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

If a proud knight like Fiona, who is unwilling to be humiliated, is given a chance to escape when she knows that she will have to serve him with thunder, would she run away?

She'll definitely run!

Of course, before she runs away, he has to invest heavily in her!

"It seems I need to make a trip to a big city!"

Mu Qiu made up his mind.

The potions in Radiant City aren't enough to help a Gold-level peak professional like Fiona break through to the next level, and the equipment here is far too cheap.

It's time to go to a big city and make a proper investment in her!

However, before that, he needs to wait for Luna and the others to break through to the Gold Rank, and at the same time help Vera break through to the Bronze Rank. In this way, both his personal safety and the manor's safety will be guaranteed!

Chapter 83 Is Sister Vera playing a shooting game with her master?!

With that thought in mind, Mu Qiu took out the last few items from his storage ring.

The merchant lady did indeed put quite a few free gifts into her storage ring.

The three items she first showed to Mu Qiu that day were also stuffed into her storage ring.

"First is the Succubus Whip."

With a thought, Mu Qiu produced a short, pink whip that could extend and retract at will, with a heart-shaped barb at the end that looked like a demon.

He raised the short whip and swung it hard.

"Snapped--!"

A crisp, loud explosion rang out in the room, startling him.

According to the merchant lady, this succubus whip can be used to discipline disobedient slaves or to attack enemies, and the pain and pleasure it provides can be freely adjusted.

"Secondly... is the succubus's kiss."

Mu Qiu then took out a bottle of pinkish-purple potion, with a blurry silhouette locked by a heart-shaped symbol on the label.

"Speaking of which, can this potion be applied to the whip?"

Looking at the bottle of medicine in his hand, Mu Qiu suddenly had a bold idea.

The succubus's kiss is said to be a magic potion that can make anyone addicted to desire. If you apply it to this succubus's whip that can extend and retract at will, and can be soft or hard, and then turn up the pleasure to the maximum, wouldn't your enemies be begging to be whipped?

Finally, there was one bottle of Magic Limit Potion and three bottles of Gold Limit Potion.

Mu Qiu was about to give them to Vera when he suddenly slapped his forehead as he placed the potions on the bedside table.

"Oh right, I should have Lily help me get it appraised."

The effects of these potions were all boasted by the merchant lady. Mu Qiu bought them with the intention of losing money, and he wasn't afraid of buying fake potions.

But since it's going to be used by Vera and the others, it would be best to have Lily, the contract angel, do a proper appraisal to be on the safe side.

Mu Qiu glanced at the bathroom out of the corner of his eye. The sound of water was still pattering inside, and Vera seemed to be enjoying a hot bath. He silently murmured to himself, "Lily."

The next second, the air in the corner of the room rippled like water, and a dark gap quietly opened up.

A white-haired, red-eyed girl in a dark dress rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly stepped out from the gap, as if she had just been woken up from her afternoon nap.

Lilith slowly walked to the bedside and gave a lazy yawn.

"Ha... Hero, what are your orders for summoning Lily?"

"Lily, I'd like you to help me assess the efficacy of these potions."

Mu Qiu spoke up.

"Potion?"

Lilith's gaze lingered briefly on the four bottles of potions on the bedside table. She hopped to the foot of the bed, dangling her bare, white feet, and sat facing Mu Qiu.

"That black bottle contains a seventh-tier legendary potion—the Magic Limit Potion. After consumption, it can increase the maximum magic power limit by 30% and further purify the magic power. It only works on mage-type professions below the legendary level."

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Other professions also have magic, right? Why is it only mages who can use it?"

Lilith subtly shifted her pert bottom across the soft blankets, finding a more comfortable position: "Because different professions have different growth paths, the Magic Limit Potion is a potion developed specifically for mage-type professions. It only has a 100% effect on mage-type professions, and its effect on other professions will be reduced."

"Furthermore, legendary-grade and above potions may conflict with specific professions and bloodlines, so potion shops will specify that they are only effective for mage-type professions when selling them, to prevent other professions from claiming compensation from the potion shop if they do not achieve the expected effect after taking them."

Mu Qiu nodded slightly, understanding what Lily meant.

So that means a disclaimer?

"So, potions are regulated quite strictly."

Mu Qiu was somewhat surprised.

Despite being a semi-feudal, semi-slave society in the Middle Ages, they were quite concerned about the rights of professionals.

