The Conditions for Opening the Gate of Healing and Carl's Goal!

After breakfast, Asta, Yuno, and Carl arrived at the entrance to Hage Village.

The priest, Sister Lily, and the others watched the three of them prepare to leave, but Asta looked rather dispirited.

Sister Lily's sudden "change of heart" had dealt him far too great a blow.

He simply could not understand it—both he and Carl were handsome young men, so why did Sister Lily have a soft spot for Carl?

Even if she had chosen Yuno, it would not have hurt this much. Why did it have to be Carl?

Asta grumbled to himself, casting Sister Lily a resentful glance.

After giving him an encouraging look, Sister Lily turned to Carl and said somewhat bashfully, "Mr. Carl, I picked some wild fruit for you in the woods behind the mountain. You can eat them on the road if you get hungry. Of course, they aren't anything valuable, so I hope you won't mind."

Carl waved his hand, thanking Sister Lily.

When he saw that the basket of fruit even contained a small boxed meal, he could not help but smile.

Whatever Sister Lily might have been hiding, her innocence and shyness at this moment truly felt wonderful.

Carl grabbed the rice ball topped with wild strawberries and blueberries and tossed it into his mouth. After chewing, he gave Sister Lily a thumbs-up.

"It really is delicious. Maybe you'll become a wonderful wife and mother someday!"

Sister Lily's face instantly flushed red again. As bashful as though she were being chased by a pervert, she ran back to the church like the wind.

Carl's smile, however, grew even more unrestrained.

Because in that instant, he had gained another 20 points of Sister Lily's affection. This had been an absolute jackpot.

Beside him, Asta completely lost his composure, his eyes filled with utter despair.

The next moment, his tone turned solemn.

"Carl, you will be my lifelong enemy!"

"Yuno is only my rival in becoming the Wizard King someday."

"But you are not only my rival in strength, you are also an obstacle in love! I challenge you!"

Before his legs had even fully recovered, Asta suddenly charged forward.

To Carl's surprise, Asta snatched up the basket of wild fruit Sister Lily had picked and began frantically stuffing it into his mouth.

Even with tears streaming from the sourness, he still refused to stop.

"I'll eat! I'll eat! I'll eat it all!"

"I'll make Sister Lily ignore me! I'll make you, Carl, stop being so damn charming!"

"If I eat all the wild fruit Sister Lily gave you, you won't get Sister Lily's care anymore!"

It had to be said, time spent with a goofball was always full of laughter.

With Yuno and Asta as companions, the journey no longer felt boring.

Aside from Asta occasionally competing with Carl over who was better, their journey was unexpectedly harmonious.

At that moment, Carl opened the system panel.

Host: Carl Locke

Luck Level: SSS (Top-Tier Child of Fortune)

Charm Level: SS (Yan Zu + Eddie Peng)

Vitality Level: C

Magic Power Level: F (Anzhi Bird's Best Friend)

Magic Attributes: Purple All-Attribute MAX, Gold Unactivated

Eight Gates Progress: Second Gate of Healing (Completion: 95%)

Current Skills: Purple Common (Dragon Fist, Dragon Claw, Divine Dragon Tail!)

Bonded Best Friend: None (Becoming bonded best friends can multiply affection gains)

Long-Term Missions Activated:

Mission 1: Hundred Victories, Wizard King!

Use your strengths to attack your opponent's weaknesses. Defeat opponents with special magical talents in any field to obtain gold legendary magic attributes. (Repeated victories can improve quality)

Mission 2: Redemption of Good and Evil!

Purify the souls of Elves or devils to obtain Imperial Arms Armor: Unmatched components (0/7).

Binding a single Imperial Arms Armor component can specifically increase an ability by 200%, with no stacking limit.

Mission 3: Master of Nero!

Absorb the energy within Magic Stone Fragment to obtain special skills (purple) or exclusive Eight Gates skills (gold)!

Absorb the magic power of magic stones from every attribute to become the Master of Nero.

Mission 4: The Wizard King's Summoning Across Time and Space!

Consume Eight Gates vitality to summon the eleventh Wizard King Princia from a point in time and space to fight! (First summoning: 10,000 gold vitality)

Mission 5: The Unconventional Magic Knight Squad Selection

"The selection process will be unexpected. Reward: 3,000 gold vitality."

