By evening, the entire Ice Cream Mercenary Group had moved to a manor. With the guild's involvement, the handover process went very smoothly.
The place they lived in was a little remote, but at least it was quiet, and Tifa and the others really liked their new home.
Finally, after settling Grandma Daisy in and giving Tifa some special instructions, Ellie took Daisy back.
Meanwhile, Luo Fan had already set a trap in Mishu's room and even discovered the butler's little secret.
Mishu, if this doesn't kill you, I'll make Little Grey take your surname!
Meanwhile, in Xianxian's room, Luo Fan had brought back the little elf Huoyu this time.
The little guy is only level 36 now, and his foundation is a bit weak, so Luo Fan plans to take this opportunity to train him properly. Anyway, Emil has no plans to go to the dungeon recently, but this little guy insisted on going in to see it after hearing about the Elf Secret Realm.
"Fire Rain, if you want to enter the secret realm, it's best if your level reaches around 50, and you also need to learn more magic."
"But, Brother Fan, unless I use the magic milk, it's impossible for my level to increase so quickly."
"If you keep consuming demon milk, you'll turn into a complete idiot sooner or later! Having a high level but no real strength will be a waste of your time going in. Don't you see how dull-witted Little Grey is now?"
"Don't worry, I'll prepare the spiritual materials you need. Also, practice magic and movement techniques with Ahri more often. You elves should be good at using bows and arrows, right?"
"Hmm, it seems there is a tradition in this area, but there has never been a suitable weapon."
"That's good, I'll figure something out." After saying that, Luo Fan gave Ah Li some instructions, telling her to keep a close eye on the little one.
In the evening, Luo Fan went to the study and began to study those strange magical symbols.
Dressed casually, Toria's breasts were particularly noticeable against her dress. Luo Fan couldn't resist giving them a gentle pinch, only to have her cruelly rip them away.
"Luo Fan, if you want to study, then study properly. If you keep acting like this, I won't teach you anymore."
After two or three times, Toria finally lost her patience and threw Lovan out.
"Sigh, you're so tempting. Fine, I won't go three times. This time I'll definitely focus!" Luo Fan promised.
Later, even Ellie, Daisy, and Caitlin came in. Everyone was busy with their own things, and things were peaceful.
Surrounded by beautiful girls, all of whom he wanted to marry, Luo Fan became much more obedient and started to concentrate.
The next day, while Luo Fan was still nestled in Daisy's arms having a sweet dream, Toria burst in, grabbed him, and dragged him out of the room.
"Luo Fan, did you do this?"
"What happened?" Luo Fan blinked his innocent little eyes, looking completely bewildered.
"An explosion occurred at Duke Glenn's mansion this morning, and the city guards have already gone there to investigate! We just received news that Mishu was killed in the explosion, and many servants were also affected."
"According to their assessment, it seems that the Fire Dragon Blast was used!" After giving a brief account of what happened, Toria stared intently at Luo Fan's reaction.
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"I don't know. I've been in my room the whole time. I didn't have time to go out. You can ask Ellie and Daisy if you don't believe me."
"Besides, I don't even know where that ducal mansion is, how could I have done it?"
Toria looked at Luo Fan's expression with some suspicion. After all, such a thing had just happened yesterday morning, and yet the mastermind was suffering the consequences today.
Considering Luo Fan's vengeful nature, Toria still felt that he was the most likely perpetrator.
Soon, Duke Simmons arrived to investigate, and Ellie and Daisy were both questioned as usual. After all, it was a ducal mansion, and he needed to get to the bottom of what had happened.
Looking at the slime in Ellie's arms, he also felt that it was very likely that the thing had committed the crime.
"Luo Fan, you really didn't do it?" Caitlin looked at him suspiciously. She didn't even know how many scrolls he had on him.
"Of course, I don't have that kind of free time, after all, they've already lost money." Luo Fan was a little melancholy, why did everyone doubt him?
Am I that violent? I'm a law-abiding, model slime!
What an adorable girl! What a beautiful woman! She's so good at punishing evil and promoting good!
Ellie was also a little confused about Luo Fan's tactics, but she could sense that he hadn't left last night.
"Ellie? Did he go out last night?" the Duke asked, after all, Ellie was still his master.
Ellie shook her head. She had slept with Daisy last night, and it seemed like Lofan had never left.
After confirming everything, the Duke left with Toria to continue investigating the relevant information. As a prime suspect, Luo Fan could not be allowed to participate in the investigation.
However, according to the injured servants, they had delivered food to Mishu that morning. The explosion occurred afterward. But given what happened yesterday, and the fact that Kelly was involved, the Duke came to check on the situation first.
Given this unsolved case, coupled with yesterday's conflict between the victim and the Ice Cream Mercenary Group, anyone could guess that the latter had a strong motive.
The Duke was in a real bind, especially since his daughter was involved. If it really was Luo Fan who did it, he'd probably want to strangle him.
Inside the room, Caitlin still didn't believe it. According to the materials the Duke had found, the explosion happened suddenly, and Mishu was the only one in the room at the time.
If someone framed him, Mishu, as the eldest son, has the right to inherit the title. It's not entirely impossible that it was done by a relative, but the coincidence seems too much.
As for Luo Fan, regardless of his motives or methods, the likelihood of him causing trouble is very high.
Luo Fan ignored her and hid in the shadows, even switching to a clone. He couldn't let Ai Li know about this.
Investigate all you want, while the princess is still around, it wouldn't hurt to cause a ruckus. Everyone needs to know that the Ice Cream Mercenary Group has connections.
He figured someone would eventually have to take the blame, so he left some clues somewhere. After all, the butler was a key accomplice, and he also had other connections.
Back in his study, Luo Fan continued studying the knowledge he had learned yesterday. Those minor troublemakers were no longer a concern; the matter of the Elf Realm was more important.
As for the guild's upgrade quests, they shouldn't be too difficult. If it weren't for the fact that the girl next to him was still quite weak, he would have liked to try his luck in the high-level dungeons.
The Crimson Desert is quite good; it should be able to condense a fire-type clone. It's just too far away. I'll wait until I go to Holy Flame City to try again.
When the time comes, I should definitely visit Shadow Valley and the Abyss. This world is so wonderful; it would be a shame to miss out.
The nearest place is Tianshui Lake. You can take some time to visit it and familiarize yourself with the terrain.
Toria returned around the afternoon. The prisoner committed suicide out of fear of punishment, leaving no one to testify, and it was later discovered that he had some connection with the remnants of the Lemons family.
Seeing Luo Fan training alongside the girls on the training field, she felt too embarrassed to pursue the matter further.
Perhaps I'm just overthinking things.
After finishing her daily training, Ellie went out again at Lofan's urging. Toria accompanied her, worried that something unexpected might happen again.
In the end, they simply went to the newly purchased manor, increased the wages of the mercenary group members, and even prepared some fire-type potions for Emil and Angela.
The things in the capital are more comprehensive than those in Sacred Heart City. Ellie has also started using dark-elemental amplification potions to accelerate the speed of magic power condensation.
Luo Fan also specifically instructed them to train hard and improve their strength.
However, seeing that Angela hadn't advanced yet, and neither had the little fire bear, Luo Fan decided to take them to the southern volcanic dungeon to check it out.
Ahri has trained for so long, it's time for her to experience real combat.
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