"I'm sorry!" Upon hearing this, Amelia immediately stuck out her tongue playfully and apologized.
Seeing Lu Ming's two daughters, one graceful and the other mischievous and adorable, Philna's parents were very fond of them. However, Philna's mother always wondered when Philna could have one of her own.
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Two hours later, Sham and Philna lazily got out of bed and sat down at the dressing table to comb their hair.
"The two little girls sneaked over here? Lily and the others are going to be very worried now."
“I’ve already sent letters back with both of them. But I’m a little worried about Odysseus. After all, apart from Lily, there aren’t many reliable people left there.” Lu Ming sighed as he sat on the edge of the bed, watching Sham and Philna comb their hair.
“That makes sense.” Sham smiled slightly, agreeing with Lu Ming’s statement.
While Lu Ming and Sham were talking, Philner, who was next to Sham, remained silent. He hadn't said a word since he got up.
This made Lu Ming and Sham somewhat uncomfortable. Whether in Odysseus or Paris, even when they were sleeping together, the girls were always chatting and laughing. How could they suddenly become silent and throw a tantrum like this?
But then, there was a knock on the door. The person knocking was Lu Ming's daughter, Amelia.
"Father, the Grand Duke has arrived."
Upon hearing Amelia's call, Lu Ming paused for a moment, then got up and quickly helped his two fiancées fix their hair, wash up, and then get dressed before going downstairs.
As soon as Lu Ming entered the living room, he saw Rael and Myra, whose complexions had almost recovered, as well as Shumira and Lothric who had come with them.
"Your Excellency, may I ask what brings you here?" After bowing slightly, Lu Ming sat down directly opposite the Duke and asked.
Rells smiled slightly, said nothing, and turned to look at Philner beside him.
At this moment, Shumira spoke up. But her words startled Philner slightly and made Lu Ming frown.
"Brother-in-law, I'd like to know what that blue liquid you injected into my brother and Mushu yesterday was?"
Upon hearing this, Philner completely exploded. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "You injected something into Zalak?!"
Lu Ming didn't speak, but just looked calmly at the Grand Duke directly opposite him.
Meanwhile, Sham, whose younger brother had also been injected with something by Lu Ming, said without any concern, "Divine Blood Inhibitor."
"what?"
"Lu Ming used a special medicine to suppress the blood of the ancient god in his body when he was hunting. It could prevent him from becoming too aggressive after transforming into a beast, and it could also prevent him from being blood-healed by the blood of his prey during hunting for a month."
"..." Upon hearing Sham's answer, Philner suddenly realized how foolish he had been. Compared to Sham's complete trust in Lu Ming, he had been completely manipulated by the Grand Duke. Just one question had thoroughly exposed the distrust between him and Lu Ming.
Lu Ming glanced at Philner, who remained silent once again, frowned, and asked Grand Duke Rael, "Grand Duke, you wouldn't have come here on purpose to sow discord between Philner and me, would you?"
"Hehe! Of course not!" With a chuckle, Rells stretched out his hand and pointed to his fiancées, Shumira and Myra, saying, "My two fiancées have excellent talents in martial arts and magic, so I want them to learn swordsmanship and magic from Kanina and Amelia. It just so happens that Kanina and Amelia have also arrived in Agamemnon today, isn't this perfect?"
"Learn swordsmanship and magic?" After a moment's thought, Lu Ming nodded and said, "That's fine. However, I'd like to let Kanina and Amelia test their skills."
"I understand the reasoning behind this, so please feel free to do as you please."
Standing up, Lu Ming and Grand Duke Reys headed towards the basement, and Old Ozmoz and the others followed.
Standing in the basement, Lu Ming casually tossed a few wooden swords to Kanina, Amelia, Shumira, and Myra.
"You have four minutes. Apprentices, go all out on offense; instructors, just defend. Understand?"
"Okay." "Got it." "I understand." "Mm!"
The four nodded and then began the test.
As soon as Shumira and Myra made their move, Old Ozmoz, Rells, and Lothric realized that whether it was Myra who didn't know swordsmanship or Shumira who knew some basic swordsmanship, they were like babies in the hands of Kanina and Amelia, without any offensive power whatsoever.
Kanina used Sham's exquisite swordsmanship, which Myra, who didn't know swordsmanship, had absolutely no chance of winning. Amelia, on the other hand, used a special swordsmanship that was a fusion of Lily's family swordsmanship and Londor's swordsmanship, so she was able to easily block Shumira's attacks.
"It seems that Earl Amon's idea was indeed correct. Viscount Lu Ming's two daughters are truly skilled in swordsmanship!" Grand Duke Rells exclaimed, watching Kanina and Amelia remain unfazed despite the constant attacks.
