You are all my wings...

"The light elemental monster on the 42nd floor is most likely a fourth-order light fairy. Although it is not a powerful monster, its skills are very similar to those of charm-type monsters. It is born with a variety of illusion magic. However, it is good at hiding and is not easy to find. Moreover, the 42nd floor is also relatively dangerous. It can be kept as a backup plan."

"Next is the 37th floor, which should be a powerful third-tier monster, the Cosmic Light Moss, a special monster in mythology that is said to have paved the dwelling place of gods."

"In addition, according to information I obtained from other sources, there is also a powerful Tier 3 monster in the side area of ​​the 39th floor, the Divine Flame, a monster that was successfully controlled by the ancestors of mankind, bringing light and heat to mankind to resist the ancient cold."

The Divine Flame is the upgrade item that Leon knew from his previous life and that Elise used, but in the story, she only found it after Hamra's fall.

Monsters with the light attribute are highly likely to be powerful monsters and have some connection to mythology.

This is one of the reasons why the Light attribute is considered the strongest attribute in the continent.

Because all characters and monsters with the light attribute are generally able to leave their mark on history.

When Elise heard Leon give her such detailed information, she felt both happy and ashamed.

There was more shame than shame in it.

Because she found herself becoming increasingly dependent on Leon, she unconsciously stopped looking for information related to upgrade items during those seven days.

Leon keenly noticed the change in Iris's emotions and reached out to touch her face:

"Elise, seeing that expression on your face, do you know what I'm thinking?"

Iris placed her palm against Leon's outstretched hand: "What happened to my face?"

Then she realized that she had inadvertently revealed her emotions.

"My thought is, Iris, you have indeed grown much better. The arrogant you of the past would never have shown such an expression."

Elizabeth's cheeks suddenly flushed red, and then the blood seeped into the tips of her ears.

She didn't say anything, just kept her head down, holding Leon's hand tightly.

[Character Iris's affection level +1%, current affection level 84%]

Lyon noticed the information on the panel and a thought struck him: After so long, has his favorability rating finally increased?

It seems that at this stage, what is needed is a deeper exchange of hearts and understanding.

"Sorry to disturb your sweet talk, it's time to go."

Suddenly, Berylita's voice came through.

The voice had a cohesive and penetrating quality; although it came from afar, only Leon and Iris could hear it.

Upon hearing the words "intimate and affectionate," Iris immediately released her grip like a startled rabbit.

Lyon turned his head and saw Britta approaching him, seemingly slowly but actually quickly, surrounded by four sword-wielding knights.

Behind them was a small group of priests and knights, who followed behind.

Their travel arrangements were quite grand.

The newbies waiting in line around the Alado dungeon craned their necks to look at Burelita, who was surrounded by a group of knights, as if she were a VIP.

Lyon also got a good look at Britta's outfit today.

She still wore the ornately patterned church uniform, but the trailing skirt was now noticeably rolled up, ending at the sliver of her fair calves and the gap in her boots.

He was wearing a pair of silver combat boots, clearly equipped for today's training exercise. They looked to be at least Tier 3, or even Tier 4.

Incidentally, Berylita's ceremonial robes are even more outrageous, being fifth-tier equipment, something Leon knew in his previous life.

That thing is called the Sacred Relics Garment, which is woven from a small part of the sacred relics of the goddess Astalia and the silk of the iridescent spider. Each of the four saints in the order of Astalia has one.

In addition to its powerful protective and concealment effects, it can also remove various negative status effects from magic.

Even curses, poisons, and binding spells cast by seventh-tier monsters have a chance of being successfully resisted.

As for Berylita's expression, it was rather subtle.

Was it because Elise witnessed him touching her?

But Britta's favorability rating is only 40% right now, it shouldn't be that low, right?

At this moment, Britta spoke:

"I've kept you both waiting. Let's set off."

She made a gesture, and the priests and knights behind her stopped, while only the four older-looking knights beside her continued to follow.

Lyon understood that these four were the paladin candidates that Brierita had nominated this time.

As they walked toward the Alado dungeon, they gave each other introductions.

They quickly learned each other's names, affiliations, and ranks.

Strangely, the one in the lead, the one with the strongest presence and the broadest build, Carr, looked at Leon with an exceptionally intense gaze, reminding Leon of the chilling feeling he had when he was targeted by a gay man in his past life.

What's wrong with this guy?

This character probably doesn't have that kind of hobby, right?

As information about these paladin reserves passed through Lyon's mind, he was reminded of the character Karl.

He was also an important supporting character in the first film.

The plot has a weight of B, potential of B+, and the potential to become a near-legend.

His role in the team is mainly to draw aggro and act as a meat shield, similar to a heavy infantry cavalryman.

Possessing extraordinary warrior-like talent, he stood out from the orphans raised by the Church at a young age. After fighting his way up to the second rank, he happened to join the newly rising Britta Knights. During the conquest of the northern forest of the royal capital, he grew rapidly and quickly entered the third rank.

During the campaign, the naturally aloof young man was captivated by Berylita's charisma and unwavering faith, and resolved to become Berylita's strongest soldier.

Born into an orphanage and constantly battling monsters, he is focused on cultivation and has very low emotional intelligence.

Although its combat power is very strong, its win rate is extremely high among those of the same level.

However, he often offends people unintentionally with his arrogance, without realizing it, and makes all sorts of confusing remarks, causing a lot of disputes.

Because of her formidable fighting prowess, she was flattered and betrayed by her fellow knights, which gradually corrupted her personality. In the later stages, she became arrogant and overbearing. At the end of the first movie, she was finally manipulated by the villain, which almost led to her defeat in the final battle with the final boss.

