How to survive in a soul-based game with full female mods

Anyway, there will soon be a place in this city where weapons can be strengthened, and then the time to put down the bloody sword will come.

"Now it's okay. So there's a reason why Cassilia likes you so much."

While Lin Yinxi was still immersed in thinking about how to allocate attribute points, Minerva took a few steps back, sighed, and seemed to have finished her observation.

Although the cognitive impairment magic she cast on herself at this time prevented Lin Yinxi from seeing her expression, he could tell from her tone that she was very excited.

After a moment, Minerva, who had been concentrating on thinking about something, suddenly turned around and looked at Alice.

"Alice, can I ask you a favor?"

"Um, Miss Minerva. What can I do for you?"

Alice answered her in a very nervous tone.

Minerva didn't care about Alice's reaction. She walked towards Lin Yinxi calmly and then calmly took his right arm.

Even with his cognitive impairment, he could still feel the soft touch of Minerva's body.

"I would like to borrow this child from you temporarily."

"...Are you talking about Lin Yinxi?"

Upon hearing Minerva's words, the Knights General's first reaction was surprise. Eyes of all colors widened.

As the shock and astonishment gradually subsided, the eyes of the Knights Generals looking at Lin Yinxi gradually turned into a look of "What have you done this time?"

They seemed to think that Lin Yinxi had done something remarkable without their knowledge and awareness, which attracted Minerva's attention and caused this situation.

But this time even Lin Yinxi felt aggrieved.

Because he had never done anything to attract Minerva's attention.

He had neither given her a magic book nor any magic technology to ride on, so why did Minerva act like that? This made him even more confused.

"We don't have any questions, but shouldn't that be asked directly to him?"

"Asking that child in person? That's an interesting question. As the leader of the Knights Templar, could you at least order this new knight of your order to follow me?"

The Knights' Leaders' faces suddenly turned into "Uh, ah" expressions. It made people very curious about what kind of existence Lin Yinxi was to them.

“That’s true, but…”

Alice showed a rare moment of hesitation. The other three reacted similarly.

This may be because so far, rather than giving direct orders to Lin Yinxi, they have been more likely to ask or persuade him, or simply let Lin Yinxi take the lead in the action.

That's why they were not very skilled in giving him orders.

Minerva looked at the knights with a smile on her face, as if she found them very interesting, and then turned her head in the direction where Lin Yinxi was.

"Since Alice has said so, I'll ask you directly. What do you think?"

"That's fine with me. But may I ask why?"

Except that now it was not him who took the initiative to find Minerva, but Minerva who took the initiative to find him, meeting Minerva was an event that he had to go through no matter what.

It's just a little bit earlier now.

Of course, it wouldn't hurt to hear the reasons.

"Of course. I can explain each reason in detail. Or I can just give you the three most important ones. Which one would you like to choose?"

“…I choose the latter.”

Lin Yinxi carefully chose the latter. He did not want to challenge the consequences of choosing the former.

Someone with Minerva's personality might surprise her listeners by explaining every reason she understands, even the most trivial.

This idea came from Lin Yinxi's intuition.

"First, I noticed Casillas's interest in you and wanted to investigate. Second, the Holy Kingdom's Pope personally sent you here. Third, it's my personal interest stemming from the first two reasons. Do I need to explain further?"

"Wait a minute, Miss Minerva. The Pope personally sent the Knight Commanders here? Is this true?"

Aurora, who had been quietly sipping tea in her seat, suddenly joined the conversation with a surprised tone.

"Why would I lie about something like this? This is the truth. It's said that in recent years, the Popes haven't even made appearances much. I don't know what you did, but they even used a sacred spell to send you here."

Aurora's golden eyes turned towards him. Just like the Knights Generals, her eyes also held a questioning look of "What have you done?"

It seemed that she hadn't even listened to the details of the Holy Kingdom from the Knights Generals, but she had already concluded that this situation was definitely caused by Lin Yinxi.

Of course, this was indeed his reason and he had nothing to say.

He could only gently avoid Aurora's gaze. Seeing Lin Yinxi's avoidance, Aurora's gaze became sharper.

"Can I take the baby now, Aurora? Don't worry. It won't take long."

"...Why are you asking me? Haven't you already discussed it with Lin Yinxi?"

"We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we haven't even had a proper conversation. If I leave like this, will our Aurora be very unhappy?"

"..."

Aurora's face flushed crimson. Her hand, holding the teacup, barely held steady, trembling.

"We'll be back soon, but you don't have to wait around. Play with the Knights' children for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, a blue magic circle appeared under the feet of Lin Yinxi and Minerva.

When Lin Yinxi realized that he was being teleported away, the magic circle began to emit a faint blue light, which dyed everything in front of him blue.

He could feel a floating sensation that was unique to teleportation.

"..."

In just a blink of an eye, Lin Yinxi and Minerva disappeared at the location where the blue light was emerging, leaving the knight leaders standing there in stunned silence.

what's the situation? ? ?

They seemed to have not yet caught up with the current situation and were all dumbfounded.