"Right now, they're only using swordsmanship for defense. If they were allowed to use magic and attack, to put it bluntly, your two fiancées might not even last a second," Lothric chuckled, watching Shumira and Myra, who were exhausted from the constant attacks.
“Yes! The Farron Undead Legion has a long and distinguished lineage, something Myra and Shumira can't match. But as long as they can learn it, that's enough,” Rael nodded.
Listening to Rael and Lothric's words, and watching her sister being easily defeated by Lu Ming's daughter, Philna felt conflicted. On one hand, she was angry that Amelia wouldn't give way to Schmira; on the other hand, she was happy that Schmira was getting Amelia's guidance. However, it felt strange for an aunt to have her niece teach her. Besides, her relationship with Lu Ming had only just begun to improve, and now something always seemed to cause another argument.
"Time's up!" Lu Ming stopped Xiumira and Myra with perfect precision at four minutes and brought them before Grand Duke Rael.
While habitually writing something in his notebook, Lu Ming said without any politeness, "Their basics are appalling, but they're acceptable. From now on, Kanina and Amelia will go to the Grand Duke's mansion to teach them swordsmanship and some soul magic."
After saying that, he added, "Luckily they weren't my students, otherwise their 'immortal squad' style of teaching would be unforgettable for them!"
Upon hearing this, Shumira and Myra immediately became alert.
Rells smiled slightly and said, "Indeed."
After testing the two future grand duchesses' basic skills, everyone returned to the living room.
At this moment, both Shumira and Myra were somewhat dejected. After all, they had lost to the younger generation, even though these two younger people looked much older than them.
"Now that Viscount Lu Ming has given his approval for my two fiancées' swordsmanship instructors, could Viscount Lu Ming take me to tour the (hunter) camp?" After a brief silence, Grand Duke Rael suddenly asked.
"Hehehe! That's really strange. You, who were forcibly healed with blood, still dare to go to the hunters' camp. Aren't you afraid of being captured by us hunters and used for research?" With a strange smile, Lu Ming looked at Reels's youthful face, which was somewhat similar to that of Grand Duke Hadist, and asked.
"Don't be afraid! Besides, I have confidence in my own strength, as well as that of Myra and Lothric. I don't think we'll be trapped by you hunters if we want to escape!"
Upon hearing what Grand Duke Rael said, Lu Ming immediately frowned and then said, "Since you are already able to control that power, then it's not a big deal for me to show you those forbidden things that humans cannot see!"
Then he stood up and, as he walked towards the gate, said, "Remember to bring a sense of awe, or you'll be swallowed up by that madness, and we won't care!"
Hearing Lu Ming say this, Ryles and the others, as well as Sham and the others who had never been to the camp before, all swallowed hard. If Lu Ming would say that, then the things in that place must be really dangerous!
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The entrance to the (hunter's) camp is in the southeast corner of Agamemnon.
Because the entire base is underground, the people here have no idea that the camp exists.
Led by Lu Ming, Rael and the others arrived at the camp, accompanied by Old Ozmoz, who had been forcibly dragged there by Rael.
As soon as they stepped into the camp, several hunters who had already transformed into beasts but still maintained their ideals came into view of Raelus and his companions.
Looking at the hunters who looked like werewolves but were wearing hunter's trench coats and talking about something with special notebooks and pens, Rael and the others suddenly realized that coming here was a mistake.
"Michelle! Go and get the lab ready!" Before Rells and the others could react, Lu Ming shouted to the beast-like hunters.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Upon hearing Lu Ming's order, the hunters who had already transformed into beasts ran towards the laboratory.
Immediately, Rael and Myra wanted to run. Unfortunately, when they looked back, the way they came was long gone.
"The (hunter's) camp is built underground in Typhon Forest, and the entrance to Agamemnon is a magical portal. In other words, you have no way to escape!" Lu Ming patted Grand Duke Reys on the shoulder and explained with a dangerous smile.
"Damn it! You made Shumira tell me about the camp just for this?"
"Cast a long line to catch a big fish." With a slight smile, Lu Ming walked towards the laboratory, saying, "You still have a lot to learn. Also, don't worry, we won't do anything terrible to you. At most, we'll just draw some blood!"
Knowing there was no escape, Grand Duke Raelus glanced at Lothric beside him, hoping he could come up with a solution, but Lothric was the first to catch up with Lu Ming. Now, he and Myra had no choice but to accept their fate.
The laboratory truly lived up to its name; several large tables were covered with various bottles and jars, including eyeballs and the entire heads of mutated patients, which was quite unsettling to look at.
"This is Viscount Camel's, the best scientist and alchemist (among the hunters). And this is a lady." Lu Ming led Grand Duke Rael's group into the laboratory, pointing to a hunter who had transformed into a beast, but was wearing glasses and a white lab coat, and was taking two petri dishes out of a box.
