While Gray and Viscount Fergus were surrounded by more than ten people, someone's mood was extremely bad.
"What a piece of trash. A Barbarian Blood Warrior against a Berserker and he couldn't even seriously injure him."
Glancing at Gray, who was surrounded by a group of people and was not seriously injured, Count Smalley's face darkened.
During the battle, although he didn't want Gray to be killed by the Shadow Serpent's Barbarian Blood Warrior, he didn't expect that not only was Gray not killed, his injuries weren't too serious.
This made him extremely dissatisfied with the Shadow Serpent's Barbarian Blood Warrior.
If a Barbarian Blood Warrior couldn't even kill a Berserker, how could he be considered a Barbarian Blood Warrior?
If the resentment in one's heart could kill, Rob Tracy would have been killed by him many times.
"Damn it, how can his cultivation speed be so fast?
He's already a Berserker! "
Apart from Count Smalley, the most dissatisfied person was probably Viscount Lychens.
When Gray became a Vicious Warrior, the Rychens family's chances of winning in the fight for the Count's position were not high.
But now, they had no chance of winning. After all, the other party had already met the requirements to be promoted to a Count's family.
And in the battle just now, his contribution was also great. After returning, the Sidney family could directly promote the Fergus family to a Count's position.
After all, the other party had already become a Berserker at such a young age. His future potential was huge. Although he was unhappy, if it was him, he would probably make the same choice.
"He's already a Berserker!"
Viscount Bei Mai, the only woman in the group, frowned slightly. Although she didn't have a strong resentment like Viscount Lychens, she was still somewhat unwilling.
She also yearned to lead her family to become a Count's family. But now, it seemed that there was no hope.
A Marquis family could at most be enfeoffed with three Counts. Now that they already had two and the Fergus family, the Bei Mai family was doomed to have no hope.
… …
A week later, outside Sidney Castle.
In the sky, snowflakes fell like goose feathers, and the surrounding ground was covered with snow.
Marquis Sidney, his wife, Polly, and the marquis' second son, Darren Sidney, stood in front of the castle, waiting solemnly.
"Father, is Gray really a Berserker?"
Polly was wearing a white fur coat. Her blonde hair was tied into a ponytail, and her delicate face was slightly red from the cold. She looked at Marquis Sidney in surprise.
"Yes, the letter Zaloyan sent back mentioned that he is indeed a Berserker!"
Facing his surprised daughter's question, Marquis Sidney nodded affirmatively.
Not only the other party, even he could not help but feel surprised when he first heard this news.
He wasn't even 20 years old, yet he was already a Berserker. This rate of growth was too fast. At the very least, Zaloyan couldn't compare.
If it wasn't for the fact that the young man was from a viscount's family, he would have thought that the young man was from a duke's family or even a member of the Purple Moon Kingdom's royal family.
"A Berserker who's not even 20 years old. What a fast cultivation speed! He's actually faster than Zaloyan!"
Marchioness Jotina exclaimed.
At the same time, she glanced at her daughter, Polly.
Although she had heard that Polly and Zaloyan had dined together last time, and the two seemed to have a good relationship, she didn't think too deeply about it.
Zaloyan's talent at that time was not bad, but his status was much lower.
Not to mention the son of a viscount's family, even the son of a count's family was a little inferior to Polly's.
But now, with the talent that the other party had displayed, she couldn't help but pay more attention to this matter.
With the potential that Zaloyan had shown, it was very likely that he would become a Berserker.
Although his status was a little inferior, this potential made up for it.
"He actually managed to defeat that fellow Zaloyan!"
The marquis's second son, Darren Sidney, was also surprised.
Ever since he was young, his relationship with Zaloyan had been terrible. Not only because Zaloyan was chosen by the marquis as the next successor to the title, but also because Zaloyan's cultivation speed had always surpassed his.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not catch up to Zaloyan. Because of this deep unwillingness to accept defeat, he could not help but feel antagonistic towards Zaloyan.
But now, there was someone whose cultivation speed was faster than Zaloyan's, and this person was from a viscount family in the territory.
This surprised him and even somewhat impressed him. He had not been able to trample Zaloyan underfoot, but someone else had. He was actually a little happy.
"Father."
"Marquis."
"Lord Marquis!"
…
Not long after, a team stopped outside Sidney Castle. Zaloyan, Manel Sidney, Gray, and the others stepped out of the carriage and greeted Marquis Sidney.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Marquis Sidney's gaze swept over everyone and paused on Gray for a moment.
