Full-Time Psychic Martial Artist

"I'll sleep downstairs, and Nelly can sleep on the bed," Lorne said. He interpreted "downstairs" as sleeping on the floor.

"Next up is Neri's!"

Nelly immediately protested loudly, and at the same time, she rolled under the bed, only her little face showing as she breathed on Lorne, her two cute little tiger teeth slightly protruding, looking just like a kitten guarding its nest.

Lorne: ? ? ?

With a headache-looking expression, Seina explained, "We've been trying to get Neri to sleep in bed, but as you've seen, that's the result. We suspect it's a habit she developed while surviving alone in the upper abyss."

Upon hearing this, an image naturally came to mind for Lorne.

In the perilous upper abyss, Neri rested in a secluded cave, remaining vigilant even in her sleep, always ready to deal with any sudden danger.

Thinking of this, Lorne walked to a spot about 1.2 meters away from Nelly, squatted down, and said with a smile, "I'll sleep on top and keep watch for you."

"Really?" Nelly stopped breathing, her beautiful eyes like two amethysts, revealing a clear naiveté.

"Really, let's pinky swear if you don't believe me." Lorne said, extending his right little finger, while simultaneously explaining the method and significance of swearing a pinky promise to Nelly through his mental network.

Nelly's pointed ears twitched, her eyes brightened even more, and then she stretched out her right hand.

The two hooked their fingers together, and Lorne smiled and said, "Alright, you can come out and wash up now."

After saying that, he stood up and stepped back a few paces, giving himself enough safety space.

Nelly nimbly crawled out from under the bed and ran quickly towards the bathroom.

Before entering the washroom, she glanced back and saw that Lorne was still standing there, so she went to wash up with peace of mind.

After Lorne and Nelly disappeared behind the bathroom door, he squatted down to carefully examine the little nest hidden under the bed.

There was a makeshift bed on the floor with three layers of thick blankets underneath, and a thick cashmere quilt in the corner. It looked quite comfortable, at least enough to keep you warm.

"My room is right next door. You can come find me if you need anything," Saina said.

"Okay." Lorne stood up, intending to politely see Saina off.

As soon as he took a step, Nelly cautiously peeked out from behind the bathroom door, her mouth still full of toothbrush and foam. Seeing that Lorne didn't approach the bed, she quickly withdrew her head.

Lorne shook his head helplessly. After seeing Saina off, he returned to his previous position. He didn't go to the bathroom until Nelly finished washing up and eagerly crawled into her little nest under the bed.

……

Four hours later, Lorne, having completed his meditative sleep, opened his eyes, lay in bed, and spoke to Nelly through his mental network: "Nelly, are you awake?"

"Mmm!" Nelly replied immediately, full of energy.

"Let's go check how the tree felling is going."

"Um!"

As dawn broke, the two did not call for Seina. After leaving the house, they headed straight for the north gate of the fortress. During this time, Nelly remained hidden in Lorne's shadow using Shadow Step.

Standing at the fortress gate, one could see that more than half of the trees in the area Lorne had drawn on the sand table had fallen, leaving only bare tree-like structures on the ground.

Those in charge of logging included soldiers from the fortress and elves from Loyal Village.

Meanwhile, teams of elves from other villages were arriving at the fortress one after another, and the guards carefully recorded their numbers.

When no one was around, Lorne went over to the gatekeeper and asked, "How many elves have come?"

The soldiers already knew that Lorne was a chosen one, and seeing that there were no teams that needed to register at the moment, they handed the registration book directly to Lorne.

Lorne unfolded the map and found that 21 villages had completed the relocation, totaling 633 elves.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lorne handed the register back to the soldier with both hands. After the soldier took the register, Lorne stood at attention and gave a People's Liberation Army salute: "May the goddess bless the elves."

The elven soldier paused for two seconds, then followed Lorne's gesture and saluted: "May the goddess bless the elves."

Lorne had only acted on a whim, but he didn't expect the other party to return the salute. It was as if an electric current ran through his body, and his heart pounded faster.

