It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Lilia, what's wrong with you...?

With her hands clasped tightly against her left chest, Lilia's mind went blank, and her responses were merely subconscious actions.

The disappearance of the warm and reassuring embrace left Lilia with a sense of loss.

A dozen seconds later, her rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down, but Lilia still dared not turn around or look up, her gaze fixed on her toes, as if there was something very interesting there.

The silent remark left Roy feeling uneasy. He cursed himself inwardly and quickly changed the subject:

"Ahem... Lilia, summoning the Shadow Giant Wolf Fenrir, is that your new ability after your talent evolved?"

"Not entirely."

After this period of silence, Lilia's emotions had returned to normal, and the blush on her earlobes and neck had disappeared; at least outwardly, there was no visible abnormality. She turned around, lowered her head slightly, and said:

"My evolved talent allows me to summon creatures that dwell in the shadows and form a contract with them."

"Once the contract is successfully signed, I will be able to summon them into the real world."

"However, maintaining shadow creatures in the real world requires a continuous consumption of magic power. Fenrir is a peak silver-level shadow creature, close to the gold-level, and maintaining its existence would be a great burden for me. If I summon it, I will be unable to summon other shadow creatures."

"Other shadow creatures?" Roy's eyes showed curiosity. Just a short while ago, Lilia not only signed a contract with the shadow giant wolf Fenrir, but according to what she said, she also signed contracts with other shadow creatures.

Although I have never been in contact with a creature summoning contract, even a layman knows that signing a contract with a summoned creature is not an easy thing.

"Yes."

"Just now I made a simple call in the shadow world, and dozens or even hundreds of auras surged in from nearby. However, my abilities are limited, and I can only choose to form a contract with Fenrir, the shadow giant wolf with the strongest aura, and three other shadow creatures with the same aura but weaker strength."

“This…” Roy was shocked.

Is Lilia so popular in the world of Shadows?

"What abilities do these shadow creatures have?" he asked curiously.

"After signing the contract, I learned about their abilities."

“Fenrir said that the unique talent of the Shadow Giant Wolf clan is ‘Moonlight,’ which enhances its strength under the moonlight. In addition, shadow creatures all have a common talent, ‘Shadow Fusion,’ which allows them to blend into the shadows.”

"As for the abilities of the other three little ones..."

Lilia reached out and patted Fenrir's head: "Fenrir, be good, you can go back now."

A hint of reluctance flashed in Fenrir's crimson eyes, but since its master had given the order, Fenrir could only obediently bow its head in submission.

The black circle reappeared, swallowing the half-human-sized body of the shadow giant wolf Fenrir into it. However, the vortex did not disappear but instead accelerated its flow. Soon, three small shadow creatures appeared in front of Roy.

Those were three creatures that looked extremely similar to crows, and Lilia's introduction rang out at that moment.

“They are Shadow Ravens, shadow creatures that fly extremely fast. Their racially unique talent is ‘concealment,’ which allows them to hide their presence and make them difficult for other creatures to detect.”

“Unlike Fenrir, the three of them don’t have names. I named them A-Da, A-Er, and A-San. Because they are triplets, they have the ability to share vision and can also project their shadows, making them excellent reconnaissance assistants.”

"However, they are relatively weak, only around Silver One-Star level, and are not good at direct combat."

Roy looked at the three Shadow Ravens.

They look very similar, the only difference being the raven feathers on their heads.

Ah Da has one crow feather on his head, Ah Er has two, and Ah San has three.

Yes, it's simple and easy to recognize.

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Chapter 70 It's not that I'm greedy for his taste.

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inside the room.

Three shadow crows summoned from the black circle silently flapped their wings and landed on the Shadow Witch Lilia.

Among them, A-Da, with a raven feather on its head, landed on Lilia's head, while A-Er and A-San landed on Lilia's left and right shoulders respectively.

They tilted their heads, and all six of their blood-red eyes stared at Roy at the same time, looking somewhat silly and cute, seemingly harmless.

But don't be fooled by their appearance.

The so-called weakness is only relative to Fenrir, the Shadow Giant Wolf who is infinitely close to the Gold rank. In reality, for the Bronze Knight, every Shadow Raven is an invincible and terrifying monster!

Looking at the three shadow crows, and recalling Fenrir the shadow wolf from earlier, Roy asked curiously, "Lilia, what is the world like in the shadows?"

He had once traveled through the shadows with Lilia's help, and at that time he vaguely sensed that there might be another world in the shadows. Now the appearance of these shadow creatures confirmed his guess.

“Hmm…” Lilia shook her head in distress: “Actually, I don’t know either. The contract and summoning with the shadow creatures are done through a black crystal fragment that appeared in my mind after my talent evolved. I can’t see the specific appearance of the shadow world myself.”

