You are all my wings!

Lyon smiled.

Chapter Two: There aren't many people as innocent as me.

Seeing Lyon's enigmatic smile, Iris quickly calmed down.

She was indeed drawn to the attractive amount just now.

But if you think about it carefully, even for someone as long-lived as myself, my total assets are still no more than 150 gold coins.

Although this was also because she spent a lot of time and effort searching for her mother who had been missing for many years, she was a third-tier elf and a pure-blooded elf!

She raised her long, slender eyebrows:

"How can you prove that a first-tier court mage like you can come up with such a large sum of money? As far as I know, a first-tier court mage only earns 50 silver coins a month, right? Or is it that your baron's elders were able to accumulate so much money?"

In the economic system of the Kingdom of Horsha, the lowest tier of currency is copper coins, followed by silver coins, gold coins, and platinum coins.

The exchange rate generally fluctuates between 1:100 for each tier.

Two copper coins can buy a commoner's meal, black bread, in the capital.

In other words, one gold coin is roughly equivalent to five thousand loaves of black bread!

One hundred gold coins is a considerable sum, and for a country nobleman's son to claim to have that amount of money is as suspicious as claiming to have sex more than ten times a night.

Faced with Iris's doubts, Leon remained steadfast, maintaining his usual smile.

"So, Miss Iris, if I can produce this proof, are you willing to take the gamble?"

"can."

Iris brushed a strand of light blue hair from her forehead, looking completely composed. She was curious to see what tricks a mere first-tier cultivator could pull off.

Lyon reached out his hand, twirled it in front of Iris, and suddenly, as if by magic, produced a check with an eagle's head emblem, holding it up in front of Iris.

As you can see, the palm-sized check has very special patterns and textures, with obvious characteristics.

"Please check it out, Miss Iris."

Iris stared intently, then exclaimed in surprise, "One hundred gold coins from the Second Bank of the Royal Capital can be instantly cashed in checks? And the magic mark is real too?"

Lyon: "So, have you finished your examination, Miss Iris?"

"You can take back the check now. Since you've proven your bet, I'll take this bet with you."

As Iris spoke, a hint of doubt and wariness crept into the depths of her eyes.

Now that things have come to this, Lyon does seem to have come prepared, making her worry that she might have inadvertently stepped into some kind of trap.

Could it be that from the moment I was drawn to Leon, I was under some kind of curse or hypnosis, causing my behavior to be controlled?

But as a pure-blooded elf, I have high resistance to all kinds of special things. Even if someone wanted to deal with me, I should be able to detect it immediately.

So, is it just a coincidence?

Or is the other person truly a magician skilled in divination? A special individual with two extraordinary professions?

Thinking of this, Iris asked:

"Given your background and position, how did you acquire one hundred gold coins?"

Lyon smiled, offering no explanation as to the origin of the checks.

"I trust Miss Iris's character. You may keep this check for now. After midnight, once I win, please return the check to me and also prepare 100 gold coins. How does that sound?"

The check was handed to Iris.

She stared at the check and took it.

"Giving a hundred gold coins to a stranger with such generosity, I'm starting to believe you're an astrologer. But I'm sure I'll win the bet, because divination isn't always the best strategy."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Miss Iris. Please make yourself at home."

Lyon leaned against the wall again and closed his eyes to rest.

Iris squinted at Lyon, rubbed the check between her fingers for a moment, then turned and left the ballroom.

She didn't know if the other person was genuinely stupid or just pretending. Despite having such a mysterious aura, they acted like such a big shot. They knew that as long as she could get home before midnight, the check would be hers.

……

"You're really generous, kid. You just give me a check for a hundred gold coins like that."

"What, are you jealous?"

"No, it's not that. I'm just curious, where did you get a hundred gold coins? Our total profit from exploring the dungeon last time didn't even exceed five gold coins, did it?"

Speaking beside Leon was a ghost in the form of a curvaceous young woman, Bisquie.

She is Lyon's contracted familiar, and her original identity was a fifth-rank priestess of the Church of Astalia.

After death, she was demoted to a third-tier wandering soul, and her personality changed from a serious mature woman to a lewd mature woman.

Due to the contract, only Lyon could see Bisquie.

"The answer is simple: the check was fake."

"Fake? Even if you can forge a magical mark, this trick won't fool her for long, will it?"

"Don't worry, Iris won't have time to carefully check the authenticity of the checks later."

Upon hearing this, Bisji muttered, "He already has me, yet he still wants to take advantage of an ignorant girl without any effort!"

“That’s going too far, Bisji. You can’t always judge me based on my usual behavior.”

"if not?"

"Okay, my goal this time is indeed to recruit Iris into the team."

"Although she is a pure-blooded elf, she has only just entered the third tier, which is far inferior to me. What is so special about her?"

Bisqui was furious and circled around Leon, rubbing against him.

"You'll see later. Compared to her, you're practically useless except for your investigative abilities."

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, he's your number one familiar, how can you belittle him like that?"

"Don't you know that honesty is the most important quality a person can have?"

"Hehe, I wonder who just forged a check for one hundred gold coins."

"This is different. As long as you haven't redeemed it, it's real."

“I understand, it’s like winning chips in a casino that you can’t take with you, right? But how exactly did you cheat? To be honest, I still can’t believe that you’re just someone from a country baron’s family, so cunning, so shrewd, so strong.”

