I'm not just human!

Other elders, considering that their descendants might one day have similar needs, could only turn a blind eye to this.

However, Yaxo never expected that the last spot this year would also be taken by an illegitimate child!

Unfortunately, it was Elder Cardan's own illegitimate son. If it were his son's or grandson's illegitimate son, it wouldn't be so bad, but now, things are really complicated.

Axel truly hadn't expected that Cardan, at over two hundred years old, would still have so much energy...

"Let's wait until next year. Next year, I'll be the first to support you in recruiting that young man named Xia Fa."

Cardan spoke at this moment, his tone now carrying an air of unquestionable authority:

"Besides, he only possesses the talent of elemental expansion and has signed two high-level secret contracts. He is excellent, but not that outstanding."

Just as Axor was about to say something, Cardan waved his hand to stop him, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more.

Although both were elders of the Augustus family, Axo ranked last, while he was in the middle, holding slightly more power than Axo.

"Let's leave it at that. After all, this Xia Fa didn't sign a hegemonic talent contract. If he had, you wouldn't need to recommend him. He could even recognize me as his illegitimate son. I'm willing to recommend him into our family as his godson."

Although he was joking, his words remained calm and even as he continued:

“Axo, you have to understand me. My other sons are all useless. This illegitimate son is alright. He's only thirty-five years old and he's already a whale-level superhuman.”

Axel sighed deeply:

"Alright then, but I'm afraid that during this year, Xia Fa might be recruited by another family to marry into their family..."

……

"Glug glug glug—Pfft!"

In the restroom, Xia Fa spat out the mouthwash from her throat, then splashed some cool water on her face, instantly feeling refreshed.

Immediately, he pushed open the door to the washroom and prepared to leave for the church.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he took out Benedict's training notes from his pocket.

"An afternoon and a night have passed, and I still don't know how she is doing..."

With a mix of worry and curiosity, Xia Fa opened the copper-covered notebook and turned to the third page.

But soon, he saw an adventure record that was quite unexpected.

Chapter 83: Becoming Acquainted Through a Fight?

On the pale yellow, rough paper, there was a long line of text.

Some of these characters had dried ink, while others looked freshly written, carrying a faint scent of ink.

Xia Fa suddenly felt like he was watching a TV series. If he hadn't been without any snacks, he would have been ready to lie on the sofa and eat while watching.

As for how to free his hands, that's simple. Now that he has signed the Ether Source Pact, he can easily use the wind element to make the copper notebook float in front of him, and even turn the pages automatically.

Putting his thoughts aside, Xia Fa immediately focused on reading through each item one by one.

[Benise has arrived at the place where the stars ascend!]

After some thought, Beneath decided to head to the legendary "Lake of the Siren of Serol".

[It's said that the Siren Lake of Cyrol is guarded by the powerful siren Cyrol, and that countless treasures lie at its bottom. Beneath has decided to defeat Cyrol decisively and steal her treasures!]

Seeing this, Xia Fa's face showed a hint of worry.

Although he didn't think Benedict would be foolish enough to challenge an opponent she couldn't possibly defeat, even though the doll-like girl usually seemed a bit silly.

But after all, this is the "powerful" siren Cyril, as clearly stated in the notes.

He was genuinely afraid that Benedict might be injured or even killed by the siren if she wasn't careful.

Fortunately, seeing that there was still a long line of text on this page of notes, Shafa was slightly relieved, thinking that Benedict had at least not been instantly killed, and continued reading.

[Benise traversed the temple ruins, crossed several mountains, and finally arrived at the shore of the Siren Lake of Serol.]

This is a very large lake, its surface calm and still, like a whole sky-blue gemstone.

In the center of the lake, a pure and pitiful-looking little sea monster is playing the harp.

Benedict quietly took out a bronze barracuda, took a small bite, and cheered herself up.

Benedict walked to the lakeside, cupped her arms into a megaphone shape, and began to challenge them.

[The siren Cyrus heard Benedict's voice]

The siren Ceroll stopped playing her harp.

The siren Cyril swam swiftly across the lake, launching an attack on Beneath!

[Benise, not to be outdone, begins to retaliate!]

[Benise and the siren Cyril engaged in a fierce battle!]

My notes end here.

Xia Fazheng was engrossed in reading when the recording suddenly stopped. He felt like swearing, as if he had encountered an author interrupting a chapter while reading an online novel in his past life.

