Chapter 238

"Again lowering my satisfaction? What the hell are you trying to do, Lex?!"

Li En was fed up with Lex—what kind of heroic spirit warrior was this?

He's a middle-aged failure who ruined everything, yearning for his family but too cowardly to even go back and see them.

You're a hero, a symbol of the kingdom, you finally have a chance to return, so you ought to be rewarded for actions benefiting the realm, ought to do something truly beneficial for the people. But the only things triggering the Heroic Spirit's resonance are those few individuals: two girls and the queen.

And according to the feedback, even the queen barely registers—it's always those two princesses that matter!

"Can you just do something worthwhile already?!"

Finally, Li En cursed out loud.

"Huh? Isn't what I'm doing worthwhile?"

Dainya looked utterly crestfallen, tears welling up.

"Sorry, sorry—I was yelling at Lex. The Heroic Spirit inheritance will open in two days; you can ask him yourself then."

Now it was Dainya's turn to waver—she had always idolized Hero Lex, and despite how little she knew, she still held higher-than-reality hopes and dreams for her father.

"Father, he…"

Li En had no interest in delving deeper into this family's mess. After some thought, he had to admit it was a brilliant move—one that might even reverse the royal family's decline. But…

"It seems you've made your peace with it." Yet the cost seems too high—can Dainya truly afford to sacrifice herself?

But the kingdom truly has few cards left. To attract enough talent and combat strength for the Hero Selection, to successfully storm the underground ruins, they absolutely need a compelling incentive.

The kingdom has little to offer.

Li En's emotions were complicated, but in the end he said nothing—it was ultimately a personal choice.

【Satisfaction decreased by 1%.】

And once again, Lex's extreme favoritism left Li En exasperated—I do something, satisfaction drops; I don't do it, satisfaction drops. What the hell do you want me to do, you idiot father!

"What? To ensure the kingdom's rise, to save the city, of course I'll work hard." After learning Li En's identity, Dainya became much more relaxed and direct with him—no need to maintain any princessly pretense anymore.

But looking at the smug girl, Li En fell silent for a moment, then laughed—he saw through her, but she hadn't looked far enough ahead.

Even if he saw through it, he likely wouldn't refuse—the kingdom couldn't afford to miss any opportunity now. Li En even felt this idea might have emerged because of fate itself.

Dainya came quickly and left quickly, rushing back to push forward her new plan.

On Li En's end, he finally got a bit of peace. After being dragged out by the disgruntled Shaliman for "training" and meeting several must-see nobility elites, he returned obediently to resume his cultivation.

He discovered that cultivation was addictive.

Previously, Su Er's training had been a form of ascetic practice—a habit. Ku Ku pursued knowledge and power with clear goals. But Lex's cultivation itself was simply enjoyable.

His body and mind easily sank into it; every moment brought insight and realization, requiring no thought of reward—the process alone brought deep satisfaction and joy.

"What a monster," Li En sighed. The world was never fair—some things were fundamentally different from normal people from the start; no need to force it.

【Obtained First-Rank Warrior (Permanent).】

Without even trying, after just a few days, Li En acquired everything a rookie warrior should have.

This was probably the easiest way Li En had ever obtained a supernatural profession. Though the Warrior class was touted as the most common and least selective, it still required years of grueling training—uncompromising ascetic practice.

He effortlessly mastered all combat stances, techniques, and supernatural martial arts—even accidentally grasped the advanced versions.

"Follow-through Slash."

A standard area-sweeping technique—utterly effortless to use.

"Powerful Strike!"

A forceful, reckless slash with terrifying burst power.

The Warrior class was a simple, brutal system, its core abilities roughly divided into three parts.

Various highly effective combat techniques, physical enhancement training, and mastery of weapons and armor.

It was born for battle, trained for prolonged warfare, and died for victory.

For Li En, the boost from First-Rank Warrior was nearly negligible—he already knew all low-rank slashing techniques, just refined them further and more thoroughly, laying groundwork for higher-level skills.

Li En vaguely realized that Su Er's sword art contained many low-tier Warrior techniques fused within—after all, Warriors specialized in this.

In pure physical conditioning, Warriors were inferior to Barbarians; in pure combat finesse and reflexes, they were inferior to Monks. But with weapons and armor, combined with versatile battlefield tactics, the Warrior class remained the king of combat.

Pure, singular focus had cultivated immense adaptability and scalability—perhaps this was truly the most suitable profession for Lex.

"Continue?"