Seeing that the jade lizard was dead, the men of the Red Wing hurried forward to collect the blood, while Gray summoned the four blood fiends back to him.
Guarding against the Red Wing was one thing, but the other was to think about which blood fiend he should remove his control over.
After the battle just now, the four blood fiends must have sustained a lot of injuries.
Fortunately, Gray had been controlling the ox-type and crocodile type blood fiends to fight the jade lizard head-on, while the lion-type and leopard-type blood fiends, which were weaker in defense, attacked from the sides. The injuries on the four blood fiends did not affect their combat ability.
This was also one of the benefits of corpse control. As long as the head was not destroyed and the four legs were not chopped off, the combat ability of the controlled blood fiends would not be reduced too much.
"Which blood fiend should I remove my control over?"
Gray raised his eyebrows.
First of all, the ox-type blood fiend could not be removed. It had great strength and strong defense, making it an extremely qualified meat shield.
Secondly, the leopard-type blood fiend could not be removed either. Although it had weak attack and defense, it was fast and could be used in many situations.
For example, just now, the leopard-type blood fiend was able to catch up with the jade lizard, which bought time for the man in the greenish-grey battle suit and the other three blood fiends.
Otherwise, with the speed of the jade lizard, the man in the greenish-grey battle suit might not be able to catch up with it, but the ox-type blood fiend and the other two blood fiends would definitely not be able to catch up.
Now, only the crocodile type blood fiends and the lion-type blood fiends were left.
Among these two blood fiends, the crocodile type blood fiend had strong defense and a strong biting ability. Once it bit its opponent, it would be difficult for the opponent to break free.
The lion-type blood fiend, on the other hand, was quite balanced in all aspects. It had neither strong nor weak points.
"Lion-type blood fiend."
The answer was obvious. Among the four blood fiends, the lion-type blood fiend was the least distinctive and would be of the least help in battle.
After thinking about these things, the Red Wing had finished collecting the blood. The man in the greenish-grey battle suit walked over. Beside him was a woman in a red battle suit.
"Sir, here are the promised ten portions of Jade Lizard Blood and 50,000 gold coins."
Knowing that Gray was quite afraid of him, a Berserker, the man in the azure-gray battle suit stood more than twenty meters away from Gray, and then let the woman in the red battle suit come forward and give the things in the previous agreement to Gray.
Gray reached out and took it.
There were a total of two items, a bronze bottle containing the Jade Lizard's blood and a leather bag containing a large amount of magic coins.
He was indeed quite wary of the man in green-grey battle armor. He had not forgotten how the latter had killed the corpse ape back then. After approaching the corpse ape, before it could control the blood fiends, the former had launched a sneak attack and killed it with lightning speed.
He didn't want what happened to the corpse ape to happen to him.
"Sir, the Red Wing is based in Mercenary City. If you have time in the future, please come and be our guest!"
Nodding to Gray, the man in the green-grey battle armor left with the Red Wing Mercenary Group.
Gray looked in the direction in which the other party had left. After confirming that the other party had left, he removed the control of the lion-type blood fiend and walked to the corpse of the Jade Lizard.
A few minutes later.
Trembling, the Jade Lizard stood up.
"Not bad."
After instructing the Jade Lizard to move its body, Gray nodded in satisfaction.
Although there were many injuries on its body, these injuries did not affect its movement and did not affect the Jade Lizard's combat strength much.
The Jade Lizard was extremely strong in terms of speed, strength, and defense. In terms of combat strength, it was stronger than the other three blood fiends. After controlling it, it immediately became the strongest blood fiend under his control.
A week later, Gray returned to the forest near Fergus Castle that hid the underground entrance.
"It seems that the Jade Lizard can only stay here."
Gray lifted the cover of the dried branches and glanced at the entrance to the basement. Looking at the size of the four blood fiends, he helplessly discovered that the largest of the four blood fiends, the Jade Lizard, was unable to pass through the tunnel.
"It's good that it stays here. It can guard this entrance so that the Fergus family won't know that someone has infiltrated."
After thinking for a while, Gray led the other three blood fiends into the tunnel.
This entrance led directly to Fergus Castle, so its importance was self-evident. Although the mechanism was opened and closed from the inside, it was not impossible to open it with brute force.
Leaving the Jade Lizard here could prevent enemies from sneaking in.
As for Fergus Castle, with the three blood fiends there, even if a berserker were to attack, they would be able to deal with it and ensure its safety.
After returning to the castle, Gray took a bath and changed his clothes. He felt much more comfortable.
Although he could bathe in the Red Leaves Forest, that was when there was a stream or a lake. If he did not encounter one, he could only endure it.
