"My lord knight... you... be gentle..."
Kailia bit her lip, her eyes dazed with passion as she looked at Lane·Berk, who was holding her and caressing her back with his calloused hands.
"It... it's my first time."
Her soft voice carried a hint of shyness and annoyance. By the dim candlelight, Lane's mature and handsome face loomed indistinctly, making Kailia's cheeks flush with shyness.
Starting tomorrow, I'll be called Kailia·Berk, right?
Thinking this, a trace of joy appeared on Kailia's face, but the next moment, her expression suddenly turned a little flustered.
"Over there....."
Before she could finish speaking, Lane's lips pressed against hers. The scorching touch made Kailia's body feel as if it were melting. For a moment, the whole room was filled with a hot and amorous atmosphere, along with faint, uncontrollable hot moans.
....
The night passed in silence.
Even with the strong body of a knight, after such strenuous "plowing", Lane felt a dull ache in his waist and back for a while.
"You really can't fight against getting older."
Lane sighed, rubbed his aching back, and turned to look at Kailia, who was lying on the bed with her eyebrows tightly furrowed.
Even Lane, who was a Transcendent, felt a bit overwhelmed, let alone Kailia, who was an ordinary person. In the first half of the night, Kailia had begged for mercy several times. But her soft and moist body, along with her pleading and pitiful posture, always made Lane, who had tasted the sweetness, unable to control himself. They went on like this, struggling hard for most of the night.
Fortunately, the physical quality of a knight was really excellent. In just a moment, Lane had recovered to his peak state.
He sat by the bed, looking at the dense scars on his body, and couldn't help but feel a little sad for a while.
He was a time traveler.
Just like in novels, after traveling to this world, Lane's first reaction was excitement. He also wanted to, like the protagonists in novels, make a name for himself in this strange world and become a legend in a region.
The ideal was full, but the reality was harsh.
Although Lane had the aptitude to be a knight, it was not outstanding. Even though he studied and trained hard, he still couldn't reach a high level and could only be a mediocre knight. In countless battles, he didn't achieve any fame. Instead, he added many scars to his body.
Until that day, the team Lane was in encountered a dying monster. The monster was severely injured, covered in wounds, and couldn't even use magic. But even in its dying state, the monster still caused indelible damage to his team. Half of the twenty-person team died, and most of the survivors were injured. Lane's "Knight of the Heart" was even shattered directly.
The Knight of the Heart is something that must be formed to become a knight. Once it's shattered, the qi a knight has gathered has no place to store and just leaks away for nothing.
In other words, Lane would be stuck at his current level for the rest of his life. No matter how hard he trained, there will be no chance of progress. His level might even slowly decline as time went on.
This terrible disaster broke up Lane's team completely. He himself returned to his hometown, a small town on the empire's border, planning to settle down, start a family, and live out his remaining days there.
It has to be said that even a crippled knight is still a hot commodity in this border town. They can't tell what shape Lane is in; they just see him as a high-and-mighty knight lord. That's why Kailia, the town lord's daughter, was given to Lane as his wife.
You have to admit, sometimes a golden phoenix can fly out of a chicken coop, and Kailia is just that. Whether in figure or looks, she's top-notch. Even though Lane had seen plenty of artificially beautiful women in his past life, Kailia's face still made his heart race.
Thinking this, Lane sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked Kailia's beautiful sleeping face.
[Not pregnant]
Right then, a semi-transparent floating box appeared in front of Lane. The bold, flowing black characters with gold outlines made him zone out for a moment.
Lane was confused. He frowned, reached out, and waved his hand in front of his eyes, but the semi-transparent box stayed right there, not moving an inch.
"What's this?"
He muttered in confusion. And just as he did, it was as if the semi-transparent box had heard his question and suddenly changed.
[The Breeder's Gift]
On the panel with a blue and white background, such a title appeared. Besides the title, there were one introduction after another.
[Divine Gift: Birth Rite]
You can ensure that any woman you mate with (regardless of race, as long as reproduction is possible) will definitely have a chance of getting pregnant, and the delivery process will be absolutely safe and smooth, with both mother and child (son or daughter) safe (immune to dangers such as difficult labor).
[Divine Gift: Bloodline Feedback]
Every time one of your children is born and survives, you will receive a significant and permanent power feedback (based on the child's race and talent). The feedback includes but is not limited to: improvement of life essence, increase of magic power/energy, enhancement of skills/talents, awakening/fusion of special bloodlines....
[Divine Gift: Bloodline Link]
When a child grows to a certain age/has a certain amount of power, you can take the initiative to briefly borrow a part of the child's abilities. This borrowing will not cause any harm to the child.
[Number of children needed to unlock the next divine gift: 5.]
"Is this... a system?"
Lane's eyes lit up. Having read many novels in his previous life, he immediately saw the essence of his power. It turned out that he needed to be with other women to activate it. No wonder he had wasted half his life without any response.
In the first half of his life, Lane had been so focused on his knightly power that it was no exaggeration to say he kept away from women. If his Knight of the Heart hadn't been shattered, making it impossible for him to further improve his knightly power, he would never have chosen to return to his hometown to marry and have children, and thus would never have activated the system. Looking at it this way, maybe the shattering of the Knight of the Heart wasn't necessarily a bad thing?
This could be called a mix of misfortune and blessing.
A smile curled up at the corner of Lane's mouth. Others relied on their parents, but he relied on his children. As long as he had enough children, and strong ones, the talents he could get from his offspring's feedback would be stronger.
At that time, not only repairing the Knight of the Heart, but even going further to become the only Transcendent in history who could practice all professions, wouldn't be impossible?
What's more, the Birth Rite in the divine gifts allowed him to be with any creature. The mixed-race children born then would probably inherit the excellent genes of both parents. If he could be with a Dragon Maiden, wouldn't he be able to have a dragon-human child?
At that time, maybe some dragon blood would be fed back, evolving his life essence.
At the thought of this, Lane's eyes immediately became fiery. That's a dragon, a creature standing at the top of the food chain, born strong. If that bloodline could be used by him...
Of course, all this was just Lane's imagination. With his current strength as a stage 3 knight, not to mention a giant dragon, even a newly born dragon cub could incinerate him with one breath.
Putting aside the restlessness in his heart, Lane's gaze fell back on Kailia. As if feeling the heat of Lane's gaze, Kailia slowly woke up.
She looked at Lane, who had a doting expression, pulled the sheet around her tighter, and said shyly, "My lord knight..."
Before she could finish, Lane pressed his index finger on her lips and said playfully, "At this point, the title 'my lord knight' is a bit too distant, don't you think?"
Hearing this, Kailia's body trembled slightly, then she shyly called out, "Lord Lane...."
Listening to the lovely and shy call, Lane could no longer contain the restlessness in his heart. He was already hooked, and with the power of The Breeder's Gift, which could repair his Knight of the Heart and make his power go further, how could Lane hold back?
"No... Lord Lane.... I..."
Moans kept coming. In the large room, there was only heavy panting and the faint soft moans of the woman...