"I'm ashamed to have allowed Rob Tracy to be rescued."
Manel Sidney's wrinkled face was a little ashamed.
Rob Tracy's escape would inevitably increase the instability of the territory.
"Uncle, don't blame yourself. No one would have thought that the Wallen family would suddenly appear. If it had been me at that time, I would have had the same outcome."
"Although Rob Tracy escaped in the end, the result is still good. At least the Shadow Serpent organization has been destroyed."
Marquis Sidney shook his head.
This time, although an accident had occurred in the end and Rob Tracy had been rescued, their goal of destroying the Shadow Serpent organization had still been achieved.
At least now he only had to worry about Rob Tracy, not the other assassins of the Shadow Serpent.
Simply put, he had changed from worrying about a group of people to worrying about one person. In terms of the result, it was obviously a good thing.
"I'm sure you're all tired after such a long journey. The castle has already prepared accommodations for you. Go and rest first. We'll celebrate at the banquet."
Following Marquis Sidney's signal, the castle servants immediately came forward to lead the way.
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Gray and the others responded respectfully and dispersed under the guidance of the servants.
"Gray, Uncle Fergus."
At this time, Polly came forward and greeted the two of them.
"Miss Polly."
Gray and Marquis Sidney responded politely.
"Gray, I didn't expect you to already be a Berserker. When we saw the letter written by Big Brother, all of us were shocked!"
Looking at Gray, Polly's gaze was somewhat teasing.
"I just became a Berserker not long ago!"
Gray smiled embarrassedly.
"Well, I'll let you off this time!"
Polly's beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly, but she didn't argue with Gray. She also knew that each family had their own secrets. Many times, it was inconvenient to disclose many things to outsiders.
"Gray, are you injured?"
Then she looked at Gray's arm and abdomen, faintly visible bandages, and her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly again.
"I'm a little injured, but it's not serious."
Gray nodded slightly.
"Do you need a healing potion?"
Polly asked worriedly.
"It's just a little injury. It should be fine in a few days. There's no need for a healing potion."
Gray shook his head.
The Fergus family bought a portion of healing potions every year, so Viscount Fergus had some. Originally, Viscount Fergus wanted to give it to Gray, but Gray refused.
It was better to use the healing potion at a critical moment. Injuries like his did not need healing potions at all.
When he returned to Fergus Castle, he would find a forest and use the reverse nurturing ability to recover immediately. It was not worthwhile to waste a bottle of healing potion for this. This kind of thing could save his life at a critical moment.
"Alright then."
Polly's delicate eyebrows raised as she said.
"You two must be tired, so I won't disturb you!"
Under the guidance of the servant, Gray and Polly went to the residence arranged for them in Sidney Castle. Polly went straight to a huge independent three-story house in the backyard of the castle and entered one of the rooms.
There were many wooden cabinets around the room, and there were several long tables in the middle.
There were many oddly shaped crystal vessels on the long table.
After entering the room, she went straight to the side of a wooden cabinet and pulled open the drawer.
… …
"Polly."
Because of his injuries, Gray could not take a bath and could only wipe his body.
But it was still much more comfortable. But when he walked out of the bathroom, he was surprised to find Polly waiting in the living room.
"Gray, this is for you."
Seeing Gray, Polly stood up and handed a small bronze bottle to Gray. The words "healing potion" were clearly written on the surface of the bottle.
"This … There's no need. My injuries will be fine in a few days. There's no need for healing potions."
Seeing the words "healing potion" on the bottle, Gray did not reach out to take the bottle.
Healing potions were very precious, and the key was that they were priceless. Without the corresponding connections, it was impossible to buy them. It was not good to accept such a precious item for no reason.
"You're injured now, and it's not convenient for you to take a bath. And because my teacher can make healing potions, healing potions are not too expensive in the castle."
Polly explained with a smile, as if she saw Gray's thoughts.
"Then … Alright, thank you!"
After some thought, Gray finally reached out to take the bottle.
It was true that it was not convenient to take a bath with his injuries, especially in the winter. Taking a bath in the cold was not a comfortable experience.
Although it had the ability to reverse nurture, it could not be used in Sidney Castle for the next few days. It had to continue like this.
Of course, he was not someone who could accept gifts from others, especially when the other party was a girl. He would take it as owing her a favor, and if there was a chance in the future, he would repay it.
"Alright, I won't disturb your rest!"
Polly nodded to Gray and turned to leave with a smile.