Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1106: Reaching level 10 is still quite fast.
"Hmm?" Lowry asked, somewhat surprised. "How do Penelope and Mikhail resemble you?"

Although the two children were still somewhat naive, they were actually quite sensible and knew their place.

Alexandra raised her siblings very well.

Lowry knew his place; at 11, he was nowhere near as mature as Mikhail and Penelope… and that was eleven years old in this world.

Mikhail would never wave his fireball magic wand wildly, bombarding everything in his path with such terrifying laughter.

He occasionally recalls that time and wonders if he was too old to have lived a full life.

He knew he wasn't a child, nor would he lie to himself.

“It’s not an outward appearance.” Lily didn’t know how to explain it clearly, “It’s just that, that feeling.”

Lowry frowned: "Hiss... Could it be that Penelope has regressed to the bloodline of the Dark Angel?"
This is really... Don't you see Mikhail feeling that way?

“That might be the reason you mentioned,” Lily replied after thinking carefully. “I have a feeling that Mikhail is not one of us.”

Indeed, Tiamat and the Dark Angels are not exactly neighbors living close by... their descendants will definitely share some subtle connections.

Just like those people in big cities.

Even though Lowry had already bought a house, registered her household there, and settled down, and even her accent had changed, she could still be seen as different among those old neighbors of the same age.

People from the same culture will always have some essential similarities.

"The taste of hell?" Lily asked, somewhat bewildered.

She felt something was off, but couldn't think of any other explanation besides Lowry's.

"Forget it, Penelope is Penelope, there's no point in thinking about it so much." The white dragon girl shook her head and made a concluding statement. "As long as we distinguish individuals, we don't need to worry about racial issues."

"Whatever makes you happy," Lowry replied lazily. "Anyway, you two will be spending more time together in the future."

"Huh?" Lily asked in surprise, "Aren't you taking them to the Astral Plane? Didn't Alexandra say she was going with them?"

"How are you going to take them?" Lowry laughed in surprise. "They're not even 16 yet!"

Humans can still grow taller around 25 or 6 years old!
How can we let them experience stagnation too early!

Growing up is a feeling.

Your body needs to grow, so you will keep going upwards.

But if your body feels that your size has met your needs, it will stop and grow stronger.

Of course, there is an upper limit to this kind of growth.

Genes determine the final outcome.

However, it can cause you to develop horizontally instead of growing taller.

People from the North are all very tall, and girls can grow to 1.9 meters tall. Lowry doesn't want Penelope and Mikhail to not grow to their full height.

"So we have to wait until they're thirty?" Lily quickly perked up. "I can't let them just wander around in the castle like that!"

They must be given jobs!
Mikhail...Lori, could he work with Antirochus to oversee the repair of the territory's magic array?

Antirochus is very capable, and I have many plans for him, but I'm worried he won't be able to finish them all by himself... If Mikhail can help, then I can let him stay in Maple Valley for a while first.”

Lowry asked in surprise, "I thought you would arrange for Euphemia to go there."

Although Euphemia is responsible for some intelligence work, there is absolutely no need to bring external intelligence to the castle for processing.

Just like now, Valera would first gather intelligence from the outside world before sending it to the castle.

Then Chesca compared the information obtained from the castle magic circle.

If there is almost no difference between the two, then the information is generally quite accurate.

Lily shook her head: "I hope Euphemia stays with me. Her keen sense of intelligence is perfect for reminding me."

There are some things I genuinely can't sense.

For example, if one of the great knights clashed with another... how could I possibly have any feelings about it?
Even if I kill him, it has nothing to do with me!
However, Euphemia was able to analyze this and predict whether the prices of certain resources would rise or fall.

Antirochus could also see that the matter might have an impact on his territory, but his first reaction was always to consider the political aspect.

Unlike Euphemia, she understands better what I care about.

“Antirokos’ approach is in line with the territory’s needs,” Lowry pointed out calmly. “The Maple Territory cannot remain a lone wolf forever.”

We can ignore outsiders, but we cannot be unaware of the changes happening outside.

Otherwise, those economic problems you care about will simply disappear... How can something that doesn't exist have any impact?

Lily answered frankly, "I know! That's why I plan to send Antirochus to Maple Valley."

Let all the useless stuff stay in Green Maple Valley.

She raised her front paws and rubbed them together: "Hey~ Uncle Lori, just like Valera did for you."

The reason why Valera always steps in when something happens in Qingfeng Territory is because she handles all the political and diplomatic matters!

