"Miss, are you alright!"
The Knight Captain of the Erza Family, Lewandowski, heard the commotion in the backyard and rushed over in an instant.
He was a servant of the Erza Family and had watched Erza grow up since childhood.
He was both a guardian and, in a way, an elder.
The strength of a Great Knight allowed him to handle most dangers, and wizards were rarely encountered in the Doris Kingdom.
Erza and her companions were under the protection of the wizard organization on Dream Island; ordinary wizards would not bother them unless they had a death wish.
Erza shook her head, "Nothing, Herag sent me something."
"Herag?" Lewandowski was somewhat surprised.
Although Herag was a powerful wizard, Lewandowski never liked him.
Erza nodded, "Yes, nothing else."
Seeing that there was no issue, Lewandowski withdrew.
Erza opened the letter and began to read.
The letter was long, with Herag detailing some of the events after leaving Ryan City.
"Liquidation Wizard..."
Erza did not expect Herag to advance so quickly; he was just a wizard apprentice when he left, and in no time, he had become a wizard at the Liquid Stage.
What surprised her even more was that she did not realize this part of the continent was called the Barren Land, where wizard organizations were exiled to.
There were more powerful wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn, which Erza had never heard of before.
Dino might have known, but he never told her about these things.
Now that Herag could enter Serlandir in the Land of Dawn, his future prospects were naturally bright, and Erza sincerely felt happy for Herag.
After reading the letter, Erza understood why Herag hadn't had a chance to visit her in these years, and her slight resentment faded away.
More than anything, she was worried; it was clear from Herag's experiences that his life was full of dangers and challenges.
And she herself was just a First-Class Wizard Apprentice with a little magic power, unable to offer much help.
"In a few years, even if you come, I wouldn't want to see you. By then, I'll already be old." Erza thought to herself.
She wanted to remain the most youthful and beautiful image in Herag's heart and did not want him to see her in her old age.
After reading the letter, Erza still felt unsatisfied, feeling that the letter was too short.
Some things and sentiments could never be fully conveyed in a letter; only speaking face-to-face through an entire night or day would suffice.
Erza put down the letter and looked at the wooden box, wondering what might be inside, as the letter did not mention it.
She opened the wooden box and found an emerald, translucent green leaf along with a small note.
The small note was folded, with a message saying: "Open it only when no one is around."
Upon seeing this, Erza's soft fingers closed the wooden box, and she gently said, "You two may leave now."
"Yes, City Lord." The two maids quickly withdrew.
When there was no one around, Erza opened the wooden box again and unfolded the small note.
It read, "This is World Tree Juice. Consuming it can increase your lifespan by three hundred years. Remember, this is a precious item and should not be mentioned to anyone. After reading this, burn this note."
Erza hesitated for a moment, then clenched the note into a ball in her palm and threw it into the small fireplace nearby.
She picked up the leaf and murmured to herself, "Such a ruthless man. I thought after a hundred years of missing you, it would all turn to dust, yet now you want me to miss you for another three hundred years."
Erza lightly parted her red lips and consumed the World Tree Juice.
She closed her eyes, feeling the mysterious changes occurring within her body.
Already voluptuous and alluring, she seemed to become even more beautiful and charming now.
More importantly, Erza noticed she had become more acutely aware of the free energy particles around her.
Her wizard qualifications had always been poor, and meditation practice had little effect, with her spiritual power barely increasing.
The main reason was her weak perception of free energy particles and her body's low efficiency in absorbing and converting energy particles, resulting in poor meditation effects and a lack of increase in spiritual power.
But now, it was different. Erza experienced a sensation completely unlike before.
She felt that now she could try to continue her meditation practice.
Erza began to meditate immediately, practicing the Boundless Sea Meditation Method taught by Dino, a high-tier method rarely available to others on Dream Island.
Several hours later, Erza opened her eyes again, her expression somewhat excited.
She found that the process of practicing the meditation method was completely different from before and now produced real effects.
This discovery immediately gave Erza a goal.
Previously, she was almost no different from ordinary people, intending to live out her life in such a way and grow old.
After meeting Herag, although Erza wanted to follow him, she knew in her heart it was impossible.
Wizards and ordinary people were almost different life levels. Her life was too short, and her youth too fleeting.
So, even with great reluctance, she could only watch Herag leave, unable to even speak the words to follow.
Back then, she thought, if only her qualifications were a bit better.
At least she could practice meditation and strive to become stronger.
With the support of Dream Island, as long as she could meditate and practice, resources would not be lacking.
The main problem was that her qualifications were too poor, and meditation almost had no effect.
So Erza could only passively choose to live her life as it was.
But now, it's different. World Tree Juice not only extended Erza's life by three hundred years but also improved her constitution.
In fact, World Tree Juice inherently has such an effect, but Herag and Asuna both had good innate qualifications, so the improvement was not noticeable, and they did not feel any particular effect.
World Tree Juice was originally a privilege for the elves of the Elf Race, who naturally possessed high magic qualifications, so they wouldn't feel how much the juice improved their own qualifications.
Just like a person who could already score 100 on a test, adding one more point to a perfect score would still be 100, and they wouldn't feel any difference.
But Erza was different; her natural qualifications were poor.
Consuming the World Tree Juice immediately raised her practice qualifications above the average line.
The extent of this improvement brought an experience of transformational change, making Erza's perceptions particularly sharp.
This was something Herag hadn't anticipated before, not expecting that World Tree Juice could enhance Erza's qualifications.
Erza couldn't help but smile, now having a new goal.
It was to practice diligently and become stronger.
So that the next time she appeared before Herag, she would give him a real surprise.
Erza suddenly thought that perhaps she could advance to become an Official Wizard.
Typically, advancement to an Official Wizard needed to be completed before the age of eighteen.
Because human lifespan is only about a century, Amanda's Potion would burn a person's life to stimulate potential, to break through to the level of an Official Wizard.
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