In the Amethyst Dukedom Entrance
Verduny come down from the carriage then help Lydia to get down from the carriage. Then Verduny ask Lydia's hand. Lydia hold Verduny's arm.
"Lydia, I will checked the study room for a bit. You wait me in the bedroom"
*blush* "Yes, my Lord"
Verduny and Lydia walk closer to the door entrance. The door opened and there are Sebastian, Bella, Edward, Vincent, Jared, Erin, Lyla and servants line up in the entrance.
*salute* "Welcome home, my Lord and my Lady" *they said it together*
All of them still bowing their head. Lydia look at Verduny, Verduny nodding.
"Raise your head, everyone."
Lydia order them and all of them raise their head and look at Lydia.
"I've presents for all of you"
All of them curious then Lydia take out the sweets from her storage ring and distribute the sweets herself. Jared and Edward shocked looking at Lydia's storage ring. When Edward still in daze, Lydia standing in front of him and take out a box of sweets and give it to Edward.
Edward come to his sense and unconsciously take the sweets.
*realize* "Umm, my..."
*meddling* "Edward, Lydia chose the sweets herself. You should take it"
Verduny said it before Edward could saying anything. Edward look at verduny then annoyed. Lydia turn around.
"Something wrong, Edward? Did you don't like sweets?" *confused*
Verduny and Jared snickering, Sebastian stay smiling. The three of them know that Edward don't like sweets. Vincent and Erin only observe them and just realize that Edward don't like sweets.
*snap* *force smile* "No, I like it. Thank you, my Lady"
"Good then" *smile*
Lydia turn around and continue distributing the sweets. After awhile she finished distributed them.
"Thank you for the sweets, my Lady" *all of them said it together*
Lydia feel really happy
"My Lord, I'll head in first" *smile and bow*
*smile* "Okay"
Lydia walk to her room.
*salute* "Please excuse us"
Erin and Lyla said it together and bow to Verduny then following Lydia.
"All right everyone, all of you can go back. Edward and Vincent, follow me"
All of the servants feel happy because they finally can rest, Edward pissed, Vincent calm, Jared anxious and Sebastian stay smiling.
"Yes, my Lord"
All of them said it together with bowing. Verduny started heading to Study Room.
On the way to Study Room
Verduny head to study room. Vincent follow him calmly, Edward follow him with irritated and Jared follow him anxiously.
"My Lord..." *hesitant*
Jared hesitantly call Verduny. Verduny quiet for awhile.
*sigh* "Alright, I have punished you already. You are already been forgiven."
Jared feel relieved.
"Thank you, my Lord" *smile relieved*
"But..."
Jared heart was paused for a second.
"...If the potion really can treat a fatigues, it'll be really useful in the future. I want to take a look at it." *glance at Jared*
Jared smile really brightly.
*smile brightly* "Right away, my Lord"
*SWOOSH*
In the blink of eyes, Jared vanish from there.
*chuckles* "He is still childish like before"
Edward chuckling
"Oh, you're not mad anymore?" *smirk*
*irritated* "You know that I don't like sweets but still didn't stop the Madam. Now, what should I do with the sweets?"
*instant answer* "Eat it, of course!"
Verduny said it immediately. Edward pissed and shut himself down.
"What about you, Vincent? Do you like it?"
Verduny ask Vincent
"I don't really like it but I don't really hate it either. It's fine for me, my Lord"
"I see"
They have arrived in the room.
In the Study Room
Vincent open the door, Verduny come in the room.
"I'm here just to quick check on the works. Lydia still waiting for me"
Verduny take a glance to Vincent desk.
"How was my surprised, Vincent? Do you like it?"
Verduny walk and sit on the sofa, Edward prepare the tea and serve it. Vincent brought some documents and approaching Verduny. Verduny cast soundproof spell.
"It's fine I guess. Thank you for the gift, my Lord." *indifferently*
Verduny ignored him and drink his tea.
"Anything unusual?"
*BRAK!*
*SWOOSH*
Jared smashed the door and in the blink of eyes he is in front of Verduny, kneeling and showing a potion to Verduny.
*full of hope* "My Lord, this are the potion"
Verduny take the potion and inspect it.
"It's a low level potion, it's effect are really slow. I want you to develop the potion into high level potion." *give back the potion to Jared*
*instant answer* "Yes, my Lord"
The three of them realize something.
"My Lord, do you want to mass product this potion?"
Edward ask Verduny
"I want to bring it to the war. Add more effect on it like heal small injuries or something. But prioritize make the communication device first. How many that still remains?"
"We only need more for Albern, Shamus and Dalton, my Lord."
