Rhett breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was anyone else, it would be fine, just accept it and treat it as a channel to obtain intelligence, no big deal.

But Carol is different. She is not only the wife of his good friend Gary, but also the mother of Clina.

He attaches great importance to ethics, but he also hopes that Clina's original family will be as happy as possible and does not want it to be broken up in the future.

So this time, he did owe Hogus a favor. Although it was not a big benefit, not everything in the world could be measured by benefits.

So, Leiter touched his chest and said, "Thank you, Prince Hogus!"

"You're welcome, Count Leiter." Hogus said with a smile, "In that case, I should leave now. I will send a few intermediate alchemists as soon as possible after I return, and bring the supplies I promised you in advance."

"Thank you for your gift, and I wish you a safe journey!"

Hogus patted his mount, which let out a long cry and galloped forward.

"Count Rhett, see you next time!" Zelos said with a smile before leaving.

"See you next time, Mr. Zelos!"

"Maybe the next time I see you, you will be the Grand Mage."

"Thanks to your good words, I hope I can do it."

Rhett said goodbye to the other guards one by one and watched Hogus and his group go away.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

October 2nd.

The air was filled with a chilly feeling, and winter was about to arrive.

Leiter took Riley, Tucker, and Taylors to the depths of the Dark Eagle Branch for a picnic. They chose a place far away from the lonely peak, in a clearing in the forest covered with golden leaves. The four of them spread a large tablecloth and sat in a corner.

Taylors sat at the edge of the tablecloth, his left arm pressed against his waist, holding half a piece of cheese in his left hand, pointing at Tucker with his right hand, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Tucker, I see your butt is bigger than the stone giant. You're taking up so much space on the edge of the tablecloth that you're almost squeezing me out. Why don't you give way to your youngest brother?"

"Taylors, your dress is gorgeous."

Thales was startled, laughed, and said embarrassedly:

"Oh, really? I bought new clothes in Dark Eagle City. A top tailor came there last month. I didn't realize you have good taste, Tucker..."

"Oh no, Taylor, you misunderstood me. I meant... its color matches this tablecloth very well. You can take it off and spread it on the floor."

The smile on Taylors's lips froze, and he suspected that he had heard it wrong. Then it was replaced by a hint of anger and shame, and he said angrily:

"Tucker, you must be crazy, why don't you take yours off?"

"Hey, I've got enough of my place," Tucker grinned.

Taylors looked at Tucker's shameless smile and gritted his teeth and said, "Tucker, you are bullying me! Don't be complacent. When I become a second-level magician, I will definitely find you to spar with me and let you taste the power of dark magic!"

"Okay, but by that time, I'm afraid I'll be a level three knight!" Tucker didn't take it seriously, but deliberately said:

"Taylors, since you want me to experience the power of dark magic, now, do you want to experience the power of Iron Fist?"

"Are you threatening me?" Taylors was not afraid at all and glanced at Tucker with disdain.

"Do you dare to challenge me now? Then I really admire your courage!"

Taylors did not respond to Tucker, but looked at Rhett eagerly:

"Father, you heard that the big guy Tucker wanted to bully his weak brother. I think... you don't want to see the harmony of the family destroyed by this big guy, right?"

Tucker's face suddenly fell! I didn't expect Taylors to complain to his father! He was a little nervous, looked at his father, and laughed dryly: "Ha, father, I was just joking just now, how could I really do that..."

Sitting opposite the two, Rhett watched his older and younger sons bickering, then shook his head and laughed: "I think both of you are wrong. It just so happens that we forgot to bring black lotus powder this time. Tucker, I'll punish you to find ten black lotus plants as seasoning for our barbecue later. Taylors, go catch a blood-hoofed wild boar and a flaming rhino as ingredients for today's barbecue. I remember that there are these two kinds of monsters nearby."

"ah?"

Tucker and Taylor complained at the same time.

"Father, can you let me catch the Bloody Hoofed Boar and the Flame Rhinoceros? I promise to catch them for you as quickly as possible!" Tucker touched the back of his head. He didn't want to look for black lotus.

