Hoggus's expression remained unchanged, and he couldn't see any emotion, and said, "Count Ret, I want to tell you about this because I want to hear your true thoughts. Whatever choice you make—take Carol or give it up, I'll grant you."

Reiter let out a sigh of relief.

If it's someone else, it's just that, just accept it, and use it as a channel to get information, it's not a big deal.

But Carol is different, being both the wife of her friend Gueret and the mother of Krina.

He values ethics very much, and at the same time, he wants Klina's family of origin to be as happy as possible, and does not want a day of fragmentation in the future.

So this time, he did owe Hogus a favor. Although it is not much of a benefit, not everything in the world can be measured by benefits.

So Rett stroked his chest and said, "Thank you, Prince Hogus!"

"You're welcome, Count Raytt." Hogus smiled, "In that case, I should also leave, and when I return, I will send a few intermediate alchemists as soon as possible, and bring the materials promised to you in advance."

"Thank you for the blessing and have a nice trip!"

Hoggus patted his mount, which let out a long roar and ran forward.

"See you next time, Count Ret!" Before leaving, Zelos smiled.

"See you next time, Mr. Zeroth!"

"Maybe the next time I see you, you'll be the Grand Magus."

"I hope I can do it."

Reiter said goodbye to the other guards and watched as the group of Hogus and the others faded away.

......

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

October 2nd.

The air is filled with the sense of bitter cold, and the trumpet of winter is blowing.

Rayter takes Raylai and Tucker, along with Thales, to a picnic deep in the Darkstriped Eagle Branch. Choosing a place far away from the lonely peak, in a glade covered with golden leaves, the father and son spread a large cloth and sat in a corner.

Thales sat in the corner of the cloth, his left arm and side waist clinging to each other, holding half a piece of cheese in his left hand, pointing at Tucker with his right, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Tucker, I see your ass is bigger than Golem, and one person occupies so many corners of the cloth that you're about to squeeze me out, why don't you give way to your youngest brother?"

"Thales, your clothes are beautiful."

Thales was stunned and embarrassed, "Oh, is it? I bought a new dress in Dark Eagle City, and a top tailor came there last month, but I didn't expect Tucker to have a good eye."

Tucker shrugged, "Oh no, Thales, you misunderstood me, I mean... It goes well with this cloth, you can take it off and spread it on the floor."

The smile that appeared on Thales' lips froze, replaced by a touch of annoyance and anger, "You must be crazy, why don't you take yours?"

"Hehe, because it's not me who's being squeezed." Tucker grinned.

But this smile seemed a little shameless to Thales, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Tucker, you are bullying, don't be complacent, when I become a second-level magician, I must learn from you, so that you can taste the power of dark magic!"

"Okay, but by that time, I'm afraid I'll be a third-level knight, haha!" Tucker didn't care.

But his heart suddenly moved, his eyes widened, and he deliberately showed a trace of fright: "Thales, since you want me to taste the power of dark magic, now, do you want to taste the power of Iron Fist?"

"You're threatening me?" Thales was undaunted, glancing at Tucker disdainfully.

"Could it be that you dare to challenge me now? Then I admire your courage!" Tucker looked surprised.

Thales didn't respond to Tucker, and instead looked at Ret, "Father, you heard, this big guy Tucker wants to bully his weak brother. I think... You don't want to see family harmony ruined by this big guy, do you?"

Tucker's face collapsed, but he didn't expect Thales to complain to his father

I was really a little nervous in my heart, looked at my father, and laughed dryly:

"Ha, Father, I was just joking, how could I really do that......

Leiter, who was sitting opposite the two, shook his head and smiled after admiring the daily bickering of his eldest son:

"I think both of you are at fault, it just so happens that we forgot to bring black lotus powder when we went out this time. Tucker, I'll punish you to find ten black lotus plants to spice up for our barbecue later. Thales, you go catch a bloodhoof boar and a flaming rhinoceros for today's barbecue, I remember there are just two monsters around here."

"Huh?"

Tucker and Thales complained at the same time.

"Father, can you let me catch the Bloodhoof Boar and the Flame Rhinoceros, and make sure I can catch them for you as quickly as possible!" Tucker touched the back of his head, he didn't want to go to the black lotus.

