Chapter 488: Dark Demon Never Plays It Low-Key (4k)
Looking at the Mana Books all getting dressed up, Dark clapped his hands and asked the maid beside him to open the box in his hand.
Instantly, a Φ light shone, and a pile of Sacred Coins appeared before the Mana Books.
“One small red flower can be exchanged for 100 Sacred Coins,” Dark spread his hands and said with a smile.
The Mana Books’ attention was immediately caught.
However, they couldn’t immediately understand the value ratio between the small red flowers and the Sacred Coins, so they just looked at each other, not daring to speak.
In the end, the more affluent Big Milk Jar took the initiative, exchanging one small red flower for 100 Sacred Coins, and the other Mana Books followed suit, rushing forward to exchange as well.
Although they didn’t have to worry about food and drink in the Duke’s Mansion and could get anything they wanted just by making a sound, what others gave them was different from what they bought themselves.
Moreover, on their first trip out, they always bought some souvenirs or some private items that they didn’t want others to know about.
But for Dark, these weren’t important.
What was truly important was that through such exchanges, the small red flowers could gain a more practical value.
This was crucial for building a currency system based on small red flowers.
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After distributing the Sacred Coins, Dark did some morning exercises and then came to the dining room.
Olivia personally brewed a cup of goat milk for him, handed him a newspaper, and stepped back to prepare breakfast.
Dark savored the goat milk and read the newspaper when he suddenly had an idea: “I want to drink milk tea.”
So when Olivia returned again, he casually mentioned it.
Making milk tea wasn’t difficult; for a Mana Book proficient in brewing magic potions, it was even simpler.
Its specialty lay in its diverse flavors and the “pearls” that made it popular.
Seeing Olivia leave enthusiastically, Dark knew he would probably be able to drink the long-missed milk tea tonight.
A cup of milk tea every day, keeping the weight away.
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Around half past seven, the Mana Books who were dressed and groomed rushed into the dining room.
Then, Diana and Aurora, who came for “class,” also entered holding hands.
The two sisters seemed to have made a prior agreement, wearing the same style of sun hats, white long dresses, and matching silver hair and hairstyles, standing together like real sisters.
Oh, they were actually sisters, so no problem.
Dark lowered the newspaper slightly and examined it carefully.
Although Diana was a year older than Aurora, she didn’t have a height advantage. Her slightly round face and lively demeanor made her look more youthful compared to the quiet and obedient Aurora.
Perhaps the only thing that highlighted her age advantage was her much larger bust size compared to her peers.
“Have you eaten?” When Diana climbed onto the chair and sat down, Dark asked with concern.
Diana smiled happily and said, “Can I eat again?”
“Be careful not to get fat,” Aurora said.
Diana closed her eyes and shook her head hurriedly, “No, no.”
Then she looked at the breakfast brought by the maids with a hungry expression.
The breakfast in the Duke’s Mansion was much better than what she had at home!
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After a satisfying breakfast, the three of them took a short break and then, along with the Mana Books, set out from the Duke’s Mansion in a grand procession.
At the entrance of the Duke’s Mansion, the head maid Trina of the “Lion Palace Maids Team” was already waiting with two maids from the “Lion Palace” and three dragon tamers.
Trina was 1.8 meters tall, with short brown hair, a tall and slender figure, straight legs, resembling a majestic female lion.
Her two subordinates were also in the same style but slightly less imposing.
For this outing, Trina prepared three carriages.
Although she was surprised by the young master taking the Mana Books out to play, she thought it was normal since he also hired four tutors for the Mana Books. However, it was challenging to keep an eye on so many people.
With the “Execution Ritual” of the Demon King approaching, there were some shady characters flooding into the capital city.
Although those scoundrels posed no threat to the young master, disturbing his rare outings would be unforgivable.
Therefore, she called in two additional maids—fighting maids.
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When Dark saw the three carriages, he nodded in satisfaction and turned around, asking, “How should we divide them?”
