"A promise is a promise."

After their lips parted, Qin licked her lips and smiled, then spoke seriously:

"However, the development of the situation has indeed exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect you to master that cursed heart so quickly, and successfully dispel the Blood Ring Curse Seal, dismantling Gustav's mutant army!

"Now, Christina is recognized by all parties as the next candidate for Empress, but she is still too young, having been imprisoned for a long time, making it difficult for her to fulfill the duties of an Empress. For a considerable period, I will have to act as the Queen Regent."

Bai Pu nodded slightly, "That's also the reason I'm asking you... You need to stay and take care of and teach Christina, so you might not have time to accompany me to my world."

"If I become your 'Apostle', can I no longer return to this world?" Qin asked.

Bai Pu shook his head, "This is your 'world', and you are an important waymark of this world. I can summon you in other worlds, and you can return to this world at any time, just as I can return to my world (the real world) at any time.

"But if you follow me to my world (real world), you will then count as a human of my world (real world), and it will be difficult to come here. You will need tickets to enter, and you cannot stay for a long time."

Bai Pu had already queried this aspect.

When Bai Pu leaves this world, he can choose whether to take the Source Blood Apostle away from this world.

If he chooses to take her, together they return to reality, and the Source Blood Apostle will be part of the real world in the future, a special awakened character, and everything will have to follow the rules of awakened adventurers exploring the Spirit Realm.

If he chooses to leave her, the Source Blood Apostle will remain in this world as a special native character. Bai Pu can summon the Source Blood Apostle temporarily to other worlds, but the summoning is limited in time, after which it requires the consumption of spiritual power and cannot be maintained indefinitely.

Qin furrowed her brow in thought for a moment, then said, "In that case, I'm still willing to become your Apostle, but I'd like to stay in this world. When you need me, you can summon me to any world to help you fight. Once the battle is over, I'll return to take care of and teach Christina.

"When Christina can gain the allegiance of all her subjects and secure her position as Empress, I'll officially enter your world."

Bai Pu nodded, "This is indeed a mutually beneficial choice."

From the perspective of "Legendary Points", leaving a Source Blood Apostle in this world to spread Bai Pu's name and achievements is also an attempt to gain Legend Points—Bai Pu's Heart of Evolution Talent Tree certainly has a significant demand for Legend Points.

"Come on." Qin took a deep breath and then mischievously blinked her beautiful eyes, "Will it hurt a lot?"

"It will only hurt for a moment, then it will be fine."

Bai Pu played along good-naturedly with Qin to ease her tension. After all, once the Source Blood is infused and she becomes an Apostle, Qin will no longer be a free person but rather Bai Pu's "slave"—something even Emperor Gustav couldn't achieve!

A dab of crimson, like flowing lava, seeped from Bai Pu's fingertip.

After asking, Qin directly opened her lips and took Bai Pu's finger into her mouth.

The next second, the power of the Source Blood was injected into Qin's body.

Qin's eyes suddenly widened, her long hair fluttering without wind, and her body trembled violently like a fish freshly out of water.

After a full ten seconds, Qin finally collected herself, caressing her heaving chest and letting out a long breath, "Such a special feeling... Oh, it seems like my abilities have undergone some kind of transformation!"

Saying this, Qin displayed her new panel.

[Qin (alias) / Level 6 Enhanced Leader]

[Species: Humanoid Species/Human Race]

[Profession: Source Blood Demon Master]

[Attributes: Power 49, Agility 55, Endurance 80, Spirit 100]

[Skills 1-7: Source Blood Apostle, Flesh and Blood Alchemy, Catalytic Field, Potion Throwing, Blood Breath, Blood Mist Snake, Blood Arrow]

As an Enhanced Leader, part of the world waymark, Qin originally had a health bonus skill called [Empress's Ceremony], which could add 1000 extra hit points.

But now, [Empress's Ceremony] has turned into [Source Blood Apostle], with the current skill level at Level 6, increasing health by 600 points, but gaining 10 points of fixed damage reduction (the reduction on continuous damage is lowered to 33%).

Comparing the two skills, Bai Pu actually felt that the fixed damage reduction was somewhat better.

"Compared to before, your attributes have also improved."

Now that Qin has become half an awakened individual, Bai Pu didn't need to be coy with some of the specific jargon of the awakened. He directly said, "Now your attributes have surpassed those of a Level 6 Enhanced Leader."

Bai Pu remembered that a Level 6 Enhanced Leader's highest single attribute should be around 90 points.

And Qin's Spirit has already surpassed the 100-point threshold, straddling between Enhanced Leader and Lord.

Perhaps it was related to the world waymark, as Qin still held half the identity of a native.

If Qin were to leave the world of [Flesh and Blood Plague] and become part of the real world, a special awakened character, losing the strength bonus of the world waymark, it was uncertain if her attributes would weaken.

However, even without the world waymark's enhancement, equipment could be used to compensate.

Natives don't have equipment attribute enhancements because they are empowered by the world waymark, making their base attributes strong enough.

For instance, Bai Pu's Blood Wing Cloak, when equipped on a native, could only utilize the "Wing Expansion" additional skill of the equipment, but the +7 Agility bonus wouldn't apply.

The advantage of the awakened is the equipment bonuses, the special effects of enhanced equipment, and the ability to learn a variety of specialty skills.

Speaking of equipment, Bai Pu handed the silver named relic: Schroeder's Crystal Ball to Qin.

Bai Pu inherently trusted no outsiders and always believed in equivalent exchange. But since Qin was already his Apostle, she naturally wasn't considered an outsider but a person Bai Pu could trust 100%.

"It's the relic of an Erudite Scholar." Qin seemed to be in a state of reminiscence, gently stroking the surface of the crystal ball.

As expected, after Qin obtained this equipment, no option like "whether to remove the seal" appeared, and her Spirit didn't gain +7, remaining at 100 points.

However, Qin could already use the crystal ball to record spells or use the "Soul Enlightenment" detection ability.

Bai Pu originally wanted Qin to help detect Emperor Gustav's strength, but Qin said it was impossible at the moment as she must have seen Gustav recently to use Soul Enlightenment.

The reason being, it seemed, that Qin hadn't seen Gustav for a long time, and his strength must have changed significantly, thus making it impossible to measure accurately.

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