The Purple Jade Hall was a small hall with an area of about a hundred square meters. It was usually used as a gathering place for the family's internal members.
In the hall, there was a purple stone fireplace against the wall opposite the door. Because the temperature wasn't too cold, there was no firewood burning in the fireplace.
The walls and floor of the room were also paved with purple stone. At the same time, there were many exquisite patterns carved on them. This was also the reason why this hall was called the Purple Jade Hall.
Opposite the Purple Jade Hall was a Gold Jade Hall. It was much more spacious than the Purple Jade Hall. That was the hall that Viscount Fergus usually used to receive visitors.
In the center of the Purple Jade Hall, there was a purple wood circular long table. Surrounding the long table were several armchair chairs. At this moment, most of these armchair chairs were already occupied.
Viscount Fergus, Bernal, Elise, Caroline, and Sarah.
"Father."
Gray walked over and greeted Viscount Fergus, who was wearing brown home clothes, rather stiffly.
He was rather conflicted about calling a stranger father, but he had to lower his head when he was under someone else's roof. Unless he wanted to leave the Fergus family, which he obviously couldn't do now.
"Mm, you're here. Have a seat!"
Viscount Fergus nodded and indicated for Gray to find a seat.
Gray looked at the empty seat and immediately saw a young girl with long black hair and blue eyes. She heaved a sigh of relief and looked at him with a joyful expression. It was this body's younger sister, Sarah, who shared the same father and mother.
It was obvious that she wasn't used to this kind of atmosphere. Therefore, when she saw Gray's arrival, it was as if she had seen her pillar of support.
Gray walked over and patted her head, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous. He then sat beside her.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Viscount Fergus's gaze swept across everyone's faces and opened his mouth.
"I just came back yesterday and didn't have time to ask about your cultivation. Bernal, you didn't fall behind in your cultivation during this period, did you?"
The 'all of you' in this sentence referred to Gray and the others other than Sarah. Sarah was still a few months away from 14 years old, and the best age to practice blood techniques was 15 years old. Therefore, she had yet to receive a blood implant to practice blood techniques.
"Father, while you were away, we didn't relax at all. We completed our daily training on time."
Bernal replied.
"That's good."
Viscount Fergus nodded, paused for a moment, and looked at Elise.
"Is there any progress in your cultivation?
Elise, how long can you last in the first posture of the third blood technique cultivation? "
In this world, the units used to measure time were still minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. The length was slightly different from Gray's previous world, but not by much.
"Three minutes."
Elise shrank her head and said in a low voice.
"You have to work harder."
Viscount Fergus frowned slightly. There was a trace of disappointment in his eyes, and his voice was slightly dissatisfied.
Elise became a lower-level Blood Warrior in January of this year. It had been almost half a year since then, but her progress was only in the third blood technique cultivation. He was very disappointed that she could only last in the first posture for three minutes.
Then he looked at Bernal and asked, "What are you doing?
"Bernal, what about you?"
"I can already complete the first posture of the fourth blood technique cultivation."
Bernal replied respectfully.
If one could cultivate the Blood Technique twice in a row, their strength would be equivalent to that of a Low-level Blood Warrior. If one could cultivate it three times in a row, they would be equivalent to a Middle-level Blood Warrior. Above that, the number of times one could cultivate the Blood Technique in a row would increase accordingly.
This was the conclusion that the people of this continent had made during their cultivation. It was used to judge their current cultivation progress. Of course, different people had different blood techniques. There were differences in this standard, but most people's blood techniques were the same.
"Not bad."
Viscount Fergus nodded. Bernal was just over 22 years old this year. His cultivation progress was similar to when he was young.
If there were no accidents, Bernal should reach the realm of a Ferocious Blood Warrior around 35 years old. He would have no problem inheriting the family business, but it would probably be difficult for him to advance further.
He then asked about Caroline's cultivation progress and gave a vague "not bad" evaluation. Obviously, he did not value the cultivation progress of Caroline, who was going to be married off in the future.
Finally, he looked at Gray and asked.
"Gray, how's your cultivation progress now?"
"I can last in the first posture of the third blood technique cultivation for about six minutes."
Gray did not hide anything.
With his current strength, there was no need to hide it at all. If he revealed it, he would be more valued by Viscount Fergus and increase his bargaining chip. After all, there was still a mastermind behind the scenes who wanted to kill him. He needed Viscount Fergus's attention and protection.
"You can already last for six minutes?
Good, very good! "
Hearing Gray's answer, Viscount Fergus's face finally blossomed into a smile. He slapped the armrest, his face full of smiles.
