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Such combat power is enough for my master to handle with one hand.

She stretched, her tall body relaxed, her tanned skin standing out prominently in the thin mist, and walked towards the exit of Mammon Street.

She still has to go to the stone sculpture group in the outer city with Rose today, so she's going to get a good night's sleep in Milair's office first.

Following the directions given by Tassanya, Lodey found the corpses of Kado, Jovi, and the others, and was overjoyed.

Finally found.

According to the information he received, Master Tata's student was located diagonally to the right of where the group was lying, in the only house with a door.

He easily found his way to Luo Xiu's shop.

He cleared his throat and looked himself over, deciding that there shouldn't be any problem. This was his first time giving a gift, so he had made a point of dressing himself up. He had forgotten many of the aristocratic etiquette he had learned as a child, but he thought it shouldn't be a big issue.

"Boom boom boom!"

He knocked on the door.

Several seconds passed, but there was no movement from inside the door.

Lodey found it strange; he clearly sensed someone inside the door, but he didn't know why they hadn't come to open it.

Could it be... a test?

He pondered it and realized that such a possibility did indeed exist.

It's likely that Luo Xiu had already sensed his presence, which is why he deliberately didn't open the door, wanting to test his sincerity.

So he simply stood straight at the door and waited quietly.

A dozen minutes later, he felt the time was almost right, so he knocked on Luo Xiu's door again.

The room remained quiet. At this moment, Luo Xiuzheng was focused on the key to refining the third-tier alchemical potion, immersing himself in the process and isolating himself from external distractions.

Lordey was not discouraged. In his view, making friends was a difficult thing in the first place, and it was normal to have to go through this kind of test.

And so, every ten minutes or so, Lodey would knock on the door. Finally, on the fourth knock, Luo Xiu finished reading the key to the refining process, focused his mind outward, and heard the knocking.

He pushed open the door and saw a nervous-looking Lord.

"You are……"

Luo Xiu recognized Lodey; he was the person he had seen at the Chamber of Commerce that day, the one who had followed him and stood with the priestess. Lodey was a fourth-level cultivator.

But he still didn't know what Lord's name was.

Lode realized that Luo Xiu probably didn't recognize him, so he quickly said:

"Good morning, Your Excellency. I am Lorde."

Luo Xiu nodded and presented his gift:

"Lord Lodey, is there anything I can do for you so early?"

"Uh... it's like this. Because, because Lady Elijah from our Chamber of Commerce was somewhat rude to you last time, as her colleague, I thought I would personally visit you to apologize."

Lodey was a little flustered. He had memorized his lines several times before coming, but he was still nervous when speaking to him face-to-face, and his words were hesitant and stuttering.

The main reason was that the moment he saw Luo Xiu's face, the scene of Luo Xiu beating up Alger and Elijah would automatically appear in his mind, and his heart would tighten involuntarily.

Without needing to use the "examine" function, Luo Xiu immediately noticed Lodey's predicament. Although he didn't know exactly what Lodey wanted to do, he still invited Lodey in out of politeness.

"It's foggy and chilly outside, please come in and talk."

As Lode stepped inside, a faint smell of blood wafted into his nostrils, causing his heart to tighten. What normal household would smell of blood? Then, glancing at the crucible that Luo Xiu had left unused for a long time, still stained with the dried red juice of the Fire-Blast Fruit, Lode couldn't help but swallow hard.

He considered leaving the gift behind and turning to leave, but he was worried that Luo Xiu would disagree. If Luo Xiu were to suddenly strike him with a stick as he turned around, he would be done for today.

There was no way around it; the psychological trauma Luo Xiu had left on him was truly profound.

"Since none of your servants are home today, we will not be able to serve you tea or refreshments."

Luo Xiu noticed that Lodey's hand holding the gift box was trembling slightly, and blinked.

"If you feel tired from carrying these things, you can put the box on the ground first."

"Oh, not tired at all."

Lode waved his hand instinctively, but quickly realized something was amiss. Luo Xiu was implying that he should give a gift, so he hurriedly handed the box in his hand to Luo Xiu:

"Your Excellency, I've heard that you have a fondness for items that can enhance one's abilities. This is some magic spring water that I specially prepared. Drinking it will enhance your magic and strength. It was obtained by an old friend of mine during his travels in the western part of the kingdom. I hope you like it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu was overjoyed.

He really needed a lot of these items and was thinking about where else he could get some, but unexpectedly, Lord sent them over.

He accepted the items without hesitation and sincerely thanked them.

"Thank you, Lord Lord Lodey. How much is the Magic Spring Water? I'm willing to give you a satisfactory price."

Seeing that Luo Xiu had accepted the money, Lodey's uneasy heart had just begun to ease when he heard Luo Xiu want to pay. He quickly waved his hand.

"No need, no need, Your Excellency, whatever you like is fine."

