bdsm-fiction Chapter 354: Flora's Night
Chapter 354: Flora's Night
The following few days were spent entirely within the Portable Space.
During these days, Lin Mo devoted most of his energy to studying the [Spatial Creation] skill. After all, the primary goal now was to expand the size of the Portable Space as much as possible, in order to bring in that ice dragon statue outside, pieced together from fragments of the Dragon King's Throne.
Given Lin Mo's talent, dedicating time to deeply study this skill naturally resulted in very rapid progress.
Prior to this, the Portable Space's dimensions were 40×150×150. Now, after several days, it had become 150×240×240, its volume expanding nearly tenfold! Most of the effort had been focused on increasing the height of the space, as the ice dragon statue outside was quite tall.
After expanding the Portable Space to its current size, Lin Mo finally managed to store that ice dragon statue inside, designating a specific area to display it.
Although the Ice Dragon King had passed away, both his body and soul extinguished, this statue formed from the Ice Dragon King's Dragon King Throne still held considerable value.
To put it simply, just the incredibly powerful ice elemental energy contained within it meant that upon entering this space, the ice elemental mana within one's body would become exceptionally active. For mages practicing ice elemental magic, this was undoubtedly an excellent place for meditation and cultivation.
This point was somewhat useful for Ellie as well.
However, practically speaking, she didn't really need it.
Because cultivating directly with Lin Mo was far more efficient.After obtaining the bloodline power from the Ice Dragon King, the quality and quantity of ice elemental energy within Lin Mo's body had reached astonishing heights. Consequently, Ellie had also reaped some benefits; her improvement over these past few days was the greatest among everyone.
The concentration of Ice Wolf Clan bloodline within Ellie's body wasn't very high, and there wasn't much potential left to develop. However, this bloodline had established her development path with ice element as the dominant focus, laying a relatively good foundation.
On this foundation, she could better absorb and utilize the ice elemental energy obtained from Lin Mo, continuously enhancing her strength.
This made everyone else quite envious.
Now, Ellie's level had directly risen from level 17 a few days ago to level 19!
Finnie's progress was also good. She too could benefit from the Holy Light Power, so she had reached level 17. Sherfilia was a bit slower, only at level 16. Eve had caught up considerably. Because her level was relatively low, and Lin Mo paid her more attention, her leveling speed was quite fast; she was now at level 15, catching up to Flora's level.
Seeing Eve's level catch up to her own, Flora's mood grew increasingly complex.
Oh, and there's Lena. The cat-eared girl's mana improvement speed was also extremely fast. Now, it was her proficiency as a Planter that couldn't keep up, requiring diligent practice.
The ice dragon statue had been stored in the Portable Space. With that, this trip to the snow mountain should come to an end.
However, before leaving, Lin Mo still wanted to experience the hot springs in that village one more time.
Soaking in the hot springs felt very pleasant. Perhaps in the future, there would be an opportunity to build one inside the Portable Space as well.
Embarking on the return journey, although Lin Mo alone could travel faster, no one was in a particular hurry. They all came out together and proceeded back at a relatively normal pace.
Along the way, Lin Mo also took a look at the gains in skill levels over the past few days.
Mainly, there were three skills: [Dual Cultivation], [Intermediate Meditation Technique], and [Spatial Creation].
Among them, the [Dual Cultivation] skill directly rose to level 6, now only one final level away from degradation.
"Skill [Dual Cultivation] Lv5 (180/180) has leveled up!"
"Current skill [Dual Cultivation] Lv6 (27/300)"
However, reaching that final level still seemed quite distant.
The time spent meditating these past few days was also considerable, so the [Intermediate Meditation Technique] level also increased, reaching level 3.
"Skill [Intermediate Meditation Technique] Lv2 (40/40) has leveled up!"
"Current skill [Intermediate Meditation Technique] Lv3 (51/80)"
"Gained basic attribute point: Mana +5!"
Finally, the [Spatial Creation] skill.
This skill was already at level 5 previously. After studying it intensively for several days this time, it smoothly advanced to level 6, earning a basic attribute point.
