Magical Cat

In the following days, Li En trained even harder.

Even Elaine, his master, rarely sees him more than a few times a day.

Even when she went to sleep at night, Li En didn't go back to Elaine's dormitory, but instead took a nap in Melina's basement.

Magical beasts don't need to eat or drink; they only need magic power to survive.

This greatly facilitated Li En, allowing him to devote the time he used to spend eating, drinking, and relieving himself to cultivation.

He kept casting spells and then replenishing his magical power. When his mental energy was insufficient, he would look at the two books Melina had given him.

I didn't even have the energy to read, so I closed my eyes and imagined the details of the magic loop.

But when she imagines it, Li En always falls asleep.

The basement has no windows, so he can't see the changes in outside light. As a result, Li En loses his sense of time. What used to be a long time passes in the blink of an eye for him.

"He seems to have suffered some kind of shock."

Luna flicked her tongue and spoke to Melina.

Melina nodded, then frowned and said, "While diligent training is a good thing, Li En seems to have gone a bit too far."

Melina and Luna watched as Li En, having exhausted his magic again, lay on the ground meditating and resting, and then stepped forward.

"You won't get a real rest like this. You need to go back and get some sleep," Melina advised.

Li En replied with her eyes closed, "But I feel like I'm almost there. I'm just a little bit away from breaking through my limits."

He has now reached the very edge of the magic loop's limit.

He only needs to take one more step forward to break through his limits and complete the mission.

The further you go, the less effective your cultivation becomes.

But as Li En saw that he was getting closer and closer to completing the mission, he was filled with enthusiasm.

Melina frowned.

This was also the first time she had ever seen a magical beast that trained so diligently.

Ordinary magical beasts possess animalistic instincts and are more inclined to follow their instincts.

The painful and unbearable practice goes against one's instincts.

Even for intelligent humans, self-discipline is an extremely difficult thing.

But Li En is like an outlier.

It was as if his instinct was to cultivate, and he had completely forgotten his instincts to laugh, joke, play, and have fun.

At first, in Melina's memory, Lee En was not like this.

But during this time, she felt that Li En had suddenly become more and more mature and more and more self-disciplined.

Perhaps, as Li En said before, hard work is also a kind of talent.

"Even if you try your best, catching up with Joey and Phoebe won't be a short-term thing."

"And if you ruin your health, you'll never have another chance to prove yourself."

Melina continued to patiently persuade her.

Luna also poked her head out and stared at Li En, as if she also had something to say.

Li En kept her eyes closed, feeling her magic gradually returning.

He has fully adapted to the enhanced magic perception skill, and now recovers magic and mental energy at a fairly fast pace.

"I only need to prove it to myself!"

Li En slowly opened his eyes, his tone firm.

Aside from his own talent, he doesn't really care much about what other people think.

Li En just wanted to complete one task after another to unlock more skills for himself.

It's like playing a game; he just needs to put in the effort and complete the tasks to genuinely become stronger.

Having come to understand this reality, Li En has developed an almost obsessive, even addictive, dedication to completing the mission.

He believed that no one in the world could understand this feeling.

"Melina, I will rest, but not now."

Li En could clearly sense that he was very close to success.

This only made him more eager for the mission's rewards.

"Okay then."

Melina knew she couldn't persuade Lee En anymore.

He knew that this was a stubborn little kitten.

"I have classes today, so I can't stay here with you the whole time."

"Luna will stay behind, and if she feels you are in danger, she will force you to stop and rest."

Li En casually flicked his tail, indicating to Melina to do as she pleased.

"Luna, keep an eye on things for me, I'm leaving now."

After giving her instructions, Melina left the basement alone.

Luna was left behind and slowly crawled to Li En's side.

Li En kept her eyes closed, recovering her magic.

Luna stared at him for a long time before finally asking, "Are you still upset about losing to Phoebe last time?"

Li En gently shook her head: "She is stronger than me, and her talent is more outstanding. I am not dissatisfied."

"Then why are you training so hard? When I was your age, I was just crawling around in Melina's clothes." Luna asked, puzzled.

Even now, she still enjoys exploring inside Melina's clothes.

Li En couldn't help but chuckle and asked her, "I've noticed you're always inside Melina's clothes, do you really like that?"

"What do you like? Melina, or staying inside Melina's clothes?"

Luna countered with a question, but then proceeded to answer it herself.

"I like it all. Melina smells wonderful, my skin feels cool and refreshed, and it's cool inside my clothes. I love this kind of environment."

"As for Melina, I like her even more."

"She's my favorite person!"

Luna calmly delivered a heartfelt confession to Li En.

However, the person being confessed to is not here.

"Don't you like Elaine? But you've already signed the Dragon Lord's contract," Luna asked curiously.

This was the first time Lee Eun had spent time alone with Luna.

He discovered that the little snake didn't seem to be as taciturn as he usually remembered it.

There are even some who are a bit talkative.

It seems Luna is a bit introverted and reserved, only opening up in front of people she knows well.

"Hey, does this mean they already consider me an acquaintance?" Lee En suddenly thought of this question.

Then he began to think about Luna's problem.

"I also like Elaine. She's a kind and lovely girl, and she even saved my life."

"But I think it's probably not as much as you like Melina."

Luna nodded vigorously: "Of course!"

She raised her head slightly, seemingly with a hint of pride.

"By the way, what did you mean by what you just said? What do you mean we've already signed the Dragon Lord's contract?"

"If I don't like Elaine, does that mean we can't sign this contract?"

Li En asked curiously.

"Of course, the Dragon Lord's contract can only be signed by two parties who like and care about each other. Without such feelings, your contract can never be upgraded."

"Don't think that it's a good thing just because you're in charge of the current contract. What the Dragon Lord wants to lead is a world where all living beings coexist harmoniously."

"Only by better aligning with the Dragon Lord's beliefs can you gain more power through the contract."

Luna's words stirred something within Lee En.

He still remembered that the contract Melina initially made Elaine sign with her was called the "Dragon Lord Heart Contract".

However, after Li En completed the task of re-establishing the contract, the contract was automatically upgraded to the Silver-tier "Dragon Lord Heart-to-Heart Contract".

Judging from Luna's words, this contract is not just about completion; there is an upgrade to gain even more power.

Li Enben was already very interested in this contract, and immediately pressed for details:

"What are the benefits of upgrading the contract? What specific power are you referring to?"