Hyde Inn Manor.

The sun shines on the green grass, adding to the natural beauty.

On a path among the grass, Grant walked at the front, followed by Heidein, Ivy and Owen.

They kept going until they rounded a path and came to a loft. But when they walked not far in front of the loft, they saw a large gray-white sharp stone blocking the front, with a strange viscous liquid smeared on the surface, filled with

A pungent smell.

When Grant saw the stone, he paused slightly, quickly turned around and apologized to Owen and Ivy, and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry about this. I have been exercising my physical strength and the alchemy of controlling stones. No.

I thought you two would arrive in great numbers, so I forgot to take away the stone. Just wait here and I will take the stone away immediately."

"Sir, why don't you and I come together? The two of us have to be gentler." Owen's face was gloomy. When he saw the stone in front of him, his face was full of doubts and confusion, but he has been cultivated as a gentleman for many years.

When he sees this situation, he still needs to be polite.

He saw that the stone was more than one meter wide and two meters high, and was made of metal. It was estimated to weigh close to one thousand kilograms. Even an alchemist would be unlikely to be able to lift a stone of this weight.

Although I don't like doing such rough work, I still want to test his skills.

"No, no, I can just come by myself. This stone is not very heavy and can be lifted by one person. If Mr. Irving feels that he needs to be more polite, why not lift it by himself." Grant smiled leisurely.

He said, turning his head and extending his hand to express a please gesture to Owen.

Owen's heart sank, and his face became a little ugly. He twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Are you kidding? How do you think an ordinary alchemist can lift such a thing? If you think you can open this kind of garbage

Just kidding. I think I’d better go home with my daughter first. Heidein, your friend is really arrogant. I think it’s best for you not to associate with such people too much, lest you don’t learn any skills and end up bragging.”

He is the mayor of Smokescreen Town, a mid-level alchemist. No matter how polite he is to others, he still has his own dignity. Right now, Grant is deliberately trying to flatter himself. If he continues to tolerate humility like this, he will probably explode.

"Haha, let me tell you, Mr. Owen, how do you think you can lift this thing without an alchemist? I don't think it is too heavy. It must be because you can't lift it yourself because you can't recognize it." Grant laughed.

road.

In the case of the law enforcement guards, it was obvious that Irving was behind it. Grant naturally did not need to be so polite to him.

"Hmph, I have never seen an alchemist who can lift such a stone. How do you think he can lift it? Even those who can lift it can only be like the alchemists in the royal department."

"That's what you think. What if I lift it up?" Grant obeyed and answered with a smile.

"This?" Upon hearing this, Owen hesitated and looked at Grant with shocked eyes. He knew very well that since the other party spoke like this, it meant there was a certain possibility. If he really raised this thing, it meant that the other party was stronger than him.

And it's very possible to slap yourself in the face.

Just when Irving didn't know how to answer, Heidein also knew that the atmosphere on the court was very awkward. If he couldn't find a way to alleviate the depression here, it would be really troublesome.

Heidein knew that Owen had sent people to kill him, but he was Ivy's father after all. As long as the other party didn't go too far, he could still tolerate him. At most, he would have less contact in the future and improve his own strength at the same time.

He took a step forward, deliberately trying to break up the fight, and said with a smile: "We are all going in together to have a drink and a meal, so don't waste time here."

Heidein turned to Grant and said respectfully: "Sir Grant, the rest is up to you."

As early as when Irving came, Grant had already told Heidein all of his instructions, especially the part in front of him. In Grant's plan, this part was to let Irving know how powerful he was and how much he could bring to him.

benefits.

He knows very well that people like Irving focus on profit. As long as the profit reaches the point where his heart is moved, the rest will fall into place and be easily handled.

"Haha, since Heidein has spoken, let's not talk about these things anymore. I'll lift them up first." Grant also agreed with this decision as in the script.

