The banquet hall of Wellings City, with three people walking in side by side, caught the attention of the whole audience.
Holding Count Chuli Aifang's right hand, Countess Yanni Aifang entered. Wearing a bright red evening gown, silk gloves paired with a lady's fan. Combed into a bun with fiery red hair, decorated with pearls. The beauty in front of us represents everything, and no one has any extra thoughts to think about her other identity. I really don't know if this beautiful feeling is the allure brought by the decoration on her body, or the beauty of herself. Plain and natural, but vulgar rouge is also a beauty that everyone agrees on. What about perfectly blending the two together? Perhaps the answer is right in front of us.
Holding the count's left hand is the beauty that has been seen at several banquets hosted by Platinum City over the past year. Blue eyed blonde hair paired with a goose yellow dress, showcasing the beauty of different countesses on this woman. Most people who have attended Platinum City banquets know her name is Monica. Some of them even know that she is the great mage among the seven warriors. However, all of this, known or unknown, cannot stop the courtship attacks of noble men. Of course, she herself had expressed to Yanni that she did not want to attend such meaningless banquets, but Yanni only replied to her, "If rejecting such men is one of the pleasures, I think you would prefer to come to such a place!" Therefore, Monica has never been absent from an occasion where Yanni also attends, and she herself has a feeling of enjoying it.
However, the focus of the gaze was still on the man in the center. Men are all thinking about why he has the qualification to accompany those two women. And women are also observing him, what features can attract those two women. To be in vain is to describe this situation, even if they see through Chu Li, they will never see the ability to achieve the qualities that everyone envies. Because that trait is called 'miracle', the only thing in the world that cannot be proven by common sense.
"Gentlemen and ladies, let's raise our glasses to celebrate. Today, J-Days, represents the beginning of a new year. The coalition led by General Mazken, dispatched by Wellington City, is also scheduled to complete its mission and return to the city on this joyful day to add a little joy to this celebratory moment. We wish them all the best and also wish the upcoming year of the Snake. Let's raise our glasses to celebrate!"
"Raise your glass to celebrate!"
After everyone tasted the contents of the cup, the banquet officially began. Several young aristocratic children are already dancing gracefully on the central dance floor. The sound of conversations surrounding them intermingled harmoniously with the sound of music. Monica also politely declined invitations from several aristocrats with a very polite smile.
Yan Ni, who walked over, picked up a cherry with Ti from the dining table behind Monica and put it into her mouth. "They say that the girl standing on the side without anyone paying attention during the banquet is called a wall flower. So what should Miss Monica, who always politely refuses, be? A wall rose? With thorns."
"Don't make any strange words casually." At this moment, Monica was also smiling and rejecting a fat man with a strange appearance.
Watching the chubby man angrily leave, Yan Ni said with a disdainful expression, "Slave merchant Crass, it's hard to imagine why such a person could occupy a place in the North Land. However, the commercial power of his towns cannot be ignored."
"Slave merchants? Is there anyone else doing such outdated things?"
"If there is demand, there will naturally be suppliers. Anyway, don't bring me to Platinum City, I don't want to talk to such people. Ah! It's a failure." She put the cherry in her mouth into the trash tray, and Yanni took another cherry and stuffed it into her mouth. "On the contrary, it's you who has been in a daze lately. Don't make it too late with young guys!"
Picking up an unpeeled grape and stuffing it into her mouth, Monica exclaimed in surprise, "Do you also know about this?"
"Platinum City is so small that there is no news that can last a lifetime. But are you sure if you can handle it or not? It's just a matter of someone announcing their death later on."
"It shouldn't be a problem! The most basic part of alchemy is playing with drugs, it's just that I don't often make life-saving drugs. On the contrary, it's you. What advice can you give?"
"Mmm~" Yan Ni's chin swayed left and right as she tilted her head to think about things. "How about slaughtering him and applying the resurrection technique? Maybe we can cure his illness together."
"Forget it! When I didn't ask you..."
