It's a rare sunny day, Eli wakes up early with the antianti that something big is about to happen, and when Mina knocks on the door, he's standing on tiptoe at the window looking out to see something.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Eli turned his head and greeted with crooked eyebrows: "Good morning." ”

"Good morning." Mina walked up to him, bent down and pinned a camellia-like silver brooch to the collar of his cloak, "Happy birthday, young master." ”

Today is Eli's eighth birthday, and on this day eight years ago, he was affected by the battle of the world invaders, and he came to this world of swords and sorcery with the compensation of the Lord God, and began his life as Eli Curtis Francis.

For now, he is quite satisfied with this period of life.

Eli touched the smooth lines of the brooch's surface, and he could feel the faint magic in it rushing to his fingers. This magical ingredient, known as Mithril, is often manipulated by alchemists to transform into various items with strange effects, and before it has been treated, it is often used as a talisman to bless young children.

"Thank you, Mina, I love it." Eli didn't hesitate to offer a big smile, "I'll wear it well." ”

Mina straightened Eli's already neat cloak, lowered her eyes slightly, and said, "I'm honored." ”

There was still some time left before breakfast at Francis Castle, and after hearing the dragon's chant in the distance, Eli didn't hesitate to run to the tower where he often interacted with Ryze.

The white dragon flew from the end of the silver-white hillside, its scales and the ice edges on its head glistening in the sunlight, like a moving diamond.

Ruiz expertly crossed his increasingly large body on the top of the tiny tower, rubbing Eli's hand cautiously through the window that grew larger as it grew in size, and then spat out a shiny circle from his mouth.

The circle gurgled to the top of the stairs, and before Eli could react, it fell down the stairs with a clang. Shocked by this unexpected situation, Ruiz froze for a moment, then let out a muffled sound from its throat, and its dangerous golden eyes were full of grievances.

"Alright, now I'll pick it up." Eli comforted it, "That's a birthday present for me, isn't it?" ”

Ruiz understood, and licked Eli's face.

Eli: Well, it's rare to see your old father, so it's right to lick it...... Right?

Ruiz's birthday present was in the shape of a ring, and it stumbled all the way to the bottom of the snow with such a back and forth staircase. God knows how relieved Eli was when she saw a flash of light in the snow on the third floor.

He briskly descended the stairs and picked up the circle that had been half buried in the snow.

Silvery-white metal like thin twigs overlapped and twisted together, creating a dizzying halo in the sunlight.

Eli turned it in one direction, squinting at the fine black gems scattered between the metals. Unlike those commonly found on nobles, these gems were not completely clear, and in the center of them seemed to spin a small dark purple storm or scatter a sparkling silver galaxy, in which the vigorous magic flowed.

It is a crown of thorns, a crown of thorns that is by no means just a decorative one.

"Did Ruiz rob someone else's treasure?" Eli muttered a balloon of water and rushed towards the crown, shaking off the excess water and about to take another look, when the stones scattered on the crown suddenly emitted a faint light at the same time.

The silvery-white metal began to swim like a snake, and it slowly shrank at an unscientific rate, until it became a plain ring. Eli magically applied the ring, which was significantly larger than his fingers, to the middle finger of his right hand, as if pressing the start button, and the metal began to shrink and swirl again, finally fitting tightly to his finger.

Eli tugged at it vigorously, but the ring didn't move.

He was touched by Ruiz's gift? Eli was shocked.

The vine hovering around its wrist seemed to sense that it had a new neighbor, and it struggled to get out of its thick clothes and touched the ring with the tip of the vine in a friendly way.

The ring flashed, as if to say hello.

The neighbors who live on the same hand have completed a friendly exchange, leaving only the owner of the hand in the wind.

Eli stammered back to the top floor of the tower, poking his finger at the faucet that had been lying in the window. Thinking that Eli was playing with it, Ruiz politely tried to arch Eli's head as well, but miscalculated the difference in size and strength between a man and a dragon.

Eli sat down on the ground in embarrassment, opening her mouth, but finally did not want to blame the shocked and pitiful Ruiz. He stood up independently, patted the dust off his buttocks, and touched Ruiz's chin soothingly: "Okay, even though you're that old, you're still a three-year-old. ”

Ruiz blinked, and licked Eli's saliva again.

Eli began to wonder if Ruiz still had some feline or canine blood.

Finally, he laughed out loud and pasted Ruiz's cold scales with his face: "Now I'm going to do a big thing, you want to bless me with your dragon breath, okay?" ”

Eli's kingdom in his last life had an almost absolute superstition about dragons, who were powerful, had natural leadership skills, and were very lucky. He's going to rub a little bit of dragon luck today.

The system space, which was invisible to others, slowly unfolded before Eli's eyes, and he saw the dazzling golden card in it at a glance.

Overseer's Staff that changes its bias depending on its surroundings.

Eli had thought about using the card in the treacherous Valley of Dragon's Spine or in the turning underground caverns of Frieze in the hope of getting a powerful staff, but in the end he chose to use it at Francis Castle on his birthday. Rather than the vague rhetoric of fate, Eli thought it was a strange sense of ritual.

He reverently touched the unknown Ruiz and pulled up the card.

[Are you sure you are using the Precious Item Card Overseer's Staff?] In particular, the bias of the Valuable Item Card - Overseer's Staff will vary depending on the environment in which the card is used, so please choose it carefully. ]

Eli took a deep breath.

[Yes.] ]

As the short syllables fell, the golden card suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and Eli closed her eyes in discomfort.

[Valuable Item Card: Overseer's Staff successfully used.] ]

Eli slowly opened his eyes, and a magnificent silver-white staff with a dark purple gemstone set with the tip of the staff hovered silently in front of him.

This color scheme seems to be a little familiar.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Overseer's Staff: Winter]

[Ding-dong, a new mission has been released.] ]

[Side Mission 1: Overseer: Winter.]

Mission Description: Obtaining alchemical items, including staffs, that the Overseer used will help you have a pass-through rate in the next crisis.

Mission Progress: 2/5]

A thought flashed through Eli's mind, and his gaze fell on the porcelain ring.