Just when Crescent College began to plant peas on a large scale, brewing a big news that would make the entire magical world tremble, the distant Berg City remained the same as before.
In the gloomy and silent castle, Edward, with his shirt open on his upper body, was sitting on the bed, holding a pipe in his mouth and sucking the mist in it intoxicatedly.
The white smoke produced by the burning of high-grade tobacco leaves was inhaled down the throat into the lungs. The irritating substances in it brought considerable pleasure, which made Edward close his eyes and enjoy it very much.
On the bed, among the silk quilts, there was a black-haired woman lying. Her smooth back showed an elegant arc, and the coveted part was looming among the silk and satin. The woman was asleep, with a little sweat on her forehead. Obviously, she had just gone through some intense exercise.
The door suddenly opened, but Edward did not panic, because the person who came in was not his strict and conservative Uncle George or his stubborn father William, but a young man of similar age to Edward.
His dark brown curly hair was a little messy, his face was not very good, and he was wearing a dress that was completely different from the Albiore family. There seemed to be waves raging in the coat of arms.
The most concerning thing was the crutch he was holding on his left hand. The young man seemed healthy, but he walked extremely weak and limped.
Seeing the other party, Edward smiled, pointed at the woman on the bed with his cigarette holder and said.
"Cologne, do you want to try it? It's a new product from Brunnhill in the north. The technology is extraordinary, especially the tongue..."
"Are you even going to make fun of me?"
The young man, Colon Le Francois, was a little annoyed and frowned.
"Sorry, I forgot that you are no longer the hunk who did it seven times a night."
Edward said with an unapologetic shrug.
The friend in front of me, Colon Francois, was originally the high-profile star of hope of the Francois family. He didn't know how much higher he was than his squib brother who had no ability to awaken, but an accident completely ruined his life. The future of Cologne.
Who would have thought that without running into a dangerous demiplane, without being attacked by a hostile mage, and without doing anything out of the ordinary, Cologne Le Francois would become famous because of a paper just by serving as a thesis review committee member. Collapse, magic flowed turbulently, from a fourth-ring mage to a mortal overnight.
Originally, the cognitive collapse of a low-level mage did not have such horrific consequences, but many accidental factors combined to cause this tragedy.
First of all, the François family is one of the twenty-seven pure-blood sects, with a history of more than a thousand years. The Francois family's bloodline ability is exactly the opposite of the Albiore family, which is to control water flow. It can be said that water is the source of strength for this family.
But the paper that caused Cologne's cognitive collapse turned out to be a paper on electrolyzing water!
For other mages, this paper may be subversive beyond common sense, but for Cologne, the water that constitutes the source of his power is decomposed, which is a devastating blow to Cologne's cognition.
Since the power of blood is spread all over the body, Cologne, who has lost his ability as a mage, has become even worse than a normal person. He needs the help of crutches to even walk, let alone his previous vigorous performance.
As a result, Cologne, the original star of hope, immediately plummeted and became a waste that the family could not bear to mention.
Unable to bear the criticism at home, Cologne chose to leave. He mingled with his pure-blood circle. In the past two days, he came to Berger City to visit his good friend Edward.
The two of them used to go to some unspeakable places to have a good time and have a good time. They were real friends who grew up wearing the same pants. Edward naturally sympathized with Cologne's experience.
This feeling turned into hatred after actually meeting the culprit, Rainer Ian Gray, the author of the electrolyzed water paper.
You know, Reiner was the first to make Edward suffer in his own territory.
"Linard Ingle, will this guy really give up like this?"
Cologne has heard about the grudge between Reiner and Edward, and he naturally hates the Hohenheim Gold Cup winner. However, no one in the family has any intention of avenging him. The reason is naturally because he is afraid of the Mercury Scale and the legendary mage behind it. .
"What if he doesn't give up and write a paper to blow my head off?"
Edward blew out a smoke ring and said nonchalantly. He stood up and glanced at the sleeping woman.
"My bastard sister is very stubborn. She thinks that her bitch mother owes something to the family so she stayed here voluntarily. She is really stupid. Although she looks good, unfortunately, you have to wait until she reaches adulthood to enjoy her."
"Adult? I thought you had already... "
Cologne was a little surprised. He remembered Alymiya. That girl was really a beauty. If it weren't for the fact that she was his brother's sister, he would have taken action long ago.
Of course, now Cologne has lost that opportunity forever.
"Her bitch mother used all her bloodline power to impose a protection on her that only a high-level mage can break. No one can violate her until she reaches adulthood. He is really a guy who won't feel comfortable even if he dies."
Edward shook his head. If it weren't for this protection, I'm afraid he would have taken action long before Amelia came of age, so why wait until now.
"Anyway, in two weeks, she will be yours."
Cologne sighed, originally, his sister and three sisters were supposed to be his wives, but after this change, I am afraid that his stupid brother will be given the advantage, which is really heartbreaking.
"It doesn't matter. Let's share it with everyone when the time comes. She, a bastard like her, can't give birth to an Albiore child anyway."
Edward said very "magnanimously", making Cologne lick his lips.
"That guy George, he spoiled my mood last time. He should be speechless this time."
Suddenly remembering what happened before, Edward said rather dissatisfied.
"Isn't his status quite high in your family?"
"Haha, I only get attention because I am a biological brother with my mother. That kind of rigid guy deserves to be single for the rest of his life."
Edward put down his pipe with a ferocious expression.
"Don't say such unpleasant things. I got a kind of tobacco in the Northland before, but it is much more exciting than the stuff you smoke."
Colon took out a pack of dry tobacco leaves from his pocket with his right hand and said with a mysterious smile on his face.
"Really? I don't believe it, give me some too."
Stepping forward, Edward was immersed in the comfortable life of the past. He was unaware that in the distant sky, dark clouds were gathering, and bursts of thunder were ready to strike.