Chapter 171: Model Worker
“Knock knock knock!”
“Master Charles, the people from the White Jade Alliance invite you to an important banquet. They said that most of the high-ranking members will be there. And they also said they have prepared many delicious boys and girls.”
At 10:00 PM, Paul knocked on Charles’s door and relayed the invitation from the White Jade Alliance.
He had tried many ways to approach Henry in the past two days but had failed repeatedly, making him extremely anxious.
Coincidentally, there was an important gathering at the White Jade Alliance tonight, so Paul wanted to use this opportunity to get Charles out of the way.
Their residence was fifteen minutes away from the banquet venue. Counting the round trip, he would have at least two hours to prepare.
Once he successfully devoured Henry and advanced to the ninth rank, even Charles wouldn’t be able to stop him. Then he would have the right to negotiate as an equal.
Admittedly, Paul, as a newly advanced ninth-rank mage, wouldn’t be Charles’s opponent. However, with his basic strength, Charles would still have to pay a price to kill him. It wouldn’t be worth it for Charles to kill him directly.
Therefore, Paul only needed to stabilize Charles and buy himself time to absorb Henry’s memories and knowledge. Then he would be a complete ninth-rank mage.
However, while this idea was good, it wasn’t easy to execute.
“Bang!”
Charles suddenly opened the door, his face grim as he looked at Paul. “Tell them I’m not going!”
He looked angry, holding a small bottle in his hand. The bottle had some stains on it, indicating that he had taken a sip.
Paul recognized the bottle in Charles’s hand at a glance. It was the Lucky Potion from the Balance Chamber of Commerce.
The bad news was that Charles had already drunk it. The good news was that there was still four-fifths of the liquid left.
“Ugh, ugh, ugh! It’s all fake! There’s no such thing as luck…”
After refusing Paul, Charles took another two sips with a dark expression. He felt his tongue going numb.
He had originally wanted to use the free time in the evening to drink the Lucky Potion, organize his knowledge, and make a breakthrough. But the potion tasted bitter and had no effect.
If it weren’t for the purity similar to holy water, Charles would have thought he was drinking a mixture of insects.
Although he said it was fake, he only believed that he was unlucky. Otherwise, why would the potion be called “Lucky Potion”?
If a small sip had no effect, then even drinking the whole bottle wouldn’t change anything.
“But Master Charles, many important figures will be at this banquet. If you don’t attend, you might be seen as unsociable and ostracized.”
Paul was unwilling to give up. He exaggerated the consequences.
Perhaps remembering the task assigned by the Pope, Charles hesitated.
“I’ll go check it out. Don’t wander off.”
Charles returned to his room and placed the bottle on the table. Then he walked out, closed the door, and set up a simple magic barrier.
After confirming everything was in order, Charles left using Instantaneous Movement magic, leaving Paul alone at the door.
Soon, Harry appeared beside Paul. “It seems that Charles is very wary of us. We probably can’t break this level of magic barrier.”
Harry sighed, looking at the magic barrier set up by Charles. Although it was a simple defensive barrier set up casually by Charles, it still reached the level of “ninth-rank, or even eighth-rank.”
“No, there’s one more person.”
Paul shook his head, looking at the door. “There’s one more person who can help us.”
“You mean Koya?” Harry immediately thought of the ninth-rank mage, Koya, who had escaped from the Xiya Kingdom with them.
Harry didn’t have a good impression of Koya. He noticed that she always looked at Paul with a peculiar gaze.
If he wasn’t weaker than a ninth-rank mage, he would definitely teach this old hag a lesson.
“Yes. There’s one detail you might have missed. Although Koya isn’t currently a Cardinal in the Temple of the Celestial God, she still belongs to the Temple, an insider. So why would someone like her help Charles, a traitor? Is it because they have a good relationship?”
Paul snorted. “I don’t think so. Their age gap is too big, and they have no social circles in common. Their positions haven’t intersected either. It’s impossible for it to be a personal relationship. Then the conclusion is obvious. Charles must have an inextricable connection to the Temple of the Celestial God. To make a bold guess, he might be a spy planted by the Pope in the alliance.”
“There’s such a thing? I didn’t expect you to become so smart, Paul.”
Harry looked at Paul in surprise. He seemed different, no longer the person who was always being bullied.
If Paul had been this smart before, he wouldn’t be in this situation.
“I’ve learned a lot after going through so much. Now I understand that strength is the most important thing. As long as I can obtain Henry’s power, I’ll have a chance to confront Kailun head-on. Doesn’t Kailun have six mysterious vice presidents? The White Jade Alliance also has a group of scheming ninth-rank mages.”
Paul clenched his fists.
Harry looked at Paul’s expression and asked uneasily, “Are you thinking about…?”
Paul nodded. “I know Koya wants to get close to me, but she doesn’t know that I’ve lost an important ‘function.’ But it doesn’t matter. I can approach her first and have her open this door for me. Once I reach the ninth rank, all those promises will be meaningless.”
