Novel-Mao
Chapter 68 Lucian's Big, Warm Hand
Sensing Lucian's sudden movement, Lily's body stiffened.
'Is Big Brother Lucian going to hit Lily?' She thought incredulously, frightened by the notion. Not even her evil father had ever hit her before.
However, after a moment, she tightly closed her eyes and continued, "Even if Big Brother Lucian hits Lily, Lily deserves it!"
But instead of a strike, Lily felt a big, warm hand gently patting her head.
'So warm,' Lily thought, unconsciously rubbing her little head against Lucian's hand.
Lucian smiled.
'She's more like a cat than a Pixie,' He mused.
After a moment, while he patted her head, Lucian asked, "Why would I ever hit you, Lily?"
"B-but. It's all Lily's fault. If Lily didn't-"
Before Lily could continue, Lucian interrupted her, "Even if I didn't promise you, I would have still cooked the Sous Vide Filet Mignon. Also, don't you remember I said the Sous Vide Filet Mignon was originally mine?"
"T-that is true… but…" Lily still felt it was partially her fault.
"Also, you might not know, but while I was cooking in the kitchen, your music saved my life!" Lucian said in as serious a tone as possible. And since it was the truth, Lily immediately perked her head up and stared at Lucian's face in shock. Like Lucian had said, she did not know she had saved his life.
However, she still felt a bit responsible for everything that had happened, and recalling Lucian spitting mouthfuls of blood did not help her state of mind either.
Meanwhile, from a distance, Fenwick watched Lily embracing Lucian with increasing annoyance. He was unsure if it was just his imagination playing tricks on him, but he could swear there was a pink mist around them and the faint sound of wedding music. The feeling of his treasure being stolen by someone grew until he could no longer stand it.
"How long are you two going to embrace each other!?" Fenwick shouted, unable to contain his frustration.
"Kyaa~!" Lily cutely screamed when Uncle Fenwick's voice resounded in the quiet restaurant, causing her to jump back from Lucian. Recalling that she had actively jumped into Lucian's embrace, her pretty face reddened from shame and embarrassment.
'Lily. How could you do something so embarrassing?' Lily squirmed with her head down, not daring to glance at Lucian. This was her first time touching a male. Of course, her evil father, Uncle Fen, and Big Brother Garrett did not count.
As for Fenwick, he glanced at Lucian emotionlessly, but inwardly, he was dancing in joy.
'Haha, that's what you get! Even if I can't beat you! I still have many tricks up my sleeve! You just wait!' He laughed triumphantly.
Meanwhile, Lucian smiled bitterly at Fenwick's little ploy.
[Host, the Sous Vide Filet Mignon, and pan sauce are getting cold.] The System suddenly said.
Lucian nodded and said, [I know.] Then, he walked toward the hovering pan sauce, and covered it in his Mana, bringing it down.
<{The pan sauce is incomplete!}>
Lucian furrowed his brows at the System Notification. How was the pan sauce not complete? If it was still incomplete, the Universal Tribulation would have killed him.
<{Blood from a Titan Drunken Blood Monkey is required to finish the dish.}>
[System, did the appearance of the Titan Drunken Blood Monkey change the Sous Vide Filet Mignon recipe?} Lucian asked the System. Only that would explain why the Universal Tribulation disappeared, yet the dish was still incomplete.
[The Host is correct. The recipe has slightly changed after everything that has happened.] The System responded after checking its database.
Lucian frowned and asked, [How will we get blood from the Titan Drunken Blood Monkey? It's not as if it would give it to us just because we asked nicely, right?]
[Actually, it will. Please wait a moment, Host.] The System said, stunning Lucian.
Meanwhile, in a dark environment with no light, a towering Titan Drunken Blood Monkey could be seen aimlessly floating.
Like a child, it was curiously looking around, when suddenly, it heard the weird-sounding voice from before sounding deep within its body, [Titan Drunken Blood Monkey, your creator needs a drop of your blood. Are you willing to help him?]
The Titan Drunken Blood Monkey did not understand the weird-sounding voice's words, but instinctively, it felt a primal excitement upon hearing the words 'creator' and 'help'.
*Roar*n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
*Roar*
The Titan Drunken Blood Monkey roared happily, and suddenly, it felt a weird sensation, which only lasted for a fraction of a second before disappearing.
[Thank you for your help. Your creator will meet you soon. And remember, not to release your pressure.]
*Roar*
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Grade 5 blood from a Titan Drunken Blood Monkey has been added.
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[That was fast.] Lucian said, impressed by the System's speed in acquiring such a precious ingredient.
[Thank you, Host. As long as the Titan Drunken Blood Monkey stays within the Spatial Farm, I can get as much blood as you need. However, I am confident that once you enter the Spatial Farm, you can easily obtain it yourself.]
Lucian nodded, then continued, [How did you get a Grade Five ingredient from a Magical Beast who is at least Grade 17?]
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Even now, Lucian could only guess at the Rank of the Titan Drunken Blood Monkey. Despite his eons of knowledge, he could only tell it was a low-ranking Immortal Magical Beast. Immortal Mana and Divine Mana were intrinsically vastly different, which made it almost impossible to accurately judge.
[Host, that is due to the nature of the Titan Drunken Blood Monkey. Even though it is a variant of its Race, it is still intrinsically a Drunken Monkey; therefore, its blood is actually what many Mages call 'red wine'. And I am sure you must know that each time a Drunken Monkey increases its Mage Rank its 'blood' will increase in Grade correspondingly.
However, that is where the similarities disappear. The Titan Drunken Blood Monkey has a Skill that allows it to produce lower-Grade blood and then store it.] The System explained what it learned upon reading the information it was given.