Chapter 368: Chapter 288: The Deal

Seeing three familiar faces, Soren Phoenix instantly laughed, “Aren’t these the dogs raised by Uncle’s side? Sneaking over to spy on Luna in the middle of the night?”

Recognizing they had been identified, Umbra, Strix, and Corvus stopped their movements and reluctantly greeted him.

Umbra’s voice was helpless, “The Young Master suddenly lost his memory, and the Clan Leader specially sent us to investigate. We ask Young Lord Fawkes for forgiveness.”

Soren Phoenix raised his brows, and the Phoenix True Fire on his fingertips suddenly extinguished. He smiled lightly, “Actually, it’s nothing. Cousin suddenly went crazy and wanted to kill Luna but ended up getting beaten into amnesia by us.”

The truth certainly couldn’t be revealed. If Uncle knew the reason Cousin lost his memory was because Luna used a secret technique to erase it, it might lead to another thunderous wrath.

In that case, forget Luna; even the entire Wolf Tribe would be in great danger.

Fortunately, few knew the truth.

As thoughts raced through his mind.

He approached Umbra with a half-smile, lightly patting his shoulder and lowering his voice, “You’ve seen Cousin in his madness, right? At that time, we were also forced to act. We couldn’t just watch Cousin kill Luna, could we? Please tell Uncle to understand. When I return, I will personally go to The Dragon Clan to apologize.”

Umbra frowned. Although Soren’s words seemed reasonable enough, he felt something was off.

Strix and Corvus exchanged puzzled glances, unsure whether Soren was telling the truth.

However, when the Young Master went mad, he indeed couldn’t recognize his kin, and even the Clan Leader, his father, couldn’t stop him.

Seeing the three silent, Soren chuckled and continued, “You don’t need to worry about Cousin; he isn’t entirely amnesiac—he’s just temporarily forgotten about Luna. It might not be a bad thing for him. Uncle has always disliked Luna, and before, he could do nothing about Cousin. Now he might be quite happy, perhaps even searching for a suitable female to marry Cousin off to. Don’t you think?”

Soren’s words left Umbra, Strix, and Corvus speechless, sounding quite logical.

The Clan Leader indeed had long been dissatisfied with Luna Sutton and genuinely felt this Lower Domain female was unworthy of the Young Master.

Previously, with the Young Master fiercely defending Luna, the Clan Leader was helpless and had to reluctantly accept it.

Strix suddenly thought of something and couldn’t help but ask, “May I ask Young Lord Fawkes, why did the Young Master suddenly go mad and want to kill Luna Sutton…”

This was also something they couldn’t understand. The Young Master’s obsession with Luna Sutton was evident to everyone.

It had reached a nearly deranged level of love; no matter how insane he was, he wouldn’t hurt Luna Sutton.

It was even more impossible for him to kill her.

Soren’s captivated eyes flashed; he couldn’t exactly say Cousin discovered Luna was a fraud, that the soul inside had been switched, and that’s why he suddenly went mad wanting to kill Luna, could he?

The Fire-red Feather Fan spun in his hand, and he suddenly lowered his voice, “The night Cousin and Luna consummated their marriage…”

The three widened their eyes, as if about to hear some secret, and each perked up their ears to listen.

“He found that Luna didn’t have that peach blossom birthmark on her back.”

Soren’s captivating eyes flashed with a mischievous smile, “You didn’t know, when Cousin was rescued back then, he inadvertently saw that female’s body.”

Strix gasped sharply, instantly understanding, “So the Young Master mistook his savior, and that’s why he was so furiously intent on murder?”

If that were the truth, everything became reasonable.

“That’s exactly it. Otherwise, Cousin wouldn’t have gone mad and wanted to kill indiscriminately.”

Soren Phoenix tapped the feather fan in his hand lightly, restraining his laughter as he continued, “But now it’s all good; the memories are gone, the obsession naturally dissipated. Whether for Cousin or for The Dragon Clan, it’s good news.”

Umbra, Strix, and Corvus nodded in sudden realization, agreeing wholeheartedly with Soren’s words.

The Young Master had nearly overturned The Dragon Clan for Luna Sutton, this Lower Domain female. It’s good that he’s completely forgotten.

Corvus’s gaze flickered, already with thoughts of retreat, looking towards a certain direction of the tribe, he couldn’t help but ask, “May I ask Young Master, what is that?”

Under the moonlight, not far away on the hillside, there’s a huge, round earth kiln from which smoke is slowly rising, and it’s unclear what was being fired inside.

Soren followed the three’s gaze, casually saying, “That’s an earth kiln used for firing bricks; houses are made from these fired blue bricks. Haven’t seen it before?”

The three Beastmen shook their heads simultaneously.

Not only had they not seen it, but they hadn’t even heard of it.

Soren smiled lightly, “Perfect, I’ll let you broaden your horizons and send a few bricks to Uncle as a gift.”

The process of firing blue bricks is extremely complex; it’s not something you can learn by just watching a couple of times.

When Uncle sees these blue bricks, he might even want to trade with The Wolf Tribe.

When the houses are completed, other tribes will undoubtedly come to investigate, it can’t be hidden at all.

It’s better to trade and exchange for necessary goods.

As long as there’s earth, bricks can be fired, it’s mutually beneficial.

But it’s best to inform Luna to avoid accusations of making decisions independently.

The trio, Umbra, Strix, and Corvus, unaware of Soren’s thoughts, heard this and were very pleased.

