'So, I'm basically unable to go to higher realms now to unlock my power and the barrier of this ring?'
[For now, yes. Host, give me some time to deduce the situation around you. Your current situation is quite complicated. I will inform you once I manage to gather more info.]
'Well... whatever... I'll just wait.'
Turning towards Eve, Red asked her gently...
"Eve, dear, do you want to have dinner?"
"Okay, darling.~"
He turned around and instructed the maids to prepare dinner for them.
Standing up, he took Eve's hand, and went towards the dining table.
After dinner, Red felt quite bored. There was nothing interesting to do, but cuddling with Eve was still good.
He took her hand and went upstairs to sleep. Tomorrow should be an interesting day. They had an auction to attend.
......
The next morning...
Red woke up in the same situation as the last day. He felt that he would be waking up like this from now on, which didn't feel bad at all.
He gently stroked Eve's hair, waking her up.
"Let's go, dear. Let's have breakfast first. We have an auction to attend later."
"Hmmm, okay, darling.~"
......
After breakfast, Red took Eve's hand and teleported to the entrance of the Devure family estate. He didn't know what to do, so might as well visit Scarlett and attend the auction with her later.
He approached the guards in front of the estate's gate, who were now petrified with fear. They have just teleported in front of them casually, so it was natural for them to feel shocked and afraid.
"Excuse me. I'm Red Vaelanor. I was invited by Lady Scarlett to attend the auction with her today, so I came to visit beforehand."
"Y-yes... Lord Vaelanor... We will inform the Young Lady immediately."
One of the guards immediately pulled out his phone to make a call.
'Lord? Nice... Much better than calling me Patriarch...'
Not long after, the guard returned his phone to his pocket and carefully approached Red.
"L-Lord Vaelanor, please follow me. I will take you to the estate. The Young Lady is expecting you."
"No need, I will go by myself. Here, take this..."
Red threw one high-grade spirit stone towards each of the guards.
The guards caught it and were instantly elated. This was a high-grade spirit stone! It was worth a fortune. They have never received so much money in their lives!
"T-thank you, Lord Vaelanor."
They both bowed deeply.
Red waved his hand and teleported with Eve directly to the entrance of the castle, deep inside of the Devure family estate.
Scarlett was already standing at the entrance when they arrived.
"Welcome, Red, to my humble home. I didn't expect you to visit me before the auction."
Scarlett was actually very happy to see him visit her.
"We had nothing to do, so I figured it's better to just come directly."
Red was honest. He really didn't know what to do before the auction.
Scarlett giggled.
"Please, follow me inside."
Scarlett gestured towards the door and started leading the way into the castle.
Red noticed the way her hips were elegantly swaying from side to side while walking in front, and her perky ass was jiggling from up and down.
'What a beautiful ass...'
[Host... Please try to be more subtle about your observations...]
'Hell no, I have nobody to fear and nothing to feel ashamed about!'
[......]
Entering the living room of the castle, Red spotted the old man August Devure sitting at the large sofa and drinking tea.
"Hello, old man, I came to visit."
Red waved his hand in greeting.
"Pfft! Cought! Cought!"
The old man immediately spat out his tea and started coughing. He was startled. He really didn't expect Red to visit today.
He hurriedly stood up.
"Greetings, Patriarch Vaelanor. What brings you to my humble home?"
He glanced at Scarlett, showing a knowing smile.
Scarlett was a bit embarrassed, but she didn't care. She just turned her head to the side.
"Humph..."
The old man shook his head. He was already used to his granddaughter's behavior.
"Humble? You people keep saying "humble home" as if this castle is humble in any way."
Red laughed. What was so humble about this enormous castle?
"Hohohoho! It's a matter of speech. Of course, it's anything but humble."
The old man laughed with him.
"Old man, stop calling me Patriarch Vaelanor. I have a name. Just call me Red. I don't like that "patriarch" name at all."
"Okay, since you call this old man an "old man", I shall call you Lord Red. Since you are a Martial Emperor now, this would be the most I can do."
"Well... whatever."
Red didn't care much. He was just annoyed by that previous form of address. He never got used to people addressing him by his last name.
He continued.
"Scarlett invited me to attend the auction with her this evening. I had nothing to do at home so I came earlier to visit."
"Oh? That's great! Want to play some chess with this old man?"
"Eh? Sure, but I'm not really good at chess. I barely played it before."
"Hohoho, there is nothing to worry about. We can just have a friendly game while we drink tea."
"Sure..."
Red approached and sat on the sofa opposite of the old man. Eve, naturally, sat right beside him.
Scarlett approached them too and sat on the other side of Red. This made the old man give her another knowing smile.
"Okay, let's begin."
The old man let him play the first move.
......
An hour later...
"Damn... Old man... Didn't I tell you that I didn't play much before? Is there a need to beat me within 5 minutes every time?"
Red wasn't really angry. He didn't care much about this game. He knew the rules but never had much time to play before. He appreciated the opportunity to learn more and decided to practice more in the future.
