Chapter 192 Making Money
With inexplicable thoughts about the mermaids, Lu Yi slept soundly until dawn.
When he opened his eyes, the first morning bell of Klein Manor rang as scheduled.
The astronomical clock tower is located at an angle of Klein Manor. The sound of the bell is heavy and long, directing the awakening and sleeping of Klein Manor day after day and year after year.
Lu Yi stood up, opened the curtains and looked out the window.
His room has one of the best views in the entire Klein Manor. Not only can he have a panoramic view of the vast back garden and the magnificent chapel, but he can also see the proudly standing astronomical clock tower in the distance.
The bell rang three times in a row, and the last bit of fatigue Lu Yi had left was completely gone.
Maybe it was because of Lulton's words yesterday, but he was dreaming in a daze all night.
In the dream, I couldn’t see the faces of the mermaids clearly, but they were moving wildly with their tails swinging unrestrainedly. Then the story of the Little Mermaid came to the screen.
His perspective is not the mermaid, but the prince who abandoned her.
Ares looked at him with a sad expression, his tears turning into pearls falling down, but his body slowly turned into foam and floated into the sky.
——wakened Lu Yi abruptly.
Lu Yi poured two handfuls of cold water on his cheeks before he put the weird scene out of his mind.
The first bell of Klein Manor rings at seven in the morning, which is also the time when Duke Klein and Astor, who work in the interior affairs, get up.
When Lu Yi slowly walked to the small restaurant in the side hall, Duke Klein and Astor were already leisurely enjoying their breakfast.
Duke Klein was a little surprised to see Lu Yi at this hour. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "You got up so early? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
"No, I woke up naturally. Good morning, father. Good morning, brother."
Lu Yi shook his head in response, walked towards Aster, and sat on the chair that the servant pulled out for him.
Astor's eyes fell on him, and both his expression and movements showed an extremely relaxed state.
"For a wizard approaching the third level, even if he stays up all night, it won't affect his condition the next day. Father, you are just worrying too much."
Hearing this, Lu Yi blinked at Aster.
He didn't say anything, but Astor understood what he meant. He snorted but still explained patiently: "Although I don't have a talent for magic, my perception is not inferior to any magician. Naturally, I can see that your magic power is about to overflow."
Duke Klein glanced at Astor and mercilessly said, "Are you too concerned? I don't know who worked until late at night a few days ago just to take a day off that didn't exist."
A smile suddenly appeared in Lu Yi's eyes.
Astor remained calm and not at all embarrassed by being exposed.
"Father, you don't need to seek a sense of existence from me. If you think I am busy with work, you can assign fewer tasks to me - of course, I only mean the parts that you are too lazy to deal with."
Duke Klein's eyes widened immediately after being blocked by this counterattack. He muttered, "Okay, okay, you have to say three things to me for every one you say, right? You have all grown up and become independent now. You are so disgusted with everything I say, right?"
Lu Yi immediately added fuel to the fire and said, "I have never disliked my father..."
Duke Klein seemed to gain strength from Lu Yi's support, and glared at Astor and said, "Look at your brother!"
"Busy, busy, busy. You're not so busy that you have to hand things over to me. Besides, look, I found a helper for you, didn't I?"
The smile on Lu Yi's face didn't last long before it froze because of Duke Klein's next words.
Who? A helper? Me?
Lu Yi turned his head and looked at Duke Klein: "...Father?"
Duke Klein said earnestly, "My dear Lu Yi, you don't want your father and brother to fall ill due to overwork, do you? You have grown up, it's time to start sharing the burden on Klein's shoulders!"
"I think my father and brother are very reliable adults and can definitely take good care of themselves." Lu Yi tried to decline politely.
Just kidding, holidays are precious, and work is bound to be tiring!
Seeing that Duke Klein pretended to be deaf and dumb, Lu Yi looked at Astor again.
Astor was equally unmoved, and looking closely at his expression he seemed to agree.
"Proper exercise is good for you, Lu Yi."
"I think the training I received at Bryside Academy is enough." Lu Yi tried to persuade him again, "Besides, my father and brother both work in the palace. It's not convenient for an outsider like me to go in, right?"
"No, I have already explained the situation to His Majesty. His Majesty welcomes you very much," Duke Klein added.
"…So this was actually premeditated, right?"
Duke Klein nodded and said happily: "Yes! Or if Lu Yi wants to follow me to the National Political Council, that's fine too—"
"Then I'll follow Brother Aster." Lu Yi said without hesitation.
"Don't worry, father. I will take good care of Lu Yi."
