Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 469, January 1st, 2 Years Before the New Calendar, Occupation: [Immortal]

The moonlight is bright and clear~
The capital was filled with laughter and joy on the New Year's Day of Prayer.

In front of the glass window inside the VIP hotel.

Rena held a glass of white water in an exquisite porcelain bowl in her hand, leaning against the curtains, her deep blue eyes gazing at the street outside.

It was already close to midnight.

On the streets outside, one could still see many drunken nobles and hear the sounds of luxurious carriages and horses' hooves.

"Ignorance is also a kind of happiness."

Rena calmly observed the figures, offered a soft critique, and took a sip of water to dispel the taste of alcohol from her lips:
"Princess Lana... was it intentional or unintentional?"

As it is an annual "day of prayer," even though Rena dislikes the hypocritical and polite aristocratic banquets, she has no choice but to attend the court banquet hosted by King Lambusa III.

The boring banquet ended.

Since the estate she purchased was located outside the capital and quite far away, she decided to stay temporarily in a luxury hotel.

This court banquet was not just a "singing praises" event like in previous years; all six marquises and nobles within the kingdom were invited to attend.

This also includes powerful individuals like Gerdav and Reinas.

The main purpose was to discuss and respond to the pressure from the Azure Dragon King and the Council of the Republic behind him.

The atmosphere at a banquet can be quite oppressive.

The group of nobles outside the VIP hotel who were able to laugh were actually the kind who knew nothing at all.

After a brief moment of thought, Renas shook her head.

She was too lazy to speculate on what that monstrous golden princess was thinking, and she didn't care how the kingdom should deal with this situation.

From the very beginning, her purpose in coming to the kingdom was to acquire a force that she could control freely, and to increase her fame, among other things.

These have been largely achieved.

Whether the Kingdom could withstand the Council of Nations, Reinas did not know, but she did know one thing: the Kingdom would not be destroyed by the Council of Nations.

Because that man won't let that happen.

Looked up.

Rena gazed through the glass window at the fairly clear night sky, a crescent moon reflected in her eyes, and let out a soft sigh.

An atmosphere of "loneliness" emerges.

Last year on "Day of Prayer," she still had that foul-mouthed girl Imina arguing with her, but this year she's all alone in the capital.

Om-!
A figure appeared out of thin air in the room.

"Teleportation magic is useful, but if you teleport to too many places, you can sometimes get confused."

Tang Zheng felt the warmth in the room, patted the snowflakes off the white priest's clothes, and looked at Rena:
"So you're at your esteemed hotel. I thought you were at the manor."

this time.

He had been using teleportation magic to move around, so he didn't consciously sense Renas's location and instinctively teleported to the manor.

As a result, the trip was in vain.

"Owner?"

Rena's lips parted slightly, and she spoke with a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Looks like you've already eaten. Are you still hungry?"

Tang Zheng smiled and spoke. He could smell the alcohol on Renas, who had clearly just attended a banquet that nobles liked to hold.

“A little.” Renas raised her hand and touched her slender, flat stomach, smiling as she spoke.

"Let's go then."

"Where?"

"You want to see Imina, so of course you want to go to her place."

A fleeting ripple appeared.

Tang Zheng and Rena disappeared from the hotel room.

Deep in the Ivanshweh Forest.

Crescent Lake.

This place was originally the capital of the Elf Kingdom, but after the Elf King fled and the capital was captured, it was temporarily controlled and occupied by the Slane Theocracy.

But now.

The Theocracy's forces have left, and the elven alliance has retaken the area.

Currently,

The elven alliance, led by Imina, is currently negotiating with the frontline forces of the Slane Theocracy.

The war, which lasted for several months, brought great gains to the Theocracy, especially the defeat of the Elf King, a huge threat, at the hands of Absolute Death, who fled here in a sorry state.

This is the greatest victory in a war that has lasted for hundreds of years!

Continuing to fight is pointless.

A village of oddly shaped treehouses lies deep within Crescent Lake, inside a massive, overgrown tree.

Rena's face was full of curiosity, her hands occasionally tapping and stroking the treehouse, a structure completely different from humans, yet with a fairly spacious interior.
"How was this treehouse built?"

"It's using the priestly magic of the Forest Elf race," Imina's smug voice came from behind.

"Magic?"

Renas wasn't disappointed by the answer; instead, she became even more concerned.
"Can this kind of magic be widely adopted?"

Using magic alone, a large tree can be transformed into a treehouse space suitable for human habitation; if this could be applied to human living spaces...

