Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

Chapter 97 Assassination

Midio was completely stunned.

The candy made this way is simply a work of art!

Alphonse smiled smugly. "Of course it's sweet. This white sugar is refined. Doesn't it look beautiful? Ordinary sugar can't compare."

"Is it called white sugar?" Midio nodded blankly. "It does resemble sand, crystal sand."

He shook his head again, saying, "This beautiful candy is inappropriate to describe as sand! It looks like snowflakes; it should be called snow candy!"

Born into royalty, he had seen many rare items, but he had never seen such beautiful candy.

"That's a great idea." Alphonse nodded in agreement. "From now on, we'll name this white sugar 'Snow Sugar'."

A more elegant name is what makes something a luxury item.

Alphonse took out the prepared jar and carefully collected the white sugar.

The remaining molasses was not discarded; it was stored in another jar.

Actually, granulated sugar is less sweet than sugar cubes, but it has no off-flavor and a fresher taste.

It has a wider range of uses. It doesn't need to be specially made into syrup before use. For example, you can cut a tomato into wedges, sprinkle some white sugar on it, and it will make a delicious cold dish.

Since it requires magicians to use spells to make white sugar, it is not very suitable for large-scale production.

Things are valued for their rarity.

Buy some glass bottles to store the sugar; they will better highlight its preciousness. Pair them with a few gift boxes for a wonderful gift.

It's enough to scare people.

I bought twenty pounds of sugar cubes, but of course I can't just leave them all there.

Having already made it once, Midio was familiar with the process, which was perfect for him to do some hard labor and refine all the sugar cubes over the next few days.

There's plenty of activated charcoal available, and with the right containers, making it isn't too difficult.

Alphonse immediately assigned the task to Midio, adding kindly, "Don't eat too much, or you'll get cavities."

Midio chuckled awkwardly.

No matter the world, children can't resist the temptation of candy, especially this one they've never seen before, named "Snow Candy" at his suggestion.

Alphonse was certainly aware of this as well.

During the meal, Alphonse took out the "snow sugar" again to show off, sprinkling it on bread for Mrs. Mary, Mia, Tessie, and others to eat, which caused quite a stir.

However, everyone was already used to Alphonse coming up with all sorts of novel items.

It's all thanks to that magical bard Edson.

It's just something new and exciting; the taste of white sugar is actually not as rich and sweet as that of cream.

The night was deep, like a black silk curtain quietly falling into the silent night.

Feren dragged his exhausted body into the bedroom, looking like a walking corpse with lifeless eyes.

The fireplace was lit, filling the room with a warm glow, but it couldn't melt the coldness in Faron's heart.

He had already put his mother to sleep.

Yet, she could not suppress the deep sorrow in her heart.

His injuries, after a costly treatment, have been healed, though not fully recovered, but have improved considerably.

But as his injuries healed, his father, Count Mujik, inexplicably collapsed and died on the spot before he could even seek help from the priests of the Church of War.

At that moment, his heart felt like a torn, broken wall.

His father, the great man he had always admired, left him in an instant.

His life faded away like a candle flame in the wind, suddenly going out.

To this day, Feren still finds it hard to believe.

How could my perfectly healthy father suddenly pass away?

The night painted a desolate scene, and the silence in the room seemed to be a silent testament to this tragedy.

Feren couldn't help but recall that moment when his father suddenly clutched his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief, pain, and resentment, and then collapsed.

This scene left a deep scar on his heart.

The grief of her father's sudden departure brought a tremendous shock that left Feren overwhelmed. She covered her face tightly with her hands, choked with sobs, and let the tears fall silently.

Just then, the door creaked open.

A figure flashed in like a ghost.

Ferren looked up sharply and was immediately horrified.

The person who appeared in the bedroom was wrapped in a black robe.

His face was bluish-black and extremely withered, like a ghost that had just crawled out of its grave.

"Who are you?!" Feren shouted in alarm.

The man in black robes did not answer, but waved his wooden staff.

Instantly, several streams of black energy shot out and struck Feren with lightning speed.

Things happened so fast that Feren didn't even have time to resist before he fell backward.

The man in black robes floated closer like a ghost, extended his wooden staff, and gently tapped Feren's body.

This seemed to touch the very soul of Feren, and his eyes quickly lost their life.

Despite his deep resentment, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

He couldn't understand until his death how a strange person suddenly appeared and took his life.

The night grew deeper.

The man in black robes seemed to float silently through the castle, as if his feet never touched the ground.

The Earl's mansion was now like a ghost town, devoid of any sign of life.

Upon reaching Count Mujik's coffin, the man in black robes extended his wooden staff and touched Count Mujik's body.

This action did not seem to be intended to desecrate his body, but rather to confirm whether he was alive or dead.

After performing these actions, the man in black robes floated away again.

Not long after, the man in black robes left the Earl's mansion carrying a large package.

The figure flickered a few times, then vanished into the boundless darkness like a wisp of smoke.

A few days later, the news reached Coldwind Territory.

On the same day that Count Mujik died suddenly, his wife and eldest son, Feren, also died mysteriously for unknown reasons.

The strangest thing is that none of the servants in the Earl's mansion were harmed, and not one of them even noticed anything.

Alphonse wasn't surprised, since it was he who had taken the initiative to eliminate the threat completely.

They would use the Xuanmo Sect's bone-shrinking technique and thousand-face technique to disguise themselves as ghost-like faces in order to deceive others.

These two techniques do not require the use of disguise drugs; they simply manipulate the changes in the bones and muscles of the body to achieve the effect of disguise.

All Alphonse did was smear some ash on his face and put a black cloak over his head.

It's definitely uncomfortable.

This kind of esoteric skill is somewhat troublesome to use.

The wooden staff he carried was just something he'd picked up randomly in the forest; it wasn't a magic staff at all.

Alphonse would be so careful.

It was all because during a casual chat with Midio, he mentioned that there was a kind of time-travel magic in this world that could allow one to see events from not long ago.

That's why Alphonse completely changed his methods, disguised himself, and went to marry the Countess and Fayen.

(End of this chapter)