"Two Blooms—once I mastered it, it would be like having two lives. Even if my clone was destroyed, I could condense another one afterward. This was practically a life-saving divine skill. As expected, I was Grandfather's favorite child. Even Father had to step aside."
Closing the battle skill manual, Velin happily wondered whether his father would become jealous upon hearing the news and fly into a rage, wanting to beat him up.
Putting aside that suicidal thought, Velin decided to start diligently cultivating this life-saving divine skill from now on.
Over the following days, Velin's life returned to its proper routine.
He cultivated Two Blooms in the mornings, practiced Druid meditation in the afternoons, and relaxed in the evenings. He pushed all serious business onto Belder and did none of it himself.
Half a month later, just as he had expected, the duration of Guidance of Fate had increased again. However, Velin was not discouraged. Instead, he looked forward to seeing what valuable information the next Guidance of Fate would reveal.
Time passed swiftly, and before long, September arrived.
The half-elf Eunice returned to the castle, signifying that Qixing Manor outside the Provincial Capital of Cadro Province had been fully completed.
As a reward, Velin had someone deliver one hundred Gold Coins to her.
In her room, Eunice rested her chin on her hand and stared at the hundred Gold Coins on the table, lost in thought.
She had lived here for five years. Every day, she raised griffins, looked after horses, and occasionally performed her professional duties by designing architectural plans for Qixing Territory. Her life had been quite comfortable.
During the first two years, someone had still monitored her. Yet in recent years, not even a ghostly shadow had appeared.
Even if she wanted to escape, Eunice believed