The bustling party ended, and Lis had agreed with Ya'er to come back here tomorrow to practice the long whip, so he prepared to get up and leave.
"See you tomorrow!" Ya'er waved to Lis.
"Let me see you out," Arsen said, rising to his feet and giving Lis a meaningful look.
Lis, keeping his composure, followed Arsen out of the villa.
"Is there something you needed, keeping me back specifically?"
Lis stood on the roadside steps, looking down at the green sprouts emerging from the cracks in the stones beneath his feet.
Arsen hesitated for a moment, then said to Lis:
"I suppose you've already noticed that Miss Ya'er's identity is no common matter."
Lis remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Arsen's statement.
You, the most outstanding youngest son of the duke's family, look utterly subdued in front of Ya'er. Who wouldn't notice?
"I cannot reveal Miss Ya'er's identity until I have permission, I hope you can understand that,"
Arsen paused, then added seriously, "I don't care whether Miss Ya'er's encounter with you was a coincidence or if there were other reasons, but I hope you won't do anything that could harm her..."
Arsen did not finish his sentence, but Lis clearly understood his meaning.
As for the veiled threat in Arsen's words, Lis genuinely didn't care. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't reveal he already knew Ya'er's true identity, he would have wanted to pledge himself to her as a pre-emptive ally.
He almost said, "If you would not abandon me, then please allow me to call you my godmother."
As for harming Ya'er, he thought too much.
Such a main character of the story, a child of destiny, seems to carry the Lucky Goddess with her, turning all peril into safety. Such fortune is not something ordinary people can challenge.
"Lord Arsen, I will not do anything that could harm Ya'er. This is my promise as Viscount Kane,"
Lis solemnly told Arsen.
Seeing Lis make a noble's promise, Arsen's expression softened a lot, for nobles in the kingdom greatly valued their reputations. He nodded and said:
"Welcome to our adventure team! Lis."
"Thank you, Arsen. See you tomorrow!"
Back at his mansion, Lis sat at the small table in his bedroom, picking up the chilled fruit tea Rossi had specially prepared for him, pondering the day's events.
Meeting Ya'er today was truly unexpected, and even more surprising was how he had just joined her mercenary group.
It went smoother than he could have imagined!
It looks like he could really think over his plans for the Sacrificial Festival. With Ya'er's support, he might find other ways to break through the situation.
However, Ya'er's strength must still be just that of a Golden Warrior, and he would have to wait until she made further breakthroughs in the game's version 2.0 late story.
But such a distant matter didn't warrant Lis's planning; he would focus on handling the Sacrificial Festival matters first.
The issue with Camus must have been someone's intentional plotting, and good, since they didn't achieve their objective, they certainly wouldn't rest easy, and all he had to do was wait for them to reveal their flaws.
Enhancing his strength was still the priority; many things were beyond his reach as a Junior Mage, such as the development plan for civilian enchantment products. He would at least have to wait until he advanced to an Intermediate Mage to reproduce those special magic arrays in his mind.
Although today was full of surprises, his main purpose for going to the Mercenary Guild was indeed fulfilled.
He registered his mercenary status.
The last weapon proficiency training had already been scheduled, and even though the long whip didn't seem quite suitable for a male, Lis wasn't picky; any weapon would do as long as he could complete his armament set.
He had also unexpectedly joined the Ya'er Adventure Group; so he wouldn't have to worry too much about future tasks and experience points.
His teammates were publicly at Silver Level in strength. Even if there might be experience point penalties, the experience he would gain from completing tasks wouldn't be little.
There was also the actual strength of Ya'er, a Golden Warrior. Unlike Welf, who was rather mediocre, Lis felt that given Ya'er's uniqueness, she might now possess the strength to rival someone of a high Golden Order.
His own strength was still a bit too low.
Thinking it over, Lis exhaled and brought up his panel, deciding to allocate all his accumulated experience points to raising his professional level first. He could put off increasing his skill level.
[You have spent unallocated experience points[735604 points]!]
[Your personal level has increased: 30→31!]
[You gain Strength +1, Agility +1, Intelligence +2, Charm +1, Mysterious +1, Endurance +1]
[Your personal level has increased: 33→34!]
[You gained Strength +1, Agility +1, Intelligence +2, Charm +1, Mystery +1, Endurance +1]
[You have allocated 10 free attribute points]
[Your Intelligence Attribute has been enhanced: 76→96! (Attribute Modification)]
As a series of system messages popped up, Lis felt a wave of refreshment, the slight fatigue of the day completely cleared, making his mind much clearer.
Is this the effect of enhancing one's own attributes?
The attribute enhancement of a former game character was just virtual numbers; he had no tangible feeling to it.
Lis called up his attribute panel.
Life Value: 1280/1280
Mana Value: 2000/2580
Experience: 0/210000 (Unallocated Experience Points [15820 points])
Main Profession: Arcanist (Basic)
Secondary Profession: None
Intelligence 96 (Attribute Modification)
Free Attribute Points 0
[Arcane Thought] — Intelligence Attribute receives a twice value modification, Elemental Affinity +100%, arcane sub-module unlocked
[Advanced Fatigue Resistance] — Reduces the degree of negative effect on the body when fatigued, physical recovery speed +50%
[Rank Suppression] — You gain additional power enhancements when facing low-rank professionals, current enhancement (10%)
[Fearless Challenger] — Damage from rank suppression reduced by 30% on yourself, chance to be exempt from fear, shock, silence, chaos, charm, and other negative statuses
[Low-level Resilient Body] — Life Value increases by 10%, enhances minor injury recovery speed, and slightly increases resilience and elemental resistance
Skills: Magic (Magic Hand, Cleaning Skill, Flash Technique...), One-Circle Magic (Fireball Technique, Ice Arrow Skill, Human Charm...), Second Circle Magic (Ice Blade Skill, Wind Walking Technique, Earth Escape Skill, Repair Moderate Wounds, Levitation...), Three-Circle Magic (Chain Fireball Technique, Elemental Shield, Stinking Cloud, Human Shaping), One-Circle Arcane (Fueling Technique), Three-Circle Arcane (Blue Ball Skill, Ageing Ray), Martial Arts (Furious Slash, Shield Slam, Resistance Enhancement, Secondary All Attributes Enhancement)
Milestones: [Junior Mage (Bronze Level)], [Strongman's First Step (Silver Level)]
Legend Level: 10 (Realm Level — Court Viscount Legend +10)
Equipment: Jade Wand, Jade Talisman, Concentration Ring
(Made a little progress, turned from cannon fodder to slightly stronger cannon fodder!)
Must say, having the power feels really good!
Lis nodded in satisfaction. Although it almost depleted all the experience points Lis had painstakingly saved, the full enhancement of his attributes made it worthwhile.
Besides, he could gain a steady source of experience by completing mercenary commissions in the future, no longer needing to agonize over whether to improve his personal level or skill level.
Lis declared, "I want them all!"
After feeling content, Lis poured all the not-so-cold fruit tea into his mouth, preparing to head to the laboratory to start today's magic research.
He aimed not only to research new arcane but also to master new Three-Circle Magic.
Lis wasn't one of those chosen ones; he had to seize the time, as only through his gradual accumulation could he eventually possess the power to master his own fate.