“But…” Harry reached out to grab Paul’s hand, but he dodged.
“I don’t have much time.” Paul turned and ran towards Koya’s residence.
Harry leaned against the wall helplessly. He was getting old and couldn’t be of much help anymore.
Now, he didn’t even have value as food. There were powerful enemies outside, but he just wanted Paul to give up everything and live a peaceful life.
He clutched his chest and took a deep breath. It seemed that he didn’t have much time left.
Many figures flashed through his mind: the Second Prince, the First Princess, his colleague Justin, who had already fled… Among the clearest ones were Kailun and the Pope.
The difference in strength was the most rigid class system in this world. He could no longer reach the higher levels.
Kailun had thrown the world into chaos. The war between the Abyss and the Temple of the Celestial God had stopped because of him, and the remaining major forces had formed an alliance for self-preservation.
But if it weren’t for Kailun, he wouldn’t have met Paul…
Many strange thoughts flooded Harry’s mind. When he came back to his senses, he saw Koya pulling Paul’s hand, walking towards the door.
“I won’t ask about your business, but please remember your promise. I’ll be waiting for you tonight.”
Koya’s old face was full of smiles. She forcefully broke the magic barrier left by Charles, then patted Paul’s butt and left nonchalantly.
There were always “old cows” who liked to eat “tender grass,” and Koya was one of them.
She was much older than Charles and slightly stronger. Breaking a simple defensive barrier set up by Charles was no problem for her.
As for whether Charles would cause trouble afterwards?
She wasn’t worried. Charles was just an ordinary junior, far below her in seniority.
She left confidently, waiting for Paul to come to her tonight.
Paul and Harry, left behind, exchanged glances. Neither of them mentioned what had just happened.
“I’ll go find the green-feathered bird, Henry.”
To avoid awkwardness, Paul entered the room first.
“Wait for me. I’ll help you.” Harry gritted his teeth and quickly followed.
After searching for a while, they easily found the birdcage under the bed.
To prevent Henry from suddenly dying, Charles had healed most of his injuries with healing magic.
“Paul! Harry! What are you doing?”
Henry woke up from his sleep in the cage, looking at Paul and Harry in shock.
“Master Henry, long time no see. After all the twists and turns, you still ended up in my hands. As for what I want to do, shouldn’t you know very well? Of course, I’m going to devour you, take all your strength and knowledge for myself.”
Paul leaned close to the cage, staring at Henry with a sinister smile.
“Impossible! Don’t even dream about it! This isn’t Kuye Town. You can’t devour me with your current mental power. Give up. You’re too weak.”
Henry quickly calmed down. He looked at them and warned, “If you don’t put me back where I was, Charles will make you pay.”
Harry broke off a twig from a potted plant on the table and poked Henry. “We have no way back. And look at that little bottle on the table. What is it?”
“What is that?” Henry asked, looking at the bottle with confusion.
He had never seen the Lucky Potion before, so naturally, he didn’t recognize it. However, he sensed a hint of holy water, as pure as tears.
Besides that, there was a strange smell, like a pile of insects, making him nauseous.
“You should have heard of its name, Lucky Potion. A divine item that can greatly increase mental power, priced at over 100,000 gold coins.”
It was Paul who answered. He placed Henry’s cage on the table and picked up the open bottle with his other hand.
He took a sniff, and the strange smell filled his nostrils, almost making him vomit.
“With this, my mental power can temporarily surpass even an average ninth-rank mage. So, do you think I can devour you?”
Paul took another sniff and then carefully closed the bottle.
Henry: “!!!”
Henry’s body started to tremble. He imagined his fate. Paul’s words put immense pressure on him.
He had heard of the Lucky Potion. It was indeed as magical as Paul had said.
Once Paul’s mental power surpassed his own, Henry felt that he would have no chance of turning the tables.
“Let’s go, Harry. Let’s take Master Henry to the wilderness and ‘take care of him.’ I believe he will gladly cooperate.”
Paul held the Lucky Potion in one hand and the birdcage in the other. They needed to go to the wilderness to set up a magic circle, which might take one or two hours.
Time passed slowly. Paul and Harry successfully set up the necessary magic circle.
Paul placed the birdcage in the center of the circle and activated it with a smile.
As white light enveloped his body, he drank the “Lucky Potion” in one gulp.
The potion’s effect was time-limited. He had to make every second count.
If he had half an hour, he could devour Henry effortlessly. But if he only had ten minutes, then this was a gamble.
Intense bitterness filled his mouth. Paul felt like he had swallowed ten thousand insects.
However, what was more terrifying than the bitterness was that the Lucky Potion didn’t bring him any luck. His mental power didn’t increase at all.
At this moment, he heard Henry and Harry shouting at the same time.
Henry: “Hahaha! Paul, you unlucky bastard! Your body is mine now!”
Harry: “No!”
At this moment, Paul just wanted to curse Kailun for being a profiteer!
