manynovel Chapter 95 Audrey's Extraordinary Experiences
Chapter 95 Audrey's Extraordinary Experiences
Chapter 95 Audrey's Extraordinary Experiences
On February 5, 1347, after the carriage came to a stop and the door opened, Altair, who was standing at the door to greet them, immediately spotted Audrey Hall.
At this moment, she was wearing a light white long dress, her waist was cinched very thin by a tight corset, and the multi-layered cake skirt was perfectly supported by a petticoat.
After Audrey got out of the car, she didn't greet her immediately. Instead, she picked up the golden retriever from the car and smiled at Altair, saying, "Good morning, Miss Altair."
"Good morning, Miss Audrey." After saying that, Altair turned his gaze to the golden retriever in Audrey's arms and asked with a chuckle, "Is this your new pet?"
Audrey gave a soft "hmm" and handed the golden retriever to Altair, indicating that she could hold it, and introduced it, "This golden retriever is named Susie, and it was a New Year's gift from my father."
When Altair took the golden retriever puppy, he gently stroked its back, feeling the soft, delicate texture of its fur.
It's thin and has a faint milky flavor.
Thinking to myself, "This must be the future famous Dream Dog Susie. She was really cute when she was little."
After exchanging greetings, Altair led Audrey into the villa's living room and gestured for her to sit wherever she pleased.
After the two sat down facing each other, Altair asked curiously, "I'm curious, how did you manage to get your parents' approval to let you leave the manor with only a maid and come here to me?"
Audrey pouted, looking a little aggrieved and disappointed, and explained, "Everyone's been so busy lately, no one has had any free time to play with me."
"So I asked my parents if I could go out shopping, saying that I was too bored at home alone."
After listening to Audrey's complaints, Altair nodded in agreement. Although the New Year had just passed, logically speaking, this should be the most leisurely time of the year.
People can take advantage of this rare free time to travel, recuperate, or enjoy family time on a farm.
But nobility is out of the question, and Audrey's father is even less able to enjoy such a life. He is not only the head of the Hall family, but also a senator and a major banker—with these multiple roles, he's certainly keeping himself very busy.
In a sense, Susie's appearance indicates that Earl Hall is indeed very busy. After all, January and February are the peak of the winter hunting season, with events held every week, inviting people to participate. People use this method to connect with political allies, discuss parliamentary activities, and so on.
This resulted in aristocratic men being out almost every day, extremely busy.
Meanwhile, Earl Hall's wife, Catherine Hall, should be handling farm affairs, meeting with the steward and tenant farmers to calculate this year's farm income while also planning for next year's agricultural development and land rent prices.
After dealing with these, it is also necessary to arrange for custom-made dresses and jewelry, submit a social season application to the royal family, and decide on the dates for banquets and balls—in order to prepare for this year's social season.
While Altair was still in a daze, Audrey kept moving her seat closer to Altair. After grabbing her small hand, she said to her in a coquettish tone, "Sister Altair, you said that as long as I could find a way to come to your house by myself, you would let me see the real occult items."
Upon hearing this, Altair poked Audrey's nose with his finger and said with a bitter expression, "I was just feeling touched that you thought of me and came to find me in your spare time."
"But now I realize that you weren't here to see me, but to see illegal goods."
"Hmph, so sad."
"Sister Altair, my dear sister, I definitely came to visit you; these things were just incidental." Realizing she had let something slip, Audrey kept shaking Altair's arm and pleading.
Feeling Audrey's movement, Altair could only shake his head helplessly and say to her, "Okay, okay, I understand. Now let go of my hand, and I'll take you to see it."
After Audrey released his arm, Altair got up and led her to the Sheffield family treasury.
After opening the first level of the treasure vault with a specially made key, Altair explained to Audrey, "The things inside these invisible walls are various extraordinary materials or items."
After speaking, Altair handed the list of items to Audrey.
After looking at the list in her hand, Audrey also found several familiar names. After thinking carefully, she realized that she also had some of these items in her own treasure vault.
Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked Altair, "Amu's cornea, the head of the Savage Hound, the blood of the Giant Warrior—"
"I think I have some of these things at home too, Sister Altair. Do you know what they're for?"
"And are these things really related to extraordinary items? How come there are horns, blood, heads, corneas, bones, vertebrae—all sorts of things?"
After hearing Audrey's question, Altair couldn't help but chuckle a few times and explained, "These items are all made of extraordinary materials, so it's normal that there are all sorts of things."
"As long as the correct potion recipe can be collected," people can create potions using these extraordinary materials.
"When a person takes a magic potion, they become an extraordinary being. For example: the Night Watchers of the Church of the Goddess of Night, the Punishers of the Church of the God of Storms, the Mechanical Hearts of the Church of the God of Steam and Machines—these titles may differ, but they are essentially just different churches' names for their own extraordinary beings."
"As for why your family has these materials, it's probably for investment purposes. After all, the special nature of these extraordinary materials determines their considerable value, and unless a world-ending war occurs, their price won't drop—and all these labels, without exception, describe it as an excellent investment product."
After listening to Altair's introduction, Audrey nodded frequently.
Earl Hall was a renowned banker in the Kingdom of Rune, and his daughter Audrey was certainly not a naive and innocent girl. She was very clear about what held its value and could be further invested.
"The correct potion recipe." After repeating this, Audrey asked Altair curiously, "Why do you say 'correct potion recipe'? Can't a potion recipe be fake? Can't we just mix and match various ingredients to make potions?"
"Of course, the correct potion recipe is very important when it comes to combining potions."
"Potion recipes usually record the quantities of the main ingredient and auxiliary ingredients. The main ingredient is the key factor for people to become extraordinary, so it cannot be too much or too little. The auxiliary ingredients, on the other hand, have a special function of calming the mind, which can help people reduce the pressure of becoming extraordinary."
After saying this, Altair warned Audrey, "Extraordinary materials are dangerous to ordinary people. Do not handle them directly unless absolutely necessary."
"If people randomly mix and match ingredients to make potions, the best outcome is that they lose control on the spot and die instantly; the worst outcome is that they become all sorts of indescribable 'monsters.'"