Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 308: The wind of plunder sweeps across Europe, Irene's interest
In Irene’s ancestral home, in the secret alchemy workshop, liquid metal flows in the siphon into a galaxy.

She dipped her left wrist into the "mercury pool", and the silvery-white liquid climbed along the veins to her heart. She turned back and smiled at Li Xiang: "Each holy blood core requires 200 milliliters of my blood. Dear Mr. Armor, you'd better not lift my skirt at this time - unless you want to see the French Rose turned into a metal sculpture."

Li Xiang leaned against a bronze column inlaid with gears, playing with a sweet-smelling Lindt chocolate on his fingertips. He had just taken it out from under Irene's skirt. "Just let me know if you need help."

He bit open the hazelnut filling and looked at Irene biting her red lips and concentrating on alchemy. He couldn't help feeling ashamed. One alchemy holy blood core actually required 200 ml of her blood. No wonder she turned pale when I mentioned ten.

However, Li Xiang was not soft-hearted. He could take his time to make these ten pills. He was not in a hurry. He only needed to refine two pills a year. This was equivalent to consuming 400 milliliters of blood a year, which was about the same as the amount of blood donated, and would not harm the body.

Li Xiang silently selected seven or eight delicious spiritual fruits from the system warehouse, washed them, put them on a crystal plate, and placed them in a small room next to the alchemy workshop.

This small room is separated from the alchemy workshop and is Irene's rest area. Food can be placed here without being contaminated.

"Come over and eat some fruit if you're tired." Li Xiang leaned over and called out, then a yellowish-brown light glowed from his body and he left Irene's castle.

It takes Irene about seven days to refine a Holy Blood Alchemical Heart. It would be boring for Li Xiang to stay here for such a long time, so he might as well go to Europe for a stroll.

As for Irene's safety, there is no need to worry. First, this alchemy workshop is located underground and is very secretive. Second, there are alchemy puppet guards everywhere at the entrance and inside the castle. Anyone who trespasses without the owner's permission will be killed on the spot.

These alchemical puppets are quite powerful, and some are even equipped with modern firearms.

The location of this castle is very remote, and the surrounding terrain is dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack, so few people usually come here.

Three days later, Li Xiang returned to the castle. Irene was still working intently, with a look of fatigue on her pretty face. She had eaten all the spiritual fruits that Li Xiang had prepared for her.

"My dear, your fruit is so delicious that I almost bit off my tongue." When Irene saw Li Xiang returning, a smile appeared on her brows. Her beautiful cobalt blue eyes were bright and shining, like the spring water of the Seine, and all her tiredness was swept away.

"How is the progress of the Holy Blood Alchemy Heart?" Li Xiang asked.

"The key components have been completed, and it's going more smoothly than before. In addition, I feel that my alchemy skills have improved a lot. Dear, just give me one more day and I will succeed!" Irene was really happy. It seemed that her life had changed completely after meeting Li Xiang.

Not only has the "curse" been removed, his strength has also greatly increased, and his alchemy level is now unexpectedly good.

Li Xiang pondered, probably because of the seven or eight spiritual fruits. Alchemy actually requires a lot of work, and it is very hard for a girl like Irene. If there is no spiritual fruit to supplement, she will work with a tired body. In the past, not only is her body tired, but she is also cursed and has to resist the curse of metalization at any time, so her work efficiency is naturally greatly reduced.

"If you like them, give me a few more and I'll help you wash them." Li Xiang picked out seven or eight spiritual fruits that looked extremely tempting, put them in a crystal plate, and then took it to wash.

Irene looked at his back and suddenly felt what "care" meant. Since her parents passed away, no one loved her anymore. At this moment, her blue eyes were slightly moist.

She was not an ordinary person. She had been cursed and thought that she would never get married and would not have offspring in this life. She often felt lonely and had imagined two possible outcomes for herself.

The first is the worst, turning into a metal sculpture and being buried in the long river of time along with the castle.

The second one is slightly better. She successfully removes the curse and lives alone for two or three hundred years (because extraordinary people have longer lifespans than ordinary people). In the end, she can no longer resist the invasion of time and becomes old and frail. She sits at the gate of the castle, quietly looking at the dark forest in the distance, waiting for her parents to come from the underworld and pick her up, just like when she was a child after school. (If there is an underworld.)
Now, there seems to be one more option. If possible, she hopes that Li Xiang can leave her three or four children, so that this castle will become full of vitality. Well, at least one of the children must have her surname, so that the bloodline of the Merovingian family will not be cut off.

As for dating an ordinary person, she doesn't care. Only the most powerful man in the world like Mr. Armor can catch her eye.

"Mr. Armor is so strong, brave, handsome, gentle and considerate. His genes must be excellent. Three or four may be a little too few. He should have at least seven or eight." Irene changed her mind again.

