When the nobleman decided to take advantage of Elina Sivern, it triggered the awakening of her bloodline.
The terrifying magical energy shattered the nobleman's mansion into pieces.
Due to this near-rape experience, Elina developed an aversion towards men, until she was discovered by the male protagonist. Gradually, they opened up to each other and composed a heart-wrenching love story.
The focus isn't on the love story that followed, but rather on this:
The magical energy released when Elina awoke was powerful enough to tear everyone in the mansion to shreds!
Sila was grateful that he had asked that extra question.
Otherwise, he would never have spared the war prize he had just auctioned off.
Emm…
Even if Kent possessed expert-level strength, it wouldn't have made a difference.
The intensity of the Crystal Dragon's bloodline awakening was only压制able by a Lord-level power, two tiers above expert.
At this moment, Sila's expression became quite intriguing.
The "toy" he had bought for 500,000 gold coins could only be looked at, not touched?
He knew some of the settings of "Journey of Radiance", Elina's bloodline awakening was inevitable unless she genuinely accepted and fell in love with someone.
Furthermore, not only would forcible rape induce negative emotions in her, but life-threatening situations and verbal altercations could also trigger her awakening.
After the previous conditioning at Desire Pavilion, Elina was now like a powder keg ready to explode, any slight mishap could set her off, and Sila would be "bang." blown sky-high.
At this moment, even if he wanted to send Elina away immediately, it wouldn't be easy to manage. If news of her Crystal Dragon bloodline spread, countless overambitious schemers would undoubtedly swarm in.
If the news didn't spread, given Elina's beauty, she would still attract the lustful gazes and probing eyes of many, easily pushing her to the brink of awakening.
Sila was truly at a loss.
On the surface, he appeared calm and collected, as gentle as jade, but as he paced around the room, he felt like slapping himself. "Why couldn't you have just bought something random for 100,000 gold coins? You had to buy the most expensive one, and now look, you've caused trouble." Frustrated, Sila could only suppress his irritation and waved his hand.
Soon, the butler of the mansion arrived with a group of maids, kneeling before him.
Sila said, "Go, take good care of her. Give her... No, from now on, treat Elina Sivern as if she were me. She can use any resources in the mansion freely."
"Also, change her clothes. This outfit doesn't befit a noble at all."
"Moreover, Elina has probably been severely traumatized by Desire Pavilion. Bring her some medicinal herbs, healing potions, or whatever you have. And you, you, you, and you..." Sila randomly pointed to a few maids known for their meticulousness. "You will follow Miss Elina Sivern and be responsible for her care."
"Ah, this... As you command." The butler and maids, though somewhat bewildered, dared not defy Sila's orders.
They obediently approached Elina. The butler spoke up, "Miss Elina Sivern, please follow us."
Their tones were exceedingly deferential and compliant. One particularly perceptive maid even drew a knife and placed it before herself, saying, "We took it upon ourselves to dress you in such indecent attire. Please punish us."
"Oh, no, no need." Elina Sivern, like a startled deer, hastily refused.
However, compared to the butler and maids present, her heart was in the greatest disarray.
Elina had been fantasizing along the way that perhaps this young master Sila was a kind person, and his reasons for buying her might be different from others.
Yet, she knew it was just a dream—who could have imagined that now, the dream had come true?
This young and handsome boy had truly purchased her not for her beauty but to help her escape her miseries.
In an instant, tears welled up in the young girl's eyes.
This caught Sila off guard. "Hey, what's going on with you? I'm giving you such great treatment, and you're still upset? If you really want to have an emotional outburst, can you do it somewhere away from me?"
Fortunately, he noticed that aside from crying, Elina made no further moves, which slightly eased his mind.
Sensing something, Sila stepped forward. "It's okay. Consider this your home. Actually, when I see you, I'm reminded of a younger sister I once had who passed away early. If she were still alive, she'd probably be about your age."
"Don't worry. You'll live a good life here, and no one will bully you anymore." Sila said, making up a story on the spot.
He recalled that his mother had indeed almost given birth to a younger sister for him, but both mother and daughter had died during childbirth.
It didn't prevent Sila from using it as a basis for his tale.
Upon hearing these words, Elina Sivern was even more moved.
She was physically and emotionally weak, led away by the maids, yet she couldn't bear to blink, her gaze locked tightly on Sila as if trying to imprint the young boy's shadow deep within her soul... Only when Elina's figure gradually vanished did Sila finally exhale a sigh of relief. "I've managed to calm this troublemaker down for now."
"Sure, she's the female protagonist, but with my Endless Wealth system, I can gain strength and resources just by spending money. There's no need to get entangled with Elina." Sila thought to himself.
He knew that as a game, "Journey of Radiance" naturally increased the difficulty for the male and female protagonists.
Almost every time the male and female protagonists venture out, embark on missions, or participate in trials, they encounter exceptionally significant troubles.
Whether it was ancient spirits running amok or evil sorcerers conducting human experiments. Following them was too risky.
Sila had already planned to stabilize Elina and then slip away.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly noticed a message pop up from the system.
[Congratulations, host, for providing shelter, medication, and assigning maids to a homeless and pitiful young girl. Based on the current world's basic values, the host is estimated to have invested 23,000 gold coins. Note: The primary investment was in medications.]
[Congratulations, host, for earning a total of 920 points.]
"This system is quite user-friendly. It gives me points for spending money, not necessarily on specific items. That's nice." Sila thought, his expression initially normal.
"Wait, not only is this system inexperienced, but it's also bad at math? Wasn't it 100 gold coins for 1 point? How did it become 100 gold coins for 4 points?" He looked at the suddenly quadrupled points in confusion.
At this moment, the system displayed a new message: [The Endless Wealth system does not encourage wasteful spending but guides the host to achieve a perfect life through proper allocation of money.]
[Detected that the host has triggered a special task—investing in the potential character Elina Sivern, who possesses great fortune.]
[Hint: This is a long-term task. You can earn 4x points by investing in her.]
What?
This bonus is quite substantial. Sila's expression turned hesitant.
He wasn't yet clear on how many points were needed to exchange for various items in the system, but regardless, the quadruple points were an extremely tempting number, allowing him to more quickly acquire various resources and accelerate his strengthening.
From this perspective, keeping Elina, this "ticking time bomb." seemed quite profitable.
Before Sila could think further, he swiftly opened the system interface.
He had already earned more than 100 points, and various items for exchange appeared.
A dense array of commodity pages refreshed before his eyes.
Sila's expression instantly became incredibly stiff. It wasn't that the items available for exchange were bad, but rather that they were too comprehensive and excellent.
There were even... many treasures that were priceless!
Items that only existed in the divine era, which served as the backdrop story for "Journey of Radiance"!
"Wait, why would I even run away now? Elina, you're going to be my dedicated point-farming machine from now on." a hint of ecstatic gleam flashed in Sila's eyes.
At the same time, another person entered the room—it was Sila's guardian knight. The old man was slightly out of breath, but with a wave of his hand, he produced an almost overwhelming variety of cultivation resources from his spatial ring.
"Young master, I have fulfilled my mission."
The old knight said with a slightly proud expression. Among these resources, apart from the usual mana crystals, there was also a portion of element essence that was normally unobtainable!
However...
Sila casually glanced around, his expression as calm as a well.
Trash, all of it!
The best among them was only low-grade element essence.
For me, using them would only tarnish my noble body!
Sila had become arrogant...
Mainly because the quality of the resources that could be exchanged in the system was ridiculously high!