Chapter 9: Rens Seven Aunts and Eight Aunts, the Star Evil Stone
Renn has a saying about MMP. I don’t know whether to say it or not.
After hearing the name Lathander from Lucy, he felt a little bad.
In the continent of Faerûn (the world of Toril), when people embark on a new journey, make a contract, and establish a political or romantic relationship, they often pray to this god.
Lathander is the Lord of the Morning, the god of renewal and vitality, and one of the oldest gods in Faerûn.
If the spirit steam world is really the head of Lathander, this world must be connected to a certain DND world, or a world with a similar background.
DND stands for "Dungeons and Dragons".
Coincidentally, Kesha's novice trial mission was to go to a world related to the background of "Dungeons and Dragons".
Maybe, this planet is not very far from the world of Toril and the continent of Faerûn...
Lucy saw that Ren's expression was strange and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I'm just a little hungry."
Renn reacted quickly, looked as normal, and changed the subject.
He was not prepared to discuss the information about "Lord of the Morning" Lathander and Faerûn's pantheon with Lucy because it was difficult to explain.
As a newly promoted saint, he shouldn't know so much.
Lucy didn't think much about it. Anyone who heard these inside information involving the secrets and origins of the world for the first time would behave a little strangely.
Hearing him say he was hungry, Lucy smiled and told the old housekeeper standing outside the door:
"Have a banquet to entertain two distinguished guests."
"Understood, Miss." The old housekeeper nodded, bowed and stepped back slowly.
The chefs at the Marquis's residence were very efficient, and a sumptuous lunch was ready in half an hour.
Several people walked into the restaurant while chatting.
The Wilson family's dining room is large and elegantly decorated, with a red carpet on the floor and several urn-shaped crystal lamps that solidify the "illumination technique" hung on the ceiling. An exquisite marble dining table is placed in the center, with silver candlesticks and swaying flames.
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Lucy sat on the main seat, flanked by Artoria and Ren.
The luncheon began, and a group of young and beautiful maids wearing ruffled aprons followed the process and brought appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, staple dishes, desserts, coffee and tea to the table one by one.
The banquets held at the homes of great aristocrats feature rich and luxurious dishes, and the process is exquisite.
When drinking some wine, divide it into pre-dinner wine, table wine and after-dinner wine.
Pre-dinner wine is an appetizer, usually a cocktail or champagne; table wine is divided into white wine and red wine. When serving white meat, that is, fish and chicken, it should be paired with white wine; when serving red meat, such as beef and pork, it should be paired with red wine.
After-dinner drinks are generally drinks that aid digestion, such as liqueurs and brandy...
‘Big dog owner.’
Renn cursed in his heart.
At the same time, he had to admit that compared to these long-established aristocratic families, the Ackerman family was indeed an upstart.
I am usually very careless and have shortcomings in all aspects.
There is no manor castle, no housekeeper and maid, no regular literary and artistic salons held at home...
Moreover, this Wilson Manor is just an estate owned by the Wilson family in Melova City.
The Wilson family also has a marquis territory of 12,000 square kilometers in the east of Faroland. Within the territory, there are castles, private armies, treasury, weapons workshops and wizard towers. It is like a small country.
This is the background of a great noble.
Ren's personal strength has surpassed Lucy's, but in terms of family background, even Pat Ma can't keep up.
Some things, such as a family's connections, territory, industry and wealth, really cannot be determined by fists alone.
Even if there is sufficient military support, the development of power will take a certain amount of time.
"How big of a fief can the king give me this time?"
When they were almost done eating, Ren shook his wine glass and looked at Lucy eagerly.
He also wanted to be a landed noble.
Recruit troops, build castles, farm and develop, become the emperor of a land...and then marry Keisha in all glory.
"You have been promoted to the fifth level and have meritorious deeds. You must have three to four hundred square kilometers." Lucy thought for a moment and said.
This is the area of a viscounty.
"It's only 300 square kilometers, where are the people sent to beg for food?" Ren said dissatisfied.
It's too small. The Wilson family has a fiefdom of about 12,000 square kilometers, which is thirty or forty times that of the Ackerman family.
Having once been the founding emperor of the Lion Heart Kingdom, he really looked down upon this little territory.
