In a small hall in the mansion, Fenton received two guests.
Exquisite brass chandeliers are under the ceiling, dyeing the room with bright colors. The red velvet seats are edged with mahogany armrests. There are also several small cups and a transparent glass flask on the table, with amber liquid in them.
Rippled slightly in the candlelight, it was the Nissos family's unique Cointreau.
"Lord Fenton, there's a fire at the brewery." A butler knocked on the door and came in, then reported.
"Well, I understand. Let's send a team of people to put out the fire."
Fenton waved his hand and casually gave instructions. In the past, this might have been a big deal, but the matter discussed with these two guests today was extraordinary. The fire was not that important. Anyway, they had many breweries.
After hearing the news, a guest opposite had a new idea.
"Do you know the cause of the fire?"
"It seems that some employee was dissatisfied and deliberately set the fire."
"Oh, now it's interesting." He slightly lengthened his tone.
"Master Fenton, I think it's better to hit the sun, or today."
"Today? So hasty?" Fenton was a little surprised.
"Yes, although I'm not completely prepared, I'm almost there. Besides, if you act earlier, you can be caught off guard."
Fenton didn't answer immediately. He put his hand on his chin and kept rubbing it, wavering and hesitating. The butler next to him was a little confused and had to stand aside and continue to wait.
The two guests were not in a hurry. One of them picked up the wine jug, poured the orange liquid from the jug, and filled three glasses with the slight sound of water flowing.
Fenton took a deep breath and looked at the chandelier above his head.
The nearly half-burned candles were inserted into the lamp holders, clearly reflecting the paintings on the corners of the ceiling. These paintings told the story of the rise and prosperity of the Nisos family step by step.
The picture starts with a fruit seller driving a carriage, then it shows him asking a farmer for advice in the countryside, then there is a drawing of him holding his child and his wife sitting in front of a house, and then it shows the child as an adult and his friends.
A scene of them having fun together.
Then there is a young man standing in a harvest orchard, with boxes of grapes under the thick vines, and the sky is bright blue.
...
The penultimate picture shows the young man sitting in the house with a sad face. He opened the clay pot and found rotten grapes inside. There were many piles of clay pots and scattered grapes beside him.
The last picture shows him holding a wine glass high, and next to him are several good friends. They are wearing different clothes, some look like alchemists, some look like priests, some look like farmers, some look like nobles, and some look like laborers
workers. These people stood next to the young man, holding wine glasses in their hands, looking at him with a smile on their faces.
"Meet friends with wine, regardless of high or low."
This was a motto left by the first head of the Nisos family. However, as time passed, only the first half of it was valued by the family, and the second half has not been mentioned for a long time.
Fenton closed his eyes, opened them after a long time, and spoke.
"It's too urgent, the old man won't agree."
"But the old man is getting old after all, and it's time for him to rest. If you can't make up your mind, then who else in the Nisos family can make the decision."
Fenton took a deep breath, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and drank it in one gulp.
"Okay, today then!" Then the empty wine glass was placed on the table with a clatter.
When the two people opposite saw him, they also smiled, picked up the wine glasses on the table and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Fenton stood up, put on his coat, and gave instructions to the housekeeper.
"Call up all the guards at home and assemble in the courtyard. In addition, notify the staff of the branch in the city to gather at the master's house."
The housekeeper agreed in surprise and was about to go out, when another sentence came.
"The old man, send someone to take care of him, and don't let outsiders come into contact with him."
"Yes, Lord Fenton."
The butler left the small hall quickly, and then the big bell in Nissos Chamber of Commerce rang, the sound was rapid and heavy.
Fenton stood in front of the window, looking at the crowd moving downstairs in the mansion, and then turned around.
"Now the Nissus family will fulfill their covenant, but when will your promise be shown to me, two young masters of the Tisiphone family?"
Under the bright candlelight, the two young men also stood up.
"Lord Fenton, please rest assured. Just now, Master Zenep has sent us a message that the 'Titan' has been activated. Anemii has already reached a consensus, and we, Tisiphone, have also obtained the blessing of dragging you down.
We have the last piece of the puzzle and can take action at any time.”
Under the light, the shadow formed by the black hair obscures the face, and a wanton smile appears at the corner of the mouth. It is Adley of the Tisiphone family.
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On the other side of Hopeland, on a remote bridge.
Bard stared blankly at the silver-haired girl in front of him. Under the cold moonlight, her crimson and clear eyes and her dreamlike appearance gave him an unimaginable impact in his life.
The more something is lacking, the more something is desired.
Because of his poor appearance, he was often ridiculed by others. He has always had a low self-esteem, and he has become increasingly envious and even worshiped those who are good-looking.
Lorraine Hill looked at the young man in front of him, and heard the mechanical voice of the system in his mind.
Task: Answer Bard's question and receive rewards based on the degree of completion, at least 60%. (The current progress is 20%)
Reward: Every time you reach 20% progress, you will get a lottery opportunity. When the completion level is 100%, you will get an extraordinary creation formula.
This time it was much easier than Pullman's, and the girl felt a little relieved. After all, her personal problems were easy to solve, and she was not as big-hearted as Pullman.
99% of the problems in a person's life are not enough strength (money). The so-called defeating skill with force and defeating all methods with one sword is to make him strong enough.
"So, do you want to gain power?"
The girl's soft voice sounded, paired with her silver hair and red eyes, like a demon under the Nine Netherworld, tempting mortals to drink forbidden poisonous wine.
Bud looked at those red eyes that seemed to be able to suck in the soul, his throat trembled, and he answered hesitantly.
"I think."
"But you have to pay a corresponding price and make an oath that cannot be broken."
"I do."
The silver-haired girl floated slowly, and red light particles began to appear in the air, and then continued to converge into the amber fruit in her palm.
If you want to ask which extraordinary sequence has the strongest attack power and is easiest to achieve quickly, it is undoubtedly the demon sequence.
This dangerous sequence inherited from the True Red Empire has been designed to kill at all costs since its birth, and is extremely terrifying to others and themselves.
The fruit of that extraordinary maple tree has stable properties and is a panacea with a wide range of applications. It is best used to neutralize this dangerous magic.
The fruit, which turned crimson and crystal clear, like a ruby, flew in front of the young man. He stretched out his hands to hold it in his palms, and then swallowed it in one gulp. The burning magic power began to flow in his body.
A pain starting from the ends of blood vessels began to spread throughout his body, and the severe pain almost numbed his consciousness.
"Concentrate your consciousness and follow my command." The girl's soft voice came to his mind, which immediately relieved the pain a lot, and he began to try to concentrate.
Although Bard has never learned extraordinary knowledge and has no experience in practicing extraordinary power, under the leadership of Lorraine Hill, a mythical player, he only needs to follow the guidance of magic and follow the instructions.
With Lorraine Hill's extraordinary perception, a blood-red gem began to form in Bard's body, beating slowly like the heart of a giant beast.
Finally, Demon Sequence 4·Beast of Boiling Blood is achieved.