My monster cards can evolve infinitely.

"you......"

Before Xiuqi could finish speaking, the girl shrank back into the treetop like a frightened animal, leaving only swaying branches and a few fallen green leaves.

She seems quite shy.

He tilted his head, looking towards the direction of the treetop where the girl had disappeared, revealing eight white teeth.

Xiuqi wasn't in a hurry. He put the food he had just taken out into a piece of parchment and placed it in front of him at a spot that was neither too far nor too close.

Then he stepped back three steps, sat down again, and continued eating the cookies.

This method is very effective.

Less than a minute later, a rustling sound came again from the treetops above.

This time, the girl cautiously peeked out halfway, observing Xiu Qi with her emerald eyes for a while. After confirming that he meant no harm, her gaze began to fixate on the exquisite food on the parchment.

She hesitated for a full ten seconds in the treetop, and then—

call out!

A white-gold figure leaped gracefully from the treetop, its movements as swift as a blur.

Xiuqi didn't even see her move clearly before the parchment and the food on it had vanished.

The girl retreated thirty feet away, leaning against a large tree.

She held the parchment in both hands, glanced at Xiuqi warily, then picked up a wine-infused flame candy and popped it into her mouth with a delighted expression.

Only now did Xiuqi finally see the girl's true face in its entirety.

Her slender figure was almost the same height as his. Considering that the girl was tall and appeared tall, the difference in their heights was no more than an inch.

The elegance and innocence that emanate from their movements seem innate.

That impeccably handsome face was now puffed up like a hamster eating, making soft chewing sounds.

The girl seemed particularly interested in these small sugar balls made from fruit wine and maple syrup.

After finishing her meal, she licked her fingers with lingering satisfaction, then turned her gaze back to Xiuqi's bag of dry rations.

"Want some more?" Xiuqi took out two more small candy balls from the bag.

The girl nodded.

But she still didn't approach, her gaze shifting between the sage and the food, her emerald green eyes filled with longing and wariness.

Xiuqi put the food back in the same spot and then stepped back again.

call out--

Another platinum-gold figure flashed by, and the food in front of them disappeared again.

"So fast!"

This speed was even faster than his original knight apprentice's. Xiuqi keenly noticed that the girl's movements seemed to be accompanied by fluctuations in the elemental energy around her.

It was as if every movement and stillness of hers was influenced by the fluctuations of all elemental energy in her favor.

"Possesses extremely high-grade magical items... or is a natural-born spellcaster..."

Xiuqi immediately dismissed this absurd idea.

Although he was still only a mage apprentice, during his year at the Arcane Academy, he had met many master-level and extraordinary magic professionals—

The Dean and Vice Dean of the Arcane Academy are both extraordinary professionals, and the chief instructors of the ten major schools are all master-level professionals.

But they have never seen the legendary natural spellcaster. The closest natural spellcaster to the rumors was fifty years ago.

This feeding action was repeated three times.

After Xiuqi shared the last candy ball, the girl seemed to lower her guard a little.

Instead of immediately retreating to a distance, she stood still, tilting her head to examine Xiuqi.

"Vael'eth il'va? (Who are you?)" The girl's voice was clear as a wind chime, with an ancient accent.

"???" Xiu Qi stared wide-eyed at the girl, clearly not understanding a word she said.

If I had known it would be like this in class, I would have been more attentive! Xiuqi gently rubbed his forehead.

The importance of learning another language suddenly becomes apparent.

He began to try his best to recall fragments of memories from those boring and tedious language courses he had previously taken, attempting to piece together a few lines of dialogue.

With the aid of the rare meditation stone, Xiuqi's brain, which had an intelligence level of 8, was working at high speed, and some previously vague memory fragments began to become clear.

He imitated the facial expressions of the instructor teaching dragon language in class, widening his nostrils, opening his eyes wide, and emitting a deep and majestic voice from his throat.

"मोराथ्क्रिन्नजोर？ (Dragon language: Who are you?)"

"..." The girl did not respond to his sudden low growl, but simply blinked her innocent big eyes.

"As expected, something's not right. Dragon language is definitely not correct..." Xiu Qi stared at the other's smooth, fair skin and examined it carefully. There was no keratin or scales covering any part of it.

The girl didn't look like a dragon descendant at all.

Let's try something else.

He scoured his already limited knowledge base and found some less commonly used language at the bottom of his memory.

"%@#*&&#? (Orc language)"

"ᚲᚢᛏ᛫ᚷᚱᛖᛏ᛫ᛒᚢᛞ？(Trollish language)"

"..."

Seeing that the girl didn't respond for a long time, Xiu Qi held his breath and squeezed out that crooked beastman's word in a stiff, guttural voice—

A clear, melodious laugh finally rang out.

She instinctively raised her hand and gently covered the corner of her lips—

There was no exaggerated grin, only an uncontrollable upward curve at the corners of her lips, spreading out an arc like a flower just beginning to bloom.

The smile came so suddenly, and so brightly.

Like a ray of morning sun piercing through the dense forest canopy, it instantly illuminated Xiu Qi's somewhat annoyed face.

The girl's eyes curved into crescent shapes, filled with innocent, natural, and childlike joy.

At this moment, she seemed to finally confirm that the humanoid creature before her, possessing delicious candy and clumsily mimicking strange speech, harbored no hostility.

It's actually quite interesting!

She laughed for a while before slowly lowering her hand from her lips.

Then he began to scrutinize Xiuqi carefully, this time with less scrutiny and more curiosity and inquiry in his gaze.

The girl tilted her head, a strand of platinum blonde hair slid past her shoulder, and her voice rang out like a clear spring splashing against pebbles in the forest.

"Vael'eth il'va?" she repeated, her voice slowing, as clear as if teaching a fledgling to sing.

The girl raised her slender, long fingers and gently tapped her chest:

"Illuit. Sin'vah Illuit. (Illuit, my name is Illuit.)"

"Ilu... Li De?" Xiu Qi tried to imitate the elegant and ancient pronunciation, but he clearly lacked a talent for languages, and his tongue was somewhat tied.

So hard!

The girl immediately shook her head. She slowed her speech and repeated it in a chanting tone: "I—l—l—u—i—t! (I—L—L—U—i—t!)"

The same characters, spoken by the girl, sounded clear and full, with a natural rhythm.

Xiuqi tried to imitate the girl's elegant pronunciation using his own intonation:

"Ilulith!"

Although it's still a bit awkward, at least it's no longer outrageous.

The girl's eyebrows began to relax, and she nodded with a smile.

Xiuqi pointed to his chest:

"Xiuqi! My name is Xiuqi!"

"Xiu...qi..." The girl's voice was like holding a smooth pebble.

"Yes, Xiuqi!"

Illustrious's voice rose slightly at the end, and her eyes curved into crescent shapes once more.

"Xiu... Qi!"