Checking the status panel.
【Name】: Sylvie Arlind
【Race】: Human
【Level】: Lv24
【Life】: 251 (241+10)
【Strength】: 58 (48+10)
【Agility】: 82 (72+10)
【Magic】: 154 (144+10)
【Skills】: Court Etiquette Lv3, Water Magic Lv4, Swordsmanship Lv4, Close Combat Martial Arts Lv5
【Inherent Skills】: Eye of Truth (can see through all falsehoods and restore the original appearance; may fail under certain conditions), Financial Talent (adept at meticulous and calm planning, easier to acquire wealth)
【Status】: Dungeon Boss, Breath of Life (slightly boosts all attributes and life recovery speed), Mark of Vengeance (marks the killer upon death and allows specific methods to track them)
The Binding Card placed on Sylvie was part of Su Yao’s plan from long ago.
Originally, he intended to invite her over once the towns surrounding the Dungeon were built, but this time it just happened earlier than planned.
This time she was lucky. From three skills to choose from, she successfully acquired the skill that allowed her to see through Sylvie and Chlorel’s true identities upon their first meeting, and the other skill was Close Combat Martial Arts.
Although she already had max-level Swordsmanship, the more skills one has, the better.
The Eye of Truth, when used for identification, differs greatly from the usual status panel she checks.
When Sylvie used this skill to examine Chlorel, she saw her “original” form—yes, a completely naked golden-haired beautiful girl.
That’s quite troublesome. So this is what Sylvie actually sees when using her skill?
Wait, what about herself? Does she appear as a sphere or as a loli? If it’s the latter, then that’s a big problem!
The golden-haired loli tried activating the skill to look at herself…
It really was the latter!
The good news is the Transformation Card isn’t some kind of disguise; she truly has the body of a loli, but this body’s metabolic system is that of the Dungeon core.
The bad news is that her naked form may have already been fully exposed!
Su Yao took a deep breath. Dealing with Sylvie about this would have to wait.
Back to the main point: unlike the system panel which provides detailed skill descriptions and Boss stats, this skill, when used to identify creatures, only reveals a kind of “aura.”
Different races have different “auras,” but Su Yao can roughly judge their “strength” by the size of the aura around them.
She hasn’t had a chance to try the function of verifying item authenticity yet, but that can wait.
Ifriel and the others made quick progress clearing the first floor of the Dungeon, likely thanks to Sylvie’s skill.
Su Yao’s “Stone Wall Ghost” suffered heavy casualties for the first time.
Though it hurt to see, fortunately, the two of them have now reached the Dungeon’s second floor.
“Chlorel, take Lilith with you. We need to hurry over.”
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This is truly delightful—wandering in the Maze while watching Sylvie protect herself, occasionally opening treasure chests.
These breads seem to taste better than usual; Su Yao wondered how that golden-haired loli managed to make them.
Speaking of which, the Maze Tavern she runs also apparently features dishes developed by her. She seems quite skilled at cooking.
It looks like she could become an excellent wife in the future, though not quite as good as Sylvie.
“Eh?”
“What is it, Your Highness?”
“Nothing, it just seems like the water dripping from these stalactites fell onto my head.”
They were currently in a damp cave tunnel. The algae on the stone walls glowed faintly, and occasionally droplets fell from the stalactites overhead.
Though there were other monsters, none were particularly dangerous. The giant anaconda, the most threatening, had already been dealt with.
This seems to be a newly discovered Dungeon that the Adventurers’ Guild hasn’t reported yet—a subterranean cave with glowing algae, likely “Star Algae,” and faint blue bioluminescent insects called “Will-o’-Wisp Bugs.”
Together with other monsters and mushrooms, they form some sort of “Cycle System.”
The cave had no forks or branches, so it seemed the Dungeon’s master hadn’t put much design into this area.
But that suited them well—adventuring here had a special charm.
“Princess, please don’t move.”
Eh? Sylvie suddenly moved closer? Could it be…
A gentle stroke came over her head. She wasn’t sure whether to be disappointed.
“All done.”
“Thank you.”
Just wiping her hair with a handkerchief? Well, that’s still an improvement from before.
Onward.
“Wow! This is quite the unexpected discovery.”
“Indeed.”
Ifriel had been mistaken; the scenery before them was clearly designed intentionally. And no need to guess who designed it.
That golden-haired loli was surprisingly romantic.
“Let’s go, Sylvie. Carry me, gentle breeze~”
With the aid of wind magic, the two arrived at the cave’s main hall.
Many adventurers had already gathered here. A few were trying to hunt monsters in the water, but most were just “hanging” on the surrounding stone walls.
Such a waste; this place was so beautiful, yet they were doing such boring things.
“Man-eating Lotus,” “Cloud Slimes,” “Demon Rays”… the variety of monsters exceeded expectations, most only appearing in illustrated monster guides.
And the giant mushroom on the island in the lake—if Su Yao recalled correctly, it was only mentioned in bard’s poetry.
Who would have thought it was real!
“Wait, Sylvie!”
She was about to mimic another adventurer, jumping from lotus leaf to the island in the lake, but was stopped just in time.
A huge lotus leaf trapped the adventurer standing on it, the serrated edges locking him inside.
Of course, the adventurer used a torch to escape, but ended up soaking wet.
Although the idea of Sylvie getting wet was rather tempting, they only had one set of casual clothes, and getting them wet would complicate the rest of the adventure.
So the best plan here was to freeze the lake’s surface with ice magic and walk across.
(Freeze it? No way!)
……
After a while, the two successfully reached the island in the lake’s center.
After shaking off some “flies” who tried to interrupt their private moment, they stood beneath the giant mushroom.
Looking up from here, the view was magnificent. Although it consumed quite a bit of magic, the trip was well worth it.
This place seemed perfect for a confession! Maybe next time…
“Your Highness Ifriel, it seems there’s a room underneath here, Your Highness?”
“Nothing much. Let’s go take a look.”
Hopefully next time they returned here, her wish would come true.