"What are you thinking about? Why are you so happy?" Li Xiang came in with a crystal fruit plate. Seeing Irene with a silly smile on her face, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her smooth face, jokingly.

"It's nothing, it's just that the alchemy went smoothly. It has never been so smooth before." Irene didn't want Li Xiang to know her little thoughts.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll feed you." Li Xiang really felt sorry for Irene. In order to refine the Holy Blood Heart for him, she worked hard for several days and nights without sleep, and it also required 200 milliliters of essence and blood.

"Thank you." Irene suddenly had a specific number in mind. She thought, "I'll refine ten Holy Blood Alchemy Cores for you. Would it be too much for you to give me ten children?" If there are ten children, at least three of them must have my last name and inherit the Merovingian family's property.

Li Xiang shuddered inexplicably. He secretly used his spiritual sense and thought that there was no danger nearby.

After eating the spiritual fruit, Irene felt refreshed and devoted herself to the boring alchemy work again. However, this time she was in a very good mood and even happier than before.

"Erin, I've thought about it, ten pills is really too much work, that would require 2000 milliliters of blood, how about reducing the amount by half?" Li Xiang said, because Erin is only in her early twenties, a girl of this age from an ordinary family is still studying comfortably on campus. Although it was a previous contract, the contract can be changed.

Li Xiang felt that he was going too far by drawing 2000 milliliters of blood from someone. How much blood does a human body have?

However, as soon as he said this, Irene sternly rejected him: "No, you must have ten, not one less!"

Li Xiang: "..."

I was immediately moved and thought that Irene really abided by the contract. It is hard to find such a good and honest partner in the world.

"Then take your time. Don't rush. I'll go out for a stroll."

Li Xiang has a top speed of Mach 12. Europe is his backyard and he can go wherever he wants.

A day later, Li Xiang counted what he had obtained and sorted the materials in the warehouse into categories. Since the warehouse in the other dimension was rather special and there was no gravity inside, all the materials were in a suspended state, and remained motionless after being arranged.

In this way, even cultural relics will not be collided or squeezed.

In the past few days, he naturally obtained a great deal of supplies. For example, he looted 12000 boxes of Lafite and 8000 bottles of Petrus red wine from a Bordeaux winery in France (the underground cellar of Chateau Mouton Rothschild was emptied).
Burgundy cheese: 15 tons of Epoisses and 2000 wheels of Mont-Dore.

Balenciaga Couture Workshop: 560 unreleased embroidered long dresses from the Fall/Winter collection, 900 crocodile leather platinum bags (with designer manuscripts)

Italy:
Uffizi Gallery, Florence: 380 authentic Renaissance works including Botticelli's "Spring".

Private residence in Lake Como, Milan: 2700 meters of Armani haute couture suit fabric and 120 Prada unreleased handbag templates.

Murano Island, Venice: 9 pieces of painted vessels from a century-old glass workshop (collected together with the furnace formula)
Switzerland:

Zurich Vault: 9999 tons of 850 pure gold bars (each bar weighs 12.5 kg, and if stacked together they could circle the Alps twice)
Ru Valley Watch Factory: Patek Philippe Starry Sky Series Watches 2200 pieces (including 5000 sets of unassembled tourbillon movements) (Li Xiang was a little hesitant when he was looking for these famous watches, because, in terms of craftsmanship alone, domestic technology has long surpassed Swiss watchmakers. However, they are world-famous brands with high brand added value, and these are all in stock, so he reluctantly accepted them. He can give them away as small toys in the future.)
Zermatt Snow Mountain: 1.2 pairs of top-quality skis (including customized ones for Olympic athletes).

More than 100,000 boxes of various high-end pharmaceuticals from Novartis. Germany:

Munich beer: 9000 barrels of celebration beer (200 liters per barrel, enough to fill half of Lake Königssee)
Black Forest region: 80 tons of -year-old cherry brandy (stored in oak barrels, amber liquid, fragrant)

United Kingdom:

British Museum: All cultural relics, including the Dunhuang "Guiding Bodhisattva Picture", "Biography of Female Historian" and other 3.2 Chinese cultural relics (Tang Dynasty copy).

Harrods: 1.5 tonnes of Royal Warrant Caviar.

Scottish Highlands: 600 casks of Macallan rare vintage whisky (distilled between 1946 and 1972).

Other small countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, etc., also have a lot of supplies, including Dutch cheese products, 5000 tons of Gouda cheese wheels (standard specification of 12kg per wheel), more than 9000 tons of Belgian Godiva truffle chocolate, and barrels of monastery craft beer in oak barrels.

15 pieces of Spanish Jabugo acorn-fed Iberian ham (about 7kg each, vacuum-packed), 8000 tons of Andalusian olive oil, artworks such as Picasso's first draft sketch of "Guernica", and 3000 flamenco costumes such as Seville gold tassel shawls.

Millions of king salmon in deepwater farms in the Norwegian fjords, and so on.

