Chapter 296
It seemed like Eileen hadn’t been quite right since entering this room.
However, Luo Xiu didn’t think too much about it and actively smiled, “My dearest and cutest Miss Eileen, please cooperate for me?”
His tone was gentle, trying to reason with her.
Unfortunately, Eileen clearly wasn’t buying it. She crossed her arms, shivered all over, and got goosebumps.
Her eyebrows shot up, and her mouth was as sweet as honey.
“Shut up, shut up! It’s disgusting!”
Seeing this, Selena was about to try and persuade her when she heard the girl continue to mumble softly, “It’s not impossible for me to cooperate, but you have to know, I’m only doing this for Selena’s sake, so don’t get any funny ideas…”
Eileen shifted her position and walked back in front of Luo Xiu.
She subconsciously raised her small face, her expression returning to its usual coldness.
“You asked me to,” she said coldly.
Luo Xiu was taken aback, then smiled and nodded, “Yes, I asked you to.”
His unadorned words caught Eileen off guard.
The lines she had prepared were stuck in her throat, and she didn’t know what to say.
After a moment, she stamped her foot, covered her ears, and ran out into the corridor.
“Annoying, annoying, Luo Xiu is so annoying!”
Her awkward appearance made Luo Xiu smile even more.
Selena witnessed everything and gently bumped Luo Xiu’s forehead with hers.
She whispered complainingly, “Lord Luo Xiu, Eileen is actually a very pitiable child. Please don’t bully her all the time.”
Luo Xiu playfully flicked Selena’s smooth cheek with his finger, his face full of innocence.
“Selena, how can you slander me out of thin air? When did I bully her? I’m the one being bullied here.”
“You see, I’m going along with what she says, and yet she still dislikes me.”
Selena tapped her lips with her delicate finger and tilted her head, thinking carefully.
“Oh dear, Lord Luo Xiu, although it does seem that way…”
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Late at night.
Luo Xiu’s study.
As usual, he sat at his desk and began to read.
Most of these books were ancient, their authors lost to time. Time had weathered them, leaving them mottled, with many characters difficult to discern.
Beside the desk was Selena’s petite figure.
The girl would accompany Luo Xiu like this every day, doing nothing, making no sound. She would just sit beside him, occasionally gazing blankly at his profile.
Only when Luo Xiu put down his book would she return to her room to sleep.
Initially, Luo Xiu resisted this behavior.
Later, his resistance was ineffective. Unable to bear Selena’s pouting and pleading, he let her be.
Besides, late at night, having someone’s company, even if they didn’t talk much, just sitting there, always gave a sense of peace.
Knowing that he wasn’t alone, but had someone with him.
The book Luo Xiu was holding at this moment was a collection of setting information about the various professions on this continent of Ming En.
There were three major categories of professions.
The first were warriors who relied on physical bursts for close-range combat. The second were mages, like Luo Xiu.
The third category included various esoteric arts and strange paths.
For example, alchemists and sorcerers.
Although these three categories were different, they had one thing in common on the path to becoming a god.
That is, after becoming a demigod, to continue to ascend and gain true divinity, a grand ascension ritual would be required.
The ascension rituals for each profession were different, and even the known ascension rituals for mages had not yet been verified by anyone.
This was because becoming a god through physical means on the Ming En Continent was, to this day, merely a vague legend.
There were no confirmed instances.
In fact, many scholars had pointed out that these so-called ascension rituals were merely fantasies concocted by people last century.
Humans were, after all, only humans. How could they possibly aspire to become gods?
So, generally speaking, after reaching the realm of Grand Magus, the final step was to become a demigod.
The current Pope was in this realm.
When the Pope was young, his talent surpassed everyone else’s, and he reached the demigod realm early. However, his realm had stagnated since then, and there was no news of any further progress.
This was also strong evidence for the scholars’ consistent belief that the path to godhood was merely a human fantasy.
If even someone like Your Eminence the Pope could not reach a higher threshold, did that mean that the peak of this world ended here?
Under the influence of such thought trends, records and research on ascension rituals became fewer and fewer.
To this day, apart from some records found in old books, they were almost non-existent in the market.
Luo Xiu had consulted many books on this topic over the past few days, but he had not found the answer he was looking for.
He was a witch. Would she have her own ascension ritual?
If so, what would it be?
His finger brushed over the pages, feeling their slightly rough texture.
Luo Xiu’s train of thought was interrupted by a gentle call.
“Lord Luo Xiu, it’s getting late. You should get some rest.”
Selena reminded him timely.
She was like a clock, reminding Luo Xiu when it was time to sleep.
Luo Xiu came back to himself and smiled.
He casually pinched Selena’s cheek and waved his hand.
“Alright, you go to sleep too.”
Selena obediently responded, turned around, and walked out of the study.
Luo Xiu leaned back in his chair and looked out the window.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, its clear moonlight shining brightly.
He muttered to himself, “What will it be?”
A night breeze blew, rustling the pages of the book on the desk, which finally settled on the section detailing the ascension ritual for mages.
Luo Xiu rubbed his temples, feeling a bit tired.
“Forget it, why bother so much.”
He stretched languidly, stood up, blew out the oil lamp, and prepared to go to bed.
However, the next moment, there was a faint knock on the door.
Luo Xiu was startled, thinking that Anna had an urgent matter to find him, and quickly went to open the door.
The door opened, and a charming and lovely figure stood in the doorway.
It wasn’t Anna, as Luo Xiu had expected, but Selena, who had returned.
He was confused and about to ask, when he suddenly noticed what she was wearing.
It was the classic blue and white maid dress with pure white stockings, which completely stunned Luo Xiu.
“Selena, you, what is this…?”
It was one thing to return late at night, but to change into such strange attire, Luo Xiu couldn’t help but have a bad premonition.
Selena lowered her head slightly, the moonlight was bright, and he could even see the blush on her earlobes.
She did not speak, nor did she explain. She only reached out and pushed Luo Xiu, leading him back into the room.
The door gently closed again.
(End of Chapter)
