BXBX NOVEL Chapter 110: 110, Pre-paid Reward of the Princess 1
About ten minutes later, Duke Anzu Seifer hurried to the scene.
Lake’s body had already been dragged out of the study.
However, a heavy smell of blood still hung in the study.
This made Duke Seifer frown.
Standing behind him was a middle-aged butler in a dark black suit.
With a pale face, the butler bowed deeply, “My lord, Lake was killed instantly and without any guarding. I suspect the intruders are at least assassins from the sixth-order Sanctuary.”
“Hmm? Sixth-order Sanctuary?”
“Yes.”
“Alright, I got it.” Duke Seifer nodded indifferently.
He scanned the room.
Other than the dried blood trace of Lake on the ground, multiple hidden compartments on the wall, under the window sills, and beneath the seats had been opened.
But the Duke didn’t care, as the items in these hidden compartments weren’t valuable.
The most valuable one was the [Experience Scroll of the Sixth Order], but it was going to expire shortly, and he was not too bothered about it.
However. seeing an 0Den book Iving on the table. the Duke’s face changed.
He strode forward to pick it up.
Indeed, it was “Knowing Women by Their Fragrance”.
The letter he had tucked into the book had vanished!
The Duke’s face looked very ugly.
The letter was crucial, and if it fell into the hands of his enemies, the consequences would be dire!
He turned to the butler, “William, can we find out who the intruder is?”
“Difficult,” the butler William said apologetically, “We didn’t find any traces left by the assassin. But…”
“But?”
“Just a few seconds before Lake was murdered, the guards near the study heard someone mention the name ‘Grand Mage Andigs’. Could he be connected to this incident?”
“Andigs of Silver Pine Spire?” Duke Seifer frowned, “Did Silver Pine Spire get involved? That really complicates things!”
Duke Seifer sat in a leather armchair, stroking his chin, contemplating their next move.
Butler William remained silent.
The study room fell into a deep silence.
Meanwhile, Su Yu rode a white steed towards the residence of the princess.
He was lucky, the [Random Teleport Scroll] transported him out of the Duke’s estate and into a local house on Fish Tail Lane, without being trapped inside the wall.
However, during his journey back, Su Yu did not flaunt the horse Dima around town but instead, sought another disguise artist to disguise himself as a wandering poet. Only then, riding another white horse could he returned to the princess’s residence with confidence.
He was acting cautiously to avoid any trails. Su Yu didn’t want to be found and be attacked by the Duke’s men at his own doorstep.
Riding through the streets, Su Yu kept a watchful eye on his surroundings while examining the [Sixth-order Experience Scroll] he’d just obtained.
“Sigh! If only this scroll was permanent!” Su Yu felt a sense of regret.
If the scroll was permanent, he could bring it back to reality as a gold-plate, a perfect life-saving ace!
Unfortunately, the scroll was only valid for 48 hours.
Su Yu of course tried to use [Tina’s Blood] to gold plate it.
When he chose to use it, he received a game prompt:
“Ding! Do you want to use [Tina’s Blood] to enhance [Sixth-order Experience
Scroll]? This item is sixth-order, and the estimated success rate is 1.3%.”
“1.3%?” Su Yu couldn’t hide his disappointment.
He only had 10 portions of [Tina’s Blood] left, even if he used all of them, there was only a less than 13% chance of it turning gold; a total waste of resources.
Moreover, there were only 48 hours left on the scroll, he felt that it wasn’t worth it.
But then Su Yu had another idea, “I know the Princess and Morning Star very well. Why don’t I ask them if there’s a way to extend the duration of the scroll?” With that thought in mind, Su Yu decided to ask before making his decision.
Without any hesitation, he urged his white horse to gallop forward at full speed.
In the main hall of the princess’s residence.
Princess Alyssa sat in the main seat, listening patiently to Su Yu’s adventurous journey.
Morning Star, the cat, lazily lay in the princess’s arms, her eyes barely open, watching Su Yu.
Once Su Yu finished his story, the princess joyfully said, “Thank you, Nemesis! This letter is very important to us, we hope it contains what we’re searching for.’
Princess Alyssa received the mission item [A Letter Full of Affection] presented by Keerderon, used the glowing runes to dispel the magic seal on the envelope, and began reading its contents.
However, when she was halfway through the letter, her face turned beet red, just like a ripe apple or a cooked crab.
“Your Highness, what does the letter say?” Su Yu asked.
“Er, nothing much, it’s just very important information!” The princess hastily tucked the letter away.
“Ahem,” she cleared her throat, her expression returning to normal, “Nevertheless, thank you, Nemesis.”
“All for the sake of the Empire,” Su Yu immediately replied. “Ding! Congratulations on completing the [Glory of the Goldfinch Empire
(15/100)]. You have earned 1000 experience points as a reward.”
“The next part of the mission will start in 40 minutes. Please stay tuned!”
“Another 40-minute wait…” Su Yu was a bit exasperated.
But he didn’t forget to inquire about the scroll.
Su Yu asked, “Your Highness, while I was searching through Duke Seifer’s study, I found a scroll in one of his hidden compartments. It’s quite old and about to expire. I was wondering if there’s any way to extend its lifespan?” Su Yu took the scroll out of his bag and handed it to Keerderon.
Keerderon received it on a silver tray and presented it to the Princess.
As soon as the Princess got hold of the scroll, she quickly identified it as [Sixth-order Experience Scroll].
She shook her head, “I’m sorry, Nemesis, I don’t know how to extend its lifespan. Morning Star, do you have a way?”
“Really?” Su Yu sighed quietly.
“Though…” The Princess suddenly changed her tone, “People tend to be careless after drinking…””
“Ding! [Princess Alyssa’s] favor towards you detected to be more than 10 points. You can now activate ‘Prepayment of Task Rewards’.
“Ding! [Princess Alyssa] pre-pays you the 20th and 25th cyclic rewards from [Glory of the Goldfinch Empire]. [Experience Scroll of the Sixth Order], do you accept?”
“This! ”
Su Yu was overjoyed!
He did not expect the Princess to give him a new [Experience Scroll of the Sixth Order]!
Even though accepting it meant giving up the 20th and 25th rewards of the main story, he still felt it was worth it!
With this scroll turned into gold, he’d have a life-saving card in the real world, and that was priceless!
“Thank you, Your Highness!” Su Yu said gleefully..