"That's right, Father, leave the task of finding the black lotus grass to me, they are all dark demon plants, I have the affinity of the dark element, I can sense it more easily!" Thales said with a bitter face and a hint of hope in his eyes.

"No, punishment is punishment, and if you disobey my commands, there will be no good fruit to eat!" Reitt said in a firm tone.

"Okay, so can you exchange two kinds of monsters? Bloodhoof Boar and Flame Rhinoceros, I'm too troublesome to deal with, they have rough skin and thick flesh, and their strength is infinite, even if my dark magic sneaks up, it will be difficult to cause effective damage!" Thales was pitiful and looked forward to it, "Actually, demonic beasts like the Wind Wolf and the Fire Sideburns Dog are also delicious, why don't you change your taste, Father?"

"The flesh of the Wind Wolf and the Fire Sideburns is neither chewy nor delicious, and I want to eat the Bloodhoof Boar and the Flame Rhinoceros." Ruilai, who had been silent just now, looking up at the blue sky, suddenly interjected.

"Oh Relai, you can't do that! The last time I ate the wind wolf, I heard you say that the meat is crispy and delicious!" Thales said angrily, "You must have deliberately targeted me, aren't we brothers in the same camp?"

Ruilai smiled slightly, "I'm in the same camp as my father."

At this time, the corners of Lei's mouth curled, "Rylai is right, and Tucker has a great appetite, and he must eat the Bloodhoof Boar and the Flame Rhino to satisfy it.

That's it."

Seeing his father's firm attitude, Thales pursed his lips and stood up helplessly, his expression changed to a trace of sadness:

"Well, then I'll go, and if you don't see me later, don't be surprised, I've fallen into the belly of a flaming rhinoceros or a bloodhoofed boar."

"Oh? Isn't it some secluded place to get some good night's sleep?" Ruilai pretended to be surprised and quipped.

"Well, Ruilai reminded me, the punishment mission also has a time limit, if it affects our barbecue at noon, unfortunately, Thales, I'm afraid you won't see the follow-up content of Panlong again." Reiter added.

Thales, who had a sad face, suddenly looked like a cat whose tail had been trampled: "Don't, father, you can't do this, I'll go now!"

The voice fell.

The wind elemental lingered around Thales, like a gust of wind, stepping on the golden leaves, making a frequent crackling and crisp sound, and scurrying towards the dense jungle.

Tucker didn't say much, but he sighed and walked away, he hated this kind of hard work of finding things and wasting his brain the most—real men should be engaged in hearty hand-to-hand combat......

It didn't take long for the golden glade to be left with Rett and Ruilai.

At this time, Ruilai's expression moved slightly, and he said, "Father, I feel it, Nina is coming soon......

Although Rett had expected it, he also pretended to be happy, "Great, in this way, with the help of Nina's awakening, you may have the hope of being promoted to a third-level magician!"

Ruilai nodded, his expression excited: "There is this possibility, I am currently at the peak of the second-level magician, no matter how difficult it is, I don't know if Nina's awakening can help me break through the bottleneck this time......

Leiter patted Raylai on the shoulder and encouraged, "Believe in yourself, believe in Nina!"

Ruilai's gaze became firm: "Understood!"

Next, the father and son looked up at the blue sky together.

At this moment, Ray felt that in the depths of his mind, the call of the dark was becoming more and more active and intense, and he himself tried to try to pass on the voice from the bottom of his heart, trying to communicate with Nina.

A few minutes later.

Finally, Ruilai's spirit was shaken, and the familiar feeling in his mind came again.

He was engrossed, scanning the sky, just now he sensed Nina's fluctuations, no longer a void perception, but actually appeared in this world!

With joy in his eyes, he tried to greet:

"Good winter, Nina!"

"Raylai, good winter!"

A greeting that only Raylai could understand, echoed in his mind, and a smile curled up at the corners of his mouth.

In the next moment, there was a slight cold breath between the heavens and the earth, and this chill penetrated the heart.

But Ruilai hurriedly communicated with Nina in his mind, telling her not to make a big fuss, so as not to be discovered by others.

After all, this is the Dark Striped Eagle Branch, not Eagle Town, maybe there are transcendents nearby, aware of the abnormality, and the confidentiality measures must be in place!

Fortunately, this time she woke up, and Nina seemed to be more agile and understood Ruilai's meaning very quickly.

In a few moments, the heavens and the earth were restored to their original state again.

