You are all my wings!

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Iris was puzzled, and suddenly realized that she sometimes found it difficult to understand her own true thoughts.

[Character Iris's affection level +1, current affection level 79%]

“The Life Root of a fourth-tier magic, I remember it can increase vitality if you eat it. Iris, let’s each eat half and try it,” Leon said.

Iris had no objections; in fact, she was quite looking forward to seeing what it would taste like.

Leon took out a knife for dismantling, cut it in half, and handed one half to Iris.

The reddish rootstock felt no different from a cooked potato, and it was quickly chopped.

Lyon took a small bite, feeling the changes within his body.

The juice, with its faint milky aroma, flowed in his mouth and was swallowed down his esophagus. Soon, Lyon felt a great sense of fullness in his body.

Compared to magic power and stamina, vitality is harder to increase.

Normally, it only increases when you upgrade a level.

Lyon's current 30 points of vitality are partly due to his natural talent and partly due to the combined efforts of a first-tier mage, a first-tier trickster, and a second-tier shadowwalker.

Among them, the Shadow Walker contributed the most, accounting for almost 70% of his current vitality.

Generally speaking, the increase in vitality for rare warrior classes is greater than that for regular warrior classes, which is greater than that for rare spellcasters, which is greater than that for ordinary spellcasters.

Then, there are also different distinctions between different races.

Generally speaking, dragons are the strongest, followed by pure-blooded elves, and then subspecies of dragons and elves.

Humans, orcs, and halflings are the last three starter classes.

The ranking and attribute limits are basically the same.

After eating the whole piece, Lyon noticed that the panel attributes had been updated.

【主要属性：生命力34/魔力量31/体力31/力量32/敏捷41】

After eating the whole piece, I actually gained four points of vitality in one go.

He then looked at Iris's attribute information.

Name: Iris C. Foullen

【主要属性：生命力61/魔力量69/体力33/力量38/敏捷43】

Did Iris rise by 6 points?

Sure enough, the pure-blooded elves' inherent nature was there; even when they ate the same thing, the transformation effect was different.

However, looking at it from another perspective, even for Iris, it only increases by 6 points, which means that the conversion rate of this thing itself is limited.

Lyon is only two points less than Iris, which shows that it is still the benefit of the three professions.

If there were only a single profession, the human race would probably see even less growth in that area.

If it weren't for the fact that humans could produce some exceptionally talented and high-potential individuals through sheer numbers, and that they didn't have divine protection, they probably wouldn't have been able to overtake the other intelligent races on the continent.

Lyon strode over to other locations to see if there were any other spoils of war.

……

The garden area at the rear of the castle.

Leon covered his nose and frowned slightly.

That was actually where the man-eating plant excreted its bones.

The remains of all the monsters and intelligent races it devoured appeared to have been arranged in the garden area behind the castle.

Looking back from above, you can see the entire open space, which resembles a filthy swamp. On the wet, sticky surface, various broken bones are faintly visible, clearly buried beneath the soil.

The most eye-catching part is the very center of the garden.

In such a place filled with a foul stench, a lotus flower was blooming, its bright red petals eerily frightening.

The lotus seedpod is large enough to accommodate one person sitting alone.

Inside the lotus seedpod, one after another, first-tier demonic mosquitoes kept going in and out of the holes, as if they had built a nest inside the lotus seedpod.

At that moment, Iris followed.

"I think I can feel my father's presence."

Her eyes were vacant, and her head was turned slightly, as if she were sensing something.

Lyon's heart skipped a beat. Was this a bloodline sensing method between pure-blooded elves?

"Iris, are you saying that your father's remains might be hidden in this swamp?"

"No, it shouldn't be here, but it's somewhere nearby... No, it should be half in the swamp and half in another location."

"Where is the other location?"

"It should be underground in this castle."

Lyon nodded slightly. It seemed that the Elemental Ring should be located underground in this castle.

According to other players' guides from previous lives, the Elemental Ring was found underground in the castle encountered in this side road area.

In other words, one reason why this man-eating flower could grow to the fourth rank is that the previous six rank powerhouses perished here.

"Let's go, Iris. According to my deduction, my target should also be underground."

Lyon turned and stepped onto the stairs leading to the lower level.

The castle is small, but its internal structure is very clear, and the paths are easy to see.

Iris quickly followed, her expression somewhat complicated.

"Leon, is your target item my father's keepsake?"

"Based on the current situation, it is highly likely."

Lyon frankly stated that the last thing to do at this point is to deny the possibility.

"Okay, I thought you were going to say it was completely unrelated."

"Iris, we've known each other for about ten days, and we've been through life and death together. How can you not trust my character at all?"

Lyon feigned anger.

As expected, Iris fell for it and was frightened by Leon's questioning. This was the first time she had ever seen Leon angry.

She quickly explained:

"That's not what I meant. I meant that the upgrade item you're looking for should be something that naturally grows here and has nothing to do with my father."

She did explain.

But Lyon sensed a hint of insincerity in his words.

He turned to look at Iris and found that her expression was more complicated than ever before.

There was fear, worry, tension, and even more subtle and indescribable emotions.

This was an expression he had never seen on Iris's face before.

Yes, although Iris's biological age is 36, from the perspective of the elves' worldview, she is actually not much different from an ordinary teenage girl in terms of both mentality and appearance.

Although he was entrusted with an important task and became a diplomat.

But in essence, he is still a simple person with a pure heart.

When faced with a difficult choice, one may feel conflicted, hesitant, and even hate oneself.

"Iris, you're worried about me, aren't you?"

Iris looked up in surprise and met Leon's gaze.

Leon reached out and gently stroked Iris's smooth face. She was startled for a moment, but did not pull away.

"I have a peculiar trait: I don't believe in tests, and I don't like forcing my friends to make choices. Because no matter who you are, when faced with a choice, you'll weigh things and overthink things. But in reality, many things are immeasurable; once you choose, you lose everything. What do you think?"

These words were somewhat cryptic, but Iris immediately understood what Leon meant.

"I understand, but what should I do?"

"You're just worried that if the item I need to use for the upgrade is either your father's last possession or the item that will bring back your mother, you'll have a hard time making a choice, right?"

Lyon pointed out Iris's concerns.

She nodded slowly.

“There’s a saying in my hometown: when you can’t make a decision, let someone you trust make it for you. Iris, can you trust me enough right now?”

Lyon gazed at Iris and slowly uttered those words.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: My Wish and Myself

Do they trust you enough?

Iris was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"With your divination skills, you should have been able to deduce the connection between this place and my father a long time ago. The fact that you chose to tell me before means that you already had the right answer in your heart, right?"

Lyon smiled slightly. It seemed that Iris was still quite perceptive when necessary.

"The fact that you can think of this means you're not completely stupid."

Iris smiled:

"I am a cultivation genius from the Holy Land of Elves! There are many things I don't understand simply because I haven't put in the effort to think about them."

"Okay, you're not stupid."

Lyon could tell that Iris had come to terms with it.

So, what's your answer?

Iris punched Leon with her little fist: "Do you even need to ask? Of course I trust you! I've entrusted my wishes and myself to you, Captain."

This was the first time she had called him Commander Lyon.

Her voice was surprisingly sweet.

There wasn't a single question asked Lyon what he would do in the end.

Leon withdrew his touch from Iris's face and said seriously:

"Then you can come with me without worry."

"Ah."

It seemed that only then did Iris realize that the two of them were unusually close, with their eyes perhaps only a blink away from each other.

She blushed and quickly looked away, pretending to gaze into the distance.