Chapter 681 Chapter 683 The choice of base!

Next, Gervis wanted to see if he could get out of bed and walk on his own, so that he could leave early and return to the academy.

However, after trying it, he found that due to the combined factors of injury and the side effects of the black kiwi fruit, his legs became sore and weak, making it difficult for him to walk.

So he definitely had no intention of leaving today, so Gervis simply continued to lie on the bed and chat with Adela.

As they were chatting, Adela suddenly remembered the three potions that Gervis had given her. Remembering that she had not yet thanked Gervis for the birthday gift, she immediately said to Gervis.

"Gervis, thank you for the birthday present! I love it!"

This birthday gift not only eased the embarrassment of the young people that night, but also saved Adela's face in disguise.

Although she had no desire to compete with others, she felt embarrassed that the beastman princess who co-hosted the banquet with her received expensive gifts while she did not.

Gervais's gift was truly a timely help.

"As long as you like it!"

Hearing Adela's gratitude for the birthday present, Gervase smiled.

However, speaking of the three potions he had given as a gift, Gervis suddenly remembered that this silly girl probably would not take the potions after receiving them, but would keep them as a souvenir.

But if such medicine is not taken, it will be useless.

Now that I am right in front of her, I should make this girl take it.

Thinking of this, Gervis immediately spoke to Adela.

"By the way, Adela, take out the potions now and take them all!"

"ah?"

“Do I need to take all of them?”

Adela obviously had no intention of taking these medicines, and she was stunned when she heard Gervis' words.

"Well, if you don't take it, it's just a potion. It will only have real value after you take it!"

Gervis looked into Adela's eyes and said seriously.

"Oh well!"

Adela was obviously reluctant, but since it was Gervis who was talking to her at the time, she could only lower her head and respond, then took the potion out of the space bracelet.

Adela now had a total of four potions given by Gervis.

One was given to her as an apology after Gervis broke into her small building at night to escape from pursuit.

The other three were given at the birthday party the day before yesterday.

At this time, all four potions were taken out and placed on the small table beside the bed, and Gervis could obviously see that Adela was reluctant to leave.

He smiled slightly, picked up the single potion for increasing mental strength, opened it and said to Adela.

"I gave you these potions so that you can take them to improve your strength. Although these potions are expensive, I have a way to get them."

"So you don't have to worry. If there are more in the future, I will continue to send them to you!"

Wave!

After saying that, with a pop, the stopper of the medicine bottle was opened, and a faint fragrance wafted out.

Today, Gervis even had to use a little effort to open the mental power potion.

After opening the bottle cork, Gervis handed the potion directly to Adela and said softly.

"Come on, drink it!"

"Um!"

When Adela heard Gervis say that he would send her the potion in the future, the reluctance in her heart immediately disappeared. With a slightly blushing face, she took the potion handed to her by Gervis.

At the same time, Gervis took the initiative to help her open the bottle of medicine and gave it to her to drink, which made Adela feel unspeakable joy in her heart.

After seeing Adela swallow the potion obediently, Gervis opened the gift box next to it and took out a potion directly from it.

"This blue potion can increase your affinity for magic a little bit. I heard that the ingredients are very rare and extremely difficult to prepare, so I only have one potion like this at the moment!"

In his hand, Gervis was holding the magic recovery potion mixed with orange kiwi fruit, and he explained to Adela in a serious manner.

"Ah! A potion that increases affinity for magic!"

After hearing this, Adela was stunned, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.

She was really shocked.

If the mental strength is not high, most of the time it will only affect the magician's subsequent achievements.

But if you don't have an affinity for magic, you can't even think of becoming an apprentice magician, and most people who are unable to practice magic are due to this reason.

Now that Gervis actually told her that this potion was actually a potion that increased magic affinity, it was no wonder that Alice was so surprised.

"Don't be stunned, drink it quickly, I'm giving it to you because you're my girlfriend!"

Gervis gained a small sense of accomplishment from Adela's stunned expression, and immediately urged her with a serious look.

"Yeah! You're my boyfriend too!"

Adela nodded obediently, her eyes full of gratitude, and she obviously believed what Gervis said.

Then, Adela took the potion from Gervis and drank it happily.

Gervis smacked his lips, thinking to himself that he was a scumbag. Not only did he lie to the rich girl, but he also took advantage of her in private.

Fortunately, Gervis was thick-skinned enough and didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he continued to pick up another golden potion with a smile.

"This golden potion can strengthen the body. I heard it is very effective for title knights. However, magicians also have to face battles, and it is also good to increase physical fitness, so you should take it too!"

Gervis opened the golden potion and handed it to Adela again.

"Um!"

Adela had seen so many miracles before, and when she heard about the effects of this golden potion, there was a look of disbelief in her eyes, but she did not exclaim in surprise.

