Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?-Chapter 290 - 88 Compensation

Countless sparks formed dense tiny symbols, rapidly extending along the opponent’s body. In less than half a second, they completely enveloped the human balloon and then flung it high into the distance, where it burst into a huge firework.

Blood rained down like rain, the earth stained red.

"If this guy really became a demigod, then his fall would have triggered a mutant phenomenon." Red-haired Otto looked at the distant blood rain, speaking indifferently, "It would be much more troublesome to deal with."

"The plague he spread is even more troublesome," Aske said. "The Black Death is not easy to resolve."

"Especially under the tense relationship we now have with the Church Court," Red-haired Otto sighed lightly, then smiled, "But that’s another matter."

"I think you guys have enough reason to look forward to your compensation." He raised his right hand and pointed to the ground, where white flames immediately rose, transforming into something new. "After the Siege of Olympia ended, Lord Apilius gave you six bottles of Magic Potion Sequence II and two bottles of Sequence I. Although our Weisbach family isn’t as wealthy as Olympia, we won’t be stingy towards the heroes who saved the Bavarian Duchy."

"Four bottles of Magic Potion Sequence II and two of Sequence I," he continued as six slim bottles appeared on the ground. "Clearly Life II, Spirit Body II, Tenacity II, Will II, along with two bottles of Tactics I. I think they should satisfy your team’s needs."

Aske was speechless. This reward... It wasn’t exactly stingy, adding up to at least 200,000 marks, a type that was priceless. As for the two bottles of Magic Potion Sequence I, they were just an extra.

However, "Tenacity II" and "Will II" were part of Eleanor’s Bloodline Sequence, magic potions usually reserved for Weisbach family members—how could they indiscriminately count them as compensation for this mission? "Life II" and "Spirit Body II" were part of Nora’s Bloodline Sequence; don’t think I’m unaware that you are subtly currying favor with the Lixini Family!

The remaining two bottles of "Tactics I," one for Eleanor and one for me... Aske couldn’t help but reflect on the political acumen of a demigod from a Great Noble family, using even the compensation to extract the greatest value.

"Thank you very much." He smiled and collected the magic potions.

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A few days later, at Weisbach Palace.

"How are things?"

"Not good. The domestic plague is showing signs of spreading," Eleanor said with concern. "The Maximilian Hospital has organized a pandemic relief team, but..."

"We’re short on the necessary medicine," Aske finished for her.

"Maybe I should give my family a call," Nora suddenly suggested.

Eleanor looked at her, shaking her head slightly, "Nora, I don’t want to..."

"The Church Court is the Church Court, Lixini is Lixini," Nora smiled warmly. "Besides, what we’re selling isn’t military arms, but medicine to save people."

"Nora..." Eleanor was moved and gently embraced her.

The two women got caught up with each other again, and Aske pretended not to see (it wasn’t the first or second time anyway). He went straight out the door, only to see Ludwig standing right in front, his expression somewhat awkward from being caught out.

"It’s settled," Aske said. "The Lixini family will send medicine."

"That’s truly wonderful, thank God," Ludwig made a cross on his chest, "and thank you, thank you, Miss Nora from your group, Lord Aske."

"I doubt you came just to give thanks, did you?" Aske said.

"Yes," Ludwig replied gravely. "The Wolf Family has formally declared war on us."

"Isn’t that what’s expected?" Aske asked.

Ludwig: ...

That’s what he said, but I was just looking for a conversation starter! Can’t one communicate properly anymore?

"Well, currently we are quite passive..." Ludwig said.

"Indeed, the plague hasn’t subsided yet, and now there’s the calamity of war, making things quite difficult," Aske commented. "After we defeat the Wolf Family, the Emperor plans to deploy troops to Italy. By then, we’ll have to recruit soldiers through you..."

Please stop! Ludwig, feeling overwhelmed by life’s hardships, nearly burst into tears, but he asked directly instead:

"Does The Azure Longsword still accept employment?"

"That depends on the matter at hand," Aske replied.

"Of course, it’s about war," Ludwig said. "The Weisbach Family hopes to continue to hire you, to help defend against the invasion of the Wolf Family."

"May I ask if this is your idea or your father’s?" Aske inquired.

"It’s neither," Ludwig responded. "It’s the idea of the Sealing Furnace Fire Lord."

"Oh?"

"He believes that you possess military command talent," Ludwig said.

Aske was slightly surprised; this demigod had some insight.

He pulled out a paper from his pocket, swiftly wrote a few words, and handed it to Ludwig, saying:

"Here, take this."

"Is this some kind of secret code?" Ludwig asked, taking it and seeing it was written, "Visual II-1 bottle, Weakness II-1 bottle, Tactics II-1 bottle, Intuition II-2 bottles."

Those were physical-based magic potions. The Weisbach family’s extraordinary warehouse might have some in stock. If not, they could start collecting them beforehand.

"This is the payment we want," Aske said. "The Lord of the Sealing Furnace Fire will understand."

Holding the paper, Ludwig left perplexed. Aske returned to his room, greeted everyone, and entered Fire Island with Eleanor and Nora.

They were going to consume the magic potion. Needless to say, the other girls were filled with envy and jealousy.

Upon reaching Fire Island, they found themselves in the simple alchemical workshop behind the manor, where Medea’s preparation was nearing its end.

"What the hell did this guy consume? His spirituality is so mixed up..." Medea complained upon seeing Aske. "It took me quite some effort."

What was currently decomposing in the reaction vessel was the condensed extraordinary traits of a hawk-nosed man who had exploded and died. After the battle, Mia had stealthily retrieved it using her shadow ability.

Red-haired Otto, the Demigod Lord, didn’t say anything; he probably saw everything. As for why he didn’t stop it, of course, it was because the members of The Azure Longsword Mercenary Corps were all below level 10 and simply couldn’t absorb the power of the laws within.

Without a clear understanding of the sequence combination of the Lord of Filth, they couldn’t accurately disintegrate it. Thus, they could either sell it or, by a cruder method, destroy the essence by merely absorbing the extraordinary power and letting the extraordinary traits dissipate.

Whichever the case, it didn’t matter to Red-haired Otto.

On the return trip by car, Otto subtly reminded everyone: they would rather waste its traits by handling it crudely than sell it.

The killed hawk-nosed man was not a Hussite insurgent as they had originally speculated but belonged to an ancient Italian organization named the Pure Blood Monastery.

This secretive organization had clandestinely mastered numerous bloodlines, primarily under the "Flesh" main sequence, including the exceedingly rare "Lord of Filth." They were accustomed to plundering any compatible magic potion sequences from the outside world, aiming to restore the dominance of Ancient Solomon Empire and the Solomon people in the world.

As such, almost all members of this hidden organization were extreme xenophobes, purists, and racists. If they ever discovered that the Azure Longsword once had the extraordinary trait of the "Lord of Filth," then they would undoubtedly come to kill and reclaim it.

Of course, this was not a problem for the group.

Since they precisely knew the sequence combination of the Lord of Filth, this extraordinary trait would soon be disintegrated.

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