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[Nightly: It depends. When I'm feeling craving something, I can draw ten pictures a day; when I'm not, I feel like I've drawn even one picture in ten days.]
[Jennifer: It's like this, I've been offering doujinshi to the God of Light, but recently I've been reflecting on it and feel that the quality of the doujinshi I've offered is a bit uneven. I'd like to commission a high-quality doujinshi from you.]
[Nightly: This is a gift from a cult... It's too mainstream, isn't it? They can't draw this or that, and it's supposed to be for all ages. Just hearing about it makes me want to shut up.]
[Jennifer: Pure Love R18.]
[Ye Ye: Huh? Is this something that can be offered as an offering? Wait, what kind of books did you offer as offerings before?]
Jennifer: That's yellow, of course.
[YeYe: Such a calm reply... but I don't know what to draw either, so maybe I should just forget about it...]
[Jennifer: The subject is me and Latis.]
[YeYe: ?! Wait, what? My pen has a feeling! My pen is throbbing! Quick, tell me how to draw! No, I've come directly to you!]
[Jennifer: We haven't even discussed how much you'll get paid for this!]
[Ye Ye: What kind of time is this to talk about royalties? I'd draw this even if it cost me money!]
……
Jennifer couldn't help but burst into laughter, disconnected the beacon link, and lay down backwards on the spacious sofa.
Her long brown hair fell to the ground, revealing her smooth forehead, which appeared exceptionally fair and radiant in the moonlight streaming in from the window.
"I can't wait..."
Jennifer's calves were draped over the back of the sofa, swinging up and down, their slightly bulging, graceful curves seeming to be the most beautiful thing in the world.
Suddenly, she reached out and touched her calf, kneading it unconsciously, as if recalling the feeling of being massaged by Latis that afternoon.
"Um……"
Jennifer felt a pang of shyness. It seemed that she always realized she had lost health after taking the initiative and attacking the boss recklessly, and only then did she start to feel embarrassed.
"What is this? Have I become a tsundere? No… this is the complete opposite of tsundere! Got it, I'm proud… Stop being so abstract!"
Thinking of this, she tightened her abdomen slightly, did a backflip and landed steadily on the ground. After confirming that her nightgown had not folded up against gravity, she turned to look out the window.
As a Knight of Light, her eyes have an exceptional ability to receive light. After reaching a higher rank, she can control the pure light within her body with remarkable subtlety. Just as bats use echoes to sense terrain, she can also release subtle light and perceive her surroundings through reflected light.
So that night, Jennifer didn't turn on the lights, and the entire Hines Mansion was pitch black. Surprisingly, she felt very comfortable in this environment.
"Could it be that my body is starting to adapt to the darkness..."
She hesitated for a moment, then, without much thought, stretched out her hands to rest by the window and looked at the towering Master Tower at the end of Tianhai Street, standing on the city skyline.
The idea of drawing a doujinshi was not a spur-of-the-moment thing for her, because the God of Light accepts sacrifices mainly to receive the will of the offerings, and she believed that if the doujinshi contained her feelings for Latis, it would definitely carry her strongest will.
Moreover, she can make a copy for herself to keep and refer to at any time...
Jennifer coughed lightly. Even though she had always been quite outgoing, when she thought about someone she could truly build a close relationship with, she would sit back on the sofa and start planning her upcoming schedule.
After receiving the prospective knight Leafa, the knight squad of Lundia reverted to a seven-person squad. Although it seemed like a lot, only about three of them actually stayed in Lundia. The others patrolled the area around Lundia either on the Pope's orders or on their own initiative.
They do not accept employment from the Kingdom of Norard, but the Mage Guild of Lundia will provide them with ample support, and some noble forces will also sponsor certain necessities for political considerations and reputational needs.
In short, the knight squad has a fairly free range of movement. The surrounding areas of Lundia are also very prosperous under the influence of this magical capital, so taking on apprentices shouldn't be too troublesome.
The problem is that this little girl named Leafa has been depressed ever since her best friend left without saying goodbye. If this continues, even if she is taken out to teach, the results may be poor.
