Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!-Chapter 716 - 229: The Warmth Conveyed by Elanna’s Embrace (10K)

"Yes... ah! I wish this peaceful time could last," she said.

Silence fell between them once again for a long while.

A cold breeze swept past, scattering the flowers.

Lily suddenly felt a chill in the air and instinctively clenched the Mage Robe in her hands.

Kael looked up and only then did he realize that it had unknowingly begun to snow lightly outside.

Outside the hall, the maids were curiously tilting their heads up to watch the first snow of the winter, while Fulan, the little Cat Girl adopted by the chief maid, Lin Hua, leaped past the front of the hall.

Jumping behind her, the Gluttonous Slime closely followed its young master, and faint laughter and chatter could be heard echoing through the courtyard.

"It's snowing,"

Kael said softly.

"Speaking of which, senior sister, how is the project you've been busy with lately coming along?"

Lily was startled at first but then remembered, her face brightening somewhat as she spoke:

"The Matrix Magic Array? That thing still presents some technical difficulties, but the framework is almost sorted out. All that's left is to feed the Array with spells to fuel the transformation matrix and connect it to the Elemental Pool."

Kael nodded.

The Matrix Magic Array is a brand new technology tailored for the Mage Tower. The Mage Towers of this era still fall short of the peak destructive power of those from before his reincarnation.

The reason is, essentially, that the current era's Tower Spirits are akin to rudimentary AI.

While their existence does provide some assistance in magic research and helps mages stabilize their positions and mount defense and counterattacks, in the end...

It still lacks something.

The effect of fully automated spell-casting is not yet smooth enough – that's Kael's assessment of the current Mage Tower's destructive capability.

When the "Underworld Gate" progresses a century further, the first sign of the age of mages will arrive, and a fully automated Mage Tower will be born.

The day when the "True Mage Tower" arrives – built with automatic elemental harvesting, auto-generation of elemental crystals, replenishment of the Elemental Pool, auto-repair of the Mage Tower's coatings, auto-detection of nearby enemies, and automated assembly of spells for counterattacks – the whole world will burst into exuberant cheers for its advent.

At its peak, a fully constructed Mage Tower could protect an entire city with its formidable deterrent force, even in the absence of its master.

Kael had once complained about many functions of the present Mage Tower not being perfect. Thinking about it now, it seems Lily had taken those criticisms to heart early on, attempting to develop research that could meet Kael's demands for a Magic Tower.

This subtle yet profound affection made Kael shake his head and chuckle bitterly.

Strictly speaking, Kael did not wish to incur additional emotional debts to himself.

It wasn't that he was being sanctimonious; it was merely a survival necessity.

He was currently in his busiest period, needing to devote more time to preparing for the likely challenges of a new world to ensure his continued survival.

If he were preoccupied with love affairs, when the true crisis arrived, he would inevitably be tossed about in the chaos, unable to safely secure himself and the people he cared about, and proceed smoothly through the turbulent times.

In true times of chaos, without weapons to ensure one's maximum safety, everything one owns could be pillaged under the gaze of enemies.

Beauty as jade, swords as rainbows?

They're plundering your beauties, your swords, and your wealth!

This bleak reality is exactly what the chaos in the game world realistically portrays.

Even players endowed with Undead Bodies had to huddle together for warmth in chaotic times, let alone ordinary people.

Understanding this principle, Kael hadn't closed off his heart to others; he had simply realized, after weighing the pros and cons, that spending too much time on romantic affairs would ultimately impact the accumulation of his own power and that of his forces.

Also, it would result in a loss of some of the deterrence that could otherwise be in his control when facing various difficult situations in the future.

This was an unacceptable loss for Kael.

Indeed, looking at the current actions of Elanna and Hassaka, one could understand.

Elanna never spent too much time on romantic pursuits. When the two met occasionally, they would at most spend half a day together outside.

Many times, when Elanna finished her courses at the Royal Knight Academy and teleported back to the estate to find Kael and rest for a while, the thing they most often did was not talk about love.

More often, they would be in the Sky Garden of the Lord Mansion, with a delicate tea table set up with black tea and desserts, along with a large pile of Magic Books.

Elanna would wield the knight's spear in the wind, simulating attacks on large Monsters, or lift her treasured sword, attempting to perfect her own Secret Sword technique.

The sudden ripping of the air by her strikes caused the wind to mess up Kael's hair standing aside, yet he, seemingly oblivious, quietly flipped through the Magic Book in his hands.

At most, he would occasionally look up, and their glances meeting would spark a shared smile.

This was the everyday routine between Kael and Elanna.

Plain and simple, yet with a hint of mutual support and encouragement.