This dragon girl raising system is a bit strange.

After reuniting with Yulia, Thor had nothing to do at school, so he simply took Yulia home.

After getting into the carriage, we rode around for a while.

It was already afternoon when I got home, and the housekeeper was waiting quietly at the door.

"Young master, welcome home."

Thor waved his hand and took Julia back home.

"Uncle Ming, are the things I asked for ready?"

Thor needs to examine the materials required for Julia's ascension to the transcendent and for the purification of the Dragon's Tears.

Faced with Thor's question, the butler's aged face showed a hint of apology, and he smiled helplessly.

"Most of it is ready, but there's one thing that's just..."

Thor was not surprised at all.

It could even be said that the housekeeper's performance has exceeded his expectations.

He divided the material requirements into two parts, giving one to the butler and the other to Melody.

Thor believes there won't be too much of a problem with Melodi.

However, the materials that the housekeeper needs to prepare are more numerous and varied.

Some things are not easy to obtain.

"The items are in the basement; you may go and take a look, young master."

Thor nodded.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

He followed the butler through the living room and down the hallway, and opened a wooden cellar door, revealing a dimly lit basement space.

Due to the special environment of the basement, which is not well ventilated year-round, a slight musty smell emanates from it.

Thor climbed down the ladder; it was pitch black all around.

With a "click," the butler activated the magic chandelier, and a soft, pale blue light enveloped the underground space, allowing Thor to see a giant basement the size of a basketball court.

"This is......"

Thor subconsciously looked at the objects displayed on the wooden shelf beside him.

Various personal belongings were piled up haphazardly, all covered in a thick layer of dust.

Among them are photos of Thor's parents when they were alive, fairy tale books he read as a child, and special toys he used for socializing as an adult.

He gently wiped the dust off the surface of the photo frame with his fingers, lifted the frame, and looked at the man and woman in the photo.

A middle-aged man dressed in a gorgeous suit and top hat was embracing a beautiful woman in a pleated long skirt; they were Thor's parents.

Beside the man was a reluctant young Thor.

Seeing these things stirred some emotions within him.

As a child, Thor was just an ordinary kid who loved reading fairy tales. Like other kids his age, he just wanted to be a free child and enjoy a relaxed and carefree childhood.

However, he was the son of an earl, destined to inherit the family business.

In the Kingdom of Lancelot, the count was the third rank of nobility, after the king's faction and the duke, a position that could be described as extraordinary.

Thor was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he also bore the same responsibilities.

Unfortunately, just like middle-aged Ah Bin.

His talent for cultivation is not ideal.

Despite his father's immense talent, he was a hopeless cultivator who failed miserably.

Thor's idea was simple: because I'm a loser, I'm going to slack off.

However, at every stage of his life.

His parents enrolled him in the best local schools, where he competed with the best of his peers.

In order to help him catch up with his peers, his parents forcefully instilled all kinds of miraculous medicines in him from a young age and hired the best teachers to tutor him.

Thor felt only pain; he felt out of place with the people around him, but he had to go to school obediently because of his parents' control.

When he was 15, his parents died mysteriously during a magical experiment. After their deaths, Thor, left unattended, completely unleashed his true nature.

He became known as "Thor the Sly" at school, immersing himself in social interactions with all sorts of people.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the purple mood on the table next to him, which he had used not long ago.

Forget it, I'm not going to watch it...

He looked away and put the photo album back in its place.

The butler, who had been waiting for a long time and dared not disturb the young master's fond memories, finally spoke up to explain:

"Young Master, the prepared materials are all over there."

Thor walked slowly in the direction the butler pointed.

On a three-tiered iron storage shelf, all sorts of treasures were piled up.

Among them are glowing dragon scales, gem crystals radiating intense magical energy, and rare herbs that, though unassuming in appearance, are hundreds of years old.

He compared the materials on the shelf with the list in his memory.

The housekeeper prepared almost all the materials I requested.

Apart from the materials for a Professor's Blood Core.

All the materials prepared by the butler were correct; the butler made no mistakes and was not deceived.

This made him look at the butler with new respect.

"Well done."

The butler did not feel proud of receiving the praise.

"I'm sorry, young master, I've found out about that Beast Blood Core, but I can't get my hands on it yet."

"Oh?"

Thor was somewhat surprised that he had actually found out.

"So, why can't we get that thing?" Thor asked.

"The production of that stuff falls within the sphere of influence of Earl Oscar."

Count Oscar...

Thor's heart sank.

Isn't this guy the villainous boss of the next chapter, "The Earl's Secret Technique"?

The Earl's Secret Technique refers to the blood sacrifice technique of Earl Oscar.

I'm actually going to get involved with him.

"Can't this be bought with money?" Thor asked.

The butler shook his head.

"I've inquired for you; they're unwilling to exchange it for gold coins."

"Unwilling to pay in gold coins?"

In other words, they want treasures of the same caliber?

The butler noticed Thor's confusion and then explained:

"It is rumored that the production of Beast Blood Cores is not permitted by the kingdom's laws."

"Count Oscar's men are taking huge risks to produce Beast Blood Cores and invest them in the corresponding industrial chain."

"To obtain the Beast Blood Core, you must 'join the group'."

"I don't know the specifics of what they're doing or the conditions for 'joining' them."

Joining...

Thor knew that the so-called "industrial chain" was in fact the blood sacrifice chain under Oscar's command.

According to the original timeline, I, who wanted to cure the poison through blood sacrifice, only received the help of blood sacrifice through Oscar.

Joining Count Oscar's blood sacrifice chain and becoming a member of the dark industry is the "joining" condition for receiving help.

Thor was somewhat speechless.

After all this time, how did we end up back to blood sacrifice?

I chose to solve the problem myself because I didn't want to get involved in the blood sacrifice case.

Count Oscar's blood sacrifice case will be exposed sooner or later. Even if he is not implicated by Thor, his blood sacrifice will still attract the attention of the princess in the future.

Thor had no interest in helping Count Oscar conceal his identity.

It's just a cult, but its goal is to turn the people of several cities into zombies.

If I really help them, I'll basically never have a peaceful life for the rest of my days.

Thor remembers Count Oscarna, who performed a blood sacrifice on a city in the original timeline.

The boost to strength after the blood sacrifice should be at the peak of the seventh rank.

Even without the blood sacrifice, his strength wouldn't be too weak now, so taking it by force is impossible.

"Let me think of a way," Thor said.

The materials available now are sufficient for Yulia to advance to the extraordinary level.

The missing materials are all used to purify Dragon's Tears.

The day after tomorrow will be a time when spiritual energy is relatively abundant this month.

That will allow me to help her achieve an extraordinary promotion.

Advancing Yulia to the extraordinary level would also add another combatant.

As for the beast's blood core.

He needs to think again about how to handle this problem.

"Young Master."

The butler's voice rang out.

"You want to help Yulia advance to the extraordinary realm?"

He roughly deduced Thor's thoughts from the materials.

"Of course," Thor said without trying to hide anything.

That's what I think.

The butler hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak up anyway.

"There are risks involved in doing this."

"I know."

Thor was certainly aware of the risks involved.

But it is also used to treat diseases.

Compared to the risks of blood sacrifice, this risk is completely negligible.

The butler was genuinely worried that young master Thor was being deceived, but he kept his mouth shut, refraining from voicing any deeper questions.

"Yes, young master."

Since the young master has his own judgment, he, as the butler, can only trust him.