Looking at the detailed effects of the Flower Goddess's affection skill, Nolan was slightly surprised.
The ability to increase cultivation speed, nourish the body, and charm or hypnotize targets after unfolding the domain was fairly normal among affection skills.
What truly felt somewhat outrageous was the passive effect. Anyone of the opposite sex who smelled the faint floral fragrance on him would continuously develop affection toward him.
And one point per minute was not slow at all.
After all, raising a girl's affection from first acquaintance to maximum only required 4,500 points. At a rate of one point per minute, it would take just a little over three days of constant proximity to max out her affection.
According to the description, this was not some strange hypnotic or bewitching effect.
It felt more like the floral scent had become part of his personal charm, drastically amplifying it to the point where his attractiveness became almost tangible, constantly generating goodwill in others.
In that sense, gaining affection through the fragrance was no different from helping someone out, giving gifts, or showing care in daily life.
Of course, since it only worked when the scent could be smelled, its manifestation resembled hypnosis on the surface, but in reality, it did not affect the other person's mind.
Simply put, the fragrance made Nolan the type of man girls naturally liked. Being around him for extended periods would inevitably lead to affection.
Just over three days of constant closeness was enough to take a girl from complete stranger to maximum affection.
Still, while the ability was powerful, it did not seem entirely without drawbacks.
If he casually walked down the street and indiscriminately attracted the opposite sex to develop feelings for him, that would truly be troublesome.
To avoid such situations, he would need to suppress the fragrance's influence whenever he went to crowded places.
He could block its spread with his mental power, or use "Void Star Sea" to render it invisible.
Both methods were simple to operate. Especially the latter, which only required a slight adjustment to keep the fragrance permanently "hidden," consuming almost no energy and requiring no constant attention.
Fortunately, after carefully sensing the fragrance's effective range, he made another discovery.
This discovery meant that even without doing anything special, he did not need to worry too much about attracting too many girls unintentionally.
The faint floral scent was similar to a beautiful girl's natural body fragrance, subtle and light, with a limited range.
Even when girls wore relatively strong perfume, the scent could usually only be detected within one or two meters. Beyond that, it was barely noticeable.
Overall, unless Nolan deliberately plunged into a dense crowd, he would not randomly attract girls around him.
And conveniently, the girls who usually walked close beside him were precisely the ones he liked and intended to pursue. The fragrance's range was more than sufficient for that.
After thoroughly understanding the Flower Goddess's affection skill, Nolan felt delighted. With this ability, the speed at which he could win over girls would increase dramatically.
Thinking so, he wrapped his arms around the Goddess of Flower and happily kissed her.
"Mm… what are you doing… let me rest a bit, you annoying guy!" she protested, biting him directly in response.
…..
After resting for a while, it was already noon. Nolan got up and had lunch with everyone.
Seeing that there was nothing urgent to handle for the time being, he decided to test the effects of the Flower Goddess's affection skill.
Naturally, the best targets were girls whose affection was already close to max level. If the gap was small, all he had to do was find a reason to invite them out and spend some time together, and their affection would soon reach the maximum.
At present, those whose affection toward him was nearly maxed out included Herta, Furina, and Kirara.
They were all at Level 9.
It was noon in Teyvat, but over at the Herta Space Station, it was already nighttime.
It was not suitable to visit Herta at this hour. In any case, he still needed to test the Simulated Universe, and he would naturally see her then.
The only slight issue was that the Herta at the space station was merely a puppet she controlled. Even if the puppet smelled the floral fragrance, it would have no effect. He would have to find an opportunity to meet her true body.
Given her current level of affection toward him, she likely would not refuse.
There was no rush. He could simply ask about it during the Simulated Universe tests.
In the afternoon, Nolan planned to visit Furina in Fontaine. Her affection toward him was at Level 9 with a little over 160 points. If he spent 740 minutes with her, just over half a day, her affection would reach max level.
It sounded neither particularly short nor especially long. A little more than twelve hours.
He could drop by, ask about her recent situation, see if there was anything he could help with. If there was, even better. If not, chatting idly would work just as well.
A little stalling here, a little lingering there, and a few hours would pass.
Before leaving, he could invite her to the Wonderland Space for a gathering or a meal. That would likely stretch things out for several more hours, which should be enough to reach max affection.
And since Clorinde was usually by Furina's side, he could conveniently raise her affection as well.
After confirming that his plan seemed sound, Nolan contacted Furina through the "Waymark" and asked whether she was free.
After receiving a positive reply, he initiated a teleportation request. In an instant, he vanished from his spot and reappeared beside Furina.
Somewhat unexpectedly, Furina was not in the Palais Mermonia, but out on the street. The brilliant afternoon sunlight poured down, only to be blocked by the sea-blue parasol held by Clorinde.
Beneath the umbrella's shade stood Clorinde and Furina, and now Nolan as well. Curious, he teased,
"Coming out under such blazing sun… could it be that you're planning to showcase your 'hardships' to the people of Fontaine?"
"Hmph. My prestige in Fontaine is already more than sufficient. I wouldn't do something so boring."
Furina crossed her arms and lifted her fair chin slightly, wearing a confident expression.
"Fair enough." Nolan smiled before asking again, "Then, dear Lady Furina, what grand affair requires you to venture out in such heat?"
"Sigh, what can I do? Besides being the Hydro Archon, I'm also Fontaine's most outstanding superstar!"
Furina let out a theatrical sigh.
At that moment, Clorinde cooperatively added an explanation:
"Lady Furina has been invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 'Teyvat Fashion Design Competition.' We are currently on our way to the Opera Epiclese."
(End of Chapter)
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