Finally, there was Jingliu's Affection Skill, which was related to swords:
[Blade Sovereign: Cannot be harmed by attacks related to the concept of "swords," and gains the authority to control any "sword." Attacks made with swords are enhanced in power, with the upper limit not exceeding "the sum of both parties' levels" percent.]
Being immune to any concept tied to "swords," and even able to freely control sword-related attacks, it could be said that when facing sword-wielding opponents, Nolan was basically invincible.
The later power boost was merely icing on the cake, far inferior to the effects of the first two abilities related to the "sword" concept.
Over the course of more than a month, while maxing out the affection of many girls on the Xianzhou Luofu, Nolan had also gained a large amount of Adventure EXP, raising his level to 237.
He was now only three levels away from reaching level 240.
After inviting all the girls to live in the Wonderland Space, Nolan planned to continue grinding the remaining experience needed for the next few levels.
At the same time, he intended to max out Vita's affection as well.
During these days, when he went to the Sea of Quanta to search for world bubbles, he often accompanied Vita. However, the time they spent together wasn't particularly long, and he had only raised her affection to level 9, still needing a little over two hundred points to reach the maximum.
That said, the two of them were already quite close.
While traveling together in the Sea of Quanta, Nolan would occasionally, at the right moments, make intimate gestures such as holding her hand or hugging her. Vita showed no resistance to any of it.
She had basically accepted it by default, so the two of them could already be considered a couple, just without explicitly confirming it.
This time, after finishing their exploration in the Sea of Quanta, Nolan planned to return to the Honkai Earth with Vita and completely max out her affection.
At the same time, he could also find ways to get in contact with girls like Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, who could be considered the "protagonists" of that world.
When Nolan used to play Honkai Impact 3rd, he had been very fond of these girls. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to max out their affection as well.
Presumably, their Affection Skills would have great potential too.
Honkai Earth, St. Freya Academy.
After finishing their exploration in the Sea of Quanta, Nolan followed Vita back under the pretext of being curious about her world.
With her affection for him already at level 9, Vita had no reason to refuse such a small request.
Upon arriving at St. Freya Academy, Vita first went to find the principal, Theresa Apocalypse, to explain the situation and arrange a pass that would allow Nolan to move around freely.
After obtaining the pass, Nolan asked Vita to show him around. They spent the day together and even had dinner in the evening, and just like that, he smoothly maxed out the last bit of her affection:
[Traveling with Vita: When traveling together with Vita (within a 100-meter range, for eight hours per day), the effectiveness of all your abilities increases. Each day, the increase is equal to one ten-thousandth of "the sum of both parties' levels." There is no upper limit, but if separated for more than a day, the calculation resets.]
Vita's Affection Skill was simple and straightforward. As long as they stayed within a hundred meters of each other for at least eight hours a day, his abilities would continuously improve, and there was no cap.
The conditions of staying within a hundred meters and spending at least eight hours together each day weren't much of a problem either. He only needed to arrange her room close to his own.
That way, just spending a night together would practically fulfill the requirement.
After successfully maxing out Vita's affection, Nolan continued to accompany her at night in exploring the Sea of Quanta.
He could sense that as Vita's understanding of the Sea of Quanta deepened, the authority she wielded also grew stronger.
At the same time, he discovered more and more world bubbles. So far, the total had already exceeded five hundred, and the cultivation progress he gained per second had increased five to six times, surpassing one million.
At this rate, in just a few more days, Nolan would be able to reach level 240.
Aside from the nights, during the day, Nolan focused on building affection with the girls on Honkai Impact 3rd's Earth. To lay a solid foundation, he prepared a major plan.
That plan was to summon, in the form of Heroic Spirits, those who had already passed away but were deeply cherished by girls like Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Theresa, Durandal, Rita, and others.
For example, Kiana and Durandal's mother, Cecilia, as well as their teacher Murata Himeko, who had sacrificed her life fighting against the Herrscher of the Void.
There were also the Flame-Chasers who had played important roles in Mei's growth, such as Elysia, Eden, Aponia, Mobius, Vill-V, and Pardofelis. He quite liked the girls among them as well.
Once summoned as Heroic Spirits, maxing out their affection would also be relatively easy, making it a win-win situation. After all, seeing the Flame-Chasers return would surely make Mei very happy, causing her to develop a great deal of affection for Nolan.
As for Theresa, she likely still held deep feelings for her grandfather, Otto Apocalypse, the former Overseer of Schicksal.
Given that as a Heroic Spirit he wouldn't be able to cause any major trouble, Theresa would probably be willing to see her grandfather brought back, which would also earn her affection.
Bronya, Rita, and the others had their own regrets as well. After all, the impact of the Honkai disasters had been severe, and many people had been affected to varying degrees.
If Nolan could resolve those regrets, naturally he would gain their affection.
With a clear plan in mind, Nolan asked Vita to help spread the word about his ability to summon the deceased as Heroic Spirits.
The reason for going through such trouble was mainly because he wasn't very familiar with them yet. If he approached them directly, he would most likely be suspected of having ulterior motives.
Perhaps finding the matter interesting, Vita agreed.
Things progressed smoothly. Upon learning that Nolan possessed such a unique ability, many of the girls came to understand the situation.
Although Vita often liked to tease people, her character was still trustworthy enough, so Theresa and the others were willing to believe Nolan.
When figures like Otto, Murata Himeko, Cecilia, and the Flame-Chasers who had once passed away appeared again in the world as Heroic Spirits, Nolan gained a massive amount of affection from many of the girls.
At the very least, it reached level 3, and for people like Kiana and Mei, it even rose to level 5.
With such a foundation of affection, interacting with the girls afterward became much easier. It only took Nolan about two months to max out the affection of all the girls he liked on Honkai Earth.
The first among them was Kiana. Her affection level had been the highest among all the girls, so Nolan prioritized maxing hers out first.
(End of Chapter)
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