Chapter 403: Pioneer Proof

"Shall we go now?"

"If it is convenient for you." Eve nodded:

"Mother has already arranged a dedicated flying vehicle, and we can depart immediately."

Her eyes carried a certain expectation:

"Also, on the way, I would like to... exert some meager effort to relieve your fatigue from this period."

………………

The Crown Clan’s dedicated flying vehicle was hovering on the top platform.

The rest area of the airship was designed to be extremely comfortable, with soft leather sofas that could automatically adjust according to the passenger’s body shape.

When the airship took off smoothly, Eve walked gently to Luo En’s side:

"Mentor, please relax on the sofa."

She patted the soft pillow placed on the sofa, her eyes filled with expectation.

This was a quite comfortable resting corner, with the angle of the pillow carefully adjusted to allow one to relax completely.

And Eve herself sat at the other end of the sofa, her hands already beginning to emit a gentle magic glow.

"Franka recently taught me some special massage techniques."

She explained, her face carrying a slight shyness:

"It is said to be able to effectively relieve mental fatigue."

Luo En looked at the young girl’s expression, which was slightly nervous but full of expectation, and emotion surged in his heart.

"Then I won't be polite."

He leaned halfway against the pillow, resting his head on Eve’s lap.

The young girl’s body trembled slightly, clearly unaccustomed to such intimate contact.

But soon, she adjusted her mindset and carefully placed her hands near Luo En’s temples.

"Please relax, Mentor."

She said softly, her fingertips beginning to emit gentle magic fluctuations:

"This technique requires coordination with magic guidance to act on the mental level."

When Eve’s fingers began to press gently, Luo En immediately felt a sense of comfort flowing like water.

The young girl’s magic was as gentle as a spring breeze, carrying a certain special purification trait.

They flowed slowly along Luo En’s mental circuits, dissolving the accumulated fatigue and pressure one by one.

"This feeling..."

Luo En was surprised to find that Eve’s magic contained an extremely rare trait.

It was the "healing" essence condensed after experiencing great pain, possessing powerful mental soothing effects.

"How is it? Is it uncomfortable?"

Eve asked cautiously, her amethyst-like eyes full of concern.

"Very comfortable."

He closed his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation:

"Your magic trait is very special, possessing a natural healing attribute."

Hearing this evaluation, a happy smile appeared on Eve’s face:

"Really? Mother said so too. She said my magic is purer than before and more suitable for auxiliary spells."

Her technique became more and more proficient, her fingertips wandering accurately between Luo En’s acupoints.

Each press was just right, capable of relieving fatigue without causing obvious discomfort.

"Mentor..."

After a while, Eve spoke softly, her tone carrying a certain probing:

"I heard that the situation in the Central Land recently is a bit... complex?"

"Are you worried about something?" He sighed and asked back.

"I am worried that you will be drawn into some dangerous things."

Eve’s voice became even softer:

"Although I don't understand politics very well, I can feel that everyone’s eyes on you have changed recently."

Speaking of this, a painful look appeared in her eyes:

"Also... Mother’s state recently is also very bad. I can feel a kind of... very terrifying change in her."

This keen observation made Luo En feel surprised.

Although Eve was young, her special status in the Crown Clan allowed her to access some information that others could not obtain.

"When do you think this change started?"

He continued to ask, wanting to obtain more details.

"It was there a long time ago, but it became more obvious recently."

Eve frowned, trying hard to recall:

"Especially after I was cured, although Mother was very happy on the surface, I could feel the... chaos deep in her heart."

The young girl’s fingers stroked his temples like feathers.

The magic with healing traits flowed like a trickling stream, dissolving the accumulated mental fatigue bit by bit.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this..."

"Actually, I recently used the heir permission to look up some information you might be interested in."

Eve said with some pride:

"After I fully recovered, Mother activated my special permission as the heir to the Crown Clan. Now I can look up a lot of materials I couldn't access before."

Luo En opened his eyes slightly, looking at the young girl’s face, which was slightly flushed from excitement.

"Tell me about it."

He closed his eyes, continuing to enjoy this rare relaxation.

"First is the latest ranking change of the New Star Project."

Eve said in a low voice while continuing the massage action:

"Although the original third seat, Euphemia, didn't have academic achievements as expected this time, the abyss combat records she submitted were quite brilliant."

The young girl’s fingers wandered accurately between Luo En’s acupoints, each press just right:

"According to the records, she has been able to stably survive on the fifth floor of the abyss, and her magic power is close to the critical point of the Moon-Sun level. And..."

Eve paused, her tone carrying a certain awe:

"She successfully created a bloodline puppet at the Moon-Sun level, which she named 'Blood Bride.'

This Blood Bride and those blood demon puppets have very tacit cooperation under her control, and their combat power is quite terrifying."

Luo En felt somewhat surprised in his heart.

Euphemia’s progress speed was indeed good; he just didn't know how much credit Nari had in it.

He certainly knew that the other party had a "Blood Bride," but the last time they parted, the other party’s control was still stumbling.

"So her ranking didn't drop much, just fell from third to fourth."

Eve continued:

"On the contrary, Chloe’s improvement surprised everyone."

Speaking of this, the young girl’s tone carried obvious admiration:

"Her thesis 'Quantitative Relationship between Time Perception and Prediction Accuracy' published in the 'Astrology Journal' was rated as the best research achievement of the year.

This thesis is not only breakthrough in theory but also has extremely high practical value."

"Her mental power has also improved significantly in the past few months, now reaching the 5.0 scale; considering her age of less than twenty..."

Eve shook her head, her words carrying a competitive edge:

"She leaped directly from the 20th+ to the 10th seat."

Luo En was not surprised by this.

Chloe possessed innate prophecy talent and also received the bonus of the historical scholar technique.

The overlapping of these dual advantages could indeed produce a qualitative leap.

"How about the others?" He continued to ask.

"The original fourth seat, Oscar Adelaide, also had a significant breakthrough recently, rising to the second seat."

Eve adjusted her posture to make Luo En pillow more comfortably:

"He successfully created a third type of composite element—'Deadly Flame.'

This element simultaneously possesses the destructive power of fire and the erosive nature of the abyss, and its power is quite astonishing."

"The following third seat, Eugene Leonardo, has made new progress in mechanical fusion.

He recently completed the full mechanical transformation of his left leg; now more than half of his body is a precision mechanical structure."

Speaking of this, Eve’s voice carried some discomfort:

"It is said that he can hardly be called a human now, more like some kind of highly evolved construct."

Luo En silently recorded this information in his heart.

Everyone is pursuing stronger power in their own way, and the prices paid are also different.

"How about the eighth seat, Zola?"

Luo En remembered the witch from the Dark Cabin mentioned by Elliot.

"His dragon blood fusion technology is already quite mature, but the side effects still persist.

Recently, he broke into his own school's material repository again, claiming he needed to 'collect all items emitting the aura of his kin'."

The young girl chuckled softly:

"Although he explained it afterward as a bloodline impulse, this kind of behavior truly makes one doubt his state of sanity."

"What about Zola of the Eighth Seat?"

Luo En recalled the witch from the dark hut that Elliot had mentioned.