Chapter 17

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A faint voice repeated those words for a second time.

In that moment, Austin’s words had a completely different effect on Christina’s heart.

If the first time was just a question, then there seemed to be a hint of excitement that flashed across Christina’s face as she heard it the second time. 

“I’m willing to learn and become an alchemist.” Christina agreed to Austin without any hesitation.

Whether it was from Austin’s disdainful tone toward a first-tier alchemist or the fact that he had just refined the pill right in front of her eyes, it was enough to prove his strength in front of her. 

Christina wanted to become stronger.

Not only did she want to become a mage, but she also wanted to become a rare alchemist.

“That’s not enough.” Saying that, Austin casually tapped the empty teacup in front of him.

Christina immediately understood and picked up the kettle to boil water.

In a short while, Christina held the teapot in one hand and poured the tea for Austin.

Because she was a girl and the eldest daughter, Chris had learned a lot about etiquette, so Austin thought that her tea-pouring skills were decent.

Then, there was the formal ceremony of apprenticeship.

Regardless of age, Christina bowed three times in front of Austin.

With that, Austin finally acknowledged his first disciple in this world.

Seeing Christina stand up to serve tea, Austin was quite satisfied.

After taking a sip of tea, Austin picked up a spiritual herb and started to explain to Christina.

“If you want to become an alchemist, one of the three most important points is your understanding of spiritual herbs. If you have a deep understanding of the attributes of spiritual herbs, you can still refine them into pills according to their medicinal principles while making sure that the spiritual energy loss is minimal regardless of whether the alchemist has low spiritual energy or not. For example, take this Willow Sun Grass…”

Austin immediately began to explain the Willow Sun Grass to Christina in detail. If one wanted to refine pills, one needed to have the most basic knowledge of spiritual herbs.

At the same time on the other side, just as Christina had become Austin’s student and was now carefully studying alchemy technique…

The Nolan family’s dejected elders who had been sent flying by Austin’s palm had already found the leader of the Nolan family, Lance.

After a brief account of the events that had occurred, Lance’s eyes were also filled with shock. It was obvious that he had long been indifferent to his eldest daughter because she was unable to cultivate.

Now, when he heard that Christina had actually joined forces with a fourth-tier mage to secretly plot against the Nolan family…

He was naturally furious.

He immediately agreed to the elders’ joint request, preparing to invite the elders to come out with him as he went to mercilessly kill Austin and his own daughter. 

After severely reprimanding the traitor Christina, she would be stripped of her identity as the Nolan family’s eldest daughter before being locked up and paraded in public to be shamed. Finally, he would behead her in front of the entire city. 

Lance did not care about Christina’s prior relationship with the Nolan family at all. 

Very soon, Lance brought the family deacon, Bruce, and the rest of the elders into the depths of the head family’s house. There, they were faced with a yard filled with weeds and bluestones. 

Although the yard in front of them was dilapidated, it was not difficult to tell from all the signs that this place was once glorious when it was first built.

This was the Nolan family’s ancestral land.

For the whole Nolan family mansion, no matter where the gate was, there were several guards guarding it. There were also various patrols within the family to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies.

However, this was the only place that did not have any defensive facilities. There was not even a single servant.

That was because that particular old man of the Nolan family lived here.

With him, even if the Nolan family was attacked by foreign enemies and the mansion was being burnt to the ground, this place would definitely be the strongest place in the Nolan family mansion.

Even if someone were to guard this place, they would have to worry about disturbing the old man.

The Nolan family’s grand ancestor, August!

At the same time, he was also the only ancestor-level figure left in the Nolan family.

Legend has it that a hundred years ago, he sensed that the end of his lifespan was approaching so he ordered people to build a courtyard and live in the depths of the Nolan family mansion. He devoted himself to cultivation and extended his lifespan.

When he was in closed-door cultivation, he had already reached the peak level of a third-tier mage.

Now, in the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed. There was not a sound from the grand ancestor. He only ordered people to send food over from time to time. He must have successfully advanced and broken through the limit of his lifespan.

He had been in closed-door cultivation for decades. What did this mean? It meant that even the current head of the Nolan family, Lance, had to kneel and respectfully call him his ancestor.

When the elders came to the courtyard door, none of them dared to take the initiative to walk up and knock on the door.

“Lord Patriarch, you are the most senior person in the family now. If you don’t go up and knock on the door, it’s natural that I, the deacon, and the other elders, wouldn’t dare to even try!” In the end, it was still Bruce who spoke to Lance.

Hearing this, Lancet’s eyes turned serious as if steadying himself to knock on the door. He tidied up his clothes before taking a deep breath, just about to knock when suddenly… 

Just as he reached out his hand and before it could make contact with the wood, the tightly shut wooden door suddenly opened on its own without anyone else behind it.

An old voice slowly sounded from within.

“Why are there so many people looking for me this time? Lance, you’re only allowed to bring two people in with you. Don’t bother having so many people come in all at once, it’d just be too noisy.”.