"Skill [Spatial Creation] Lv5 (360/360) has leveled up!"
"Current skill [Spatial Creation] Lv6 (104/600)"
"Gained basic attribute point: Mana +5!"
Thus, Lin Mo's base Mana attribute reached 337 points, only 13 points away from the Transcendent Level threshold, which was very close.
This meant that if he wanted to proceed with the original plan of having several professions advance together, he would need to use less magic, while simultaneously accelerating progress to improve his Agility and Constitution attributes.
During the return journey, Lin Mo did precisely this.
This was also one reason he wasn't pursuing a faster return speed.
Along the way, the number of magical creatures encountered was still quite substantial.
After leaving the Secret Realm, they continued to farm some more within the snow mountains.
By the time the sun set in the west, and the small village was visible in the distance, Lin Mo glanced at the gains from the journey, which were quite good.
His base Strength attribute was currently 335 points, and his base Agility attribute had reached 321 points. The Knight profession skills were practiced the most, but were also the hardest to train, so his base Constitution attribute was currently only 323 points.
Entering the village at the foot of the snow mountain, Lin Mo headed straight for the hot spring inn where they had stayed when they first arrived.
As before, they booked the highest-tier hot spring room. Perhaps because the composition of their adventurer team was indeed very unusual, even with guests coming and going daily, the proprietress of the hot spring inn remembered them quite well. As soon as Lin Mo walked in, she proactively greeted him, asking about whether their adventure went smoothly, if they encountered any difficulties, or if anyone was injured.
Of course, it was just polite, business-like concern.
Lin Mo chatted with her briefly, then followed a staff member to the booked room.
A few minutes later, a group of people were soaking in the outdoor hot spring.
Lin Mo felt the temperature of the hot spring and let out a long, comfortable sigh.
This trip to the snow mountains had encountered many unexpected events, but in the end, it was a close call without real danger. They even gained many harvests far exceeding their original expectations.
From the most basic objective, the reason Lin Mo came here, the Mountain Giant's heart, was clearly no ordinary thing.
Lin Mo had checked relevant information and knew roughly what a Mountain Giant's heart looked like. The heart he obtained previously differed significantly from what the books described.
Even without considering the information, just sensing it himself, he could feel this heart's uniqueness.
The aura of ancient antiquity it carried was clearly not something a Transcendent Level material could possess.
This was natural, after all. The Mountain Giant inside the Millennium Cold Cavern wasn't an ordinary Mountain Giant either. It had inherited an unusually large amount of memories from the ancient Titan race, and even retained a wisp of an ancient Titan's remnant soul within its body.
The heart in his hand was a Mountain Giant's heart tainted with the aura of a Titan!
At the very least, this was Epic Level material. On a larger scale, it might even approach Legendary Level!
Apart from this heart, the greatest harvest was the dragon bloodline within his body. And this wasn't just any ordinary dragon bloodline, but bloodline power from the Ice Dragon King. However, this also reminded Lin Mo of the final words the Ice Dragon King spoke before bestowing this power upon him and his spirit dispersing.
Take care of his daughter...
Since he had received benefits from the other party, Lin Mo naturally couldn't ignore his last words. But where exactly was this Ice Dragon King's daughter now?
Regarding this point, Lin Mo perused many of the materials he had previously bought and stored in the Portable Space, but found no useful information.
Moreover, at this stage, he didn't have the strength to take care of someone else.
The Ice Dragon King's daughter's strength would not be weak in the slightest, at least Epic Level. With such strength, she probably didn't need his care, at least not now.
But regardless, Lin Mo firmly remembered this matter. He would continue to pay attention and gather relevant information in the future.
With many beauties by his side, Lin Mo soon set aside these scattered thoughts, immersing himself wholeheartedly in the enjoyment of the hot spring.
As per the usual routine, after soaking in the hot spring, they returned to reside in the Portable Space, which was more spacious and comfortable.
Lena and Sherfilia had already entered beforehand and prepared a sumptuous dinner.
