"More than two thousand? I'm not hearing it wrongly, am I?" Thierry gasped in disbelief. That someone had produced a remarkable quantity of fourth-grade pills that included over a thousand each of low-rank and medium-rank pills was undoubtedly an unprecedented feat within the sect's history."Haha, you heard it right. Look at our fellow peers that are ahead of us in the line. They've all received the pills! Our elders have advised those who have been given a pill to train diligently and achieve our respective breakthroughs. We must also do our best to keep our lips sealed about the presence of a fourth-grade medium-rank alchemist in our sect. We wouldn't want to stir up jealousy from the other sects," the disciple explained to Thierry before adding, "Elder Severin's prowess is out of this world. Our sect will grow stronger and stronger with him around!""But hasn't he joined us about ten or so days ago? How is it even possible? The speed at which he refines pills is downright frighte
Gilda, however, smiled and remarked, "But you are a hero. You've produced so many pills for the sect. Even the three fourth-grade low-rank alchemists were inspired by your diligent efforts. They came to realize that they should work harder on producing more pills, and I think this little competition is doing wonders.""By the way, where are Diane and the others?" Gilda asked curiously when she noticed that none of Severin's wives had come out to meet them.Severin smiled and replied, "They are all busy training. Their attainments have become more stable, and they're eager to improve even more. They're motivated to grow stronger because of the opportunity to enter the Paradise Secret Realm. All of them are curious to know what it's like inside, so they're eager to journey into the realm with me."Gilda then suggested, "Would you like to take a short break and take a walk with me?"Severin was taken aback for a moment. After all, Gilda was known for her aloof demeanor as the sect's m
Severin looked at Gilda and struggled to find the right words. After contemplating for a moment, he said, "You're right. As long as you don't take it to heart, these rumors will soon pass. People tend to be drawn to the latest gossip, but they'll eventually move on to the next new thing."Gilda nodded in agreement. "I know that nothing's going to change even if I get angry over it. I have reason to suspect that the Horizon Sect's members are behind this. There's a high chance that they're spreading it to tarnish my reputation." She paused for a moment before continuing, "In a way, that's a good thing. It's further proof that Frederick isn't a good person. I'm glad I didn't marry him. My life might have been ruined if I had."Severin felt a slight tremor hearing this. Gilda was indeed a virtuous woman with strong principles. After contemplating for a moment, he took a courageous step and gently held Gilda's hand. "You're an amazing woman, Miss Gilda. Perhaps you can consider dating me
Gilda hastily replied, "He's busy making pills. I didn't want to disturb him, so we just had a brief conversation before I left him to do his work." She then immediately entered the house.Wuhlricht walked out of the door and muttered to himself, "What is going on with Severin? He's completely clueless! My daughter is very beautiful, and she even took the initiative to drop by and see him. Isn't that a very good opportunity for them to grow closer? He's been crafting pills for days on end now. It wouldn't hurt to take half a day off to spend time with my daughter, right?"Wuhlricht's thoughts then took a different turn as he suddenly realized, "Is it possible that Severin doesn't like Gilda? That doesn't make any sense though. Why did he promise me that he'd take good care of her if he didn't like her? Does he feel a sense of obligation simply out of guilt?"After contemplating for a while, Wuhlricht decided to confront Severin about it. He arrived at Severin's residence just as Sev
In response, Severin smiled and said, "Narrow-minded people like her won't go far in the future.""Well then, I shall excuse myself now." Wuhlricht nodded and quickly departed.Severin did not expect his three wives to show up just moments after Wuhlricht left."Aren't you three supposed to be training?" Severin asked in surprise. He could not help but feel as though they had planned to come in at that moment.Sheila smiled and explained, "We were done for the day, and we were just about to chat with each other in the next room when we heard the sect leader paying you a visit. We were curious, so we couldn't help ourselves from listening in on the conversation."Severin was speechless for a moment and his expression soured a little. "Don't you think it's a little rude to be eavesdropping on our conversation?""Well, we couldn't help it! And you two were being pretty loud. We would've overheard you even if we didn't want to," Sofia said.Diane then added, "We didn't expect the co
Diane was also surprised at the revelation. After a moment of thought, she chuckled and said, "Haha, if it's really you, then it's even better if you manage to win her heart!""Yes, but you mustn't let her know right now. Win her heart before revealing the truth to her. If you tell her before she falls for you, she might dislike you or even resent you. That'll make things even more difficult for you," Sheila advised after giving it some thought.Severin concurred. "I agree. This is something that must only be revealed at the right moment."Sofia thought for a moment and asked, "Does that mean your body has a unique constitution too?"Severin nodded. "Yes. I have what's called the Sun-Heart Constitution.""But why did Gilda's attainment level increase significantly while yours remained stagnant? Isn't it unfair?" Sofia questioned somewhat bitterly.Sheila realized that point as well and immediately complained, "Yeah! Shouldn't your attainment level have increased just as much as h
Severin smiled wryly and said to them, "Well, if you're worried about that, then perhaps it's a good idea for you to stay behind and focus on your training.""Not an option," Sheila replied immediately. "We haven't been to the Paradise Secret Realm yet, and we're all very curious about it. Besides, aren't practitioners like us supposed to engage in more battles and face death fearlessly before we can improve? We need to go."Sofia chimed in and smiled. "We ought to be numb to death. If we fear for our lives, we will never be able to attain true strength."Diane added, "We've all been training super hard with the aim of entering the Paradise Secret Realm. We're not just going to abandon it halfway!"Severin nodded after hearing their determination. "I've been told that we'll all be separated when we enter the Secret Realm, but we'll usually find ourselves in the extensive forest within the realm's periphery. We can then make our way towards the center after we enter."He then pause
Elsa then paused for a moment before adding, "But I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough several days ago and become a first-grade high-rank alchemist."Severin could not help but chuckle when he heard that. "First-grade high-rank alchemist? That's some good progress, and yet you're still so humble.""You're progressing very quickly, Elsa! Plenty of people must be jealous of your talent," Sheila added. "It's a shame that we don’t have the aptitude for alchemy as you have. How we wish we could learn alchemy too!"Elsa smiled and reassured them, "But you already have a steady supply of pills from your husband. Since you can always ask him to make some whenever you need, there's no reason to bother yourself with doing alchemy. It's a very laborious and time-consuming task.""Shall we make a move?" Diane asked. "We'll take a walk around town and buy some groceries for our barbecue."Severin agreed and said, "Oh, and I'd have to buy some wine from town, too. I need to replenish