It can save more resources and is well worth promoting.

"No."

The expected dissenting voice rang out from Imina's mouth:
"The priests of the forest elves can not only turn trees into wooden houses through spells, but also build simple wooden suspension bridges where trees connect."

"But this is a unique technology of the Elf race. The trees are not ordinary trees, but special species cultivated by the Forest Elves. Only Forest Elf trees can be planted."

Listen to this answer.

Renas shrugged slightly in disappointment before turning to look at the warm interior of the treehouse, illuminated by the dim, magical light.
On a wooden table with tree stump-like growth rings.

The table was filled with all sorts of strange food ingredients that Renas didn't recognize most of.

Tang was sitting to one side, using magic to control a lump of dough, which was constantly changing shape in mid-air.

Imina then arranged various chopped ingredients together, making it seem less like she was preparing food and more like she was researching some kind of potion.

"Ok."

Renas stepped forward, looking at Imina, whose hands were clumsy and whose face was even covered in flour, and walked up to her expressionlessly:
"So during the time you disappeared, you transformed into the king of the Elf Kingdom."

"wrong!"

Imina looked up, a sly and triumphant glint in her amber eyes:
"It's the Speaker of the General Council!"

“The Elf Kingdom is not suitable for a hard-line approach to governance at this time.”

"Therefore, at Tang's suggestion, the parliamentary system of the review country was adopted, with the chiefs or leaders of each elven tribe electing the council members."

"To jointly rule the current Elf Kingdom!"

Looking at Imina's enthusiastic and smug expression.

Rena rolled her eyes, but she was also happy for Imina.

Whether it's a kingdom or an empire, they all harbor some degree of hostility or contempt towards non-human races.

She could sense that Imina seemed to be doing quite well here.

"Owner."

Renas, too lazy to argue with Imina, sat down next to Tang Zheng, looking at the ingredients on the table with great curiosity:
"What are these ingredients used for?"

"A type of food."

Tang Zheng said with a hint of nostalgia.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to help!" Imina shouted.

Inside the tree house.

The chaotic and noisy sounds of Renas and Imina could be heard from time to time.

It ultimately took more than an hour. The air was filled with a pleasant aroma and rising steam.

Food that Renas and Imina had never seen before was placed in front of them.

"The appearance hasn't changed much."

Renas lowered her head and asked curiously, "Dough that looks like minced meat."

“Bread…hot pastries?” Imina.

It was placed in front of everyone.

They are all delicate and small, shaped like a crescent moon, with small, upright, crescent-shaped protrusions on top.

The thin, translucent dough wraps around a meat filling whose color shines through.

Renas and Imina looked at Tang Zheng with curiosity. The appearance of this food was different from the cooking methods they were familiar with, and it did not belong to the food within the kingdom and empire.

"It's a food preparation method I've heard about by chance, and I wanted to try it today to celebrate the new year."

Tang Zheng met their gazes, smiled, and said softly, "So far, it seems to be going quite well."

Imina breathed a sigh of relief; she had just been worried that she hadn't done a good job.

"Master," Renas tucked a strand of golden hair behind her ear, "Does this food have a name?"

"A name?"

The word "dumplings" that Tang Zheng was about to say had already turned into:
"The Crescent Moon's Secret Box".

Say this name!

Tang Zhengdu was slightly taken aback, a fleeting look of helplessness appearing on his face.

Without realizing it, I've developed a habit of subconsciously hiding anything that might reveal my personal information.

"A beautiful name!"

"It matches the Crescent Lake next door very well."

"what are you doing?"

"Of course we're going to start!"

"Mmm...delicious."

"Ah, that's for sure. All the ingredients are specialties from the Ivanshah Forest."

"The flour is made from the roots and stems of the silver leaf sweet potato that grows under the tree roots, and the water is made from morning dew and the juice of flower moss."

"The fillings include jade mushrooms, venison, royal jelly, and so on."

Not bad indeed.

As Tang Zheng chewed, he savored the aroma spreading in his mouth, but his expression remained unchanged; this was not a flavor that bothered him.

It's not so much the taste that I miss, but the feeling!
"No wonder it tastes so strange." Tang Zheng swallowed the food in his mouth and said calmly.

Renas and Imina paused in their argument.

"But it's not bad," Tang Zheng added.

Rena and the other woman immediately smiled.

The reason he stayed with the two of them as the year drew to a close was because Renas and Imina were the first two people to follow him.

of course.

