After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

"That is--"

Vera cleared her throat and said, "Professionals who only rely on their own talents are like chess players who only rely on their brains to play chess—they're just a bunch of primitives!"

"And the power of potions is like a 'chess master' created by alchemists and mechanics working together, capable of performing a great deal of calculation every second, and able to deduce to a point where no chess player can defeat it!"

"Professionals like me who take potions are the embodiment of the wisdom of all the sage potion masters of the past, the greatest crystallization of civilization!"

"How could the free qualifications possessed by professionals who rely solely on natural methods and don't use any drugs possibly be more solid than the foundation laid by expensive magical potions that require money?"

"Unless you're a super genius like a hero or demon king, of course, a foundation built with top-grade magic potions is much more solid! Then comes a foundation built with superior-grade magic potions!"

Vera raised her chin, revealing a confident smile, and twitched her pointed ears.

Although she used to be a purely natural elf who didn't need potions.

But after using the potion, she could no longer return to the leisurely state of meditation she used to have.

"So, Master, my foundation is now incredibly solid!"

Mu Qiu was taken aback.

Hmm...that seems to make sense!

How can something free compare to something that costs money?

If he were an ordinary professional, he would definitely feel indignant about the advanced potions in this world and regret that he didn't travel to an older era with lower potion levels, so that his name as a genius could resound throughout the entire era!

But Mu Qiu, who had millions of system funds, felt that he had transmigrated at the perfect time!

A foundation built with expensive potions is more solid than a foundation built through ascetic practices that don't cost money!

Reasonable, so reasonable!

Chapter Fifty-Six: To repay his master's kindness, he must use the Dark Elixir on his master.

"However, I haven't learned fourth-tier magic yet, so I need to master at least that level of magic first."

Vera added.

"You can learn fourth-tier magic in just one day?"

Mu Qiu was somewhat surprised.

Is this why Vera was rated as having "SS+" potential?

To be honest, he was actually quite curious.

Since they can use potions to quickly become stronger, where exactly does their potential manifest?

This potential must be linked to something, right?

"It should be possible. We elven mages are different from you human mages. We will study in academies for at least several decades or even hundreds of years to learn the principles and knowledge of magic, unlike you humans who graduate after three to five years."

"As long as your rank is high enough, and you have a spellbook that records high-level spells, or you have memorized these high-level spells in advance, it is very easy to master the spells that follow."

Vera nodded slightly and took out the mithril-grade magic book that Mu Qiu had given her from her storage ring. As soon as the magic book was taken out, it automatically floated around her.

"Moreover, the mithril-grade magic book you gave me, Master, seems to have a very powerful blessing on it, which can help me quickly memorize the spells recorded in it when I cast them."

So it was because of this mithril-grade blessed weapon?

"I already told you both weapons are blessed equipment! Vera, you didn't believe me back then!"

Mu Qiu returned to his seat and took a sip of the slightly cooled red tea beside him.

Ugh, it tastes even worse when it's cold.

"It's definitely not a blessed item! If it really were a blessed item, its owner could make people do whatever they wanted with it, right?"

Vera pouted. It wasn't that she doubted her master wouldn't give her blessed equipment or anything, but that such things had nothing to do with her master's thoughts, right?

The probability of getting a Mithril-grade blessed item is less than one in ten thousand, and the chance of getting two Mithril-grade blessed weapons is almost zero!

Furthermore, her master gave her a strange pendant, which Vera was too embarrassed to wear, so she usually kept it in her storage ring.

Mu Qiu shouted in frustration, "Why do I have to make you lewd?! Shouldn't you be saying that if it's really blessed equipment, then I can give any order I want?!"

Vera puffed out her chest, the full curves trembling twice in Mu Qiu's eyes. Noticing that her master's gaze was involuntarily drawn to her, she revealed a mocking expression: "Hmph, I told you! Humans are just creatures that give lewd orders, aren't they? Master only ever uses lewd eyes to lewdly gamble on people every day."

"...With such exaggerated movements, it would be strange if you didn't look at it at all!"

Mu Qiu clenched his fists.

"I really need to control you! You filthy elf, get back to training! If you're going to master magic, stop having your head full of lewd nonsense!"

"Are you planning to infect your opponent with the lewd nonsense in your head during the battle, turning them into a vulgar creature just like you, and then defeat them with your vast experience in vulgarity?!"

"How... how could there be such a strange fighting style! It's heartbreaking that such a noble and pure elf is being spoken of as so worthless by my master!"

Vera, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, picked up the magic book beside her and lightly hit Mu Qiu's arm.

“Using a spellbook to attack is also a good way to attack. Melee mages can be quite deceptive at times.”

Mu Qiu stroked his chin, indicating his approval of Vera's attack.

She seemed to think he had the constitution of an ordinary person, so the attack that just now would cause a little pain to an ordinary person, but to him it was not even a tickle.

"Hmm? Master, you seem to have gotten stronger? So you did use a magic potion, didn't you?"

