, at least with a middle-to-upper level inco.
Moreover, as a rchant ship captain, his father held a respectable profession in the Era of Great Navigation.
Hawkins himself was also outstanding, a prominent figure during his studies at the Golden Bird Business School in the Ilya Kingdom, filled with brilliant minds, securing full scholarships every year.
After graduation, he directly joined the leading private comrcial organization in the kingdom, the White Egret Comrce Association, a typical representative of the erging nobility. He also had a beautiful lover at the stage of discussing marriage.
He was considered a happy and successful life winner!
Then... an accident destroyed everything.
His father, as a captain associated with the White Egret Comrce Association, disappeared with his ship in the vastness of the Black Sea during a trade interaction with the New Continent.
Given the search and rescue conditions of that era, a disappearance practically equaled death.
Soon, before Hawkins and his mother could recover from the imnse grief.
Hawkins, also employed by the White Egret Comrce Association, was dismissed directly due to his father’s significant losses to the company.
Managent also claid their ho where they lived for years and his father’s hard-earned two comrcial shops, citing unpaid debts borrowed from the comrce association.
Hawkins knew well how domineering the White Egret Comrce Association backed by Count Wright was, seeing adversaries in the Ilya Kingdom never et a good end.
He hadn’t felt much in the past, but when this domineering behavior truly landed on him, they experienced the helplessness and despair within.
Soon, his lover, who was discussing marriage, left him with a clumsy excuse, entering soone else’s embrace.
Moreover, once dismissed, it beca impossible for Hawkins to find new employnt in any comrce association, company, or other business organization in Ilya.
Having no choice, Hawkins took his mother to the countryside, living with his uncle.
But with ideals and ambitions, having seen the outside world, Hawkins couldn’t resign to becoming a farr, tending several acres of wheat every day.
At this ti, incredible news broke like dawn, illuminating Hawkins’ overwhelmingly desperate life.
Considering the New Continent situation.
The Tulip Alliance called upon the alliance citizens to initiate privateering against Hilus!
Simultaneously, the hero "White Knight," who successfully plundered the Hilus Golden Post Road, gaining significant wealth, was imprinted on Hawkins’ heart as a figure breaking all authority and shining brightly.
How similar was the mighty Hilus, oppressing nations under its feet, to the all-powerful White Egret Comrce Association in the Ilya Kingdom?!
Thus, driven by the desire for wealth and following his idol’s footsteps, Hawkins resolutely embarked on the ocean rchant ship bound for the New Continent.
He eventually arrived before Aiven.
"Though Hawkins himself didn’t care much, it seems the White Egret Comrce Association had other moves."
After piecing together Hawkins’ complete life story, Aiven was thoughtful.
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