It felt so good to be close to the witch!

If it were a "normal" legendary knight like Fuma who needed to refine top-tier magic crystals, the cooldown time would be covered by the refining time, and only two days would be wasted in between.

But for an "unusual guy" like Roy, it was a full five days wasted!

So, by this calculation, the time required to absorb three top-tier magic crystals and cultivate to the legendary one-star limit is only about 10 days faster than his own cultivation.

In fact, during the time he was waiting for the cooldown to subside, Roy's progress at the Legendary One-Star stage increased from 33% after absorbing the first top-tier magic crystal to 53% through his own cultivation.

Once he absorbs the next top-tier magic crystal, this progress will reach 86%... well, he won't even need to wait to use the third top-tier magic crystal before he can cultivate to the limit of Legendary One Star.

This also saved a top-tier magic crystal... For a moment, Roy didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.

Returning to his room, Roy took out a top-grade magic crystal from his spatial ring and absorbed it directly.

The second absorption, transformation, and enhancement process is extremely fast.

Within a few hours, Roy opened his eyes. At that moment, the strength of his battle aura and soul fire had reached 86% of the legendary one-star stage as expected.

"It will take another 4 days before I can attempt to break through to Legendary Level 2..."

Roy muttered something to himself, stood up, and pushed open the door to leave.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened, and a crimson crescent moon hung quietly in the pitch-black sky, bringing a unique tranquility and peace.

"Tap..."

Light footsteps came from the entrance of the courtyard. Roy looked up and saw a girl wearing a pale yellow sweater and long skirt, her figure appearing hazy and beautiful in the moonlight, walking gracefully towards him.

"Young Master Roy, the border duke has woken up."

The girl's voice was like a gentle spring breeze, captivating everyone's heart.

Roy, who had initially seemed somewhat eager to try something with the girl, narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Oh... I'll go check it out."

During the time the Border Duke was in a coma, Fuma stayed by his side in a secluded place.

As for the Space Witch Latie, she was cultivating in the alternate dimension she had created. Previously, due to the critical situation, she had just completed her talent evolution and had not had time to adapt before rushing to the capital to rescue the border duke. Now that she had returned, she took advantage of the time while the border duke was recovering to adjust her cultivation and adapt.

As they walked, Roy soon arrived at the hidden place.

As soon as Roy stepped inside, his attention was completely drawn to the man sitting at the desk.

His face was resolute, exuding an imposing presence without anger, giving off a sense of weight and weight, as if he could easily shoulder mountains. His upper body, which was not clothed, had a white bandage wrapped around his chest.

—Breton Soros, the Duke of the Frontier!

Roy had known the Border Duke for quite some time, but only now was he truly seeing his true face.

In Roy's perception, the Border Duke showed no fluctuations of battle aura, appearing just like an ordinary middle-aged man who had just recovered from a serious illness and whose physique was "slightly" strong.

Only [Infinite Desire - God] could vaguely detect the extremely subtle and barely perceptible fluctuations of battle aura on the border duke.

This discovery shocked Roy.

In the past, when he was at the Bronze, Silver, and Gold ranks, even if he was just starting out, he could use [Infinite Desire] to accurately sense the battle qi of those at the peak of the rank.

The fact that even [Infinite Desire God] can only barely detect his aura can only be explained by one thing: the Border Duke's strength is far beyond what is rumored to be at the limit of the Legendary realm. Although it is uncertain whether he has reached the supreme realm above the Legendary realm, he is definitely far beyond the limit of the Legendary realm and has subtly transcended the category of the Legendary.

After the initial shock, Roy quickly composed himself. He stood a few meters in front of the border duke and bowed slightly, saying, "Your Grace, Duke."

“Roy Tulumber…you look just like me. Seeing you reminds me of Jess, and of the time we spent training together…”

The border duke smiled, his tone gentle, showing none of the invincible domineering presence rumored to be in the face of foreign enemies; instead, he displayed the warmth and affability of an elder addressing a younger generation.

"I already know part of what happened from Latie."

"Thank you very much for your help."

"The temple, humph... I never expected they would pay such a price to keep me here. This is truly beyond my expectations."

When Roy heard the border duke say "Latie," he noticed that Latie, dressed in a cloud-patterned palace-style cheongsam, was standing quietly in the corner of the room.

The Hidden Land is an alternate dimension, making it incredibly easy for the Great Witch, Latie, to conceal her magical energy fluctuations within it.

Noticing Roy's gaze, Latie nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Roy responded with a smile.

"To be honest, there are still some things I don't understand." The border duke looked at Roy with gentle eyes:

"Roy, I'll call you that from now on."

"Can you explain to me why Little Fuma is with you?"

Upon hearing this, Roy coughed several times in shock. Before he could speak, Fuma chided him, "Father, what nonsense are you talking about? Roy and I are just allies!"

“Yes, yes, we are just allies.” Roy nodded repeatedly, indicating that Fuma was right.

Although the dashing and charming Fuma certainly appealed to him, his relationship with Fuma was truly innocent.

For some inexplicable reason, he felt a strange sense of tension.

"Oh...an alliance, huh? Sorry, my wording was a little off." The border duke waved his hand dismissively.

"But then again, the 'Balance of Displacement' curse that Little Fuma suffered from must have been resolved by you, Roy, right?"

Although it was a question, the border duke's tone was very confident.

