"Perhaps her blood, her wings, and her demonic horns have certain magical value."
"Darling, you wouldnât want me to be a lord who wastes materials, would you?"
Avril sighed in relief, suppressing the discomfort in her heart, and nodded in agreement.
She understood the necessity of such actions.
"I will find a way to research it."
Though her voice was still trembling, her tone was firm.
"Hmm, and demons or the like, not sure how they came to be."
Luo De smiled and wrapped his arm around Avrilâs waist, "I brought them back, but the badges couldnât fit them, theyâre in the back of the convoy."
Avril nodded numbly, clearly not fully recovered from her earlier shock.
"Alright, donât think about these things."
Luo De raised his hand onto the table, and two exquisite jewelry boxes appeared immediately.
Luo De opened them one by one, inside were necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches, and other fine jewelry.
"The first box contains jewelry given by nobles at your birthday banquet."
"The second box has a set of jewelry chosen by Vivian for you, all gifted by your father."
Seeing these pieces shining in the sunlight, Avrilâs face finally resumed its sweet smile.
The discomfort caused by the corpses was instantly dispelled by these beautiful jewels.
"My sister really knows how to choose."
Avril turned her head and winked at Vivian, who was leaning on the chair, then picked up a pale blue necklace and handed it to Luo De, lowering her head as she fiddled with her hair,
"Darling, help me put it on."
Luo De nodded, took the necklace, and fastened it around Avrilâs snowy neck.
After wearing it, Avril quickly walked to the bronze mirror on the wall, carefully admiring herself with an uncontainable smile on her lips.
Seeing her joyful appearance, Luo De stepped forward and held her shoulders,
"My fault, I forgot your birthday before and didnât give you any decent jewelry."
"Many things are more important than birthdays and jewelry."
Avril grasped Luo Deâs hand, leaning against his chest, looking up,
"Besides, you already gave me delicious food, which is already great in the desert."
Luo De didnât speak, just smiled and rubbed Avrilâs shoulders.
At this moment, Avrilâs eyes lit up, she suddenly turned around,
"Oh no, I forgot to mention, Durantâs child was born, itâs a healthy baby boy."
Avril suddenly slapped her forehead, displaying a look of remorse,
"I just forgot to tell you about this."
"Itâs not your fault, I also forgot about it."
Luo De sighed, appearing bitter, "Been focused on the territory matters."
"Durant too, didnât share such an important thing with me."
"He seldom mentions family matters, if it werenât for Lunaâs report to me, Iâd be unaware."
Avril gently stroked Luo Deâs arm,
"Recently, not only Durantâs family had a baby, but also Gang Le and other soldiersâ wives."
"Iâve already visited them and gave some small gifts, but these canât fully reflect the Lordâs sentiment."
"What should I do then?" Luo De asked.
"As a lord, darling, you can personally bless these children and give them gifts."
Avril smiled as she introduced, "This is very significant to their families."
"No problem."
Luo De promptly nodded in agreement,
"However... you know picking gifts is a bit difficult for me."
"Iâll have Hammer prepare some silverware as gifts."
Avril looked towards her jewelry box, "And I wonât use much of the jewelry given by nobles, select a few pieces as gifts for them."
Luo De subtly shook his head, "Iâm not yet at the point of using your jewelry as gifts for subordinates."
"Whatâs mine is yours."
Avril said with a smile, "Besides, I donât like them, keeping them has no value."
"Maybe my sister wants some?"
Avril looked at Vivian sitting on the chair.
"Hmm?"
Vivian quickly opened her eyes, a bit dazed, "Whatâs up?"
Avril and Luo De walked over, Avril asked with concern, "Whatâs wrong with you, Vivian?"
"Nothing, just feeling a bit tired lately."
Vivian yawned broadly, covering her mouth.
Avril was somewhat surprised, asking, "Werenât you resting during the day, riding dragons is very exhausting at night?"
"Riding dragons isnât tiring."
Vivian leaned on the chair, casually said, "Being ridden is very tiring."
"Huh?" Avril was slightly confused, obviously not understanding.
"Donât listen to her nonsense."
Luo De explained with a straight face, "Sheâs been practicing Shadow Blade recently, which takes a toll, even the Shadow Gem doesnât fully replenish, so sheâs tired."
"Alright, alright, Iâm a bit tired myself."
Before they could say anything more, Luo De pointed at the boxes on the ground and instructed,
"Have the guards send these things to storage properly, Iâm going to rest first."
Luo De took Avrilâs hand, "Perfect timing for you to help me with an experiment."
"Huh?"
Avril hadnât yet reacted, being pulled into the bedroom by Luo De.
...
...
Three days later.
In the morning, the bright sunlight streamed into the room through the air vent.
Luo De dressed in formal lord attire, walked up to Durant and Stella.
"Baron, thank you for coming."
Durant bowed respectfully, "We should have brought little Liv to visit you..."
Luo De raised his hand, interrupting Durant, saying, "According to etiquette, we should be in the hall now, but we donât have one, do we?"
Durant sighed slightly, lowering his head and smiling in agreement.
Luo De didnât say much, directly going in front of Stella, looking at the swaddled baby boy.