In the next few days, Wayne still looked old. The S-level potion could only forcibly prolong his life, but could not restore his appearance and vitality.

Before returning, the Earl specifically instructed Derry and the castle's knights to escort Wayne safely to the Earl's Castle, urging him to leave the castle behind in the Red Flame Territory. After all, it would be more convenient to care for Wayne there. As for Martin, he was assigned to return to Luoqiu Town. Despite this, Martin still decided to escort Wayne back to the Earl's Territory and assured him not to worry.

The group proceeded smoothly along the way, encountering no accidents. Initially, Wayne didn't want to go back, but the Second Lady, his and Beilin's mother, burst into tears while trying to contact them through the communication crystal, with Beilin also crying beside her. Wayne, unable to resist, gave up.

When they arrived at the gates of the Sword Oath, they saw the Second Lady and Beilin waiting anxiously. Several other ladies had wanted to come, but considering how large a group might draw attention, they ultimately sent only the Second Lady and Beilin to greet them.

Wayne, sitting in the carriage, looked at his mother and sister, suppressed his inner emotions, and said calmly, "Come on board! It's no use blocking the city gate." The second wife and Beilin looked around, gave up, and boarded the carriage. Then, the group drove towards the castle.

On the way, Martin told Eric to prepare the wildebeest so that they could return to Luoqiu Town later. After all, with the help of the magic copper mine this time, they were full of confidence and were determined to let some people see how powerful they were.

Inside the castle, the ladies were shocked to see Wayne's current state. Although the Earl had mentioned Wayne's condition upon his return, seeing it with their own eyes was still unbelievable. Thinking that Wayne would be left in this state for the rest of his life, the second lady couldn't help but burst into tears again.

It took Wayne a while to persuade her. Later, under the guidance of the Second Madam, Wayne came to his new room, which was right next to the Second Madam's. It was staffed with six maids who were specifically responsible for taking care of his daily life. Wayne wanted to refuse, but seeing the Second Madam's determined eyes, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

After settling Wayne, Martin asked, "Where's father?" The eldest lady replied, "He and Karen went to the royal capital to attend a banquet." The eldest lady seemed to know something about the inside story, and she did not hide it from Martin, revealing that there might be the Royal Eleventh Legion.

Martin secretly speculated that this was most likely the result of the manipulation of the prince in the capital, but he was unsure whether Earl Walter and Karen's trip to the capital was a blessing or a curse. Afterwards, Martin chatted with Madam Ellie for a while before he and Eric prepared to leave.

As they set out on the road to Luoqiu Town, Martin was filled with doubts. He turned to Eric and asked, "What do you think the identity of that elf girl is?" Eric bowed slightly and replied respectfully, "Master, in my opinion, to have three A-level magicians and two B-level magicians escorting her all the way, this elf girl must be from a royal family or a descendant of His Majesty."

Martin nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense. From now on, we can only catch more elves for Wayne." After that, the two started chatting about other trivial matters.

At the same time, in the prince's mansion in the royal capital, a figure glared angrily at the free nobles below and roared furiously, "Do you know how much time and energy I spent building that A-rank mercenary group? Six full golden knights! And they were lost just like that?"

The nobles below were frozen in silence, unsure how to respond to the prince's wrath. After all, the order had come from the prince himself. Who could have foreseen that six golden knights would be unable to defeat even six elves, leading to the annihilation of the entire mercenary group?

After the prince calmed down a bit, he suppressed his anger and said to the nobles below, "Let's end this matter here for now. You need to think of a solution. I absolutely cannot marry that candidate saint, otherwise, I will completely lose the possibility of inheriting the throne." After saying this, he waved his hand to signal the nobles to withdraw. The flickering candlelight illuminated the prince's face. It was actually the eldest prince.

After a long journey, Martin finally arrived at the outskirts of Luoqiu Town. The patrol team quickly spotted him. However, none of the team members were equipped with knight armor. Martin had been short of money for a while and had been unable to purchase it, so the matter had been delayed.

The knights and attendants of the patrol dismounted and saluted respectfully when they saw Martin. Martin asked about the town's recent situation with concern and learned that under Yoder's careful care, the town was as normal as when he left.

After listening to this, he asked the patrol team to continue their mission. He did not enter the town, but went straight to the Luoqiu Mountains to see the progress of the mining of the magic copper mine during this period.

In the Luoqiu Mountains, as mining work continued to progress, the noise grew louder and louder, attracting many monsters, including some A-level monsters.

These monsters not only attacked during the day but also frequently launched sneak attacks at night. While no casualties had occurred, the number of injured was increasing. Betan was deeply concerned and hesitated over whether to inform the young master. Just as he hesitated, he pulled out his communication crystal when it suddenly lit up, revealing a message from Martin.

Martin informed Betan that he was about to reach the Demonic Copper Mine in the Luoqiu Mountains and asked him to prepare the ore he had dug in advance. Betan was slightly stunned, and after a moment's hesitation, he quickly replied, "Okay, Master."

Not long after, Martin arrived at the mining camp of the Demonic Copper Mine. Entering the camp, he noticed that the number of people seemed to have decreased significantly. He opened the system panel to check, but found no signs of a reduction in personnel, which made him very confused.

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