Canglan Kingdom, Royal City.
Recently, a miraculous Mana Recovery Potion swept through Royal City.
The royal family developed a potion that fully restored Magic Power instantly after consumption by magicians and witches.
Though limited to Third Level and below, most magicians and witches in the kingdom were within this range.
The royal family decreed that only customers who spent fifty gold coins on royal shop goods could buy one bottle of Mana Recovery Potion for an additional fifty gold coins.
Even so, demand far exceeded supply.
The production cost was less than one gold coin, making it an extremely profitable business.
Chu Yun supplied 200 bottles daily, earning 5,000 gold coins each day.
His wealth quickly accumulated.
At the Royal Palace banquet hall, not only Chu Yun but also the nobles under the queen profited greatly.
Their shops, originally uncompetitive, flourished due to the royal decree.
Magicians and witches who once bought materials elsewhere now bought from royal shops.
They got both needed materials and the highly popular Mana Recovery Potion.
"Knight Lord, we owe you thanks. Without you, we wouldn't earn this gold."
"Yes, Knight Lord, I toast to you!"
Several old nobles approached Chu Yun. After his success in the Council Hall, many wished to marry their daughters to him.
Chu Yun's noble status and strength made him an excellent match and a valuable ally.
After handling the nobles, Chu Yun looked toward Prince Milton, seated centrally.
Since seeing Cinderella once, Milton had been obsessed with her.
Though Chu Yun ordered palace guards daily to take the transparent crystal high heel to the city square to find Cinderella, no one had yet fit it perfectly.
Milton grew increasingly despondent.
Recalling the queen's orders, Chu Yun's task was to break Prince Milton and Cinderella apart and have the prince marry a proper noblewoman.
"Prince Highness, still missing Cinderella?"
Chu Yun held a glass of red wine, sitting opposite Milton.
"Knight Lord, why won't Cinderella meet me? Did I fail somehow?" Milton asked worriedly.
"You are the dream of countless noblewomen. Many in the kingdom want to marry you."
"I think Cinderella may be in some trouble."
Chu Yun said slowly.
He knew who Cinderella was; she was even inside the Royal Palace, resting in the lounge.
He looked at Milton and asked, "Prince Highness, if Cinderella isn't as perfect as you imagine, would you still want to marry her?"
"What do you mean? Is Cinderella a Heretic?"
Milton immediately responded.
The Heretic faction grew strong in Canglan Kingdom, luring starving commoners with food, demanding their lives.
If Cinderella were a Heretic, Milton would kill her without hesitation.
Milton's certainty that Cinderella was a Heretic grew.
Otherwise, she wouldn't avoid wearing the crystal heel at the square.
Having gotten his answer, Chu Yun left the banquet hall and went to the Royal Palace lounge.
Cinderella wore a gorgeous evening gown, her snow-white short hair shimmering like starlight.
Her beautiful legs were clad in pearl-like sheer stockings, feet in transparent crystal heels—the same outfit she wore at her first meeting with Milton.
At the banquet, Chu Yun brought Cinderella specifically to satisfy her wish to see Milton.
"Knight Master, any news? Does Prince Milton want to meet me?"
Cinderella asked, standing eagerly.
Chu Yun shook his head, lifted her arm, and revealed a vivid rose-shaped tattoo on her pale arm.
This rose tattoo was the mark of a Heretic.
After her father's death, Cinderella was bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters, sinking into despair.
Eventually, she was lured by a mysterious woman to join the Holy Cult and become a Heretic.
"Cinderella, you should know how just Prince Milton is. If he learns you are a Heretic, he will kill you without mercy."
"Even so, will you still see him?"
Chu Yun asked gently.
Cinderella's eyes dimmed.
She knew if she met Milton, he'd discover her Heretic status.
Persuaded by Chu Yun, she gave up.
After joining the cult, her mindset had changed completely.
Milton was only a figure she once admired but would no longer cling to.
"Knight Lord, I don't want this makeup wasted today."
"If Prince Milton wants to kill Heretics, I'll make him a slave of the Holy Cult, giving his life to the cult!"
A sickly smile crossed Cinderella's flawless face.
"What do you plan?"
Chu Yun asked cautiously.
He hadn't expected Cinderella to be so twisted, her hatred for Milton so deep after her illusions shattered.
"Of course, I'll need Knight Master's help."
"But first, Knight Master, please check my makeup."
Cinderella closed the door firmly.
She refused to meet Milton with a pure appearance.
Having decided to become a Heretic, she would fall completely.
An hour later, Cinderella emerged from the lounge still wearing the sexy evening gown.
Looking closer, her pearl-like stockings were snagged.
Even the transparent crystal heels on her silk-clad feet were sweat-dampened.
Adjusting her makeup, she slowly walked into the Royal Palace banquet hall.
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