Lucy was speechless and rolled her eyes at him: "Be content, you have made meritorious service to the kingdom, and you are a newly promoted saint, so you can have a fief.
Otherwise, even if the king gives you a nice title of palace duke and throws a small manor to you, you won't be able to say anything."
Not all nobles can have hereditary territories.
Many new rich people have titles but no land, or the title and the territory are seriously inconsistent.
The Kingdom of Falorland is actually a little better. Like some ancient countries with a long history, the interests have basically been divided up and there is no room for rising stars.
For example, in the Nokman Empire and the Saint Joan Empire, there are many newly rising extraordinary beings in the country who hold the intimidating titles of dukes and marquises, but they only have one or two small manors of 300 to 500 acres...
This type of nobles is called the court nobles, the nouveau riche, and there is a clear distinction between the landed nobles.
"But now is a war era, and it is also your opportunity."
Lucy looked at these two outstanding young people and said, "Over there, Prince Christian of the demon clan can no longer hold it in any longer. He will launch a full-scale war against Farolland in at least half a year... If you are like this
If I can achieve great success in a war, it won't be a problem to break up the soil and create a feudal lord."
"Yeah?"
Ren smiled, showing his white teeth.
Well, now there is one more reason to kill Prince Christian.
Not even a real marquis, he really had no shame to propose marriage to the Feuerbach family, the royal family of the Nokman Empire.
At this time, Artoria also said tentatively:
"Aunt Lucy, can you give us information on Prince Christian, Prince Milo, and werewolf Archduke Luke, these powerful figures in the demon camp?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "No problem."
Lucy hesitated for a moment, then agreed, and immediately asked the old housekeeper to go to the data room to sort out and make a copy of the information on the powerful people in the demon camp.
Being so talkative made both Ren and Artoria stunned for a moment.
This information is precious and not cheap.
Ren can also ask for these information from the Witcher Association, but he has to pay for it. He came to Lucy to ask for it, not because he wanted to get it for free, but because he wanted the other party to give him a friendly price.
But now judging from her intentions, she plans to give it to her for free.
Renn looked at the female saint suspiciously and said:
"May I ask, why are you so polite?"
This woman was too kind to them.
She cares about them very much, just like the elders in the family, she is kind and friendly. Even if she wants to show favor to and win over the newly promoted saints, she actually does not need to take such care.
Hearing Ren's doubtful question, Lucy was stunned for a moment, and then a smile bloomed on her crystal-white face. She looked at him up and down for a while, seemingly satisfied, and said:
"My good friend Helen summoned me not long ago and asked me to take special care of you. After all, you are her son-in-law."
"son in law?"
Ren was a little confused.
Who is Helen... Well, I seem to have heard it many times, but I can't remember it for a while.
Lucy looked at the confused young man, feeling a little funny, and reminded him: "Her daughter is Catherine."
Renn: "..."
It turned out to be Catherine's mother.
"But, my fiancée is actually...is--" Perhaps out of guilt, Ren hesitated a little.
Did the other party make a mistake?
It was Kesha he slept with, and she was the one he wanted to marry, not Miss Catherine.
Looking at him who was embarrassed and hesitant, Lucy chuckled and said:
"Unexpectedly, you are so lucky. Although I don't know the process, Helen will not even get this kind of thing wrong.
Since she said you are her son-in-law, then it must be."
Renn: "..."
(˙灬˙)
Is it possible that he can still have two sisters?
So exciting...
It can only be said that Kesha had a bit of a bad taste in this matter. She did not tell Ren exactly the relationship, and she deliberately told him in a vague way: His sister-in-law has always been thinking about him.
However, Renn has no sister-in-law at all.
Catherine and Keisha, to put it bluntly, are the two sides of the Blood Queen's character, with one person playing two roles.
You can also say that she is an actress.
Anyway, Kesha is in the atmosphere. When Ren is secretly happy and thinks that he can have two sisters, only one person will appear on the wedding day...
Just to tease him on purpose.
If Renn hadn't taken advantage of the Queen of Demon Realm outside, he would have been tricked by Kesha, and he might have been hanging on her tree for the rest of his life, with strict wife control.
Unfortunately, sometimes people are not as good as God.
Keisha must have never thought that Ren could travel to other worlds before, so her plan finally came to nothing.