"A fragment of pitch-black crystal?" Roy narrowed his eyes.

“Yes.” Lilia nodded, and then told Roy about her experiences in the Shadow World without reservation, including the black platform, the Shadow Throne, the Shadow Scepter, and her action of biting off a piece of the steps before her body was crushed by the pressure.

After hearing Lilia's words, even though Roy had already anticipated that the process of talent evolution would not be simple, his pupils still shrank slightly in surprise.

After a long silence, he slowly said, "Lilia, if you ever go into that place again, don't be so reckless."

"It's very dangerous there."

"I understand." Lilia lowered her head and replied softly, sensing the concern in Roy's words, though only she knew what she was really thinking.

A few seconds later, Lilia changed the subject and said, "Lord Roy, with Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San around, it's much more convenient to monitor the territory now."

"The three of them fly very fast, are high in the sky, and with their talent 'concealment,' it is almost impossible for people underground to detect them. Through the contract, I can see everything they see and construct it with shadow magic."

"That way, I can continue to guard you and protect your safety!"

By the end, Lilia's tone had become somewhat excited.

She was extremely worried during the time she was ordered by Roy to go and keep watch around Blackrock Territory.

In Lilia's eyes, Lord Roy is meticulous and decisive, a very trustworthy lord, master, and mistress.

But Lord Roy's strength was ultimately too weak.

In her eyes, there was no difference between a one-star and a three-star Bronze Knight.

Although there were other witches in the lord's manor, she still couldn't put her mind at ease.

In the unlikely event—and she meant in the unlikely event—that something might happen to Lord Roy while she was away, she would be filled with remorse.

Therefore, in this summoning and contract with the shadow creatures, apart from the strongest shadow giant wolf Fenrir, the only one she chose was the shadow raven with its powerful reconnaissance abilities.

The purpose was to have Shadow Raven go to Blackrock Territory to monitor the area in her place.

Upon hearing Lilia's words, Roy was taken aback, feeling a warm current flow through his heart.

He then smiled gently, his voice becoming even softer: "I'm sorry to have worried you."

“…It is what I should do, Lord Roy.” Lilia lowered her head, making it impossible to see the emotions in her eyes.

Silence fell once again in the room.

But this time there was no awkwardness at all; instead, there was only a gentle warmth lingering between the two of them.

"By the way, Lilia, what if shadow creatures like Ada and the others are in the sunlight...?" Roy suddenly asked with some concern.

“Normally, shadow creatures cannot appear in the sunlight,” Lilia replied softly. “But because of the contract, my shadow magic can form a protective film on their bodies, allowing them to move freely in the sunlight. This is also the main reason why I need to continuously consume magic power to maintain the existence of my summoned creatures.”

"I see." Roy nodded, indicating that he understood.

“Time is of the essence, so let’s get Ah Da and the others started working.” Roy walked to the window and gazed at the first light of dawn separating day and night in the distance: “I have a bad feeling about this.”

"Understood!" Lilia nodded vigorously, and then, at her command, three Shadow Ravens flapped their wings and flew out of the window.

As Roy watched, the three Shadow Ravens flew off in three different directions, their bodies growing fainter and fainter as they flew, until they eventually became almost transparent.

"Is this what 'concealment' is? It not only conceals the form, but also the aura of existence..." Roy exclaimed in admiration.

“Yes.” Lilia nodded. She raised her slightly pale, slender hand and tapped it three times in front of her. The next moment, three “black and white projections” made of shadows appeared in front of Roy.

The three projected images clearly showed the scene seen by the three Shadow Ravens.

"interesting……"

The Shadow Raven's talent, combined with its shared vision ability, makes it a veritable "raven-like surveillance" ability.

Is it an "alternative technology" of an extraordinary system?

Roy thought to himself with amusement.

"call……"

Roy let out a soft breath, turned around, and sat down cross-legged on the floor of the room again.

"Lilia, you've just completed your talent evolution, you need to rest more. Go lie down in bed."

“Lord Roy, I’m in good condition right now.” Lilia shook her head.

"Go and rest." Roy's calm voice rang out: "The Feast Festival is getting closer and closer. You are now one of our top combat forces. Only when you are in the best condition will there be no mistakes."

After hesitating for a moment, Lilia finally nodded.

Lord Roy is absolutely right.

The evolution of her talent had taken a heavy toll on her mental energy, and she definitely needed to rest for a while to recover to her best condition. She couldn't forgive herself if her poor condition caused any problems in her guard duties.

I lay down on the bed and covered myself with the familiar and comforting blankets.

Lilia thought to herself silently.

I'm only resting to better protect Lord Roy, not because I'm craving his taste!

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