They were indeed curious about those strange things, and if they could bring some back for the Clan Leader to see, it would naturally be best.

“In that case, thank you, Young Master.”

Umbra smiled and thanked.

Then, along with Strix and Corvus, followed Soren Phoenix towards the direction of the earth kiln where blue bricks were made.

Over here, after dinner, Luna Sutton felt bored and took Kael, Kael Shadowend, and Frey for a stroll around the tribe.

As they approached the earth kiln, Kael, who was running in the front, suddenly bared his teeth towards the direction of the lake, letting out little “awoo awoo” sounds.

“What’s the matter?”

Luna Sutton stepped forward quickly and gently patted Kael on the head.

Kael Shadowend and Frey, who were frolicking around, also came over and bared their teeth towards the direction of the lake.

She looked up, following the direction where the three wolf cubs were baring their teeth and growling.

She saw Soren Phoenix leading three unfamiliar Beastmen towards them, the Fiery Red Feather Robe fluttering in the moonlight, speaking softly with the three Beastmen.

Soren Phoenix seemed to sense something and looked over, instantly meeting Luna Sutton’s puzzled gaze.

His eyes, alluring like peach blossoms, curved into a world-captivating smile, “Luna, your uncle sent them to visit ’you’.”

He deliberately emphasized the word “visit,” then moved aside to reveal the three behind him, “I happened to meet them lost, so I brought them over.”

Luna Sutton’s gaze immediately fell on Umbra, Strix, and Corvus, and she instantly understood their intentions.

It must have been Mael Valerius returning to Aetheria and the Dragon Clan, and Horace Valerius discovered his son’s amnesia but couldn’t find out why, so he sent people to investigate, only to have Soren catch them on the spot.

She didn’t know what Soren Phoenix told them or how he resolved the trouble.

However, she cursed the flamboyant phoenix inwardly eight hundred times; after solving the trouble, shouldn’t he quickly send them off? Why bring them to the earth kiln for no reason?

Killing them was out of the question, as that would only anger Horace Valerius and attract unnecessary enemies.

She stepped closer to Soren Phoenix, secretly pinching the soft flesh of his back waist with force, and twisted it, yet her face remained gentle, “Since they are esteemed guests of the Dragon Clan, why not invite them inside? It seems rather discourteous of our Wolf Tribe to leave them outside in the dead of night.”

Soren Phoenix drew a sharp breath from the pinch, the muscles under the Fiery Red Feather Robe instantly tensing.

He dodged the magical claws using the movement of turning around, the feather fan unfurling with a “swoosh,” “I just wanted to show them the blue bricks. If my uncle knew about such good things in the Lower Domain…”

Before finishing his sentence, Luna Sutton instantly understood, slightly raising the corner of her eyes as she continued, “If the Dragon Clan is interested, we of course welcome collaboration. Please, the three of you, follow me.”

With that, she turned and led them towards the earth kiln.

Soren Phoenix, Umbra, Strix, and Corvus, the four Beastmen, followed closely behind.

The three wolf cubs joyfully running around behind them.

It wasn’t long before they stood before the earth kiln, the heat waves rolling over them as they approached.

Luna Sutton casually picked up a cooled blue brick and handed it to Umbra, “Test its hardness.”

Umbra accepted the blue brick, applying force with his hands, instantly getting a sense, “The hardness is no less than ordinary stone. What’s this called? I heard you build houses with this?”

“Naturally, this is called blue brick.”

She tapped the blue brick fresh from the kiln beside her with her fingertips, “This craftsmanship is the lifeline of our tribe.”

Umbra gazed intently at the fine textures on the brick, “I wonder if this blue brick…”

“The recipe is not for sale.”

Luna Sutton interrupted crisply, the moonlight casting small shadows on her eyelashes, “But the finished product can be traded. Twenty pieces of complete Snow Mink Fur for one cart of bricks; other animal furs are also acceptable, traded according to rarity and commonality, or you can use beast crystals for trade, one beast crystal for one cart of blue bricks. Of course, other items can also be traded, as long as I find them useful, the price will depend on what I see.”

She was not afraid that Horace Valerius would resort to stealing or send people to steal the brick-making technology.

Horace Valerius was not Xylon Phoenix and cared about his reputation, so naturally, he wouldn’t do such things.

Furthermore, the Dragon Clan is very wealthy, with countless treasures, making such actions unnecessary.

Umbra inspected the blue brick inside out, finally nodding, “I cannot make such decisions; we’ll need to take a few pieces back for the Clan Leader to review.”

Luna Sutton gracefully smiled, “Certainly. Soren, take them to collect some bricks.”

With a flourish of his feather fan, Soren Phoenix, the hem of his fiery sleeves cutting through the moonlit night, “This way, gentlemen.”

Once the four walked away.

Rhys Blackwood appeared behind Luna Sutton at an unknown time, his dark eyes reflecting the firelight, “If the Dragon Clan is truly interested in trading, it could be an opportunity.”

“They lack no beast crystals.”

Luna Sutton bent to pick up half a broken brick, “But what we need most precisely are beast crystals.”

Not only are beast crystals a common currency in the beast world, but they also aid Beastmen in breaking through boundaries and enhancing strength.

Unfortunately, beast crystals are exceedingly rare and hard to find; even if ordinary Beastmen have them, they aren’t willing to trade them, preferring to keep them for themselves.

The Dragon Clan, being a colossal power in Aetheria, naturally lacks no beast crystals.

Merely leaking a few beast crystals from their fingers could significantly elevate the Wolf Tribe’s standing.

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