To sum up, they are all routines. From this aspect, the two of them look like a couple, and the other half of the routine has extremely high IQs.
Lucy looked at Ren, whose expression was constantly changing, worrying about gains and losses, and added with a smile:
"Also, you can also call me aunt. I am Helen's cousin."
Renn: "..."
No wonder, her aunt kept laughing just now.
Artoria: "..."
I see.
"Call Auntie and come and listen."
"Aunt Lucy."
Facing Lucy's narrow and expectant gaze, Ren felt helpless and had to call his aunt, his expression slightly embarrassed.
He was a little uncomfortable with this situation.
For a long time in the past, he had no relatives or elders, so naturally he didn't have to deal with seven aunts and eight aunts.
After all, he and Arturia are the same generation, so we can get along easily.
Facing Lucy at this time, Ren was very embarrassed. Thinking of having to deal with his mother-in-law and father-in-law in the future, his scalp went numb.
…………
In the afternoon, the sky was clear.
After coming out of Wilson Manor, Lane was still in a daze and absent-minded.
In terms of relationship, he can barely be regarded as Lucy's nephew-in-law. This is too bad. From now on, he will be a head shorter in front of her.
"I feel that your aunt is a bit extraordinary. She seems to have touched the fifth level."
Seeing that he was distracted, Arturia took the initiative to stir up the conversation.
"Indeed, I feel that she can pose a threat to us, which is not something ordinary saints can do." Renn nodded.
Of course, he was not surprised.
Lucy Wilson is a [Singer] profession, a fifth-level soul singer.
Singers are not a front-line combat type of profession, they should be regarded as auxiliaries and nannies. They are easily looked down upon during debates.
It is generally believed in aristocratic circles that she ranks at the bottom of the top ten saints in Falorland.
However, Renn used the "level detection" function to scan Lucy a few months ago and unexpectedly discovered that she was as high as level 25.
To be precise, he is a senior saint at the peak of level 25, only one step away from the fifth level.
This woman is usually very low-key and hides her clumsiness. Others say that she is the best saint in Falorland. It has been decades since she said it, but she has never refuted it.
After all, she is an aunt, so Ren won't complain that she is a scheming bitch.
"You've been absent-minded. Your mother's family has such a strong background. Aren't you happy?" Arturia teased.
Sometimes she feels sorry for her younger brother who has always been a loner. She is very happy to see that he has gradually gained more relatives and friends.
Ren scratched his head, still feeling a little embarrassed, and curled his lips and said:
"Well, I'm happy. I saved about 20,000 gold coins this trip."
The information on the two dozen powerful people in the demon camp is worth several thousand gold coins.
He originally owed Lucy 10,000 gold coins, but this time he also waived the debt.
It was the time when he encountered the projection of the Nightmare Lord that he was severely injured and fell into a coma. His soul was contaminated by the power of the Lord-level nightmare.
It was Lucy who healed him with her soul-cleansing singing.
This time I came to visit her. In addition to obtaining information about the powerful people in the demon camp, Ren also planned to use the bat wings of Mahat, the blood clan's archduke, to repay his debt.
It turned out to be useless.
Not only was it useless, Lucy also gave him several treasures and said that if he liked it, he could live in Wilson Manor in the future.
"You know how many gold coins I saved."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing him acting like he was getting an advantage, Artoria tugged on his ear and said, "Can you stop being so snobbish?"
"Let go."
Ren gently patted her hand away and muttered, "I would rather discuss financial interests with others than deal with seven aunts and eight aunts. I feel like I owe too many favors this time."
In the past few months, he had been hiding in the city of Merova, and he had indirectly accepted Lucy's protection.
She is as high as level 25 and is permanently stationed in Merova City. Under this important commercial city, there are four sacred-level rune arrays, which are enough to intimidate all the little ones.
Prince Milo was so stubborn that he didn't dare to break into this city when he was doing trouble before. This shows that the defense here is very tight.
Back and forth, Renne has received a lot of favors and help from Lucy.
Now that I think about it, she has actually been taking care of him overtly and covertly since he arrived in Merova City.
As for the reason behind it, I have figured it out this time. Frankly speaking, this aunt is indeed very good to him, almost like half a mother...