"Young Master Gray."
"Hello, Young Master Gray."
… …
As he walked into the castle, he was immediately greeted by the respectful greetings of the servants.
Gray nodded slightly in response and then walked towards the White Stone Training Field. At this time, Sarah should be practicing in the afternoon.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the White Stone Training Field, he saw Sarah cultivating there.
She was wearing a blue battle suit, and her expression was serious and focused. She looked rather cute.
Besides her, Caroline and Elise were also there. The former was wearing a purple battle suit, and her hair was tied into a ponytail. She looked valiant and formidable, while the latter was wearing a white battle suit.
Gray sat in the pavilion and asked the servants to bring in pastries and freshly squeezed fruit juice. After waiting for a while, Sarah ran over.
"Brother, you're back!"
Sarah happily hugged Gray's arm and shouted sweetly as she ran in front of Gray.
"Yes."
Gregor smiled as he looked at the other party.
"Not bad. You're almost done with the first training posture of the second round."
She had only started practicing for four months, and she was almost done with the first training posture. This cultivation progress was rather fast.
"Hehe, of course, I'm a genius."
The girl raised her sharp chin and said proudly.
Then, he rolled his eyes and looked straight at Gray as he asked.
"Brother, did you bring me a gift?"
"Uh …"
Gray could not help but stutter. He had originally planned to catch a blood fiend for Sarah as a battle beast. Unfortunately, although he had encountered many blood fiends, he had not encountered a newborn blood fiend.
He could not help but smile.
"Of course."
"What is it?"
Sarah could not help but be happy.
"It's a secret for now."
Gray's face revealed a mysterious smile, but in his heart, he wondered if this girl would blame him when she found out about the gift he had prepared for her.
In the Red Leaves Forest, he did not get anything else, but he did get a lot of blood fiends' blood. In the future, Sarah would have to consume blood fiends' blood every day.
"What gift? Do we have a share?"
Caroline and Elise walked over. Caroline was smiling and joking, while Elise looked at Gray with fear. Gray's strength had already made her unable to have any thoughts of going against Gray.
"Of course, everyone will have a share. As for what it is, you will know tomorrow."
Gray smiled and asked curiously.
"Why don't I see Brother Bernal?"
"He went to visit the Yveline Clan."
Caroline had a playful look on her face.
"Oh."
Gray's face revealed a look of understanding. The Yveline Clan was the clan that Bernal was engaged to. Now that the two clans were engaged, it was indeed time for them to interact more.
Pa, pa, pa!
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps were heard. Gray and the others turned around and saw the "person" they were talking to just now running over.
The person came to Gray and said anxiously.
"Gray, you have to help me this time!"
"Brother Bernal, what's going on?
Didn't you go to the Yveline Clan? "
Gray asked curiously. The person who came was Bernal, who was supposed to be at the Yveline Clan.
"Something happened. I just came back from the Yveline Clan."
Bernal panted and said.
"Gray, you have to help me this time."
"Tell me what's going on first."
Gray raised his eyebrows and didn't agree immediately. Although he had a good relationship with Bernal, he had to see what the matter was before making a decision.
"A few days ago, an iron mine was discovered at the border of the Yveline Clan's territory. However, another clan nearby also had their eyes on this iron mine. I want to ask for your help to seize this iron mine."
Bernal said quickly.
"You don't want me to secretly …?"
Gray's brows furrowed slightly.
Although he had secretly wiped out two clans, these two clans had grudges with him. One of them tried to assassinate him, and the other almost killed Fergus and the others, including himself. That was why he took action.
Asking him to kill a clan that had no relation to him was a common thing in noble clans, but he didn't want to do it.
"No, no."
Bernal shook his head quickly. Although Gray didn't say it out loud, he could guess the specific meaning. After all, he was one of the insiders of those two matters.
"In order to seize the mining rights of the iron mine, the Yvelines Clan negotiated with that clan to decide the ownership through a battle between the younger generation. I want you to represent the Yvelines Clan to participate."
"But I'm not a member of the Yvelines Clan. Besides, they can easily find out my identity."
Gray frowned. It wasn't that he was arrogant, but he was considered a celebrity in the Sidney Marquis.
"You can ask for external help. Of course, it must be a relative. The relationship between our clan and the Yvelines Clan also counts. Gray, you …?"
Speaking of this, Bernal looked at Gray expectantly.
"No problem."
Since it was like this, Gray naturally wouldn't refuse. After all, it was a simple matter. He had to give face to Bernal.
"Thank you."
Bernal said gratefully.