She first carefully placed the empty bottle of medicine in her hand into the gift box, then reached out to take the medicine from Gervis' hand, put it to her mouth and drank it.

Seeing Adela take another potion, Gervis was naturally prepared to let Adela drink all four potions in one go, so he took the last potion that increased mental strength in his hand.

…

While Adela and Gervis were being affectionate in the room, a man with a horrified expression was standing outside the door.

And this man was Adela's grandfather, Duke Edward.

Edward had just heard that Gervis had woken up, and was about to come over to check it out, as a way of expressing his goodwill.

But when he arrived at the door of the room, he just heard the voices of Gervis and his granddaughter coming from inside the room.

Edward paused for a moment and listened attentively.

But it would have been better if he hadn't listened. When he did, he heard words that were unbelievable to him.

A potion that increases magic affinity!

A potion to strengthen your body!

Does such a drug really exist?

Edward couldn't believe his ears.

However, with the previous experience of taking the potion to increase mental strength, Edward finally believed what Gervis said.

But in this case, after taking these three potions, wouldn't it be possible for anyone, no matter if they were a loser or an idiot, to become a genius as long as they drank enough of these potions?

Although Gervis said that the potion that increases affinity is very rare, but excluding the potion that increases affinity, the potion that strengthens the body alone is enough to cause the entire Holy Continent to shake again.

Edward even felt that this shock was definitely greater than the waves caused by the potion that increased mental strength.

As a titled knight, he naturally knew what the golden potion meant.

After staying at the door for a while to make sure Adela had finished all the potions, Edward raised his hand and knocked on the door, then opened it.

"grandfather!"

"Duke Edward!"

When Edward entered the room, Adela and Gervis immediately turned their eyes to Edward and greeted him.

"Well, young man, you're finally awake! That's good!"

Edward first glanced at his granddaughter, then turned his gaze to Gervis, and spoke very kindly.

At this moment, he was even more determined to win over Gervis, if for no other reason than for the two additional new medicines.

"Thank you Edward for your help!"

Gervis felt very good about Adela as his grandfather, and immediately thanked him gratefully.

"This is what I should do. You also saved my granddaughter!"

Edward shook his head slightly, acting very kindly.

"Grandfather, Gervis has agreed to be my Guardian Knight! When can you hold a Guardian Knight coronation ceremony for Gervis?"

At this moment, Adela also spoke.

Since Gervis had agreed to the Guardian Knight's matter, Adela became impatient and wanted to complete the Guardian Knight's coronation ceremony as soon as possible so that she could truly feel at ease!

"Oh? Then how about Grandfather holding the coronation ceremony for the Guardian Knight at noon tomorrow?"

Edward was also stunned when he heard his granddaughter's words. He didn't expect her to agree so quickly.

But this is just right. Now that the killer named Gervis has obtained two new potions, he must be won over.

In order to avoid any further complications, Edward also planned to complete the ceremony as soon as possible.

The decision was made immediately.

"Well, Grandpa, you're the best!"

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When Adela heard that it would be tomorrow, she was naturally very satisfied and immediately thanked Edward with a happy face.

"Um!"

Edward nodded lovingly when he saw his granddaughter's happiness, and then continued.

"Then Grandfather will go and make arrangements for tomorrow's affairs. You young people can continue chatting!"

With that, Edward left the room to make arrangements for tomorrow's coronation.

…

“It’s actually the elves!”

"Ah, this is the first time I see elves. They are so beautiful, just like the ones in the legend!"

"Of course. An elf can be sold for 100,000 gold coins on the black market!"

"Hiss! So expensive!"

"The elves have a lifespan of thousands of years, and they are beautiful, so they are naturally expensive!"

"Hush, keep your voices down. If the elves hear you, they will think you are part of the slave-catching team and shoot you to death with their bows and arrows!"

Outside the gate of the City of Hope, a team of more than 500 people arrived at the city. The pedestrians who were originally passing by the city gate stopped and stared at the team, pointing and talking.

The elves have not appeared in the outside world for decades. Naturally, many humans, who only have a lifespan of a hundred years, have only heard of the elves in rumors, but have never actually seen one.

Now seeing that every elf was handsome and beautiful, just like in the stories, they were naturally extremely surprised.

As for Alice and others, it was naturally uncomfortable to be pointed at and talked about by so many people.

However, this was not the first time such a situation had occurred, so they could still tolerate it.

Moreover, with the Rose Knights blocking the outside, the onlookers were separated, allowing the team to avoid being crowded by the onlookers.

…

When the whole team was being watched by the crowd, three war horses ran out from the City of Hope at a constant speed and quickly came to the elf team.

And this person is none other than Nadine, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Rose.