……
[Paul’s strength has increased to the ninth rank, and his attributes have increased significantly. You have gained a 140% increase in attribute points.]
At midnight, Kailun, who was “bullying” Winnie and Hilna, received the attribute point feedback.
It seemed that Paul had succeeded. He had once again become a model worker.
Kailun glanced at the massive increase in attribute points and silently allocated them to agility. He had to finish this “battle” quickly, or he wouldn’t have time to read.
It was Winnie and Hilna’s fault for staying up late in the library, studying even harder than him. People who were more hardworking than him deserved to be punished.
So the strict Kailun pushed them both onto the piles of books and then made them “experience” knowledge in a more intimate way.
After about an hour, he dismissed Hilna and Winnie, who could barely walk.
After the “study session,” Hilna’s goodwill increased to -45, and Winnie’s increased to 65.
After sending them away, Kailun took out a few parchment scrolls from his pocket. These were sent back by Fox. They were the results of her copying the magic circles.
Currently, the three parchment scrolls in his hand recorded Space Magic, Time Magic, and Fate Magic respectively.
Not the core branches, just side branches.
They were all at the ninth-rank level, and their basic structure was quite different from the current magic theory.
Kailun sat down and allocated most of his attribute points to mental power. His total attributes had increased significantly compared to two weeks ago. Even among ninth-rank mages, he was considered very strong.
With the boost of his immense mental power, his mind was incredibly clear, and many problems were easily solved. He could understand complex magic circuits with a single glance.
Even when looking at completely unfamiliar magic structures, he could deduce them with his terrifying mental power.
In terms of efficiency, every doubling of his mental power increased his learning speed several times over. If he was in good condition, he could master a spell tonight.
To stabilize the current situation, Kailun was frantically making up for his shortcomings. Maintaining this state, he could become an extremely powerful ninth-rank mage in less than a month.
The new bed would be finished tomorrow, and he would have more time to balance his life and studies.
He could leave work to Phils, Afra, and the others. He just needed to keep getting stronger and take care of the people around him.
He hadn’t been back to his territory for over a month. He would go back and take a look after everything was settled. There was no rush.
“Achoo!”
A gust of cold wind blew in through the half-open window, and Kailun, whose constitution attribute was currently low, sneezed.
“Are you warmer now?”
A pair of warm hands wrapped around his waist from behind, soft mounds pressing against his back.
Kailun put down the scroll and turned his head to look at Carol. “Why are you still awake so late? Staying up late will affect your skin.”
Her pleasant fragrance filled his nostrils, her soft white hair brushing against his cheek.
Compared to a month ago, Carol’s aura had changed significantly.
Although she was still his cute little maid, she had developed a hint of aloofness, a cold look that would occasionally flash in her eyes.
However, whenever she met Kailun’s gaze, her eyes were always filled with warmth and affection.
“It’s okay. I’m still young and can stay up late for a long time.”
Carol rubbed her cheek against Kailun’s. “You should be more careful. If you catch a cold, those bad women might take advantage of you.”
“I didn’t expect you to know how to joke.” Kailun chuckled and pulled Carol into his arms, letting her sit on his lap. “Indeed, this is much warmer. You seem to have something on your mind. Do you mind telling me?”
“No, you should focus on the scroll.”
Carol snuggled into Kailun’s arms, gazing up at his handsome and determined face.
“Really don’t want to tell me?” Kailun flicked her smooth forehead.
“I… I want you to spend more time with me and then devour me. Is that okay? Master~”
Carol’s burgundy eyes sparkled. She wrapped her hands around Kailun’s finger.
“Of course, but a delicious meal can’t be eaten casually. I need a perfect opportunity. As for spending more time with you, that’s not a problem at all. I’ve said before that you can follow me anytime. Of course, you can bring your good friend, the dragon girl, along too.”
Kailun glanced at a corner of the library and smiled.
“She’s not my good friend. I’m just a little worried about that foolish dragon.”
Carol shook her head. In her heart, Bella wasn’t even one-tenth as important as Kailun.
“What a sad answer. The foolish dragon will cry.”
Kailun withdrew his hand from Carol’s warm grasp. “Since you’re planning to stay with me, then stay in my arms and keep me warm. I’m going to read the scrolls now. If you disturb me, you’ll be punished. For example, I… won’t talk to you for a whole day.”
Carol’s face fell. “Can you make it an hour?”
Kailun shifted his gaze to the scroll and chuckled softly. “Of course not. So you have to be a good girl and be my doll pillow tonight.”
Kailun held Carol in one arm and adjusted the position and angle of the scroll with the other, immersing himself in a whirlwind of thoughts, leaving the little maid to gradually fall asleep in his arms.
Bella, the dragon girl, hiding in a corner, looked at this scene with envy. One was the person she liked, the other was a friend she had a good impression of.
It should have been a happy “one plus one greater than two” situation, but why was she the only one getting hurt?
The angry dragon girl almost bit off her newly grown dragon teeth.
Damn it, she was so envious.
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