After settling the matter with the Cult of Shadows, Leo immediately rode the Thunder Leopard to Fenlai City. After resting for a night in the city, Leo had someone send a visiting card to the Lucas family the next morning.
That night.
The living room of the Lucas clan's ancient mansion was decorated with great taste, and the dozen or so people in it were all people of high status in the Kingdom of Fenlai. The lowest rank among these people was an earl, and they were here to wait for Leo.
Leo, a rising star of the Kingdom of Fenlai.
Although Leo was only ten years old, and he didn't have any title, even the duke of the kingdom didn't dare to look down on him.
After all, no matter how high their status was, they could only stir up trouble in the Kingdom of Fenlai. He was someone who was highly regarded by the Four Great Empires and the Two Major Guild Alliances. Perhaps in a few decades, Leo would become a red-robed archbishop of the Holy See, and his status would be higher than the king of the kingdom.
Taking advantage of the fact that the other party's status was not too high, it was naturally very important to build a good relationship.
Among these people, only Marquis Jebs, the patriarch of the Lucas clan, felt very uncomfortable. He was old, and had no other hobbies. What he liked the most was this personal weapon of the first Dragonblood Warrior. He had always been proud of it.
But now…the descendants of the other party's clan had come and wanted this treasure.
"Mr. Leo, please."
The voice of the attendant outside the door entered the living room, and instantly, the dozen or so nobles in the living room looked towards the door with smiles on their faces. Even Count Jebs, who was feeling uncomfortable, squeezed out a smile and went up to welcome him.
This was the first time Leo had been addressed as sir, and he was still not used to it. At this moment, he also saw the silver-haired old man with shiny hair walking over with a smile. He said very politely,"Welcome, Mr. Leo, to my Lucas family. I, Jeb, am honored as the patriarch of the family.”
"Marquis Jebs, you're too polite!" Leo couldn't help but smile as he followed Jeb into the living room.
In the Lucas family's living room, candlelight was shining. A beautiful maid served a dish, and a group of people pushed glasses and chatted with each other warmly and politely.
Leo and Marquis Jebs walked to the seats on the side of the living room.
"Marquis Jebs, I'm sure you already know why I'm here.”Leo got straight to the point.
"Leo, I'm an old man," Marquis Jebs sighed in a low voice."I really can't bear to part with this collectible."”
"Marquis Jebs, my Baruch clan has more than five thousand years of history. I've always been proud to be a member of the Baruch clan, but the clan's legacy has been passed down to this day, and the legacy treasure, the warblade of slaughter, has been lost. I can clearly tell you, Marquis Jebs, that our clan has always been working hard for the warblade Slaughterer. A large part of the reason why I have been cultivating diligently since I was young is because of this clan's heirloom.”
Leo's voice was calm, but the 'must win' in his words was obvious.
"I understand, I understand." Marquis Jebs forced a smile.
"Leo. The warblade Slaughterer is an extremely valuable collectible. Someone once offered me a million gold coins, but I wasn't willing to sell it.”Marquis Jebs changed the topic to money." Although our Lucas family is old, to be honest, we don't have much wealth.”
"Don't worry, I won't take it for free!" Leo said confidently," This is a grade-9 magic core. I got it from a velociraptor in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts a few days ago. I believe that its value to you should be much higher than the legacy treasure of our Baruch family!”
As he spoke, Leo reached into his pocket with his right hand, pretending to take something in order not to expose his dimensional ring. Soon, a beautiful box appeared in front of Jeb. Leo opened the box and pushed it in front of Jeb.
Leo's neither servile nor overbearing voice, as well as the grade-9 magic core in front of him, made Jeb's heart tremble. He now understood that Leo was telling him that the warblade Slaughterer was a treasure of the Baruch clan, but he wasn't willing to bully the Lucas clan, so he was using a grade-9 magic core in exchange. At the same time, when the other party mentioned the monster core of the ninth grade, it was also a threat. If he could easily take the monster core from the Velociraptor, it meant that he could destroy our family at any time.
Jebs looked at the grade-9 monster core with a complicated expression. A hint of greed flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by reason.
"Leo, since you're so sincere to the Lucas family, the Lucas family will give you face. Although this warblade Slaughterer was worth a million gold coins, it was still worth a million gold coins. However, as long as you pay 600,000 gold coins, feel free to take this warblade Slaughter.”Marquis Jebs said straightforwardly, then pushed the magic nucleus in front of him towards Leo again." As for this grade-9 magic nucleus, I would never dare to take it!”
Jeb was undoubtedly trying to get on Leo's good side, but Leo obviously didn't care much. He just wanted to get the blade as soon as possible.
Leo waved at Jeb and shook his head with a smile."Marquis Jebs, to be honest, other than the monster cores, I don't have much money on me. Right now, I just want to quickly take back what belongs to our Baruch clan. It's just a grade-9 monster core. I don't care about it. If there are no other questions, I think we can make a deal now!”
