Imperial Crown.

Chapter 73 Can It Be Eaten?

When he saw her expression, Raven couldn't help but laugh.

Lux was wearing a light yellow woolen winter coat, which was very thick. The cuffs and collar were decorated with stored cotton, and she had a cotton ear cap on her head.

In particular, she was carrying a slightly bulky leather shoulder bag, with the strap running diagonally from her right shoulder to her left waist, making her look like a simple human-shaped gift box.

Lux took off her earmuffs and her eyes fell on the desk: "Why are you having dinner now?"

"I was busy for a while today and forgot the time." Raven smiled and stood up and looked behind Lux: "Petit, clean up."

"No need. We're going to Bloody Highlands soon, and you have to eat well." Lux said seriously.

As she spoke, she sat down on the chair, lowered her head, placed her hands neatly on her knees, but her legs were shaking, and it was unknown what she was thinking.

Raven's attention was immediately drawn to the pair of cute round-toed leather shoes.

Feeling Raven's gaze, Lux raised her head and retracted her feet: "You are such a weird person. Why do you always stare at my feet? Can you eat them?"

"That's hard to say. How can we know if we don't try it?" Raven responded subconsciously.

Lux's face suddenly turned red and she said angrily, "Raven!"

"Just a joke." Raven smiled awkwardly, coughed and said, "You seem to be worried about something?"

"No!" Lux turned her head away and looked at Raven's bookcase.

"Really do not have?"

Lux didn't say anything.

"Really not?"

Raven's voice was getting closer.

Lux still didn't say a word.

"Really, no???"

As soon as these words came out, Raven's face appeared in front of Lux. The distance was so close that even his eyelashes could be seen clearly.

"Ah!" Lux was startled and quickly shrank back. She immediately lost her balance on the chair and was about to fall to the ground.

At this moment, with a snap, Raven's hand grasped the back of the chair and fixed it in place.

Looking at Raven's face so close to her, Lux felt her cheeks getting hot and her aqua blue eyes widened like a frightened deer.

"Will you tell me now?" Raven showed a rare relaxed smile on his face and squinted his eyes: "If you don't tell me, I will let you go, okay?"

"You...put the chair steady first." Lux twitched her red nose and muttered.

With a thud, the chair fell flat on the ground, and Lux ​​immediately jumped off it, as if she was afraid that Raven would lift it up again.

She patted her chest and said, "Before coming here, I prayed to the Lord of Light, hoping to get a glimpse of your future destiny..."

When Raven heard this, his heart moved.

There is no god of fate on the Middles continent, but the priests of various churches claim that their main god can glimpse the direction of the long river of fate, and the Holy See of Light is no exception.

Therefore, the Vatican has a special ceremony for praying for guidance from the Lord of Light, and this process is also called - praying.

A more common name is divination.

Although he didn't believe that the so-called gods had such great power, Raven was still a little curious: "What was the result?"

“…I can’t say.” Lux shook her head, then raised her head and said seriously: “I just hope that you will be more cautious this time.”

She emphasized the word "cautious" and added, fearing that she had not expressed it clearly, "It is best to reconsider whether it is 'necessary' to attack Bloody Heights."

Hearing this, Raven knew that she must not have gotten any good results from the divination this time, but Raven never believed in the so-called fate.

It all depends on human efforts.

He smiled and said, "Well, I understand. I will be very careful when attacking Bloody Heights this time."

Seeing that Raven had no intention of giving up, Lux felt a little disappointed, but she was not very surprised.

She tilted her head and took off the shoulder bag from her waist, then handed it to Raven: "Here, it's for you."

"What is this...?" Raven took the bag and opened it. He was stunned for a moment, and then a warm feeling surged in his heart.

There were eight primary healing potions inside.

Unlike the "red medicine" in ordinary online games, every adventurer has a lot of it in his pocket, which can be drunk like sugar water.

The price of a primary healing potion is as high as five gold coins.