The total amount of materials looted this time is as follows: approximately 20 million tons of food and alcohol, approximately 8 million cattle and sheep, approximately 300,000 cubic meters of luxury goods, leather and clothing fabrics (including packaging of some luxury goods), approximately 100,000 pieces of art and cultural relics, approximately 3,000 tons of gold, and approximately 500 tons of platinum.

For a while, all kinds of materials were in short supply in Europe, and the corresponding commodities in the futures market soared.

For example, the sudden disappearance of so many beef cattle and sheep caused a meat shortage, and the prices of beef and mutton in supermarkets soared. Europe urgently sought to buy beef and mutton from Brazil, Argentina and other countries, but those countries also complained and replied: Don’t you know that we were also robbed not long ago?

European countries: I’m sorry, I haven’t paid attention to it.

Latin American countries: This is too much. We were robbed and you didn’t care at all. Now that you are being robbed, you are complaining everywhere.

In fact, Li Xiang was very sensible. He did not rob everything, but left enough supplies for the people of each country to ensure that they would not starve to death. At most, their lives would be a little tighter.

It’s just that some European countries have been accustomed to living a comfortable life relying on the “legacy of their bandit ancestors” and are unable to adapt to it for the time being.

"This little thing is for you." Li Xiang returned to Irene's ancestral home and handed Irene a scepter with a huge diamond on the top.

"It's so beautiful." Irene was naturally connoisseur of goods. After taking a quick look, she exclaimed, "Is this the scepter of Queen Elizabeth II?"

She would not make a mistake, because this scepter was a legend throughout Europe. The diamond inlaid on it alone weighed 530 carats.

On June 1953, 6, Elizabeth II held a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey and officially became the Queen of the United Kingdom.

The scepter she holds in her hand not only symbolizes the glory of the royal family, but also carries a legend of history and jewelry.

The British royal scepter was first created in 1661 and was specially made for the coronation ceremony of King Charles II of England. But at that time, there was no such a large diamond inlaid on the scepter.

This diamond is the largest diamond in the world, named "Star of Africa I", weighing 530.2 carats and larger than an egg.

It was not until 1907 that the British royal family obtained the rough diamond.

In 1905, a 3106-carat diamond ore, the Cullinan, was discovered in South Africa. The value of the diamond ore was estimated to be $75 billion. Since South Africa was a British colony at the time, everyone agreed that the giant diamond should be shipped to London and presented to King Edward VII.

However, such a huge diamond naturally attracted the attention of major jewelry thieves around the world. Eventually, the London Metropolitan Police decided to put this eggplant-sized diamond into an unmarked package and mail it out. A month later, the diamond appeared in the royal mail bag of Buckingham Palace.

In February 1908, the giant diamond was split into nine pieces, and the total weight of the finished diamonds was 2 carats, all of which belonged to the British royal family. Among them, the largest diamond was named "Star of Africa I", which is the diamond inlaid on the British king's scepter.

Irene: "Dear Li, this gift is too precious. I, I..."

"It's okay, I'll buy it for free." Li Xiang waved his hand and said, "Have you forgotten that I'm the biggest thief in the world?"

Irene smiled and stroked her slender fingers over the cross indentation on the top of the scepter - there was originally a "St. Edward Sapphire" inlaid there, but now there was only a natural crack shaped like an iris.

"This is the curvature of the handle that was adjusted when Queen Victoria was crowned..." She suddenly unscrewed the secret buckle on the base, and the gilded inner wall was engraved with the emblem of the Tudor rose and iris intertwined.

Irene suddenly tiptoed onto the bronze planetarium. The sound of gears meshing became faster and slower as her skirt spun. She held the queen's scepter in her hand. The huge "Star of Africa I" diamond reflected rays of light under the light. Irene's clear voice rippled under the dome, as if she was singing:
"The dark night stole the queen's halo
Iris and rose intertwined at the top of the scepter
When the twelve mithrils sank to the bottom of the Seine
The lonely alchemical heart grows rose roots

You stole more than just the Buckingham Morning Star

A 500-carat cone of light pierces the seal of the Tudor Rose
Merovingian name not inscribed on coronation

It is sprouting in the third intercostal space of my clavicle
……

At this moment I shed my metal feathers and unfold into a butterfly

Regain the world in the galaxy of your inverted pupils"

After reciting a long and gorgeous poem with hundreds of French words, Irene jumped down from the tall planetarium with a look of affection, her long skirt fluttering. Li Xiang raised his hand and caught her in a princess hug. Irene held Li Xiang's neck with one hand and the other hand gently and softly wandered on Li Xiang's chest.

Li Xiang couldn't help but say, "Do you French people also like to recite poems all the time? And climb so high?" This reminded him of Tang Bohu.

Irene: "This is a thank you, not just for the poem, but also for..."

"What's more?"

"Close your eyes."

When Li Xiang closed his eyes, two tender lips kissed him.

(End of this chapter)