Black mist descends, and I and the witches take refuge in the dungeon.

Chapter 61, Order Two: The Lamplighter

The sounds of the Norton villagers talking, to Mil, were the best testament to this victory.

He let out a long sigh of relief, feeling utterly exhausted.

Renee walked over from the direction of the passage, her left arm already wrapped in a simple bandage. She stopped next to Mil and patted his shoulder with her right hand.

"It's alright, I'm just tired, I'm not injured. I'll go back and rest this time."

Mil grinned and turned around, looking at Renee who was grinning at him, and felt like complaining.

But Renee didn't give Mil a chance to complain. She continued to Mil, "There were hardly any injuries this time. There are still quite a few goblin corpses outside. I took some people to collect them. We can't keep wasting the Soul Lamp like this. Besides, if the corpses aren't collected for a while, they will attract other things."

After saying that, Renee left.

Anderbel said softly to Mil, "Mr. Mil, it's good that you're alright. I still have some things to take care of. The gates and passages over there need to be repaired. I'll go arrange for people to go right away."

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Having said that, and seemingly worried that Mir would force her to rest, Anderbel left immediately.

Seeing Andrebel practically jogging the whole way, Mil couldn't help but smile.

But Andre Bell came back.

Under Mil's puzzled gaze, Anderbel slightly tiptoed and then gently tugged at Mil's coat.

"It's torn a bit here. I'll mend it for you when we get back tonight."

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After saying that, she left again.

However, this time the tips of her ears were a little red.

Mir felt a light tug on his shoulder and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He stood still, his gaze sweeping over the people in front of him who were gradually getting busy.

Among those people, some elderly people sat down against the wall and began to talk in hushed tones, some young people were moving the scattered pebbles and broken wood in the passageway to the corner of the wall, some children were rubbing their eyes against their mothers' legs, and some knights were checking the extent of damage to the fixing bolts on the side of the gate.

Every action of every person is telling a story.

It's safe here.

It's Christmas Eve again.

At that very moment, an indescribable power suddenly surged from Mil's heart.

Just like the blood gushing from his heart, Mil felt as if his senses had suddenly vanished.

Just like being half asleep, an extremely strong feeling of falling came over him, and Mir's consciousness returned.

Immediately afterwards, the power surging from his heart began to flow through his blood vessels and throughout his body, strengthening Mir's body in every way with each flow.

One lap, two laps, ten laps...

Mir himself didn't know how many cycles he had gone through before the power surging in his heart finally dissipated slowly.

At that very moment, Mir suddenly noticed a faint light appearing before his eyes.

Everything around us took on a completely different appearance.

A line of text lit up on the system panel in his field of vision:

[The wish of the subject Andbelle has been fulfilled: to lead everyone to survive and change the perception of witches (Completed)]

[Host Mil, Sequence Promotion: Order Two.]

[Sequence Name: The Lamplighter]

[The Lamplighter: You will lead people through the thick fog to find a glimmer of future and hope; you will be the only light in this black fog.]

[Promotion Description: The direction to light a lamp in the darkness, the foundation to establish order in chaos.]

The shepherd leads his flock across the wilderness, and the lamplighter lights the first eternal light at the edge of the wilderness.

The shepherd seeks the way, and you are the signpost of the way; your location is the way.

Mir silently repeated the name in his mind.

Shepherds and lamplighters, from finding the way to marking the way.

Well, it's not bad.

But that wasn't all. After his promotion, Mil's personal stats were also released:

[Strength: 36. Wrist strength and muscle strength have both increased explosively. Currently, he can directly shatter a tree that is as thick as two people can hug with his bare hands.]

Agility: 32. Significantly increased nerve conduction speed, enabling precise directional adjustments while moving at high speeds. Ability to evade long-range projectiles reaches an instinctive level, allowing one to dodge basic rifle fire.

Constitution: 41, endurance recovery speed doubled, minor wounds can be repaired within two hours, tolerance to extreme temperatures and toxic gases is significantly improved, and sleep requirements are reduced to less than 3 hours per day.

Intelligence: 54, memory recall speed doubled, reading efficiency improved, and the time to understand and digest unfamiliar information was reduced to one-third of the original.

At the same time, their understanding of complex energy circuits has reached a level where they can independently design and fine-tune low-level magic arrays.

Perception: 48. The range and accuracy of sensing the flow of magic essence have been improved by one level, and the concentration difference between energies of the same origin can be distinguished.

It can sense the source direction and approximate intensity of medium to high energy fluctuations within a radius of 200 meters.

Charm: ? ? ? Due to the resonance with the divine essence, a stable affinity field is formed for all non-hostile creatures within the visible range.

When you speak, the audience's trust in your words increases, and the time cost of building trust decreases.

Your natural affinity with members of the Holy See has greatly increased; currently, all members of the Holy See have a level of trust or higher in their regard for you.

Mir felt his physical stats improve dramatically, several times greater than before. He clenched his fists slightly. He had a feeling that if he were to face the Goblin King head-on now, he could win with his physical strength alone!

And this upgrade isn't over yet.

That was the physical substitute; what follows is the total amount of magic essence.

Total Magic Element: 1527 (Previous value 327)

Increased mana regeneration speed: Natural regeneration is increased to approximately 2% of the total mana every six hours. The regeneration speed in a static state is approximately twice that in combat.

At the same time, the proficiency in using the first-order skill has been greatly improved:

A maximum of three skills can be used simultaneously in a single battle. If more than three skills are used, there is a possibility that the skills will fail.

Note: Buff-type skills are not included; only active skills that require continuous activation are included.

Mill stood there, processing that part of the information.

Then, he moved his fingers slightly and felt a completely different power inside his body, which gave him an indescribable sense of excitement.

He sensed the change, then turned around and saw the row of passageways behind him that were mostly damaged but still usable. He saw Renee moving supplies in the distance, and Andre Bell, whose palms had been wiped dry.

Then, Mir raised the soul lamp and went to work together.

Having greater capabilities doesn't mean he should just sit there dumbfounded.

The stronger you are, the more bricks you should carry.