Vera was only slightly surprised, but after noticing that her master's physique had become stronger, she felt somewhat relieved.

After all, she was a Gold-rank mage. If her master were an ordinary person, and she were to drug her or something, causing any health problems, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Fortunately, the master's physique seems to have improved a lot, so I will be able to use larger doses of dark potions in the future!

That makes sense. If the master can afford such expensive potions for her, he must be able to afford them himself.

However, the master's physique seems to be only at the silver level. Is it because the magic potion that could break through to the gold level was given to her?

How touching! To repay her master's kindness, she will also use the Dark Elixir properly on him!

"I guess so... Anyway, get to training now!"

Mu Qiu reached out and patted Vera's soft back, then pointed to the training ground outside the window.

It's time to let this lewd elf's mind calm down. If she continues like this, her lewd knowledge might squeeze out her magical knowledge!

"Know it--"

Vera dragged out the last syllable, pouting as she walked toward the training ground. It wasn't that she wanted to stay by her master's side a little longer; she was just worried that her master might instill some lewd ideas in Adele, the new fox sister.

If the owner insists on keeping her here, then there will be no training today.

Anyway, forbidden books aren't that important... After all, the next summoning won't happen for another hundred years. Although a hundred years is a short time, it seems like a long time for the master.

Besides, they've been sitting in Mirror Lake for so long, what difference does a day or two make?

After watching Vera's figure disappear, Mu Qiu looked at Adele beside him and raised an eyebrow.

From the very beginning, this red fox girl seemed very quiet and reserved, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

"Adele, is something on your mind?"

Upon hearing Mu Qiu's voice, Adele's body trembled slightly, snapping out of her astonishment, but her expression still seemed somewhat dazed, as if she were dreaming.

A mithril-grade magic book?

Blessed equipment?

There's also a magic potion to break through to the Gold rank?

Are these all gifts that the master bestowed upon Miss Vera?

Wasn't Miss Vera a slave just like her?

Can slaves receive this kind of treatment?

Is this really a human estate, or paradise?

Could it be that she actually starved to death a long time ago and just went to heaven, and everything she's experiencing now is just her imagination?

"Adele? Adele?"

Mu Qiu called out twice, but when Adele still didn't respond, he went over and patted the girl on the shoulder.

He had only meant to bring her back to her senses, but with just a gentle tap, the red fox girl in front of him suddenly went limp and fell headfirst towards him.

Adele buried her face in Mu Qiu's chest, took a breath, and whispered.

"Master, Master... could you... could you hug me?"

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Am I the only pure and untainted elf in the manor?

How about a hug?

Mu Qiu rarely refused such a simple request from his slave girl. Without thinking, he reached out and wrapped his arms around Adele's waist, gently embracing her.

"so?"

"Hmm... this is good..."

Adele buried her head in Mu Qiu's chest, greedily inhaling her master's scent, as if she wanted to remember the man's scent forever. Her fluffy red fox tail swayed from side to side behind her, as if telling of her joy at the moment.

Did she recall some unbearable past?

Mu Qiu didn't quite understand Adele's reaction, but he knew that Adele needed comforting at this moment.

He continued to hold the girl in front of him with his left arm, gently patting her back with his right hand, his voice softening: "Adele, if there's anything you want to say, you can tell me, it's okay."

"No matter what your past or experiences are like, here, no one will laugh at you or bully you."

Adele lowered her head even further, her eyes slightly red.

Seriously... This guy, she's just a demi-human slave, why does she treat them like this?

Even the legendary hero couldn't have done better than this, right?

If the goal is simply to make her completely trust the other person before revealing her true colors and enjoying her embarrassing moments, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

It didn't look like a fake performance at all, and it didn't sound like human sweet talk at all.

But he had only known this new owner for a day, and his reason told him to be wary and not to trust him so easily...

but……

Her body involuntarily threw itself into his arms.

That's it. Even if it's just for a moment, even if this beauty will shatter someday in the future, I will remember you now... I will remember everything you've done for us.

At least for this moment, please let me feel your warmth in your arms.

"..."

Seeing that Adele didn't say a word, but only tightened her grip on his clothes, Mu Qiu stopped talking.

When a little fox that has been injured by humans sees humans again, it will remember the way it was covered in wounds as a child.

It's impossible for her to open up to me right now.

But at least he made her feel his kindness, so that one day in the future, when she has to leave his side, she will not choose to betray him, but run away.

"..."

Outside the window, Vera, standing in the training field, pouted unhappily, her gaze falling on the two people in the side hall.

"A vile master, and... a vile fox."

"We've only known each other for a day, and that fox has already become so lewd!"

"Is there no one else in this manor besides me who can remain unaffected by their lewd master?"

"Alas, we elves are like the lotus rising from the mud, untainted by its filth."

Vera secretly reveled in her noble character, then turned and raised her staff, sending fireballs crashing down on the fixed targets in the training ground.

Then, she cast a spell from the spellbook.

"Huh? Wow, that's fast memory. This blessing effect looks pretty high-end."