Back in the capital, Emil led the girls back to their base, while Ellie went to the guild to turn in her quest.
All the gold coins that were seized were given to Emil by Ellie to distribute as activity bonuses to the other members, and the remainder was used for the legion's operating expenses.
After the previous incident, the wholesale business could not continue. The girls finally decided to set up their own small shop in the city, specializing in ice cream and various pastries, to avoid further disputes.
Having learned from his previous experience, Emil was more cautious this time, and his subsequent business ventures were quite successful.
Upon returning to the princess's residence and seeing the familiar Toria again, Luo Fan immediately skipped over her.
"Ellie, nothing bad happened this time, right?" she asked curiously as she took the slime.
She had heard of Ellie's glorious achievements before, including indirectly causing the downfall of an entire dungeon.
"Hehe~, Luo Fan has caused another dungeon riot. I don't even know how many times this has happened," Daisy said with a laugh. "This time, a large number of adventurers have also rushed over."
"There really is one! What kind of monster uprising?"
"Fire Beast!" Ellie chimed in, while Luo Fan told Ahri to take the three silly girls and Little Grey to the backyard to rest.
"I've never heard of so many Fire Beasts in the Volcano Dungeon before, but they're really something!"
"Hehe, they're all in the lava, it's normal not to find them," Luo Fan explained, then slipped onto her shoulder and quietly pinched her long hair.
Toria didn't pay much attention, but was rather curious about what treasure Luo Fan had found this time. "Isn't this thing afraid of lava?" she wondered.
After inhaling the girl's scent for a while, Luo Fan went into a room and began to study the Fire Spirit Liquid.
He had previously tried the Cold Marrow Elixir, Wood Spirit Elixir, Earth Spirit Elixir, and Water Spirit Elixir, and his body had developed corresponding resistance. This time, consuming some Fire Spirit Elixir should also have a similar effect.
To prevent waste, he brought the fire rain back.
"Brother Fan, do you really want to drink such pure Fire Spirit Liquid?" Huo Yu flapped her little wings, her eyes fixed on the crystal bottle in his hand.
"Of course, I will transfer the excess fire element to you, so remember to absorb it."
"Yes, no problem!" the little guy assured confidently.
After drinking a little bit, Luo Fan felt as if he had entered a furnace, his body seemingly boiling. After persisting for a while, he expelled the fire element from his body, allowing the little guy to absorb it.
After repeating this process three times, Luo Fan sensed that the effect was getting worse and worse, so he finally handed over all the remaining Fire Spirit Liquid in the bottle to Huo Yu.
Soon, the little one entered a meditative state, and the fire attribute on his body continued to increase.
Improving a pet's quality can also indirectly enhance the owner's ability to condense magic; I'm sure Emil can feel that too.
I really want them to move in too, but I'll figure out a way when the princess leaves. It's safer for these girls to stay with me.
After giving the remaining Flame Liquid to Ahri and feeding his pet some magic cores, Luo Fan finally calmed down.
He plans to level up again and try to reach level 50 as soon as possible.
When Huo Yu found him again, he was already level 45. He had used up all the hundreds of low-level magic cores he had purchased, leaving only a few mid-level magic cores.
"Brother Fan, I've leveled up twice more, I'm level 39 now, and I've even mastered two spells!" The Fire Rain, now much larger, flew around Luo Fan excitedly.
"Hehe, I'm already 45, you'd better catch up!"
"Wow~, how did you level up so fast! Brother Fan, please teach me, I want to learn from you."
"By the way, Fire Rain, may I see your magic core?" Realizing he hadn't checked the little girl's magic core yet, Luo Fan quickly asked.
"Sure, but it's not very obedient, and it'll be a hassle to get it out."
Luo Fan explained and examined it carefully again. It also had simple patterns on it, and it was not as mature as Xianxian's.
Fortunately, there was no need to prepare any more inscriptions for her, which made Luo Fan feel much more relaxed.
Ice Cream Mercenary Group's base.
Angela's bear had just absorbed the Fire Spirit Liquid and its level jumped directly to level 34, which was quite fast.
The little girl was in a hurry to find her older sister, only to find her meditating, her speed of gathering magic power much faster than before.
Could it be that the quality of Little Fire Rain has also improved?
That guy is with Brother Fan, that must be it. Angela smiled happily and sat down near her sister, slowly entering a meditative state.
In the training ground in the backyard of the base, Tifa was leading a group of girls in training. After experiencing this bloody massacre, they had all grown a lot.
Grandma Daisy, strolling in the courtyard, looked at the group of energetic members and a faint smile appeared on her face.
If Miss knew what the young lady had achieved, she would be very happy.
She had a very clear feeling that she could no longer move for the rest of the time. Although she didn't know how her mistress had helped her extend her life, she was already very content to see that Ellie was independent and had such a career.
Inside the guild.
The fact that almost all members of a Tier 4 mercenary group were assassinated still caused quite a stir, even though that group had never had a good reputation.
"Have you found out who the murderer is?" President Jack asked the investigators, looking at the report sent by Lysa.
"Not yet. No traces of anyone else were found at the scene. The heart was shattered with a single blow, and the victim offered almost no resistance. I suspect it was the work of those assassins from the Dark faction, but I don't know which faction they belong to."
"What about the female adventurers?"
"They were all captured by the Ghost Mercenary Group to be used by them for their own purposes, and they have already been settled."
"That's good. Those guys deserved to die! Let Lysa investigate the law enforcement team over there too. Punish them if they deserve it, so they don't damage the guild's reputation. Without their cover-up, the disappearance of these adventurers should have been discovered long ago."
"Yes! Then who was the murderer this time?"
"Let the authorities handle it; they're more professional than us!"
Soon, the manager left. Jack looked at the documents in his hand, thinking about the whereabouts of Ellie and her group, and sighed.
The slime is probably involved in this; he remembers that Ellie's pet is good at sneak attacks. However, it seems unlikely that it could have done it with its own strength alone. Could someone else have been involved?
But how did he find the Fire Beast's lair? Did he discover a new dungeon? That's quite possible.
The Demon Mercenary Group likely targeted Ellie and her group, only to be killed in the process. That's why they haven't been found yet; they're all surely dead.
Lava fields are perfect for disposing of corpses!
Jack shook his head and put the file aside. In any case, so many Fire Beasts were a pretty good perk, and he could take this opportunity to properly reorganize the hot spring town.
Luo Fan was unaware that his plan had almost been exposed. After all, as long as the guild continued its investigation, Ellie and the others would be the prime suspects.
However, they couldn't find any evidence anyway, and besides, a beast tide had broken out in the dungeon. Even if they handed the matter over to the Empire in the end, it wouldn't have any impact; at most, they would just be questioned.
This wave is as steady as a rock.
The fact that he hadn't found the real culprit behind it all made Luo Fan uneasy. There were just too many powerful forces in the capital, and he didn't know who was secretly plotting against him, someone who wanted to kill Ellie.
Tomorrow, I need to go see Grandma Danielle to confirm things from the past. Those who dislike Ellie are very likely connected to her mother's past deeds.
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