At the same time.
In Liton's home, after Ron and the other two finished dinner.
Ron played with Lisa for a while, then excused himself, carrying a kettle of hot water, and returned to his room.
After closing the door and drawing the curtains, Ron took out something from his pocket, which was half a bottle of nutritional ointment.
"This room is less than ten meters away from the main building.
Liton's family lives on the second floor and is polite, they won't easily disturb my privacy.
So, as long as I don't make too much noise, it's a good place to cultivate in peace."
Ron's lips curled up into a satisfied smile.
In the morning, when he left, he had specifically divided his belongings in the stone house.
He was very cautious; if today's plan went without a hitch, then he could use this stone house as a backup safe house.
If things went slightly wrong, he could just run back here and make other plans.
Ron left all the cheap items like the iron pot and food.
As for the coins and nutritional ointment, he divided them into two halves.
One part he carried with him, and the other was hidden under the bed in the stone house, at the innermost part of the bed leg against the wall.
This spot was very concealed; even if someone else discovered this stone house,
they would not find these things unless they were bored and decided to crawl under the bed.
"Starting tomorrow, with the name of Liton's assistant,
I can walk around Hipu Town openly.
I can even go to Kurah City to find a way to redeem Alice…"
Ron squinted his eyes. Although he had only come through to this world a little over half a month ago and had not met his predecessor's sister,
if it weren't for her selling herself into slavery to get four silver coins for his predecessor,
even if he had activated the system, he would not have been able to survive until now.
Therefore, Ron acknowledged this debt and had never forgotten about redeeming Alice.
However, the indenture Alice had signed was very harsh.
To redeem her, not only did one have to pay ten times the price of the indenture, but the redemption also had to be done within three years.
If the three-year limit was exceeded, the price would continue to double, with no upper limit.
Now, Ron did have two gold coins, which could be used to redeem her at the exchange.
But the problem was, he had no property or house, how could he explain the source of these two gold coins?
After all, Barto and Miral were still keeping an eye on him!
"Sorry, Alice, please bear with it for now, I will definitely become a knight as soon as possible and get you out!"
Ron's gaze was firm, his fist clenched.
He knew that only by becoming a knight and gaining great strength,
could he break free from his constraints and redeem Alice.
Thus, Ron stopped thinking, brewed the nutritional potion with hot water, and began to cultivate.
Since his proficiency in the "Wild Wolf Breathing Technique" was very high, even though his movements were grand and fluid, they did not make much noise.
As time passed bit by bit, the lifeblood fog in his chest became more and more concentrated, as if about to condense into droplets like rain.
It was not until the early morning when Liton and his daughter had long fallen asleep that Ron continued to work diligently without any slackening.
Suddenly, Ron stopped his movements, and a prompt sound appeared in his mind.
[ Ding! Today's information is as follows——]
[1. After seeing Miral yesterday, Barto was preoccupied and anxious, thus he secretly made two plans.]
[2. Barto decided that if Nemo could invite Doctor Gavin today and cure his injury, he would continue to serve the nobles of Kurah City. Otherwise, he would dictate his last will and testament, leaving all his property and hidden gold to Nemo and Lola.]
[3. Barto's businesses are divided into four categories——click to expand, and he has three hiding places for his gold——click to expand.]
[4. The essence of Miral and Barto's slave business is to serve the nobles of Kurah City. Now, due to the shortage of qualified slaves, they have decided to take risks force you and more freemen to become slaves.]
[5. Due to rumors of monsters in the wild, Nemo was unable to return via the night road yesterday and thus stayed at a Kurah City inn, planning to return to Hipu Town this morning.]
[6. After receiving your letter yesterday, Pok went to Grace's house to discuss decisions, planning to kill Barto, but was caught off guard and killed by Grace with a backstab. His body was buried under a tree in Grace's yard.]
[7. To prevent Grace's refusal, Pok had arranged a backup plan in advance, renting a room and a carriage at an inn, and hiding his property in the room, the specific location is as follows——click to expand.]
[8. After receiving a notification from his sister Grace, Gwath will return from the wilderness patrol this morning to discuss together how to deal with Pok's body and the plan to kill Barto.]
[9. Liton has everything ready and will submit his resignation to Barto tomorrow, with the private clinic officially opening the day after.]
[10. Members of the Kurah City Thieves' Guild will gather the location of the items, which is locked down in the cathedral of Kurah City.]
Ron focused intently and began to read the information word by word.
"Hmm? The location of Barto's businesses and hidden gold?"
After reading the first three pieces of information, Ron felt a stir in his heart and quickly clicked to expand.
Among them, Barto's businesses were divided into four categories.
They were the large farmlands outside the town, some rental properties inside the town, several trading shops with shares, and finally, the covert slave trade.
Ron only glanced casually at the detailed information of these businesses and then paid no more attention.
The reason was simple: no matter which business it was, he couldn't get his hands on it, so there was no need to look further.
However, he did carefully review the locations of Barto's hidden gold.
There were three hiding places for the gold, one in a small secret room in Barto's study, another in an unoccupied courtyard in the civilian area, and the last one in an anonymous safe deposit box at the Kurah City bank.
"This old fox, he's really cunning, making so many preparations?" Ron's lips curled up. Barto was indeed a seasoned slave owner; the three hiding places combined held more than a hundred gold coins!
And in addition to the gold coins, there were other items of considerable value.
"What a pity, Barto, you're about to die."
"All the wealth and businesses you've exploited before, what use are they now?"
Ron sneered, then immediately began to plan how to get these hidden treasures into his own hands after Barto's death.
After a while, once Ron had formulated his plan, he shifted his gaze downward.
However, when he saw the fourth piece of information, his expression changed slightly.
"Wait, that old bastard Barto, he's about to die and still doesn't want to let me go?"
Ron's gaze turned cold, a murderous intent surfaced in his heart, and a fierce aura arose.
"Since that's the case, then I'll just have to send you to your death…"