"Your Majesty Lorne, what is this gesture?" the soldier asked after saluting the People's Liberation Army, his expression devout, clearly having misunderstood Lorne's actions as the goddess's will.

Lorne, quick-witted, solemnly explained, "This is a prayer posture specially permitted by the goddess for use in combat. It can fully express one's devotion to faith and determination to fight for the elves, while also simplifying cumbersome ritual movements and better adapting to the needs of the battlefield."

The soldier suddenly realized what was going on and thought it made more and more sense, so he said, "Could you do it again? I didn't watch carefully just now, so I might not have done it correctly."

"Of course, come on, I'll teach you. First, stand at attention..."

A moment later, the soldier was able to give the People's Liberation Army salute quite accurately.

"Not bad, not bad. You can practice more when you have free time, and it will become muscle memory. Also, when you salute, you must salute loudly and with great force, like this—"

As Lorne spoke, he stood at attention, gave a military salute, and shouted, "May the goddess bless the elves!"

After he shouted that, he felt his blood boiling and his will becoming incredibly firm.

Inspired by Lorne's imposing presence, the elven soldiers snapped to attention, saluted, and shouted, "May the goddess bless the elves!"

At the same time, two system battle reports popped up:

[You have cast [Senezion's Spirit], the effect lasts for 10 minutes.]

[Level 8 Elf Warrior Terratus cast [Seneson's Battle Spirit], effect lasting 10 minutes.]

[You created [Trickster: Senesion's Battle Spirit], gaining 100 x 10 experience points. (1600/1000)]

You have accumulated enough experience to level up.

Lorne: ? ? ?

Holy crap, this actually works?

View the details of the trick in the system battle report:

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【Seneson's Soul】(No class requirement)

Trick, empowerment, lasts 10 minutes, swift casting action.

During the spell's duration, gain an advantage or escape disadvantage on all your checks, gain +1 Action Point, +1 Spirit Point, and recover 5 Health Points per turn.

Magic Enhancement:

For every +1 point in Charm adjustment value, stamina recovery increases by an additional +1.

Note:

Anyone who is wholeheartedly devoted to the cause of Seneson can learn this spell.

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Lorne was stunned after seeing the whole thing.

Anyone who wholeheartedly fights for Senesion can learn it, and high charm provides an extra bonus—isn't that too overpowered?

"Your Majesty Lorne, I think I've got it." Terratus's excited voice interrupted Lorne's thoughts.

Lorne snapped out of his daze, immediately adopting a charlatan's expression, and solemnly said:

"Yes, you have learned this trick. Remember, the name of this trick is 'Seneson's Battle Spirit,' and any elf who fights wholeheartedly for Senesson can learn it."

Lorne paused, then added, "Also, don't call me 'Your Majesty,' just call me 'Comrade.' All those who fight wholeheartedly for Senesion are comrades, without distinction of rank or status."

"Yes, Comrade Lorne!" Terratus answered loudly, his heart pounding with excitement. At that moment, he felt that his loyalty to the elves had been recognized by the goddess.

Lorne was jolted awake by the word "comrade," feeling as if some genes not belonging to this elven body had been awakened.

If the reason for helping the elf before was out of consideration for the original owner's past relationship and the deep-seated hatred of invaders as a Chinese person.

So when Terratus called him "Comrade Lorne," his reason for helping the elves underwent a transformation.

However, before he could fully appreciate the changes in his mindset brought about by this transformation, another group of relocated elves arrived at the fortress.

Bringing his thoughts back to the present, Lorne gently patted Terratus on the shoulder and smiled, "You go ahead with your work, I'll go find Comrade Kovina."

"May the goddess bless the elves!" Terratus snapped to attention and gave a military salute.

"May the goddess bless the elves!" Lorne returned the greeting solemnly.

This scene immediately aroused the curiosity of the elves. After Lorne left, the village chief, who was leading the group, asked Terratus about it.

Terratus immediately began his explanation and teaching.