Chapter 271

“Well, we’re in a safe location, and I have established several alerts to make sure we won’t be ambushed,” I said with a smirk. “Do you have something more interesting in mind to kill some time while we waited for the idiot who dared to imprison you?”

“Well, no...” she whispered. “But, this is Tree of Life, the holiest place for us elves...”

“I need to make sure nothing is wrong with you, and the closer we are, the better,” I answered with a smirk. “Your clothes would only get in the way. And, what’s the problem. You venerate nature, and can you imagine anything more natural than what we’re about to do?” I said even as I got rid of the remaining fabric on her body, leaving her completely naked.

“But...” she whispered, which melded into a moan as I put a gentle kiss on her neck, making her tremble.

“Don’t tell me you’re not excited to do it at the center of the Tree of Life. Can you imagine somewhere even more appropriate...”

“Well, no,” she whispered, trembling on my lap as she said that. “But, still...”

“You know, I’m not exaggerating when I say it’ll help me to examine you.”

“Really?” she asked.

“Yes. Would I lie to you?” I said as I put my hand on her chin, my tone husky enough to make her shiver. The blush that covered her whole body was not a surprise, as Seldanna was innocent enough to be extremely vulnerable to charm, her inexperience and social status working against her.

My recently boosted Stats helped greatly as well.

“I... Still...” she murmured, trying to find words, only to fail spectacularly. She was silenced when I raised her head to meet my gaze, her lips parted slightly. I didn’t bother saying anything else, and just leaned forward for a kiss.

She responded, her tongue invading my mouth readily while I reached to her chest, enjoying the softness of her breasts. “Damn, girl, I missed it,” I whispered as I pulled back for a breather.

“Shut up, and start your examination,” she said and leaned forward to continue the kiss, while her fingers moved along my body, getting rid of my clothes. Her initial hesitancy was quick to disappear, leaving its place for pure arousal, one that was enflamed further by her close encounter with deadly danger.

While she got rid of my shirt, I leaned forward, adding some very necessary hickeys on her beautiful tits. “Naughty,” she gasped, but considering she fell on her knees and got rid of my pants right after, it was not exactly an insult.

“And I missed this,” she whispered before capturing my girth between her lips... I wanted to focus on her body, but I wasn’t exaggerating when I said our closeness would allow me to examine her situation better.

The first thing I noticed was that the connection I had felt that led to her was not an illusion or a mistake. There was truly a thin connection of Divine Spark connecting her, and the Tree of Life was the other end of the connection.

“Fascinating,” I murmured, and Seldanna’s gaze found mine even as her head continued to bob. I smiled at her, acting like she was the intended target of my words.

The true target was the connection itself. It wasn’t a strong connection ... nor it was particularly stable. My first thought was that it was poorly made, which wouldn’t have been surprising.

The proper ability to manipulate the Divine Spark was a rare ability, after all...

Yet, the more I examined the weak connection, the more I realized my initial assumption was wrong. The connection was not poorly made ... or even actually made artificially in the first place. The more accurate way to define it was to say it was growing organically, no different than a tree.

However, the growth was very slow, which was why it took a while for me to realize that. I didn’t question why such a connection was growing. It was clearly a ploy from whoever threw Seldanna in this special prison — probably the High Priest.

Similarly, I wasn’t panicking about the connection itself, not when I could easily snap it off. Yet, I did not.

“Technically, it could be. I could stop the process easily if you want...”

“I’m guessing there’s a but,” she said, catching on to my implied point. “Why don’t you tell me rather than dawdling?”

“It’s an opportunity. I can let the process continue and do my best to control it. If it works, you’ll be much stronger.”

“How much power, and how stronger?” she asked.

{+1 Nature Spark, Elven Priestess}

The notification was a warning that I shouldn’t delay the treatment. “A tough question. About the danger, I’m quite confident that I could terminate the process if it goes too badly ... and about the power, we’re talking about a significant amount.”

“How significant,” she asked.

“Potentially,, enough to make you the strongest person in the capital by a wide margin,” I said. It was a guess, but considering the source of the connection, a pretty safe one.

She waited for a moment, then her expression solidified. “Do it!”

{Strength: 16 Charisma: 22

Precision: 16 Perception: 16

Agility: 16 Manipulation: 22

Speed: 16 Intelligence: 16

Endurance: 16 Wisdom: 16}

{Purified Divine Spark: 342}

{Pseudo-HP: 8000 Mana: 15000}

{ADDITIONAL SPARKS

Light - Chosen 7.4

Nature - Chosen 10}

{MINIONS

Guardian God Forest - 1152}

Elven Priestess - 372}

[Level: 36 Experience: 631374 / 666000]