"Yes, father, leave the task of finding the black lotus to me. They are all dark magic plants. I have an affinity for dark elements and can sense them more easily!" Thales said with a bitter face and a hint of hope in his eyes.

"No, punishment is punishment. If you disobey my orders, you will definitely suffer the consequences!" Rhett said in a firm tone.

"Okay, can we change to two kinds of magical beasts? Blood Hoof Boar and Flame Rhino are too troublesome for me to deal with. They have thick skin and flesh and great strength. Even if I use my dark magic to sneak attack, it is difficult to cause effective damage!" Taylors said pitifully, expectantly: "In fact, magical beasts like Wind Wolf and Fire Mane Dog are also very delicious. How about you change your taste, father?"

"The meat of wind wolf and fire-maned dog is not chewy and not delicious. I also want to eat bloody wild boar and flaming rhino." Ruilai, who had been silent and looking up at the blue sky, suddenly interrupted.

"Oh, Ruilai, you can't do this! Last time when we ate the wind wolf, you clearly told me that the meat was crispy and delicious!" Taylors said angrily, "You must be targeting me on purpose. Aren't we brothers from the same camp?"

Riley smiled slightly: "My father and I are in the same camp."

At this time, Leiter's mouth curled up: "Rylai is right, and Tucker has a big appetite, and he must eat blood hoof boars and flaming rhinos to be satisfied.

That’s settled.”

Seeing his father's firm attitude, Thales curled his lips, stood up helplessly, and his expression changed to a tragic one: "Okay, then I'll go. If you don't see me later, please don't be surprised. It means that I have fallen into the stomach of the flaming rhinoceros or the bloody boar."

"Oh? Isn't it some secluded place to sleep?" Riley pretended to be surprised and joked.

"Well, Riley reminded me that the punishment task also has a time limit. If it affects our barbecue at noon, I'm sorry, Thales, you may never see the subsequent content of Panlong again." Rhett added.

Taylor originally had a tragic look on his face, but suddenly he was like a cat whose tail was stepped on: "Don't do this, Father. I'm going now!"

The words fell.

The element of wind lingered around Thales, and like a gust of wind, it stepped on the golden leaves, making frequent crackling sounds, and rushed towards the dense jungle.

Tucker didn't say much, but he also sighed and walked away. He hated this kind of detailed work that required a lot of brainpower to find things. A real man should engage in a hearty fight...

Before long, Rhett and Riley were the only ones left in the golden clearing in the forest.

At this time, Ruilai's expression changed slightly, and he said: "Father, I feel it, Nina will be here soon..."

Ruilai nodded, looking excited: "It is possible. I am currently at the peak of the second-level magician, and it is difficult to make any further progress. I wonder if Nina's awakening can help me break through this bottleneck..."

Leiter patted Ruilai on the shoulder and encouraged: "Believe in yourself, believe in Nina!"

Ruilai's eyes became firm: "Understood!"

Next, the father and son waited eagerly, looking up at the blue sky together.

At this moment, Ruilai felt that the mysterious call deep in his mind was becoming more and more active and intense. He also tried hard to convey the voice in his heart and tried to communicate with Nina.

A few minutes later.

Finally, Ruilai was shocked and the familiar feeling in his mind came again.

He concentrated his attention and scanned the sky. He just sensed Nina's movement. It was no longer an illusory perception, but a real presence in this world!

His eyes lit up with joy, and he tried to greet her: "Good winter, Nina!"

"Good winter, Riley!"

A smile played on his lips as the greeting, which only Rilai could understand, echoed in his mind.

The next moment, a slightly icy aura filled the air between heaven and earth, and this chill penetrated into one's heart.

But Riley quickly communicated with Nina in his mind and told her not to make any fuss so as not to be discovered.

After all, this is the Dark Eagle branch, not the Young Eagle Town. There might be extraordinary people nearby. If they notice something unusual, confidentiality measures must be in place! Fortunately, Nina seemed to be more agile this time and understood Ruilai's meaning very quickly.