Jennifer thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Latis had mentioned taking his dragon to Hines City for treatment. If that was the case, she could take Leafa on a ride on the Wind Dragon...
Suddenly, the doorbell rang, interrupting her thoughts. She stood up, looked through the window at Ye Ye waiting at the door, her face covered in sweat, and couldn't help but break into a big smile.
In short, things should be done one step at a time...
Jennifer watched as the mansion maid, who had already welcomed Ye Ye into her room, took a step toward the downstairs, but after only two steps, she paused.
"Oh no, I don't seem to know any of Lazi's body measurements... length and stuff... well, never mind, I'll have him measure them next time."
With a slightly flushed face, she ran around, lifting her nightgown which reached her calves.
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"My brother works so late every day..."
The robin huddled under the covers, peeking out with only half its head to watch Latis inscribe magic runes, and couldn't help but yawn.
After seeing Frico return to her hut, Robin was about to go back to her hut to sleep and prepare for tomorrow's studies, but when she passed by Latis's room, she suddenly felt a strong tremor in her heart, and subconsciously pushed open the door.
So, she ended up clinging to Latis for half a day in a daze, and then in a daze, she ended up sleeping in his bed.
"Big brother, aren't you going to bed yet? Are you going to keep working forever...?"
The robin yawned again, its legs slightly clamping the blanket, breathing in the faint scent of Latis in the bed, its eyelids beginning to droop uncontrollably.
"Big brother is really...so...hardworking..."
……
"Sigh, now I've really become a model worker."
Latis scratched his chin with the feather of his quill pen, looked at the messy scroll, put down the pen, and sighed.
He was initially ambitious to create a new technique overnight to expand his subscriber base, but the moment he touched the bed, the thought of slacking off filled his mind again.
"Damn it, I was ruined by my bed in my past life..."
Latis shook his head with a slight chuckle and leaned back in his chair to rest for a while.
He had just gotten into bed when Robin cautiously pushed open the door and insisted on sleeping with him. He was naturally taken aback, but he immediately realized from Robin's expression that the child didn't want to do anything inappropriate. Rather, it was like finally admitting that she liked something and wanting to stick close to it like she was hugging her own big teddy bear.
However, for Latis, sleeping like this must have been very difficult, so the thought of slacking off disappeared and his ambition returned to his heart. Under the watchful eyes of the robin, he began to study diligently, forgetting to eat or sleep.
"As expected, they are my motivation..."
Latis sighed inwardly, listening to the soft breathing behind him that gradually became longer and more even, and a warm ripple surged in his heart.
Is it happiness?
Having spent ten years as a single, overworked office worker in his previous life, Latis couldn't find a satisfactory answer to this question. So he stretched, picked up his pen, and decided to continue studying the spelling of compound magic runes.
Suddenly, a subtle fluctuation came from his soul, a fluctuation carrying suppressed joy and eagerness, and a hint of floral fragrance entered his senses.
Latis was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.
It's Arte, his little elf has returned.
Chapter 294 My Favorite Hooded Coat
Latis stretched, walked to the bedside and tucked the blanket around Robin. Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, he smiled slightly, stood up, and tiptoed out the door.
The true name in his consciousness beat slowly like a resonating heart. As the distance between him and the person he was linked to grew closer, Latis's heartbeat seemed to become more and more intense.
He took a deep breath of the slightly chilly night air, thought for a moment, and then went up the stairs to the top floor.
The fourth floor of the Mage Tower is the former observation deck. The tops of the two hills on the left and right are seamlessly connected to the ground of the observation deck. The huge dragon egg still stands in the center of the observation deck, calmly and serenely absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.
A ladder leading to the top of the tower stands next to the dragon egg. At the top of the ladder, a skylight is open, and moonlight shines through the skylight onto the dragon egg, making it look somewhat like the world's bald heads, each with its own unique characteristics.
Latis quickly shook his head, trying to dismiss this strange association. Inside the dragon egg was his future daughter; he couldn't imagine her in such an abstract way.
