This man is Ansil Terry, the Holy Light Mage in the main group. He is extremely skilled at detecting the aura of dark magic. Yu Ling was really unlucky to have chosen to stay in a town he passed through.
"Ansel, did we hit the wrong person?"
A member of the Holy Knights, sporting curly white hair and a long white robe, peeked out from behind Ansel and used his unsheathed longsword to rouse Yu Ling, who was lying unconscious on the ground.
"This child doesn't look like he's ever studied magic."
The black-haired boy with his eyes tightly closed looked so thin and weak, as if he had no power to resist at all. He looked like he could be strangled with a single slap. Even if his magical talent was darkness, it seemed a bit too much to just take action directly.
Yu Ling's current appearance features the Concealing Breath Necklace, the Savior Badge, the Magic Affinity Badge, the Justice Bringer Badge, and the Time's Darling Badge, all in full force.
One conceals the original owner's aura, one increases merit, one increases magic learning ability, one increases affinity with the protagonist's faction, and one reverses one's own time state.
In short, the original owner of the body, a handsome, middle-aged man who had experienced all the hardships of life, and the current Yu Ling, who is innocent, harmless, and looks cute and adorable because of her badge, are completely different people.
The Holy Light Mage excels at healing spells, can dispel curses, boost team morale, provide group healing, and more. Their role is to buff teammates, but they also have combat abilities.
Ansel, as the holy light mage of the main group, is indeed all-around capable, but when it comes to healing someone with dark talents...
He can't do it.
Light and darkness are mutually exclusive, and now that Yu Ling has been "accidentally injured," he has no good solution.
“Take him back. It’s too dangerous to leave a dark magic talent in the civilian world.”
"good."
The curly-haired boy picked up the tiny creature on the ground. To the tall, strong, and well-built members of the knight order, Yu Ling was far too small; they could easily hold her in their arms.
...Feeling herself being jostled, Yu Ling rubbed her head and opened her eyes from the white-haired, curly-haired man's arms. She saw that the man was holding her with one arm and holding the reins with the other.
The two were riding together on a tall horse, traveling on a wide road.
"Who are you? How did I get here?" Yu Ling asked, feigning ignorance.
"Where...are you taking me?"
He only got to know the main characters because of the original owner of this body, but now that he's a commoner, he certainly can't meet people of such status and position!
Curly-haired man chuckled as he stroked Yu Ling's soft, smooth black hair, carefully adjusting her into a riding position before speaking:
“My name is Harvey Walter, just call me Harvey, kid. Unfortunately, I have some news for you: as someone with the talent for dark magic, you need to go to the church to receive a baptism of holy light.”
"Baptism of Holy Light" is just a euphemism; it cruelly seals the spellcasting ability of a person with magical talent.
This is also the treatment the other dark mages without antisocial tendencies received after the original owner led a group of dark mages to cause destruction.
After their innate abilities are sealed by the power of holy light, every time they use magic, they experience intense pain that directly affects their soul; this is a treatment usually reserved for criminals.
So, this really is unfortunate news.
“Oh, Mr. Harvey, I think I need a little time to come to terms with this.”
Harvey, who was not with Ansel at the moment, spoke in a friendly manner, "Of course, you will have plenty of time."
"Hey, don't worry, I guarantee you'll receive better treatment after the Holy Light baptism. Even if you can't use magic, you'll still live a good life. By the way, what's your name?"
“Roy, Roy Ellison,” Yu Ling said. “Mr. Harvey, are you taking me to the church in the royal city?”
"Just call me Harvey, little guy, no need for honorifics. That's right, I belong to the Holy Knights of the Royal City, it just so happens to be on my way."
After Yu Ling responded, she did not ask any other questions.
The royal city was a shadow over the original owner's entire life. It was a place where he had suffered countless cold stares. Originally born into a minor noble family, he relied on cold, hard, and dry bread for his daily meals.
Darkness is indeed unpopular.
"System, after you finish collecting the junk, come find me in the royal city. Oh, and first, open the system shop and take a look."
OK~
A semi-transparent system panel unfolded before Yu Ling's eyes.
As expected of a high-level plane in the magical world, the system shop is incredibly diverse, offering everything from one-time forbidden spells, wands, magical items, shields, spears, and longswords, to various self-taught magic books.
Of course, what attracted Yu Ling's attention the most was the expensive and obviously extraordinary skill item, the Kiss of Life.
Clicking on the skill details reveals that this skill can absorb the lifespan of other people, but there is a prerequisite for using it: the two people must truly love each other.
Yuling:..........
The barrier to entry is so high!
Although he has been in relationships before, he has never truly loved someone to the point of being completely devoted to them, even to the point of loving them more than himself.
But after searching the entire store, even life potions couldn't save the original owner's condition, since the original owner's lifespan had come to an end!
Forget it, I'll just buy it. Anyway, it's universal in every world with special powers.
Yu Ling reluctantly spent a huge amount of 6,000 survival points to buy the skill - Kiss of Life.
Produced by the Supreme God, and available for purchase and exchange, Yu Ling quickly gained a thorough understanding of the Kiss of Life, a magical item.
He happened to have a magic affinity badge, which gave him an extra boost to his ability to learn magic. He quickly figured out a modified version of the magic circuits in the skills that suited him.
Yu Ling plans to name her newly modified skill "Embrace of Life".
As long as two people willingly and amicably hold hands and hug, Yu Ling can extract the overflowing life force from that person and convert it into her own lifespan.
However, the effect is not as good as the original skill. Moreover, the closer the interaction, the more lifespan can be converted. The threshold is that only powerful people or young and energetic people can absorb the excess life force.
Sigh, even if it's still hard to use, at least it's usable, which is simpler than falling in love.
[A survivor's custom skill, "Embrace of Life," has been detected. This skill overlaps with the "Kiss of Life" skill in the skill bar. Replace it?]
"replace."
[Corrected. Survivors now have the following skills in their skill bar: Longevity Turtle Breathing Technique, Body Refinement Technique, and Embrace of Life.]
[Returning 5000 survival points to the survivors... Completed.]
Wow, what a pleasant surprise! The Supreme God has finally become human this time!
After acquiring the skill of Life Embrace, a life countdown appeared before Yu Ling's eyes, showing the original owner's remaining lifespan: two days, fourteen hours, twenty minutes, and forty-six seconds.
Seeing that she had little time left to live, Yu Ling silently hugged Harvey behind her.
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