Chapter 53 They dare to rob the princess's caravan?
Chapter 53 They dare to rob the princess's caravan?
With resources like those of Destin, the Thunder's leader, he has no shortage of followers like her and Aston.
Dalton's statement that Lord Destin's followers were so powerful as to be almost "immortal" may not have been an exaggeration in retrospect.
Grace looked at the [Water of Life] in her right hand, where the [Demonic Sea] within her body was cracking.
The life-giving water given by Princess Sophia can give Aston a new lease on life, and perhaps even repair her cracked "Demonic Sea".
The Magic Sea is where mages store their magical power. If the Magic Sea cracks, the mage will no longer be able to cast advanced spells.
They can only use some basic spells through incantations.
The prerequisite for using basic spells is that the mage's mental energy is not damaged. If the mental energy is damaged and the magic sea cracks, then even basic spells cannot be used.
Her condition was that her mental strength was damaged and her magic sea was cracked. Fortunately, after recuperation, her mental strength recovered a little and she was able to use some basic spells.
Grace handed the soothing liquid to Aston and drank the sap from the Tree of Life first.
Unlike Aston, she didn't gulp it down, but instead sipped it slowly.
Sweet.
It also has a hint of fresh grass and wood fragrance.
After drinking about half a bottle, Grace's pale golden eyes grew brighter and brighter.
it works!
The sap, rich in vital energy, entered her body and transformed into the life energy her body needed to repair her parched and cracked demonic sea.
She closed her eyes and could clearly sense the dark, barren, and cracked Demon Sea gradually regaining its vitality.
The winding cracks are slowly healing.
Grace went from sipping the juice in small sips to gulping it down, and finished the bottle of Life Vitality Tree Juice in no time.
Not a single drop was wasted.
"How is she?" Aston asked nervously. He had recovered and naturally hoped that Grace could also recover completely.
"The parched and cracked Demon Sea is being repaired!"
Aston uncorked the bottle of tranquilizer and handed it to Grace.
Grace took the tranquilizer, glanced at Sophia whose hair was half green and half white, and had the same thought as Aston.
Five years is not enough...
It's really not enough...
It wouldn't be too much to serve this prince for the rest of my life.
Of course, if Lord Destin, the Lord of Thunder, needed her, she would be happy to serve him, even at the cost of her life...
"Your Highness, I feel uneasy serving you for five years. How about this... let me serve you for thirty years."
"No need, no need, thirty years is too long, let's make it five years. If you and Mr. Aston want to continue working for me after five years, I will naturally not refuse."
If you no longer wish to serve me after five years, I will not force you.
But there is one thing you must never forget in your entire lives, and that is swearing allegiance to Lord Diding, the Lord of Thunder.
Sophia didn't smile when she said the last sentence. Aston and Grace could leave in five years, but they could not forget their oath of allegiance to Lord Destin, the Lord of Thunder.
"Your Highness, rest assured, we will both keep our vows." Grace wiped the smile off her face and replied to Sophia seriously.
Aston, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.
Neither of them would joke about vows.
"That's good." Sophia smiled, feeling that Aston and Grace were not the kind of people who would break their word.
Those who are willing to risk their lives to save the villagers during a beast tide are definitely not people of bad character.
Grace took a sip of the soothing potion. The potion's color was strange; it was green...
As for the taste... it's not as good as the life essence from before.
As for the results...
Grace took a few more sips. As a mage, she could sense the Soothing Liquid transforming into pure energy, repairing her damaged mental strength.
As for the changes in her soul... she couldn't feel them, nor could she see them.
After drinking a bottle of soothing liquid, Grace raised her right hand above her head, and instantly, a fireball the size of a millstone appeared above her right hand.
Then she clenched her right hand, and the fireball, as large as a millstone, vanished into thin air.
"Your Highness, from now on I am a member of your caravan."
Grace placed her right hand on her chest and bowed to Sophia.
"Me too, I can leave the North with a caravan at any time and travel to various parts of the kingdom."
Aston also responded with a smile.
"By the way, Your Highness, what is the name of our caravan?"
"The Thunder Lord's caravan."
"..." Grace was speechless. The caravan was named "Lord of Thunder," so "who is the leader of the caravan?"
"Emily." Sophia pulled the head maid Emily to her side. "This is Emily, the leader of the caravan. Dalton, Aston, and Grace, I hope the three of you can assist in protecting Emily."
If you feel that Emily's decision-making is problematic in any matter, you can speak frankly with her.
"Your Highness, rest assured, the three of us will certainly not let you down."
Dalton, Aston, and Grace bowed simultaneously with their hands on their chests.
"What do you mainly sell?"
"Currently, we only sell Life Energy Drinks and Soul Soothing Elixir. Then, we use the money earned from selling these items to purchase local specialties, grains, vegetable seeds, fruit seeds, and other goods from all over the kingdom."
Aston and Grace exchanged a glance upon hearing Sophia's words. They hadn't expected that their prince would actually sell these two "divine items."
Dalton, who was standing to the side, looked hesitant to speak. After thinking for a moment, he finally voiced his concerns, "Your Highness, selling this high-quality 'Water of Life' on a large scale could put the caravan in an extremely dangerous situation."
Some powerful individuals might take the risk and attack caravans. Even nobles and lords from various regions might harbor designs on our caravans.
"That's true," Aston agreed, having thought of it as well.
Grace had thought of that too.
If those powerful individuals nearing the end of their lifespan knew that the caravan was selling such a divine item that could prolong life, they would certainly stop at nothing to seize it.
"No...that can't be happening, can it? They dare to rob the caravan of the Third Princess of the Kingdom of Roland?"
Sophia thought... no matter how ruthless those bandits were, they couldn't possibly be this ruthless, could they?
If they rob her caravan, aren't they afraid she'll send a large army to punish them?
"They are too audacious, Your Highness. Aston and I alone cannot deter the kingdom's powerful figures."
"Why are those merchant guilds that sell the Water of Life from the Elven Kingdom unaffected?"
"Because that is not the real water of life at all, and it cannot compare with the water of life that Your Highness sells."
If Your Highness also dilutes the Water of Life, then there won't be much of a problem.
"Huh?" Sophia looked troubled. "Isn't that a bad idea? The life-giving water I'm selling is already scraps that Lord Distin used. If I dilute it further... wouldn't that make me a profiteer?"
Or should I adjust the price of Life Essence back to its original price?
"The original price?" Grace asked curiously. "What was the price Your Highness set before?"
Sofia held up one finger.
"One thousand gold coins?" Grace frowned. "That's too low..."
"It's not a thousand gold coins, it's one gold coin. This is the price that His Highness set beforehand."
A bottle of vital energy the size of a thumb is priced at one gold coin.
The moment Anna finished speaking, the entire garden fell silent.
Aston, Dalton, Grace, and even Lyra, who had just recovered, stared at Sophia with incredulous eyes...
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