"Ah! It's successful." Happy Yanni took out the cherry stem from her mouth. I saw that the part of the cherry meat was already gone, while Zai and Ti were still connected, and even the part of Ti was tied in a knot.
"You're far from it!" After speaking, Monica took out a peeled and intact grape from her mouth and stuffed it into Yanni's mouth. Then he spat out the parts of the child and the skin and threw them into the trash tray.
"Hmm~No offspring?" Yan Ni chewed on the grapes that had already been harvested while looking at Monica walking to the observation deck outside. Drink the wine in your hand and place it on a nearby table. After picking up a few more things to eat, Yanni walked out.
"Miss Monica,"
Looking at the night view that was vastly different from Buckingham, Monica was disturbed by someone. Turning around, in front of him was a noble son whom he had met at several banquets in Buckingham City.
"Your smile is like the brightest moon, but unfortunately there is no competent starlight to accompany a beauty like you. Perhaps I can embellish it for you, but I don't think it can fully highlight your extraordinary beauty."
With the other person's praise, Monica shifted her gaze to the object in his hand. A beautiful box filled with various noble jewels, shining like stars in the sky. But this is not the first time I have seen such a luxurious lineup, and there was also a time in my memory
Another not too short period of time has passed, which is just a trivial matter for Monica, who has become a vampire. During these days, Monica has been trying her best to learn some knowledge, knowledge, and magic skills from the books she has already organized in her spare time, in order to keep herself busy. If you don't understand anything, of course, you can also seek advice from the Austrian side, but most of the time, the Austrian side only says to her, "That's too simple, so I forgot. Go find it yourself."
What about the Austrian side during this period? When Monica sorted out an ancient scroll indicating the year 1861 in the Gregorian calendar, she was stunned for a moment. About three thousand years ago, the handwriting and signature on it were similar to those of the Austrian side. She went to inquire about the origin of the things, and Aofang just happily said, "That's great. Where did you find it? I've been searching for this notebook for a long time, and it contains information about my previous experiments. This way, there's no need to redo it, it's really great."
Looking at her energetic and happy figure, Monica shook her head.
Aofang suddenly turned around and said, "Hey! Little girl, once you're organized, go outside. There's an experiment to do."
"Oh!"
The night sky is always so charming, with the sound of wind coming from the swaying tree tops. Coincidentally, it was the moment when the enchanting robe of the bright moon had just risen, and the perfectly matched starlight against the moonlight was also telling the story of one's own extraordinary. This has led to countless couples whose scenery still reveals its most beautiful side, and many people hope this moment is permanent. But they all know another thing, this moment will still come, and such a scene should last forever. However, such beautiful scenery on a beautiful day is not perfect... as long as there are no annoying whispers.
Watching the ghoul walking under the moonlight, Monica asked a long puzzled question, "Teacher, are they..."
"Oh! My previous failed experiments and some undead white mice. Alright!" The old man clapping his hands just set up a combination table, with a beautifully decorated wooden box, two tall wine glasses, and a bottle of grape wine on top.
Since getting to know this strange old gentleman, Monica has never figured out the meaning of his every move. This time, as in the past, he faced this mysterious old man with the same expression. He just said to Monica, "Open that box!" At the same time, Aofang took out a notebook from somewhere.
Monica carefully opened the elegant and exquisite wooden box, but inside was nothing worse than the starry sky, a box full of gemstones. Topaz, sapphire, black gem, opal, emerald... There are even many unknown beautiful stones. Monica looked at the colorful gemstones in surprise, her mouth opening in fear.
The Austrian side picked up a topaz from inside and handed it to Monissa. But Monica still doesn't believe everything that happened. The hands holding the gemstones trembled, and the eyes that were about to burst into tears shifted towards the old man. Moved should be this kind of feeling, my slightly parted lips finally squeezed out a little sound. "Teacher, I..."
"Inject the fire element and throw it out!"
"Huh?" The high mood seemed to be pulled back to reality, and for the first time, a voice of doubt came from Monica. But the movement did not stop, and a large amount of fire elements were already transmitted into the gemstone according to the instructions.
