You are all my wings!

"Absolutely true, and I remember it vividly."

"That's strange."

Hamra pondered, "How could they possibly sense it? There's no way they could have a blood connection."

"That's also what I'm wondering about. Could you tell me more about Iris's 'father'?"

"He is a pure-blooded elf whose temperament and mannerisms are remarkably similar to yours; sometimes I even suspect that you are the same person."

Hamra's eyes flickered, then she realized something:

"Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it, I'm just speaking from an objective point of view."

Lyon's eyes flickered slightly: "Their demeanor and mannerisms are similar?"

"Yes, the same profound temperament, composed demeanor, as if you had foreseen everything... Looking at it now, you actually look similar, it's just that you are of different races, so the different features are more obvious, but your temperament and demeanor are indeed consistent."

Hamra stared at Lyon, momentarily lost in thought:

"Perhaps this is why Iris likes you so much. She has inherited many of my habits and hobbies since she was very young."

[Hamra's favorability +2%, current favorability 52%]

Lyon was deep in thought.

This might explain why Hamra was so friendly when they first met.

But, just as Margaret had suspected, did Hamra really have this husband?

Could this be a fictional character created by some entity?

While Margaret, as the goddess of martyrdom, may be unreliable at times, she should have her own basis for distinguishing truth from falsehood.

Or is this husband actually your first incarnation? Is that even possible?

It should be impossible.

Perhaps there are other, deeper reasons.

"But this still doesn't explain why Iris could sense the bones."

Lyon said.

Hamra nodded and said quietly:

"Iris may have been worried about me before, so she didn't tell me about the remains. It seems I'll have to make her bring them out next time. There's another question: I wasn't really sure about my husband's death before. What exactly is the state of those remains? It's very suspicious."

Lyon asked in surprise, "That person didn't die back then?"

"That's right, he's just missing. I abandoned Iris in the Holy Land partly to prevent her from getting involved in this struggle, and partly to find my husband. Unfortunately, so many years have passed and I still haven't seen him. It's as if he's vanished into thin air."

Hamra's eyes showed a look of reminiscence:

"So when you mentioned the remains just now, I didn't believe it. Firstly, Iris's bloodline is independent, so it's impossible for her to sense someone else's bloodline. Secondly, I always believed that he didn't die, but just encountered an accident and went to a faraway place."

"I see. It seems we can only confirm the origin of those remains by seeing Iris again or by asking the gods."

Lyon understood, and then asked:

"So, who were your opponents back then...?"

“There are remnants of the Holy Blood School, several fallen half-elves, members of the Silver Badge Magic Illusionary Group, and some mysterious people of uncertain origin.”

"So, the person who ultimately caused your husband's disappearance was this mysterious man?"

"Leon asked."

“That’s right. The mysterious man and my husband disappeared at the same time on the 25th floor of the dungeon. We don’t know which teleportation array they triggered.”

Hamra said:

"Later, I waited there for two months and searched for two months without finding anything. I thought that he might have been forced to go to a more distant place, leave the underground city, and take Iris back to the Holy Land. Although she didn't ask, I still told her that her father had gone to a very distant place."

Lyon suddenly realized that going to a faraway place, for a child, would indeed feel like dying when they grew up and wanted to come back.

Hamra separated from Iris quickly at that time, so it's normal that she had many misunderstandings.

The prequel information was too superficial and lacked details; I was only speculating about many things at the time.

"Speaking of fallen elves, Lady Hamra, did you know from the beginning that the one who planted the curse of corruption on you was Helvie?"

"Leon asked."

Hamra frowned slightly: "How did you know?"

"Your Excellency has forgotten that I was once kidnapped by Herwiz."

Lyon laughed:

"I've divined a lot about her, and I've heard a lot from her. She also said that she's your husband's sister, is that true?"

"Yes."

Hamra shook his head helplessly:

"You can't hide it from me, you miracle astrologer. She is indeed my husband's sister. I didn't tell you the truth at the time, but I know that she was the one who planted the curse of corruption on me because I was once tempted by her and wanted to gain power... Fortunately, you saved me from that state and protected me from the harm of the demon... This scene also gives me a sense of déjà vu. It's really strange."

[Hamra's favorability +2%, current favorability 54%]

Lyon understood; it seemed that both Helvie and Hamra were aware of the constraints imposed by the sacred tree.

As for her strangeness, I couldn't quite grasp it myself, so I could only treat it as a point of suspicion for now.

"So, do you harbor resentment towards Herwiz?"

“I do hope to see her again and have a detailed talk with her about our experiences growing up together in the Holy Land.”

Hamra's eyes flickered, as if deep in thought.

Lyon couldn't help but wonder if she was also suspecting something was wrong with this 'husband'?

As they spoke, Lyon and Hamra grew further and further apart, soon reaching a distance of over 500 meters.

If he were to walk through the knowledge cube again, the knowledge cloud would not repeat itself, but he had already reached an extremely high level of ice magic. Even if he lacked some basic knowledge, it was just scraps, so he could pass through it in an instant and digest it instantly.

He only slowed down when he reached 600 meters, using his Eye of Miracles to search for suitable knowledge blocks to supplement his knowledge of the six spacetime-related ice-type mysteries that had been crammed in by the natural disaster and cold wave, thereby improving his learning efficiency.

As the difficulty gradually increased, Lyon could no longer chat idly and focused on absorbing the knowledge cloud.

At this moment, he still only activated the sharing mode for the remaining half hour and the purification mode for the remaining one and a half hours.

The peak efficiency of the two modes combined is only half an hour.

Fortunately, he had an extra recovery time, and his mental strength was mostly restored, making him quite efficient.