"Thank you for the compliment."

"Hmph, I'm not praising you. In my opinion, this pure-blooded elf is already wary of you. You won't get your way this time! Sigh, there aren't many people in this world as innocent and easily fooled as me. You should be secretly happy."

"What, you want to gamble with me too?"

"Forget it, I always lose when I bet with you. It's really baffling. You're just a handsome country nobleman with nothing to show for it."

Lyon laughed. "Your stereotypes are indeed correct."

If it were the original Lyon, he would probably still be roaming around in the southern countryside, and wouldn't be able to do the things that Bisquie couldn't understand.

But at this moment, his inner essence is that of Li Ang, an Earthling.

Five years ago, he, the fourth son of a baronial family in the southern countryside, awakened his memories of his past life. Combining various clues from the current world, he deduced that he had transmigrated into the world of the "Sword, Magic and Holy Land" game series.

This game is known for its realism, immersion, grandeur, and epic scale. It is hailed as the most realistic sword and sorcery game of the new era, with an extremely high difficulty level that will leave players feeling like they've been tortured to death.

It includes elements of fantasy, magic, fighting, exploration, adventure, puzzle-solving, politics, war, romance, and revenge.

Each installment features a major event as its core storyline, with several popular characters driving the plot forward.

Moreover, the game designers have very "thoughtfully" designed a scenario where the entire party is wiped out in each game. Once the game gets stuck or you go down the wrong path, you will trigger one or another ancient magical weapon. If you are unlucky, you may even trigger the arrival of the God of the End, fast forward to the ending where the continent is overthrown and the world collapses.

If it's just a game, you can always save and start over.

But Leon is facing an exceptionally real world, and he only has one life.

At first, he wanted to just give up and lie down to experience a fantastical otherworld.

But as he became more familiar with this world, he knew that more than thirty years later, the God of the End would inevitably descend, causing the continent to collapse and the weak to perish! In addition, the enormous disasters caused by each boss also resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, and the weaker one was, the less likely they were to escape!

Then there is only one path ahead: to quickly accumulate a first-mover advantage and continuously become stronger by leveraging familiarity with the game's storyline and mastery of future information gaps!

If you become strong enough to surpass the strength of every final boss, everything will naturally fall into place.

But it's not easy.

The real world is much more complex than playing games.

Lyon's numerous informational advantages, when actually put into use, reveal various problems.

For example, grinding proficiency to improve professional skills, even if he knows which skill has a higher priority, will be more useful in the future, and which playstyle is more suitable.

But Leon himself actually needs to expend real physical strength and magic power, as well as calculate the specific recovery time, and conduct daily training based on the magic power recovery efficiency, which is extremely troublesome.

On a computer, this can be done simply by clicking repeatedly or leaving the computer running in the background.

In addition, he also knew how to obtain various hidden supernatural items, but when he tried to do so, he always encountered one problem or another.

For example, the treasure chest is rusty and cannot be opened with the key; other monsters have recently appeared in the dungeon, causing obstacles; as the fourth son of a baron from the countryside, he still needs to work in the fields and his time is not free; the old noblewoman who covets his handsomeness and wants to marry him puts him under various pressures; training alone requires overcoming many difficulties; and his progress in improving his strength is far behind the progress of future major events, etc.

It's hard to say.

During the five years that his memories awakened, Leon, who only began training seriously at the age of 12, endured a great deal of hardship.

Having reached the age required by the baronial family to leave home, he recently traveled alone to the capital.

Next, as long as he can trick the protagonist, Iris, into becoming an adventurer teammate, many problems will be solved!

Lyon looked at the panel in his mind. Here it comes!

The panel update we've been waiting for for five years is finally here!

[The heroine's event has been triggered, and the Iris character panel can be unlocked]

Chapter Three: How Do You Deserve to Earn So Much?

Leon opened the female protagonist's panel.

[Character: Iris C. Forren]

Age/Life Expectancy: 36/1039

[Plot Weight: A+]

[Potential Level: S+]

[Occupation: Light Elementalist]

[Current Level: Tier 3]

【主要属性：生命力55/魔力量61/体力33/力量38/敏捷43】

[Current Titles: Wyvern (Young) Strangler, Radiant Light Elf (Not Activated), Heir of the Pureblood Oath]

[Current character affinity: 20%]

Basic contact has been established, unlocking Iris's personal side quest, "The Fallen Dark Elf."

[Mission Details: Prevent Hamra, the mother of Iris, from falling into darkness and becoming a Dark Elf at Easter.]

[Quest Rewards: Increase maximum mana by 10; Unlock basic light elemental magic, Light Healing Spell]

[Friendly reminder for first-time unlock: When affinity exceeds 90%, you can copy the corresponding character's talent through intimate actions and optimize it into various enhancement modes to improve yourself. Different characters have different talents and enhancement types; no further reminders will be provided afterward.]

This panel appeared when Leon awakened his memories.

Previously, aside from seeing one's own attributes, there was only a blank main character panel.

It has no other functions.

It wasn't until I finally established a connection with Iris C. Follen, the main character of the Sword, Magic and Holy Land series, that I officially unlocked the complete panel information.

Even after subduing the former priestess and now wandering spirit Bisji, who has a plot weight of C and potential of B-, I still couldn't unlock this character's stats.