On the contrary, Owen squinted his eyes, his half-squinted eyes filled with cold light. He suspected that these guys were deliberately using this method to humiliate and scare him. If he really fell into the trap, he must be a fool.

He was still hesitant at first, but when Heidein came to dissuade him and Grant cooperated quite well, his expression was shaken a little.

Irving originally thought that there was at least a high chance that the other party would lift him up if he said this, but when he heard that this guy Heidein came to be his deputy three times and four times in a row, he wanted both sides to compromise. He had a grudge against him, and he really didn’t believe that Heidein didn’t know that he

He sent Bieber to secretly hunt him down. How could he possibly help him in this situation? So this was done on purpose, to make him lose face.

Owen sneered in his heart: "Heidein, you are really too young. How could I not guess such a simple logical event speculation? Since you want me to lose this battle, I might as well let you

If you wish, I would like to see if Grant's alchemist in front of me can lift the stone."

"No, I'm still very curious. Since Mr. Grant can lift such a stone, why not open my eyes." Owen said with a smile, looking shrewd.

A look of astonishment appeared on Heidein's face, and he looked at Owen blankly.

He forgot to move at this time.

How could there be such a shameless person in the world? If Ivy hadn't been here, Heidein would have really wanted Owen to embarrass himself. But he didn't expect that even though he wanted to dissuade him with good intentions, they still didn't believe him.

At this moment, Heidein simply stopped talking and muttered unhappily.

Owen noticed the unhappy expression on the other party's face and thought that he must have made the right bet. Heidein did not see that he had been fooled, so he was very unhappy. Discovering these tricks, Owen guessed that the other party would most likely not be able to lift the ball.

Grant's own plan was also to save some face for the other party. At this time, the other party refused. For a moment, the movements in his hands were somewhat hesitant. It was okay that he didn't move, but this move had convinced Owen that Grant could not lift it.

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He rolled his eyes and thought of the embarrassing thing before. An imperceptible sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Grant, you'd better do it quickly. Since this is good, if you can help me, I am willing to pay five hundred

Gold coins for you."

In Smokescreen Town, two hundred gold coins has been Owen's salary for more than half a year. If it weren't for his previous grudges, he wouldn't be willing to take it out.

Grant saw the other party repeatedly, and pushed himself again and again. As a fifth-level mage, he was naturally not too polite. He also laughed loudly and said: "I'm afraid that others won't dare to give it to me. Since you have already spoken, you

My daughter is here too. I think you should give it. Then let’s see how I lift it up.”

He walked to the middle of the rocks, made a fist with his right hand, and punched forward.

Boom boom!!

A few small pebbles were broken into the middle of the stone, and then the stone was deeply embedded. It looked like it was probably half a meter deep.

Grant raised his right hand and lifted the stone twenty centimeters above the ground. Then with a smile on his face, he walked up to Irving very easily, and with a bang, the stone fell to the ground, creating four or five cracks.

"I'm sorry. This stone is really light. I think Mr. Owen, as a famous alchemist and the mayor of Smokescreen Town, should have a few hundred gold coins as bets." Grant said with a sarcastic smile.

It means. Two eyes seem to be looking at a clown.

Heidein gave him face, but this guy was a nice guy, but he didn't appreciate it.

"Uh..." Owen froze on the spot.

Soon, Owen's face turned green and red, and there was anger in his eyes, but more importantly, he was surprised. He did not expect that an alchemist could lift such a large stone with his body's strength.

Get up, then this alchemist is at least many times stronger than me.

He originally wanted to challenge the opponent, but at this time he was like a leaky ball and was not in the mood to fight.

He took a deep breath and put all the angry expression on his face into his heart. At this time, he put on a smile and an elegant expression: "I, Owen, always keep my word. I will ask my servants to deliver four hundred gold coins when I return to the manor."

.I just don’t know whether Mr. Grant believes in me or not.”

"As the mayor, you will definitely implement what you say."

"Haha, in that case let's go in first."

Owen seemed to have forgotten the shame just now, and his half-closed eyes were still full of joy.