After chatting, they took a public carriage to the Civic Square, and Ren and Artoria parted ways for the time being.
She is going to school to apply for early graduation and catch up on her graduation thesis. She won't be home for the next few days.
Ren went home and sorted out the information given by Lucy to see if Christian and Milo had any weaknesses that could be targeted.
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Two days later.
At night, the lone moon hangs high.
Wren wore a black cloak and quietly came to the edge of the northern district of Merova City.
The cool breeze blew through the dilapidated streets of the old city, and the door frames creaked and groaned, which was a bit scary in the middle of the night.
It is very shabby, but there are still many people living here, but the public security is a bit chaotic. Thieves, thieves, gangs and vagabonds are all common in the old city, which is a gray area of the city.
Ordinary citizens dare not come here at night.
However, among the circles of extraordinary people, the old city is very attractive because there is a black market here.
Ren quickly entered an abandoned factory and followed the stairs to the underground.
There is a bar here, located in a dark basement, which looks a bit weird.
"Have a Bloody Mary!"
Renn smiled and tossed a gold coin in his hand. After hearing his words, two burly men in black came over immediately.
They stopped him, took out two Force firearms, pointed at his head, and said coldly:
"Sir, this is not a place that ordinary people can come in."
Renn threw the gold coin forward and said unceremoniously: "I am an ordinary person. If I say such stupid things again, I will blow your head off."
"..."x2
Test passed.
"Sir, please!"
The two [Berserker] professional bodyguards put down their guns, put away the gold coins, and led Ren through the bar, turning left and right to an iron door.
This kind of "test" is actually quite interesting. If you have two guns pointed at your head and you dare to curse without hesitation, you will be qualified to enter the black market.
Because this kind of person is either a master or a desperado.
One of the big men in black grabbed the door handle of the iron door and turned it hard.
Bang~
The iron door, which only allowed one person to pass through, opened and closed with a muffled sound.
Ren crossed the iron gate, walked through the dark tunnel, walked about two hundred meters, and entered a square shrouded in black mist.
In the square, various stone pillars and stones stand scattered in a semi-encircled shape, and there are some houses built with huge stones in the middle. At this time, all of them have been transformed into shops.
It seemed that he came at the right time. At this time, a stall owner took out several rare treasures and was auctioning them.
They were three stones, the size of a baby's fist, shaped a bit like a sea urchin, blue-brown, with little fireflies shooting out from time to time on the spikes.
The stall owner wore a dark golden crow mask and a wide black robe. His face could not be seen clearly and he said:
"These are three Star Evil Stones from the Secret Realm of Hundred Flowers. Holding them can get close to the legendary most powerful gun "Wings of Stars". I believe everyone knows that the passage to the secret realm will be opened in the near future. This kind of thing
I guess I don’t need to say more about its value, right?”
As soon as he finished speaking, there were bursts of rapid breathing all around.
Eight or nine hundred people have gathered here. It can be said that most of the people in the entire black market have come here.
At this time, many people looked at the three Xingsha stones on the ground with greedy and fiery eyes, wanting to take them for themselves.
"Wings of Stars", a famous gun without an owner, who doesn't covet it?
"Someone actually sells the Star Evil Stone." Renn raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
If it weren't for the fact that fighting is not allowed in the black market, and behind the black market there are actually the shadows of the official forces of Faloran and the Witcher Association, I'm afraid there will be a murder here.
"I'll pay you 2,000 gold coins!"
"2500!"
"2800!"
…
Soon someone was shouting the price, their faces red with excitement and their necks thickened.
The vendor wearing a dark golden crow mask was unmoved and said indifferently: "I ask for barter, and it must be exchanged for a core material from the Dark Archduke-level demon!"
As soon as these words came out, there was silence for a moment.
"Hey, you're too greedy. With the Star Evil Stone, you just have a chance to get close to the famous gun, but you're not guaranteed to get it."
"That's it, are you so crazy about money? It's just a one-time consumable, not worth 10,000 gold coins at all!"
"Why don't you go and grab it?"
This request went beyond everyone's psychological tolerance. Many people in the black market began to ridicule, and some even had murderous intent in their eyes.
Dark Archduke level blood cores, bat wings, magic stones, demon spirits, werewolf hearts and other materials can almost all be sold for more than 10,000 gold coins.
