From the moment she kidnapped Erii, she became a roadblock.

Half of his bloodline was integrated into Guan Luo's body.

Guan Luo, whose qi and blood were depleted, was as if he had been given a shot of adrenaline. His withered body began to recover, and his skin regained its elasticity.

The golden eyes suddenly lit up, then went out, then lit up again...

This cycle repeated several times, and no one except Erii could see it. Each cycle meant that the concentration of dragon blood in Guan Luo's body increased once.

As for the pain caused by the dragon blood's corrosive effects on his body, Guan Luo could no longer feel it; he was numb.

His body trembled slightly, as if he had been electrocuted.

Three seconds later, Guan Luo fell back into a peaceful sleep.

Erii touched Guan Luo's nose, but he didn't react.

Erii was also a little tired.

Erii saw that Guan Luo had entered a deep sleep, so she also fell asleep.

The waves outside were turbulent, but the Moniach remained unusually calm.

The infirmary was very quiet; only the breathing of Guan Luo and Erii could be heard.

Both of them were breathing very softly, giving the impression of being extremely cautious.

Even face to face, with their faces less than an inch apart, their breaths wouldn't disturb each other's rest.

Both Guan Luo and Erii are very kind-hearted people who do not want to bother or cause trouble for others.

The doctor in charge of taking care of the two was like discovering a new continent; the phenomenon happening to Guan Luo was nothing short of miraculous.

A person who is on their last legs can actually be rejuvenated and regain their vitality.

If it weren't for Guan Luo's extremely high level of secrecy, he would have wanted to take a blood sample from Guan Luo and study it back home.

Professor Mans and his two companions also visited the ward several times. Only after they found that Guan Luo's condition was gradually improving did they feel relieved enough to go back to rest.

Guan Luo seemed to be having a long dream, a dream in which only Erii was present, and nothing else existed...

The moon sets and the sun rises.

Guan Luo and Erii slept from evening until the next morning.

Guan Luo felt completely refreshed.

Name: Guan Luo

ID: Contractor 100861009

Level: LV.1

Health: 99%

Mana: 200

Power: 16

Agility: 16

Stamina: 15

Intelligence: 20

Charm: 5 (Locked)

Luck: 1

……

Bloodline: Conviction (Incomplete: 9/10)

The improvement in physical fitness led to a surge in numerical values. Every 10 points of attribute was a watershed moment, with its own standard for dividing the values.

As for the 20 points of intelligence...

Guan Luo felt that the gap between his 16 points in Strength or Agility was too large, and he suspected that his Intelligence attribute might be restricted to 20 points by some kind of limitation.

20 points is just the displayed limit; in reality, Guan Luo's intelligence attribute far exceeds the normal 20 points.

It's roughly around 20.999... something like that.

Guan Luo could even intuitively sense that this value was still increasing and changing.

He was getting closer and closer to 21 points, but something was still missing. Guan Luo believed that if he could complete the remaining one-tenth of his bloodline, his intelligence attribute would be able to reach the 21-point mark.

But Erii had somehow squeezed into her arms.

Sunlight streamed in through the porthole, falling on Erii's profile and casting a pale golden glow.

Erii's eyelashes trembled slightly, then she opened her eyes and met Guan Luo's gaze.

In the end, Guan Luo gave in and was the first to look away, as if the word "shy" simply didn't exist in Erii's dictionary.

Guan Luo rolled off the hospital bed, went to the washroom, and changed into the clothes that had been prepared for him. He had been running around all day yesterday, so it was time to change.

Guan Luo looked at the hospital gown in front of him and didn't know what to say for a moment. He had just entered the Dragon Clan world and was wearing a hospital gown. Now he was finally wearing it again.

It can be considered that I haven't forgotten my original intention; after going around in circles, I've come back to where I started.

Erii was also wearing a hospital gown, and she was quite happy to see that she and Guan Luo were wearing similar hospital gowns.

She stood on the deck, imitating Guan Luo, leaning against the railing of the ship's side.

After leaving the area controlled by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the ship's speed has decreased.

White seabirds circled the Moniach in the sky, making cries.

It's definitely not a seagull; it must be some kind of albatross.

With a wingspan of nearly two meters, many trainees threw food overboard to feed the boat.

A gentle sea breeze blew by, lifting Erii's wine-red hair.

Erii seems to have changed a lot. She used to have very little expression, but now she can express a variety of emotions through her facial expressions.

It has a more human touch.

Before, I was like a puppet, a marionette, a bird locked in a cage.

The two stood there quietly, with few people around. When the other students saw them, they all went around them.

Erii slowly moved closer to Guan Luo, pressing herself against him.

Guan Luo hadn't felt this way before, but after fusing nine-tenths of the bloodline, he could feel the attraction emanating from Erii.

It was definitely not Erii's scent, but some kind of pheromone released by her body that made Guan Luo want to get closer to her.

This might just be a physiological attraction!

……

In a small seaside town, at Shilan Middle School, in the classroom of Class 6, Grade 12.

Afternoon self-study period.

Our prison guard, huddled on the throne in the second-to-last row, stared blankly at Chen Wenwen's back.

"She's highlighting something again with that light green highlighter... I guess it's 'Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng,' the Chinese teacher said we'll have to memorize it next week."

"I wonder if she drank the bottle of jasmine tea I slipped into her desk during break today. She probably did, right? I loosened the cap a little beforehand; her wrists are thin, so tightening it too much might be difficult for her..."

"If only time could stop right now. No, if it stopped, we'd be stuck in senior year forever, it's exhausting... But at least, at least she's still three rows ahead of me now, I can still see her. After graduation..."

With three minutes left before the bell rang, Lu Mingfei glanced at the clock hanging at the front of the classroom.

He decided that after school, he would take a longer route, passing by the bus stop where Chen Wenwen was waiting for the bus.

……

In the evening, as school let out, the setting sun bathed the streets in a pale gold light.

The shadows of the plane tree leaves were stretched long and thin beside the bus stop.

However, when I passed by the bus stop where Chen Wenwen was waiting for the bus today, I didn't see her.

Lu Mingfei, carrying his schoolbag, lingered until he reached the platform. He paused briefly, glancing past the bus stop sign and then at the intersection, which was empty; the familiar figure was nowhere to be seen.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head, kicked a pebble away, waited a few more minutes, and finally turned around and walked towards his home.

Across the street, a black sedan slowly drove by, its rear window half-open. Chen Wenwen turned her head to look out the window, her gaze pausing slightly as it swept over the platform.

"That's... Lu Mingfei? Isn't his house in the other direction?" Chen Wenwen said.

Zhao Menghua was looking down at his phone replying to messages when he heard this, so he just glanced at it casually and didn't pay any attention to it.

"Who? Oh, that loser? I don't know him."

No one cared about the boy's sorrow...