Edward said it.
"Jared, make the rest quickly. How about the poison detector?"
"Yes, the poison detector are still in progress, thanks to your enlightenment we have started made it a few days ago."
*frown* "Too slow, make it quicker!" *menacing*
*stunned* "Right away"
*SWOOSH*
Jared vanish from the room.
*sigh* "My Lord, you made him work overnight again"
"Just remind him to not collapse on his works."
"Yes"
"Anything unusual happened?"
Edward and Vincent look at each other.
"My Lord, it seem our territory was targeted by a various bandits" *show the documents*
Vincent show the documents to Verduny. Verduny checked the documents. Edward add arguments.
"I think the bandits have backer behind them"
"I also think that's possibility, considering I've cleaned up some bandits with Dalton and Shamus before, but their numbers didn't decreased but increased instead."
Vincent add arguments
"True, even if we send the soldiers, it's meaningless if new bandits come attack us right after we catch them"
Edward add more arguments. Verduny pondering for a bit.
"Continue send the soldiers even if it's meaningless. When Albern come back, tell him to crush them down to the roots. Just hold on for now!"
"Yes" *Edward and Vincent said it together*
"Was there any damage or casualties caused by the bandits?"
"We have prevent any of them, my Lord. It just our people was anxiety for the bandits."
Vincent respond to Verduny.
"Good. Edward, you will be the one that received the goods from Albern then tell him about this and give the communication device to him. He should arrived today, but it's already late may be he'll come tomorrow. After receiving the goods announce, 'The Amethyst Dukedom will exchanges their magic item with a large scale of rice or wheats' in public and send a letters to every nobles, merchants and companies in the Empire except the royal family. Let them heard the news from other nobles including the Second Prince." *smile sinister*
*smirk* "Yes, my Lord"
"If the nobles were wise, they will get suspicious. But if the nobles were the idiot ones, they'll strangely become happy and full of himself. And there is also nobles who get suspicious but come along wit the flows with various intentions, the last one was the most dangerous" *snickering*
Verduny snickering for awhile, Edward smirking and Vincent sighing.
"Vincent, prepare yourself to received them in two days after the prince wedding. Don't lower your head to them, if they behave impudently, don't hesitate to drive them away whatever their ranks is. I heard about the dominated behavior of yours before, just act like that in front of them."
*sigh* "Yes..."
*meddling* "My Lord, there are a chance Vincent will get attacked if he behave arrogantly in front off other nobles. Our Vincent just start his class tomorrow, I'm afraid he can't withstand some of the noble's attack." *worried*
Vincent get irritated but stay calm.
*realize* "That's true" *pondering for a bit* *remember something* "Don't worry, Renfred will be back tomorrow. I'll send him to guarded Vincent secretly." *look at Vincent* "Vincent, don't worry. You're my people, you trust your life to me and I'll protect your life with all my might." *serious*
Vincent stunned at Verduny words. Edward smile proudly.
*smile* "Yes, my Lord"
"Do you have any question for your job, Vincent?"
*realize* "My Lord, what should I do to our guest after receiving them?"
"Select them!" *instantly*
Vincent confused.
"Select the sincerely ones then list their name and their proposal then report it to me meanwhile throw away the presumptuous ones especially anyone from Chrysoberyl territory" *smirk*
Vincent stunned, Verduny and Edward smirking.
*smirk* "Yes, my Lord"
*stand up* "Now, I should go back to my wife. She must already waited for me"
"Yes, my Lord" *Vincent and Edward said it together*
In the blink of eyes, Verduny vanish from the room. After awhile.
*realize* "My Lord didn't even sign these documents, even though he will return to Hunted Forest tomorrow and there will definitely be new reports tomorrow too." *sigh*
Vincent said it.
"Let's just sort the documents and put it in here"
Edward take out a storage ring from his storage ring and put it on the desk. Vincent glance at the ring and start sorting the documents.
"Come to think of it, our Lord gave me a storage ring before and it seem different from the storage rings in the market." *sorting the documents*
Edward help Vincent sorting the documents.
"Of course, he gave you the high level ones just like the one that I used now. The storage ring in the market were only at the low level or medium level at best." *mocking*
"You said that our Lord storage ring was the Legendary Level ones, are there any Legendary level storage ring beside the one he used?"
"Of course, the Second Prince and Jared have one. They made one for themselves. The one that the Madam used was almost at the Legendary level too. "
"Almost?" *curious*
"That was a failure of our Lord creation in the past, but even though it was a failure it still a high level magic item."
Suddenly there were someone in the room. 514Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlZ5X1Ve32
