After a while, Viscount Fergus stopped smiling, looked at Gray, and asked with surprise and doubt in his voice.
"But how did your strength improve so quickly? It has not been a year since you became a low-level blood warrior."
"I'm not too sure either."
Gray shook his head and said vaguely.
"During the time I came to the castle, especially after taking the blood of the blood beast, my strength improved faster than before."
Gray felt that the inexplicable "transformation" of his body had a lot to do with his time travel. After all, before he took over this body, this body did not have such a big reaction when taking the blood of the blood beast, so he selectively retained it and did not say anything. come out.
Viscount Fergus frowned, thinking about the reason, and after a moment, he came to a conclusion.
"It should be that before you came to the castle, there was no blood supply of blood beasts, and the cultivation conditions were too poor, so your cultivation talents were not fully stimulated."
This is the only explanation that can barely explain Gray's current situation.
"It seems that we still underestimated your talent before."
Viscount Fergus sighed slightly.
He suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known that Gray had this talent, he should have taken Gray into the castle to take care of him when he started practicing.
It's a pity that he couldn't do this at that time, which wasted Gray's time for a year. If he had done this at that time, Gray might not be far from the top blood warrior now.
"Father, we have indeed underestimated Gray's talent."
Hearing Viscount Fergus's sigh, Bernal said with a wry smile.
Among the people present, he was probably the one who felt the deepest feelings.
He is also a mid-level blood warrior. He is already in his early 22s, while Gray is not even 17 years old. Comparing the two, his talent is completely defeated.
Although he knew that he was not a genius, he never expected that the gap between himself and Gray would be so big. After seven years of training, Gray could actually catch up with him in less than two years.
"Maybe it was right for my father to pass the title on to him!"
He couldn't help but think of the biggest conflict between himself and Gray again.
If he inherits the title, there should be no problem in keeping the title and family property, but it is almost impossible to go one step further and seize the remaining earl position in the Marquis of Sidney.
And with the talent that Gray has shown now, it is almost certain that he will become a mad blood warrior. With the family's current accumulation of military exploits, as long as he obtains more military exploits, he can immediately bring the family to the position of earl.
Undoubtedly, for the family, Gray is the most correct choice to inherit the title.
"This guy is actually a mid-level blood warrior?!"
Staring at Gray, Ellis' eyes were a little blank.
He really didn't want to believe that Gray was already a mid-level blood warrior, but in the face of various evidences, he had to believe it.
Without the strength of a mid-level blood warrior, Gray would never be able to snatch the cold tiger cub back from Morey Locke, who was already a mid-level blood warrior.
The blood method has been practiced three times in a row and started the fourth time. This is indeed a characteristic of the mid-level blood warrior.
The power of blood can be used about ten times in a row, which is also a characteristic of the mid-range blood warrior.
He didn't think the other party would lie, after all, such lies could be easily exposed.
"What a strong cultivation talent!"
Caroline also looked at Gray with extreme surprise. He had become a mid-level blood warrior in two years. Even the children of the Earl family, who had better training conditions than the Fergus family, might not be able to do it.
This younger brother who suddenly appeared has broken everyone's perception of his talent time and time again. Leaving aside other aspects, his talent in cultivation can be described as "amazing".
She couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for her eldest brother Bernal.
Regarding the title dispute between Bernal and Gray, she naturally preferred Bernal. After all, he was an older brother with the same father and mother, so he was definitely closer to him than Gray, his half-brother.
But now, she really doesn't think highly of her eldest brother. It is really difficult to compete with such a person for the right to inherit the title.
"Brother, you are so awesome!"
Compared to the complicated emotions in the hearts of Bernal, Ellis, and Caroline, Sarah was much simpler. She hugged Gray's hand, her face full of excitement, as if she had become a mid-level blood warrior.
In terms of closeness, she is even closer to Gray than Viscount Fergus. It can be said that she sincerely hopes that Gray's cultivation talent will be as strong as possible.
Bang, bang, bang!
Just when everyone was immersed in a shocked atmosphere, there was a knock on the door outside the room, accompanied by the voice of housekeeper Nissen.
"Lord Viscount."
"What's up?"
Viscount Fergus asked with a slight frown. He had just given instructions not to disturb them unless there was something important.
"Lord Viscount, something was found in Han Hu's intestines."
Outside the door, butler Nissen said.
"come in!"
Viscount Fergus nodded.
Crunch!
