Chapter 35: Another Busy Day!

Gervas did not answer Efran, but brought the two sisters back to the castle.

Primarily because of the Golden Bloodline and such things—cannot be proclaimed in front of so many people.

But Gervas did not know that his prolonged stare at Efran's beautiful face, followed by silent return to the castle with the sisters, had struck his subordinates as unusual.

To his subordinates, it now seemed different.

Thus, after the newly hired maids had bathed the sisters, they escorted the elder sister, Efran, alone to Gervas's bedroom.

Even Efran herself felt that this master named Gervas might have already tacitly accepted her terms.

So, the moment she entered the bedroom, Efran bit her red lips, lowered her head, and undid the first button of her collar.

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

This Efran was indeed beautiful—her face and figure could rival Carolyne's.

And her demeanor differed from Carolyne's; Carolyne carried an air of haughtiness.

But Efran exuded far greater elegance and quietness, being the daughter of a leader who governed a settlement of tens of thousands.

This made her temperament even more compelling to men.

But the problem was, Gervas was not that impatient.

So, as the first button was undone, and Efran was about to unfasten the second, Gervas finally snapped back to his senses.

"Stop!"

"Master, I am willing to serve you—only please spare my sister…" Efran insisted nonetheless!

"I called you here not to serve me! As for your sister, I plan to make her a castle maid—her treatment will be the same as all other maids!"

What he most urgently needed now was to cultivate capable subordinates.

There was no need to damage his noble image over momentary lust.

But Efran found it hard to believe—she even wondered if she had misheard.

"Master, then what do you want me to do?" Efran gritted her teeth, suspecting Gervas might have some other special demand.

"I need you to cultivate Battle Qi!"

"Huh?"

"I intend for you to cultivate Battle Qi and learn the longbow. In the future, once you grow strong, I will make you my Guardian Knight!"

"G-Guardian Knight?" Efran had heard of the various eccentricities of noble families in the kingdom, but she never imagined Gervas would make such a demand.

"What, are you unwilling?"

"I… I am willing, Master!" Even if he ordered her to fight monsters in the wasteland right now, Efran would not retreat—so long as Gervas kept his promise.

Gervas planned to personally train Efran.

Soon, the entire castle witnessed a strange sight: the lord himself was teaching a female slave how to shoot arrows.

But who was he if not the lord?

Thus, the others were merely stunned, yet none dared utter a single word.

…

Time flew, and soon the second day arrived.

Last night, Gervas worked late—not only teaching Efran how to use the longbow, but also instructing her in the basic Battle Qi breathing method.

Now, it remained to be seen whether the Golden Bloodline would deliver.

【Ding! Daily Intelligence System has refreshed…】

【Intelligence One: A royal caravan affiliated with the Tulip Trading Guild has arrived at Baron Cain's domain; they have posted a bounty, offering premium prices—up to one-tenth above market rate—to buy large quantities of animal pelts before sunset tomorrow.】

【To better acquire pelts, the Tulip Trading Guild has also brought scarce goods such as potions, medicinal herbs, and iron ingots—all exchangeable for pelts.】

【Intelligence Two: The teleportation array secretly set up at the border between the Chaos Wasteland and the Death Mountains has finally been activated; the first batch of beings has already landed on the Continent of Glory.】

And these beings, unsurprisingly, are dark creatures—hostile to all living things; their threat has caused nearby wild beasts to converge into a beast tide.】

【This will create a spectacular scene of hundreds or thousands of beasts galloping across the wasteland, ending no later than this evening.】

【Intelligence Three: This midnight, a minor earthquake will occur south of Stormhold; though it will not affect Tianehu or the town of Wheatfield, if you secretly dig and enlarge the Tianehu spring source threefold in advance,】

【then at the moment of the quake, the spring will loosen and expand tenfold, causing a spiritual spring to surge forth and increase the ambient elemental magic concentration.】

【Over years, it may even raise the elemental magic concentration across the entire Stormhold.】

【Intelligence Four: A mother and daughter will flee from Iron Wolf City toward the border, but they will be caught by the Wolf Brothers' Guild at five li north of Stormhold after nightfall today.】

【The Wolf Brothers' Guild are black-clad thugs maintained by Count Farrio of Iron Wolf City—they have been ordered to pursue them.】

【This mother was once the owner of a restaurant four years ago; she possesses an ancient magical potion bloodline—each time you make love to her, it nourishes a Title Knight.】

【Count Farrio originally learned of this by accident from her husband's lips, killed him out of malice, and sought to claim the woman for himself.】

【Unfortunately, she escaped and hid ever since, until her whereabouts were recently discovered.】

【Intelligence Five: Today, eleven second-rank Magic Swift Hawks will flee from the Black Mountains and land on the tidal flats near the Red Forests of Stormhold; weakened by injury and hunger, they dare not flee far and linger near human settlements to rest.】

【Though Magic Swift Hawks are among the weakest second-rank beasts in terms of offense, they are massive, fly at extreme speed, and are easily tamed—making them one of the best flying mounts for humans, the top choice for all great nobles building their 'Air Force'.】

【Thus, this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity—if captured, you may establish an Air Force!】

【Intelligence Six: For unknown reasons, the mist perpetually shrouding the Death Mountains will temporarily vanish for two to three days.】

【Traveling thirty li due south from Tianehu, you will find a Shanfeng with snow-capped peaks.】

【At the center of a deep pool at its base, a Magic Snow Lotus has bloomed.】

【If you obtain its three lotus seeds and consume them all, you will directly enable a Grand Knight to break through into Bronze Knight.】

【Of course, the system recommends consuming the lotus seeds in three separate doses—though efficacy halves, your life matters more; exceptions apply if your meridians have been excessively strengthened…】

【Ding, today's intelligence refresh complete…】

"Huh, Magic Snow Lotus? So if I obtain it, I won't need to wait half a year to become a Bronze Knight?"

Gervas instantly grew excited.

Although he had obtained quite a few magic potions during this period, capable of accelerating his advancement, it was not something to be achieved in one stroke; it would require at least five or six months before he could even attempt to breakthrough.

And now, there was actually a Mana Snow Lotus; this was simply prepared for him, Gervas.

If others obtained it, they would most likely have to consume it separately, meaning they could only gain half the effect and might still be unable to breakthrough directly.

But since he had previously consumed the miraculous Red Spirit Fruit, his body had been greatly strengthened, so he was one of the rare few who could consume three lotus seeds simultaneously.

Come to think of it, compared to this Snow Lotus, even the Mana Swift Eagle mentioned in the intelligence was not as important as it.

Of course, only children make choices; adults, of course, want it all.

So, today would be another busy day.