Imperial Crown

Raven couldn't help but laugh when he saw her.

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

Especially she was carrying a slightly bloated leather shoulder bag, with the strap diagonally across her right shoulder to her left waist, which looked 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: "Petie, pack up."

"No need, we're going to Bloody Highlands soon, you can't not eat well." Lux said seriously.

As she said that, she sat on the chair, lowered her head, put her hands on her knees neatly, but her legs were shaking, and I don't know what she was thinking.

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

Feeling Raven's gaze, Lux raised her head and shrank her feet: "You are such a weird person. Why do you always stare at other people's feet? Can they be eaten?"

"That's hard to say. How can you know if you 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 have something on your mind?"

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

"Really?"

Lux didn't say anything.

"Really?"

Raven's voice was getting closer and closer.

Lux still didn't say anything.

"Really, no???"

As this sentence came out, Raven's face appeared in front of Lux, so close that even his eyelashes could be seen clearly.

"Ah!" Lux was startled and quickly shrank back, and suddenly the chair she leaned on lost its balance and was about to fall to the ground.

At this moment, Raven's hand grasped the back of the chair and fixed it.

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

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

"You... put the chair down first." Lux twitched her red nose and murmured.

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

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

Raven's heart moved when he heard this.

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

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

The more popular name is divination.

Although he did not 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 must be more cautious this time."

She emphasized the word "cautious", and was afraid that she couldn't explain it clearly, so she added: "It's better to think about it from the beginning, whether there is a 'necessity' to attack the bloody highlands."

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.

Everything depends on human efforts.

He smiled and said: "Well, I know, I will be very careful when attacking the bloody highlands this time."

Seeing that Raven had no intention of giving up, Lux's eyes were a little disappointed, but she didn't feel very surprised.

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

"What is this...?" Raven took the bag and opened it. He was stunned for a moment, and then a warm feeling came over him.

There were eight primary healing potions inside.

Unlike the "red potions" in ordinary online games, any adventurer has a lot of them in his pocket, and can drink them like sugar water.

The unit price of primary healing potions is as high as five gold coins.

And because the shelf life is quite limited, from production to consumption, the efficacy can only be preserved for half a year at most, so the supply has always been small, and there are not many merchants who have the ability to make and resell. It can only be sold in big places like Mon'en City, and it can't be found in Shanjin Town at all.

Therefore, although its price is stable at ordinary times, it will rise sharply when encountering 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 was only accepted for reservations, and there was no stock at all, so Raven had to give up the order.

The effect of primary healing potions is beyond doubt. As long as the injury is not fatal, it can turn a serious injury into a minor injury, and a minor injury into no injury.

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, how many gold coins did you spend in total?"

"It's none of your business." Because Raven did not follow her advice, Lux's words were obviously emotional: "Anyway, I'm a priest, it's always easier to get healing potions."

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

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

But Lux always paid attention to him.

These healing potions would not be prepared today. Maybe she had a premonition that he would make a big move and had noticed his abnormality.

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

"What is there to thank..." Lux's fingers were wrapped around her golden hair, her face slightly red, and her eyes glanced to the side: "You don't want to listen to me again, it's good enough that you don't get angry with me."

Raven rubbed his nose with a little embarrassment.

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

After saying that, he put on the ear hat 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 at the bag left by Lux in a daze. 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 is also very helpful to her career, it is more like a business cooperation.

Unlike Nancy, the unruly lady gave her a lot of money and second-level magic, but in the final analysis, it was for herself.

Not to mention Petty, although this maid flattered her, it was ultimately because of the gap between their status, the so-called "those who admire me are afraid of me".

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

If it weren't for her, Angel's Tears would not have been able to make a name for herself in a short time.

To become a mage, it is also inseparable from her help and advice, not to mention her initiative to teach her the Elvish language.

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

In addition, today, these eight bottles of healing potions can be regarded as life-saving medicine.

If she were my wife, it would be great.

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

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

There are three reasons.

First, Lux is a serious priest. If she really steals the corner of the Lord of Light, Raven will definitely be put on the stake.

Second, her master, Crouch, is a great magician of the seventh level! If I seduce the apprentice of this powerful man, the ending of the stake may be a little more "happy", at least I will die happily.

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

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

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

But the premise is that he can return safely from the bloody highlands.

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

Like every day before, he read a book for a while and then started meditating again.

One meditation is not enough to make Raven's strength leap forward, but the more he faces big things, the more he has to keep his own rhythm.

Only those who can keep their own rhythm can go further on the road of life.

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

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