Moreover, since he already possesses the passive skill of epic-level ice element affinity, coupled with the class buff after advancement, his efficiency in absorbing ice-type knowledge clouds has also increased significantly.

Even during rapid acceleration, it maintained the absorption efficiency of the knowledge cloud, thus quickly approaching Margaret again at the kilometer mark.

With the help of a wealth of knowledge, I quickly got started with this epic six-secret magic, which was a good start.

Hearing the noise behind her, Margaret immediately turned around.

Her petite figure stood high above, her gaze subtle.

Despite her short stature, her proportions of legs, hips, and waist were superb. Beneath the silky white skirt, her legs were long and slender, her figure delicate and graceful like a willow branch. She was petite and exquisite, with small features and slightly upturned pale gold eyebrows, possessing both cuteness and elegance, and an extraordinary charm.

"Good afternoon, Miss Margaret. It seems I'm going to surpass you again."

Lyon looked at her and smiled.

Margaret said, "Then why aren't you hurrying up?"

Leon was surprised; she wasn't angry this time.

"What's with that expression? Do you think I'd be afraid you'd surpass me? This is only the first level. Apart from the Foundation Level, there's no way you could surpass me in the other levels! I'll just let you pass the first two levels!"

Margaret gave a soft hum, turned her head, and slowly took a step. Although she was stuck on the difficulty level and had to walk slowly, she still walked with a unique elegance.

“Miss Margaret, you look very elegant now, but I still prefer you the way you were before, you were much cuter then.”

Lyon then praised him at the opportune moment.

[Goddess Margaret's favorability +2%, current favorability 32%]

"Hmph! Don't think that just because I say a few nice words, I'll go easy on you in the next few levels! If there are any levels related to performance, I'll show you what a true goddess who sacrifices herself for her craft really is!"

The closer Margaret and Lyon became, the less nonchalant she was at the beginning, and she started acting like a spoiled young girl.

Lyon replied, "Then I'll be watching closely."

Acting skills are also one of my strengths.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, and the allotted time for the sharing mode for the day had been completely used up.

Lyon's speed slowed down.

At this moment, he had closed the distance to 1,200 meters.

Castiglione was hovering around 1,500 meters, while Feherrotija was 20 or 30 meters faster, making slower progress.

In other words, the two of them only advanced seventy or eighty meters in half an hour, which shows that the "Long Steps of Inquiry" become increasingly difficult as you progress.

Over the next half hour, Lyon absorbed the knowledge cloud with all his might, further enhancing his mental strength.

【主要属性：窥命力45/神圣能量容纳量12/精神力113/生命力183/魔力量548/体力232/力量209/敏捷237】

Mental strength +4.

Not only that, perhaps stimulated by a large amount of knowledge cloud, and because of eating meat before, magic power also increased by 1 point.

Of course, this level mainly depends on mental strength; magic power can only be used for auxiliary magic and is not very helpful.

As for the progress of the magical calamity of the Great Cold Tide, I have barely passed 10%, and the efficiency is several times slower than before.

Clearly, with the addition of six spacetime-related mysteries, the difficulty of this spell has reached a level comparable to most demigod-level spells.

Fortunately, although his speed has slowed down, it is still not slow, and he is still closing in on Castiglione.

Another hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The purification mode time was also completely over, his speed slowed down again, and then he activated the life-seeking mode and the invincible mode.

The Fate-Seeking Mode is alright; it can enhance the Eye of Miracles, allowing you to find the right knowledge cubes more accurately and efficiently, saving time and mental energy.

As for the Invincible Mode, it's basically useless for improving this [Investigation of Things and Advancement] level, since it focuses on the physical body.

Even the Miracle Mode provided by Ophima, another warrior-type class, makes it easier for him to comprehend the mysteries of elemental combat skills, which at least has some effect on this [Investigation of Things and Advancement].

But since we're already here, the invincibility mode has to be put to use here.

Therefore, he simultaneously launched an interference fraud.

'You are a cube that can transform corresponding knowledge into special attacks!'

He continued this deception, then stepped onto the knowledge cube he had tricked. Immediately, an ice-type attack, derived from the corresponding knowledge, erupted beneath his feet, striking the ground.

To avoid excessive mental exertion, his deception was not very strong; it was more like a form of guidance.

These knowledge blocks can be converted into some minor properties, so his fraud cost is not high and is acceptable.

In this way, each attack with different characteristics generated by different knowledge blocks can accumulate a different type of ice resistance under the feet in super armor mode.

Logically, the higher one's elemental resistance, the easier it is to increase elemental affinity.

'With time, my elemental affinity will increase, my physique will improve, and perhaps my comprehension of ice magic will also improve.'

Physical constitution and comprehension efficiency are also complementary. Just like Iris, who was born with a pure light elemental constitution, she can learn high-difficulty light magic with ease.

Of course, Lyon wasn't sure if doing this would increase his affinity for ice elements, but accumulating resistance and improving his physical body was always a good thing.

Fortunately, as his deception of knowledge blocks transformed into a special attack, the mental burden he had accumulated was decreasing.

Absorbing a large amount of knowledge cloud not only consumes mental energy but also generates mental burden, similar to muscle fatigue.

As he continued doing this, his mental workload began to decrease, and thus his speed remained unchanged.

'It works! Even in super armor mode, it'll still be effective!'

Almost an hour has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Feheruotija ahead has reached a position of more than 1,700 meters.

Castiglione was about ten meters behind her, but she caught up with her again.

Lyon's speed is impressive; he has steadily caught up to the 1,580-meter mark, leaving only a hundred meters or so between him and Castiglione.

Margaret, who was behind, had crossed 1,000 meters and 100 meters, while Hamra had reached the 400-meter mark.

The tug-of-war at the front lines dragged on and on.