Olivia slowly opened her eyes.

The pain spreading through her body seemed to have lessened quite a bit after the night passed.

"Is this what comes with greed? The side effects are bigger than I imagined."

The morning sunlight spilled onto her face, and she instinctively glanced at Louis by the window.

He maintained a not-so-comfortable posture, sitting in the chair by the window.

The sunlight on him was like a mottled oil painting, shimmering with an indescribable beauty.

Seeing him frowning, napping with closed eyes, the perpetually foul-mouthed black swan since their first interaction couldn't help but slightly lift the corners of her lips.

"Paying such a high price was worth it."

In this world, there weren't many people she could trust, and the jerk in front of her barely counted as one.

With shared interests, perhaps the two of them united might be even tighter.

Though still very uncomfortable, the most dangerous moment had passed.

The whole body was a bit more stable.

It was time to leave.

The black swan got up, preparing to take the Magic Staff and leave.

But before she could stand, Louis suddenly reached out and pulled her back.

"Lie on the bed, don't leave yet."

...

Louis yawned, stopping the black swan, seeing her wanting to escape, directly pressing her back onto the bed.

"Lie on the bed, don't leave yet."

He snorted and said:

"In your current state, there's no telling what might happen if you leave."

The black swan struggled a bit, then went still.

She was a very stubborn person.

But, unfortunately, the fellow in front of her was even more stubborn.

Louis calmly looked at her and said:

"Just in time, the assassination unit is undergoing an internal investigation these days, so it's not convenient for us to leave directly."

"We'll be in the city for these few days, no outsiders will disturb me, so just feel at ease and take a nap."

The black swan raised her eyebrows slightly:

"You're not worried I'll deceive you now?"

"No, I've already noted your deception in my book, and will settle accounts with you later." Louis stretched lazily, saying, "But at least not now."

—He didn't dare to claim to be a gentleman, but he couldn't bully the poor black swan at a time like this.

Last night she held onto his sleeve for half the night without letting go, looking like she was about to be abandoned, which was indeed a pitiful sight.

He couldn't leave a black swan like that to wander out alone.

"Rest well, I won't be going out today."

The black swan glanced at him:

"You're not busy today?"

Louis lightly tapped the table, and a ghost-like luminescence appeared by his side.

The black swan took one look and knew it was the Blade Tutor of the Eternal Blade.

Louis said:

"I need to reinforce my martial skills today, so I've told outsiders I won't be going out."

The black swan lowered her head: "Okay"

But unconsciously, a slight smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

When have sword masters ever trained their martial skills in a room?

Of course, it's his goodwill, she wouldn't object.

Alone and desolate in seeking a method to seal the Gate of the Abyss, it's not an easy road.

Louis didn't say much else and directly said:

"You sleep first, I need to continue eternal training."

Then he didn't dare look at her, directly falling asleep.

Now that his level of the Eternal Blade had already risen to LV3, this meant he unlocked new skills like Guided Strike and Armored Evasion.

Even daily training was increased by one more time.

He wasn't fooling the black swan, he really needed to further familiarize himself with martial skills.

He had already learned what the metal statue they dealt with was.

It was an entity called Divine Avatar.

For gods, a Divine Avatar is a tool that they can use to channel divine power.

Unlike the Advent of a Saint, the Divine Avatar doesn't have to worry about issues of 'body breakdown,' and the gods can more assuredly use it to unleash their full power.

As for the materials, just the most ordinary of statues will do.

But this doesn't mean that a Divine Avatar is easy to create.

Every qualified statue capable of descent requires long-term nurturing over time.

These statues must be enshrined before followers, bathed day and night in the light of faith for hundreds or even thousands of years.

As time changes, new events happen each year, even the headquarters of major True God Churches shift.

Much less the temples below.

When time is enlarged to a thousand years, preserving a statue and keeping it perpetually bathed in faith's glow becomes incredibly challenging.

Only a statue seasoned by the passage of time has a chance to be successfully controlled by a god for battle.

Such a statue can typically show the power of a Demigod.

Moreover, using a Divine Avatar doesn't have the risk of, like a Saint's descent, spilling divine power, divinity, or other godly attributes upon being killed.

In short, it ensures battle potency while emphasizing 'safety, safety, and more safety.'

However, perhaps due to the nature of the aberration not being a true deity, or perhaps there was a problem with this Divine Avatar.

In actual combat, the power limits of that Divine Avatar were merely approaching that of a demigod.

If it truly were a demigod, Louis wouldn't have been able to rely solely on Time Halt + Isle of Time to annihilate it instantly.

After entering eternal training, Merlin, who seldom takes form, appeared as an elf hovering in front of Louis:

"That girl is very dangerous, but she truly harbors no murderous intent towards you."

Louis said apathetically:

"I know, she's just so stubborn, most of the time when we meet, she must exchange words with me."

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