"Hohohoho, this is the best way for you to learn faster. Going easy won't help."
"Well, thank you for teaching me some tricks. I'm grateful."
"Come, come... Let's have dinner together."
"Sure..."
They stood up and headed towards the dining table where numerous dishes had already been served.
......
At the dining table...
"Lord Red, now that your family is ranked 1st and you became a Martial Emperor, what do you plan to do? Do you intend to deal with the Emyren family?"
"Nah... I won't do anything unless they start another conflict. I have no plans to expand my business or fight over power. I have enough money and resources as it is. I will just relax and enjoy my life, while also focusing on the martial dao."
"Oh? I didn't expect this. Lord Red is indeed a person with broad horizons!"
"I'm just too lazy to deal with some ants."
Red was honest, as always.
"And what about today's auction? Did anything catch your eye?"
"I have no idea what is going to be displayed for the most part. I didn't investigate it and I'd like to be surprised. But... there is indeed one thing. Yesterday I happened to come upon a certain egg. The Wyvern Egg. I wish to obtain it."
"Hoho? I heard about that. It is indeed a very rare find. Alas, not many would dare to buy it even with enough resources. Wyverns are naturally ferocious and hard to control. Only Martial Kings and Martial Emperors would dare to bid for it. With your strength, there shouldn't be any problems with controlling the beast."
"What about you, old man? Anything that you want?"
"There is a certain medical pill that will be auctioned. This old man would like to try his luck to alleviate some of my injuries from the past."
"Ah... Good that you reminded me."
Red snapped his fingers.
In the next moment, old man August felt his vitality increase at a rapid rate.
He focused on his body and discovered that all of his past injuries were fully healed and his cultivation could progress further.
He stood up in an instant and slapped the table in front of him, nearly breaking it.
"THIS! THIS IS AMAZING! How did you do this?"
"That's a secret, old man. Your injuries should be fully healed now so you can continue on your path of cultivation. I sense that you have reached a peak of Martial King realm and you can try to advance further. With years of accumulation and experience, it shouldn't be too hard for you to become a Martial Emperor. Just make sure to contact me when you decide to advance, as I might be able to help you with your tribulation."
"HAHAHAHA! Good, good, good! What a good grandson-in-law!"
"Cough! Old man! What are you saying!"
Scarlett instantly stood up with a red face.
"Hohoho, don't mind this old man, his age is old and his mind is frail. Treat it as talking nonsense."
Nobody believed what he said. Old? Frail? Where?
"Well, Lord Red, if you need any help in the future, don't hesitate to ask this old man! And by the way, now I don't need that medical pill. If you lack any money at the auction later, this old man shall give you all his savings!"
"Hahahaha... No need, I have plenty."
Red really didn't care about compensation. What money? He had infinite money.
He looked at his watch. The auction was approaching.
"Scarlett, do you have a reserved room for the auction?"
"Ah, yes. I reserved a private room already, it's on the 2nd floor. The 3rd floor is only accessible for the leaders of 4 great families. Ah! I forgot that you are a leader now! You could have reserved a room on a higher floor. I'm sorry."
"Ah, no need to worry, I'll just call and reserve it."
The rooms on the 3rd floor were much more luxurious than the rooms on the 2nd floor. The service was also much better.
Red took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Patriarch Quinn.
The call instantly connected.
"Hello, Patriarch Vaelanor. How may I help you today?"
"I need a room for the auction, 3rd floor."
"Haha! No need to worry, the room is already reserved in case you decided to show up. I have shown your picture to the guards and attendants so there is no need to tell them anything."
"Good. Thank you, Patriarch Quinn."
"No need! No trouble!"
The call disconnected.
"Well... That's settled. Now, should we go?"
"We should head out. It will take at least half an hour to reach there and the auction will start soon after."
"Half an hour? I will just teleport us all there."
"Eh? What? Lord Red, you can teleport other people with you!?"
Old man August was very surprised.
"What's so surprising about that?"
"This... Usually, Martial Emperors can only teleport themselves. Some very strong ones can at most bring a single person with them, as it would drain most of their energy to do it!"
"Ah, that's what you're thinking about. I have comprehended the Law of Space and integrated it into my domain. I can teleport around as much as I want and can bring as many people as I want."
"What!? You not only comprehended the Law of Time but you also comprehended the Law of Space!?"
Now it was Scarlett's turn to be shocked. The Law of Time was already a very hard law to comprehend. While Martial Emperors could comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, they could at most comprehend only minor elemental laws.
Comprehending higher laws usually happens for the emperors of the Celestial Realm and the God Realm. With only some rare cases of the emperors in the God Realm being able to comprehend the highest laws like the Law of Space and the Law of Time.
Even in her True Dragon Clan, the amount of beings who comprehended the Law of Space or the Law of Time could be counted on one hand. Even then, they only glimpsed a small fraction of said laws.
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