But this Spiritual Qi rank three or whatever, is totally the standard opening move for a protagonist.
"Are you always wearing some kind of ancestral ring?"
"There's no such thing..."
Lureya answered listlessly.
The atmosphere suddenly became somber.
Shami was quiet for a while, then took out a jet-black ring from the Demon King Ring, one of the six rings that the previous Demon King couldn't gift away even at the Succubus Tea House.
To this day, Shami still couldn't unlock the true form of this ring.
Might as well give it away to break this weird atmosphere.
"Here you go."
Lureya was slightly surprised, and when she saw what was in Shami's palm, her eyes widened.
"A ring? Come on, proposing out of nowhere is too sudden! There's not even a balloon!"
"Who would propose to a flat-chested freak like you? This is a ring with a luck attribute. Wear it, and maybe one day your luck will turn around, and your skills will shoot up," Shami rambled on.
Lureya's small mouth opened slightly, looking at Shami with emotion.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"But giving a ring like this seems really weird no matter how you look at it?!"
"You don't want it?" Shami slowly closed his palm, "Then I'll take it back."
"Wait, wait a minute..."
A faint blush crossed Lureya's cheeks, and she slowly extended her left hand, her five slender fingers slightly spread.
"I guess I'll take it..."
Something like this, I should just wear it myself, now it really looks like I'm getting proposed to or something.
Shami sighed inwardly and could only personally put this jet-black ring on the Tablet Spirit's left ring finger.
The spirit's hand was very soft, just a slight touch, and the texture felt delicate and warm.
"It fits just right." Lureya raised her left hand, looking up at the ring.
"As long as it fits."
Seeing the atmosphere return to normal, Shami got up to find the slime again, using play to level it up.
Lureya withdrew her hand and looked outside the tree.
Shami's back was far from tall, in the sunlight, he was just an ordinary Human Race boy. But behind his back, he was a Demon King, someone who would slowly fall from grace and be hunted by all races of the continent.
Thinking of this, Lureya couldn't help but touch the ring she just got, secretly making up her mind to do something big.
She was going to save this innocent boy about to fall into the Abyss!
...
[Slime experience +3]
[Level: 11]
[Affection +1]
Looking at the slime, which had grown a whole size larger, Shami could finally rest a bit, no longer needing to play with it to grind levels.
Since that day, after the flat golden-haired one revealed a bit of her heart, Shami hadn't really seen her these past five days.
Except for one time when he teleported into her room and was pushed back with the excuse of "about to start closed cultivation, don't just teleport over", he never went to her room again.
Could it be that after he found out she's actually a weakling, she's too ashamed to face anyone?
But he already knew that.
Shami, in the midst of all his busyness, took a moment to ponder the matter of the flat golden-haired one.
In the afternoon, remembering he hadn't done any farming for a while, he put the slime back into the cave, returned to the village, put a hoe on his back, and started a normal Newbie Village resident's daily routine.
Weeding, plowing, watering, planting vegetables.
Close to evening. Shami picked some fruits and vegetables from the field and prepared to go home.
"Oh, you're actually here. I especially went to the clearing to find you."
Lureya stood by the roadside, hands on her hips, looking at Shami.
Today she was wearing a very pretty dress, standing with her legs slender and straight, her fair skin wrapped in white velvet knee-high socks.
Hiss. What a pair of flawless-quality ice creams.
"Long time no see, I thought you had gone all reclusive."
Lureya was dazed for a moment, only then realizing what Shami meant, "I wouldn't be troubled over something like that."
These five days she shut herself in her room, and after almost five days without sleep, she finally finished brewing her big move, although it was a little self-sacrificing, for the peace of the whole world, making some sacrifices was necessary.
Now it was her time to strike.
"Planning to have these for dinner?"
"Yeah."
"Then do you want to try some of the Elf Forest's specialty fruits and vegetables?" Lureya casually suggested, "They taste much better than the ones grown by humans..."
"How could I refuse that?— Let's go."
Directly taking the bait.
Lureya's plan proceeded smoothly.
"Then let's go to my room."
Inn, room.
For the past two days, Lureya had delved into Elf Magic and upgraded the Spirit Protection Array to lv.2, which now had a soundproof effect and a mist function, meaning people outside the Magic Array couldn't see what was happening inside.
Though the range was small, it was enough to cover the entire room.
This room, soundproof and visually blocked, was the perfect place to unleash the big move.
"Aikoya Fruit, one of our most commonly eaten fruits. Sweet and juicy, it can replenish a lot of water and micro-elements, quite filling."
Shami took the apple-like fruits from Lureya, took a bite, and found the taste and crunchiness far exceeded that of apples.
"Is it good?"
"Yes."
"This is worth 10 gold coins outside."
Lureya smiled, sitting on the bed, slowly raising her legs.
Shami instantly regretted, put the other Aikoya Fruit into the ring, and fell into contemplation about the one he took a bite out of.
Should've told me earlier! This one bite costs a villager's income of two years! How could I afford to just eat 1 gold coin like this!
"So expensive."
"It's because Aikoya Fruits have a good recovery effect on the body."
"..."
But that doesn't justify the price, is it made of gold or silver.
Anyway, Shami didn't feel anything different while eating it.
"By the way, I'll give you something as a return gift for the ring."
"What are you being so formal for, just give me ten more Aikoya Fruits."
Lureya slowly took off the white knee-high socks from her legs; her long, slender jade-like legs were free of any excess fat, perfectly straight, her fair skin even had a faint pinkish tint.
"...Here you go."
She handed the two long socks to Shami.
Shami looked over in puzzlement.
"Eh. Common villagers or whatever, they would have some worldly desires. So just take these elf socks as a side dish... for self-reward times."
"Wouldn't that cause athlete's foot! Besides, that's a pretty disrespectful side dish! Only a pervert would want such a side dish!"
"Huh! Socks worn by female elves are top-tier in the underground fetish circle! They can fetch astronomical prices!"
Lureya's pointed ears turned red.
"That's a bizarre circle full of perverts!"
"Shut up, and take it to use well, you silly virgin villager!"