I raise elves in Florian

The next day, early in the morning.

Shi Yichen got up early, as the saying goes, "The early bird catches the worm," and a new day of cultivation began.

Shi Yichen sat on the bed with his eyes closed, completely unaware of the abnormality in his body, which was covered with golden patterns.

If you look closely, you can see that these patterns are the glow emitted by the golden blood in the veins.

…………

In another room.

"The power of the Holy Spirit is as if the goddess herself has descended upon us."

As a hero from ancient times, and stronger than Shi Yichen, Kraft could still sense this aura, an incomparably sacred power.

Kraft began to clasp his hands together and silently pray to the goddess.

Time passed, and Shi Yichen stopped cultivating, the golden patterns on his body disappearing.

"Hu~~"

Shi Yichen let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

"It's time to have breakfast."

Shi Yichen checked the time; it was nine o'clock. He had been cultivating for three hours, and it was time to go down for breakfast.

In fact, at Shi Yichen's level, he rarely eats to replenish his energy. At most, he just indulges in delicious food. Who can resist good food?

"Yo!"

As soon as Shi Yichen came downstairs, he saw Kraft sitting at the dining table. He greeted him, then went to the front desk to order his food and sat down opposite Kraft.

"You were the one who made that noise this morning!"

Kraft nodded in response to Shi Yichen, and after Shi Yichen was seated, Kraft asked.

"You were able to sense my cultivation even through the barrier after just a short while? That's impressive!"

Shi Yichen said without any surprise that after talking with Kraft yesterday, he also learned that Kraft was an elf who had lived for thousands of years, so it was not surprising that he could sense Shi Yichen.

"I haven't seen anyone with such immense magical power at your age in thousands of years."

Kraft looked at the girl in front of him, who was about twenty years old, and found it hard to imagine how she had cultivated such a huge amount of magical power.

"While I appreciate your praise, I have lived for over five hundred years, which is quite old for a human."

Shi Yichen said to Kraft.

Although five hundred years is indeed a short time in the world of elves, no human can live that long, not even a dwarf, but a pure human.

"I don't think humans can live that long."

Hearing Shi Yichen say this, Kraft didn't believe it at all. He was a man of considerable experience, and he had never seen a human live that long in thousands of years.

Human lifespan is the shortest, at most not exceeding two hundred years, a fact generally acknowledged across the continent.

"You should be able to sense that power is different from others!"

Shi Yichen took the breakfast brought by the waiter and ate it while talking to Kraft.

"Yes, it is an incomparably sacred power. Even I, a monk, cannot help but want to worship it."

Even Kraft, who worshipped the goddess, felt an urge to worship that sacred power, which was enough to prove Shi Yichen's special nature.

(The monks' power system is all passed down from the Book of Goddess, so they are extremely sensitive to divine power.)

"This is a blessing bestowed by the goddess, but it is also a curse."

While eating, Shi Yichen spoke to Kraft. She had a very good impression of Kraft, the monk, since they both believed in the goddess. However, Shi Yichen was not a monk and did not have so many superstitions.

"I see, then that makes sense."

Shi Yichen's words made Kraft even more convinced that the goddess existed.

At first, Kraft did not believe in the goddess, but after experiencing some events, including the death of his monk companion, Kraft became a monk and began to believe in the goddess, and he still does now.

"I used to not believe in Goddess, but that idea has slowly started to change over time. Seeing what happened to you has made me even more convinced of my belief."

As expected, the goddess doesn't just exist in legends. I wonder if I'll see her after I die.

Kraft recalled the great deeds he had accomplished, which no one knew about now, but he still hoped that after his death he could meet the legendary goddess and receive praise from her.

"Definitely."

Shi Yichen firmly told Kraft that the goddess had always been watching over this world and knew what was happening in it.

"Lend your auspicious words."

…………

the other side.

"Ah! Has it started snowing?"

Frillie stood by the hotel window, looking out at the snow-covered village, but she felt no joy at all, because she was really afraid of the cold.

"If only Yichen were here, I would have forgotten to ask her to teach me that magic that warms people up."

Frilian sighed. She was with Shi Yichen every day and had actually forgotten such an important thing. This was equivalent to a life-saving magic spell, but only for Frilian.

"hu~hu~hu~"

Frillie opened a small hole in the window, and a biting cold wind blew in through it.

"Ouch~, it's so cold >_<".

"It's more comfortable staying in bed. Let's wait until the snow subsides before we set off!"

With that, Frillie lifted the covers and hid inside, wrapping herself up tightly, intending to get some sleep first.

…………

Let's say goodbye here!

Shi Yichen and Kraft stood at the entrance to the village. They were heading in opposite directions, so they couldn't travel together and had to say goodbye.

"Well, if you have the chance to go sometime, I'll take you to see my family's elf, who's only a little over a thousand years old."

Shi Yichen said to Kraft, after all, he and Frilian were of the same race, and getting to know each other might be helpful.

“Great! I haven’t seen my own kind in a long time.”

"It's settled then, goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

The two waved to each other and embarked on their own journeys. As for when they would meet again, that was up to fate.

However, Kraft believed that they would meet soon, which might be the guidance of the goddess!

After bidding farewell to Kraft, Shi Yichen continued his adventure. After an unknown amount of time, the snow began to melt slowly, and the temperature gradually warmed up.

Shi Yichen continued along the road, rarely encountering anyone except caravans, as well as groups of adventurers and mages.

…………

Inside a cave.

"help me!"

A female adventurer was tackled to the ground by a group of goblins who began tearing at her clothes.

Because there were too many goblins, her teammates were unable to rescue her and could only watch helplessly as the female adventurer was violated by the numerous goblins.

"Run! This is beyond the number of missions we can handle."

The adventurer in charge directed the remaining teammates to begin an orderly retreat.