Chapter 132: I’m Prepared to Spend a Full Day or Even Week in Bed?!

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: I’m Prepared to Spend a Full Day or Even Week in Bed?!

Aurelia took the first bite of her plate and chewed as her eyes brightened just slightly.

"This is good."

"Glad you think so."

"Very good." She took a second bite before he’d even finished his sentence.

"It’s wonderful, husband." Seraphina said as she took a bite of her plate next while smiling warmly.

Evelisse, meanwhile had already demolished a third of her plate.

"Mmm." Another bite.

"Try the pudding Eve." He said holding back a laugh as he saw her devour her food.

"This is amazing." She said as she took a spoonful of her pudding.

"I made extra just for you." Lucien chuckled.

"I love you." Evelisse looked up at him, spoon still in her mouth.

"That escalated fast, me or the pudding?"

"Both but mostly the pudding, hubby." She muttered spoon in her mouth as the table laughed at her full cheek.

As they all ate, Carmilla included through Luciens tastebuds, a chime sounded in his mind as a small smile crawled on his face.

[Ding!]

[Investment Detected.]

[Target: Aurelia Astrax]

[Investment Type: Assorted Mana Infused Dinner (Uncommon)]

[Target: Seraphina Lilith]

[Investment Type: Assorted Mana Infused Dinner (Uncommon)]

[Target: Evelisse Noctis]

[Investment Type: Assorted Mana Infused Dinner (Uncommon)]

[Generating Random Return Multiplier...]

Three mystery wheels bloomed above each wife as the wheels started spinning.

×4.

×91.

×13.

×107.

×26.

×136.

×19.

×58.

’Come on, come on, come on,’

The first wheel finally began to drag to a slow and stopped.

[×77]

The second one followed shortly after.

[×123]

The third spun longer than either, numbers blurring past for several more seconds before finally, decisively, locking into place.

[×84]

’Max for Eve, seems like food really is the way to her heart.’ He joked.

’And the other two are also good.’

[Investment Rewards Generated.]

[Aurelia Astrax — ×77]

[Investment Reward: 1 Month of Technique Comprehension, Body Refinement Potion (Rare) ×3.]

[Seraphina Lilith — ×123]

[Investment Reward: Alchemy Ingriedent Pack (Rare) ×7, +100 Charm.]

’Charm is it a stat?’ He wondered seeing it in the rewards but decided to check everything later and moved on.

[Evelisse Noctis — ×84]

[Reward: Peerless Golden Fingering Arts (Super Rare Rank).]

’What the hell kind of name is that?’

’Like seriously, peerless fingering is it some kind of dual cultivation method?’ He thought deciding to use it now as he confirmed it with the system.

’So it’s a massage art?’ He came to the realization as the methods of the Peerless Golden Fingering Arts flowed through his head.

’Seems like I didn’t even get to use the old one before another came and replaced it.’ He joked.

’But who the hell would think its a good name for a massage art.’ He thought, half convinced the system had changed its name to suit its own suspicious naming style.

But he himself was not sure if the system made the technique’s he got as rewards or if it had countless techniques stored in itself that it could give him.

’Whoever made it surely had some other intentions than just massaging?’ He thought as the information flow stopped in a few seconds while he carried on eating by splitting his focus.

"So how’s everyone’s technique coming along with you girl’s?" Lucien said as once things had settled.

"The Heaven Shattering Scripture is excellent, it weaves weapon and body refinement directly into the mana circulation instead of treating the body as a separate form of cultivation, it’s exactly what I needed." Aurelia answered first, expression turning genuinely focused.

"Glad to hear it."

Seraphina nodded, eyes bright. "The Lilith Dreamheart Scripture is fascinating. The way it handles mana and mental refinement along with dreams and emotions, I’ve already started drafting notes on how it might apply to alchemy."

"That sounds exactly like you, the alchemist of our family." He smiled.

"And what about you little glutton?" He turned to Evelisse.

