Yuanyuan's Secret
The morning sun kissed the earth, and the town of Fussen had already woken up.
The servants of the Viscount's Mansion began a busy day. The kitchen had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast, and the dining room was already set up with tables, chairs, tableware and flowers, just waiting for the owner to arrive.
Elena came to the restaurant refreshed and found that there were already two people in the restaurant.
It's Leopold and Anseel, they're here to eat again.
"Hi, good morning, Teacher Leopold, Senior Brother Ansel." Elena greeted them happily.
Leopold tapped his fingertips on the table impatiently: "If you get up any later, you'll waste this beautiful morning. Don't think you can relax just because you're on vacation."
Elena shrugged, lightly pulled her fingers in front of her mouth to indicate that she was shutting up, then sat down obediently and waited for dinner.
Teacher Leopold must have stayed up late again, waiting for her to come for dinner with an empty stomach, and was in a very bad mood.
Ansiel put his fist to his lips and laughed softly.
Leopold turned around and fired back, "Don't you have a family and a wife? Why are you here for a free meal? Isn't your wife angry?"
Ansiel shrugged. "She's happy to stay up late and not have to worry about my breakfast."
Elena quickly signaled the old housekeeper to notify the kitchen to serve the food. If it continued like this, who knows how long Teacher Leopold would scold her.
The old butler leaned over to Elena's ear and whispered, "Master Leonard hasn't come yet."
Leonard is the person with the highest ranking among all the people present today. It would be rude to serve the food without waiting for him.
Yes, Elena could only sigh secretly.
Life is not easy, the cat sighed.
At this time, a familiar sound of footsteps was heard.
Elena quickly looked towards the door expectantly.
Then……
Elena's eyes grew wider.
Leopold and Ansiel also looked towards the door, their expressions...
What kind of shock is this?
Leonard walked into the restaurant and stood at the end of the long dining table, looking at the three people with a somewhat unnatural expression.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Do I look weird today?" Leonard said with all his strength.
Ansel opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer, and quickly turned to look at Elena.
Leopold was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned to look at Elena.
Elena, who was being looked at by three people, said: "Uh... Leonard, you look... so young today."
Elena didn't know what adjective to use. She had grown up so big, but only today did she realize with embarrassment how limited her vocabulary was.
Today, Leonard shaved off his iconic beard, revealing his half-hidden face.
This face is really too young!
It turns out that Leonard actually has a baby face.
After shaving his beard, he doesn't look like a man in his 30s at all. Instead, he looks more like a man in the ambiguous stage between adolescence and youth. His facial features have the firmness and hardness of a youth, but his cheeks have the fullness and youthfulness of a youth. This is a special kind of beauty that is favored by time.
Elena finally understood why Leonard had such a signature beard.
With such a baby face, it's really hard to be domineering.
He looks like he's easy to bully.
Leonard, who was described by Elena as "very young", touched his smooth chin uncomfortably: "Really young? Too young? I don't look like a mature man?"
Leonard looked at Leopold and Ansiel, his eyes as sharp as swords.
Leopold and Ansiel shook their heads vigorously.
"No, no, Leonard, you are definitely a grown man." Leopold said quickly.
"My lord, you are truly a person favored by the God of Time." Ansel, who always speaks in a weird tone, rarely gives compliments.
Leonard's eyes fell on Elena's face again. He cared more about her evaluation and opinion.
Elena stood up and walked to Leonard, raised her head, and her clear eyes fell on his face, looking at him carefully.
From a closer distance, Leonard's skin appeared even whiter. Shielded by his beard and protected from direct sunlight, the lower half of his face was a shade paler than the upper half. Furthermore, without the stubble that is common after shaving, Leonard's skin was quite smooth and spotless.
"You look so young." Elena couldn't help but sigh. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Leonard's eyes dim. She quickly added, "But it's good the way it is now. The natural and true state is always the best. Besides, Leonard, you are now an epic knight and a demigod. Who would dare to comment on your appearance?"
Elena raised her little fist and made an encouraging gesture: "Leonard, you have to believe in yourself. You are really handsome. You don't look like those rough and greasy old men at all."
