Chapter 10. Maybe it's better to break off the engagement.

Chapter 10. Maybe it's better to break off the engagement.

"I did it."

Gwen looked in the direction of the voice. The person who came was Victor.

Hearing Victor say that he did it, she naturally believed him.

After all, Victor's reputation as a third-rank mage was still very famous. Dealing with such bandits was extremely easy for him.

"What are you doing here?"

Gwen turned her head back. She was curious. Since Victor was here, why did Lia call her over.

She picked up a crystal flowing with colorful radiance and leaned beside Lia.

The color on that crystal gradually disappeared. Victor found that Lia also had one on her waist.

The two of them communicated with each other through this magic crystal. Its function was similar to a telephone with two-way connection.

Victor maintained that cold poker face and explained unhurriedly:

"My family's caravan is near the royal capital. I came to meet them and deal with these bandits by the way."

Hearing his explanation, Gwen didn't doubt it. She turned around and ordered the knight order:

"Look at those corpses. See if there are any faces that can be recognized. Conduct an identity investigation and then report to me."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the knight order immediately became more efficient.

"Lia, be careful. Contact me as soon as there is danger next time."

After giving the order, Gwen led a group of knights and was about to leave.

After she left, Lia puffed up angrily. Her face puffed up like a bun.

Obviously these bandits were dealt with by her. She originally wanted to show off in front of Gwen. But unexpectedly, Victor suddenly came and took away her credit.

"You understand the principle of not showing off your wealth better than I do."

Victor said such a sentence calmly. Lia immediately calmed down.

Those in the caravan were all her own people. It didn't matter if they saw it.

But once anyone knew that her magic was released by an item.

Then she might be in danger.

As a merchant, she never underestimated the greed of human nature.

"Well... I know."

Victor was very satisfied because he had successfully educated Lia. A sense of accomplishment as an elder brother arose spontaneously.

He walked in front of Lia and stretched out a finger.

The dull gem flashed with a red light. The magic was replenished by him.

After doing all this, he was about to leave.

But Lia asked him in a somewhat coy way:

"Why did you come? I don't believe what you said to Gwen just now."

"I felt you activated magic. So I was curious and came to take a look."

Victor turned around and answered her faintly. There was no glimmer in his eyes at all. He still had that ice-cold face.

Hearing Victor's words, Lia's mood was somewhat 微妙 complicated.

In all these years, she had never been cared about by Victor.

But what happened today?

Was this person's mind turned around?

Suddenly had a conscience and awakened?

Lia's three consecutive questions in her mind were quickly explained.

Victor looked at her quietly and continued:

"The attack on the caravan may have something to do with my enemies. But there are too many enemies to count. I don't know exactly who it is. You should be more careful yourself."

Lia finally found an opportunity to retort him. She sneered and mocked.

"Heh, you still know that you are not popular."

She did have some guesses about the origin of these bandits today. But she didn't tell Victor.

"Have you tried the effect of the potion?"

"Those mages all tried it. Those who used it all said it was good."

Victor suddenly threw out a sentence. Lia nodded. There was unspeakable surprise in her tone.

Those mages who were already exhausted became full of energy instantly after drinking a bottle.

Even if she wasn't a mage, she could understand how amazing this effect was.

"This time bringing the caravan is not just for ore trading. I have already found a store in the royal capital."

"There are many adventurers, especially mages. Selling this kind of thing in a busy street will definitely be very popular."

Victor listened to Lia's description and secretly admired Lia's execution ability.

He didn't show it because Victor didn't praise people.

"In the royal capital, if there is any difficulty and I may not be able to help, you can contact Gwen more."

Lia tilted her head and drew out a long "Oh~?".

She looked at Victor suspiciously:

"Don't you know?"

Victor frowned and told Lia not to play charades.

"Gwen will go on a mission in a few days. I'm afraid she won't be back in less than half a month."

"It's a pity that you are still her fiancé. You don't even know this. I think it's better for her to prepare to remarry early."

While mocking Victor, Lia secretly looked at the expression on his face.

Victor naturally didn't know about this. He and Gwen had almost no contact. To be honest, he still couldn't figure out what kind of relationship they had.

"Where is she going?"

Lia's hope of seeing a change in expression on Victor's face was dashed. He was just asking about the whereabouts of a stranger casually.

Lia was a little bored. She lowered her head and fiddled with the mage's glove for a while and casually replied.

"She said she was going to Mount Vesuvius."

