How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

After listening to Green's list, Lin Wei's expression was strangely unsettling.

Well, it's not quite what Lin Wei had imagined deep down; it's not as absurd as he thought.

But it's not that serious either.

Of the methods he listed, the most efficient way to replenish mana, and the one he used most often when he was young, was kissing.

Strictly speaking, it doesn't need to reach the level of kissing; mouth-to-mouth contact is enough to meet the mana replenishment requirements.

But this is clearly not suitable for the relationship between Lin Wei and Tina.

So Green found him two other suitable options.

One method involves passing the magic through the index finger; the person receiving the magic can bite the finger to receive the magic supply.

The other method is a bit more extreme, requiring the use of physical wounds.

Lin Wei knew after a little thought that Tina would only accept the method of healing her wounds with mana.

"So, you used to replenish other people's mana when you were young?" Lin Wei's curiosity was piqued.

"In terms of frequency, you could say that."

"What do you mean by 'based on the number of times'? You mean there are also cases of involuntary participation involved?"

Green grinned for a moment, but did not directly answer Lin Wei's question.

"When Your Highness has some free time, come and listen to this old man reminisce about his youth..."

Then, Green began to teach the details of the "Extract and Supplement Magic" in detail.

Lin Wei had to admit that he was indeed exceptionally gifted in this kind of "heretical magic," mastering it after just one lesson.

During the practice session, Lin Wei kept thinking about a question.

Both "mana extraction" and "mana replenishment" are special methods that can affect the foundation of magic.

You can mess around with your own weak magical foundation, but Green certainly can't, right?

He is a renowned archmage!

How did he manage to use these "evil arts" without ignoring the side effects?

Lin Wei could sense that many of his secrets were hidden within the 'Creator Mage' bond.

Lin Weili is only one step away from obtaining the "Creator Mage" bond.

But "affection value" is something that can't be rushed.

Before leaving the Holy Law Tower, Lin Wei took a spatial anchor stone from Green. With this, Green could open a new teleportation channel between the Holy Law Tower and the Duke's Mansion.

Lin Wei will no longer need to travel back and forth.

In principle, the teleportation array constructed by Green is only permitted for use within the church, as explicitly stipulated in the Holy Church Regulations.

But Green had been treating church regulations like trash for a long time. If Lin Wei wanted them, he would give them to him, since he also wanted to visit the Duke's mansion occasionally.

As for teleportation-type magical resources, the official claim is that only the Holy Church possesses a complete lineage of them, but Lin Wei recently learned of the Broland family as an example.

Furthermore, Green stated frankly that the Broland family's teleportation magic was of a higher level than that of the Holy Church.

Lin Wei rode back to the Duke's mansion in a dashing manner, casually tossing the spatial anchor stone into the large garden, leaving the rest to Green.

After doing all this, Lin Wei began searching for Luya and Tina.

Even after Green tore open the spatial rift and arrived, Lin Wei still couldn't find the two of them.

What's even stranger is that not only were Luya and Tina nowhere to be found, but the maids who usually cleaned and tidied up the place were also missing.

"Your Highness may go and take a look over there."

While casting a spell to construct a teleportation array, Green took a moment to point Lin Wei in a direction; it led to another area of ​​the Duke's mansion.

Are they both with Laila?

Tina was one thing, but it was probably the maids who leaked the news, and Laura invited her over.

Luya's words shouldn't be like this...

Like Lin Wei, Luya rarely goes there, for reasons similar to Lin Wei's—she can't handle Laila very well.

Is it simply because he's following Tina out of fear that she might cause trouble?

That feels a bit far-fetched.

Lin Wei walked alone toward the exit of the large garden.

As soon as Lin Wei stepped out of his own area, he spotted a familiar figure.

That's Rikka. She's sitting on the stone stool by the door, and what she's holding in her hand is... a plate of cream cake?

It is indeed noon, but high-class desserts like cream cakes are usually only served to the young maids when the Duke's mansion has celebrations.

"Smacking sounds..." Rikka was so engrossed in eating that her cheeks were covered in cream that she didn't even notice Lin Wei had walked up to her.

To avoid startling her, Lin Wei stopped and called her softly.

"Gulp—" Rikka choked on the cake for a moment, but she quickly recovered:

"Your Highness, you're back!"

"Did you wait for me on purpose?" Lin Wei noticed something amiss.

"Yes, yes! Madam asked me to wait here."

Laila really understood everything...

"What's going on today?"

"Today is Miss Tina's birthday! Madam is celebrating it for her!" Rikka's childish voice was full of undisguised joy.

Is it Tina's birthday?

Lin Wei really didn't know that.

While Lin Wei was pondering, the little maid Rikka quietly transferred the cream from the corner of her mouth to the back of her hand, and then secretly licked it off with her tongue.

But Lin Wei noticed all of these small details.

"Let's go, take me to them. If we're still hungry, we can go get some more."

Somewhat embarrassed, Rikka hid the hand she had just used behind her back. Lin Wei helped her wipe a trace of cream off the tip of her nose, and the two walked towards the banquet hall of the Duke's mansion, which was specially used for celebrations.

As soon as Lin Wei reached the entrance of the banquet hall, he was surrounded by the Duke's "maid squad".

After a quick observation, Lin Wei discovered that all the existing code-named maids in the Duke's mansion had arrived.

Currently, the oldest of these code-named maids is April, who is only half a year younger than Lin Wei. The maids who are the same age as Lin Wei, January, February, and March, have all reached marriageable age, and April is said to have found someone she likes and may get married in the second half of the year.

Compared to Rikka, April seemed much more mature, but her eyes still made no attempt to hide her love and respect for Lin Wei.

Of all the maids, only she could completely resist the temptation of the delicious food, putting down the cream cake in her hand and standing attentively by Lin Wei's side.

"Your Highness, Miss Tina and Miss Luya are inside."

"Hmm." Lin Wei didn't rush in to find the person, but instead went to the nearby cooking school with April as his companion.

After intercepting two large portions of freshly made cream cakes, Lin Wei personally served the extra treats to the code-named maids.

"Your Highness, let me help you..." April wanted to help Lin Wei distribute the cake, but Lin Wei insisted on cutting and handing it to him himself.

"Aren't you going to thank His Highness? Is all you see is the cake?" April was somewhat displeased with the maids' dazed expressions.

But Lin Wei knew they were just too happy to react for a moment.

April: 'Human', 'Duke's Mansion', 'Archer', Affection Level: 95%

May: 'Human', 'Duke's Mansion', 'Scholar', Affection Level: 93%

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Futaba: 'Human,' 'Duke's Mansion,' 'Singer,' Admiration Level: 93%

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Three-flowered: 'Human', 'Duke's Mansion', 'Painter', Affection Level: 92%

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From April to Liuhua, all the codenamed maids possess the "Duke's Mansion" bond, and all maids' "affection value" for Lin Wei is above 90%.

Lin Wei's "Resilient Maids Team" is ready.