The border duke was well aware of Fuma's "destined death."

Over the past decade or so, he has tried every method he could, including the various forbidden items he and the Witch's Society treasured, but none of them could restrain the "Displacement Scales".

Although the Scales of Displacement are not the highest-ranking A+ among A-level forbidden items, their unique mechanism makes them impossible for many A+ level forbidden items to deal with.

Only the "A-grade forbidden item - Lost Ice Coffin" used by the Moonlight Witch Cecilia a hundred years ago can effectively counter the Scales of Replacement.

To resolve the predetermined death, the "Lost Ice Coffin" is required.

In other words, the "Lost Ice Coffin" is in Roy's hands. From this, it can be inferred that in the widely publicized incident of the Moonlight Witch breaking the seal a month ago, Roy, this seemingly insignificant "little lord," played a far greater role in the shadows than others imagined.

As for the whereabouts of the missing Moon Witch Cecilia, Roy probably knows something about it...

"I really underestimated you..."

"The border duke remarked."

Now, in close proximity, he was astonished to discover that Roy's battle aura had reached the level of a legendary first-star. Just two months ago, according to the intelligence system's records, Roy was not even an ordinary person who could be considered a trainee knight...

Regardless of whether Roy's talent suddenly exploded, allowing him to rise from an ordinary person to the legendary realm in less than two months, or whether Roy had been deeply hiding his abilities for many years...

All of this demonstrates that Roy is no ordinary person.

“It is indeed me.” Roy did not deny it when asked by the border duke.

Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide it anymore.

He was no longer the helpless "young lord's eldest son" he was when he first transmigrated, but a true legendary knight.

Moreover, knowing Roy's talent, even though the Space Witch Latie has a connection with the Duke's mansion, if Roy were to clash with the Duke's mansion, Latie, along with the witch council behind her, would inevitably stand behind Roy.

This involves the fundamental interests of the Witch's Guild, which cannot be compared to any friendship.

The witches, including Shanica, Ais, and Lilia, are Roy's strong supporters, forming an unbreakable alliance.

In fact, if he could, Roy would not want to appear in front of the Border Duke right now. After all, he is a rather "calm" person and is not willing to show himself in front of others when he is not strong enough.

But the current situation no longer allows him to continue to play it safe and develop.

Others might not believe Fuma's prophecy, including Fuma's father, the Border Duke, who couldn't fully believe in its existence.

After all, although this winter has been plagued by continuous snow disasters and rampant monsters, ultimately, there are no signs of a major catastrophe looming over the world.

Having witnessed the apocalyptic catastrophe of the "Seventh Realm of Original Sin - The Realm of Lust" and knowing the existence of the "Abyss of Sin," Roy knew very well that the mutated Abyss of Sin power that caused the appearance of the monsters meant that a great disaster was about to befall this world!

He still clearly remembers the black, viscous raindrops that fell from the sky, causing terrifying and deformed changes in all living things.

This world is the world Roy depends on for survival, so even if it's just for himself, he will do everything in his power to prevent disaster from happening.

However, he is far from capable of achieving this in his current state.

Although he is confident that given enough time, he can climb to the highest peak in the world, in reality, what he lacks most is time.

Therefore, he needs strong enough allies.

This includes the Witches' Guild and the Border Duke.

"Your Grace, may I ask about the specifics of the battle that day? Did you win, or did the Chief of Divine Punishment win?"

"I have already learned about your wife, Mrs. Mayna, from Ms. Latti."

"But what puzzles me is why the temple would be willing to make an enemy of a powerful figure like you for the sake of a witch?"

"It may be disrespectful to say this, but the temple has enslaved so many witches, so it wouldn't make a difference if it didn't include Lady Mayina, even if her identity is somewhat special."

Roy asked.

This has been a question that has always puzzled him.

More than a decade ago, the border duke had only recently entered the legendary realm. Even if he could defeat a legendary three-star, he was nothing in the eyes of the temple.

But now, the border duke holds a large army and is a super strong person whose strength surpasses that of the chief of the Divine Punishment. With such a weight, how can the temple still be so willful?

"I won that battle by a small margin."

"As for why the temple is so stubborn in refusing to release Mayina, I don't know either..." The border duke also had doubts in his eyes. He paused, looked at Roy, and finally slowly said:

"My trip to the capital is ostensibly to obtain military funds, but my true purpose is to uncover the root cause of all the calamities predicted by Little Fuma."

"I suspect the temple is inextricably linked to this."

"Therefore, I chose this time to challenge the Chief of Divine Punishment."

"On the one hand, it's an attempt to see if we can take Mayna away; on the other hand, it's also a test."

"Only by muddying the waters can you catch the real big fish."

"Unfortunately, the mastermind was far too cautious. Even at the very end, they didn't make a direct move. On the other hand, the temple was willing to pay a huge price to keep me here, using four A-grade forbidden items."

"This makes me even more certain that even if the temple is not the mastermind, it is closely related to it."

"Right now, since we can't find the real mastermind, we can target the temple first and force it to reveal its true colors."

A sharp glint flashed in the border duke's eyes, and the fleeting pressure he exuded startled Roy.

“A temple…” Roy took a deep breath.

He understood that the border duke had told him all this because he considered him "one of his own," otherwise he would never have said such things.

"What should we do next?" Roy asked, though he had some guesses in his mind.