After he perished alongside Berylita and the final boss, he realized he had made a grave mistake, and his personality underwent a dramatic transformation. He eventually became a Vatican monk and lived until the fourth installment, at one point reaching the legendary realm, but he did not choose to ascend.

This guy is practically a character who has broken through the limits of potential.

Leon thought that if the first movie was indeed going to follow Britta's storyline, and they were on the same side, he could try to correct the girl's personality.

After all, trash is just a resource in the wrong place, and a strange personality can also be a sharp knife.

As they walked, Carl approached Lyon, forcing a stiff smile, and extended his hand.

"Your Excellency Lyon, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm very interested in you. Let's shake hands first."

His words drew strange looks from several people.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: It's a real pity I didn't get to touch Your Majesty's hand.

什麼鬼？

Could that chill I felt earlier have been real?

Lyon smiled politely and waved his hand, saying:

“Your Excellency Karl, I come from the southern countryside. Our etiquette is different from that of a warrior. There’s no need for such trouble.”

As he spoke, Lyon made a gesture of respect by touching his chest and removing his hat; he had no intention of shaking hands.

In this era, handshakes were not yet a common greeting.

It was initially a means of competition between warrior professions, and then it evolved into a friendly courtesy among warrior professions.

Seeing this, Carl nodded stiffly:

"That works too, but it's a bit of a pity that I didn't get to touch Your Majesty's hand."

He thought to himself: It seems impossible to subdue the other party directly with wrist strength. However, since he is a magician, knowing how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses is a wise choice. Oh well, if he doesn't even have this level of skill, it would make the saintess seem to lack vision.

But to the people around them, these words had a different meaning.

His colleagues next to him couldn't help but exchange glances—

Was this guy always like this?

Leon took a small step back. Could it be that the butterfly effect brought about by his awakened memories had awakened some strange attribute in this arrogant guy?

Brelita glanced around at the group, then said calmly and without expression:

"Gentlemen, I will not intervene in the upcoming training operations unless it is extremely dangerous. During the exploration, you must obey Leon Belon's orders, understand?"

She had clearly spoken to the four knights beforehand.

All four of them gave a positive answer without hesitation.

Even Carl was the same.

Now that they had introduced themselves to each other, everyone sped up and rushed to the next floor.

As a team with an average agility of over 35, their movement speed directly shocked a group of novice adventurers around them, who were filled with both astonishment and envy.

While traveling at high speed, Britta moved closer to Lyon and whispered:

"The rest is up to you, Lord Lyon. The exploration endpoint is set at the 39th floor. Please make sure to train the four of them into a team with sufficient combat power."

This is the core mission that Berylita entrusted to Lyon.

She had spoken to Lyon beforehand and explained the situation.

These four paladin reserves were all people that Birelita brought out from her knightly order. However, since they were all squad leaders, they were familiar with each other but lacked individual cooperation. Since the formal paladin selection was a team battle, cooperation among the four was very important.

In addition, the knight's fighting style is relatively simple, unlike the spellcasting class which has a wider range of methods. Although they often fight monsters, they mainly fought monsters in the northern forest and lack experience in dungeon strategy.

The officially selected venue was the Auradu Dungeon.

Therefore, Leon also needs to provide appropriate combat strategy suggestions based on each person's combat characteristics, as the commander, so that they can exert sufficient combat power in the dungeon.

"Your Holiness, even now, I still wish to ask, why did you choose me to be their commander instead of coming yourself?"

"Because I need to nurture you as well as them."

Berylita covered her mouth with her hand and smiled gracefully.

Lyon fell silent, then said:

"I understand. It's both training and testing, right? You need to verify your judgment and use this experience to confirm whether you can entrust me with more important tasks in the future?"

"Some things don't need to be said so clearly. Since you're a smart person, you understand it yourself. Saying it out loud would just make things boring, wouldn't it?"

"No, no, we still need to be clear about it, at least that way I'll know what level we need to reach next."

These words caused Britta to slightly narrow her long, narrow eyes:

"I'm so glad to hear that. You're confident in controlling even the extent to which you can do things. It seems you're quite capable of handling what's to come."

"I wouldn't dare say that; I can only say that I have a plan in mind."

"Then I look forward to your performance."

"By the way, is the goal just to reach the 39th floor? Are there any specific monster or item targets?"

"If you're willing to collect good equipment materials for them, that's fine too. If not, you can collect items for yourself. It's all up to you to decide."

"Wow, I really have to thank the Holy Maiden for her trust."

Leon didn't believe that Brierita would really give up completely; she must have some hidden purpose, but he hadn't fully figured it out yet.

However, this is also good. With the help of the four of them, I can find more powerful monsters and eat more to strengthen myself.

Iris and the four knights standing nearby couldn't help but prick up their ears, trying to hear what they were talking about.

Unfortunately, they were traveling at high speed, the wind was whistling past their ears, and the two were speaking very softly and very fast, so only some indistinct words could be heard.

An hour later, the group entered the eleventh floor at an extremely fast speed.

Since everyone was quite strong, the first ten floors were no obstacle at all. In addition, Leon deliberately marched at high speed, so they quickly reached the eleventh floor.

Lyon's high speed undoubtedly shocked the four knights.

With an agility of 47, Leon slowed down to avoid scaring them to death.

After deliberately showing off his skills, Leon stopped before entering the eleventh floor and turned to the four knights, saying:

“From this level onwards, every time we enter a new level, we need to explore the side paths and fight our way through, trying to challenge areas with powerful monsters as much as possible. Karl, I need you to lead the charge. When you encounter a monster, use all your strength to hold it off immediately, understand?”