He knows very well that such strength means that his companions are not bad either. They should all have similar strength. The fifth-level mage is several times stronger than him. If he can win over him well, it will be a big help. Especially for such alchemy.

Teacher, the background behind it is very big.

If you can establish a relationship with them, what's the problem with losing a little face? Even if you don't have any face, let yourself lose it.

Owen knew that the key to success or failure in the future was how Grant and his companions viewed Heidein. If they valued Heidein very much, they might not be able to let Ivy marry him. If not, they could only give up. The shame in front of them was too great.

I can only vent it out on Heidein.

"Let's go."

Grant walked at the front, stepping forward and entering the attic hall.

Hydein and Owen also followed behind.

Ivy, who had been at the back with a face full of doubts, suddenly showed a look of surprise, and the eyes she looked at Owen quietly turned cold. She thought her father's attitude would change, but now it doesn't seem like it at all.

.I came here simply because I wanted to get to know the powerful alchemist in front of me.

Why did you just ask me to come here? Is it to let you get to know the alchemist in front of you? It seems impossible. I just kissed Heidein, and Grant didn't react at all. So it can only be that Heidein got to know Grant, and then he

Want to help Heidein.

Thinking of this possibility, Ivy's face jumped with joy, revealing a hint of joy. Her eyes looking at Heidein also softened. If she could get to know an alchemist like Grant, it was naturally impossible for him to take the initiative to make friends with her.

Ivy guessed that it was probably because of some important matters that Heidein took out some family heirlooms and handed them over to Grant in front of her. The deal between them was to help him marry her. So many things came to mind.

, Ivy couldn't help but feel moved in her heart, the softness in the deepest part of her heart seemed to be touched.

"Heidein!" Ivy whispered, her soft, boneless palm close to Heidein's hand.

Heidein's body froze, and he looked into Ivy's tender spring eyes, with a happy expression on his face.

Of course, if he knew that Ivy had imagined a lot of plots, he would also know what kind of situation would be revealed.

At the same time, I have to say that women’s brain power is sufficient.

In the attic hall, the floor is covered with a red carpet, with a huge golden sword painted in the middle.

There are oil paintings and huge red stone pillars hanging on the four walls.

There is a long table in the middle, soft sofas surrounding it, a fireplace near the wall, and a bookshelf.

Going straight up, there is a large crystal chandelier with crystal clear white.

Four alchemists wearing black robes sat around and laughed, as if talking about some interesting topic.

Owen stood in the middle. Seeing the special temperament exuding from their bodies, he vaguely guessed that they were definitely not ordinary alchemists.

"Grant, you have brought a guest." An old man with bare feet and gray hair raised his hand and said with a smile.

"Yeah, right in the back." Grant smiled and pointed to the back.

"Hello, I am Owen, the mayor of Smokescreen Town." Owen stepped forward and introduced himself first. He himself pays great attention to gentlemanly etiquette. It was not easy to see the other party this time, so the series of actions he made were simply incomparable.

It's so picky. Even Heidein felt that the other party was indeed perfect in these aspects.

"Hello, please sit down first."

"Seat here, come here, sit here."

"Sit here."

The attitudes of Master Ku, Ha Ming, Mei Mei and others were quite good. They knew that this was just a favor to Heide, after all, they had promised something before.

As the strongest people in the nightmare frontier, if they deceive a young guy who is equivalent to a first-level mage, it will be enough to bring shame to their old faces.

Grant was somewhat satisfied when he saw that those fifth-level mages didn't show any pretense.

He turned around and pointed to the door, and told Heidein: "Hurry up and get some snacks and some good drinks. Well, there are some other things at the end."

"Yes. I'll go right away." Heidein nodded smartly, happily walking to the door to the right that leads directly to the kitchen. Ivy saw Heidein running to do some work, so naturally she wasn't idle at all.

When Grant saw their appearance, he just smiled and didn't say much.
Chapter completed!