Astor smiled reservedly, but in Duke Klein's eyes, that smile looked like showing off.
Duke Klein: X (
The two brothers sang in unison -
"Aster, why do I feel like you've been a little slack in swordsmanship recently? Let's go to the backyard to practice in the evening..."
…
"This doesn't seem to be the way to the palace?"
Lu Yi rolled down the window of the steam car and looked at Astor beside him in confusion.
"We are not going to the palace today. We are going to the territory to deal with the unfinished chores from last quarter."
"Father's territory?"
"To be more precise, it is the territory of the Klein family." Aster said.
Lu Yi thought for a moment and said, "I remember this territory was called Yinlai, and it's not that close to the capital."
Astor nodded, “Yes, the Rhine is indeed far away from the capital, so we took a steam carriage instead of a horse-drawn carriage.
"Although we will most likely have to stay at the manor on the Rhine at night, traveling by steam train is indeed more comfortable and faster. Well, the speed at which magic stones are consumed is also fast."
Because of the special operating principle of the steam car, ordinary quality magic stones are simply unable to support the wear and tear of the steam car for a long time, and will often be scrapped after just a few seconds.
It can be said that every second that the gears turn burns huge amounts of gold coins, and only extremely wealthy families like Klein have the capital to drive a steam car for long distances.
Lu Yi suddenly took off the space ring on his thumb, wiped off all traces of his magic power, and handed it to Aster beside him.
"What is this?" Astor asked.
Lu Yi urged: "Brother, you will know after you take a look."
Astor took the ring with a huge sapphire.
He held the ring, paused for only a second, then calmly shook his head and said, "I can't see it, Lu Yi, this space ring should be restricted."
Under this kind of confinement, let alone taking things out of it, even a peek through the space was impossible for Astor, who had no magic power.
Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, then took Aster's other hand and slowly transferred his magic power to him.
[“Is this imprisonment caused by Ares?”]
Although he did not feel the breath of Ares, Lu Yi knew who did this good deed just by using his toes.
This incident could indeed be considered a good thing, but it was precisely this good thing that was poking at Astor's scars.
Good things have become not so good.
[It's him!] 857 insisted, [But Alice is probably just worried that someone might steal your things...]
[“…He’s pretty considerate then.”]
Astor tried to pull his hand away, "Don't waste your magic, Lu Yi."
"Brother, try again." Lu Yi continued to supply magic power.
Astor has no magical talent, and his magic can only stay on his surface for a short time. Once it is disconnected, it will no longer exist.
If humans with magical talents are containers of different sizes, then people without magical talents are solid objects that cannot retain magic power, let alone store it in their bodies.
Astor couldn't persuade the stubborn Lu Yi, so he had to close his eyes and try again.
The next second, Astor suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Lu Yi in astonishment and said: "Are these all high-level magic stones? Where did you get so many high-level magic stones?"
Lu Yi smiled shyly: "I said they were all given by others, do you believe it, brother? It's true."
"Which other person?" Astor continued to ask.
"The reward from the academy, the compensation from the chief, the gift from His Holiness the Pope, and the gift from my godfather and teacher that I told you about before. Others also gave me quite a few magic stones here and there. I have piled them all together."
Such a huge amount of high-level magic stones left even Astor, the heir of the Klein family, speechless for a long time.
Astor was silent for a moment, then said with emotion: "Sure enough, the truly wealthy ones are these high-level magicians with rich backgrounds. Our Klein family still has a long way to go..."
Lu Yi raised his head and signaled Aster to accept the magic stones.
"You want to give these magic stones to the family?"
Lu Yi said seriously: "Well, Braceside does not advocate obtaining magic power from magic stones. These magic stones are almost useless to me. It is a waste to leave them there. It is better to give them to my brother and father. I believe you can make better use of them. Moreover, I have reserved some magic stones that may be used in advance."
Astor looked at Lu Yi deeply, his mouth opened and closed, and finally turned into a sigh.
"I will convey your intention to Duke Klein, Louis Klein."
Lu Yi smiled.
[“857 Can you get information about Ares’ current location?”]
[No...61 What do you want to do? ]
Lu Yi said succinctly: [“To make money.”]
[“No, to be more precise, we’re after the magic stones. It would be a waste if we don’t take advantage of them.”]
857 was stunned by his righteousness, and after a while he said quietly: [“So Alice, as a great god, has now been transformed from your mobile blood bank into an endless magic stone mine?”]
Lu Yi smiled shyly, [I am an adult, I want both.]
The author has something to say:
Ares: I feel a chill down my spine for some reason...
I hate Zhai Moulin (gritting teeth)
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