Of course, he was referring to the Mana Books.
Including the Soul of the Moon Goddess, there were a total of nineteen Mana Books that needed to be divided among the three carriages.
Fortunately, the Duke’s Mansion’s carriages were spacious enough; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been possible.
But as soon as he spoke, the quick-witted Imp Beast flew to his shoulder, seemingly saying it didn’t take up space and thus didn’t need to be considered.
And the Vampire Noble’s eyes rolled, pulling the Phoenix Girl and bowing to sneak toward the middle carriage.
“Mia—” Only the Eevee opened its eyes wide, staring at her and waving its ribbon-like antenna in a cute manner.
Dark scanned the group and decided, “Alright. Let Deoxys and Lion Beast lead. Deoxys, Vampire Noble, Phoenix Girl, Huhu, Solo Sword Sheath, and Baby Blue-Eye Dragon will be one team; Lion Beast, Moon Goddess, Trash Slime, Ditto, Big Milk Jar, Piplup, and Wrestler Eagle will be another team; the remaining Imp Beast, Mana Spirit, Meow, Eevee, Eevee, Mana Book, and we’ll form the last team.”
This division had its reasons.
Firstly, Baby Blue-Eye Dragon was large and had to be separated from Lion Beast.
Secondly, Huhu moved slowly and could either ride on Baby Blue-Eye Dragon’s back or “fly with a sword.”
Trash Slime and Ditto had to stay together, and Big Milk Jar, Piplup, and Wrestler Eagle were familiar “old friends” suitable for one team.
As for the Mana Books accompanying him, Eevee and Eevee obtained the second and third places in the final test and deserved to be satisfied as much as possible.
Mana Spirit and Meow were too mischievous and could only be managed personally.
Also, the six Mana Books accompanying him were very small and didn’t take up much space.
Mana Book could be held directly.
Dark had noticed that Mana Book really enjoyed being held by him.
In this way, everyone could be safe.
“You two, sit in that carriage.”
Dark sternly sent the Vampire Noble and Phoenix Girl to another carriage.
Deoxys, responsible for taking care of them, sighed deeply, grabbed Solo Sword Sheath, took Huhu and Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, and walked towards that carriage.
On the other side, Lion Beast also called the Mana Books in the team and boarded another carriage.
Then, Dark took Mana Book in his hand and led the way to the middle carriage.
Meow and Mana Spirit, who preferred to be wild, pouted and followed behind.
As for Eevee and Eevee, they naturally looked happy.
But as Eevee and Eevee were about to accelerate and run to both sides of Dark, shadows suddenly covered them, and they floated off the ground, picked up by Diana and Aurora.
The two sisters, each holding an “Eevee,” happily followed after Dark.
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A few minutes later, the carriages pulled by dragon-horned horses set off one after another.
Each carriage was equipped with a dragon tamer and a maid.
The Diemon family crest on the carriages was dazzling.
After the Mana Books got on the carriages, they opened the windows and curiously peeked outside.
For newly born Mana Books, everything outside was new and exciting.
Though Deoxys and Lion Beast were entrusted with responsibility, they were still babies less than a year old. Even if they looked mature, they couldn’t hide their inner youth.
Baby Blue-Eye Dragon, despite its large size, cautiously shrunk its body to avoid occupying too much space.
It opened its big, round eyes, curiously observing the scenery flowing by the sides of the carriage.
The world was vast.
If possible,
Who wouldn’t want to go out and see the world?
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Inside the carriage leading the way.
Dark quietly flipped through the book content scanned by Mana Book, and occasionally Mana Spirit would pop her head down from above his head to play the “eye-to-eye” game with him.
Diana and Aurora each held an “Eevee,” imitating Dark to comb their fur.
Imp Beast firmly grabbed the curtain with its claws and stuck its head out.
Meow monopolized the other window.
Trina was peeling apples.
The carriage would sometimes sway, but her fingers remained steady. The apples were cut into perfect cubes and arranged in a fruit plate.