Moreover, due to the limited shelf life, the efficacy of the drug can only be preserved for half a year from production to consumption, so the supply has always been small, and there are not many merchants with the ability to produce and resell it. It can only be sold in big places like Mon'en City, and it is not available in Shanjin Town. Therefore, although its price is stable at ordinary times, it will rise sharply when there is a war. When Raven was ready to buy it a month ago, its price had soared to 11.2 gold coins per bottle, and it only accepted reservations, and there was no stock at all, so Raven had to give up the order.

There is no doubt that the effectiveness of primary healing potions can turn serious injuries into minor injuries, and minor injuries into no injuries, as long as the injury is not fatal.

Eight primary healing potions mean eight chances to escape death.

Thinking of this, Raven suddenly felt that his originally light backpack became heavy. "These potions are hard to buy, right? How many gold coins did they cost in total?"

"It's none of your business." As Raven didn't follow her advice, Lux's words were obviously emotional: "I'm a priest anyway, so it's always easier to get healing potions."

Raven scratched his nose, and the warmth in his heart grew stronger, accompanied by a sense of guilt.

During this period, I was busy preparing for the war and hardly visited Lux. Because I didn't want to make her worry, I never revealed my plans to her.

But Lux always kept her focus on herself.

These healing potions would not have been prepared today. Perhaps she had already foreseen that she would make a big move and had already noticed her abnormality.

"Thank you." Raven looked into Lux's eyes, his voice soft and sincere.

"What's there to thank me for..." Lux twirled her golden hair with her fingers, her face slightly reddened, and glanced to the side: "You refused to listen to me again, it's good enough that you didn't get angry with me."

Raven rubbed his nose in slight embarrassment.

Lux also knew that Raven had his own judgment, so she sighed and said, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Just finish your food quickly."

As he said this, he put on his ear cap and walked out the door.

"I'll take you there." Raven grabbed his coat and escorted Lux ​​to the gate of Eagle Castle.

Back in the study, Raven sat in front of the table, staring blankly at the handbag left by Lux. He grabbed it and sniffed it gently, and a faint scent of jasmine entered his nostrils.

Lux is indeed a very special girl.

Unlike Denise, although this aunt was also helpful to her career, it was more like a business partnership.

It was also different from Nancy. That unruly lady gave her a lot of money and second-level magic, but in the final analysis it was all for herself.

It's not even Patty. Although this maid was fawning on her, it was ultimately because of the gap in their status. As the saying goes, "Those who admire me fear me."

Only Lux helped him without any conflicts of interest and without asking for anything in return.

If it weren't for her, Angel's Tears wouldn't have been able to become famous in such a short time.

Being able to become a wizard would not have been possible without her help and advice, not to mention her initiative to teach him the Elvish language.

Perhaps, the reason why she proposed the bet at that time was to make her path as a mage smoother.

Plus today, these eight bottles of healing potions can be considered life-saving medicines.

If only she were my wife.

"What a pity, what a pity..." Raven shook his head and sighed, dispelling the thought from his mind.

If Raven still had some improper thoughts about Lux when they first met, then after spending a long time together, he really only regarded Lux ​​as his sister, or he could only regard her as his sister.

There are three reasons.

First, Lux is a serious priest. If she really steals the girl from the Lord of Light, Raven will definitely be burned at the stake.

Second, her master, Crouch, was a seventh-level great divine magician! If she seduced the disciple of this powerful man, the ending of the stake might be a little happier, at least she would die happily.

Thirdly, because Lux was too innocent and kind, Raven really didn't want to tarnish this pure flower. He wanted to protect her and watch her continue to bloom gracefully.

"Even if I can't give you happiness, at least I can keep you safe." Raven whispered, holding the purse tightly.

A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring, not to mention that Lux’s kindness is not even comparable to a drop of water.

But the prerequisite is that he can return safely from the bloody heights.

His eyes became clear, Raven put the briefcase into his space belt, and hurriedly finished his somewhat cold dinner.

Like every day before, he read for a while and then began to meditate again.

One meditation is not enough to make Raven's strength leap forward, but the bigger the event, the more he needs to maintain his own pace.

Only those who can keep their own pace can go further in life.

The next day, the sky was overcast and the north wind was howling.

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(End of this chapter)