Who Says I’m Not a Legitimate Adventurer?

Chapter 76: Trait: Voice of Pleasure (Half-Elf)

Lance did not treat the tactical reports she handed him as waste paper.

Without changing his expression, he tucked the parchment into a hardcover notebook he carried with him.

He already had a plan in mind.

On the last day of the internship, he would gather all the reports and reflections Cecilia wrote each day and have a craftsman bind them into an exclusive internship handbook.

Then he would give it to her as a graduation gift.

It would surely be a pleasant surprise.

Of course, for now, it had to remain a secret.

The two arrived at the Adventurers’ Guild hall.

Although they were still taking the same type of tasks as yesterday, Lance tore down twice as many task sheets as before.

He accepted the workload entirely based on the upper limit the two of them could handle.The collection quota for Moonlight Moss was directly doubled.

Soon after, Lance pleasantly discovered that when they entered Copper Creek Forest again and triggered the mission panel, the system rewards had indeed changed.

It turned out that when the system judged a task’s difficulty as increased, it would directly bring higher experience gains.

The rewards for the two gathering tasks became 【Skill Experience 10, Knowledge Experience 30】.

Those extra 20 points of Knowledge Experience were good stuff.

As for the extermination task, the reward for killing a single Stone-Shell River Crab remained at 6 Skill Experience, but the total required number on the task sheet had surged to 25.

This suited him perfectly.

Today, he had come with a new goal.

He was eager to verify how effective the Dragon-Hunting Breathing Technique would be when activated in real combat.

More than an hour later.

That familiar muddy ground once again welcomed two visitors.

With yesterday’s experience and a shift in mindset, Cecilia’s movements today were noticeably more efficient.

The two cooperated seamlessly, and before long, their collection bag was already filled layer upon layer with Moonlight Moss covered in damp soil.

Just as Lance bent down to organize the backpack—

Cecilia secretly glanced at him.

She had already decided to test her wrist again today to figure out what was going on. If it was some kind of condition, it needed to be treated early.

And if it was caused by the environment, she would need to discuss it with her senior and see whether they could change future task targets.

However…

Just now, while Lance wasn’t paying attention, she had deliberately tested it by smearing mud on the back of her hand.

That cold and sticky sensation was unpleasant, but it did not trigger that tingling redness reaction.

It seemed it wasn’t an allergy caused by the mud.

Could it be caused by her senior himself?

The confusion in Cecilia’s eyes deepened.

To verify this guess, she decided to take a risk.

While no one was watching, the girl secretly grabbed a bit of rotten mud and let it drip onto her clean right wrist.

She wanted to perfectly recreate the scene from yesterday when her senior had wiped her wrist for her.

After finishing all this, she took a deep breath and waded through the mud to change her angle.

Pretending to adjust her sleeve, she very deliberately extended that dirty wrist right into Lance’s line of sight.

At that position, as long as Lance raised his head, he would definitely see it immediately.

“Phew…”

Lance stuffed the last piece of Moonlight Moss into the collection bag and straightened up.

His gaze was instantly drawn to that mud-stained wrist.

The black mud appeared especially glaring against the pale skin.

Lance frowned slightly and subconsciously reached toward the water flask at his waist.

But the moment his fingertips touched the flask, his movement paused.

Wait.

He had ready-made spells in his ring.

Under Cecilia’s expectant and slightly nervous gaze—

Lance did not walk over and take her hand like yesterday.

He simply stood in place and extended his right hand toward her wrist.

The silver ring on it flickered faintly.

【Cleanse】

A clear, invisible wave of magic swept over instantly.

“Senior… how did you learn a spell in just one day?”

Cecilia stared blankly at her now spotless wrist, feeling just a tiny bit disappointed inside.

She subconsciously raised her head, her gaze landing on the extra silver ring on Lance’s right index finger.

A faint trace of aetheric glow still lingered on it.

Was it the effect of that magical item?

Before she could even ask the question, Lance had already nodded in satisfaction.

“The efficiency is indeed much higher—cleaned in one go.”

He casually slung Cecilia’s collection bag over his shoulder, not noticing the complex expression on her face.

“This area’s Moonlight Moss is done. Let’s go over there.”

After saying that, Lance turned and walked toward another shaded area, his steps light—clearly in a good mood.

Cecilia stood where she was, watching his back, all the words she had wanted to say stuck in her throat.

After walking seven or eight meters, Lance realized no familiar footsteps followed behind him.

He stopped and turned around in confusion, only to see Cecilia still standing there in a daze.

“Cecilia? Keep up.”

Lance called out.

“Oh… coming!”

Hearing her senior’s voice, the slightly dejected girl was startled.

She immediately lowered her head like a frightened little rabbit, then hurriedly tugged at the edge of her cloak hood, trying to hide her little thoughts completely.

The girl quickly followed.

This was muddy ground, and the footing was already slippery.

Just as she was about to catch up to Lance and step over a raised tree root, her foot landed on a patch of slick moss.

“Ah!”

Cecilia slipped, instantly losing her balance as her body uncontrollably pitched forward.

If she fell solidly, it would definitely be face-first.

At that critical moment—

Lance, who was ahead, reacted almost the instant he heard the cry.

He grabbed her wrist directly, but that alone couldn’t stop the fall.

The newly learned Mastery-level Azure Dragon Ultimate Flow combat techniques instantly took over his body’s instincts.

Lance dropped his center of gravity sharply, stepped forward with his right leg in a large stride, directly cutting beneath the center of Cecilia’s falling body.

His shoulder exerted force, lifting slightly upward.

And then—

he sank into a somewhat awkward, soft sensation.

Cecilia had fallen squarely onto his shoulder.

With Lance’s rock-solid stance and the support of his shoulder, the girl finally stabilized herself and avoided planting her face into the ground.

That was close.

Lance let out a quiet sigh of relief in his heart.

At the moment their bodies made extensive contact, that familiar blue panel once again popped up on his retina.

【Through extensive contact, you have caused intense changes in the body of a Demi-Human Race · Half-Elf. Half-Elf Research Progress +3】

【Biological Research Level Up: LV1 → LV2】

【Research Trait Unlocked: Voice of Pleasure (Half-Elf)】