Looking at the progress on the system panel, Carl revealed a satisfied smile.

He had already gained quite a bit of affection from Sister Lily, but the amount needed to quickly open the second gate of the Eight Gates was nearing a critical threshold.

Carl glanced at Asta and Yuno.

Even if they were overflowing with gratitude toward him, they would only provide two or three points of affection. It was practically useless.

Fortunately, the city of the Noble Realm was already close at hand.

The greatest difference between the outer regions and the Noble Realm was this:

Even the most ordinary residents of the Noble Realm possessed magic power far denser than those in the outer regions.

It was exactly like the world in his previous life.

The extremely wealthy did not merely have luxury cars, mansions, yachts, and planes—they could possess even more.

Ordinary commoners, meanwhile, could only toil for food and daily necessities.

The world of Four-leaf Clover was even more nakedly brutal.

Yet among all the kingdoms, Clover Kingdom was already in the best condition. Whether it was Diamond Kingdom, Spade Kingdom, or Heart Kingdom, none could compare to Clover Kingdom.

Naturally, the first Wizard King, who had laid the foundation for all of it, deserved immense credit.

Since Asta and Yuno could not help him level up, Carl had to find other ways to farm affection.

Sister Lily had already given him plenty of help. As for the rest...

Carl looked toward the huge, prosperous city before him, a thoughtful expression appearing in his eyes.

If he wanted to pass the Magic Knight squad selection smoothly, greater strength was the most important safeguard.

As long as he could open the Second Gate of Healing, then based on his previous experience opening the Gate of Opening, his strength would increase by at least several times. Passing the selection would be easy then.

As for affection.

The young ladies, wealthy wives, noblewomen, and proud daughters of heaven in the city probably needed some "conversation."

For the sake of becoming stronger, he could put up with a little hardship.

After all, he was handsome now and had eight-pack abs.

He had to be at least somewhat attractive.

As for exactly how much affection he could farm, he had no idea. More was always better.

Carl had already made up his mind.

When his gaze fell on those three purple common skills, he became thoughtful again.

These three skills also had Yuno's Magic Stone necklace to thank for its "friendly sponsorship."

If he could find larger, higher-quality Magic Stones in the city, perhaps he could unlock an exclusive Eight Gates skill.

He did not know about anything else, but even if it were only the most basic Morning Peacock, Carl was already drooling at the thought of it.

He could hardly imagine how magnificent it would be when Morning Peacock combined with the Grimoire's powerful magic, raining down from the sky like a meteor shower.

Perhaps it could be called the rebirth of Peacock Myōō, the descent of the gods.

Moreover, collecting the magic power from Magic Stones could also make Nero acknowledge him as her master.

Carl's eyes immediately lit up.

As for who Nero actually was, he did not know for the time being.

But since she stood alongside the other three great abilities, she surely was no ordinary figure.

And surplus Magic Stones could improve his physical condition. Perhaps if he consumed enough, there would be unexpected results!

He had at least heard of the eleventh Wizard King Princia.

Before that cool, domineering beauty of a powerhouse, anyone would probably be unable to stop themselves from shouting one thing.

"Mom, save me."

With terrifying strength, an imposing figure, and stunning beauty, anything that refused to submit would eventually fall beneath her iron fists and long legs.

But the golden vitality needed for the Eight Gates summon...

Carl silently calculated his current vitality, then estimated the Wizard King's strength. He felt that if he summoned Wizard King Princia for even one second, his vitality would be completely drained.

Thinking of that, Carl could only set the idea aside for now.

The road ahead was long and difficult. He still needed to work hard.

As for the most important Imperial Arms Armor.

When Carl saw its description, his heart skipped a beat.

This Imperial Arms Armor was far too overbearing.

From the description alone, it seemed to be an armor-type weapon, but he knew nothing of its specific form or appearance.

Just like Elves and devils, he did not know where they were. Perhaps after entering the city, he could slowly gather information.

Asta and Yuno continued walking in front, while Carl followed behind at an unhurried pace.

The instant Asta poked his head into the Royal City, he became wildly excited.

"Yuno! Carl! Come here!"

"Guess what we ran into?"

"Come look!"

"Oh my! So white!"

"So long!"