In a short while, heaven and earth returned to their original state.

Silently, a small snowflake, accompanied by a breeze, fell on Rilai's hair.

Plop.

The next moment, the snowflake turned into a cute little snowman.

This scene was closely watched by Rhett who was standing by. Ever since he learned about the notes of Saint Mage Timothy, he had become more curious about the elves.

Just now, he was concentrating all his attention, trying to observe the secrets of the elves.

But unfortunately, he never saw clearly how Nina turned from a snowflake into a snowman. All he felt was the extremely obscure fluctuations of the water element, which seemed to involve a mysterious secret.

Nina looked particularly happy, her icy eyes narrowed and flew around Rhett in circles, up and down.

And Ruilai stroked it gently twice and immediately closed his eyes.

The power infused in the void caused the mental strength in his mind to surge, hitting the invisible barrier again and again.

When Rhett saw Riley suddenly close his eyes, he knew that he was about to become a third-level magician.

So he stood up and paced back and forth around to protect Rilai from being disturbed.

Half an hour passed.

Rhett felt a little bored from walking around, so he sat down again.

His eyes fell on Nina, noting that her figure was a little bigger than last year, which meant that her abilities had evolved and were better than before.

He thought to himself, if Nina was allowed to evolve for thousands of years, wouldn't it be easy to form a large area of ​​ice and snow?

But... it sounds powerful, but compared with the blood elves of the Blood God, it feels a lot worse...

Just as Rhett was thinking, the little girl Nina suddenly looked at Rhett, glanced over with familiarity, stepped on his head, and had a lot of fun.

At this time, Ruilai had just calmed down the fluctuations in his mind, feeling the surging mental power in his body and his heart was filled with joy.

He opened his eyes, but saw Nina's unreasonable behavior, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly urged: "Nina, come down quickly, how can you make trouble in front of your father!"

"Haha, no problem." Lei Te smiled slightly and looked at Rui Lai with his eyes: "Breakthrough?"

"That's right, father, I'm now a level three magician!" Ruilai was very excited. He never thought that in just a few years, he would jump two levels from a level one magician to a mage! "Congratulations, if you keep going like this, even a mage won't be a problem for you."

"I'm not that capable." Ruilai shook his head, looked at Nina, and smiled gently: "It's all thanks to this little guy..."

"Haha, that's true." Rhett took Nina down, stared at her round head, pinched it gently, and said with a smile: "Little guy, we are going to have a barbecue later, so don't put out our fire again..."

Rhett and Riley had a lot of fun playing with Nina.

On the other side, Tucker and Taylor were running themselves ragged.

"Where on earth does this black lotus grow? I can't find it in half a day. It's so hard for me!" Tucker, who had been searching for a long time, shouted helplessly with a piece of black lotus in his hand, dragging out a long tail.

The loud voice startled the birds and flew away.

The hibernating squirrels were even awakened, shivering, and began to chew on pine cones in search of comfort.

"Stop shouting, Tucker! Even if you shout your throat out, the black lotus will not jump in front of you on its own initiative."

A teasing voice sounded from the bushes not far away.

Rustle A pile of dry grass was pushed aside, and Thales' figure emerged.

"It's you? Thales, why are you looking for me instead of dealing with the Blood Hoof Boar and the Flame Rhino?" Tucker looked alert, worried that Thales was up to some bad idea again.

"Tucker, let me see what you are doing. After all, black lotus is not so easy to find." Taylors smiled leisurely, his eyes focused on Tucker's hand, and said in an exaggerated tone: "My God, you only have one black lotus in your hand? It can't be that you only found this in half a day?"

"Well, of course not!" Tucker's old face turned red, and he said firmly: "After all, I have asked Flano for advice on the experience of rangers in the wild. How can finding things be difficult for me? I just hid them first..."

"Really?" Thales asked suspiciously.

"Of course." Tucker's voice was much louder this time. But then, he saw Taylor's hand, which had been behind his back, slowly move in front of him. After seeing what was in his hand, he widened his eyes: "Black lotus, Taylor, you brought me black lotus?"

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