Chapter 346: Fernel's Plan!

"What did you say?"

Catherine almost thought she had misheard, and a flush immediately rose on her delicate, pretty face.

"I said, if you don't mind, then just give me a kiss!"

If it were an inexperienced novice, he would surely have backed down by now.

But Gervas, having lived two lives, knew that where there is boldness, there is great harvest.

He had just helped Catherine; even if she were truly angry, she could not do anything to him.

So, this was an excellent opportunity.

What if she agreed?

And as it turned out, boldness, carefulness, and thick skin could conquer even the coldest goddess.

Catherine's dark-blue eyes in the darkness flickered for a long time before she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Then... then close your eyes!"

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

She really agreed?

How could Gervas delay? He immediately closed his eyes.

Of course, he only closed them for an instant; the next moment, he squinted them.

Because he had just said, where there is boldness, there is great harvest...

Seeing Gervas close his eyes, Catherine carefully looked around, confirming that the servants and subordinates nearby were very tactful and dared not pay attention to this side at all.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and leaned toward Gervas's cheek.

During this process, Catherine could even hear her own heart pounding, after all, this was the first kiss of her life.

But just as Catherine prepared to merely brush Gervas's cheek lightly like a dragonfly skimming the water...

Gervas suddenly turned his face straight toward her.

Moreover, because the distance at that moment was only a few centimeters, Catherine had no time to react.

And then, Gervas's mouth...

Catherine's eyes widened, and she was completely stunned on the spot.

(Because the Harmony God is too powerful, several hundred words are omitted here; experienced drivers please fill in the blanks yourselves.)

"Mmph! You..." One minute later, Catherine suddenly pushed Gervas away, feeling both ashamed and angry.

This fellow, from the very beginning, suddenly straightened his face, took advantage of her daze, and then raised both arms to embrace her.

That was already bad enough!

In the end, he actually wanted to go even further.

Fortunately, at this moment, she finally reacted.

"Um... this, Catherine, I didn't mean to; it was completely an instinctive action!" Gervas explained aggrievedly.

Catherine ground her teeth, but found that she was actually not as angry as she had imagined.

"Hmph!"

Of course, not being able to be angry did not mean she couldn't show anger.

With a cold snort, Catherine returned directly to the inner fortress.

Only then did Gervas reveal a look of regret, "What a pity, I shouldn't have been so impatient!"

"So, this matchmaking was ruined by that young noble from Storm Domain?"

"Yes, Uncle Fernel, no one expected that fellow, who was merely a viscount, to be able to produce so many good things."

Several days later in the Hernand Duke's Fortress, Dorr was telling Fernel about the encounters during this trip to the next Southern Region.

Upon learning that Gervas, who had dared to despise the Hernand family last time, had ruined the family's plan again, Fernel could not help but frown.

"Uncle Fernel, should I go tell Grandfather to let Grandfather deal with that young noble and stop Cousin Catherine from being with him?" At this moment, Dorr continued to press.

Fernel immediately shook his head. "Your grandfather is not in the castle right now, and how can such a small matter disturb your grandfather!"

"Then should we just let that fellow and Cousin Catherine be together? Uncle Fernel, how can that mere viscount match the bloodline of our Hernand family!"

"Of course, we will not let that young noble take advantage; if our Hernand family truly wanted to deal with him, it would be simpler than crushing an ant; right now, it is only because of Cousin Catherine, this bloodline offspring!"

"I have a better plan here that can separate them even if Catherine cannot stop it, and separate them forever."

"Uncle Fernel, is there really such a plan? What is the plan?" Dorr did not believe it and immediately pressed on.

"Dorr, you probably do not know yet; just a few days ago, the Beast Race has mobilized tens of thousands of troops and invaded the Northern Region of the Kingdom."

"The Beast Race invaded the Northern Region of the Kingdom? This..." Dorr's face changed drastically.

Because compared to border wars in other kingdoms, the Beast Race invasion was undoubtedly the most dangerous.

Sometimes it could even threaten the survival of the Kingdom.

Seeing his expression, Fernel instead smiled: "Your grandfather received the news just a few days ago and was urgently summoned to the Royal Capital to discuss countermeasures."

"However, exactly how to respond is already very clear; the Kingdom's conscription order is about to be issued again."

"And this time, it will absolutely be to conscript noble teams from the entire nation to head to the Northern Region to resist."

"Uncle Fernel, I understand; your meaning is to let that boy participate in the conscription too!"

Dorr's eyes lit up greatly.

Having said this much, naturally, he clearly understood what plan Uncle Fernel was talking about.

Moreover, this plan was very feasible.

After all, among all the Kingdom's enemies, the Beast Race army counts as the most difficult existence to deal with.

Fighting against them, the casualty rate is very high.

And here, the casualty rate is not only for ordinary soldiers; even nobles are the same.

Suddenly, Doyle thought of something again. "But Uncle Finnel, I remember that fellow only participated in the Kingdom War a while ago? With this conscription, shouldn't he be out of the running by now?"

"So what if he participated? For such a minor noble, making him join the conscription again is nothing more than a word from us!"

"Moreover, we Hernande family don't even need to act. We just need to remind someone in the Southern Border. That fellow is even more eager to get this done than we are!"

"Uncle Finnel, who is it?"

"The Cabinet Official of Eagle City... Minister Weilade!"

【Ding! Daily information has refreshed...】

【Information One: After receiving your one hundred gold coins in sponsorship, Adventurer Columbus used half of the gold coins to purchase supplies and equipment.

The other half was used as settlement funds for the crew.

Just the day before yesterday, with everything prepared, Columbus finally opened the note and then headed straight for Storm Territory.

This morning, Columbus and his crew will arrive at Wheat Town.】

【Information Two: You marked the Hell Baron with a summoning seal a week ago. After several days of gathering, the summoning seal will complete its condensation this afternoon.

However, what the Dragon Clan scripture does not record is that if more power is infused into the seal at its final moment,

then in the future, your summoning distance for the Hell Baron will increase by at least three times under the same mana.

The method to infuse power is to replenish a large amount of energy to the Hell Baron in a short time, allowing the seal to absorb more energy.】

【Information Three: Located on the southeast side of Storm Territory, at the junction of the coast and the Death Mountains.

Although this is not a breeding ground for Stone Giants, there is a range of gray rock hills covering two or three li.

Because these gray rocks have long been battered and washed by the abundant mana from the Death Mountains and the vast ocean, a Gray Stone Heart has been born within them.

The gray rocks in the area possessing the Gray Stone Heart will henceforth contain mana.

Using this mana-containing gray rock to build structures will bring many benefits.

For example, a magic Gao Ta built with it can increase mana concentration by at least double.

Even alchemy laboratories and wizard laboratories built with it can increase mana concentration to a certain degree!

In addition, it is also the best 'food' for Stone People.】