"What are your terms?" Liens asked.

"I want to sign a 'Life' contract with you."

"Of course, not here, but outside… because I can't guarantee whether your ability can isolate divine contracts."

"Don't worry, this contract won't have any adverse effects on you; on the contrary, it can even help you."

Liens looked down at Nimophila, who was smiling, and silently waited for her further explanation.

"The purpose of this contract is to 'bind' the two of us together using the 'divinity' within my body."

"Of course, not a physical binding, but establishing a special connection."

"Through this connection, no matter how far apart we are, you and I will be able to perceive each other's Life status and know each other's location."

"This contract is also a ritual that our Life Truth Society must perform with our beloved ones."

"I like you, but I know I can't keep you for now."

"And you already have the intention to leave, but I temporarily cannot leave here due to my duties."

"The world is vast, and I don't want us to drift further apart until we eventually become familiar strangers."

At this point, Nimophila paused and looked at Liens's downcast gaze with serious eyes.

"As for how it helps you… under the influence of 'Life Divinity,' your body and appearance will gradually tend towards physiological perfection."

"Hmm, saying perfect is a bit too much; it should be said that it becomes more coordinated and refined."

"The corrected body will help you in both combat and sword practice; this can be considered a way to improve one's physical aptitude."

"Furthermore, your body's affinity for water elements will increase."

"Therefore, the effect of water element healing will be enhanced when you receive it, and the damage will be reduced when you are attacked by water elements."

After speaking, Nimophila silently looked at Liens, waiting for his response.

"Is it really necessary?"

"This kind of contract shouldn't be signed casually, right?"

"Although I can see your feelings for me, I still can't understand the reason for the birth of such emotions."

Liens expressed his confusion; although he had read many beautiful love stories in his previous life, he still found it difficult to understand Nimophila's idea of seemingly having already decided on him.

"If you don't understand, then just consider it my investment to befriend you, a future Legend, and the investment is myself."

"I forgot to mention, each 'Life' priest can only use this contract once."

"In a sense, it also symbolizes beautiful love under the gaze of the gods." Find the translation on MV&LEMPYR.

Nimophila laughed.

"So, are you willing to accept my request?"

Nimophila asked Liens for his choice again.

Liens pondered...

For him, the only downside of this contract was that it would expose his whereabouts.

If he offended the Life Truth Society one day, they could completely rely on Nimophila to find him.

But... why would he offend the Life Truth Society?

He wasn't the kind of protagonist who made enemies everywhere. He wasn't stupid enough to offend a great power like the Life Truth Society, which had a true god behind it.

He was just confident, not arrogant. He currently had no right to offend such a great power.

Even if he accidentally offended them in the future, others might not even need to use his connection with Nimophila; finding him through other means shouldn't be difficult.

After all, let alone a true god, he didn't even know what kind of existence a Legend was.

He had only heard Nimophila explain that the current Legend was equivalent to the false gods of old.

With that kind of existence, finding a small fry like him wouldn't take much effort, would it?

Therefore, this drawback was basically non-existent, at least for him now, it wasn't a drawback at all.

After a moment of thought, Liens agreed to Nimophila's request; no, he preferred to regard it as a gratuitous help.

Seeing Liens agree, Nimophila's face flushed, and she hugged Liens even tighter, as if wanting him to feel her excitement.

"Although this is a space generated by your ability, let's continue our conversation in my room."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if we were interrupted by the students in the academy while talking."

After expressing her excitement, Nimophila, with affectionate and seemingly tender eyes, suggested to Liens.

Liens felt that Nimophila's gaze towards him was a bit strange, but he didn't refute her redundant behavior.

Thus, Liens, just like in reality, carried Nimophila all the way back to her room.

Upon returning to her room, Nimophila reluctantly left Liens's embrace, then quickly closed the door and activated some magical device to block sound transmission between the outside and the room.

Watching Nimophila's actions, Liens inexplicably had a thought that she had ulterior motives.

"All right, let's begin our next conversation."

"I wonder if the 'me' outside has explained to you that the ritual is replenishing your depleted Life origin?"

Nimophila gestured for Liens to sit on the bed with her, then seriously asked him.

Seeing Nimophila's serious expression, Liens also put aside the strange thought that had just arisen in his mind and began to respond:

"You explained that point and asked me to stay in the town for half a year. After half a year, the ritual's healing for me would reach its limit."

"After the treatment, my Life origin would allow me to live to my forties."

"Since you already know this and still came to find me, you must want to know the deeper secrets of the ritual."

"Actually, the main purpose of the ritual is not to replenish accidentally damaged Life origin, but to resist demonic beasts, or more precisely, to resist large-scale demonic beast invasions."

"The effect of the magic ritual is to absorb the Life force normally dispersed by the town's residents and let it permeate the elements within the ritual."

"This fills the elements within the town with 'vitality,' which can then inhibit demonic beasts from approaching the town, and, if necessary, these elements can also be used to resist demonic beast attacks."

"This is the main purpose of the ritual, and it is also the desired outcome of the Four Great Powers."

"Currently, the inhibitory effect has already manifested…"

"Afterward, once there are enough 'vitality'-filled elements in the town, the ritual's defensive effect will be tested."

"And the secondary purpose of the ritual is the benefit you are currently enjoying."

"Every day, you absorb the elements within the town, and at the same time, you also absorb the Life force within them into your body."

"It is also because of this that your Life origin can be restored to a certain extent."

"At the same time, because of this function, the town's magic ritual cannot be easily exposed to others."

"Because it can absorb, with a slight change, it can extract."

"Absorbing dispersed Life force has no impact on the town's residents, but if it were extraction…"

Nimophila paused her words here.

She did not continue, but Liens already understood her meaning.

If the ritual directly extracted the Life force of the town's residents, they would at best have their lifespans shortened, and at worst, they might even die directly.