As an NPC, having a lot of skills is quite reasonable, right?

After 24 hours of exploration, the first batch of players have gradually adapted to this hardcore and insane world.

A large number of posts appeared on the forum, most of which were scenery and complaints about the starting points of various churches, and some were discussion posts about early-game exploration strategies.

Moen shut down the forum. Seeing that everyone's understanding of the world was steadily improving, he knew he had to get back to his own business.

[Fate Track Imprint Cooldown Complete]

"Lily, are you ready? I'm going to teach you something amazing today!"

Lily sat obediently on the edge of the bed and nodded. As for why they were in the bedroom again, Moen explained that practice makes perfect.

Moen reached out his hand, and this time he was teaching the [Azure Foxfire] that he had obtained from the snow fox.

In his view, this is a very practical long-range harassment skill.

Magic flows, the engraving begins.

Having learned from the previous experience, the engraving was completed very quickly this time.

Then, just a few seconds after the engraving ended, that familiar notification popped up again.

[The person being inscribed, "Lisa Wilder," has been detected to possess the Frost Embrace constitution, with extremely high elemental affinity.]

[Skills undergo adaptive transformation]

Your follower has mastered the mutant skill: Frosty Veil and Ghostly Flame.

When Moen opened the panel, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

【Cold Curtain and Ghostly Flame】

[Rank: Mortal]

[Description: Following her intuition, Lily splashed the not-too-hot, pale blue flame horizontally onto the ground in front of her, like water. The magic didn't dissipate; instead, it rose into a dazzling, cold wall of fire.]

[Consumable: 35 MP]

[Cooldown: 15 seconds]

[Skill Effect]

【寒帷：在指定位置升起一道长6米、高2米的幽蓝色火墙（实为极寒气流），持续存在5秒。任何试图穿过火墙的敌方单位，在接触瞬间会受到（100+1.2x奥术）的冰系魔法伤害】

[Ghost Flame: Enemies who pass through the wall of fire will be engulfed in ghost flames, their movement speed reduced by 40%, and they will suffer 50 points of frost burn damage per second for 3 seconds.]

Originally a single-target fireball, Lily transformed it into a powerful AOE crowd control skill.

Is this the true value of the [Frost Embrace] physique?

Moen gave a token look of surprise: "Genius, huh? I'm used to it."

Looking at Lily, who was still in shock, he decided to strike while the iron was hot and invite her to join his promising organization, "Ember".

"Lily."

"Hmm?" Lily heard Moen call her and quickly looked up to meet his gaze.

"Would you like to join my organization? Although it's still in its early stages, but..."

Lily interrupted Moen before he could finish speaking: "I do."

Three words, brief yet so powerful, conveyed a sense of trust that struck Moen's heart.

[Ember Organization adds a new core member: Lisa Wilder]

[Current Faction Reputation: Obscure]

……

The following afternoon, Moen asked Lily to take him to issue missions, explaining that since Moen was now a member of the organization, he should make a contribution to it.

Lily readily agreed at first, but when Moen asked her to put on the gray robe and told her to say those somewhat embarrassing things, she felt a little resistant.

At noon in the central square of Nohanville, Big Pineapple was waiting at the spot where Moen had appeared yesterday, and he was currently chatting with his viewers in his live stream:

"Brothers, our mentor hasn't shown up yet. He's probably testing our patience. True masters are elusive, like dragons that only appear briefly. Do you understand the significance of that?"

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a petite figure appearing in the shadows of the clock tower.

She was wearing a gray cloak that was clearly a size too big, and her entire face was hidden in the shadow of the hood.

Who is this? A new NPC?

[Where's my advisor? Has he/she been replaced?]

Comments frequently appeared in the live stream chat.

Lily stood there, feeling a little nervous, but remembering her brother Moen's instructions, she took a deep breath and tried to put on a serious face.

Just as the players were discussing and trying to get closer, a gentle breeze blew by at just the right moment, lifting a corner of Lily's wide hood before it slipped off.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Lily's silver hair, shimmering like moonlight, spread out in the wind, revealing her exquisite face. What was even more astonishing was the unique charm of her mysterious heterochromatic eyes.

The live stream chat exploded instantly:

[Holy crap!!! This is the new NPC in Ember?!]

Silver hair! Heterochromatic eyes! Loli! I'm guilty, typing with both hands to prove my innocence!

[Screenshot! Quick, screenshot this! This is definitely my dream wife for the year!]

[Could it be that pineapple has actually found the main storyline?!]

Lily seemed startled by the stares of the crowd, and quickly pulled her hood up again, covering her stunning face, leaving only a line from the Moen Cult:

"My advisor has something to attend to."

"I will issue today's trial."

[System Announcement: The Ember Organization has issued a daily quest, "A Spark of Fire"]

[Mission Name: A Spark Can Start a Fire]

Difficulty: Normal

[Description: This world needs you to light the way forward with your embers]

[Objective: Collect 20 Bloodburning Grasses and boil them into a soup at the large cauldron in the square. Distribute the soup to the residents in the city who have caught a cold (Reward: Reputation +10, Copper Coins +50)]

In recent days, Nohanville has been shrouded in a chorus of coughs.

Whether it was due to the change of seasons or some unclean thing brought by the wind blowing from outside the city, many residents caught a severe cold, and long queues formed outside the pharmacy.

Seeing this situation, Moen keenly realized that this was an excellent opportunity to farm faction reputation, so he had Lily issue the quest.

Perhaps spurred on by Lily's good looks, the players were eager to show off, and after accepting the mission, they disappeared like mad dogs released from their cages.

"Charge! For my silver-haired wife! For the embers!"

"My bright future is beckoning me!"

Because the task was not difficult, the sun had not yet set when the players returned one after another.

In the center of the square, a large black pot, two meters in diameter, was bubbling and steaming.

Wearing an apron and sweating profusely, Green wielded a huge wooden ladle. With the improved recipe provided by Moen and the raw materials continuously delivered by these benefactors, the specially made [Warming and Warming Soup] exuded a rich herbal aroma.

Among the players, Big Pineapple stood out. After filling a small bucket with medicinal soup, he rushed towards the slums, where the cold was most severe.

Other players distributed medicinal soup to passersby around the square in the name of the church. An old woman passing by heard that it was a gift from the church and drank it down without hesitation.

Green's specially formulated medicine has an immediate effect.

Within seconds, the person who drank the medicinal soup visibly regained a rosy complexion, and the itching in their throat miraculously disappeared.

"Praise be to the church! Praise be to God!" the old woman exclaimed with emotion.

However, at that moment, the player took back the empty bowl, then suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The gods are high in the heavens, but we are by your side."

May the embers light your way.

After saying this, the player turned and left, concealing his accomplishment.

The old woman was left standing there in a daze. Although she thanked the church, the name "Ember" was deeply imprinted in her mind.

Standing atop the clock tower in the square, observing everything, Moen nodded in satisfaction. Everything was proceeding smoothly. Just then, a series of unprecedented system notifications suddenly popped up before his eyes:

[A slight disturbance to fate has been detected. You have obtained 3 Fate Dust.]

[A slight disturbance to fate has been detected. You have obtained 5 Fate Dust.]

……

What exactly is the Dust of Fate?

Moen looked at the description of the Dust of Fate, then grinned from ear to ear.

Dust of Fate should be an accessory to one's Fate Stone system, a material specifically used for the faction function. Moen will receive it when a player who joins an organization influences other NPCs.

Although only one feature of the Dust of Fate has been unlocked so far, Moen is certain that this will be a major guarantee that those players will never be able to leave the organization again.