Chương 296: Farming the Wool from a Useless Elf

Recently, Renjiro had spent a lot of time out and about, and in the process had unconsciously analyzed and acquired a huge number of miscellaneous skills and magic. 

Compared to the fragmented gains of before, his recent deliberate efforts to "farm favor" had also yielded several powerful and practical special abilities. 

For example: letting Lefiya, even at Lv.3, wield a ridiculously overpowered skill comparable to Lv.5 firepower. 

And now… 

Fairy Serenade, Mind Load, and Aero Mana. 

These three skills all belonged to Ryuu. 

Among them, Ryuu's Fairy Serenade is similar to Lefiya's Fairy Canon, both enhancing magical effects. 

However, while Lefiya's skill directly doubles attack magic potency, Ryuu's has the additional feature of enhanced effects at night. 

Without a doubt, this synergized perfectly with Renjiro's own Starry Abyss mana regeneration skill. 

As for Mind Load and Aero Mana… 

The former activates automatically when the user enters an offensive stance: the more mana consumed, the more the strength increases. 

The skill requires no manual activation; it triggers whenever the conditions—in combat state and mana being consumed—are met. 

In short: as the original owner of this skill, Ryuu, who excels as a Magic Swordsman, becomes increasingly violent in battle. 

On this foundation… 

Aero Mana is simpler: the faster she runs, the higher her attack power. 

Yes—the skill description says attack power, not strength. 

This means Ryuu's magic, Luminous Wind, also scales with her running speed, further amplifying its power. 

Combined with her extremely high dexterity and agility and her mastery of intense parallel casting, she achieves a terrifying combat effect: cast spells while moving + 3D maneuvering + dodge attacks + faster running increases power. 

In short, over the years, Ryuu's teammates rarely see her standing still to cast. 

Once she starts running while casting, it becomes almost impossible to interrupt her, and the faster she moves, the more efficiently she builds power. 

Add in the Mind Load amplification… even up close, enemies might not win. 

This is why Ryuu is considered a Lv.4 ceiling-level combatant. 

From Renjiro's perspective… 

This is clearly a textbook example of correct skill point allocation. 

As their sparring time increased, he noticed Ryuu's favor toward him slowly rising. 

But, as she had warned: she really didn't hold back. 

Ah, don't hit my face! 

As their combat tempo accelerated, Renjiro gradually couldn't keep up with Lv.4 Ryuu in "serious mode." He realized—no, horrified—that this useless elf delighted in aiming her fists directly at his face. 

Wait… did she just smirk? 

She was enjoying it? 

Renjiro twitched at the corner of his mouth. 

But this didn't last long. 

When Ryuu's favor reached 4, Renjiro successfully analyzed her Mind Load skill. 

Although Mind Load only required favor 4 to analyze—far simpler than the mysterious level of Liaris Freese—it fit him perfectly. 

With Ten Rings of the Human King, Renjiro was constantly consuming massive amounts of mana. 

In other words, whenever he entered combat, he could—without rage, enlargement, or turning green—maintain a rational, Hulk-level strength. 

Just like now… 

BOOM~ 

In the tavern backyard, Ryuu's reflexes weren't slow, yet she couldn't fully block the sudden surge of power in Renjiro's punch. 

Crossing her hands in front of her, she was knocked back several steps by a simple straight punch. 

Luckily, the clothing in this world was extraordinarily durable; otherwise, Ryuu's shoes might have been crushed. 

In fact, the backyard ground cracked in several places under the impact. 

Renjiro didn't continue the attack. 

"This is…" 

"Miss Ryuu, that's the strength amplification from your Mind Load skill," he explained. 

Seeing her confused, Renjiro didn't hold back. "For someone like me, who can also use it, this skill is practically divine." 

"Honestly…" he clenched his fists, the knuckles cracking. "I can feel an endless surge of power inside me." 

"But this explosive amplification… I need to adapt properly." 

Otherwise, if this sudden power increase isn't controlled, it could injure myself. 

Renjiro knew this well—the last punch had already left his right arm sore. 

So he temporarily disabled the effect of Mind Load using Crown of Insight. 

The moment the surge of power vanished… 

He experienced that uncomfortable, deceptive sense of weakness. 

I really need to get used to this, he thought, bouncing lightly and stretching his limbs to readjust to his normal strength. 

Ryuu, meanwhile… 

Just using my Mind Load skill… she amplified her strength this much in such a short time? 

Her eyes widened. How much mana did he just use? 

Only Ryuu, as the original skill owner, could fully comprehend. 

Even if she had spent all her mana, she could never double her strength. 

That last punch… 

Even a newly acquired skill like this can be considered a "forbidden technique." 

As for how much mana Renjiro actually consumed… well, not much. 

From today onward, he would carry the long-term task of maintaining the manifestation of Twin Stars + 18 Genshin. 

With Dottore farming magic stones in the dungeon and Ten Rings of the Human King as a safety net… 1

This is what "Genshin officially stationed in Orario" truly means. 

….. 

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