In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

"These are the marks left from the battle..." Jing Shu raised her hand and summoned flames, which rolled twice over her scales. The vines, like insects, hid all over her skin, even trying to hide under her scales.

"This time, I traveled to a dense forest. Seeing that there was no one around, I transformed into a dragon, flew into the sky, and observed my surroundings—"

"But that forest already had an owner, a group of tree spirits. I fought against those tree spirits, and in the first battle, I used the Word of Power: Blaze to drive them back."

"But they adapted to the flames very quickly, and even the more advanced Word of Power, Lord's Flame, could not kill them anymore."

"They even managed to break through my protective aura and implant these seeds onto my skin."

Jing Shu touched her cheek, her face showing obvious lingering fear, as well as a burning fighting spirit.

"But this move by them is actually a mistake—if they truly obtain my flesh and blood, your existence can transmit true faith to them..."

So, girl, do you have some misunderstanding about yourself...? Lu Mingfei looked at her helplessly.

He can't very well say, "I tricked a devil into giving me this bloodline, so your lineage is actually quite diluted." If he said that, all his initial nonsense about being the reincarnation of the Black King would be burst like a bubble.

Embarrassment is secondary; the main concern is what if Jing Shu feels she's been tricked by an ordinary person and goes crazy trying to kill him?

"Alright, I can't let you stay like this forever..." Lu Mingfei tentatively pressed his finger against the side of her cheek. That was where those tiny vines mainly lived. "What do you think of these things?"

"Do you want it removed, or do you want it left? I'll handle it; it won't leave any scars."

"Hmm... I suggest you stay. Their parasitic abilities are quite good, and they'll be useful when facing things that your offensive capabilities can't overcome."

Lu Mingfei stared blankly at what was in front of him, not at Jing Shu's stunningly beautiful face, but at the webpage of the comprehensive website.

【Magical Spirit: Next-Generation Dragon Servant (Newcomer)】

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【characteristic:……

Gift: Children of the Tree (Temporary): The Children of the Tree wish for this unit to become one of them, offering prayers and branches in exchange for something in return. Over time, this trait evolves into either 'Children of the Tree' or 'Dragonborn Children of the Tree'.

Branches? Tree branches...can they grow into another towering tree?

Lu Mingfei seemed to be deep in thought.

Without a doubt, the tree spirits she faced—or rather, the 'children of the tree' on the integrated network panel—were indeed intelligent beings. They even possessed the ability to 'pray,' which seemed to indicate they had already reached the first stage of civilization on Saint Marian's side.

—The stages of 'shaman' and 'wizard'.

Even the entire world outside of St. Marian dared not say that it had completely escaped this stage, after all, those who developed into mages should have been called 'wizards' at that time.

Those called shamans organized another organization that was no less powerful than that of the mages:

"Holy Church".

Lu Mingfei's eyes gradually glazed over, and the metaphors hidden in the scriptures and the clues hidden in the words gradually came together in his eyes.

"...Anyway, what do you want?" Lu Mingfei gently rubbed her face, but did not disturb the tiny vines—they even treated Lu Mingfei's palm as if it were the same as themselves, detaching from Jing Shu's face and crawling onto Lu Mingfei's hand.

"Please keep it for me, Master." Jing Shu nodded, her smooth skin rubbing against Lu Mingfei's palm.

Lu Mingfei summoned Jing Shu back into the magic card and pulled out a blank piece of paper.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the pen glided across the paper, forming a perfect circle. Lu Mingfei, hunched over his desk, wasn't drawing normal runes and transmutation circles, but rather a jumble of complex religious symbols.

As he drew, Lu Mingfei pondered the meaning of this so-called "related to their growth." For example, the "children of the tree" that Jing Shu was about to face seemed to offer no help to her growth, and even intended to kill her there through prayer.

But what if Jing Shu really is killed?

—She is a legendary creature. Even if these vines were to pierce her flesh, this simple extraction of energy and painless flesh would not kill her.

But what about the flesh and blood that can be extracted?

When a single dragon scale fell into Lu Mingfei's hands, it was enough to change his racial template from human to dragon.

Although this change seemed to only improve his skin and didn't even surprise his friends—it's important to know that what the tree's children extracted wasn't just scales, but the flesh and blood of a next-generation dragon.

"At that time, I'm afraid that the trees in that area will be contaminated by the flesh and blood of this plantation, causing the bark to grow scales and the leaves to grow webs..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, the patterns he drew becoming more and more complicated.

Just as the temporary characteristic states, even if she is transformed into a child of the tree, she will not lose her identity as a "legendary creature" and a "next generation species." It is estimated that she will still be dominated by the will of "Jing Shu," and at most, some vines will grow on her body.

A more likely scenario is that she might bring back a patch of "Dragonborn Tree People" and transform Lu Mingfei's dormitory into a primeval forest.

"So this state is better..." Lu Mingfei suddenly laughed.

If things really drag on for a while, and she turns the entire forest into so-called dragon descendants, Lu Mingfei will really have a hard time dealing with the tree's inhabitants at that time.

If they are to be killed, they are all subordinates of his own spirit, and killing them would only reduce his own power; if they are not killed, Jing Shu's card will be unusable for at least a short time, resulting in a loss of combat power.

This is the perfect time, giving Lu Mingfei an opening to intervene and allow the tree's inhabitants parasitizing Jing Shu to become dragonborn ahead of schedule, preventing the number of dragonborn tree inhabitants from becoming too large and actually affecting combat effectiveness.

Lu Mingfei rose from his desk and placed the card in the center of the ritual array. Even though no open flame was lit, and no magic intervened, the runes spontaneously ignited, scorching the twisted roots of Jing Shu's face on the design—

"As innocent as a god, as powerful as a beast, and as yearning for warmth as a human..."

Lu Mingfei softly chanted a prayer, guiding the rootless fire to burn away its roots. In their suffering, those "children of the tree," used as parasites, learned something else:

"Come, pray..."

Lu Mingfei's movements became increasingly gentle, and the roots sprouted trunks, limbs, and other forms, transforming into the shape of a floating, flying angel—

"Pray to your Valkyries..."

【characteristic:……

Maiden Warrior: This unit gains the allegiance of the people of the Prayer Tree and can be commanded to assist in battle.