Chapter 74 Banquet Invitation

Chapter 74 Banquet Invitation

Chapter 74 Banquet Invitation

"up to you."

Ivan didn't care.

He also didn't want to meet Earl Hobson. After witnessing the devastating means on the island, he had less respect for the power and strength wielded by the nobles, and had more hopes and ambitions for the power of wizards.

Despite Penny's earnest pleas to stay, Ivan insisted on going home first.

At the Marichatton house, Paige was trimming the bushes in the yard. She heard some noise at the gate and looked up to see a familiar figure standing there. She thought she had seen it wrong and blinked hard.

Looking at his silly sister, Ivan smiled and waved.

"I'm back, Pudge."

"Welcome back, Brother Ivan."

Now Padgy was sure that she was not mistaken, and hurried over to open the door. She stood in front of Ivan, feeling a little helpless. She wanted to express herself in a more enthusiastic way, but was restrained by her ladylike reserve.

Ivan patted her head gently.

Seeing someone touching the lady's hair again, Paige angrily punched him back twice.

After meeting each other for more than two months, the brother and sister naturally have a deep affection that is beyond words.

Only Padget and Aunt Cathy were at home. Sean had disappeared somewhere. Father and Paul had gone out with the mercenaries to complete a mission and had not returned.

Ivan only then learned that Biman had been away from home for nearly a month and had gone to Xiangsui City, the capital of Xiangmai Principality, to work hard and seek an opportunity to become a reserve member of the Brilliant Knights.

Padge had a new discovery and couldn't help asking, "Brother Ivan, why is your hair growing so fast, and there are so many blue hairs?"

"You don't understand it."

Ivan said vaguely that now his hair was mostly brown and a little dark green, the two colors mixed together. His hair was longer than his shoulders and could only be tied up with a rope. This was the effect of the power of the demon's curse.

"I don't want to ask unless you tell me." Pudge didn't embarrass her brother, but looked at the clothes on him. "Is this a wizard's clothes? I've heard people talk about it."

"These are the robes of a wizard's apprentice."

Padge reached out and pinched it carefully, a little disappointed: "It's quite plain, and doesn't look mysterious at all."

Looking at her usually serious appearance, it turns out that she is also a curious baby.

Ivan laughed and replied, "I've told you all this, but you don't understand. This is made from the softest skin of a sea beast called the Silver Sturgeon. It's warm in winter and cool in summer, dust-free, breathable and waterproof. It's a rare treasure in the Principality of Xiangmai."

After sending his curious sister away, he returned to the familiar room and checked his belongings. He discovered that the bubble leech that he had planted with the Spring Bud had turned into a mass of rotten flesh, deader than dead.

"It's really not that easy to cultivate."

He sighed, not expecting to succeed in one go.

In the afternoon, Ivan left the city and came to the familiar cave under the cliff.

Speaking of bugs, what impressed him most was of course the deadly poison that caused him so much pain. Compared with before, his strength has changed dramatically.

Strength: 3.0, Agility: 3.5, Constitution: 4.7, Spirit: 3.6
During this period, under the influence of the curse of demon resentment, his physique inexplicably increased by 0.5 levels, while his agility decreased by 0.2 levels.

In terms of physical attributes, the Eyes of the Bat is a breathing method that emphasizes agility first and physique second. The current changes make him somewhat uneasy. He doesn't even dare to practice the breathing method too much, let alone the meditation method that can speed up the integration of the curse power.

Despite this, he was able to perform the tricks of an intermediate knight, covering his entire body with fighting spirit, like a black close-fitting gauze dress.

A unique method of high-level knights is to wrap their fighting spirit around weapons, such as long swords, which he had tried but failed to do.

"I want to see who you are."

Holding a torch in his hand, Ivan walked step by step into the depths of the cave, coming to the innermost part that connected to the sea water.

As he got closer, he saw that the rotten shipwreck had collapsed under the weight, leaving only a large number of broken planks and broken wooden pillars piled together. On the wood, he could see black insect eggs embedded in them, like small balls. He was a man of great skill and courage, and he walked directly to the side with light steps.

Dark insects flew out, a large group of them, making a buzzing sound.

"It turned out to be a large mosquito."

This time Ivan saw it very clearly. The mosquito in front of him was different from ordinary mosquitoes. It should be called a "midge". The big ones were three centimeters long. They were also the type that were good at absorbing the blood of living things and carried toxins that could kill ordinary people.

He stretched out his hand and touched the long torch. Flames emerged and burned vigorously in an instant.

When the gnats approached, he used the torch as a sword and shield, waving it into an unbreakable net. The gnats' wings would catch fire at the touch of a finger, and there would be a constant sizzling sound, and he could even smell the aroma of barbecue.

With his current eyesight, reaction speed, and sensitivity to danger, coupled with the skills of an intermediate knight, it would be difficult for the swarm of midges to get within five feet of him.

The things that once made him so afraid have now become prey that he can kill at will.

After suffering heavy casualties, the midges finally became afraid and even abandoned their nest, turning into a black cloud and floating away.

“That’s a lot.”

Ivan glanced at the black layer on the ground, then looked at the dense flock of them flying away. He couldn't help but be surprised at the reproductive ability of this thing. He remembered clearly that the number before must have been much smaller than this.

Feeling that he had settled another grudge, he began to collect insect eggs and larvae without hesitation. The larvae were floating in the water beside him in a black mass. He collected them in each jar. There was also a jar containing a dozen adult insects that he had just caught. He turned and left the cave.

The Marichatton family.

Mid-afternoon, Sean returned home excitedly.

"Paji Paji, listen to me, there is important news."

"Sean! Who told you not to go home at noon? Do you know who is back?"

When Sean heard Padgy's angry shout, he felt like a frost-bitten eggplant. He thought his father had come back and he was going to be punished.

Padge glared at him and said, "What's with that expression on your face? Go meet Brother Ivan."

"Who?" Sean jumped up in shock and ran to another room. When he opened the door, he saw a long-haired figure wearing a strange robe. "Ah, who are you?"

"Sean, you've grown courage."

Ivan had heard the noise a long time ago. Seeing his brother being so reckless, he took a few steps closer and reached out his hand to hit him on the head.

As the saying goes, it’s better to beat your brother early.

Seeing the force of the beating, Padge, who followed him, felt pain for him and thought to herself that it was a good beating.

Sean looked depressed for a while, then he started to talk excitedly, "You may not know, I saw with my own eyes a powerful wizard catch a silver bone ray with his bare hands. That was the silver bone ray known as the 'Silver Blade Ship Slasher'. It was so long and big, so amazing.

Don’t disbelieve me, the captured silver ray is still on display in the square of the government office. If you don’t believe me, you can go and see it. I guarantee you have never seen it.”

Seeing his excited and admiring look, Ivan was embarrassed to tell his brother that he caught it by luck and it would have been impossible to do it with bare hands.

"Ivan, someone from the City Lord's Mansion is here to invite you." Aunt Kaixi's voice rang out.

Ivan came to the front yard and found a man who looked like a butler and two guards standing at the door.

"Mr. Marichaton, Earl Hobson and Miss Purney invite you to attend the banquet tomorrow."

Ivan took a gold-emblazoned invitation from the butler, which indeed invited him to attend the banquet tomorrow afternoon. He also noticed that the two guards outside the door were secretly looking at him with an inexplicable admiration in their eyes.

Ivan didn't think much about it and agreed casually: "Okay, I will be there on time."

After all, I had been through thick and thin with Purney, so I had to give her some face. The invitation also said that two important people might be attending.

(End of this chapter)