Lilith wiggled her fair little feet, and her pert bottom moved forward subtly, getting even closer to Mu Qiu.

She said softly:

"These are all thanks to the Demon King... to the Demon King and the First Hero."

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The Demon King and the First Hero?"

"Ah."

Lilith tapped her little head, placed her bare jade feet on Mu Qiu's abdomen, and gently stepped on them twice, as if massaging him, or perhaps playing around: "Sounds incredible, doesn't it? But the Demon King and the First Hero did indeed have a brief alliance."

"The Age of Gods was a very chaotic and long period of time. Much of the history about the Age of Gods is no longer verifiable, and we can only glean some information from unofficial histories of unknown veracity."

unofficial history?

Mu Qiu became interested as soon as he heard about unofficial history.

"What unofficial history?"

Hearing that the Demon King seemed very interested in the unofficial history, Lilith didn't stop moving her little feet, and said, "If you want to hear the unofficial history of the first hero and the Demon King, I can tell you for three days and three nights."

"There are dozens of versions of the story of the first hero's alliance with the Demon King alone."

"Some say that in the very beginning, before all the conflicts began, the first hero was a very close friend of the Demon King when he was summoned."

"Some say that the first hero and the Demon King both infiltrated each other's camps in order to destroy the other, but ended up forming a friendship instead."

"Some people say that the first hero and the Demon King were actually lovers."

"Some say that the first hero and the Demon King were destined enemies, and that their brief alliance was only due to their shared foe..."

Lilith shook her head gently as she spoke.

"No one knows which version is true. Even the appearance of the first hero and the Demon King is only known to people in later generations to be around the beginning of the Age of Gods. The exact time is unknown even to the gods of the divine realm."

"All people know is that for a very short period of time, the first hero lived in peace with the Demon King and together they created an organization—the Star Law Institute."

"The original laws were formulated by the Star Law Institute. It is said that the Star Law Institute also stipulated that all races, whether human, elf, dwarf, or demi-human, are equal, and that every worker should enjoy Saturday and Sunday holidays, and that the daily working hours should not exceed eight hours..."

Mu Qiu blinked, a hint of doubt in his mind.

Just last time, Lily said that the Demon King enslaved all living beings and created slave contracts.

But the person who advocates racial equality... is actually a demon king?

Lilith noticed the doubt in Mu Qiu's eyes, but she simply placed her small, delicate foot lightly on his chest and said in a detached tone, "These may just be unofficial histories fabricated by later generations. The gods born in the early Age of Gods have all perished, and there are no longer any eyewitnesses in the world. As for the truth... I'm afraid only the two people involved know."

"All people know is that when the heroes began to fight the Demon King, the Star Law Academy split into three major factions."

"One faction joined the Demon King's army directly, another faction joined the human alliance of heroes, and the last faction continued to study the truth; they were the predecessors of the Truth Association."

"Although the Demon King once enslaved all living beings, he was eventually sealed in the abyss by the gods and heroes."

"Later... after the Demon King was sealed away, the members of the Star Law Academy in the Human Alliance established the Star Council. Whenever the Demon King awoke, they would summon heroes, who would later be known as the 'Heroes of the Age of Gods'."

"Through the sacrifices of generation after generation of heroes from the Age of Gods, the power of the Demon King and the Abyss has been weakened time and time again... And as time goes by, the Truth Association and the Star Council have also reached a certain level of unity to jointly resist the Demon King of the Abyss."

"Of course, the laws originally established by the Star Law Academy were all rejected by the later Star Council and the Truth Association, including the Holy Court of Law, which symbolized fairness and judgment, and has been demolished."

"Although the first hero abolished the slave system established by the Demon King, it quickly re-emerged after the first hero died."

Lilith's tone was flat, as if she were stating something insignificant.

"However, later heroes of the Age of Gods and ancient heroes also gradually formulated some laws."

"After these laws are unanimously passed by the Star Council and the Truth Association, they will be promulgated to the entire continent. After countless years of updates and improvements, they have finally become the Star Laws we know today."

“In the past, not everyone was qualified to be a professional.”

"Only nobles can learn magic, and the higher the level of magic, the higher the rank required to read it."

"For commoners to learn magic is a capital offense punishable by beheading. Adventurers must also hand over at least 40% of their profits to the local lord, another 30% to the king, and if they can keep the remaining 30%, it is considered that the local lord and king are being generous enough."