He approached the dragon egg, gently patted it, and couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"I wonder when you, little one, were born..."
The surface of the dragon egg shimmered slightly, as if faintly responding to Latis.
"You want to come out too? Haha, maybe you should grow up a little more."
Latis laughed, touched the dragon egg again, grabbed the ladder with both hands, and jumped to the top of the tower.
Although it is already autumn, the scenery in Lundia is different from the outside world. Under the high concentration of magic energy here, all kinds of trees and flowers are still growing as usual. Perhaps things will change when the weather gets colder, but not now.
Latis casually circled around, surveying the prosperous magical capital like an emperor of Lundia, before sitting atop the sloping tower.
The towering mage towers were hidden in the dim magic mist, stretching far, far outwards. The Mage Association had kept records that the mage tower furthest from the inner city of Lundia was more than one hundred kilometers away.
Even so, as the support and protection for all mages, the Mage Association still built infrastructure and protective measures in that location.
This is the magical capital. First came the mages, then came Lundia. Although each mage's rights are not equal due to their different strengths, they all have equal respect and opportunities.
Latis's mind raced through information about Lundia before returning to the present moment.
He still liked Lundia very much. This city felt more like home to him than the rental apartments in the big cities of his previous life. Although he was currently just an insignificant mid-level mage, he would eventually become a famous figure in this city.
However, he was unaware that many urban legends about him were already circulating in Lundia, but they had not yet been attributed to any specific person. When he became truly famous, these legends would explode.
Latis's thoughts suddenly turned to Leafa, Jennifer's new apprentice. He wasn't actually against it, after all, he had many descendants in the simulation, and after merging with the simulation memories, he also really liked those lives of enjoying family happiness.
Experiencing the joy of fatherhood without pain is just so wonderful.
As for taking on apprentices, he had naturally considered it. Leaving aside the catgirl apprentices sent over by the sages of Andora in the simulation, an academy was also established in the territory of the mage Herod in one of the simulations.
Simply put, in this era, a mage and his apprentices constitute a small force. Although far smaller than the three major academies, they are still many times more efficient than individual mages and make much greater contributions to magic.
Therefore, the Mage Association gives each Mage Tower a high level of preferential treatment and spends a great deal of effort every year to maintain the health of the Mage Tower system. The academy is the medium for training ordinary people into mages, while these numerous Mage Towers are the cornerstone of Lundia.
It seems that once the Herod Mage's territory begins recruiting apprentices, they will truly become the backbone of Lundia.
Latis let out a long breath. As a modern person who actually envied historical figures with traditional virtues, he also longed for the state of having students all over the world. Unfortunately, in his previous life, he couldn't even do the good thing of being poor and virtuous. Every day, he could only eat well like Toyokawa Shoko and enjoy the blessing of being an engineering dog.
"If in this lifetime..."
He looked up at the sky and murmured involuntarily.
Before him lay an invisible web of nobles and Black Hat forces, Queen Whiteley who might launch a future magical web invasion campaign, and the strange magical web itself, along with the monsters driven by it.
Behind him are girls who love him. If he could really build up his own power, he would surely feel more heroic, whether he was adventuring in the world or facing the struggles between those forces!
"Perhaps this can be considered a kind of growth? I can hardly believe that I, a seasoned office worker, can still rekindle such passion..."
Latis couldn't help but laugh, then shook his head and temporarily dismissed the idea.
"It was only after Jennifer reached a high-level mage that the Pope felt comfortable entrusting the training of that prospective knight to her, while I'm still just a mid-level mage..."
That being said, he still added it to his wish list, waiting for the right moment to add it to his shopping cart and pay for it.
Suddenly, the true name in his consciousness began to flash. Latis involuntarily stood up, glanced at the silent golden hall, and revealed a hint of doubt.
Immediately, he turned around in surprise and looked at the mage team that had come from the outer city. He didn't pay much attention to the apprentices and instead focused his gaze on the dusty hooded man at the very front of the team.