" This…" Jebs hesitated…
"Hurry up and decide!"
"Good!" Jeb finally made up his mind.
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After taking back his family's heirloom, Leo returned to the Ernst Institute. After all, he hadn't completed his promise to Vice President Deland to leave behind a statue and portrait…
As soon as he arrived at the academy gates, he saw Linley and Hillman chatting…
"Linley, Uncle Hillman!" Leo shouted.
"Oh? Leo's back!" Linley was very happy as well.
"Eh?" Leo was puzzled." What are you talking about? Why do you look so happy? What's the good news?"”
"Haha, we were just about to talk about you!”Linley replied,"Right, Leo, how's the matter with our Slaughterer warblade coming along?"”
"With me here, what can't I do?”Leo smiled and pointed at the huge cloth on his back." Here!”
"Leo, you took back the family's legacy treasure, the warblade Slaughter?”Hillman said happily after hearing Leo's words," That's great. This is really a double blessing!”
"Double happiness?" Leo was puzzled.
"Haha! You guys don't know yet, right?" Hillman said, his face filled with joy."Linley, Leo, I've come to tell you something very good. It's already December, and little Wharton is about six years old. Just last night, your father was in the Clan Hall testing little Wharton's Dragonblood density. This test…haha…"
"Wharton's bloodline has reached the standard as well?" Leo was puzzled, but at the same time, he thought," So it's about this..."
Hillman smiled and nodded heavily." Yes, your father was extremely happy yesterday. He drank with me excitedly until midnight. Your father said that he was most proud of having three sons in his life. One was a great mage, one was a Dragon Blood Warrior, and the last was an expert who cultivated both magic and martial arts. Haha…"
"I'm here today to tell you about this great news. Your father also told me that I'm the most powerful person in Wushan township, and your father is only a warrior of the sixth rank! Although Leo is very strong, he still has to complete his magic training. Our experience level is not enough to teach Wharton, and your family's records are only on paper.”Hillman's face became serious." Thus, your father has decided to send Wharton to the O'Brien Empire's O'Brien Academy to study. In the most powerful military empire, in the most advanced warrior academy, Wharton will receive the best education.”
" I see..." Leo smiled.
"That's not right." Linley frowned, then looked at Hillman."Uncle Hillman, the O'Brien Academy's fees should be quite high, right? They charge their own students for free, but they charge their foreign students quite a bit.”
Hillman nodded." The O'Brien Academy's annual tuition fees are roughly five thousand gold coins. Your father plans to have Housekeeper Hiri follow Wharton and take care of Wharton in the O'Brien Empire. The tuition fees are very high, fifty thousand gold coins for ten years.”
"Linley, have you forgotten?" Before Leo entered the school, he had carried back an eighth-grade magical beast, the Flaming Tiger. That was a eighth-grade magic nucleus. With the value of that magic nucleus, it was more than enough to pay for Norton's tuition fees!”
"I almost forgot!" Linley patted his head and laughed."Right, Uncle Hillman, speaking of magical beasts, Leo's hunting has improved again. A few days ago, he brought back a Velociraptor of the ninth rank!”
"A magical beast of the ninth rank!" Hillman was shocked, and then he was overjoyed." Leo, you're already a level-nine expert?”
Hillman knew very well that although there was only a difference of one rank between rank-8 and rank-9, the difference was indeed very large. Level eight was considered powerful, but only level nine was considered the top in the world.
"No!" Leo shook his head." I just accidentally picked up a good weapon.”
"Right!" Speaking of weapons, Leo took out the Slaughterer Blade from his back and handed it to Hillman." Let Wharton use our family's inherited treasure! I already have a better sword!”
A good weapon was very important to a warrior. Hillman had originally hoped that Leo would use his saber to slaughter the enemies, but since Leo said that he had a better sword, it was not a bad idea to leave it to Wharton.
"Uncle Hillman, when we return, tell father that I'm preparing to train in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts!”Leo said solemnly," I've found the way to Sanctum. I need to devote myself to it, and I might not be back for a long time!”
"Saint-level!" Hillman was shocked." You have the confidence to advance to Saint-level?”
"Yes!" Leo nodded." I'll be able to enter Sanctuary-realm in ten years at most!”
However, Leo knew very well that he had long been a Grand Magus Saint. His so-called Sanctuary-realm was actually the warrior level.
"Grandpa Doehring! Is that possible?" Hearing Leo's words, Linley asked in his heart in disbelief.
"If we're talking about magic levels, I don't think it's possible for ten years. However, if he was talking about the warrior level, then it should not be a problem for him to advance to the Sanctuary-realm in ten years.”Doehring Cowart said in a low voice," Aside from your clan's transformation, this kid's body is too strange. It's terrifyingly powerful. He was only ten years old, but he was already a warrior of the sixth rank. Moreover, he was currently in the stage of growth and development. At the same time, his body was also in the stage where it was undergoing the most vigorous growth.”
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