The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Midnight is approaching.

Leo didn't sleep; the meaning of the oak tree's flower still echoed in his ears: "When a distinguished guest arrives, at midnight I will summon a spirit insect to express my respect; touching it will grant you a contract with the Holy Light Element."

Franken and the others were already resting in their guest rooms.

Dirk, the old butler, stayed by Leo's side. The master and servant brought out chairs and sat under the oak tree at the castle gate.

The fiery red oak tree resembles a blazing flame.

The light made the faces of the master and servant glow red.

"Young Master, aren't you going to rest?"

"Mr. Dirk, I'm resting now." Leo smiled faintly. "I'm praying, praying to the Holy Light."

Dirk asked cautiously, "Are you... homesick?"

In his view, Leo, who had never left the Glowing Fungus Castle, must be homesick now that he was living alone in a small castle in a foreign land.

After all, he was attacked by the Shadow Beast again today and almost died.

"I'm not homesick." Seeing that the old butler didn't believe him, Leo didn't bother to argue. Instead, he said, "Do you think the gaps in the Path of Glimmer are from the natural withering of the fluorescent fungi, or were they deliberately created?"

"This... I don't know, young master."

"Could it have been done by Mrs. Sandra?"

"I really don't know, young master." Dirk smiled wryly, then advised, "Young master, when Lord Harrison returns to Glowing Fungus Castle, he will report your experience to the master, who will definitely send someone to investigate."

"I hope so."

The master and servant were talking.

Ding ding ding ding... The clock in the hall struck exactly twelve o'clock, and Doris brought in two cups of hot tea.

Just then.

Suddenly, a ring of golden-white light flashed from the roots of the fiery red oak tree upwards, shimmering and flickering like a carousel.

"Oh!" Doris exclaimed.

Dirk, the old butler, also stood up: "This is..."

Leo smiled. "Look, Mr. Dirk, the Holy Light has answered my prayers. Something good is happening."

he knows.

The symbolic meaning of the oak tree's shimmering branches, triggered by the sun's imprint, has become a reality.

Sure enough, after a brief flash, the oak tree returned to normal, but on the largest leaf of one of its branches, a cluster of golden-white light gathered, outlining the silhouette of a worm.

It's about the length of a palm and the thickness of two fingers.

When the golden-white light faded, a beautiful red and brown sprite was lying quietly on an oak leaf, fast asleep.

Leo stood up, raised his head, and stared at the sprite-like insect.

"It looks like a sugar beetle, but it's much prettier. It's crystal clear and lustrous. How can there be such a beautiful insect in the world?" Leo thought to himself. "No wonder it's hailed as a magical creature that embodies holy light."

The Fairy Insect, an incarnation of holy light.

Only a very small number of light plants can attract spirit insects.

Not only are the fairy insects beautiful, but their value is also priceless. This is because a trainee priest must form a contract with a fairy insect in order to fully integrate with the Holy Light element and cast Holy Light spells at will if he wants to be promoted to a full priest.

"Young master, a stool." Doris brought over a stool. "Quick, quick, we can't let the fairy bug get away!"

She and Butler Dirk then helped Leo onto a stool.

Standing on the stool, Leo could reach the fairy insect on the oak leaf. Without hesitation, he reached out his hand: "Don't worry, this fairy insect won't get away. It's mine... little guy!"

Just as my fingers touched the soft back of the fairy insect.

In an instant.

As if electrocuted, Leo shuddered, and the sprite worm also shuddered, waking up from its deep sleep.

A person and an insect gaze at each other under the fiery red light.

Leo's eyes were full of joy. The little eyes of the elf insect were so small that its expression was not clear, but Leo could sense its confusion and bewilderment through the newly formed contract.

The insect was still sleeping when someone made a contract with it.

The moment they touched, Leo and the sprite insect formed the purest holy light pact.

At this moment, Leo had already achieved a spiritual connection with the sprite insect.

"Little guy, come here, come into my hand." Leo opened his hand, and the little insect arched its body and crawled into his palm.

"Ah, young master, you've contracted with a spirit insect?" Butler Dirk's eyes widened. "You, you..."

He remembered that Leo did not have the Holy Light Elemental Affinity talent.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible to form a contract with a spirit insect at all.

Leo knew perfectly well that it was probably not because he suddenly had an affinity for the Holy Light element, but because the Sun Mark had given him the talent, which allowed him to form a contract with the Spirit Insect and thus become one with the Holy Light element.

"It proves that the Holy Light favors me, doesn't it?" Leo explained casually.

"The Holy Light has always favored the Fluorescent Mushroom family, young master." Doris was easily convinced; wasn't it common sense that the Holy Light favored noble lords?

Butler Dirk exclaimed joyfully, "This is wonderful news, young master! Shall we hold a grand celebration banquet at the castle? Lord Harrison is returning to Glowing Fungus Castle tomorrow, so he can inform the family on his behalf."

"Let's keep a low profile." Leo wasn't ready to meet his "family" yet. "We'll talk about it when I'm promoted to a 1st-rank priest."

Butler Dirk readily agreed: "As you wish, young master."

Leo put the sprite insect into his pocket, preparing to keep it close at hand. He would need to use the sprite insect to fuse with the holy light element to train as a priest in the future.

He then turned his gaze to the oak tree in front of him.

It seems that nothing has changed.

However, it is no longer an ordinary oak tree, but a tree that has given birth to spirit insects and displayed the miracle of holy light—it has established a connection with the spirit insects and achieved a symbiotic relationship.

Or.

The Cordyceps militaris is the main body, while the Spirit Insect is the soul.

When necessary, the Spirit Insect can directly transform the Light Cordyceps into a beam of light and swallow it into its own body.

"This spot at the castle gate is perfect, there's no need to transplant it." Leo led the elf insect back into the castle.

Butler Decker immediately arranged a jade box in the master bedroom as a nest for the spirit insects.

They also brought a lot of jade powder to feed the fairy insects—the fairy insects don't need to eat or drink, but they will occasionally nibble on a little jade powder to keep their skin crystal clear and smooth like the luster of jade, in other words, to beautify it.

"Young Master, everything is settled."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Dirk."

"Being able to take care of the spirit insects is a blessing from the Holy Light. I wish I could take care of several at the same time." Butler Dirk's old face was filled with a gratified smile, not only because of the spirit insects, but also because Leo had made a contract with them.

From then on.

Leo can cultivate both Holy Light Aura and Holy Light Element, following the path of the Knight of Light—possessing both the Knight and Priest classes, thus becoming known as the Knight of Light.

Goodnight, Mr. Dirk.

"Good night, young master."

Goodnight, Doris.

Sweet dreams, young master.

After Butler Dirk and Doris left the room, Leo did not lie down immediately, but sat cross-legged on the large bed.

Silently feel the extraordinary power within your body.

His Holy Light Battle Aura is still in its nascent stage; his Battle Aura talent is mediocre, and he has not yet awakened Battle Aura at the age of sixteen.

But at the moment.

Beyond the sense of Qi, Leo also felt a new power, the omnipresent element of holy light that lingered around his body.

Close your eyes and meditate silently.

These elements of holy light slowly seeped through his skin, penetrating his body and settling into the cells of his limbs and bones.