A Triumphant Return

Chapter 54 A Triumphant Return (Please read, add to your favorites, and vote!)

Viscount Noster was keen to capture Alphonse and his companion, but after weighing the pros and cons, he realized that it would require a huge price to pay and there was no guarantee of success.

If Alphonse escapes, we will inevitably face the war launched by the Frostwind Territory.

Baron Baian was, after all, dead.

A dead person has no value.

He sighed inwardly, "Alright, I won't pursue this matter any further."

Alphonse laughed. "I like people like you who understand things, Viscount. I actually hope to get along well with everyone."

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the guards behind Viscount Noster. "Your Excellency, you see how hard I'm working carrying these things. Could you send a few soldiers to help me?"

Seeing Alphonse pushing his luck, Viscount Noster was furious but dared not show it, so he waved his hand and said, "Send a few men to help Baron Tartarus."

With the soldiers' help, the moving was much faster.

Alphonse also made an unexpected discovery: he found a summoner's notebook and a small bag of magic crystals in a guest room.

Mia had a knack for plundering; she didn't even spare the Earth Demon Bear, taking its magic crystals and even its corpse.

Moving a large amount of valuables was quite troublesome, so Mia and I only rode two horses over.

But Baron Baian's carriage was still on the estate, which Alphonse requisitioned without hesitation.

This trip to Eagle Territory for revenge has been a fruitful one.

Even after eating the meat themselves, they still left some soup for Viscount Noster.

Since Baron Bayan's wife and relatives were not seen at the manor, his manor will most likely be confiscated by Viscount Noster, and his business will probably fall into Viscount Noster's hands as well.

Alphonse became the coachman, and in high spirits, he drove the fully loaded carriage on his way home.

Watching Alphonse leave with Mia, Viscount Noster not only didn't get angry, but actually laughed.

His guardian knight couldn't help but ask, "My lord?"

"I never expected this. The rumors said that this kid was a spendthrift who would only make Coldwind Territory weaker and weaker. But after meeting him today, I realized that he actually has such audacity. He actually dared to threaten me. We all underestimated him."

Viscount Noster had other ideas. Alphonse had broken off his engagement with Monica of the Swood family, and his precious daughter hadn't found a husband yet. Maybe he could let her get closer to Alphonse.

However, we need to observe for a while longer before making any hasty decisions on Alphonse.

"Let's not tell Madam that the old lord was murdered. She's only just recovered, and I'm afraid she'll have a hard time accepting it. Let her think of it as an accident, okay?" Mia suddenly said.

"Sure," Alphonse replied indifferently.

Having acquired a large amount of wealth, the finances of Coldwind Territory became much more abundant.

What kind of invention is this?

Nothing beats just snatching it directly.

Unfortunately, such opportunities are rare.

"You haven't been drinking in a long time, have you?" Mia asked again.

"I've given it up. People always change. I don't like drinking anymore." Alphonse added in his mind, "I prefer cultivating. I want to stay home until I'm invincible."

Having once possessed immense power, and then suddenly losing it, is like playing a game where you reach the maximum level and suddenly have to start all over again. That kind of loss is hard to accept, and it really makes you feel insecure.

"If you want to buy a beautiful female slave to warm your bed, that's fine too, as long as it's not too expensive," Mia suddenly added.

"What are you saying? Besides wine and women, can't I pursue anything else?" Alphonse gave Mia a disapproving look and couldn't help but tease her. "Speaking of which, Mia, you're starting to sound more and more like a housekeeper. How about considering becoming a baroness?"

Why look for other champagnes when you have a bottle of the finest champagne right here?

The scriptures of the Ten Directions Holy Sect contain methods for improving physical constitution through dual cultivation. Mia is so powerful, beautiful, and has a great figure; she is more than enough to be a mutually beneficial partner.

A partner doesn't necessarily have to be someone you're in love with.

Mia's pretty face turned cold. "Do you want to get beaten up again?"

"Just kidding," Alphonse thought to himself. Threatening me, huh?! Just you wait! In a month or two at most, I'll surpass you!

Mia let out a soft breath, staring ahead with a gaze as cold as ice. "Half-elves generally don't get married. We are infertile; it's a congenital defect that's why we're called the abandoned children of the gods. I've never thought about getting married either."

Wouldn't that be better?

Alphonse almost blurted out what was on his mind.

"Is that so?"

Mia didn't answer again, and silently rode away.

Wait, why are you telling me this?

Are you telling me to give up on the idea and stop trying to get involved with you?

Alphonse was a little confused.

The next day, Alphonse got up in the morning and, as usual, practiced the "Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian" with Tessie.

As soon as he finished practicing, Taisi couldn't wait to run.

He already knew that Alphonse and Mia had brought back a giant earth bear, and he was eager to experiment with cooking methods for this new ingredient.

With his current strength, he is not capable of hunting such a monster.

Alphonse also told him a recipe for making chicken powder.

It's quite simple. The ingredients are just boneless chicken, river shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms. First, boil them in water, then bake them to dry, and finally grind them into powder and mix them together.

If you don't have shiitake mushrooms, you can use the stems of walking mushrooms, which will make them even more flavorful.

I haven't seen any river shrimp for sale in the territory, so it shouldn't be a problem to be missing one ingredient.

The only problem is that when boiling the chicken, you have to use ginger to remove the fishy smell.

You can also add some spices to enhance the flavor.

Although the chicken powder made in this way is not as good as chicken essence, it can make dishes and soups more delicious.

Alphonse had a lot more to do. The soldiers had already delivered the wooden dolls, and he needed to draw meridians and acupoints on them.

Additionally, you could also study that Summoner's Notebook to see if there's anything useful in it.

Cultivation is even more important and cannot be neglected.

Being strong oneself is the foundation of one's existence.

It took Alphonse more than an hour to finish drawing the doll. While the ink was drying, he began to peruse the notebook.

I glanced through it, but the meditation methods and magic for building protective shields recorded in the notes had no effect when I tried them out.

It can only be put on hold for now.

Alphonse was very interested in the magic in the notebook that allowed him to make contracts with monsters. If he could use it, he could command the queen ant remotely through telepathy.

I saw it in a Western fantasy novel in my previous life.

Magic should be the ability to freely use magical power.

Spells are created by altering the arrangement of magical elements according to one's own will using incantations.

However, there is more than one version in the novel.

Some of these powers originate from within themselves, while others are derived from building models and drawing upon magical power from magical networks.

I don't know which one conforms to the laws of this other world.

(End of this chapter)