Science/Magic

Chapter 50: Preparations

Guys, I know my schedule has been a mess recently, but I'm doing my best. Things have been complicated at home, and sometimes I simply did not have the energy to sit in front of the computer and write. Despite it, I'm keeping the release rate, so 2 chapters tonight, yesterday's and today's...

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Compared to the exiled lands, the outside world was a paradise.

Blue skies, green grass, clear water, and fruit-filled trees. Even the wind felt different here than in the exiled lands. It was cooler and less dry.

Bloed and Liu Ying could not help but take a deep breath of this fresh air. After living so many years in the monster-infected exiled lands, this peaceful world felt nostalgic.

Even Regina seemed in a better mood. She looked at the green plain extending towards the horizon with a rare smile.

After enjoying this change for a few minutes, Liu Ying spoke.

"Where are we going now?"

Bloed thought for a moment. Currently, they were on the southern border of the kingdom of Alterna, where his former father was king. The closest city was called Calice and was about fifty kilometers away.

Bloed did not want to stay long in this kingdom, however, he had to pass through Calice if he wanted to go to the neighboring kingdom. So, going to Calice was a must.

Well, Bloed was not too worried. Calice was pretty far from the kingdom's capital, so nobody really knew him here. And even if someone there had seen him when he was still Prince Glenn, he doubted they could recognize him.

He had changed a lot in the last five years, plus his blue hair and blue eyes were completely different from the royal family's black hair. Even if someone found him familiar, that person at most would think he had a bit of resemblance to someone he met before.

Probably only people that were really familiar with him, such as the king, the queen, or the royal family, could manage to recognize him.

Bloed considered the idea of changing his face, but he really did not want to do it. He was not a criminal or a monster, why should he hide his face?

Anyway, Bloed decided to go to Calice first. But before that, they needed to rest.

"Lest's camp here tonight. We will depart to Calice tomorrow." Bloed decided after explaining Liu Ying their situation. Neither Regina nor Liu Ying had an objection, and to be honest, both of them wanted a rest badly.

So, they found a river nearby and decided to camp there.

Besides the metallic tent (that was more like a portable house), Bloed asked Regina to take out his laboratory. He wanted to make some things before entering the city.

So, after a few seconds, a rather grand camp had been erected.

Bloed got to work immediately. He did not know how long he would take to finish the things he needed, so he wanted to begin as soon as possible. He could rest later.

So, while Regina prepared dinner and Liu Ying took a bath, Bloed worked on the things he needed to enter the city.

The first thing he wanted to make was a tool to disguise Liu Ying's hair. Bloed did not take much time on it. He just used the same one he used for his hair, but without the extra functions his had.

The next part was a bit difficult. He needed to hide the group's uniquenesses so nobody suspected anything.

Chorius was right when he said that Bloed's group was very odd. In fact, Bloed thought they were probably the most troublesome group on the entire continent. One was a manaless young man carrying the heritage of a completely different civilization, another was a Valkyrie, a war machine made to face armies by herself, and the last was the exiled daughter of the former demon lord.

Not matter how Bloed thought about it, their identities were each one more troublesome than the other.

Bloed took almost eight hours to finish this part. He ignored Regina's call for dinner and spend the entire time immersed in his laboratory until he got a satisfactory result.

As a result, when he finished, it was already late at night.

Bloed left the laboratory with a satisfied smile. He stretched his body and walked towards the metallic tent. He wondered what Regina had prepared for dinner.

But to his surprise, bot Regina and Liu Ying were outside the tent, around a bonfire. Regina was reading a book (one they brought from the spaceship) and Liu Ying was practicing her martial arts.

"Master, you are finally out." Regina lifted her eyes from the book and looked at Bloed with a smile.

When Liu Ying heard her, she stopped training. "Woah, you sure took long. I'm already starving."

Bloed was startled. "You have not eaten yet?"

Liu Ying smiled. "We wanted to wait for you. Hurry up, Regina prepared something delicious."

Strangely, Regina did not refute Liu Ying this time. She entered the tent and took out three portions of food. Bloed's stomach rumbled when he saw the steaming hot food that seemed just made.

"This is?"

"A variant of beef with onions and potatoes. I used the meat of one of the monsters we killed in the way and onions from the spaceship."

"It looks delicious." Bloed was almost unable to resist throwing himself to the food.

Good food was one of the things Bloed enjoyed the most, just below research and learning new things. Maybe it was because he lived an entire year eating raw meat and drinking fresh blood.

And to be honest, Regina was an incredible cook. Her cooking level had probably surpassed the human realm. Bloed could swear that nobody in this world cooked so well.

Actually, the reason Regina cooked so well was due to Bloed. If Bloed liked to research and learn new knowledge, Regina's hobby was cooking. She constantly researched new ways to cook, just so she could see Bloed's satisfied face.

So, the group of three enjoyed their dinner harmoniously.

When they finished, Liu Ying looked at Bloed.

"Hey, what took you so long? I even thought you would not come out until tomorrow."

Bloed smiled wryly. He then took out four objects from a pocket and showed them to the girls.

Two necklaces, a ring, and a bottle containing weird black liquid.

"This is?"

Bloed smiled and explained. "To disguise ourselves. I made them so nobody could find about our secrets. I'm not sure if it can fool someone at the level of Chorius, but a normal S-Grade Demigod will probably be able to see through them."

He then took the bottle and opened it on Liu Ying's head.

Liu Ying was startled. But in the next second, she saw her hair become completely black.

"Your red hair is very uncommon, so making it black can help you to go unnoticed. This will last you around one year. After that, you will have to think about something yourself." He then took one of the necklaces and gave it to her.

"Wear it."

Liu Ying was still surprised by her hair, so she did not hesitate much to wear the necklace. Bloed then pressed a black jewel on it and the necklace lit up. In the next second, Liu Ying's horn disappeared.

"That is!"

"An illusion. In fact, it's a very simple one. I used a magic stone and some magic runes to make this magic tool. It can be considered the first successful magic tool I made."

Although demons were not forbidden in the kingdom of Alterna, they were not very well received. This magic tool could not fool true powerhouses, but it was enough to make Liu Ying's life many times easier.

Liu Ying's expression turned complicated. She looked at the ground for a moment before looking at Bloed.

"Thank you."

Bloed just smiled.

He then turned towards Regina (who was already a bit grumpy) and showed her the other necklace.

"This is for you."

"Master?"

"This necklace uses your psychic energy to emit a mana signal of the same intensity, but you can control the output of the magic signal if you want to hide your strength. With this, everybody will think you are a magic practitioner."

Regina nodded in understanding. She did not have mana, so it could cause her trouble if someone powerful enough realized it.

She took the necklace and examined it carefully. It had a silver jewel embedded that matched with her hair. A small golden glow appeared occasionally on it.

Regina smiled softly. She then thought for a moment before giving the necklace back to Bloed and lifting her hair.

"Master, please help me to wear it?"

Bloed was surprised. He turned slightly embarrassed, but in the end, he nodded.

With his heart beating quickly, he put the necklace on her neck. Regina looked at it with a bewitching smile. "Thank you, master."

For some reason, Regina felt all the dissatisfaction she accumulated recently disappearing silently.

Bloed coughed to hide his embarrassment and looked away. He realized that Liu Ying was looking at them with an envious look and turned even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, he still had the ring, so he used it to change the topic.

The ring was the same as Regina's necklace. With this, nobody would discover that he couldn't use mana."

Finally, they were ready to face the world.