Nadine rode her warhorse directly to Alice's luxurious carriage, immediately dismounted, half-knelt on the ground and whispered a report to Alice.

"Your Majesty, we have already entered the city and found out everything!"

"This City of Hope is divided into the outer city and the inner city. There are also some courtyards for rent in the outer city. The rent of each courtyard is 500 gold coins per month, and it can accommodate up to 50 people!"

"As for the manors in the inner city, the monthly rent for the smallest manor is about 2,000 gold coins, and it can accommodate hundreds of people! A large manor that can accommodate more than 500 people would cost tens of thousands of gold coins!"

Today, Nadine is already a mid-level gold knight.

Although being a golden knight is nothing in the Holy Continent, compared to Nadine who was only at the peak of silver level half a year ago, this progress is already amazingly fast.

If it weren't for the magic potion plants in the sacred forest and the stream next to the elves' fountain of life, he might not have broken through to become a golden knight.

“So expensive!”

After hearing Nadine's words, Alice in the car frowned slightly and whispered.

Although they were an envoy from the elves, no one in the City of Hope would receive them or arrange accommodation for them.

Because the City of Hope does not belong to the Holy Alliance at all. It is the private property of the Alliance’s Higher Academy.

This competition was initiated by the Holy Alliance, not the Alliance Academy, so the Alliance Academy would naturally not spend gold coins to meddle in other people's business.

In this way, Alice and her group will need to find a place to settle down on their own.

The reason why their team stopped here was to allow Nadine and the others to go into the city to inquire about accommodation.

After all, if a team of hundreds of people doesn't find a good place to settle in advance, it will definitely be crowded when they enter the city, and it would be bad if an accident occurred.

But now that she heard the price of renting a house in the City of Hope, Alice felt a little worried.

In order to avoid trouble, they rarely entered human cities along the way.

Therefore, they didn't know much about the prices in the Holy Continent, and the elves who were traveling with them were even more so. They hadn't left the Holy Forest for many years, so they also knew nothing about the prices of humans.

Now that they had come to the City of Hope, it would cost at least thousands of gold coins just to accommodate their own team, which made Alice feel reluctant.

If it were in the past, with the Jones family's wealth, they would naturally be willing to spend these thousands of gold coins.

But now most of the Jones family’s assets have been used to improve the elves’ infrastructure, and the gold coins have run out, so there is not much spare money.

Otherwise, if she, the queen, came in person this time, she would not have brought only more than 500 people with her. At least 2,000 people would not be too much!

"Then let's go to the courtyards in the outer city. Are there enough courtyards to accommodate all of us?"

Alice thought for a moment and made a decision!

A courtyard outside the city can accommodate fifty people for only five hundred gold coins a month.

In other words, it only costs 5,000 gold coins to accommodate all the members of your team. Although they need to live separately, with dozens of people together and still in the city, it should be safe.

As for living in those big manors in the inner city, Alice really couldn't bear to do so. If she really moved in, it would really empty the Jones family's assets.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After hearing Alice's instructions, Nadine hesitated for a moment, but still responded respectfully and stood up, ready to rent those courtyards immediately.

"etc!"

But at this moment, the old earl, Prince Olde, Adela's father, called Nadine.

"Lord Prince Alder!"

Nadine is not an elf, and Alice has also told her so, so she calls Alice the Queen.

And now Olde certainly could not be called Earl anymore, so they just separated and everyone started calling the old Earl Prince Olde.

"Um!"

Olde, riding on a colorful deer, nodded to Nadine, then moved closer to the carriage and whispered to Alice inside.

"Alice, you are the queen after all! If you live in the courtyard, you will definitely be looked down upon by the humans and beastmen, so I think you should rent a manor to live in!"

"But father, we don't have enough gold coins. If we want to rent a large manor, we need at least tens of thousands of gold coins, which will use up all our gold coins!"

Alice certainly knew that living in the outer city courtyard would cause gossip among the humans and orcs.

But this is much better than living in the wilderness outside the city, so Alice made this decision.

"Alice, how about this? We have more than 500 people in total. You can take more than 100 people to live in the small manor in the inner city, and the rest can live in the courtyard outside the city."

Now, Olde's approach is the best of both worlds.

This will not only prevent the elves from being looked down upon, but also save most of the gold coins.

After all, if the queen lived in a small courtyard in the outer city, she would be laughed at.

And if Queen Alice lived in the manor in the City of Hope, then at least people would think that the elves were just a little poor, but not so poor that they were destitute.

"Then let's do as father says!"

After listening to her father's words, Alice thought for a moment and agreed.

Although she didn't care whether she lived well or poorly, she still had to consider the reputation of the elves. This was her responsibility as the queen.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away!"

After hearing this, Nadine immediately jumped on her horse and led her subordinates back to the City of Hope.

(End of this chapter)