"Let’s go take a look up there! Shall we? Please, can we?"

The Little Elf flitted about, gazing longingly at the Circular Golden Island in the sky.

Upon hearing this, Rogel thought for a moment and then nodded.

In fact, even if Iya hadn’t suggested it, he would’ve gone up to take a look; there might be something valuable up there.

"I’m going too!"

Mira stepped forward at this moment.

Noemi followed immediately: "I’m going too, I’m going too!"

In response, Rogel just chuckled.

Then, he withheld his smile as Captain Calamity’s traits began to manifest, lightning storms encircling him while the sea below roared to life.

Though Lina and Yas said nothing, Rogel knew that such a spectacular scene was one no one would want to miss seeing firsthand.

Before long, the Gelin was lifted by a massive wave, rising upward!

Though the Gelin couldn’t fly, Rogel could elevate it using a Calamity Tsunami!

The circular island wasn’t far away; otherwise, it would already be shrouded in mist.

In no time, they all stood atop the Gelin’s deck on a wave hundreds of meters high, finally beholding the full view of the Circular Golden Island.

The island’s golden soil shone brightly, lush greenery thrived, and at its center, a ring of golden rice fields spread out like a sea of gold, all embodying the island’s mystery and beauty.

Above the golden rice sea hovered small humanoid figures, flapping their crystalline wings as they scattered magical light down onto each stalk of grain.

A sweet, fresh breeze blew continuously from nowhere, caressing the place.

The golden ears of rice swayed gently.

Like ripples in a golden sea.

A golden scarecrow stood quietly among them.

"This is..."

A sudden insight struck Rogel, and he took out a treasure map.

[Connect to the celestial waterfall, the scarecrow in the golden rice field, harvest, hidden within.]

It seemed the treasure map acquired in the Yudona Sea Area pointed exactly to this place!

Unexpectedly, he had stumbled upon it by chance!

Rogel shook his head with a wry smile.

Then, he continued to observe the scene below.

Ripe ears of rice naturally fell, guided by a subtle airflow toward the center, eventually streaming through the circular hollow to form this magnificent Rice Grain Waterfall.

Above the center of the rice-circular island, a figure curled up, enveloped in light, hovered silently.

The aura emanating from this figure seemed connected to all the tiny figures below.

"Eya Eya!"

Iya joyfully flew forward.

It seemed to be one of her own kind.

Rogel furrowed his brow, flapping his Dragon Wings to follow.

The Little Elf’s power seemed to have increased, and in her excitement, she flew swiftly, reaching the rice field’s summit in just a couple of breaths.

"Eya!"

She happily greeted one of the little figures.

But, only upon approaching did she realize the little figure before her was transparent.

Buzz...

As expected, the transparent little figure ignored Iya, focused solely on its task of scattering light.

These transparent little figures looked just like Iya.

There must be a connection between them.

Unfortunately, these little figures lacked consciousness.

"Eya..."

Iya was somewhat disappointed, ready to return the way she’d come.

However, Rogel blocked her path, indicating the figure enveloped in light in the sky.

"Perhaps you should go take a look there."

Rogel remarked with a smile.

He could see that although Iya wasn’t particularly homesick, encountering one of her kind would certainly bring joy.

This Rice Grain Waterfall seemed to have a close connection to the Gardener Elf.

The figure in the sky was undoubtedly significant.

Hearing Rogel’s words.

Iya pondered for a moment, then nodded her little head, flying toward the figure in the sky.

Before long, she was at the figure’s face.

As if sensing Iya’s arrival.

The figure in the sky paused.

Almost simultaneously, everything within the Circular Golden Island halted, whether it was the transparent little figures, the light dots, or the breezes and rice—all seemed to pause, frozen in place.

Then, countless transparent forms, as if summoned, converged toward the light-shrouded figure.

The light grew increasingly intense.

Eventually, with a gentle shattering sound, the brilliance faded, slowly disappearing.

A figure identical in size to Iya finally appeared before everyone’s eyes.

She wore golden clothing, as if sewn from rice husks, and her eyes shone with dazzling gold.

Rogel tried to check her information but found it impossible.

It seemed this was merely a manifestation of energy...

What happened next also confirmed his suspicion.

"Eya...ya..."

With a gentle and kind expression, she nodded slightly toward Iya.

Before Iya could react, she opened her arms and slowly embraced Iya.

Seeing this, Iya instinctively opened her arms.

But the moment she touched Iya, her form dissipated, transforming into several strands of pure golden energy that merged into Iya’s body.

The next moment, Iya’s wings renewed, adorned with golden patterns, looking rather striking.

"Eya?"

Iya opened her eyes in confusion, looking around, unsure where the elf had gone.

"This little dum-dum, she’s really lucky."

Rogel couldn’t help but chuckle.

At this moment, Iya’s profile had undergone a drastic change.

[Iya (Companion)]

[Level: 55]

[Body: 12]

[Spirit: 62]

[Faith: 45]

[Tier: Deputy]

[Special Skills: Power of Harvest (Deputy) lv1, Planting (Apostle) lv6, Gardener Luze (Deputy) lv1, Attentive Care (Extraordinary) lv5, Great Luze (Apostle) lv7.] 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Even though Iya had never engaged in meditation or Visualization, her level increased steadily every day.

However, this time saw the greatest boost.

The earlier figure clearly belonged to an elf of a higher tier.

Perhaps because Iya shared her race, she got an unexpected benefit.

Iya scratched her head, somewhat bewildered, and flew back to Rogel, sitting on his shoulder, slightly dazed.

"What did she say to you just now?"

Rogel inquired.

He had heard the elf speaking to Iya.

"She said something about her power fading away... entrusting it to me... but I don’t understand what she means, can’t comprehend."

Iya replied, somewhat confused.

Rogel was speechless and had to directly prompt: "Feel if you’ve gained any new abilities."

"Oh, alright, Iya will give it a try."

The Little Elf nodded and then closed her eyes to concentrate earnestly on sensing.

While she explored her abilities, Rogel pondered and descended toward the island.

Soon, he reached the scarecrow’s side.

Pushing aside the nearly waist-high rice stalks near him, Rogel carefully examined the scarecrow.

Moments later, his eyes lit up, and he removed the scarecrow’s hat, retrieving a small box within.

The small box wasn’t locked and opened easily.

[You’ve obtained: Rare Gemstones x5]

[You’ve obtained: Coral Badge x1]

[You’ve obtained: Miracle Fruit x1]

Five exquisite gemstones, one badge, and a fist-sized multicolored fruit.

The badge didn’t need to be mentioned; Rogel didn’t currently see its purpose.

[Rare Gemstones: Purely naturally-shaped gemstones, possessing high value in the eyes of certain races.]

[Miracle Fruit: Consuming it allows a Deputy and below tier Extraordinary Creature to recover half their life and spirit, even in near-death states, though it cannot remove certain Negative Effects, it’s a very magical fruit.]