After learning everyone’s Talents, Grace thought for a moment before saying, "Elena, perform a divination first. Let’s see what we get."
Elena nodded, closed her eyes, and clasped her hands together.
A brilliant purple light shone in front of her forehead. As the light gradually faded, a single leaf appeared in her hands.
She opened the leaf and showed its contents to everyone.
[1-Star Event: One kilometer north of the Tribe lies a small stream with a source of clean drinking water.]
"It’s a water source!" Grace exclaimed in delight. "Our drinking water problem is solved!"
As soon as everyone finished reading it, the Divination Leaf automatically burned into ashes.
Elena’s face turned slightly pale, and her body swayed unsteadily.
Ethan quickly stepped forward and supported her.
"Are you alright?"
Elena smiled weakly and shook her head.
"I’m fine. As long as I can contribute to everyone, it’s worth it. My Divination is only Tier One for now, so I can only divine one event each day and predict fortune or misfortune once."
Grace asked, "Can you predict whether it’s safe for us to go to the water source?"
Elena nodded and once again clasped her hands together.
After a few moments, another purple light flashed.
She slowly opened her eyes.
"Minor Good Fortune. The journey will be safe, and no unexpected incidents should occur."
"Teacher Grace, how should we carry out this task?" Ethan asked. Since Grace was the Tribe Leader, he naturally wanted her decision.
Grace looked at him and replied without hesitation, "You’re my advisor and strategist. You should be the one making these plans."
"’Advisor’ I understand, but when did I become your strategist?" Ethan muttered under his breath, but he didn’t argue.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since it’s a Minor Good Fortune, the risk should be low. Here’s my suggestion. Aunt Emily should take one Powerful Sinew Bow and ten Stone Arrows to supervise the woodcutting team and protect them. Sophie and Christy will stay behind to guard the Tribe. Teacher Grace, Elena, and I will head north to locate the water source."
"If anyone encounters a problem they can’t handle, immediately use the Communication Stone to contact the others. Our priority is protecting each other."
The moment Ethan finished speaking, Grace shook her head.
"I disagree."
Ethan blinked.
"Why?"
Grace didn’t answer him directly.
Instead, she looked at Emily.
"Emily, you’ll accompany Ethan and Elena to the water source. Your primary responsibility is to protect Ethan."
Emily nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"Understood."
Even if Grace had approved Ethan’s original plan, Emily still wouldn’t have allowed Ethan out of her sight.
Seeing both women reach an agreement without asking for his opinion, Ethan opened his mouth as if he wanted to protest.
In the end, however, he could only sigh. It seemed... no one intended to listen to his opinion on this matter.
Ethan, Elena, and Emily set off together, carrying one Powerful Sinew Bow, twenty Stone Arrows, and the empty mineral water bottles.
As they walked, Ethan couldn’t help but think about how he could improve his relationship with Grace.
After all, she was now the Tribe Leader. Building mutual trust with her would undoubtedly benefit both him and the future of Eden Garden.
At the same time, he still had no idea what his SSS-Rank Talent—More Wife, More Blessing would actually grant him.
The system had only explained its basic effect.
As for the rewards or blessings... They were still completely unknown.
His gaze unconsciously shifted toward Elena.
Maybe... after we become intimate again, I’ll finally know what kind of reward the system gives.
She’s my girlfriend anyway, so there’s nothing to worry about.
Soon afterward, his eyes drifted toward Emily.
However, he quickly looked away again.
Ever since what had happened before they arrived in this world, the atmosphere between them had become... rather awkward.
Neither of them knew how to start a conversation.
The three slowly stepped into the mist.
Their vision instantly became blurry.
Emily instinctively walked at the very front with the Powerful Sinew Bow in her hands, carefully observing the surroundings.
Ethan and Elena subconsciously moved closer behind her.
Apart from the sound of their footsteps, the forest was completely silent.
Fortunately, Elena’s divination had been accurate.
The journey was smooth, and they didn’t encounter any danger.
Before long, they arrived at a small, crystal-clear stream.
"We found it!" Elena said happily.
Feeling thirsty, she immediately crouched down, scooped up a handful of cool water, and took a few refreshing sips.
Ethan smiled and casually joked,
"I haven’t even had a drink yet, and you’re already drinking first."
Smack!
Before Elena could answer, Emily reached over and lightly smacked the back of Ethan’s head.
"Ouch!"
Ethan rubbed the back of his head with a helpless expression. "What did I do this time?"
Emily calmly replied, "I just wanted to test my strength."
Ethan stared at her speechlessly. "Do you think I’d believe such an excuse?"
Emily raised an eyebrow. "I wasn’t planning to hide it."
The corners of her lips curled upward slightly as she let out a faint chuckle.
"You..." Ethan pointed at her, wanting to complain.
"What?" Emily looked back at him without the slightest intention of backing down.
"...Nothing." Ethan wisely admitted defeat and crouched beside the stream to drink some water.
Seeing the two bickering, Elena couldn’t help laughing.
"Aunt, don’t tease Ethan too much."
She walked over to Ethan, gently rubbed the spot on the back of his head where Emily had smacked him, and smiled softly.
"There, does it still hurt?"
Ethan looked at Elena gratefully.
"Much better."
Seeing Emily also lower her head to drink from the stream, Ethan quietly leaned closer to Elena and whispered into her ear...
"E-Elena..." Ethan leaned closer and whispered into her ear, making sure Emily was too far away to hear.
"...Tonight, I want us to become intimate."
"What?" Elena blinked in surprise. Her cheeks instantly turned pink.
She looked at Ethan with a strange expression, as though she couldn’t believe her usually gentle boyfriend would suddenly make such a request.
"We’ve only been here for a single day..."
