Chapter 205 - Cellan And Alucard

Alucard and Cellan glanced at each other and nodded their heads.

"Duke Cale, I don't know if you still recall our bet when I challenged you. I told you that if I lost to you in one move, I will follow and serve you." Cellan spoke with a bit of embarrassment. Recalling how arrogant he was back then, he couldn't help but scold himself internally. Thankfully, Cale was not a petty person.

Alucard who was listening at the side was surprised to hear it. During the meeting of the top experts of the Celestial Sword Empire, only those at the Immortal-Class level were invited to participate. Alucard was still on his cultivation retreat at that time, so he didn't hear any news about their battle. So when he heard that Cellan, the former first Adamantine-Rank mercenary lost in one move, Alucard was quite surprised. Even Duke Shutra of the Ignius Family wasn't capable of doing that. 

Cale nodded his head at Cellan's words. He indeed recalled their bet at that time, but he didn't take it to heart. Who knew that Cellan was quite the persistent fellow and he didn't forget their bet. Although Cale praised him for being a man of his words.

"Cellan, I didn't forget about our bet, but the stakes at that time was unfair on your side." Cale shook his head with a smile.

Cellan glances at Cale with a firm look and stated helplessly. "Duke Cale, please permit me to follow you. If you don't accept me, my dao heart might be severely implicated..." 

Cellan didn't have problems with serving Cale at all. Contrary to that, he even wished to become one of Cale's subordinates. Heck! Who doesn't want to follow someone with limitless potential? Not to mention that Cale was also very young.

Cale sighed and nodded his head when he felt the helplessness in Cellan's tone. He could understand the man's thoughts.

"In that case, I will accept you under my wing, Cellan."

The dao heart was something intangible, but it brings a great impact on a cultivator's life. If his dao heart was firm and solid, then his future cultivation would surely have less bottleneck, but if a cultivator's dao heart was shaky and full of doubts, then he would be stuck in his cultivation and may even regress if not treated seriously.

Cellan felt jubilant after hearing Cale's approval. He even failed to mask the wide grin on his ferocious face. 

Cale then turned his glance towards Alucard. The latter smiled and said. "Duke Cale, I have the same intentions in coming here. Honestly, I was present during your fight with the Beast King. I saw that glorious battle that shook the surrounding lands. I can still vividly recall it and it always makes me thrilled. Furthermore, I learned a lot during that fight and it was also because of that battle that I broke through my bottleneck to reach the Immortal-Class level. I came here in hopes of serving under you to thank you for your help."

Cale shrugged his shoulders and shook his head with a smile. "Since I have already accepted Cellan as one of my people, how can I reject you. In fact, we still have to thank you for giving us your recommendation letter before. Without that, we might have been barred entry to the Celestial Sword Empire." 

Alucard chuckled at Cale's words and he felt elated in his heart. Following Cale would surely make his progress much faster.

"Since the both of you are now part of my people, I shall not be stingy. Here, take this as a gift from me." Cale laughed as he gave them each a bottle of Heavenly Restoration Wine.

Cellan and Alucard glanced perplexedly at the ordinary-looking bottle of wine. The bottle had no inscriptions or engravings that could enhance the wine inside it, but they strangely feel that there was something more about it.

"Duke Cale, this wine bottle... Although it looks ordinary, I feel some sort of extraordinariness about it... This must not be simple..." Cellan's brows were furrowed as he studied the bottle in his hands. 

Alucard might be slightly weaker in cultivation, but he also felt the strangeness of the bottle. "Indeed. This bottle must be made of a material that is not present here on Shura. Because if it was, I should have known it."

Cale merely smiled at them and refused to speak. He himself didn't know how the bottles were made. It was something that he bought from the Black Market for one Crystal Coin. 

(Remember 1 Crystal Coin = 1 Billion Black Coins)

Cellan who was a man fond of wines unscrewed the bottle with a hint of expectation on his face.

'Since the wine bottle was already of high quality, the wine itself shouldn't be that bad either.' Cellan thought to himself.

"This... What is this?!" Cellan who was normally calm, unintentionally increased the volume of his voice after he felt the weird changes in his body when he inhaled the wine's aroma.

Alucard was surprised at Cellan's expression so he also opened the bottle in his hands. Not long after, his face looked even more exaggerated than Cellan's.

"Holy shit... What kind of wine is this?!" Alucard's eyes widened as he exclaimed.

"The both of you may consume it later." Cale said.

Cale then cast his glance at Zero and said to him. "Zero, go with them and arrange their lodgings. Make sure that they are treated with care."

Zero nodded his head in acknowledgment. "Yes, my lord."

Cellan and Alucard smiled in embarrassment at their exaggerated expressions. They then kept their Heavenly Restoration Wine carefully as if it was fragile jade.

Zero nodded at the two and said. "Gentlemen, please follow me." 

Alucard and Cellan nodded their heads at Zero before they bowed at Cale. "Goodbye, Duke Cale. Just call us if you need to get something done."

Cale smiled and gestured for the both of them to leave. 

While watching their departing backs, Cale's eyes flickered.

"The both of you might have something to work on right away." Cale muttered with a grin on his face.