What is going on? Merlin was full of suspicion and tried to push the door open.
With a slight "creak" sound, the door opened easily.
Merlin was slightly startled by the scene in front of him. He saw young Pete and Connor sitting around the dining table with an old man, enjoying dinner together.
The dining table was filled with sumptuous food, and the flickering candlelight reflected their warm smiles.
A warm feeling surged in Merlin's heart, but before he could savor the warmth, the scene suddenly changed again.
At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the old man was holding little Merlin's hand and playing happily in the garden of the mansion.
The garden is full of colorful flowers blooming and emitting bursts of fragrance.
Merlin knew clearly that this old man was his grandfather, and he had some vague impressions of his grandfather in his mind.
But when he raised his head and tried to see his grandfather's face clearly, he found that his grandfather's face seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog and was blurry.
Then, the scene changed strangely again. The night was as dark as ink, and a mysterious atmosphere permeated the silent corridor.
Merlin suddenly saw a faint firelight in the direction of the study. The flickering light seemed to have an invisible attraction, driving him to walk towards the study involuntarily.
He gently pushed open the door of the study, and the creaking sound seemed particularly abrupt in the silent night.
Walking into the study, his eyes were attracted by a half-open secret door behind the bookshelf.
Merlin walked down slowly, full of curiosity. The space behind the secret door was dark and cold. He saw his father lying quietly on a cold stone table, his body motionless, as if he was sleeping.
Grandpa stood quietly beside the stone platform with a serious expression.
Merlin was about to ask when the scene before him shattered like broken glass, as if some automatic protection mechanism deep inside his body had been triggered, preventing him from recalling those deeply buried memories.
At this moment, a vague voice came from all directions, as if penetrating the barriers of the soul: "Merlin - Merlin - my - blood - do not - bring - back - the - father - back -"
The sound was like a heavy hammer, hitting Merlin's nerves again and again, giving him a splitting headache, as if something was slowly awakening from deep within his body.
“Plop—”
On the cold, dark sea, a blurry black figure formed by mist suddenly appeared in front of Merlin.
The figure was tall and gave off a chilling aura. It slowly stretched out its hand, as if trying to grab Merlin.
"You bold monster, I can tell at a glance that you are not human! Expand your domain and engage in equal exchange!" Merlin suddenly came to his senses and shouted harshly.
In an instant, golden light burst out like a tide with Merlin as the center, and countless gold coins fell from the sky like raindrops, turning into a dazzling golden rain curtain.
Under the shining of this golden light, the darkness has no place to hide, and the blurry figure is instantly exposed in the light.
The darkness was dispelled, and the figure let out a sharp scream, followed by a sound of pain, and quickly disappeared into the darkness like a frightened bird.
"Bang--"
Merlin suddenly sat up from the bed. Selene, who was lying on top of him, was startled by the sudden movement. She looked at Merlin who had woken up in surprise, tilted her head slightly, and asked, "Are you back?"
Merlin was confused and asked the moon goddess Selene: "What happened just now?"
The Moon Goddess Selene stretched and said lazily, "It's nothing serious. There is a being with the same bloodline as you. He used the bloodline tracking method to follow the blood in your body, invaded your consciousness, and found you."
"No, you knew that, why didn't you wake me up?" Merlin looked stunned, staring at Selene with wide eyes.
The Moon Goddess Selene tilted her head, with a puzzled look in her eyes, and asked back: "Why should I wake you up? Could it be that someone who is related to you by blood would harm you?"
Merlin was speechless for a moment, then muttered, "Isn't this kind of thing rare?"
Then he frowned and thought carefully.
It seems that the only people who are related to him by blood are his father and mother, and their Leo family has always been small in number. It seems that there are no collateral family members, and they rarely interact with any relatives on a daily basis.
This is indeed a very strange thing for a count's family.
Seeing Merlin remained silent, the moon goddess Selene asked curiously, "Who is looking for you?"
Merlin's face flashed with embarrassment, and he said helplessly: "I'm not sure. At the time, I just felt that the situation was not good and thought there was danger, so I directly mobilized the domain and spent some money to suppress it directly."
"No? Man, should I say it? This is indeed a rule-based field. It can be used directly in consciousness without any learning?" Selene's eyes were full of surprise, and her tone was filled with admiration.
Merlin thought for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems that as long as I have money and can think, I can expand my domain anytime and anywhere."
"It's really a BUG-level ability. I'm looking forward to how this domain will evolve after you become a god." Selene's eyes were shining with excitement, as if she had already seen the extremely powerful form of Merlin's domain after he became a god.
The next morning, warm sunlight shone through the window onto Merlin's desk. The communication crystal flickered with a soft light, attracting Merlin's attention.
He reached out and picked up the crystal, reading the message from his parents, which said that they planned to go to the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce and redeem the Earl of Rio's territory with money.
Merlin was slightly startled when he saw the news, and then he realized that he had almost forgotten about this matter.
Memories came flooding back, and he remembered that when his territory was sold, the price was 500,000 gold coins.
At that time, this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for him, but now that times have changed, the money he "earned" from the Elf Princess Alicia alone is far more than this number.
Then, the communication crystal received another inquiry from Pete and Kanna: Do you want to go back to the territory during the summer vacation?
Merlin fell into deep thought, recalling his original memory. Although the territory of Earl Leo was not large, the people there were simple and honest. Every generation of Earl Leo was known for treating his people well and had a very harmonious relationship with his subjects.
Take the difficulties his father encountered this time as an example. Those kind-hearted people spontaneously donated money and raised money, hoping to help Pete overcome the difficulties.
Of course, Pate would never accept the money.
This upright earl would rather work in a tavern in the Arcane City than accept the hard-earned money of the people to solve his own problems.
Merlin's mouth corners slightly raised, and his eyes revealed a hint of warmth and determination.
He picked up the communication crystal and quickly replied, "Well, I will definitely go back to take a look after I redeem it, and by the way, promote the development of my hometown."
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