Minerva, the Lord of the Magic Tower, or the Eternal Mage Minerva, is a famous great magician of the empire. Her status and power are comparable to that of the emperor, or even second only to the emperor.

Such a person suddenly appeared in Aurora's mansion, said that he had a personal interest in Lin Yinxi, and then took him away directly.

It was only natural that the Knights would be stunned and dumbfounded.

When the knight commanders stopped thinking, several maids rushed over, rearranged the table, took out new teacups, and rearranged the seats at appropriate intervals. Their actions seemed orderly.

They kept pouring tea until the steaming green tea was poured into the last cup.

"What are you doing? Sit down. Do you want to keep standing like that?"

Upon hearing Aurora's words, the Knights' Leaders finally came to their senses. After watching the four of them settle down on the sofas with teacups on them, Aurora gently nodded, took another sip of tea, and said,

"How about in the Holy Kingdom? Why do the Popes want to see you?"

“…There’s a lot going on.”

"Because of Lin Yinxi?"

Everyone nodded, including Alice. Aurora said nothing, but continued in a 'you know' tone:

"It's okay, just explain everything. I finished all my work a long time ago. So I have plenty of time."

She emphasized the word "everything".

The Knights exchanged glances. Although Aurora had asked them to tell her everything, there seemed to be some things in this incident that were difficult to talk about.

That is of course the matter between Liz and Lin Yinxi.

——The lord asked me to tell you everything. Can you tell me about the time you slept with Lin Yinxi?

——Do you think it’s okay to say it?

——What a pity! The Lord would surely be very interested, right?

Liz and Claudia exchanged glances, looking as if they had some big secret.

One can't help but wonder whether they behave like this to conceal something or to deliberately expose it.

There was no way Aurora wouldn't intervene in a conversation that looked so interesting.

Beside them, Erica and Alice looked at Aurora's sparkling golden eyes full of curiosity and couldn't help but sigh.

......

at the same time.

As soon as he closed his eyes and opened them again, the scenery changed. Lin Yinxi looked around.

"here it is......?"

"This is the top floor of the Magic Tower. I usually use it as my bedroom and where I rest."

First of all, this is a space that does not exist in his memory.

Because in his memory, the Minerva Magic Tower was a place that he had cursed and complained about countless times. It had twisted mechanical structures, vicious monster layouts, and unforgettable chaos magic flying around.

It's a place where players can't help but curse.

He had never imagined that there would be such a simple, plain and peaceful space here.

A very soft-looking bed, dimly lit candles, a wooden table with a few sheets of parchment placed on it, and curtains of just the right thickness to create a dim and warm environment.

Minerva took out some snacks from the cabinet and returned to the table.

The chair automatically moved back, meaning it was time for him to sit down. Lin Yinxi obediently sat down on the chair.

Minerva sat in the chair across from him and placed the snacks on the table.

"I can get you something else. Just tell me what you want, kid. Perhaps something a little sweeter would suit your taste better?"

"That's okay, so what do I do now?"

"Before that, I have something to tell you. There's a give and take, isn't it?" Minerva raised her right index finger and said to him.

"...Well, that should be it?"

"This is a matter of course. There's no need to hesitate. In exchange for satisfying my curiosity, I have two pieces of news to tell you."

Minerva released the arm that had been supporting her chin, and raised the index and middle fingers of her right hand.

"First, why did Casillas let Aurora's father go, and why did she turn a blind eye to the evil deeds that guy committed?"

As soon as she stopped talking, the index finger of her right hand stayed where it was, and the middle finger dropped.

"The other one is about the magic castle that you are currently using as the headquarters of the Knights, and its true nature of restoration magic."

130. Transactions

'Although there is one piece of news that I already know...'

Lin Yinxi already knew the true nature of the restoration magic in the Magic Castle. The person who told him this secret was none other than the original NPC of Minerva in the game.

Not only does the castle's restoration magic not cause any harm to humans, it's also a very convenient magic.

But the lord himself believed it was a curse and praised it highly. His perception was completely contrary to the truth.

However, it would be worthwhile for him to hear why His Majesty the Emperor condoned that bastard's wanton and tyrannical behavior.

In the game, the plot simply casually describes the Emperor's indifference to the former lord's disbanding of the Knights of the Silver Dawn, but does not mention the reason for his indifference.

Players racked their brains to collect information and make guesses in the game, trying to find the answer, but even so, they could not be 100% sure.

Now if he could get the truth from Minerva herself, he would welcome it with open arms.

"Okay, Miss Minerva. What do I do next?"

"Just listen to me quietly now, child. There is nothing you need to do right now."

Minerva picked up a piece of dessert on the table, took a bite, and then opened her mouth.

"How much do you know about the castle's magic?"

Lin Yinxi silently swallowed the words "I know everything" that were about to burst out of his throat, because he felt that some things might be different from what they were in the game.

After all, in the game, the place where the Knights resided was just an ordinary building with a training ground, but now it has become a huge castle. So other aspects may have changed as well.

"All I know is that he discovered an ancient curse somewhere. In order to harass or kill members of the Knights of the Silver Dawn, he paid a huge fortune and asked a wizard to put the curse on the castle."