Chapter 872: Back to the Manor
Two days later when Angor had reached the Old Earth, he suddenly recalled Freud mentioning his Ocean Tuner but forgot to ask how Freud heard about it.
Even so, letting his new creation known by others wasnât exactly a bad thing. Maybe it was one of the mermaids who got the message out.
He put this matter behind his mind and went to Yamei Province.
He saw many refugees along the way, who appeared a lot more peaceful compared to before. Apparently, Tavierâs victory at Moonwater City greatly soothed all troubled minds around the Goldspink Empire. If they could win a fight, they could win the war.
Brulee, however, stayed in a low spirit probably because it feared that Eureka would blame it for not bringing back enough potions. Though this was hardly Bruleeâs fault. It was Eureka herself who agreed to accept raw materials.
Angor tried to cheer Brulee up since he was in a good mood. âMiss Eureka will forgive you if you tell her the truth. Iâm sure of it.â
Brulee rolled its eyes. âHow about you give me a little help?â
âHelp? What can I do?â
Brulee grew excited when Angor did not say no immediately. âYou got a Demeter! Just give it to my master and tell her that the Ashen Traders used the Demeter as her compensation!â
Angor gave Brulee a blank stare.
âI thought youâre a smarter bird than that. I mean, all the materials she bought added together were still cheaper than the Demeter, so no, Iâll not do such a thing.â
âButââ Brulee lifted its wings to protest.
âNo buts. I spent my own money to get the Demeter. Why would I give her to someone else?â
âArenât you trying to get friendly with my master? Iâll help you with it if you agree!â
âThis is a big misunderstanding. I never planned to be Miss Eurekaâs friend. Just stop. I canât oppose your master, but Iâm more than capable of dealing with you.â
Now he felt bad. He shouldâve never considered comforting the stupid owl.
As soon as they arrived at Padt Manor, Angor went to the stilt house and dumped all the items in front of Eureka.
At first, Eureka was rather delightful when Angor returned so fast. But slowly, her smile turned into a frown, and eventually, she gave Brulee an angry glare.
âWhatâs going on?â Eureka spoke in a plain voice that seemed to contain her great rage.
âI-I didnât do anything! It was that BealsâŠâ Brulee explained their previous trade with the Ashen Traders while trembling badly.
To Angorâs surprise, apart from explaining the facts, Brulee mentioned lots of irrelevant matters to divert Eurekaâs attention, such as how the valuable Demeter was presented to Angor and how the Ashen Traders acted strangely cooperative in front of him.
Angor couldnât help cursing the owl deep in his mind. Eureka would hear about the Demeter sooner or later, but it was a whole different matter when Brulee set him up like this.
âYou bought yourself a Demeter?â Unfortunately, Eureka was successfully swayed from the main subject.
Angor threw Brulee a fierce look before he nodded politely. âYes. Leon is about to enter an apprenticeship soon. A Demeter can improve the primal mana in the area and will help him meditate better.â
Eureka fully knew the merits of having a Demeter. She used to look for one but without earning enough money for it.
Now that she was constantly on the run with the Goman King constantly chasing her, she no longer wanted a Demeter as badly.
Compared to the DemeterâŠ
âBrulee told me that the âWhale Hunterâ was rather fond of you. Care to tell me why?â
âWhale Hunter?â Angor was ready to be forced to show the Demeter to Eureka, but Eureka asked him something he didnât know.
âThe leader of Ashen Traders, Beals, is also called the âWhale Hunterâ. A crafty bastard whoâs pretty good at going after opportunities.â
âHeâs fond of me? I donât know. I only heard about this name for the first time.â Angor glanced at Brulee, who had been playing dead next to Eureka. âAsk Brulee if you donât believe me.â
Eureka did so and made sure Angor wasnât hiding anything.
âA Demeter is far from cheap. How did you afford it?â
âI can do alchemy.â
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A moment later, Angor left Eurekaâs place with a complicated mindset.
Eureka didnât believe him at all when he said he could earn money by selling alchemy items. Then he explained that he once joined Sunders and hunted down a wizard-level monster, and he sold the monster parts for big money.
Eureka took his words this time.
Both of the excuses were true. The magical vine he brought back from Witchâs Town earned him about 60,000 magic crystals in the end, which was enough to pay for the Demeter.
Eureka didnât ask to look at the Demeter and simply let him go. Theyâd be spending more time at Padt Manor, so she had more chances for it later.
Angor planned to âplantâ the Demeter at Padt Manor as soon as he could so that he didnât have to lock the weeping creature in his bracelet for too long. But he decided to wait until tomorrow so that he could discuss it with Leon first.
It was midnight right now. After being away from Padt Manor for four days, he grew a little worried about Jonâs condition, so he quickly went to the ice room to check.
Jon looked fine. It seemed the Vitalizer could stabilize him at least for now. With the help of the Dream Weaver, Jon didnât look as painful in his sleep as before.
Angor used Dream Walk again to look at Jonâs dream.
It seemed Jon had taken his family to Padt Manor and settled down to enjoy a peaceful life, about which Angor was glad to see.
There was one problem though. Inside the current dream, Jon deliberately married his daughter, Muey, to Angor.
And it definitely didnât look proper since both Muey and Angor were children in Jonâs memory.
A little embarrassed, Angor canceled his cantrip and left the dream. At least Jon was having fun. At this rate, Freudâs new idea might be worth trying.
After giving the Dream Weaver another drop of Akesoâs blood, he stepped out of the ice room.
His next task was to go back to his bedroom and check the small illusion compartment he left here.
It was still intact, which meant no one came to his room while he was away.
With a flicker of mind, he lifted the illusion and revealed the Soft Larva nest hidden inside. It seemed several larva eggs had successfully hatched in these days. But to his disappointment, they were all common Soft Larvae that didnât have much value.
As for the âodd oneâ he separated from the othersâŠ
It was still an egg. He left lots of Akesoâs blood for it before leaving, and the egg had consumed it all, which was pretty impressive.
âIs it bigger than before? I should keep tabs on it from now onâŠâ
A night had passed.
In the early morning, Leon heard about Angorâs return from Auri and immediately came to his room, mainly to make sure that Angor wasnât in any trouble.
As he planned, Angor was going to tell his brother about the Demeter.
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