Chapter 16: All fear comes from a lack of firepower!

On the first floor of the mansion, the atmosphere was awkward.

Noren was wearing white plush rabbit pyjamas, kneeling on the bed, she said lightly, “So what happened to just going out for a walk? It took you a full four hours, and you were sent back by a girl who was not even properly dressed. Moreover, you’re still dishevelled, but you still say that you went to talk business with her, young master?”

The soft candlelight illuminated the girl’s icy and delicate face, but it couldn’t dispel the chill on her face.

“Noren, it’s not what it looks like.”

Licinius held his forehead and said helplessly, “What if I say she is a human-demon hybrid? She is the dark child arranged by the Empress in Loma City. You were right when you said that there is something wrong with her.”

Noren was taken aback, “The Empress’ subordinate?”

Immediately, a suspicious expression appeared on her face.

“I wouldn’t lie to you in such matters.”

Licinius sighed and briefly described what happened tonight.

Of course, he polished it properly, minus the seven deadly sins and black magic.

By the way, he emphasised his intelligence and charisma.

After listening, Noren was silent for a long time, “So, her clothes were torn by herself?”

Her expression softened a lot, and her eyes were not as cold.

“Yes, our relationship is very pure, it’s not what you think. Though, she didn’t explain in order to mess with me.” Licinius’s eyes twitched, this girl’s concern was really strange.

“Young master is not a waste. It is only natural that his brilliance would be noticed one day, but I didn’t expect that Triya was actually the subordinate of the Empress.” Noren then began to tilt her head and think about business. She doesn’t think about this usually, because she never thought that her young master was a waste.

Even when the memories of Licinius’s previous life hadn’t awakened.

It doesn’t matter if the young master had no talent for magic. Noren will always be the weapon of the young master, following him at all times, from life to death.

She just needs to be obedient.

“Who would have thought of this? But it makes sense.”

After Licinius returned home, he made a detailed review of today’s incident.

And found several key points.

First, according to the information of the Empress, these thugs in the ancient city of Hera and the city of Loma had someone behind them. That person taught them black magic and enhanced their combat power.

So it’s no surprise that the Empress is paying attention to these thugs.

Although these rebels can’t stand on the stage, the people behind them are big fish.

And Licinius was only noticed through this spying glass.

In other words, behind what happened in Loma City, two huge forces were secretly fighting.

Second, it’s actually about that magic book.

Because Loma City is known as the city of sin, there were incidents of vandalism and robbery almost every day. In serious cases, there are robberies of commercial houses or trade caravans, and even terrorist attacks, hijacking of hostages for ransom, etc. The methods of these perpetrators are different, but the ultimate goal is the same.

That is money.

They set off unrest in the country, forcibly plundered wealth, and finally remitted it to those who supported them.

This tactic is rather nasty.

However, the group of clown thugs that appeared in the daytime yesterday was a bit strange. In general crimes, the amount of money the criminals ask for would not be too large. After all, they also knew how poor this small broken city was.

Asking for 100,000 gold coins and a Stormblood Dragon at one time is like a lion’s demand.

Licinius always felt that this action of the clown thugs may not be directed by the people behind them, but their private plan, intending to earn a big sum then run away. And they seemed to be in a great hurry too.

“Loma City is too close to the ancient city of Hera. It should be a contest between the Empress and Archduke Joachim. The Empress wants to confirm who Joachim’s hidden subordinate is, and then directly eliminate him? Archduke Joachim? he is no fool, and he will definitely want to uproot the Empress’ people in turn.”

Licinius pondered for a moment, “As for the clown thugs, why are they running away in a hurry? Is it because they committed some crime? Or did they take something they shouldn’t take?”

He reached out and touched the magic book in his pocket, and had a vague guess.

Looking at it this way, Loma City is in a very dangerous situation!

“Young Master?”

Noren called him softly.

“Ah, I’m fine. Noren, tomorrow, take out all of our savings. I want to buy a batch of alchemy materials, and all the remaining money will be used to buy life-saving equipment for you!” Licinius handed a note to the young girl.

He was excited about this chaotic situation, the open and secret struggle between the Empress and the Grand Duke must be a drought with great dangers.

Warlocks have a lot of weird and tricky means.

They’re completely different from a rough, small-breasted woman like Noren.

Maybe some kind of magic can kill him.

But he couldn’t just focus on killing himself. Noren’s safety must be guaranteed, and she must be armed from top to bottom.

Especially now that he has latched to the jade legs of the empress, he can ask for more benefits for his wife.

“Alchemy materials?”

Noren took the note, glanced at the bizarre materials on it, and raised her delicate eyebrows, “Master, do you want to become an alchemist?”

“Ah, this.”

Licinius could never say that he wanted to sacrifice himself to an evil god.

He can only casually say, “Almost, although alchemists burn money in the early stage, in the case of success, they simply become money printing machines. When that happens, I can buy you more survival equipment and use a lot of resources that will allow you to quickly advance. I think you are no worse than that woman Novia.”

Novia was twenty-one years old, and Noren was seventeen years old.

The difference between the two is 4 entire years and a lot of resources from the Valerius family.

But the difference in strength between the two is only one rank.

Although the fourth to fifth-order ascension is considered a threshold, it is difficult for ordinary people to cross.

But for Noren, it shouldn’t be difficult.

Noren lowered her head silently, and her plain white hands pinched the soft flesh between her thighs.

She looks a little absent-minded, but not thoughtless.

Every time Licinius mentioned his plan to have money in the future, it was to spend the money on her.

It’s said that the endless presentation of benefits is the usual tactic of scumbags though…

“Understood, young master.”

Noren said softly, “Go to sleep.”

Licinius yawned, “Well, turn off the lights to sleep. We’ll go into alert mode starting from tomorrow.”

He blew out the candles, put on his pyjamas, and lay on the bed, but his mind was full of thoughts.

“What magic tool should I buy for Noren? For example, black silk with a wind-type magic circle, a miniskirt with a light-type magic circle, and underwear made of ancient dragon scales? Leg rings with compound magic seals? Rings, necklaces, earrings, and other accessories with space and teleportation magic etched on them, which are really expensive, just selling at three shops…”

As long as Noren is strong enough, he can die with confidence!

Licinius thought.

On the other side of the big bed, Noren shrank into a small ball and hid under the quilt.

‘As long as I am strong enough, the young master can be safe.’

If Licinius knew what the girl was thinking, he would be half-pissed…