"Your Highness, I have unintentionally acquired some magic books and spiritual items. I wonder if you would be interested?"
This is the best place to sell stolen goods, and Her Highness is reliable; she took him directly into her treasure room.
"Oh, what do you have?" Caitlin knew this guy had a ring, so she didn't pay much attention.
Then, more than twenty ice magic books and martial arts techniques appeared in front of her.
"You mean, you robbed the Duke's mansion?" She picked up a few books at random and found that some of the magic in them was unfamiliar to her, including descriptions and spells of 7th-tier magic.
Many of these martial arts techniques were not even seen in the imperial library, so these items likely did not originate from the Duke's mansion.
Then, seeing him take out a number of ice-type magical treasures, Caitlin suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Could he have stolen these things himself?
What should I do if I let a thief into my treasure vault?
"Whose treasure did you steal?" Caitlin asked nervously.
"No, absolutely not, I picked them all up from the ruins." Well, the ruins I blew up myself count as ruins, so picking up some good stuff doesn't count as stealing, right?
"What exactly happened? I don't want the stolen goods either."
Having no other choice, Luo Fan could only give a brief introduction and strongly urged the princess to keep it a secret.
"You actually blew up a branch of the Bing Si family? You little brat, you've got some nerve! Aren't you afraid of getting caught?" Knowing the reason, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She had no liking for so-called reclusive families, especially the Bing Si family, which didn't pay taxes to the empire. The empire had expended considerable effort to drive the Bing Si family back into the mountains in order to completely conquer Holy Heart City.
"As long as you don't blame me. So, I just want to exchange it for some dark-related items, or magic scrolls, or at the very least, some purple gold coins."
"I can't sell these things through Ellie; it would be a huge problem if someone with ulterior motives found out," Luo Fan added.
Does Ellie know?
"I didn't say much to her. Your Highness, please help me, I beg you!"
Caitlin thought for a moment and then agreed. Given Ellie's status, it was indeed difficult for her to handle these things. But if I were to take them out, no one should suspect anything.
This little thing is really smart.
"I can promise you that. Tell me what you need first, and I can help you find it."
Do you have any legendary dark magic cores?
“Go to hell, I want this thing too! I don’t have anything written in that book!” Looking at what Luo Fan had written, Caitlin was certain that he had read the book.
"Never mind if you don't have one, then let's change to a different scroll. We need a powerful one, at least as powerful as the Blazing Explosion."
Caitlin suddenly remembered that at the welcome dinner hosted by Duke Simmons after his arrival, he seemed to have mentioned that this slime was collecting scrolls from various systems.
Then, considering what he just said about blowing up a family, isn't this guy too dangerous?
"Who are you planning to bomb this time?"
"No, I'm not going to blow anyone up. I just have a bit of a fear of insufficient firepower, and I'm collecting these only for self-defense," Luo Fan wrote down sheepishly.
Hearing his explanation, and considering that he truly didn't know magic, Caitlin agreed. After assessing the value of the ice-type magical items and books, she proposed a trade.
"Two Tier 6 scrolls, one fire-type and one earth-type, ten Tier 5 scrolls, all offensive, plus 200 purple gold coins."
"Deal!" Although it was a huge loss, Luo Fan readily agreed. After all, it was stolen goods, and he had kept some for himself, such as Ice Spirit Grass and Ice Spirit Fruit, which were more useful.
As for the ice ores and various ice-based magical materials, he had no intention of forging weapons or alchemy, so they were practically useless. He didn't even bother with the ice crystals, since Xiaoxue and his clone had already consumed some and they were no longer effective.
The transaction was completed quickly, and Luo Fan's arsenal was significantly replenished. He'll buy some lower-tier items later; using these magical elements in combination will yield even better results.
Before long, Luo Fan finished reading the few books inside, and followed Caitlin as she reopened the door to the secret room and came out.
"Luo Fan, I'm warning you, don't even think about taking my treasure. Otherwise, you'll regret it."
"Even if I wanted to go in, I wouldn't have the ability!" Luo Fan said innocently. "We're so familiar with each other, don't we even have this much trust?"
"Heh, so you were planning to sneak in after all. Anyway, if my treasure vault gets breached, I'll make trouble for you."
"Your Highness, you can't be so unreasonable!" Luo Fan was on the verge of tears, wishing he could slap himself twice.
Caitlin smiled happily. This little guy was really interesting. Now she had him under her thumb!
"That wretched Caitlin, how could she treat me like this? How can I get revenge? But she's Xianxian's master, so I can't offend her. I can at least take advantage of her a little!" Luo Fan started to daydream again. Anyway, he was staying here, so there would be plenty of opportunities.
Thinking this, a clone jumped directly into her arms, putting on a pitiful look.
As a result, Caitlin laughed even harder. This little guy dared to launch a sneak attack. How should she punish him?
"In that case, you'll have to do everything you can to help me whenever I need it, okay?"
"Is this all?" Luo Fan didn't believe it at all.
"Of course, besides, you and Ellie are both members of the Knights, so it's only right that you help me. How about it, little one, am I good to you?"
"That's more like it."
"Tell me, how many scrolls have you collected so far? Aren't you afraid of the magic inside leaking out?"
"Not much, not much. We've used quite a bit already, and we'll have to go out and buy some more. It's really hard to get high-level ones." Is it something I should let others know about my arsenal? This girl definitely has some bad intentions!
"Fine, don't tell me then."
As they were chatting, a large group of girls walked over, and Luo Fan decisively slipped away, even casually eating the paper he had written on.
Seeing his cautious behavior, Caitlin liked him even more. With this little guy around, she probably wouldn't be too bored.
When the time actually came and a whole host of troubles followed, Caitlin felt like killing him.
"Ugh, Fairy Fairy, your master is so scary!" Luo Fan started complaining as soon as he returned to the Water Fairy's embrace.
"No, my master is very kind."
"Hmph, I was just fooling you. Never mind, let's not talk about her anymore, let's continue studying the ice picks."
“Mmm~” Xiaoxue quickly agreed, and even Lis and Ai Li were called over by him.
Watching the girls chattering away around the blue slime, Caitlin got a little bored and finally had to ask Ellie for confirmation.
"Studying magic? This thing can study magic?" It's like my worldview has been shattered. It's like seeing a black parrot studying calculus, and it's actually quite convincing.
“Yes, Princess, the ice spikes they developed are so fast and accurate, even I’ve benefited quite a bit from them,” Daisy interjected.
After Ellie's explanation, and with the ice slime's continuously improved Ice Spike spell, Caitlin finally accepted it and joined the so-called Ice Spike research.
For several days in a row, Duke Glenn did not come to cause any more trouble, and the academy ranking battle slowly began.
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