Chapter 1082: Chapter 51: Sequence 19
Lu Li walked towards Kiluat. She was facing away, and Margaret’s bed was half tidied, with books stacked and alchemical materials and cauldrons piled up.
"Fudote can use the new bed," Lu Li said calmly.
Kiluat shivered slightly at the sound of Lu Li’s voice, wiped her cheek with her hand, and then turned around, forcing a smile: "No need... wallowing in grief will only hold us back... we need a fresh start."
...
In the end, Margaret’s bed could not be kept.
After tidying up Margaret’s belongings, Kiluat sat back down in front of the fireplace with an old diary in hand.
Naxi raised an eyebrow at Yege, suggesting they tactfully leave the lounge.
"Margaret was my best friend, always has been." The shadow flickered under the fireplace flame, and a whisper arose under Kiluat’s changing cheeks: "We supported each other like sisters... She was the older sister... Are you surprised I’m a woman?"
Not really. At least Yege and Naxi knew Kiluat’s true gender and had told Lu Li.
"It was her suggestion that I do this."
Margaret’s eyes reflected the flames.
"She was a genius in alchemy, while I was just an ordinary student with no talent... She taught me how to use power."
"I learned to protect, I want to protect her, protect my family, protect my team members, protect what’s left of the light..."
"I trusted her too much... I shouldn’t have trusted her that much. If I had gone to the dungeon with her at that time, even just waiting outside the crevice, the outcome might not have been so terrible..."
Kiluat’s voice gradually weakened, turning into a murmur of a dream, and Margaret’s diary slipped from her grasp, falling onto the carpet and fanning out like a feather.
She just fell asleep from exhaustion.
Lu Li approached the sleeping Kiluat and picked up the fallen notebook.
[...three drops of wormwood juice, three drops of blood wheat solution, increases success rate by 5%]
[The dungeon has what the team needs, Kiluat needs it too, must find a way to infiltrate]
[Sequence 39’s Tranquil Forest, this is the only chance. The cost is great, but the rewards won’t be less than the potion itself...]
Closing the notebook, Lu Li placed it back on Kiluat’s lap.
A few dozen minutes later, Yege and Naxi returned, they looked towards the sofa where Kiluat was draped with a blanket, quietly approaching the round table.
"Lu Li, we brought you dinner."
They gently placed the food on the table.
"Does the cult duel restrict sequence potions?" Lu Li asked.
"No restrictions, the cult duel can be understood as a competition of the two churches’ foundations. Sequence potions and homogeneous items are included," Naxi said, they had also been thinking about the duel three days later and had discussed it for a long time after leaving. "But forgive me for being blunt, the church behind Gienegarde will definitely provide higher-level and more powerful homogeneous items and sequence potions, maybe even make him a chosen one, because your... Lu Li’s participation makes the mystery duel not so simple..."
Lu Li could bring out high-level sequence potions that the Spider God Church could also produce. But the things they brought out may not be accessible to Lu Li.
"The Son of the Church can help," Naxi suggested.
"My suggestion is not to do this... The Son of the Church has been trying to contact Lu Li through the captain, and the captain is avoiding them. If we seek their help now, they will definitely ask for a high price, maybe even ask Lu Li to join the church."
"So do we not have an advantage in this aspect?" Naxi frowned and muttered.
"Not exactly..." Yege placed hope in Lu Li: "If Lu Li can procure a top 10... no, a top 20 combat sequence potion, it would be enough to ensure the captain doesn’t lose, maybe even wins."
"That’s too precious."
Kiluat’s voice suddenly arose.
She was a light sleeper, waking up as soon as there was talking at the round table.
"Anything that Shilling and Strange Currency can buy isn’t too precious," Lu Li answered.
Naxi suddenly chuckled bitterly, saying: "A top 30 sequence potion isn’t just about offering a high price to buy..."
"The Lins Family behind Fudote should be able to help us," Lu Li said.
The weight of a Bloodline Family might suffice.
The next day, the Holy Light Squad temporarily set aside their busyness surrounding Kiluat to head to the Mixed Zone to welcome Fudote.
She only carried a petite suitcase that couldn’t hold much, complaining to Lu Li along the way that Giant Tree Academy wouldn’t allow her servants to help move those luggage, and the Gatekeeper wouldn’t help either, so she had to give them to her classmates.
Not surprisingly, the not yet sixteen-year-old Fudote became the youngest member of the Holy Light Squad—both in height and age.
Returning to the lounge, the beds separated only by hangings made Fudote frown.
"No private rooms?"
"Only squad lounges for middle grades. I thought you knew," Lu Li answered.
Of course, Fudote knew. She just needed to maintain her noble identity.
Brought in front of what used to be Margaret’s bed, Fudote looked with disdain at the adjoining beds in the deep part: "Who is over there? Why so close..."
"Mine," Lu Li said.
Fudote suddenly didn’t say anything more, as if she reined in all her emotions. It wasn’t until she put down her luggage and returned to the round table that she regained her pride: "Even the canopy layer is abuzz about the cult duel."
"Can your family help?" Lu Li asked directly.
The foundation of a Bloodline Family wouldn’t be lower than some churches.
"Your family doesn’t need to help... Actually, the power of your identity is stronger than you imagine," Fudote said complexly. "As soon as the word gets out that Lu Li needs sequence potions, forces wanting to gift them to you for free would line up."
Just as Fudote said, there’s no force that wouldn’t want to earn Lu Li’s favor.
In just one day, the passively announced need for sequence potions brought Lu Li three sequence potions from the top 30, the most precious being sequence 19 — all free of charge.
Had it not been for the cult duel starting the next day, Lu Li could have received more, even more expensive potions.
Perhaps including the legendary top 10 sequences.
...
On the day of the cult duel, the entire middle grade gathered at the Colosseum, including the professors.
Lu Li scanned the contours of the audience, and Professor Grey among the professors gave him a subtle nod.
The fragments of whispers merged together, permeating the sky above the Colosseum. Until the protagonists of the cult duel, Kiluat and Gienegarde appeared in the center of the arena.
"As a captain, you should maintain rationality and self-awareness." In the gradually quieting arena, Gienegarde mocked. "It’s a pity I didn’t see this trait in you."
"As a captain, I need to protect my team members," said the resolute and firm Kiluat on the opposite side. "This is something the cold and selfish Viper Squad cannot understand, right?"
"Is having your team member offer the sequence 19 potion your idea of protection?"
Lu Li’s acquisitions were obviously not hidden from Gienegarde and their forces.
Kiluat pursed her lips, no longer uttering futile arguments, quietly waiting for the bell to toll.