Leonard's tense mouth finally lifted up. He snorted indifferently and walked to his usual seat.
Elena quickly ordered the servants to serve the food.
After a quiet breakfast, Leopold and Ansiel quickly left, as it would be too awkward to stay any longer.
Only Elena and Leonard were left face to face.
There were only two of them. Elena thought for a moment and said, "Shall we go shopping in the capital today?"
Go out, Leonard was a little hesitant. He still felt uncomfortable after shaving his beard. He felt even more uncomfortable when he thought that his face would be seen by more people.
Seeing that Leonard didn't want to go out, Elena immediately changed her suggestion: "How about we go to the pharmacy and see if there are any new potions?"
Currently, the Bellflower Pharmacy only sells four types of potions: recovery potion, magic potion, strength-building potion and soul-restoring potion. The variety is really too few.
The reason why she only sold these four basic potions before was because Elena knew that her potions were too perfect, too cost-effective, and too popular in the market. If she rashly entered the advanced potion market, she would take away too many people's cake and then be besieged by the crowd.
There is no need to be afraid now, because Leonard has been promoted to an epic knight, and his deterrent power has increased by more than an order of magnitude compared to before.
It's time for a higher level potion.
When it comes to making money, Leonard immediately becomes excited: "Okay."
The two left the restaurant and walked towards the pharmacy.
However, after walking only a short distance, not even a third of the way, Leonard suddenly reached out and grabbed something out of thin air.
???
Elena stared at the chubby chipmunk in Leonard's hand.
Isn't this her roundness?!
Yuanyuan, who usually has a bad temper and doesn't like to talk to people, is now as well-behaved and quiet as a toy mouse, allowing Leonard to turn it over and over to look at it.
It's playing dead.
"Why is it here?" Elena looked at Leonard in confusion.
How did Yuanyuan escape from the cage? And how did she appear out of nowhere?
Leonard looked down at the little thing in his hand, and as he looked at it, he suddenly laughed.
"This little magical pet you bought is very special." Leonard asked Elena, "How much did you pay for it?"
Elena obediently quoted the price: "One silver coin, not expensive. But what's wrong with Yuanyuan? Why did it suddenly appear?"
Leonard lifted the chipmunk's skin by the back of its neck with two fingers and held it in front of Elena. "It's a little problem, but it's a good one."
Elena:???
Leonard: "Let's go to the pharmacy."
"Oh." Elena.
The two continued to the pharmacy.
In order to maintain the stability of the potion, a magic circle is painted on the floor of the pharmacy.
After Leonard came in, he took out the corresponding magic materials and magic items from the space ring and asked Elena to modify and supplement the magic circle accordingly, and temporarily transform the pharmacy into a detention room.
Then Leonard put the chipmunk on the table. The chipmunk didn't dare to run away and lay obediently on the table.
Elena stood quietly beside Leonard, waiting for him to clarify.
Leonard stood in front of the table, and suddenly his entire aura changed, becoming indescribably distant and tall, like a giant looking down at the earth from above the starry sky.
Leonard stretched out a finger and tapped the chipmunk lightly.
Magic symbols immediately appeared one after another on the chipmunk's body.
The difference between magical creatures and ordinary creatures lies in the fact that magical creatures have magical symbols in their inner core. To put it simply, magical symbols are embedded in the genetic chain of magical creatures.
Creatures with magical symbols are magical creatures.
The magical symbols that appear on the chipmunk's body are all normal, and are the magical symbols that this kind of magical creature should have.
However, after Leonard clicked the chipmunk again, a new magic symbol emerged, vaguely and about to appear.
Elena's eyes widened as she tried to identify it: "Hey, this seems to be a symbol of space?"
She looked up at Leonard, waiting for his answer.
Leonard nodded. "It's indeed a spatial symbol. Although it's not complete, it already has the basic framework."
Elena turned her head to look at the chipmunk, her eyes widening even more.
An extra magic symbol?
"Did it mutate?" Elena turned and asked Leonard. This was the only possibility she could think of.