"Did you inject it?"
Monica nodded silently.
"Throw it out."
Once again confirming the other party's sincerity, but only receiving the same response. Only then did Monissa throw out the topaz in her hand, but she did not notice that the topaz in her hand had been shining for some time.
The gemstone that was released drew beautiful lines in the night sky, and the shining figure made the arc more obvious. But this one exploded in the sky shortly after being drawn.
"Hmm~topaz plus fire element will have a burst effect. Little girl, remember to throw it early next time. Otherwise, it will explode itself." Monissa's ear, crouching with her head in her arms, said this.
"Next one! Hey! How long do you have to squat?" Aofang said, holding an emerald.
Monica stood up trembling and took the emerald. "This time... there won't be any danger, will there?"
"Follow my instructions and there won't be any danger. Inject the same amount of wind and gold elements."
"Oh!" Monica followed suit and immediately threw out the emerald. Seeing the emerald flying into the sky, Aofang exclaimed, "I didn't tell you to throw it away... it... ah..." Watching the emerald roll to the feet of a nearby meaty man, it immediately rolls around in a small tornado storm with a flash. Aofang paused for a moment before saying, "Didn't I say the same amount of wind and gold elements?"
Monica awkwardly scratched her head. The Austrian side sighed as they poured a glass of wine and took a sip, saying, "Your ability to control the amount of elements and precision still need to be improved. This won't help at all. Forget it! We don't have all the data for a single element yet, let's just make do with it. The next Thunder Element..."
"Oh..."
"What's wrong? When I see a bunch of jewelry, I don't look very like you with a smile on my face!"
What brought consciousness back to reality was the Countess's merciless criticism. Monica glanced at the smiling expression on her face, and with the embarrassed expression of the nobleman's son, she smiled and picked up the largest ruby in the box. It is said to be the largest, but only the size of a little finger, and even a few flaws can be seen through the light. "These things are at most ranked C or D on the Treasure Encyclopedia! Although it's not easy to have so many at the same time. Besides, how do you think these things should be used to decorate me?"
"Of course, it's made into jewelry such as necklaces and rings to wear on you, Miss Monisha."
"Ring? I'm not used to carrying such heavy things." As she shook her head, Monica put the ruby in her hand back into the box. "Moreover, although this is not the worst gift I have ever received, it is not the best either."
A sentence with an unclear meaning sparked a lot of interest, and Yan Ni certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to listen to the story, risking her life to pester Monica. The man next to him did not feel discouraged just by a few words, but instead showed a very interested expression as he listened.
The memories that were stirred up kept flashing through my mind like the wind, and clear fragments seemed to be in front of me, repeating themselves
I have been in a strange place for several years, during which Monica not only practiced her ability to control elements, but also helped Austria with a bunch of strange experiments.
The experimental content mostly focuses on the relationship between natural materials and magical elements, from the initial gemstones to later materials such as rubber, various types of wood, cotton, silk, fur, etc., all becoming experimental materials.
And the proportion of element usage is becoming increasingly strange. The initial single element is followed by different elements with a ratio of one to one, and in the later stage, there are three elements with a ratio of four to three, or more elements with different ratios are added. Even the use of magical elements to wrap materials, or the unique ways in which materials wrap magical elements, have resulted in various effects. However, Monica is still full of mistakes. Of course, I almost died several times. But after the old man touched his head and laughed three times, no one had the strength to remember the thrilling scene just now.
However, throughout this series of experiments, Monica held onto a doubt until today when she finally asked.
"Teacher, we have tried many types of materials. Have you forgotten that there is still one material you haven't tried?"
"Which one?" Austria replied casually, while still burying itself in an unorganized pile of information.
Pour boiling water into the tea cup, and the aroma of tea fills the entire room. Monica just walked towards Aufang with her tea cup in her hand. "It's just rubies. Gemstones were the earliest materials, but in my memory, I don't even have materials for a single ruby. Anyway, those materials are also circulated with some wealthy families, so there's no reason why they don't have rubies at home?"