Tang Zheng didn't forget the others either.

He had already held a bonfire dinner for the Green Leaf Witch and others in the hills, while Anri had temporarily left the hills and returned to Ye Lantier.

Because of the previous incident involving the Magic Tree, all the villagers of Kahn Village have moved away from their original village and are temporarily living in "Ye Lantier".

With the wealth An Li had accumulated, it wouldn't be difficult to support the entire village, especially with the energy from Tang Zheng's [Eight Fingers].

Not to mention moving to Ye Lantier, moving to the capital would be no problem, and even work could be arranged.

Tang Zheng also visited "Despair Valley" in the past few days, as it was another stronghold of his and needed to be monitored.

— January 1, 2 years before the Gregorian calendar.

0:01 minutes.

Tang Zheng stood in front of the wooden window of the treehouse, looking at the snow-covered jungle, and murmured to himself, "It's getting closer again."

Something moved in my heart.

The properties panel is brought up.

A brand new profession, "Immortal," has been added to the profession list.

This is what I learned from my conversation with Furuta some time ago. Originally, Tang Zheng wasn't very interested in this profession.

His current class system includes not only magic and warrior classes, but also ninja assassin classes.

In terms of the types of jobs, it's already quite "mixed".

This led to Tang Zheng having little desire to take the job. However, in his conversation with Fluta, he discovered that Fluta could grant him a state of "immortality," and the key was not just the ritual.

It's highly likely that it's also related to immortals!
Otherwise, Fluder could have allowed others to perform the "immortality magic ritual," instead of having to use it only himself as he does now.

After taking this job.

Tang Zheng realized that he might have underestimated this profession.

…………

Occupation: Immortal
Level: High-level profession
Ability Effect:
passive·
"Additional System: Immortal Arts": Through observation and ancient meditation, and by harmonizing one's own energy with that of nature, one finally comprehends the unique techniques belonging to the immortal profession—Immortal Arts.

"Yin-Yang Flow": The rising and setting of the sun and moon, the transformation of Yin and Yang, make you realize that everything in the world has two sides. You can apply this to your magic and switch your magic to either a "Yin" or "Yang" form.

"Ancient Wisdom of Mutual Generation": When using different elemental moves alternately, after completing a single cycle, the power of the next cycle is increased by 15% for four elements and 20% for five elements. The effect is canceled if interrupted.

(PS: Fire → Earth → Wind → Water)
"Circulation throughout the body": Through enlightenment, achieve a subtle balance between the mind and body at a higher spiritual level. Reduce mana consumption by 1 point for each level the profession increases (maximum 5 points).

Active: Professional Skills

——5Lv
【Immortal Technique: Harmony Between Heaven and Man, Endless Life】:
When health is at full, continuing to heal will result in overflow healing, which will be converted into a transparent shield equal to 50% of the current health.

(Note: For each level gained, HP, MP, magic attack, and magic defense increase by 15 points.)
introduce:
Magic is a brutal command.

Immortal arts are an elegant resonance.

We follow the cycle of Yin and Yang and balance, drawing strength from the natural world.

This is not plunder, but an ancient art.

…………

Four passive abilities!

This is not an ordinary high-level profession, but a profession of the level of [Cursed Knight] or [Ninja].

"The passive abilities 'Yin-Yang Circulation' and 'Ancient Wisdom of Mutual Generation' clearly make the [Immortal] class lean towards a manipulation-based magic class."

A look of reminiscence crossed Tang Zheng's eyes:
"If I remember correctly, among the mental magic caster professions, there are also professions like the [Onmyoji], which also possess independent Yin and Yang attributes."

"Is it a template?"

Although Tang Zheng internally complained like this, he was quite concerned about the four passive skills of the profession.

Unlike the simple and easy-to-understand passives of [Cursed Knight] and [Ninja], the passive information of [Sage] is significantly more complex.

In a game, this would be nothing more than a simple description, but in a real alternate world, the passive information presented is much more than just a simple introduction.

"Fluda's ability to research the 'immortality magic ritual' and make himself 'immortal' may be closely related to the [Sage] passive ability."

Tang Zheng thought to himself silently.

"Owner."

"Don."

Tang Zheng pulled himself out of his thoughts and turned around to look behind him.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Renas and Imina stepped forward, exchanged a glance, and simultaneously pulled out the gifts they had prepared beforehand from their pockets and handed them over.

"Happy New Year," Tang Zheng chuckled.

(End of this chapter)