"Michelle, Lakduna, take the Grand Duke and Miss Myra to wash their hands." After glancing at the Grand Duke and Myra, Viscount Carmel had the previous beast hunters take the Grand Duke and Myra to wash their hands, lest the bacteria or other things on their bodies affect the final results of the blood test magic.
"What about those terrifying things you mentioned before? Take me to see them." Lothric knew that the people in the camp had no hostility towards the Grand Duke, so he ignored the Grand Duke's pleading eyes and turned to Lu Ming.
"I entrust the Grand Duke, Miss Myra, and Miss Schumira to you, Viscount Carmel."
"Yes, Viscount Lu Ming, you can rest assured."
After handing the Grand Duke and his two fiancées over to Viscount Camels, Lu Ming led Lothric and old Ozmoz toward the laboratory deeper inside. (To be continued.)
Chapter Fourteen - Forbidden Science
"How is the situation?" As soon as Rells and his three companions left the camp and returned to Count Amon's mansion, Count Phoenix Amon eagerly came over and asked.
"Viscount Lu Ming's two daughters came to Agamemnon today without permission, so the swordsmanship coaching arrangement went very smoothly," Rells said listlessly as he sat down in the room.
"What's wrong with Count Lothric?" Count Amon asked, pointing with some confusion at Lothric, whose complexion was usually not good, but was particularly bad today.
"After we settled the matter of the swordsmanship instructor, we stupidly suggested to go to the (hunter) camp. As a result, Myra and I had our blood drawn, while Lothric and the old Viscount Ozmoz, whom we had dragged along, were taken by Viscount Lu Ming to the depths of the camp to see something that was supposedly impossible for humans to see!" Rells said with a helpless expression.
Upon hearing Rael's words, Count Amon immediately became interested in what he had seen in Lothric.
But before he could speak, Lothric roared, "Don't ask anything! I won't tell you! If you knew what they were researching, you would do the same thing and destroy the whole world!"
Upon hearing this, Count Phoenix Aimon immediately dared not ask any more questions. It should be noted that among these people, only Lothric remained relatively calm. The others were so terrified by the impending war that they lacked the capacity for critical thinking; everything they considered was aimed at averting national annihilation.
Seeing Count Phoenix Amon's face, too intimidated to ask a question by Lothric's words, Rael couldn't help but say, "Count, remember, hunters are all madmen!"
"why?"
"If we, who are frantically searching for outside help, are terrified, then (the hunters) are madmen who are frantically researching all sorts of things that could destroy the entire kingdom along with other countries."
"With the support of the Church of Light, they conducted a weapons test on an uninhabited island overseas, and as a result, that uninhabited island completely disappeared into the ocean!"
"I heard this from some hunters while I was waiting for the test results. I also saw the relevant documents. So, we absolutely must not mess with these lunatics!"
After listening to Grand Duke Rael's words, Amon remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying, "Yes! I understand, Grand Duke."
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In the afternoon, Philner, feeling uneasy, went to find Old Ozmoz, whose complexion had been grim ever since he returned home, wanting to ask him what Lu Ming had said or shown them that had caused him to look so unwell.
But old Ozmoz didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "What exactly is your relationship with Lu Ming? Why were you worried about Zalak this morning, while the Hatu family's child wasn't worried about her brother at all?"
"..."
Seeing Philner remain silent, old Ozmoz sighed and said, "On the day of the banquet, many people were saying that you didn't like Lu Ming at all, and some even said that you had fallen for someone else. But I know that you never had him in your heart. You can tell this from the fact that when you got drunk that day, you subconsciously called out Saldallo's name."
Should I call his name?
“Child, since you two are not a good match, don’t get entangled together. Why torture each other like this?” Patting Philner on the shoulder, old Ozmoz then went back to his room, intending to get a good night’s sleep and forget everything he had seen at the camp.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Philner thought about what his father had said, and then about the sinister look in Grand Duke Rael's eyes that morning. In the end, he could only choose to let this ambiguous and unclear relationship continue.
After sitting for a while, Philner returned to his room.
"What's wrong? You look strange." Seeing Philner's strange expression, Sham, who was writing documents, couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing..." Philner slowly lay down on his big bed, instinctively hugging Lu Ming's pillow.
"Are you missing him? Or are you struggling with something?"
"My dad just told me to break up with Lu Ming, but I don't know what to do..."
"Ask yourself. Although I am unwilling to let go of someone like you who can bring benefits to the territory, if you really don't want to be with him, I won't force you, since it would also hurt him."
"Sham, how did you fall for him?" Philner asked, hugging Lu Ming's pillow and looking at Sham, who was writing something and talking to her.
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