As for the three Star Evil Stones, according to the previous price, they would cost at most 3,000 gold coins.
Renn shook his head after hearing this.
The famous gun "Wings of Stars" is not that easy to get. If it were that easy, it wouldn't have stayed in the secret realm for thousands of years.
He has the star power attribute, which is more suitable for this famous gun, but he is not very sure.
Back then, the Starry Sky Sword Master entered the Secret Realm of Hundred Flowers, but returned empty-handed.
The force of star power attribute is relatively powerful and rare, but it is not unheard of.
Over the past thousand years, at least a dozen geniuses with star power and force have tried to seize this famous gun, but they all ended in failure.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! According to Kesha, holding the Star Evil Stone and possessing the force of star or radiance attributes are just the qualifications to recognize the master.
If you want to control a famous gun, you have to pass its test.
That famous gun has long since become so refined that it can fly to the sky and escape from the ground without being controlled by anyone. It can also operate autonomously. It has shot and killed those who offended it many times.
After watching for a while, seeing that the stall owner still refused to lower the price, Ren turned and left.
Star Evil Stones are indeed rare. Even if someone unearths such a thing in the Secret Realm of Hundred Flowers, they usually won't sell it.
But this is not the only one. For example, Aunt Lucy just gave him two dollars. She obviously knew that he had star power attributes and had this idea, so she sponsored him in a friendly way.
He wanted to pay, but she didn't take it. She just smiled and said that after getting the famous gun, she would marry her niece as soon as possible, which made Renn very embarrassed.
In addition, Kesha also gave him two Star Evil Stones before.
So Ren left simply, unlike some people who refused to leave like they had pinkeye and surrounded the stall owner.
There are still many good things in the black market, such as underworld flower petals, earth marrow jade, ghost insect shells, moon spirit vine young stem powder, red lizard dragon blood, fountain of resurrection and other materials.
However, he was short of money, so he resisted the urge to rob and walked all the way to the corner of the black market.
Outside the witch's shop, it was still deserted.
It’s not that there aren’t good products here, it’s mainly that the gatekeepers are too vicious.
Hiss~
A black abyss python as thick as a bucket was entrenched on the side of the door. The snake's head was slightly raised, spitting out purple snake letters, and the black scales all over its body glowed with a metallic cold light, making people shudder.
Even ordinary extraordinary people would not dare to approach this store.
This is a powerful beast at the Beast King level (comparable to the fourth level of a human being).
Seeing someone approaching, the black abyss python stood up half its body, staring at Ren with its dark red eyes, spitting out snake letters, and seemed to be ready to attack at any time.
Python:(._.)
Ren:(゜一゜)
The confrontation lasted for several seconds.
call!
Red flames spurted out from Ren's back, and in the horrified eyes of the Black Abyss Python, a huge blue-gray dragon claw was struck head-on with the overwhelming force of a mountain!
Bang!
The ground trembled, and half of the Black Abyss Python's body was pressed into the ground by a claw. It roared in pain, and the snake's tail twisted and kicked up billowing dust!
"Little Loach, who allowed you to show off in front of Sister Na?"
Nana was bathed in flames and used a huge transformed dragon claw to press the Black Abyss Python to the ground and rub it.
Finding that the other party was unable to struggle, she felt bored and turned to look at Renn beside her, with a smile on her cute pink face and said:
"Boss, do you want to eat snake soup tonight?"
This loach looks delicious.
Black Abyss Python: "..."
Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
Give it another chance and it will definitely stop being scary.
Ren touched his chin and said, "It looks quite good."
Black Abyss Python: "..."
o(╥﹏╥)o
No, no, snake meat is not delicious. Please, please give it a chance to be a snake again.
A strange beast of this level is very intelligent and can already understand human speech.
"Don't scare Xiao Hei, he is just a little naughty and has a good heart."
Just as Nana was about to skin and cramp the giant python, roast it and eat it as spicy sticks, the clear and sweet voice of the witch came from the stone shop.
"Forget it, spare this loach's life today."
Ren picked up Nana and put her on his shoulders, ignoring the black abyss python lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and walked towards the door of the witch shop.
He came today to ask how to further train Nana, and it was not appropriate to offend her.
