Aaron, who holds the title of 'Baron of Blackstone', returned to his territory.
Well, after this tournament, Theodore started a large-scale distribution of titles. Basically, the knights who originally entered the Green Forest were promoted to one level, and some even became viscounts.
However, these are just empty names, and no one's fiefdom has increased at all.
In Aaron's opinion, at least the name Baron sounds better than the title of Knight...
In addition, there is a strange phenomenon. Colin's son Xia was canonized as a Lord of Honor, but he himself is nothing... Aaron originally thought that he could get an honor such as Viscount Sotos.
As for the title, it seems that Theodore is expressing some dissatisfaction with Colin, but he is very satisfied with the third generation heir.
This seemed to correspond to some undercurrents, but Aaron didn't pay attention to it.
In the bedroom.
Aaron opened his eyes and felt the difference in his body.
The first time he accepted rituals and sacrifices in the dream world, especially the disappearance of the essence of 'red' at the end, gave him an indescribable feeling.
"The essence of 'Red' as a sacrifice is actually the essence and concentration of the spirituality of 'Red'. In terms of weight... it may be enough for an ordinary person to fully awaken to spirituality and embark on an extraordinary path."
"At that time, the sacrifice in the ceremony disappeared, and my consciousness felt that it might have come here...the real world, inside my body?"
Aaron's eyes lit up slightly. If this is true, he may have finally found the path to extraordinary reality!
"master!"
He rang the bell and asked Dai Li to come in and help him get dressed. He couldn't wait to feel the difference in his body.
'It seems like an illusion...but I feel like I am a little more energetic today?'
Aaron looked at Dai Li in front of him, and it was undeniable that his body had a slight reaction.
Dai Li also seemed to feel something, blushing and helping Aaron tidy up his clothes.
'It's a bit troublesome...I feel the surge of desire...'Red'...is originally related to reproduction and vitality?'
Aaron was a little embarrassed: 'It seems that we have to be more careful in the future. Don't eat food randomly, and don't accept sacrifices carelessly...'
"What would you like for breakfast?"
At this time, Dai Li asked.
"Steak, well done...no...medium rare, and a glass of deer blood!"
Aaron blurted out.
Dai Li's expression was a little surprised, but she quickly calmed down and withdrew.
…
Inside the villa restaurant.
The almost raw veal lay on the white porcelain plate, still oozing blood.
Aaron's breakfast on weekdays is basically vegetable salad, with bread and jam, and the taste is relatively light, which is why Dai Li was surprised.
At this time, Dai Li stood aside, watching Aaron pick up the knife and fork gracefully. Just pressing the cold fork slightly caused the veal to ooze blood again, as if struggling, shouting, resisting...
But it was no use. The knife fell mercilessly, splitting the meat and causing blood to spurt out with the grace of a predator.
A handful of coarse salt and a handful of black pepper powder are sprinkled on the cow's carcass, like a death memorial...
Finally, the piece of meat was put into the mouth and seemed to fall into the bottomless abyss...
"Well, it tastes surprisingly good?"
Aaron took another sip of deer blood and thought in his mind: "Is this the pleasure of eating flesh and blood? The 'red' is indeed in my body, and it is affecting me!"
'Fortunately, I can still control my reason. This is probably because the existence on the crimson moon is no longer in this world?'
'As for Lin, she was severely affected from the beginning, and she was equivalent to half a favored person of the flesh-and-blood Mother Tree... Of course, it was also subconscious... I'm afraid the Mother Tree didn't even know she existed, otherwise I wouldn't be able to save her...
'
'Those members of the Black Sun Order are the ones who are subtly affected. Although they are not as good as Lin at the beginning, as time goes by, the influence will gradually deepen and become more terrifying...'
'And Dai Li, what's this expression... What's going on with this look of fear and hope?'
'She was influenced by me?'
Aaron put down his knife and fork: "Put it away!"
"Oh yes!"
Dai Li was startled and seemed to have finally come to her senses. She stepped forward to clean the dining table and her breathing became heavy unconsciously.
"I'm going out to exercise!"
Aaron felt that his self-control was on the decline, and he did not dare to stay any longer, otherwise Dai Li would not be enough, so he immediately came to the training ground outside the villa and brandished a huge cross sword.
Normally, wielding a few moves with this heavy sword would consume a lot of energy.
But now, Aaron feels different.
It's not that his physique or strength has improved, but that every time he is about to reach his limit, a new force will surge out of his body.
It's as if there is an extra source of power in the body!
"This is how extraordinary Chi is!"
Aaron's eyes widened: "Although...I don't really like this road...but it is undeniable that everything is extraordinary, so bright and charming..."
After exercising for several hours, he was already sweating profusely. He pulled a towel and wiped it off. Aaron suddenly picked up a dagger and made a small cut on his arm.
The blood flowed out quickly. He observed carefully and saw that the bleeding stopped quickly and he even felt a numb and itchy feeling.
"Vitality, promote wound healing?"
"It's just that there seems to be some loss..."
Aaron frowned, what Lin sacrificed was the concentrated essence of many 'red' spiritualities, which was enough to make people push open the extraordinary door.
But when it came to him, it seemed that only a little bit was left.
"Is this... the loss caused by traveling between two worlds? But it doesn't matter. Let Lindo sacrifice a few times, and the accumulation will be enough for me to open the extraordinary door, but... I don't like the path of 'Red'...
…”
"Well, let Lin sacrifice some other spiritual things next time... But she will only collect the essence of 'red'. She has specialization in the art. It seems that it is a good decision to let her form a multi-path religious order.
.”
After a while, Aaron stood up and shook his arm. The wound on his arm had long disappeared, leaving only a shallow white mark.
"very good!"
He looked at the sky and felt a little hungry: "It's time for lunch... Is lunch still medium rare beef? No... I want to eat five minutes..."
Aaron felt the hunger and thirst in his body, and his expression gradually changed.
Facts have proved that his changes did not stop there.
At night, looking at a medium-rare steak, he couldn't eat it. Finally, he asked Dai Li to take it back to the kitchen and cook it well-done.
"Oops……"
The rich and tender taste of the beef disappeared into his mouth, but Aaron sighed in his heart: "The spirituality is dissipating... so the influence on me is also constantly weakening..."
"It must be observed."
…
The next day.
Aaron rang the bell and let Daley in.
He looked at the various movements of the maid, and felt calm in his heart, with only endless regret: "Is this world really free of demons? Even the spirituality that I finally gained will continue to dissipate with the passage of time...