Quietly, a small snowflake, accompanied by a breeze, fell on the hair on the top of Ruilai's head.

Poof.

In the next moment, the snowflakes turned into cute little snowmen.

This scene was closely watched by Leiter on the side, and since he learned about the notes of the Holy Wizard of Timos, his curiosity about the elves has become even stronger.

Just now, he was engrossed in trying to observe the elves' secrets.

But it's a pity that he didn't see clearly how Nina changed from a snowflake to a snowman from beginning to end. All he felt was extremely faint fluctuations of the water element, which seemed to involve mysteries.

Nina looked extraordinarily cheerful, her ice-colored eyes narrowed, and she circled around Reiter, flying up and down.

Ruilai gently stroked it twice, and immediately closed his eyes.

The power of infusion in the void made the spiritual power in his mind begin to surge, slapping against the invisible barrier again and again.

When Leiter saw Ruilai suddenly close his eyes, he knew that he was ready to attack the third-level magician.

So, he stood up and paced back and forth around, protecting Raylai from being disturbed.

Half an hour passed.

Reitt spun around a little bored and sat down again.

His eyes fell on Nina, and he noticed that the silhouette of her body was a little bigger than last year, which meant that all of her abilities had evolved and she was better than ever.

He thought to himself, if Nina was allowed to evolve for thousands of years, wouldn't it be possible to form a large-scale ice and snow land casually?

But... It sounds very powerful, but compared to the Blood God Sect Master's Blood Elves, it feels like it's a lot worse......

Just as Leiter was thinking, Nina, the little guy, suddenly looked at Leitt, looked at it quite familiarly, and stepped on his head, having fun.

At this time, Ruilai had just calmed down the fluctuations in his mind, felt the surging spiritual power in his body, and was happy in his heart.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Nina's unreasonable behavior, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly urged, "Nina, come down quickly, how can you mess around with your father's head!"

"Hehe, it's okay." Leiter smiled slightly, and looked at Ruilai with a pair of eyes: "Breakthrough?"

"That's right, Father, I'm a Level 3 mage now!" Ruilai was quite excited, he couldn't have imagined that in just a few years, he would cross two floors from a first-level magician, and he was only one step away from a magician!

"Congratulations, if this trend continues, the Magister won't be able to overwhelm you."

"I'm not that powerful." Ruilai shook her head, looked at Nina, and smiled gently, "Thanks to this little guy......

"Hehe, that's what I said." Rett hugged Nina down, stared at the round head, pinched it gently, and smiled, "Little one, we're going to have a barbecue later, but we can't put out our fire anymore...

…」

...

Ray and Rylai had a lot of fun with Nina.

On the other side, Tucker and Thales broke their legs.

"Where does this black lotus grow, I can't find it for half a day, it's too difficult for me!" Tucker, who had been looking for a long time, held a black lotus grass in his hand, dragged a long tail note, and shouted helplessly.

The huge voice made the birds fly for a while.

The hibernating squirrel even woke up, shivered, and held the pine cone and nibbled on it in search of comfort.

"Stop shouting, Tucker! Even if you shout in your throat, the black lotus grass will not take the initiative to jump in front of you."

A teasing voice rang out from the edge of the grass not far away.

Rustling

A pile of dead grass was removed, and Thales' figure emerged.

"Is that you? Thales, why don't you deal with the Bloodhoof Boar and the Flame Rhino, what are you looking for?" Tucker's eyes became vigilant, worried about what Thales had in mind.

"Tucker, I'll see what you're up to, after all, black lotus isn't that easy to find." Thales smiled seemingly leisurely, his eyes focused on Tucker's hand, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Oh my God, you only have one black lotus in your hand? Isn't it going to take half a day to find this all?"

"Ahem, of course not!" Old Tucker's face flushed, and he said toughly, "Anyway, I also asked Franor about the Ranger's experience in the field, can this kind of thing stump me?" I just hid them first......

"Really?" Thales was suspicious.

"Of course." Tucker's voice was much louder this time. But then, he saw the hand that Thales had been holding behind his back, and slowly moved it to front of him, and when he saw the object in his hand, his eyes widened: "Black lotus, Thales, you brought me black lotus?"

............

2-in-1, long wait

At the beginning of the month, I asked Tietie for a guaranteed monthly pass, and I sincerely thank you here