People outside are also more familiar with her.

Moreover, they are both natural mages, so outsiders would probably be more accepting of this handover.

Lowry sighed: "Mikhail and Penelope can't stay in the territory forever."

Even if you can't stay at Astral Castle for long periods before you turn thirty, going there for two or three days a year won't have much of an impact. Besides, Lily, twenty years will pass quickly.

You're already a young dragon!

Lily spread her paws, looking completely innocent, and said, "Antilokos, surely you can't have gone twenty years without developing a trustworthy deputy?"

It seems she is very determined to keep Euphemia.

Lowry could only smile and give his approval: "Don't go too far. People need to have a balance between work and rest."

Lily raised her front paws and said as if making a vow, "I am a good lord!"
If we need people to work overtime, we'll definitely offer generous overtime pay!

Lowry blinked: "But isn't the overtime pay paid from my warehouse?"

Lily gasped, "Uncle Lowry! You've become so stingy!"

"The territory is yours!"

Seeing how well the little dragon had changed its expression, Lori simply reached out and gave it a hard push, causing the white dragon girl, who was standing on only two hind legs, to roll twice on the ground.

"Alright, I'll pay for it." Lori smiled helplessly. "I don't know if my decision was right or wrong..."
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"Oh!"

Mikhail put down the heavy load-bearing suit and reached out to pat his sore shoulders.

He stretched a few times, then turned and walked to the testing equipment next to the training field, squeezing himself inside.

Soon, a page of paper was ejected from the device, which resembled a vertical ship's cabin.

Mikhail looked down and nodded in satisfaction... His physical specialty had finally taken shape.

In less than thirty seconds, the page of paper vanished in a flash of light.

Mikhail quickly left... The equipment had been reset, and all previous data had been wiped clean.

Recalling the few strings of text he had just written down, Mikhail casually walked out of the training ground inside the castle.

He will be 12 years old in two weeks.

He has already mastered the most important special feats. His current task is to learn as many common feats as possible before the Knight Core is formed.

He has a Sun Shield protecting him, which automatically restores his health, so he will definitely prioritize strength-related specializations.

Of course, physical constitution is also very useful, but it should definitely be ranked slightly lower.

Fortunately, it was completed in time.

"Il!" Penelope waved frantically at him from the garden. "Come and see! Why are my sunflowers dying again?"

Mikhail paused for a moment before turning to walk towards the unfortunate younger sister.

Why do sunflowers die?

Because you have the dark attribute!
You even injected magic into their bodies!

Antirochus runs away from you now, not because you're too noisy, but because he doesn't want to hit you, you know?

Although he had a lot of thoughts running through his mind, Mikhail didn't say a word out loud.

After all, Penelope isn't stupid; she couldn't possibly be unaware of these things.

But for her grand goal of becoming a dark nature mage, she chose to feign madness.

"Please spare these flowers and plants!" Mikhail sighed, looking at the sunflower that was turning bronze, his heart filled with sympathy. "Even though it's just an ordinary plant, it's still a life!"

Mikhail never imagined he could say something so hypocritical... After all, he had personally watched Penelope buy those sunflower seeds.

If I didn't stop it then, every word I say now is... ridiculously fake.

But he still couldn't help but speak.

“I…” Penelope was about to answer when she shut her mouth.

A plume of black smoke rose, and the sunflower, which had returned to its golden color, fell into the flowerpot and quickly withered.

“I…” Penelope began again, “I have awakened a new spell.”

"Hmm?" Mikhail looked at her with interest.

“Life Drain,” Penelope said expressionlessly. “It casts an invisible chain on the enemy, draining their magical energy and a certain amount of their life force.”

"How much is a certain amount?" Mikhail asked, his face full of curiosity.

"How should I know? The sunflower just died!" Penelope broke down.

"Looks like you'll be level 10 soon!" Mikhail nodded in satisfaction. "We're still pretty much the same."

Penelope stamped her foot in frustration: "That's about it."

I don't understand why everyone in my family is like the solar system, but I'm the only one who feels like I'm shrouded in darkness.

The key issue isn't even the darkness of Euphemia.

Euphemia also uses shadow-type skills, but hers is much more peaceful, like a night without stars.

And Penelope, every spell she cast was dark and cold... It wasn't a night without light, but something far more sinister and terrifying.

Penelope didn't think there was anything wrong with herself, but... why was it only her?

(End of this chapter)