He hates authors who are good at breaking off chapters!

But suddenly, Xia Fa realized something was wrong.

The text on this page ends at the bottom of the notebook.

In other words...

Hoping that there might still be records, Xia Fa turned to the back of the third page.

His eyes suddenly lit up, because on the back of this third page... there was also a long row of recorded text!

This feeling is just like when I was reading online novels in my past life and saw a lazy author who used to update 4,000 chapters a day suddenly explode and update eight chapters in one day!

With excitement, Xia Fa continued reading.

[Benise wielded the Sword of the Puppet Princess, but the siren Cyril, unwilling to give up, countered with her bewitching songs.]

The fight between the two intensified, and it seemed they were about to become irreconcilable. Suddenly, Benedict raised her small hand, signaling for a pause.

Although the siren Cyril was puzzled, she still agreed to Benedict's request, because she was also tired of fighting.

And so, Benedict Cumberbatch and Theriel, one sitting on a rock by the lake and the other swimming back to the center of the lake, rested.

Ten minutes have passed...

Half an hour has passed...

[An hour later, Benedict challenged the siren Cyril once again!]

The two girls fought fiercely, and after ten minutes, it was the siren Cyril who requested a pause.

Another hour passed, and the rested siren, Ceroll, unwilling to accept defeat, challenged Benedict!

This time, they fought for a full half hour, and in the end, both of them collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.

[Benise took out the bronze barracuda, intending to eat some to replenish her strength, when she suddenly saw the siren Cyril staring longingly at the extraordinary dried fish in her hand. She couldn't bear it, so she shared half of it with her.]

[The siren Cyril was overjoyed and proposed to be friends with Benedict!]

[Benise agreed!]

[Benise and the siren Cyrol became friends, and Cyrol gave her a secret treasure.]

[Benise mentioned her master, Shafa, which piqued the curiosity of the siren Ceroll. Benise then invited her to visit her home next time.]

[As the two girls chatted, they suddenly decided to join forces and head to the Spine Forest, the land of rising stars, to defeat the wolf Fenrir and then divide his treasure equally!]

[Benise and the siren Cyril are on their way to the Forest of Bones...]

That's where the record ends; there's no more to it.

Xia Fa was stunned, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing, and then scanned the more important records to confirm.

What's going on here?

How did Benedict manage to become friends with this siren named Cyril while fighting?

Are the two girls planning to fight even more powerful monsters in the Land of Rising Stars?

Moreover, Benedict even invited Cyril to her home?

Xia Fa rubbed his forehead, suddenly realizing that he still knew too little about the doll girl and the Endless Realm.

He had no idea things would unfold this way...

"The Siren... It seems the notes say she looks innocent and pitiful... I initially thought it was a deceptive appearance, but she really is naive... She was easily bribed by Benedict with half a supernatural dried fish and even foolishly gave away a secret treasure..."

Of course, Shafa also understood that Benedict probably didn't realize she was trying to win people over; she was probably even more naive than the siren Cyril.

Slowly exhaling, Xia Fa closed Benedict's training notebook.

Putting everything else aside, he was relieved as long as the doll girl was safe.

What's more, now that Benedict has made a friend in the Land of Rising Stars, he feels even more at ease.

"I wonder how strong that wolf Fenrir really is, but if the two of them team up, even if they can't beat them, they should be able to protect themselves, right?"

Nodding slightly, Xia Fa stood up, straightened his collar in front of the half-length mirror in the living room, and then strode out the door.

……

A dozen minutes later.

As soon as Xia Fa arrived at St. Vivian's Church, he saw Ethan and Fensne excitedly discussing something.

"Xia Fa, come quick! That entity called Gluttony is on the front page again today! And it even helped a nobleman get the position of governor because of it!"

Although Xia Fa had expected that today's news would not escape the notice of his colleagues, he did not expect that it would excite them so much.

He smiled back at his colleagues and was about to walk over to pretend to have a serious discussion.

Just then, seemingly because he heard that Xiafa had arrived, Chestnut came out of the archbishop's office.

"Xia Fa, you've come at the right time."

The rat girl smiled broadly, seemingly in a good mood, and continued:

"Did you know? We've found a lead on the Snow Demon's second loss of control incident!"