After she finished cutting the apples, she brought the fruit plate to Dark, picked up a piece with a fork, and fed it to him.
Dark opened his mouth, bit the apple, pulled it off the fork, chewed a few times, and juice flowed out.
In that instant, he suddenly had an epiphany and thought of a possibility.
So he curiously asked, “Trina, are there any special apples? Ones rich in Mana.”
“Magical plants?” Trina frowned slightly, not quite skilled in this area.
Aurora leaned over and whispered, “Magic apples, golden apples?”
“Golden apples…”
Dark put down the Mana Book and looked up slightly.
Golden apples were indeed the most famous among magical fruits.
In this world, the legend of golden apples was relatively complete, continuing from Dark’s previous life.
However, it wasn’t related to the gods but to Adam and Eve.
Adam and Eve, as the first male and female humans born by the “Saint,” held extraordinary significance in the Church’s legends.
According to the Church’s scriptures, Adam and Eve lived in the paradise called “Eden” after birth.
The Saint told them they could eat any fruit from the trees in the garden, except for the fruit from the “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.”
But Eve was tempted by the snake and ate the fruit from the “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil,” then gave it to Adam to eat.
Upon learning this, the Saint expelled Adam and Eve from Eden.
The fruit here was the “golden apple.”
In the teachings passed down to this day, some called the “golden apple” the “fruit of wisdom,” believing it was the key to unlocking human wisdom.
Others called it the “forbidden fruit,” seeing it as the origin of human original sin and all other sins.
But over time, the meaning of the “golden apple” had faded.
After generations of reproduction, the divine power contained within became increasingly diluted.
Today’s golden apples were merely used as breeding tools to maintain pure bloodlines by the Elemental Race and the Imp race.
Even so, golden apples were still excellent magical plants.
If he could obtain a golden apple to refine a Mana Book…
Dark knocked his head, thinking he was daydreaming.
He then asked, “Are there any ordinary ones?”
Imp Beast suddenly interjected, “We could ask Miss Plant.”
“Miss Plant?” Dark pondered.
As the former director of the Royal Botanical Garden and a senior mage proficient in grass-type magic, Miss Plant Badi Plant was indeed a suitable person to consult.
“Let’s go back and ask her!”
After deciding, Dark continued to flip through the “Mana Book.”
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About half an hour later, the carriage entered the largest market in the capital city—the Eugenie Trade Circle.
In this trade circle, hosted by the largest merchant guild in the capital city—the Eugenie Guild—travelers and merchants from all over the kingdom came and went, bringing goods from outside and taking goods inside, making almost all common items available here.
Despite this, Dark rarely came here because it had too much “life atmosphere.”
Dark Demon, who was born and lived in the tower, was actually at odds with such a place.
But that was the past.
For the current Dark Demon, the Eugenie Trade Circle was just a larger flea market.
He was quite interested in the travelers and adventurers active here.
If one wanted to broaden their horizons, there was no better place than this.
After visiting here, he would take everyone to a higher-end place.
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The Diemon family crest on the carriage was bright enough, and the vehicles ahead quickly avoided it.
Merchants might not recognize those great nobles, but they definitely wouldn’t mistake the family crest of a great noble.
For those who were cautious and struggled to survive, offending any great noble was unacceptable.
Even if someone didn’t recognize the newcomer, someone else would promptly remind them to avoid implicating innocent people.
Although the Duke’s Mansion had a good reputation, that was just “reputation.”
One couldn’t rely on someone’s reputation if they provoked them.
Thus, the three carriages advanced directly into the market, like giant swords piercing through, instantly causing significant impact on the entire trade circle.
Some major business tycoons retreated, but there were also merchants eager to seek opportunities.
Adventurers from outside curiously watched, while bandits hidden in the crowd assessed the value of life and death.
People other than merchants, especially outsiders, had limited perspectives.
Not many could instantly recognize the Diemon crest.
But there were always some who had previously paid attention to the Diemon family and could recognize it at a glance.
