I came to Fontaine, This is a city embraced by water, Every wall of the city reflects the shadow of the clouds, Every drop of water in the city remembers the echo of history.
I came here not to escape reality, but to walk into an unknown destiny. This destiny has a name, it is called “daily commission”. This destiny has weight, it is called “reputation”.
— I walked in the morning mist, passed through the two heavy doors——
“The Preface to White Dew and Black Tide”, “The Light Rain That Falls Like No Reason”.
They are not tasks, they are tests for travelers, the embers of the fire of ideals tempered by time.
I have seen loss and perseverance in them, and I have also seen the freedom of water and the shackles of human hearts. After completing all this, I heard her voice—— not God’s call, but Catherine’s tone: “Ahead, there is an adventurous road.”
“Adventure is to go far away”, she said. So I took the first step, like a new poem, writing my name in a chapter that has not yet been read. — Daily commissions, like the morning light falling on the lake, weak, but can not be ignored.
Four small things every day, like a stone thrown into the water, the sound is not loud, but it will disturb the whole lake.
I once helped a lost robot. It asked me in a trembling voice, “Are you a human?”
I said, I am a traveler. But at that moment, I was more like a ray of warmth in this city.
I have delivered letters, moved boxes, and explored the bottom of the reef. Those were not hard labor, but opportunities to talk to the world again and again.
In the ordinary day after day, I saw the outline of hope, like a wild flower that suddenly bloomed in the cold winter, weak but proudly growing.
— And reputation, is the answer given to me by this city. It is not applause, not reward, but a silent recognition: “We see you.”
Reputation is not a number, but a brick laid one by one, building a bridge between me and Fontaine.
The more I help her, the more she trusts me, like a door that opens slowly, from suspicion to familiarity, and finally to welcome. I got some props and some drawings, which are the tokens given to me by this city, like medals and proof of faith.
But what I care more about is—— The smile when an old lady called my name, A child said to me: “Will you come back?” — Here, Games are not just games, Quests are not data, Reputation is not ranking.
They are the way we get closer to the world. We rebuild connections in these daily lives, In seemingly insignificant commissions, We prove ourselves to be trustworthy people. Isn’t this the reason why we live?
Not for earth-shaking feats, but for adding a little light to the world every day. — If you ask me: “Is the daily commission of Fontaine worth doing?” I will smile and say: You ask about data, and I answer about life.
I am willing to do these things every day, like a farmer sowing seeds, like a miner going down a mine, like a poet writing poems that cannot be understood immediately in the dark
—— But one day, the light will shine in, someone will say: “You are the one who makes this city better.” —
I walk on the streets of Fontaine,behind me is water,in front of me are people.
And I am the glimmer connecting all of this.