Leonard agreed with Elena's guess: "This is the only possibility."
Elena was instantly surprised.
She made a profit.
The price of a mutated magical beast is several times higher than that of a non-mutated magical beast. Even if the chipmunk is just a low-end magical pet with limited room for price increase, the price can be tripled with this extra space symbol.
She really made a profit by getting the value of three silver coins for the price of one silver coin.
"Is that all you can think of?" Leonard knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her expression. He looked at her with an angry look.
"Hey, what did you think of?" Elena asked curiously. Leonard, who loves money so much, isn't he thinking about appreciation or money now?
Leonard continued to look at her with an angry look: "Don't you want to complete this symbol and upgrade your magical familiar?"
"Oh, that's right. Incomplete mutations don't add value. They need to be completed to upgrade them." Elena suddenly understood.
Elena gave Leonard a thumbs up: "You are very thoughtful."
After Elena finished speaking, she was ready to start. Although she couldn't draw out all the magic symbols related to space, and was at the stage of "knowing them when opening the book, and forgetting them all when closing the book", she had a plug-in. She could open the game system, find the magic symbols that matched the graphics, and then fill them in according to the picture.
Opening the game system, Elena searched through it.
Ha, found it, this is it.
Elena took out the quill she carried with her, dipped it in ink, then mobilized the magic power in her body and poured it into the tip of the quill pen, preparing to draw on Yuanyuan's body to complete the magic symbol.
The moment the tip of the pen touched the magic symbol, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Elena subconsciously turned her head and closed her eyes.
Suddenly, a huge force came from her waist, and Elena was pulled to the side and turned in a circle.
When the blinding white light faded, Elena opened her eyes and found herself standing behind Leonard. Leonard had erected a protective shield that completely enveloped the two of them.
"Was there an explosion just now?" Elena asked doubtfully, "But there was no explosion sound."
Leonard's eyes remained fixed on the long table. He replied, "It wasn't an explosion. It was a lightning strike."
Lightning strike???
Elena carefully leaned her head out and looked at the chipmunk on the table.
The chipmunk seemed to have been electrocuted, lying on the table with its belly facing up. There were several lightning-shaped black marks on its silvery-white fur. Looking closely at its belly, it was still rising and falling slightly. Elena breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seemed that Yuanyuan was still alive.
Looking again, she saw her quill lying next to the chipmunk.
The quill looked like it had completely exploded.
"What is going on?" Elena could only ask Leonard for help.
Leonard frowned, looking puzzled. "That shouldn't be the case. It's just a small chipmunk. With your level, there's no way you can't suppress it. Could it be that this chipmunk has some other mutation?"
Leonard turned and looked at Elena: "You are its owner, have you noticed anything different about it?"
different?
Elena thought about it carefully.
"If I were to say otherwise, Yuanyuan is very smart and especially likes to hide things. Does that count?"
Elena remembered something else: "Ah, the day I bought it, a customer in the Magic Pet Shop lost his wallet. Later, I helped him find it. The wallet was in the round cage. At that time, the owner and the shop assistants denied that anyone had opened the cage. Now we know that it has a spatial symbol on its body. It is very likely that it escaped on its own, just like today."
"Ha." Elena suddenly clapped her hands, looking at Leonard with a playful expression and a hint of meaning. "It's just like you. Not only does it like to hide things, it also likes to save money."
Leonard, who was said to look like a chipmunk: ...
Leonard solemnly clarified: "I don't steal money. I make money honestly."
Elena nodded and applauded him: "Yes, you make money based on your own strength and in an honest way. You are a good guy."
Leonard raised his chin proudly, his gaze returning to the chipmunk with its belly turned upside down.
"Let me see what other secrets it has."
Leonard once again demonstrated his prowess by examining the chipmunk. This time, in order not to miss any clues, he even extended the spiritual thread.
Magic symbols appeared one after another on the chipmunk's body again, but to Leonard and Elinya's surprise, the vague and incomplete space symbol disappeared.
It disappeared!
The clue is broken!
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