"It’s complicated." She said swallowing a spoonful of the pudding.

"Complicated how?"

"There’s a lot to read." She sighed, long and dramatic.

"Why does everything have to either involve sitting in one place for days on end, or studying for days on end?"

"Because cultivation isn’t magic that happens just because you want it to, my cute little sis, but we all wish it were." Carmilla giggled.

"I know that!" Evelisse took another bite of pudding, then straightened suddenly while looking entirely too pleased with herself.

"But this time, I’m not falling behind!"

"Oh?" Lucien raised an eyebrow.

"That’s right." She pointed her spoon at him like a weapon.

"I’m going to cultivate harder than all of you, I’m going to get strong enough that you can’t use snacks as blackmail material anymore!"

"Bold plan wifey."

"And this time, I’m staying ahead of you."

"That way I can finally be on top of you." She said confident and smug beyond reason

Lucien just stared at her still smiling as Aurelia’s eyebrow climbed at her motives while Seraphina blinked before hiding a giggle.

All the while Carmilla’s lips twitched dangerously hearing her true reasons were something else and not the snacks.

’She hid it very well.’ Carmilla thought, not sure whether to be impressed or concerned.

Evelisse froze as she replayed her own sentence in her head.

"I meant in cultivation not whatever else it could mean!"

Lucien lost it completely, laughing hard enough that he had to set his cup down.

"Welp, unfortunately," he said, once he’d recovered, "it’s already too late my wife."

"What?"

"I’ve already started cultivating."

"Huh?" Her jaw dropped.

"Oh, weren’t you still learning the technique?" Carmilla perked up instantly.

Before Lucien could elaborate, Evelisse slumped dramatically in her chair.

"Of course," she said staring listlessly at the ceiling.

"Of course he’s already started." She pressed a hand to her chest.

"With his ridiculous comprehension, his Divine talent, his Divine bloodline and every other absurd thing he’s got stacked in his favor,"

"I was defeated before I was even born." She looked skyward as her voice rose to tragedy.

Lucien nearly choked on his drink hearing her speech as Aurelia burst out laughing while Seraphina covered her mouth, shoulders shaking as she couldn’t hide anymore.

Carmilla laughed openly, not even trying to hide it.

"It’s not fair," Evelisse muttered with her arms crossed.

"Poor Evelisse, our husband’s simply too overpowered." Seraphina reached over, patting her head gently.

"Don’t remind me."

"Wait, you said you’ve already started but exactly how much of the Blood Sovereign Scripture have you actually mastered?" Carmilla’s curiosity finally won out as she floated closer and settled on his shoulder.

"Why don’t you take a guess master?" Lucien smiled smugly.

Carmilla’s eyes narrowed, delighted by the challenge. "Hmm." She circled him slowly.

"10 percent, so the basic circulation?"

"More than that."

"25 percent and at the refinement process?"

"Naturally."

"Then," Her eyes widened slightly as she considered a ridiculous option.

"Don’t tell me you’ve comprehended most of it already, over 80 percent of it."

"Yep, nearly all of it."

"Seriously?" Carmilla stared.

"Seriously I mean I have got a Blood Affinity at Divine rank," he said and counting it off.

"The Crimson Sovereign Bloodline, my talent the Sanguine Genesis Crucible, both of them Divine Rank and stacking comprehension bonuses specifically for blood related techniques."

"And the scripture’s basically a blood cultivation path so it’d be stranger if I hadn’t picked it up fast." He joked, though even with that he knew it would have taken a few months without the technique comprehension.

"Cheater," Evelisse muttered into her pudding.

Lucien reached over and flicked her forehead.

Flick.

"Ow!" She rubbed the spot, glaring up at him.

"What was that for?"

"Being silly." He gave her head a gentle pat with his voice softening.

"You don’t have to stay ahead of me. You’re my wife. I’ll always work to get stronger so I can protect all of you that’s the most important point of me getting stronger, you know."