The door was pushed open, and the butler Nissen, who was wearing a black butler's uniform, walked in. He was holding a piece of yellow leather more than ten centimeters long and wide in his hand. There were wet marks on the surface, and it was impossible to tell what kind of animal leather it was.
Holding this piece of leather, he walked up to Viscount Fergus and spread it out on the table in front of Viscount Fergus.
Viscount Fergus looked casually, but the next moment his eyes couldn't help but become slightly serious. He turned to look at the housekeeper Nissen and said.
"You go down first and warn all the servants not to spread anything about this piece of leather."
"Yes, Lord Viscount."
Butler Nissen bowed respectfully, turned to leave, and closed the door again when leaving.
"Father, what on earth is this?"
Gray and the others clearly noticed the change in Viscount Fergus' expression just now, and couldn't help asking curiously.
"Please pass it around and take a look!"
With that said, Viscount Fergus handed the piece of leather to Mrs. Milan next to him.
Everyone circulated it one by one, and the faces of those who read it couldn't help but have a hint of surprise. Finally, it was passed to Gray, who spread it out on the table and looked at it.
It can be seen that there is an overall irregular pattern imprinted on this piece of leather. The corners of the pattern are not rounded, and occasionally have sharp corners extending out.
There is a clear triangle mark near the lower part of this outline.
"The triangular sign? It's the same as the sign I got last time that was suspected to be an empire ruins. Is this also a map about the empire ruins?"
"And the shape of this pattern looks like a topographic map of the red leaf forest..."
With curiosity in his heart, Gray handed the piece of leather to Sarah next to him. Sarah looked at it and then lost interest, and handed it to Caroline on her right. Finally, the piece of leather returned to Frank. In the hands of Viscount Gus.
"How's it going? Did you see it?"
Viscount Fergus looked at everyone with a smile.
"Father, this should be a treasure map, right?"
Bernal thought for a moment and then said.
"Well, it is indeed a treasure map. What else can you see?"
Viscount Fergus asked with interest.
"This should be the map of the Red Leaf Forest."
Caroline frowned slightly, a little unsure.
"It is indeed the Red Leaf Forest!"
Hearing that Caroline made the same judgment, Gray became more and more sure of his judgment.
"Yes, this is indeed a topographic map of the Red Leaf Forest, and if nothing else, it should be a treasure map."
Viscount Fergus smiled slightly and concluded.
"Master, how come this treasure map is inside Han Hu's body?"
Mrs. Milan asked with a frown.
"I'm afraid I swallowed it accidentally."
Viscount Fergus paused briefly and then said.
"From the map, the location of this treasure should not be far from Giethoorn. I have always been curious about how the cold tiger appeared at the edge of the forest. Now it seems that it was probably driven to the edge of the forest by humans."
"Driving them away? Does that mean someone has already gone to this place where the treasure may be hidden?"
Mrs. Milan's expression suddenly became slightly disappointed. When she saw the treasure map, she was still wondering whether the Fergus family would make a fortune, but she didn't expect that the place had already been visited.
"It should be. I'm going to check it out when I have time, but don't have high hopes."
Viscount Fergus nodded.
"By the way, sir, this time the Locke family actually took away the cold tiger cubs, and they almost snatched them away. What are you going to do about this?"
Losing interest in the treasure map, Mrs. Milan's attention couldn't help but return to the fact that the cold tiger cub was almost snatched away by the Locke family.
When she learned that Han Hu had been taken away, she was extremely angry and scolded the Locke family several times for their shamelessness. Fortunately, they had taken it back, otherwise the Fergus family would have suffered a huge loss this time.
When talking about the Locke family, Viscount Fergus couldn't help but frown slightly. After a moment, he sighed and said.
"This matter needs to be put aside for a while!"
"Father, isn't this too advantageous for them?"
Ellis said bitterly.
Viscount Fergus shook his head.
"Although we won the last battle with the Oliver family, we also suffered a lot of losses. In addition, the cold tiger cub was also taken back, so this matter can only be put on hold for the time being."
After a slight pause, Viscount Fergus said again.
"However, this account will be settled with the Locke family sooner or later. Okay, it's getting late. You all should go and have a rest. Tomorrow morning, remember to receive a share of Hanhu's blood each!"
"Although the effect is not as strong as the blood of Feng Lang, it is still the blood of a vicious blood beast after all, so it should still have a good effect."
(End of chapter)