[Protection·Elf’s Love (B+ Class): This is the sincere affection from the elf tribe for you. You will receive the blessings of the elves and gain initial favorability from all races similar to elves. When you are about to lose emotions, she will always guard the last trace of feelings for you.]

[Protection·World’s Love (S Class): Merely a collective emotional embodiment of the world for you. From now on, all unfamiliar worlds will have their initial favorability increased by 50%.]

[Authority-Self-Destructor (E-Class): A branch of nihilism authority, selectively removing others’ thoughts, causing them to fall into a nihilistic self-destructive state for a short period. Delving further into the void will gain stronger authority power.

Warning: Nihilism is one of the most dangerous authorities. Do not approach! Do not approach! Do not approach!]

Four pieces of passive protection were applied to himself, Xue Dili hesitated for a moment.

He can somewhat understand the effect of the Squid Killer protection, similar to the "Noble Killer" he received before, serving as proof of a great accomplishment.

He never expected "Elf’s Love" and "World’s Love" could also become protections. Can such things truly be protections?

And the last one, distinct from protections—a type of authority?

Is it the authority of the void? Warned three times consecutively.

"Information module, do you have any records regarding the void authority?" Xue Dili slowly asked the panel.

[Searching...]

[Record found, Mr. Yushua once possessed void authority, namely (Self-Destructor B+ Class)]

So, the old fellow had this power once too, huh.

Perhaps the Cursed Blood originally stems from this very power.

Xue Dili pondered for a while, but not understanding why he needed this authority, he chose not to think further.

For now, he wouldn’t bother thinking about these matters. He merely arrived at his front door, imagining the sort of smile he used to have when returning home, and curved his lips into the identical smile, making every bit of skin and muscle match his past self precisely.

He pushed open the door, smiling, "I’m back!"

...

On the other front, in the Great Expedition World, days later, within the "Elf Forest".

Outside the Royal Capital, for some unknown reason, a temple named "Elf Forest" appeared.

It is said to house the deity who once saved the world, as well as his original likeness.

Rumor has it, entry is forbidden, and even unsuspecting travelers find themselves leaving after wandering around, leading to urban legends about the site. Some say it’s relics left by the deity; others believe it’s merely the embodiment of that Great Expedition.

However, this urban legend was soon overshadowed by the terrifying crop yield of nearly ten thousand pounds per acre claimed by the Prince.

Today, inside the temple, Miss Fairy clad in attire resembling a combination of a Witch’s Robe and traditional elf clothing, quietly cleaned the temple, the sole occupant.

An uninvited guest arrives — Lana, now the Empire’s most dazzling girl, carrying the Great Expedition and Divine Host titles, with even the newly crowned King being courteous to her.

Yet today, seeing the meticulously cleaned temple, she slightly clicked her tongue.

"Have you really fallen in love with a deity who lost emotions? And those clothes and architecture..." Lana stared blankly at the obviously otherworldly attire and architectural style.

It’s unlike the imagined elf tribe, as Miss Fairy had barely returned to the traditional elf attire upon arrival in this world.

Her current attire is more akin to Otherworldly style.

"It’s from his memories, one of the attires he liked, so I replicated it and built this temple," Miss Fairy said, spinning around before the familiar figure, "After all, in his world, this attire has the meaning of ’God’s Bride’."

"Tsk..." Lana clicked her tongue, furrowing her brows slightly.

Wanting to speak yet holding back, refraining and again wanting, after a long while she commented: "This feels like wearing a wedding dress to commemorate a long-deceased husband on a wedding anniversary, despite having no actual relation, you’ve self-labeled as a ’widow’."

Her remarks were sharp, but Miss Fairy was unperturbed.

She continued tending to the deity statue as if dressing her departed husband, saying, "The world seems to have basic consciousness. Do you know what it calls me?"

"Hmm?" Lana was left stunned.

"It calls me ’Mom’ and asks me to find ’Dad,’" the fairy known as "Silver" continued, realizing with just this statement that perhaps her future was "bound to win."

After all, the future seen by the world must be farther than hers, and she appears able to sense and seize that future through the world consciousness’s message.

It will be Silver’s victory!

This is the proclamation granted by the World Consciousness.

"Huh?" Lana was completely taken aback, becoming unsettled.

She stared at the temple, so different from other Empire temples and once again thought of Xue Dili, suddenly saying: "Do you have the same attire? Never mind, your size is too big for me, could you custom make one for me?"