"So take your time, I’ll be right here waiting." He said as his smile warmed further.

"Idiot husband." Evelisse blinked, looked away, cheeks going faintly pink as the small smile tugging at her mouth said otherwise.

Lucien let the silence sit a beat before his expression turned mischievous.

"Of course, if you really wanted to catch up I know a way." He said grinning.

Seraphina caught the look immediately as a small smile formed on her lips, already guessing what he was about to say as Aurelia raised an eyebrow curiously.

"What way," Evelisse asked, already suspicious.

"Dual cultivation." He leaned forward.

"And regularly so you all can absorb my manadense essence, refine it through your own technique’s, and then your progress speeds up considerably." He said like it was some grand secret as Evelisse stared at him for a long moment.

"Of course." She looked at Seraphina.

"Why did I even ask this horny husband of ours." Seraphina just giggled behind her hand.

"That’s a reasonable, maybe even good proposal." Aurelia said as she looked openly intrigued and for various reasons besides just cultivating.

"Is it," Lucien said nodding.

"If that’s what it takes to catch up,"

"I’m prepared to spend a full day or even week in bed, but could you actually keep up with all of us, or even me?" she said grinning smugly as she issued the challenge.

"Is that a challenge I hear my warrior?" He asked grinning in turn.

"Naturally my husband."

"Count me in too," Seraphina said entirely too innocently like it was a matter of fact rather she join.

"You’re both just going along with this?" Evelisse asked as she looked between the two of them but internally she might have been the one anticipating it the most, as she could enjoy his muscles more than ever.

’And it looks like they got even more perfect.’ She thought drooling a bit at them.

"Why wouldn’t we?" Seraphina asked.

"Ahem little sisters, just a small reminder that I am, in fact, still here." Carmilla cleared her throat, loudly and pointedly.

"Oh, is my big sis the Goddess of Blood embarrassed?" Evelisse’s expression turned sly.

"Why would I be embarrassed?"

"Then why’d you clear your throat?"

"Because I’m curious."

"Curious," Aurelia repeated, deadpan.

"Someone has to make sure you guy’s don’t overdo it, that’s practically a supervisory duty."

"I didn’t realize the Goddess of Blood moonlighted as a peeping tom, and considering last time you asked the same thing too." Aurelia gave her a long and knowing look.

"I am not a peeping Tom!" Carmilla crossed her arms.

"I am just curious and I’m responsible for my disciple, can’t have him sucked dry."

"Of course you are."

"Your wife is bullying me." Carmilla turned to Lucien.

"Isn’t she your little sis too," he said, laughing, while Aurelia smiled into her cup and Seraphina lost the battle against giggling entirely.

Dinner wound down eventually with the dishes cleared and the family drifting into the living room.

Evelisse reclaimed the sofa and her anime, Seraphina settling beside her and Aurelia taking the armchair both going back to their respective manuals.

Meanwhile Carmilla floated up, settling herself directly on top of Lucien’s head like it was reserved seating.

"What are you going to do now, help Evelisse?" he asked.

"Yes and the others, but for now it’s some well deserved rest." She giggled but a moment later her voice slipped quietly into his mind as her curiosity had sharpened to a point she couldn’t hold back.

’Disciple.

’Hmm?’ He thought.

’You said you’d already started cultivating, right?’

’Yes.’ He said knowing where this was going.

’So, how far have you actually gotten?’

He glanced toward the TV where the golden haired guy’s hair grew longer after a lot of screaming as he fought a pink bubblegum monster with Evelisse was fully absorbed in her show, blissfully unaware of the conversation happening a few feet away.

’Why don’t you guess my dear master?’ He said as his mouth curved into a small smile.

Carmilla’s eyes narrowed as she perched right above him, her curiosity sharpening into something considerably more dangerous.

’Seems like my disciple is teasing his sugar mommy now.’ She smiled hearing him.

’That I am.’