After the transaction was completed, Elthorp did not linger.

"I regret signing the contract a little."

After Elthorp left, Nora said in a low voice.

"I was thinking that there must be a reason why they were unwilling to pass down that secret, so perhaps I shouldn't have touched this restriction?"

Nora was a little confused.

She wanted to know that secret because she didn't know what impact the price of eternal life would have on the elves. Would it jeopardize the elves' existence?

But she couldn't be sure if her knowing the truth would bring crisis to the elves.

Information itself possesses power, and some secrets can trigger unpredictable consequences just by being known.

"If you don't want to know, then give up on fulfilling the contract."

"The contract's binding force isn't that strong; it was originally just an agreement that both parties voluntarily adhered to. If you don't want to abide by it, you can be exempted by paying a small price."

"The initiative has always been in your hands."

Liens said calmly to Nora.

Elthorp hadn't intended to restrict Nora using the secret of the 'price of eternal life'; that might have been counterproductive.

Therefore, both the terms of the contract and its binding force were very lenient.

At its core, that contract was merely a way for both parties to establish a connection. In essence, it wasn't much different from Liens's verbal agreement; whether to abide by it was entirely voluntary.

In other words, if Elthorp were a bit more unscrupulous, he could completely freeload off of Liens and Nora, two important combat forces.

However, he probably wouldn't do that.

"The essence of this problem is that you have a slight distrust of your elves' Legend, but you are still willing to believe them."

"So, instead of agonizing here, you might as well be bold and ask them directly. Perhaps you'll get the answer immediately, without needing Liens."

Seeing that Nora was still confused, Liens suggested to her.

Hearing this, Nora was stunned, then couldn't help but let out a wry laugh.

Many misunderstandings arise from an initial lack of trust. Instead of letting the misunderstanding escalate, it's better to clarify with the person involved from the very beginning.

If they strictly forbade her from knowing that secret, then it would be best for her to obey.

Although her strength was good, it was still very humble compared to a Legend.

If the crisis came from the 'secret' itself, then she naturally wouldn't need to know. But if the crisis came from the Legend, then she should wait until her strength was sufficient before understanding it.

Otherwise, even if she knew the truth, she wouldn't have the strength to resolve the crisis.

"Yes, what am I agonizing over here? If I want to know something, directly pursuing the answer is my nature."

"Before, when I was curious about the elves' longevity, I began research, but at that time, I focused more on the elves' uniqueness, yet I forgot that uniqueness often requires bearing some kind of price."

"Just like me, since childhood, I've had prominent development, enduring strange looks from others every day. As I grew up, my shoulders bore immeasurable weight."

"But... that's the price of beauty."

Nora said with emotion.

And Liens looked at Nora, who had only been serious for a few minutes before starting to be frivolous again, feeling a bit speechless. This person's personality really couldn't stay serious.

"Thank you for guiding me. How about I treat you to a meal to express my gratitude?"

Nora showed a sweet smile and once again invited Liens to a meal.

"No."

Liens shook his head and refused Nora again: "Nothing much, I still need to go back and recuperate, striving to heal the last bit of injury quickly."

"Tsk!"

Hearing this, Nora's face instantly fell, and she complained: "You're really unyielding, aren't you? Are you trying to reel me in by constantly refusing?"

"No, you must come with me, or I'll keep remembering this and won't be able to sleep... Your last bit of injury isn't urgent at all; a night's sleep will fix it."

Saying this, Nora hugged Liens's arm, dragging him out of the training ground as if she were being very forceful.

Liens felt the soft pressure from his arm and was a bit unsure whether he should pull his hand out. He couldn't just leave it there, that would be quite awkward.

Of course, the one who was awkward was not Liens, but Nora.

Liens's emotions were merely a reaction to the outside world; his heart always remained calm. In a sense, wasn't this a kind of 'heartlessness'?

Therefore, Liens would not truly feel awkward; even if his hand was buried in her chest, he would quickly control the change in his emotions.

After her impulsive action, Nora realized what she had done. Thinking that she had committed such an immodest act, she couldn't help but shout to herself in her mind:

"Ah! Nora, what are you doing! You haven't cultivated feelings with someone or established a relationship, how can you proactively do something like this?"

"Let go, quickly let go!!! This is too much of a breach of conduct!!"

Feeling the touch from her chest and experiencing the warmth that the thin clothing couldn't block, Nora recalled the 'game' she had played with Lucrezia not long ago.

At that time, Lucrezia even joked: "Wouldn't it be more fun if three people were together?"

This caused her to always feel shy when she previously faced Liens's questions.

Now facing this situation, the shyness in her heart was even greater. Nora's mind was a bit muddled, not knowing what remedial measures to take, so she could only keep a straight face to prevent Liens from seeing her shyness.

Only the increasingly obvious blush on her face betrayed her.

Liens felt Nora's emotions were about to explode, and quickly said: "Miss Nora, shouldn't you contact your elves' Legend now and ask about the 'price of eternal life'?"

"Right, right... That matter is so important, I really should contact my clan... I'm leaving, see you later."

Following the hint Liens gave, Nora nodded frantically, quickly released Liens's hand, activated Earth Movement Technique, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

A few seconds later, Liens sensed a fluctuation from the earth Pulse, and then Nora's figure reappeared.

She lowered her head, as if to bury herself in her ample bosom, her face still showing a blush of either embarrassment or shyness, and she softly made a sound as tiny as a mosquito:

"Actually, you can just call me Nora."

After speaking, she left again using Earth Movement Technique, completely disregarding whether Liens had heard clearly.

Fortunately, at Liens's level, it was impossible for him not to hear clearly. Let alone a mosquito-like sound, even if Nora hadn't made a sound, he could understand what Nora wanted to say by reading the information.

"Unexpectedly pure... Is it her true nature? Or the influence of the 'Maiden's Path'? Or some other reason, such as the elves' so-called 'price of eternal life'."

Liens pondered this in his heart. Soon, he returned to his room, temporarily put these thoughts aside, entered the dungeon, and began to study the issue he should be more concerned about now—lifespan.

Even if eternal life came with a price, it was a gift that ordinary people dared not hope for, and what's more, wasn't the 'price' itself a very good research topic?

To turn the unknown into the known, that is the myriad phenomena.

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