"In modern times, with the further improvement of the Starry Sky Law, lords and kings are no longer allowed to levy dungeon taxes on anyone. The underground output will belong entirely to the adventurers. At the same time, the Starry Sky Council and the Truth Association will recruit fresh blood from various places every once in a while."

"This led to various countries gradually lifting restrictions on professionals changing jobs, no longer restricting ordinary people from becoming professionals, and becoming more open in their attitudes toward magic."

"Although the requirements for mages to become professionals are quite high, and perhaps only one in a hundred people can meet the requirements for the job, magic has also opened its doors to ordinary people."

"It is precisely because of the existence of the Star Council and the Truth Association that magic has become widespread, and the number of professionals and adventurers has surged..."

"Ordinary people, as long as they have the aptitude and understanding, can learn basic magic at low prices in libraries across the country. If they have enough money or talent to enter an academy, they can learn more advanced magic. If they have neither money nor talent, the instructors will advise them to go to work in a factory or become a security guard as soon as possible, so as to avoid taking decades of detours..."

"With the increase in the number of professionals, there are more and more potion makers capable of producing potions, and nobles can also quickly advance their ranks by producing a large quantity of potions, enjoying a sense of superiority..."

"Humanity also took advantage of the benefits of this era to take off smoothly. Originally, humans were no match for the elves and dragons who had mastered the technology of the divine age and ancient times. However, with the increase in the number of professionals and the more advanced modern potion technology, the Orion Empire also became the strongest country on the continent."

Lilith's tone was somewhat wistful.

The existence of the Truth Association and the Star Council has greatly enhanced the status and voice of professionals, which can be considered as inheriting some of the ideas of the Star Law Academy jointly founded by the first hero and the Demon King.

However, it is precisely because of the existence of the Truth Association and the Star Council that the power of the Abyss has been weakened generation after generation.

To the Abyss, the Truth Association and the Star Council are both the successors of the Demon King and traitors who betrayed him.

Mu Qiu nodded thoughtfully.

Although it sounds wonderful, slaves are still not considered human beings in this world, commoners are only half-human, and low-level professionals are only considered inferior to others...

These laws, whether they are the Star Law or the laws of various countries, are all promulgated entirely to protect the rights and interests of professionals and enhance their voice.

To achieve upward social mobility, one must become a mid-to-high-level professional or join the military to accumulate merits in order to become an aristocrat.

Becoming a mid-level professional... that is, advancing to the gold rank, is not so easy.

At least in the Radiant City area, Mu Qiu has never seen a local Gold-rank professional, except for those three thieves who wandered over, who used to be a Gold-rank thief gang.

Ordinary people, no matter how hard they try, can often only manage to reach the bronze or silver level.

For an ordinary person to become a Gold-ranked individual, they either need exceptional talent and comprehension, or they need to relentlessly raid dungeons every day. If they can live to middle age, they should have already advanced to the Gold-ranked level.

Either the parents are merchants or bronze or silver-level professionals with some wealth, able to buy potions for their children to advance in rank, and perhaps a gold-level professional will be born after two or three generations...

Lilith didn't delve deeper into the topic, and then pointed to the three bottles of golden potions next to her.

"Those three bottles are all top-grade Golden Limit Potions."

"Professionals above the Gold rank who want to break through need to break through the limits. Once they fail, their bodies will be weak for a long time, and they will not be able to break through again for at least one or two years."

"Only by breaking through the 60% barrier can a breakthrough be achieved."

"The Golden Limit Potion can directly help professionals at the peak of the Golden Realm break through their limits. The low-grade Golden Limit Potion can directly break through 10% of the limit, the medium-grade 30%, the high-grade 60%, and the highest grade 90%."

"This kind of potion is very expensive. Professionals usually don't buy potions that increase magic power and battle aura because those only require hard work. But breakthroughs can only be achieved through talent and magic potions. So professionals will desperately save money to buy a bottle of low-grade or mid-grade potion to help them break through."

"Even a low-grade Gold Limit potion costs 30,000 gold coins, a mid-grade one costs over 100,000 gold coins, a high-grade one is even more expensive, at least 500,000 gold coins, and the highest grade one... should cost between 2 million and 3 million gold coins, which is more expensive than a regular legendary potion."

Mu Qiu's lips twitched slightly.

He remembered that these three bottles of Golden Limit Potion were probably free gifts.

So the free gift was more expensive than what he bought!

"That businesswoman... she really is suspicious!"