It had only been three and a half months since Gray had become a lower-level Blood Warrior, but he could already last for six minutes in the first posture of the third blood technique cultivation.
According to his estimation, with this cultivation progress, Gray should be able to become a middle-level Blood Warrior in two years, or even less. This cultivation speed could be said to be extremely fast, far surpassing his own in the past. That was why he was so happy.
The others in the room also looked at Gray with different expressions.
Lisa was happy from the bottom of her heart. After all, she and Gray were now bound together for good or ill. Moreover, she was very dependent on her brother, Gray. Naturally, she hoped that Gray would be as strong as possible.
Caroline was purely surprised by Gray's talent. Gray's achievements had nothing to do with her, but the talent that Gray had displayed had indeed surprised her.
Bernal was deeply afraid. The talent that Gray had displayed was too great a threat to his position in the family.
Elise's jealousy was tinged with suspicion. She was jealous of Gray's talent, but she also suspected that Gray had made a false report. After all, according to her previous observations, there was a problem with Gray's body.
"With Gray's cultivation talent, it might even be possible for him to become a Berserker in the future."
Bernal had already restrained his feelings of jealousy, or at least it couldn't be seen on his face. He spoke with a voice filled with envy and happiness for Gray.
"It is indeed possible."
The smile on Viscount Fergus's face didn't fade for a long time.
Berserker was a rank above Ferocious Blood Warriors. It was also a rank that he greatly desired to reach. Their strength was far stronger than Ferocious Blood Warriors. Under normal circumstances, a single Berserker could take on five Ferocious Blood Warriors like him. It could be said that they were terrifyingly strong.
Unfortunately, at his current age, his body had already begun to regress from his prime to his old age. If he didn't have a special opportunity, he would probably be stuck as a Ferocious Blood Warrior for the rest of his life. This was also a regret in his heart.
Now that he saw that Gray really did have this kind of talent, he was gratified and couldn't help but confirm his previous thoughts. Compared to Ferocious Blood Warriors, the benefits of Berserkers weren't just reflected in their fighting strength.
"Continue to work hard, don't slack off, don't waste your talent."
Thinking about it, Viscount Fergus was afraid that Gray would become arrogant because of this, so he added another sentence.
"I will, father."
Gray replied.
After discussing matters of cultivation, they began to chat. Interesting stories and anecdotes that they had read or heard from books were all included in the content of their chat. Compared to the beginning, the atmosphere was much more lively.
"Father, I heard that the Sidney Marquis family has a Copperback Dragon whose strength is comparable to Ferocious Blood Warriors. Is this true?"
Gray couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask the curiosity in his heart.
The Sidney Marquis Family was a legendary family. Unlike other families, the Sidney Marquis Family did not grow up step by step through the ranks of lords, barons, and viscounts. Instead, the Sidney Marquis Family was directly bestowed the title of Marquis.
This family was also the family that governed the Fergus family. The Fergus family was enfeoffed by this family, and the wanted order mentioned yesterday was issued by this family.
There were many rumors about this family's legendary pioneering history. The most popular rumor was that the first generation of the Sidney family had a Copperback Dragon as a mount. It was with this Copperback Dragon comparable to Ferocious Blood Warriors that the Marquis family became the current Marquis family in one fell swoop.
In the 300 years since they became the Marquis family, no trace of this Copperback Dragon had appeared in the Marquis family. However, it was generally believed that this Copperback Dragon didn't die of old age.
Dragons were blood beasts that had a direct bloodline relationship with the legendary dragon. Their lifespan was generally extremely long. For example, the Copperback Dragon had a lifespan of a thousand years, which was far beyond the reach of humans.
"This Copperback Dragon does exist."
As a direct noble of the Sidney family, Viscount Fergus had obviously dealt with the Sidney family many times. He said with certainty.
"It really exists!!!"
Caroline lightly covered her red lips, a rare look of surprise on her face.
The reason why Gray asked about the Copperback Dragon was because he had seen a book related to the Sidney family on the miscellaneous bookshelf in the library. Caroline had obviously also read this book.
"I've seen it once in the Sidney family. It was covered in brass scales and emitted an extremely terrifying aura …"
Viscount Fergus's eyes revealed a look of reminiscence. Obviously, that encounter with the Copperback Dragon must have left an extremely deep impression on him.
After that, they discussed some interesting matters. It was close to noon, and a servant had already come to inform them that lunch was ready.
At this moment, Elise stood up and spoke to Viscount Fergus.