Chapter 89: Heatherway (2)

Heatherway was now a junior Wizard and a junior Warlock, which, in terms of level, was equivalent to a human Knight. Only by activating their own life energy could one be considered a Knight, followed by Knight Commander, Knight Captain, Titled Knight, and Legendary Knight.

It was also not easy for ordinary people to become Knights. A healthy child needed to train from an early age, first advancing to a Knight’s attendant, then to a trainee Knight, and finally successfully activating their life energy to become a Knight.

The Wizard ranks were also strictly divided. Those who had not yet mastered a first-level spell were Wizard Apprentices. Once they mastered one first-level spell, they became junior Wizards, followed by Intermediate Wizards, Senior Wizards, Grand Mages, and then Legendary Wizards after further advancement.

Of course, advancing to Legendary Wizard was not that simple. Every Human Kingdom had one or two Legendary Knights, but the number of Legendary Wizards was much smaller. Besides the upper-class people who knew their names, ordinary people had never even heard of them.

As for Su Lun’s Barbarian Soldiers, their advancement path was Barbarian Hunter, Barbarian Warrior, Barbarian Champion, Barbarian Greataxe Warrior, and Barbarian Great Axe Berserker. Any System-recognized Barbarian could advance step by step. Barbarians were a powerful race, naturally stronger than humans.

Therefore, any adult Barbarian could become a Barbarian Hunter, though this was only at the level of a human Knight’s attendant. When they reached the level of Barbarian Champion, it was equivalent to a human Knight, and the top-tier units even reached the level of Knight Captain. However, although the System units accelerated the growth of their strength, it became difficult to upgrade further after reaching the top-tier units.

After the territory passed through the most difficult period, supplies here became much more abundant. Most of the hundred thousand Gold Nar earned from the White Sugar Trade had already been spent on purchasing various daily necessities brought by the merchants. As a result, Su Lun’s living standard improved significantly.

Although the banquet was prepared on short notice, there was a rich variety of ingredients: roast whole lamb, steak, roast goose, and various desserts. The most popular were the desserts.

This was something Su Lun worked hard to create after acquiring White Sugar. Milk was mixed with various fruits and White Sugar, and then frozen with ice magic, resulting in this otherworldly version of Ice Cream. After trying it once, Chris fell in love with the taste, and Heatherway also had no resistance to this Ice Cream.

“Ding, the Hero under your command, Heatherway, is very satisfied with the Ice Cream, her sense of belonging to the territory has increased, and Heatherway’s loyalty has increased by 5 points.”

Hearing the System’s prompt, Su Lun was slightly stunned. Did loyalty increase just like that? Could a Witch be won over with a serving of Ice Cream?

“Um… Su Lun, could you give that Ice Cream to me…” Heatherway stared pitifully at the cup of Ice Cream in front of Su Lun that he hadn’t eaten yet.

Seeing her eager expression, Su Lun helplessly shook his head and handed his cup of Ice Cream to her.

“Here, have it.”

“Thank you.” Heatherway quickly took the Ice Cream, eagerly scooped a spoonful into her mouth, closed her eyes with a look of enjoyment, her expression resembling a cat being petted comfortably.

After the banquet, everyone went back to rest. Entertainment options were limited in this era, and even fewer at night. Su Lun, who held a grudge, pulled Chris back with him. He intended to teach this Little Succubus a lesson tonight, with a full round of Plasma Cannon.

The room was carpeted with Velvet, and the blankets were very soft. She hadn’t slept in such a comfortable bed since she started wandering. But as soon as she lay down, she faintly heard some strange noises from outside. At first, she found it odd, but after realizing what it was, Heatherway blushed, spat in that direction, and covered her head with the blanket to sleep.

However, the Velvet blanket couldn’t block the sounds. Even though she covered herself, the noises grew louder, like a cat’s claws scratching at her heart. The sounds continued for half the night before finally stopping, forcing her to change her underwear.

The next morning, Su Lun woke up feeling refreshed.

He ran into Heatherway during breakfast, but she seemed to have slept poorly the previous night, with obvious dark circles under her eyes and frequent yawns during the meal.

“Heatherway, didn’t you rest well last night? Was the bed uncomfortable?” Su Lun asked with concern.

“The bed was very comfortable, but there were two cats outside the window that kept meowing half the night. I only fell asleep around midnight,” Heatherway said, rolling her eyes at Su Lun. Then she finished her breakfast and went back to catch up on sleep, yawning.

“Cat meowing? Are there cats here?” Su Lun found it strange. What he didn’t know was that a Succubus’s voice had a special magic that could easily carry into Heatherway’s room.

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With a Wizard in the territory, a Laboratory needed to be built. Since Wizard experiments often carried certain dangers, the Laboratory had to be located far from where people lived.

After letting Heatherway choose a location in the territory herself, Su Lun continued to supervise the construction of the water channel. After casting Turn Mud to Stone on the water channel, Su Lun suddenly remembered an unopened treasure chest.

While the slaves were working, Su Lun opened his Storage Space and took out the Silver Treasure Chest to open it.

“Congratulations, host. You opened a Silver Treasure Chest and obtained the skill Earthspring Surge!”

“Earthspring Surge: When used, it can guide a jet of water from an underground water vein, launching enemies on the ground into the air.”

Su Lun looked at the skill’s description. To be honest, the skill’s power was just average. It consumed a lot of magic power, and its damage effect was mediocre. However, that didn’t mean the skill was useless. On the contrary, it had many uses. Originally, Su Lun planned to use the water channel for the Lord’s Manor as well. Now, with this skill, he decided to create a spring directly in the Lord’s Manor.

With this spring, the fountain in the garden could also be used. Leaving the slaves to continue building the water channel, Su Lun mounted his horse and hurried back to the Lord’s Castle.

Soon, Su Lun arrived at the backyard, which was empty at the time. Spending one Skill Point to learn Earthspring Surge, Su Lun released his magic power to cast the spell. As his magic power spread, his spiritual energy merged with the ground, passing through the rock layer and quickly finding a water vein about thirty meters underground.

He then guided the water vein upward until it broke through the surface, shooting up over ten meters into the air. The commotion quickly drew the attention of others. Before long, both Chris and Heatherway arrived, and together with Su Lun, they connected the fountain to the Lord’s Castle’s water supply system.