2026-10-18 06:00:28Carl's life was in danger, so Pudding had woken up from its slumber. It peeked its tiny head out, bit down on Carl's clothes and dragged him to a hidden area near the eggs.
At the same time, the two Desert Bugs were spewing such fiery flames that the sand was beginning to melt like they were merely ice cubes.Carl felt like he was being cooked alive. Even the air he breathed in smelled burned.Pudding flipped its little tail upward and stabbed a little hole through the hard she
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The faint gray smoke was carried by the wind and spread through the plaza quickly. Not only were the apothecaries waiting for their turn affected, but even the city residents outside the plaza began to collapse. Nobody knew what in the world was going on.Some people covered their nose and mouth but it was not enough to stop the toxic gray smoke from getting into their bodies, so they ended up collapsing as well. Major panic spread through the crowd and the sound of horrified cries could be heard everywhere.Carl was shocked as well, but his expression shifted slightly when he looked more carefully around him.He had observed that when the entire place had gone into a panic, the head priest and the other officials, including Count Kane, had remained perfectly calm, as though they had already predicted this was going to happen. They did not just look unfazed by the situation but they were also completely unaffected by the toxic smoke.Meanwhile, at least half of t
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Amidst the commotion, the cloaked figure who had been shot down by the spear of light was as limp as a dead dog as two knights held him up. Everyone craned their necks to see who the figure was. The cloak fell off the figure's head to reveal a man with fierce and malicious-looking features.All of a sudden, someone in the crowd recognized the man and exclaimed, "He's a fugitive! He's that ruthless killer, Jack! The one who cruelly massacred several villages!"All the residents watching from outside the plaza went into an uproar. They were frightened when they heard who it was, but they were also curious about what would happen next."Everyone, please do not panic," a man who was dressed like a court official came out to calm the crowd down. "We already predicted that some wanted criminals might try to hide themselves among the contestants, so we specially invited the vice general of the royal guards, Count Kane, to watch over the competition. He will not allow anyone
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Carl returned to the inn immediately after registering himself for the competition. He walked into the room to find that Irina and Dorothy were behaving like they were the best of friends. These were the times when Carl really marveled at how quickly some people could make friends, and that was often the case for women. After just one day together, the two ladies were like sisters.Irina immediately approached him with a smile when she saw him walk in. "Carl, Dorothy refuses to believe that I'm actually a really formidable swordsman even though I've tried my best to convince her…"Carl sighed inwardly. He knew that Irina had been pretending to be Hervor to tease Dorothy. That was not really a bad idea, however, so he played along and said, "Dorothy, I can attest to this."Dorothy made a face. She clearly did not believe them at all. "Only a fool would believe that!""Well, that doesn't matter. I will prove it to you when the time comes," said Irina with a
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Since Dorothy did not wish to reveal the secret she had stumbled upon, Carl was not going to force her to tell him. He could only give her a gentle reminder. "If the secret you've discovered is really that important, then the Romarins will not give up on silencing you. They will continue to hunt you down and make sure you die…""I know that." Dorothy pursed her lips and looked determined as she said, "That's why I've decided to go ahead and join apothecary competition like I had planned to. Then, in the final round, I'm going to report the Romarin family's schemes to the king in front of all the aristocrats and the commoners!"Carl's attention was caught by something else she mentioned. "The aristocrats will be at the apothecary competition too?""Haven't you seen any of the notices about the competition? According to the notice, once the top ten have been selected, the king will allow the aristocrats and some commoners into the palace to watch the final round
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Pudding's actions instantly put Carl on high alert. He looked up at the ceiling only for a pink powder to come floating down from above as a very faint fragrance filled the room.Carl felt a heaviness in his head. This pink powder was a sedative.Someone was actually trying to use his area of expertise against himself? "How foolish," thought Carl.Before Carl could do anything, Pudding had already opened its mouth to swallow all the pink powder in the air.Hervor was surprised. She had no idea that Pudding was capable of doing something like that."Who's up there?" Hervor had a fierce glint in her eye as she pointed her sword toward the ceiling.Carl was also ready to fight, while Pudding slithered to his shoulder similarly ready for a fight.To their surprise, there was no response from the ceiling at all. All of a sudden, several drops of liquid dripped down from above and Carl could tell from the smell that it was blood. His eyes widened in shoc
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Carl and Hervor decided to find a place to stay for the night, but the first inn they found was already full. The owner looked like he was in a difficult position as he said, "Dear customers, please understand, it's not that we don't want to take you in, we really have no more rooms."Carl could sense the exasperation in the owner's voice and asked, "Is something big happening?"The owner glanced at Carl, then explained, "Sir, don't you know that His Majesty is about to hold an apothecary competition? The competition is happening very soon and a few thousand apothecaries from all over the world have come. All the inns within the city are full."Carl's eyes widened in shock. "A few thousand? Why have so many come?""Of course it's because the prizes are really attractive," said the owner with an envious look on his face. "I heard that the top ten will receive a really generous cash prize, and the top five will become royal apothecaries who will serve the king and
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