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"make a deal!"

Xu Ming snapped his fingers.

Morgan Lefève burst into laughter, his smile resembling a blooming, alluring black rose.

Mordred, standing to the side, clearly exuded an aura of unapproachability.

"You can rest here for the night before setting off."

Morgan Lefève expressed his great generosity.

Having traveled such a long distance, Xu Ming was indeed very tired, so he readily agreed.

So Morgan le Fay sent a banshee to take Xu Ming to rest.

As soon as Xu Ming's figure left the audience hall, Mordred immediately spoke up indignantly.

“Mother, why are you being so polite to this rude fellow?”

Morgan Lefebvre crossed his legs, nonchalantly playing with his nails, without even glancing at her.

"I believe he can help me achieve my long-cherished wish, it's that simple."

“But Mother, as you have seen, this guy only cares about profit and has no loyalty whatsoever. He is not trustworthy at all.”

Morgan Lefebvre stopped what he was doing, turned his head slightly, and looked at Mordred with a mocking and contemptuous gaze.

"If he can't be trusted, then are you someone who should be trusted?"

Morgan Lefebvre scoffed and spat out the title without any politeness.

"The rebellious knight, Lord Mordred."

creak!

Mordred clenched his fists tightly, and the metal gauntlets groaned involuntarily.

She took a deep breath and uttered a sentence in a muffled voice.

"Isn't this the task you gave me, Mother..."

A flash of annoyance crossed Morgan Lefebvre's eyes. Without a word, she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

Snapped!

With that crisp sound, a powerful electric current surged from Mordred's body.

Her entire body was instantly enveloped in arcs of electricity emitting a faint blue light.

Arcs of electricity, like vicious venomous snakes, writhed wildly across Mordred's body. The immense pain caused her to let out a scream.

"what!!"

The current quickly disappeared again.

Mordred collapsed with a thud at Morgan le Fay's feet, a puff of smoke rising from his armor.

"Humph!"

Morgan Lefebvre looked down at his daughter at his feet, his gaze as if he were appraising a disobedient pet that needed to be properly trained.

"Don't talk back to me!"

Mordred was in so much pain that she was shaking all over and couldn't even stand up.

Morgan le Fay didn't get the answer he wanted, and his handsome eyebrows shot up immediately. He said in a cold voice:

"And the answer?"

"Yes, Mother!"

Mordred gritted his teeth and answered, enduring the excruciating pain.

"The sound is too soft! I can't hear it!"

"You can't even endure this little bit of pain, yet you want to inherit the throne?!"

Morgan Lefève scoffed with a look of disdain.

"Yes! Mother!!"

Mordred could only suppress his anger and shout loudly.

Call me Queen!

Morgan Lefève seemed to think that wasn't enough.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Mordred could only grit his teeth and continue to change his words.

Morgan le Fay then reached out and stroked Mordred's head through the armor, as if he were petting his own dog.

"Mordred, you're a useless child. If you want my and her approval, you have to listen to me, understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Mordred shouted as if by reflex.

"Very good! That's my good child~"

Morgan Lefebvre's cheerful laughter echoed through the audience hall.

While the queen was training her pet, Xu Ming, led by the succubus, arrived at his assigned lodgings.

This is a huge, magnificent room, filled with classic British style.

In the center of the room stood a large bed, next to which were a bedside table, a dressing table with a silver mirror, and a huge wooden wardrobe.

The room has few pieces of furniture, but the luxurious furnishings are evident from the meticulous hand-polished and carved details.

Chapter 664 Dragon Blood Essence

However, Xu Ming didn't care about any of that.

He had lived in slums like Kowloon Walled City, and he had also stayed at the most luxurious private hot spring hotel in Hakone.

He is not a person who craves pleasure.

Seeing that no one was disturbing him in the room, Xu Ming immediately opened the system panel and took out the dragon blood essence that Morgan le Fay had given him.

The dragon's blood in the crystal bottle shone with a magnificent crimson luster, like a ruby, as if silently tempting him.

However, Xu Ming did not use it immediately, but instead had the system scan the dragon blood essence in the crystal bottle.

The system quickly displayed detailed data about the bottle of dragon's blood essence.

Dragon Blood Essence (Level 6, Special Item, Cursed) – A powerful magical substance created by mixing the blood of a red dragon and a white dragon through a special alchemical process. Consuming it can significantly enhance the user's talents.

Effect: There is a high probability that the soul level of a shikigami will be directly increased by one level.

Note: This potion only works on shikigami of level 6 or below.

(Cursed: The potion was cursed by the concocter using special methods, which may affect the mind of the user.)

Upon seeing the bloody warning at the bottom of the bottle, Xu Ming's face immediately changed color.

This witch is plotting against him!

Imagine if Xu Ming had directly fed this bottle of Dragon Blood Essence to one of his shikigami. At the crucial moment of the final battle, if the shikigami, which had already been upgraded to Soul Level 7, were suddenly controlled by Morgan Lefebvre, it would definitely catch him off guard and even cause huge damage to his team.

What a wicked woman, as insidious and vicious as a poisonous spider!

No wonder, a woman who would use her own body and children as bargaining chips, how could she have any bottom line?

Xu Ming even speculated that Morgan le Fay was probably doing this because he wanted to eliminate him and Artoria together in the final battle.

This way, they could eliminate all their powerful enemies without paying any reward.

"What a brilliant plan!" Xu Ming exclaimed.

Unfortunately, no matter how much she planned, she never imagined that Xu Ming would have a cheat device like a system.

'System, how many Mystic Points will it cost to remove the harmful components from the potion?'

Even knowing there was something wrong with the potion, Xu Ming couldn't easily give it up just because it could advance his shikigami from level 6 to level 7.

Unfortunately, while spending "strange points" can upgrade equipment from 6 stars to 7 stars, it's not possible to upgrade shikigami.

Otherwise, he wouldn't still only have his older sister who has advanced to Soul Level 7 among his subordinates.

The advancement of a shikigami from level 6 to level 7 represents a qualitative change.

—This can remove harmful components, but it requires 30000 Mysterious Points. Do you wish to activate the purification process? (Yes/No?)

3?

Xu Ming looked at the 134396 strange points he had painstakingly accumulated and gritted his teeth to choose 'Yes'.

Unlike equipment, shikigami don't level up instantly.

A shikigami needs to enter a period of slumber before it can advance to the next level. This is both a protective measure and a way to allow the shikigami's body to gradually adapt to the sudden increase in power.

Can't you see that my older sister still hasn't woken up?

However, Xu Ming hesitated again regarding the choice of who would use the Dragon Blood Essence.

Whether considering ability or potential, Haruyuki Arita is the first one to be ruled out. (Piggy: o(╥﹏╥)o)

The problem is that Erina and Fujino have similar potential, but Erina's ability is more practical, while Fujino's ability is more powerful.

This left Xu Ming in a state of hesitation.

Considering the complex geographical environment they would soon face, Xu Ming ultimately decided to give the Dragon Blood Essence to Erina to consume.

However, before giving Erina the medicine, Xu Ming first consulted the system.

'System, if I give the Dragon Blood Essence to Erina, how long will she need to fall into a deep sleep?'

The system not only quickly provided the answer, but also listed out the data of the three shikigami one by one.

—If the 'Dragon's Blood Essence' is used, Erina Nakiri will need to sleep for 3 days, Fujino Asagami for 7 days, and Haruyuki Arita for 30 days.

Xu Ming was immediately taken aback.

'How could there be such a big difference?!'

This conclusion is based on a comprehensive assessment of each shikigami's compatibility with 'Dragon's Blood Essence' and the shikigami's potential.