After the warm dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest.
Logically, Lin Mo should then quietly wait in his room for today's assigned person to knock on his door.
But today was a bit different.
He had already made arrangements with the person on duty today.
Lin Mo sat on the edge of the bed for a while, then suddenly stood up and left the room.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Flora, wearing a set of pajamas, had just finished tidying the bed and was preparing to rest when a knocking sound suddenly came from outside the door.
"Who is it?"
She couldn't help but ask with some puzzlement.
Although she had joined this big family and now had good relationships with everyone, strictly speaking, she didn't have a particularly close partner like Lena was to Ellie, or Sherfilia was to Finnie.
Although Finnie had been close to her before, that was in the past. Their positions were different now, so she naturally communicated more with Sherfilia.
If she had to say, her "partner" was probably Eve. But with Eve's personality, she obviously wouldn't actively engage in much communication with others.
So, generally, no one would come looking for her, especially at this hour.
There was no response from outside the door, but another knock came.
Not speaking... Could it be Eve?
That seemed more like something Eve would do, but logically, that child wouldn't initiate communication with others.
The others didn't seem likely either.
Finnie and Lena were very polite and would definitely answer. Lin Mo went without saying; that child was always boisterous.
Big Sister Sherfilia probably wouldn't disturb at this hour.
It couldn't be Lin Mo, could it?
Although Flora was somewhat perplexed, considering they were inside Lin Mo's Portable Space where there couldn't possibly be any danger, she walked forward and opened the door.
Then, her expression froze.
Standing outside the door was indeed Lin Mo.
Consequently, Flora's expression visibly grew tense. Flustered, she grabbed the hem of her clothes, pretending to be calm as she asked, "What's the matter? It's quite late. Is something wrong?"
"That tone doesn't sound like your style at all, Teacher Flora."
Lin Mo teased with a smile.
"Why are you blocking the door so tightly? Aren't you welcoming me in?"
"N-no..."
Flora's voice was already struggling to maintain composure. She wasn't a very slow-witted person, of course she understood the reason for Lin Mo's appearance at this hour.
However, Flora ultimately wasn't the type to hesitate indecisively. Although there was a certain contrast between her outward appearance and inner self, making her relatively conservative in matters of emotion.
But when it truly came time for progress, she wouldn't timidly shrink back either.
So, Flora took a deep breath, adjusted her state of mind, then stepped aside, trying her best to curve her lips into her usual smile. "Of course not, please come in, Student Lin Mo~"
Lin Mo smiled and walked into the room, directly sitting on the edge of her bed, watching as Flora locked the door, turned around, and leaned back against it.
"Teacher Flora, your voice seems to be trembling."
"Does it?"
After closing the door and adjusting her mood, Flora seemed to regain a bit of composure and confidence.
Lin Mo didn't speak, just beckoned to her.
Flora hesitated for only a very brief moment before walking over and sitting down beside him.
Lin Mo suddenly wrapped his arm around her slender waist. Flora's body instantly stiffened, then quickly softened, becoming like a puddle of soft mud, leaning weakly against Lin Mo.
"You little rascal... stop teasing your older sister."
Flora rolled her eyes, her words carrying a hint of coquettishness and pleading.
Lin Mo's breathing instantly grew scorching hot. He flipped over, pinning her down, gazing at her slender, snow-white neck and her gently trembling eyelashes.
Her fiery red long hair splayed across the bed, her ample chest rising and falling rapidly, reminding Lin Mo of when he first saw her, his gaze involuntarily drawn to that magnificent, breathtaking sight.
He leaned close to Flora's ear and whispered, "When you first saw me, did you ever imagine it would be like this?"
These words seemed to strike Flora's sense of shame with particular precision. Her face flushed red as she murmured, "Don't bring up that time anymore..."
But Lin Mo refused, continuing, "And then later, when we reunited, you saved us... then we went together to rescue those villagers, went to Silverstream City together, you taught me magic..."
These scenes seemed distant, but in reality, only a few months had passed.
"Mmm~"