This time, the Lucky Bag revealed a double critical hit, granting Bai Pu about twenty-three thousand Spiritual Points.

The scroll appeared somewhat worn and was actually a quite rare Skill Book.

[Blood Extraction: Three-star Skill. Extracts blood from the target's body, causing continuous moderate dark attribute damage and healing the user with part of the damage dealt. During the extraction, the target experiences intense pain, with greater damage per second leading to more severe pain.]

This skill should be the core skill of Schroeder the Scholar. If leveled up to key levels like Level 4 and Level 7, it might even unlock powerful special effects similar to "Blood Tide" or "Erosion Blood Burst".

Being a precious three-star skill, the probability of drawing a powerful special effect is naturally higher than that of low-star skills.

Not to mention, the skill itself already has a certain control effect—back when Schroeder used this skill, Bai Pu felt intense pain, which even affected his mobility!

If Bai Pu hadn't switched to [Black Rock Body] to resist the skill's damage, thereby halving the pain, he might not have been able to kill Schroeder.

On the other hand, this skill isn't suitable for Bai Pu's personal use, as it's a spell-type skill that calculates damage based on the user's Spirit Attribute.

Bai Pu's Spirit Attribute isn't high, so using this skill would only inflict low damage per second, and the resulting pain wouldn't be strong, failing to impact the enemy's combat power.

Furthermore, this kind of continuous skill typically has high mana consumption, and Bai Pu's Blood Fighting Qi certainly can't handle it, meaning he'd have to rely on Spiritual Power Points to sustain it, which wouldn't last more than a few seconds.

After opening the scholar's Treasure Chest, Bai Pu then proceeded to open the two Blood Ring Guard chests.

The two chests, besides giving Bai Pu Spiritual Points, only offered Bai Pu a basic single draw opportunity, and that was among dozens of Spoils Cards!

Without the option to "Exclude Low-Valued Cards," the probability of drawing something good is probably below 10%.

However, Bai Pu was lucky this time, as one of the chests produced a piece of equipment, a pair of bracers, Blue Equipment.

The bracers are called [Protective Bracelets], and they actually provided a passive skill that enhances Combat Specialization, increasing the wearer's Shield Mastery Specialization by 2 levels (wearer's Shield Mastery Specialization cannot exceed Advanced Level 6).

The special effects of this equipment even made Bai Pu feel a bit tempted, but unfortunately, the status of the [Iron Bracelets of the Immortal King] was too high to be replaced.

This shows that even Blue Equipment occasionally produces gems; this piece of heavy armor [Protective Bracelets] is indeed more valuable to a tank-type profession than ordinary Gold Equipment!

The other Blue Treasure Chest produced a miscellaneous item, a plain whip with no special effects, which Bai Pu promptly sold to the Spirit Realm Will, earning 400 Spiritual Points.

Two palace maids brought an invitation from Qin, inviting Bai Pu to bathe and rest.

The spacious stone bath, lined at the bottom with a thick layer of linen cloth, was shrouded in mist from the steaming water, with fragrant spices like chamomile and wormwood floating on the surface.

At the bath's edge, a thick plank was placed, bearing various fresh fruit dishes, while two maids, clad only in thin towels, stood by with silver pitchers, attending to him.

Bai Pu stepped into the warm water, letting out a comfortable low groan. He couldn't tell what ingredients had been added to the bath, but it was slowly repairing Bai Pu's wounds.

Of course, these were just superficial wounds; there was still a gap compared to soaking in the Special Service Bureau's Spiritual Liquid.

For instance, if Bai Pu's body were like an iron wire bent and cracked dozens of times, the bath here could only mend the surface cracks of the wire.

Whereas soaking in the Special Service Bureau's Spiritual Liquid could restore Bai Pu's body to its prime state, as if it were a brand new, never-bent wire.

That being said, enjoying the meticulous service of the maids in the royal palace was about indulging in luxury and relaxation; physical recuperation was just a fringe benefit.

After soaking for a while, the maids respectfully withdrew.

Qin, wrapped in a white towel, walked gracefully over. Her hair smooth and damp, exuding a pleasant floral aroma.

At the bath's edge, the towel fell away automatically, and Qin's voice rang out with a laugh, "Dior, would you like a back rub?"

…

According to the king's bathing custom, a young and beautiful maid would usually serve as a human towel for back scrubbing.

However, Qin replaced the maid and completed the task quite well. It's just that the back rubbing took a bit too long, and the sounds of splashing water were rather intense.

The maids who came to replenish the hot water were blushing fiercely.

After the bath, Bai Pu sat on a velvet sofa, wrapped in a bathrobe. Qin, also in a loose bathrobe, leaned against Bai Pu.

The sofa itself was filled with horsehair, bird feathers, and other naturally elastic materials, luxuries that only nobles could afford.

"How is your understanding of the Primordial Heart going?" Qin asked, "With your current strength, you should be able to fulfill our agreement, right?"

"I can." Bai Pu glanced at Qin, "But, are you really willing?"

Bai Pu's words seemed to imply something else.

"Of course I want to see your world," Qin smiled, "Besides, it's something we agreed upon in the Northern Brandon; I don't want to disappoint you."

"Last time in the Northern Brandon, I didn't know you well enough. Coming to your homeland now, I've gradually come to understand the reasons behind your proposal back then."

Back then, Bai Pu was just an unawakened ordinary person, while Qin was a queen, noble and powerful, a Reinforced Leader!

Such a noble and powerful, yet beautiful and enchanting woman took the initiative to propose becoming Bai Pu's slave, which was somewhat unreasonable—Bai Pu had doubts back then, and could only explain it as Qin being rather obsessive.

But now, Bai Pu fully understood the inscrutable agreement Qin proposed back then.

Qin left the Blood Ring Fortress in search of a "Qualified"—someone capable of carrying Princess Christina's Primordial Heart!

Bai Pu had the potential of a Qualified, naturally catching Qin's favor. The rapidly rising favorability and the sudden appearance of affection level were indeed related to Bai Pu's own displayed potential and wisdom, but they also included Qin's expectations for Bai Pu.

Qin's proposal to "become Bai Pu's slave" was fueled by hope for him. She hoped Bai Pu would return to the world of [Flesh and Blood Plague] and take over the curse in her daughter's body.

The agreement was like a tempting bait to motivate Bai Pu to strive for it—of course, Qin had no intention of deceiving Bai Pu, she was offering herself as the bait, revealing everything to Bai Pu sincerely.

After Bai Pu successfully fulfilled her wish, Qin came forward to honor the agreement of her own accord.

"Qin, I owe my achievements today largely to your help. So, you owe me nothing. If you have reservations, I can treat that agreement as if it was a sand drawing on the beaches of the Baltic Sea."

Qin and Bai Pu locked eyes.

As a Spiritual Talent-enhanced Leader, she could feel the sincerity in Bai Pu's words.

"Mmm…"

Qin's response to Bai Pu was an aggressively passionate kiss.

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