If you also counted the bonuses from the "World Tree's Favor," it was essentially equivalent to a simplified version of the World's Son template!
This was exactly what Lis coveted the most.
Although he was unsure if the effect of using the World Tree New Bud would be as good, he couldn't reconcile not trying it out.
However, the World Tree New Bud was one of the most important treasures of the Elf Clan, even more important than a typical Legendary Strongman to them. Apart from the one that later appeared in the Elf Kingdom's Jonor City, Lis could not think of any other way to obtain this treasure.
He had to go and try, and the World Tree New Bud was discovered sometime after the destruction of Jonor City; the reasons for its appearance there were unclear to the Elf Kingdom as well.
Therefore, Lis felt he had a good chance of getting his hands on the treasure ahead of others.
At the same time, there were other purposes for this journey.
Including his previous plan, to get the Martial Monk's basic profession specialty "Proof of Nature," Lis needed to travel far and wide to comprehend nature, and only after meeting the conditions could he obtain it.
He also planned to take a trip to Duke Burns' Domain in the Bolin Kingdom to check on Little Bat Angela.
Under Lis's persuasion, she had gone to the castle of a Legendary Bloodline to accept Cain's legacy, and he was curious about her current situation.
Thinking of the white Little Bat's exceptionally round and supple form when curled up, Lis couldn't help but miss her a little.
There were many similar plans, and Lis could only deal with them one by one.
Most importantly, Lis was definitely not content with staying in the Azela Floating City for an extended period.
He and Risa were different; Lis had many more things to do, many more preparations to make for the future.
He couldn't possibly stay put, grinding away slowly until he reached Legendary status.
Even now, as a Gold-level Strongman, he would still be considered insignificant in the grand epochs to come, and the urgency in his heart persisted.
That was also why he taught Risa the Teleportation Technique, so she could travel between the Floating City and Danerluo Port on her own after he left.
However, it seemed most of Risa's talents were applied to Shape Changing Magic, and her mastery of Space Transmission Magician skills was mediocre by comparison.
Of course, this was in comparison to Lis. Risa's learning speed was still much stronger than that of an average Gold-level Mage.
The second day after Risa mastered the Teleportation Technique, Lis was ready to leave the Floating City.
Although Risa was quite reluctant, this time had been simply the happiest period for her.
But she knew Lis had more important things to do and did not intend to stop him, even though her eyes were brimming with tears.
After Lis "tenderly" teased her a bit and promised to come back and visit often, her mood improved a lot, even with slightly swollen lips.
Indeed, Lis had left many space marks in both the Floating City and Danerluo Port, and with his current abilities, it was a bit of a hassle, but returning from time to time was not an issue.
Because of this, Lis did not bring Black Cat along this time but let it stay in the Floating City to accompany Risa.
In the last moment before using the Teleportation Technique to leave, Lis suddenly felt perplexed, sensing that he had forgotten something.
A windblown Fink appeared outside the city, his face alight with excitement as he looked at the port city.
"Teacher, I've come to find you!"