"Although it is a dormant volcano, but the locals said there were some strange sounds on the mountain. The emperor sent her to investigate whether the volcano will erupt and make a response plan in advance."

When Victor heard this name, he was slightly stunned.

Memories emerged in his mind.

That place was really not a dormant volcano.

Behind the heavy magma under the crater was a huge monster. That was the neutral world boss that would appear in the first chapter of the game.

Its strength should not be underestimated.

The world boss in the game can be challenged by players from the entire server. It has a very high level. Compared to ordinary bosses, its health is much thicker.

After being defeated, a copy will be generated there for players to challenge repeatedly.

If Victor remembered correctly, that boss would wake up in a year and a half.

At that time, the players were generally not very high level. The game had only been launched for half a year. Everyone was only about level 20.

And this boss was an astonishing level 50!

It was difficult for players to even break its defense.

He still remembered that when the boss woke up from the volcano, all the surrounding towns were burned to the ground by it.

The empire sent the army and knight order to suppress it, but it was easily wiped out by it.

At a critical moment, the empire could only seek help from adventurers like "players".

This world-class boss was defeated by players after three days of continuous deaths and finally depleted its last bit of health bar.

Victor was also fortunate to participate in that battle at that time. He still remembered that during that time, he stayed up for three days. Every day when he logged in, it was to be able to grind off a little bit of the boss's health with other players.

Every time he thought about it, he would feel excited.

Hard work pays off. Generous rewards were given to every player who contributed to this battle.

Even though he later re-challenged that copy with various professions, the desperate feeling of being there for the first time could never be felt again.

However, Victor really wanted to see what it looked like before it woke up.

Furnace Warcraft. That was the name given to it by the players.

As the name suggests, it was like a huge burning furnace. It was terrifying and brought disaster to all living beings.

Its appearance even turned the earth into coke.

Victor decided to visit Gwen tonight and probe her for information.

If he could hitch a ride on Gwen's mission, that would be even better.

Seeing Victor standing there in a daze after she finished speaking, she always felt that the other party was thinking about something bad.

So she waved at him in disgust.

"Are you very idle? As a professor of the magic academy, are you still strolling outside?"

"If you have nothing to do, can you go home quickly?"

Victor looked down at her and nodded without refusing. A magic array was formed under his feet and he disappeared with a "whoosh".

After seeing Victor leave, Lia supported her forehead and sighed:

"This guy...".

"He really left as soon as he said. Without any hesitation."

But if he left, it would be better for her to do business.

She began to direct her subordinates to count the goods.

The few mages who were curled up were all stunned. They watched Victor teleport out and then teleport away.

That, is that the legendary head of the Clevenner family?

Using teleportation magic casually. He is even more powerful than their boss!

Before long, the goods were counted. Nothing was missing. This made Lia breathe a sigh of relief.

Lia called her subordinate behind her and motioned for her to come closer. Then she leaned close to that person's ear and whispered.

"Contact those people below and investigate the recent movements of the Du Croix family."

Her eyes instantly became much colder.

"When did our Clevenner family's caravan ever be robbed by others."

She had long suspected the duke.

Because recently, the only one who had a grudge with Victor was his little daughter.

As for Victor's other enemies before? Those who should be buried are buried. Those who should be exiled are exiled.

Those who really can't be dealt with won't be so blind as to touch their family's caravan.

Except for the duke, she didn't believe that others didn't understand the rules.

It has always been us who collect protection fees from others. Even in the royal capital, we can't be bullied by these locals!

...

Victor teleported back home and immediately went into his bedroom and started preparing another set of clothes.

He asked the servant to prepare a carriage and was going to visit the Delin family's mansion.

The servant received his order and quickly carried it out.

At the same time, Gwen had just finished a day's work.

Back at home, she immediately took off her armor and removed the cumbersome clothes.

The maid at home had prepared hot water for her. Gwen soaked in the bathtub and stretched her limbs comfortably, enjoying this rare rest time.

"Um~ Ha!"

A comfortable sound came from her mouth. She closed her eyes and let the gentle water flow wrap around her body.

At this time, the servant knocked on the door outside the bathroom.

"Miss, someone is here to visit."

Gwen was soaking very comfortably. Hearing the sound, she "hummed" and surfaced a little lazily.

The white back was pressed against the edge of the bathtub. Water droplets rolled down along the skin and splashed ripples on the water surface.

"Ha... Who is it?"

Just as she yawned, she heard the servant suddenly say outside the door.

"It's Mr. Victor."

'Plop!'

Gwen slipped and fell into the water.