"Why are you only asking now?"
"Previously, most of the materials were still in the stage of collecting information. Now we need to start organizing the materials, so I'm afraid you might forget that there are still materials that haven't been tested."
Aofang's eyes moved away from the scroll on the table, picked up a tea cup that was seven tenths full on the side, took a small sip, and then said, "The ruby is not that it hasn't been made, but that it has already been made."
"Have you done it?"
After cooling the tea and taking a small sip, Ao Fang continued, "The original purpose of this experiment was to utilize rubies. The various functions and application methods of rubies have been recorded a long time ago, and now it's just a supplement to other related types of information."
"So... what is the function of this ruby?"
Aofang stood up and walked towards the bookshelf behind him, rummaging through things while saying, "Ruby is the material with the best compatibility of magic among all natural materials. Of course, not only magic, some magic or curses can also be directly stored in Ruby. Other materials need to be compatible with the magic element to achieve the same effect. Only Ruby does not have such concerns."
The Austrian side dug out a rudimentary small box covered in dust, with a strange shield shaped yellow background black shadow symbol painted on it, like a side view of a standing horse. "And ruby has special abilities that other materials do not have."
"Special ability?" Monica questioned as she watched Orphan recite the opening spell and open the inconspicuous box. The red light overflowing from inside made Monica's eyes unable to open, with two rubies the size of the front of her thumbs placed among them. Without any impurities or impurities, even the most foolish person should know that it is a rare high-end product, let alone how much value that size brings. Beside it lay a palm sized amber with an unknown strange object inside.
The Austrian side picked up a ruby and placed it before the candlelight. The gathered candlelight emitted from the other end of the ruby, and the dazzling light also burned a hole in a scroll. Monica looked at the rare treasure with a surprised expression she had never used in her own memory, while Orphan just threw it up and down for fun.
"The most unique thing about rubies is that they can store 'memory'. Natural memory, human memory, and object memory are all good, and they can all be left behind. Its size and purity are greatly related to the completeness and amount of memory stored."
Watching the ruby jump up and down, Monica just said anxiously, "Teacher, be careful not to break it."
Upon hearing this, Aofang just let out a loud laugh and then threw it forcefully. The ruby thrown to the ground bounced up and smashed towards the wall, then bounced back into the Austrian hands. Monica looked at the ground and walls that had been smashed out of the hole, anxiously turning her head to look at Orfang, only to see a flying red object. Reaching out and catching it, it turned out to be the ruby just now.
"A truly good gemstone cannot be broken by falling. If it is broken, you can throw it directly into the waste pile. Ordinary people are afraid of falling, but it is because there are extra decorations left."
Monica was feeling the ruby in her hand, with a smooth surface without any defects, and it was still intact.
The Austrian side continued, "Although it can be used to store memories, in reality, not many people use it this way because the procedures for input and output are too complicated. The production of media is also a troublesome task. The heart of the dungeon and the Hero's Tomb in the box belong to the A-level rubies in the Treasure Encyclopedia, which are relatively low-quality secondary products left by me when I conducted experiments. Everything else seems to have been destroyed."
"It's all destroyed... destroyed..."
Aofang nodded. "The best ruby was given to my former friend in purgatory, as if it had been used as some kind of proof for him."
"To someone..."
The Austrian side thought thoughtfully and at the same time covered the box, intending to put it away. Monica saw it and shouted, "Teacher, this one is still confiscated."
"Ah! I told you earlier. It's really troublesome, please keep it safe! I'll return it when I open the box next time." With that, he placed the box back deep in the bookshelf and walked out of the room.
"So... can that be considered as a gift from someone else?"
Monica was not the only one who smiled awkwardly, almost all three people present had strange smiles on their faces.
I wanted to continue asking about the matter, but realized that there was already an unusual commotion coming from inside the hall. Yanni immediately pulled Monica back into the hall. And the man just shook his head, put everything away, and returned to the hall.
