Published at 25th of March 2020 04:30:06 AM
Chapter 934: 934
“Pretty lady, do a good deed…”
From the main street, a faint voice sounded . Merlin opened his eyes and saw a few youths dressed in tattered clothes begging on the streets . This scene made Merlin feel very puzzled .
The Holy Dragon Empire was very sparsely populated . In the territories, even the lowliest person could still do some odd jobs to survive . At worst, they could work as servants of the aristocrats . In general, most aristocrats were not overly harsh on their servants .
Therefore, it was impossible for anyone to starve, especially in the bustling Holy Dragon City . However, people begging on the streets .
“Who are they?”
Merlin asked with bewilderment .
“Master, they’re refugees! The Holy Dragon Empire is riddled with chaos and conflict inside and out . We’re not the only ones who are stranded . Even worse-off are these civilians . As refugees, they don’t have anything left to their names, so they have no choice but to beg . ”
Commander Hanson’s tone was unperturbed . His facial expression remained indifferent as though it was a common scene .
Merlin’s heart sunk . Yes, these people were refugees . The turmoil in the Holy Dragon Empire did not only affect the aristocrats but also the civilians . They were the largest group of victims . Many people became refugees .
The streets of Holy Dragon City were now filled with homeless refugees . This indirectly showed how severe the turmoil in the Holy Dragon Empire was .
Merlin sensed a grave danger as if Holy Dragon City was also unsafe . The origin of this prickling danger came from every direction . The intuition of someone like Merlin who could challenge a Latitude Cosmos certainly would not be mistaken .
“Abilities, I need to improve my abilities . The Nourishment Pond is essential!”
Merlin secretly made up his mind . Once Count Stanwin had settled down, Merlin must immediately begin to purchase the raw materials for the Nourishment Pond formula to enhance his abilities .
At dusk, Count Stanwin finally returned with good news . Through some acquaintances in Holy Dragon City, he had managed to buy an abandoned manor on the west side of the city .
Therefore, everyone continued their journey toward the abandoned manor .
After about an hour, the large convoy arrived at the manor on the west side of the city . This was an extremely vast but desolate manor . It used to belong to a Count but the Count’s family had lost their riches, and moved out of the manor, which was subsequently purchased by a businessman .
Count Stanwin had spent a large fortune to purchase this manor . Despite its desolate condition, it was not easy to obtain a manor considering the current situation of Holy Dragon City . The only downside was that it was quite far from the city .
“Very well, everyone inside . Although it’s a little worn out, we’ll be able to restore it in no time . ”
Under Count Stanwin’s orders, the three hundred heavy knights moved to inspect the manor both inside and outside . Then only did the family members enter to clean the house .
It was not until late at night that they had managed to roughly clean up a few rooms . Although the rooms were relatively worn out, Merlin could see that everyone was relieved and satisfied with them .
After living in fear and uncertainty over the past couple of months, that experience had finally come to an end . Now that they had a new manor, things would be stable for a while .
Merlin was not in a hurry to rest . Instead, he sought out Count Stanwin alone .
“Father, I have a request . ”
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Merlin said calmly .
“Oh? Leon, what’s the matter?”
Count Stanwin was a bit surprised because Leon had never been so polite to him before .
“Father, I would like to start brewing the Nourishment Pond . However, the materials needed to brew the Nourishment Pond are all extremely precious . So, I’m afraid they will require a large amount of money . ”
Merlin’s main purpose was to request some money from Count Stanwin . Based on Merlin’s resourcefulness, he could probably accumulate some gold coins slowly but it could not be done in a short period .
Knowing that Count Stanwin was such a wealthy Count, Merlin certainly would not trouble himself unnecessarily .
Count Stanwin smiled . “The Nourishment Pond for Hosts is indeed costly . How about this, I’ll give you a thousand gold coins first . If that’s not enough, you can ask from me again . ”
“A thousand gold coins? That should be enough!”
Merlin nodded . These were gold coins . One gold coin was equivalent to a hundred silver coins . This entire manor probably did not cost as much as a thousand gold coins .
As the master of Boulder City, Count Stanwin had indeed accumulated immense wealth over the years .
After receiving a thousand gold coins, Merlin also retired to his room . He then remembered the Two-headed Pterolycus’ will in his Awareness .
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After the Two-headed Pterolycus’ will was suppressed by Merlin’s Illusory World, it had been very well-behaved . Faced against Merlin’s natural order which was previously capable of defying a Latitude Cosmos, it was inconsequential whether the Two-headed Pterolycus was a thousand or ten thousand times more powerful .
Perhaps due to its instinctive fear, until now, the Two-headed Pterolycus’ ferocious will had been very quiet . It did not cause any trouble for Merlin . Everything was calm .
However, Merlin did not relax his vigilance . If he had detected any anomaly, he would immediately use the natural order of the Illusory World to suppress it . Unfortunately, Merlin’s Illusory World had not recovered . Otherwise, he would simply control the Two-headed Pterolycus’ will . Then, it would not be so troublesome for him to stay vigilant all the time .
“Tomorrow, I’ll look around Holy Dragon City to see if I can gather all the raw materials for the Nourishment Pond . ”
Merlin made up his mind .
Early the next day, Merlin left the manor . He was accompanied by two heavy knights . They were the bodyguards Count Stanwin had specifically arranged for Merlin to keep him safe .
These two knights were not at all simple . Both possessed the almighty beast bloodline . Although they only had the lowest-tier almighty beast bloodline, they had achieved the second-form, which was quite impressive . They were Count Stanwin’s very dependable assistants .
The fact that Count Stanwin sent his dependable assistants to protect Merlin spoke volumes of his concern for him . In a foreign place such as this, Count Stanwin was of course, very cautious .
Although Merlin felt that their presence was an inconvenience, he did not refuse . After all, the current situation was truly chaotic . Even Holy Dragon City was not safe . With these two extraordinary-looking bodyguards, there should be less trouble for him .
Merlin inquired about the few biggest shops in Holy Dragon City, and came to the nearest shop . It looked like it did not have many customers .
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Upon seeing Merlin, the shopkeeper’s eyes brightened and hurriedly welcomed him inside .
“What will sir be needing today?”
Merlin did not waste any words . He took out a list containing some materials .
Of course, this was not the entire Nourishment Pond formula but only a small portion . Merlin would not show the formula to anyone easily .
“Do you have everything on the list?”
Merlin asked in a deep voice . The Nourishment Pond formula was extremely important as it would determine whether he could enhance his abilities further . Just by having the formula but unable to brew the Nourishment Pond was completely useless .
“This…”
The shopkeeper looked at Merlin with some hesitation in his eyes .
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