Luo Xiu was genuinely willing to pay some gold coins, not wanting to receive the goods without proper explanation, but seeing Lode's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to give up and instead said:

"Besides apologizing, is Lord Lodey sending this gift because... does he need something from me? If there's anything I can do to help, please tell me."

Lodey continued to wave his hand:

"No, no, no, it's really nothing. I'm just glad you're willing to accept it. I have nothing else to say."

"Oh, like this."

Luo Xiu nodded. Since Lodey had said so, he would accept the gifts first.

Then, a silence gradually fell between the two.

Lorde had very little social experience, while Luo Xiu did have some, but even he couldn't handle the fact that their conversation was just a question-and-answer session. So, it gradually turned into the two of them staring at each other, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

Seeing that things couldn't continue like this, Luo Xiu coughed twice and said:

"How about... Lord Lord Lodey, you tell me what you want to say? If there really isn't anything, I might have to start today's practice. As you know, the duel is approaching, and I'm a bit pressed for time."

Luo Xiu's words were like a rescue to Lordey, who had long wanted to leave, but since Luo Xiu hadn't spoken first, he was worried that it would be impolite to leave first.

Hearing Luo Xiu bring it up, he immediately stood up and said goodbye to Luo Xiu:

"Then, sir, I'll take my leave now."

As he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned to Luo Xiu, and said:

"Your Excellency, you seriously injured Lady Eliga last time. One of her former friends was very angry when she heard about it and said that she would teach you a lesson in this duel."

"If nothing unexpected happens, after Lord Gallo's duel with you ends, she should be the next one."

Luo Xiu nodded:

"Thank you for informing me. I really didn't expect that Lady Eliga would have friends."

Lode was speechless for a moment.

Every time he dealt with Luo Xiu, his biggest feeling was that Luo Xiu had a sharp tongue.

He took a deep breath:

"Your Excellency, Lord Eliga's friend is the champion of the competition two years ago, Lord Lalan, the top member of the Count Vivian family, and a fourth-tier alchemist. I hope Your Excellency will be careful."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu nodded solemnly:

"Thank you for your notification. Please feel free to contact me if there is anything I can do to help in the future."

Lode nodded, pushed open the door, and left.

After leaving the stall, Lodey finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the weight that had been hanging over him was lifted.

Although we didn't talk about making friends this time, giving a gift is a good start, and I hope things will go smoothly from here on out.

in the following time.

Luo Xiu was constantly engaged in alchemy. Milier and the others hadn't returned, but judging from their status bars, they all seemed to be doing well and were likely completing their tasks diligently.

The countdown to the showdown begins on the afternoon of the third day.

Lala An of the Countess Vivian's family announced that she will fight against the second-place finisher, wanting to teach Luo Xiu a lesson.

However, not long after, Gallo publicly responded that Lala's move was unnecessary, because Roshu had no chance of surviving a duel with him.

The countdown to the showdown begins on the third night.

Luo Xiu drank the water from the Demon Spring, gaining +10 to both his strength and magic power.

Leila killed 10 Tier 1 Demon Bats and 1 Tier 2 Demon Bat, which can add 25 points, up to a maximum of 1 point.

The countdown to the showdown begins on the morning of the second day.

Luo Xiu refined most of the second-tier alchemical potions and gradually deepened his understanding of third-tier alchemical potions.

The countdown to the showdown began on the afternoon of the second day.

Count Shek's second-ranked student declared war on Luo Xiu, stating that he would fight against the third-ranked student and vowing to tear Luo Xiu to pieces to avenge Kelda.

This news caused a huge uproar, because Earl Shek's second-ranked student had always been seen as a lower-level fourth-tier individual. His sudden challenge to Luo Xiu raised questions: had he already reached the upper-level fourth-tier? Or was he planning to use his lower-level fourth-tier status to defeat an upper-level fourth-tier opponent?

Either way, it's surprising enough.

The night before the showdown.

Tassanya and Rose returned to the alchemy shop to report. The two of them secretly explored the stone sculpture group outside the city and found that there were several hidden gaps in the spell array on the stone sculpture group. It is very likely that many infected people took the opportunity to enter the outer city of Kanriel and then enter the outskirts of Kanriel.

This news hasn't been reported yet. If repairs are needed, the eighth-ranking vice-commander of the Knights is a sorcerer, so he can make the fixes.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu told the two not to report it for the time being and assigned them to other tasks.

The countdown to the final showdown begins on the afternoon of the last day.

Luo Xiu appeared at the Kanriel Market as promised.

He had asked Tassanya to arrange a meeting with a "friend" here, and today he has come to keep that appointment.

As soon as Luo Xiu reached the notice board next to the market, he spotted a figure in a cloak, sneaking around behind several vendors, with a few strands of flowing silver hair peeking out from under the cloak's hood.

Chapter 148 The Bard Cult

As the sun sets low and twilight bathes everything in its golden hue, even the tall buildings are edged with gold.