Chapter 42 Rorschach in Red Warmth
Dongfang Qing gestured behind him to make an ice chair, then comfortably lay back on it: "I'm giving you a choice now, are you willing to become my disciple?"
The boy was startled when a chair the size of an eye appeared out of thin air, but he quickly realized that the girl in front of him might be a magician.
"Huh? I...I..." The boy stammered and hesitated for a long time before failing to give a decent answer.
Narrowing his eyes, Dongfang Qing's tone became slightly impatient: "Hurry up, after you become my disciple, I will teach you magic. Do you know that if it were the 4th Calamity, they would already be kneeling down and begging me?"
"Me...? I'm so stupid... You really want to..." A ripple of excitement crossed the corner of the boy's eyes, and he looked completely incredulous.
With a flick of his finger, He created another receipt, looking at him mockingly: "The dress you tore is worth 200,000 gold coins. You should consider how many years you need to be an adventurer to pay me back."
[You're even more ruthless than me? 200,000? You think you can just rob me?!]
A sudden voice echoed in Dongfang Qing's mind. At first glance, it was the system that he hadn't contacted for many years.
"System, shut up!"
He immediately stopped the system, crossed his legs, propped his head up with one hand, and silently watched the boy.
With a thud, the boy knelt down instantly, immediately kowtowing several times without hesitation: "Teacher! Please accept my bow!"
With a sudden burst of strength from her waist, Dongfang Qing jumped up from the chair and silently looked at the clothes in the system store: "Let me change your clothes first...!"
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, He chose a black and white striped shirt and a pair of relatively loose shorts.
"Thump—!"
The moment He opened His eyes, His finger suddenly pointed at the boy in front of Him. As the magic circle beneath the boy's feet gradually moved over his entire body, the boy's appearance changed drastically in an instant.
After cutting his long hair short and styling it into a middle part, the boy's energy and spirit immediately rose to a new level.
The black and white color scheme paired with a middle parting creates an odd sense of disharmony, but thankfully the purple pupils prevent it from overlapping with the image of a certain deceased person…
"Come on, I'll teach you the simplest wood-attribute magic in the woods outside the city." With his hands behind his back, Dongfang Qing strode outwards.
The boy, still reeling from the changes in himself, remained in shock for a long time.
...
Inside a castle in Elrovi City, a young demon was enjoying a delicious meal and red wine.
"Earl of Lorraine..."
A maid carefully stepped forward, holding a black envelope, and respectfully handed it to the boy.
The boy, called Lorraine, took the letter after wiping his mouth with a napkin. He violently tore it open, and a line of words immediately caught his eye.
"Hello, my esteemed Earl of Lorraine! No, I should call you Rorschach!"
"bump--!"
He slammed his fists down on the table, the force of which shattered the entire table, turning the tableware and dishcloth into dust.
"Impossible! How could anyone know..." The boy incredulously unfolded all the folded letters, his astonished face instantly filled with murderous intent.
"I haven't streamed since the second closed beta! Who could it be!?" Only after reading the entire letter did the boy grit his teeth and force himself to calm down.
This demon youth was none other than Luo Xia!
However, since the second closed beta test, he has been entrenched around various native nobles as Lorraine, and has never done a live stream.
In his view, those jerks in the live stream couldn't control their mouths. They always called each other "family" but when it mattered, they were stabbed in the back.
Even though he had done everything so meticulously, someone still discovered his identity, which made Luo Xia question his life.
"Tap tap tap..."
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the empty living room. A maid hurried forward and bowed respectfully: "Earl Lorraine! Mr. Constance requests an audience..."
"Hiss..." Luo Xia took a deep breath, pinched his thigh, and after a few deep breaths, he returned to his calm and composed demeanor.
"Let him in..." he waved his hand and instructed the maid.
"yes…"
A moment later, a middle-aged man dressed in elegant and luxurious attire walked in.
He was respectfully holding a box, and smiled obsequiously at Luo Xia.
"Contans, has the deposit for Daedalus arrived?" Rorschach asked, tapping his index finger lightly on the table with a stern expression, glancing sideways at him.
He nodded quickly, and the middle-aged man called Constans bowed respectfully: "Yes... my esteemed Earl!"
Seemingly extremely familiar with the person in front of him, Rorschach maintained the same posture, staring intently at him.
He parted his lips slightly, and his tone suddenly softened: "That's good. I thought he was captured and interrogated by Euphemia and killed there. It seems I was overthinking it."
With a quick dart of his eyes, Constance shamelessly continued, "The fact that the Grand Duke was able to emerge safely from the courtroom is thanks to the great Her Majesty Her Majesty Jekadelina!"
"Is that so? Heh..." Upon hearing this, Luo Xia narrowed his eyes and immediately let out a cold laugh.
His eyes widened suddenly, and he shook his head mockingly: "That's why I said making deals with mediocre people like you is the stupidest thing to do..."
"Your Excellency, you mean…" Constans was taken aback by the sudden gesture from the person in front of him.
"My men have already moved the stuff to Vortex Island. Don't let the research on blood magic cause any more problems!" Luo Xia glared at him fiercely, his breathing becoming rapid, and killing intent spreading to the corners of his eyes.
"Look at what you're saying... how could we—"
Before Constance could finish speaking, Rorschach interrupted him sarcastically: "You couldn't even kill an elf properly last time I asked you to, so why is Vivian still alive and well?!"
"This..." Upon hearing this, Contans stammered, his gaze unconsciously shifting away.
Seeing his expression, Rorschach immediately laughed in anger, stood up and walked forward, looking down at him: "Not only is she alive and well, she even has the ability to assassinate Daedalus! Are you trying to kill your master?"
Staggering back a step, Kontas swallowed hard. "We really didn't expect that a high-level mage could..."
With a short laugh, Luo Xia's brows were already bulging with veins, his face flushed red: "Oh? Is that so? A high-level mage~ Then why is she a grand mage now? Was I blind back then, or did I see it wrong?"
"Answer me—!" His tone suddenly rose, his eyes fixed on Constance, his surging killing intent wanting to skin him alive.
Threatened like this, Constance no longer hesitated and stammered, "There...there are rumors that she met that woman, that...that Victoria..."
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Xia took a step back, afraid that he would be so angry that he would die. He began to take deep breaths frantically.
After a long while, his flushed face gradually faded a little, and he sat back down in his chair, opening the box that Constance had just brought over.
The glittering brilliance of the jewels caught his eye, but his brows furrowed again, a burning anger simmering in his chest: "Huh? My...my necklace!? Where did that purple crystal necklace go!?"
"Oh...oh...oh, that...on the way here, a mouse knocked over a box while I was carrying it, and it tore a lady's skirt. I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I quickly grabbed my things and ran away."
"Where's the necklace?" Rorschach's tone suddenly became extremely calm, his gaze fixed intently on Constance.
"It must have…it must have fallen on that street…" Scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly, Constance felt a chill creep down his spine.
"Fuck your mother, you bitch—!"