Chapter 246 A Big Prize
In the end, Gervis received a purple elf and three elf bugs plus 500 gold coins from Boris.
Gervis was very satisfied with this. In fact, Gervis had his own plan for exchanging the purple elf.
Although the elves are cuter and more agile than the elf bugs, there are too many orcs in the space opened up by the purple elf. Gervis only has a hundred people including the slave soldiers under his command. The biggest reason why Gervis kills orcs is to earn energy points. Since the purple elf bug can get a little energy point, why bother using the purple elf to cause trouble for himself.
As for why Gervis did not exchange both Pokémons, it was because Gervis's desire to collect was also at work, and Boris only brought three Pokémons this time, so there was no way for him to take out three more Pokémons if he wanted to exchange them.
So a purple elf plus three elf bugs is the combination that Gervis is most satisfied with.
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When Gervis had settled all the betting issues, today's activities in the arena came to an end.
Alice gave a few brief speeches on the stage, and then was the first to walk out of the central stand. Following Alice were the other noble lords in the central stand, and finally it was the turn of the ordinary audience who were still commenting on today's fierce battle with great interest to leave.
As a countess, Alice's means of transportation is different from that of Gervis and others. It is a luxurious and spacious carriage, which is much more luxurious than Pat's. Gervis guessed that the carriage of Pat, the country tycoon, was a copy of this one, because apart from the degree of luxury, Pat's carriage is 80% similar to the one in front of him.
Alice's carriage was in front, while Gervase, Gandalf and others all followed on horseback.
The five injured guards and Bertram were carried on stretchers by the guards, preparing to be taken to Rose Castle for care.
The streets were crowded with people, whether they were commoners, wealthy businessmen, or minor nobles, they all stretched their necks to look closely at the carriage and Gervis and his party, pointing and talking from time to time as if they were looking at animals in a zoo.
Of course, the noble lords did not feel that they were being treated like monkeys. Instead, they all puffed out their chests and looked quite dignified.
Gervis was riding on a horse in the team without saying a word, looking ahead intently, because he was checking his system panel at the moment.
Gervis killed three orc leaders today, two pig-headed men and a goat-horned priest, and obtained 3 energy points. Together with the remaining 2 points from the previous few days, he now has a total of 5 energy points.
In addition to the energy points, Gervis also obtained a black translucent Warcraft crystal. Gervis had never seen a black Warcraft crystal before, let alone heard of a Warcraft that could launch mental attacks, so he did not tell anyone about the mental attack and the Warcraft crystal.
In addition to the above gains, plus the bet, Gervis can be said to have made a lot of money today. This also made Gervis feel particularly good. At this moment, Gervis looked at the sky and felt that it was especially blue, and the clouds were especially white.
After returning to Rose Castle, Gervis did not go to the study to read immediately, but rushed to the kitchen.
As a time traveler, Gervis believes that a birthday without a cake is not a perfect birthday. So, considering how well his cheap wife takes care of him, Gervis decides to let him have a perfect birthday.
When Gervis walked into the kitchen, all the cooks and kitchen helpers were busy, and the busiest one was Jimmy.
At this moment, Jimmy kept looking around behind seven or eight cooks, who were all boiling garlic in preparation for the grilled oysters for tonight's dinner.
"grown ups!"
When Gervis walked up to Jimmy, Jimmy saw Gervis and immediately greeted him politely.
"Well, Jimmy, how are they learning?"
There are hundreds of guests tonight. If Jimmy is asked to make grilled oysters alone, he will certainly not be able to meet the demand. So two days ago, Jimmy began to teach the chefs of Rose Castle how to make garlic and grilled oysters. Now the technique of grilled oysters has been sold all over Jones County, and Gervis doesn't mind letting his cheap wife's family learn it.
"My lord, they are the best cooks in Rose Castle and they learn very quickly!"
Jimmy was generous with his praise.
"Yeah! That's good!"
"I wonder what you are doing in the kitchen, sir? Do you need my help?"
Jimmy gets extremely excited every time he sees Gervis coming to the kitchen, because as long as Gervis goes into the kitchen himself, it means that he can learn one more skill, and it will be delicious, and the technique will surely be passed down from generation to generation.
"I don't need your help, just do your thing first! I'll teach you later!"
How could Gervis not know what Jimmy, the cook, was thinking, so he rejected him directly.
Making a cake is rather complicated. The proportions of flour, egg liquid and sugar have to be just right, otherwise all the efforts will be wasted. Jimmy had never done it before and couldn't help, and Gervis was only going to make a cake today and didn't need anyone's help.
After talking to Jimmy for a few words, Gervais found an empty seat and started making the birthday cake himself.
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In the study on the third floor of Rose Castle, Alice was sitting at the desk, listening to Lina's report.
"Sir, Commander Luo Er just came to report that the underground passage gate of the arena was destroyed, but nothing was found!"
Lina had a serious look on her face, and it was obvious that she took this matter very seriously.
"The eight servants who were knocked unconscious did not reveal any useful information after they were awakened. All of them said that they were attacked without warning and fainted before they even saw anyone."
"The damaged areas of the underground passage gate are where the capstans are. They should have been hacked and destroyed by weapons like long swords. However, there are countless people with long swords in the arena, and there are also many unused weapons in the weapons room of the arena, so it is impossible to track them down."
Lina reported the results of the investigation in the arena to Alice one by one. Alice listened to Lina's report carefully, and then asked Lina thoughtfully: "Did Kevin and Boris check it out?"
"Sir, I have checked carefully. When Viscount Kevin and Viscount Boris went to the arena, they each brought six guards. However, their guards were all outside the arena and did not enter the arena. The rest of the servants and guards were in Rose Castle and never left."
"Besides Kevin and Boris, does Gervis have any grudges with anyone else?"
Alice still took the fact that someone wanted to harm Gervis very seriously. Such a thing happened right under her nose. Not only was she an enemy of Gervis, but she also did not take the Jones family seriously.
"My lord, I have also asked Baron Gandalf and Anna, and they both said no! However, Viscount Nanette Kirwan was also at the arena at the time. Would you like me to check it out?"
"Nanette? No need. With the dispute between Gervis and Lanny, he probably hopes that Gervis can cripple Lanny. It's impossible for him to do anything bad to Gervis."
Alice shook her head. Nanette was Lanny's half-brother. Some time ago, Lanny and Nanette had a internal fight that resulted in several deaths and injuries, becoming a laughing stock in the principality. Alice had heard a lot about this matter.
Of course, it was not without reason that Lina made this suggestion. Alice, who was born in a count's family, knew very well that the cunningness of the nobles was actually proportional to their status. Sometimes in order to confuse the enemy, the nobles could imagine any kind of strategy.
"Lina, where is Commander Luo? Ask him to continue investigating this matter. Also, the security of tonight's dinner must be strengthened. No mistakes can be made!"
"Yes, sir! Commander Luo Er went home after returning to Rose Castle. Commander Luo Er said that he would personally wear armor to protect the safety of Rose Castle today!"
"Very good, thank you for your hard work!"
Alice nodded.
Originally, with Luo's status and position, he should have attended the banquet tonight and did not have to be on duty. However, after what happened in the arena, Luo volunteered, and Alice was relieved.
After all, not only all of his vassal states will be attending the banquet tonight, but there will also be many nobles from other territories. If anything happens, it will definitely allow someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of the situation and try to deal with the Jones family openly.
(End of this chapter)
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