Three people burst into the main entrance of the hall, including a girl with a cold expression, a giant with disheveled hair and an invisible face, and a boy buried in an iron block resembling armor.
When the huge piece of garbage was disdainfully thrown aside, Duke Wellings realized from his exposed head that it was General Mazken, and immediately called for the waiter to come and help. As for Ni, she was also curious to walk up to Mazken and see what kind of people qualified to become generals, after Bahn of the Black Sheep. The person next to Yan Ni, due to her fame, also took the initiative to give way to the legendary princess who was known for her excellent healing and rescue skills.
But Mazken's expression gave the impression of being startled by something, frowning and muttering words. As his eyes slowly opened, the first thing he saw was Yanni's bright red dress, and he only heard him shout, "Help! It's a big monster..."
Before he could finish a sentence, Mazken was knocked unconscious by Yanni's kick.
"Countess Aifang, you..."
With her feet still on Mazken's face, Yanni said unhappily, "Who told him to wake up like he's seeing a ghost? I didn't kill him, so he's lucky!"
The dispute has not come to an end yet, and someone has shifted the focus of this scene to another place. Because the appearance of the knights rushing in in panic in Wellington City caught the attention of many people. When they noticed that the Knights were targeting those three unknown intruders, everyone had a question.
"You..."
"Yeah~Needless to say, I know what you're asking is: 'Who are you?'" The man who broke in said in a very impolite tone. Seeing everyone nodding, he continued, "We are the subordinates of the Great Demon King, and this time we have been ordered to bring back the man you sent."
"What!" Duke Wellings stood up in surprise and walked to the front, asking, "What about the others?"
I think it's probably all over! Who told you to be so arrogant and choose to kill everyone in the dungeon during lunchtime? No one to defend it, let's just go straight to the treasure room. But I don't know that the pile of treasures is not ours at all, but Old Red's collection. When I saw Old Red, I pulled out my weapon fiercely, but couldn't stop their roar. That roar almost shook the entire dungeon, and everyone saw that except for this guy who had half of his life left, no one else could even see scum. The Great Demon King asked us to bring this guy back to you, but we saw your stinky faces. "Are you shy or not, you bastards!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman slapped the man hard. "Take your life! The Great Demon King said that you can't say any dirty words except 'his mother'. What did you say just now?"
"Alright! Alright! Jina, I understand now. I'm sorry, that's all. What did you do with so much force?" The man, who was referred to as risking his life in the woman's mouth, looked at her innocently.
"Do you think saying 'I'm sorry' is enough in this world?" As he spoke, Jina still rudely slapped his hand a few times.
When their internal affairs finally came to an end, they risked their lives and continued to say to the others with their red cheeks, "Anyway, we brought this guy back. It's none of our business."
At this moment, a nobleman loudly asked, "Hey! Who is Old Red in your mouth! If you have the courage, speak up."
The group of people who were about to turn around and leave, turned around and smiled desperately, saying, "Old Red is a red dragon living in the dungeon. Are you interested in provoking it?"
"Red Dragon... Red Dragon..." Yanni turned her head to confirm with Monica, listening to Mazken's foaming murmur. Monica also nodded and whispered, "We haven't encountered a pure Red Dragon in the past. But in the records, they have such strength, or even above, that's right!"
The voice that came from somewhere was unusually clear and loud in everyone's ears, "What a bastard XXX demon king! He's not the kind of scumbag who only dares to hide behind a bunch of monsters and beasts!".
I only saw a big change in my face as I risked my life. I took a step back and looked at Jina beside me, who had also changed his face. He shook his hands desperately and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry a million times! Miss. The Great Demon King has instructed not to cause trouble this time."
"Have you ever seen hell? It's a strange place full of pain and death, and it's the only place you should go in this world. Didn't anyone give you a ride? It's a pity. Then I'll be a good person for free and send you to see the terrifying place that no one dares to describe!"
"She didn't say that! She didn't say that! Oh my goodness! She really said it! She really said it!"