Seeing that she had misunderstood him, Ethan hurriedly explained.
"No, that’s not what I mean. I want to test my Talent."
"The system said I’d receive a blessing after becoming intimate with my wife. I want to know what kind of blessing it actually gives."
"Oh..." Understanding immediately, Elena nodded.
"So that’s what you meant." She thought for a moment before smiling gently.
"Then why wait until tonight?"
"We can verify it now." Ethan instinctively glanced toward Emily.
Following his gaze, Elena immediately understood.
"I’ll talk to Aunt."
She walked over to Emily and quietly whispered a few words into her ear.
Emily frowned slightly before glancing toward Ethan.
Although she didn’t ask any questions, she simply sighed and turned around.
"I’ll keep watch nearby. Don’t take too long."
After saying that, she walked farther downstream, leaving enough distance to give the couple some privacy while remaining alert for any danger.
Elena returned to Ethan’s side and smiled.
"She’s gone."
She gently held Ethan’s hand and led him behind a large ancient tree whose thick trunk completely blocked them from view.
Looking into Ethan’s eyes, she smiled shyly.
While holding a tree she leaned down slightly. "If this can help your Talent...Then let’s find out together."
Ethan arrived and hold her waist from behind, then adjusted his and her clothing, and then.
Meanwhile Emily who was a little far from them, can’t help but curse hearing the moaning of Elena.
’That bastard, how he always stays horny. He was such a scoundrel.’
She also started remembering the night, when Ethan entered inside her.
About ten minutes later, a familiar mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside Ethan’s mind.
[Congratulations! You have successfully fulfilled the conditions of the SSS-Rank Talent: More Wives, More Blessings.]
[Target: Elena]
[Relationship Confirmed: Wife Candidate.]
[Random Blessing has been bestowed.]
A gentle golden light descended from above and quietly enveloped Elena.
The glow lasted only a few seconds before completely disappearing into her body.
Ethan stared blankly.
"...Huh?"
He hurriedly opened his system interface.
"What just happened?"
"The blessing activated... But why did it go to Elena?"
The mechanical voice calmly replied,
[Blessing successfully granted.]
Ethan became even more confused.
"What blessing? What exactly did you give her?"
The system remained silent.
No matter how many times Ethan asked, it didn’t answer another question.
Looking at Elena, who seemed completely normal, Ethan scratched his head helplessly.
"...What kind of mysterious system did I awaken?"
"Elena, do you feel anything different?" Ethan asked, since nothing had changed on his own status panel.
Elena immediately opened her status panel.
The next second, her beautiful eyes widened.
"Ethan!"
She suddenly jumped up in excitement and threw her arms tightly around him.
"What happened?" Ethan asked, seeing how happy she was.
"Ethan, my Talent has improved a little!" Elena said excitedly.
"What? Did it become Tier Two?" Ethan asked expectantly.
Elena happily shook her head.
"No, it didn’t become Tier Two, but now I can perform Divination twice a day instead of only once!"
"Really?"
Even Ethan was amazed. He couldn’t believe that his SSS-Rank More Wives, More Blessings Talent could actually strengthen another person’s Talent after they became intimate.
This effect was far beyond his expectations.
Not only Ethan, but even Emily, who heard Elena’s excited shout, hurried over. After hearing that her niece’s Talent had improved, she couldn’t believe that scoundrel’s Talent was actually so useful.
"Alright, alright. Save the celebration for when we get back to the Tribe. You two have already wasted enough time. Now let’s head back to the hut," Emily said.
Hearing this, the two nodded. After filling all the bottles with water, they started walking back toward the Tribe.
Upon returning to the Tribe, Grace, Sophie, and Christy were overjoyed when they saw the bottles filled with clean water.
"You guys found a water source!"
At that moment, three timid female classmates from Jessica’s group also walked over.
"Teacher Grace... Ethan... can you let us join the Tribe too? We were misled by Jessica."
Grace didn’t reply immediately. Instead, she looked at Ethan. Her meaning was clear—they should first ask for Ethan’s opinion.
"Talent," Ethan said as he looked at the three girls.
The Tribe currently needed more members. Even if they didn’t possess A-Rank Talents, as long as they sincerely apologized, he was willing to forgive their previous actions and accept them into the Tribe.
After all, now that he understood his own Talent, he wasn’t worried anymore. He believed he would eventually be able to evolve their Talents.
Besides...
They were all quite good-looking.
"All three of us awakened D-Rank Mining," one of the girls replied nervously.
"Miners?" Ethan thought for a moment before turning toward Grace.
"We’re short on people, and we don’t have anyone with a Mining Talent. They’re also sincerely asking for forgiveness, so I think we should accept them."
Grace thought for a moment before asking, "Mining doesn’t seem very useful right now. Do we really need them?"
"Even if it’s not very useful at the moment, their Talent may evolve in the future. Besides, they’re still our classmates. I think we should give them a chance," Ethan replied.
Grace remained silent for a few seconds before nodding.
"Alright. We’ll accept the three of you."
Hearing this, the three girls became overjoyed.
"Thank you, Teacher Grace!"
"Thank you, Ethan!"
They repeatedly thanked both Grace and Ethan, especially Ethan, since he was the one who had convinced Grace to accept them.
Although Grace questioned Ethan about why they should accept the three girls, in reality, even if Ethan had refused, she would still have accepted them into the Tribe. After all, they were her students.
However, she also wanted to use this opportunity to test Ethan’s character.
What Grace didn’t know was that, after realizing the true benefits of his Talent, Ethan had completely changed his perspective.
Not only was he willing to welcome these three girls back, but he was also prepared to accept any beautiful woman who sincerely wished to join Eden Garden.