Chapter 364 - His Heart Was Tempted (1/2)
Aleksis did not understand why Nicolae was very sure that his future wife wouldn't need the immortality potion. She ask, ”Why not?”
But Nicolae only scratched his head and refused to reply. He can't believe he couldn't keep his feelings to himself when it came to Aleksis.
Both Lauriel and Terry understood him immediately, but Aleksis, on the other hand, didn't catch the hint and kept talking. ”The point is, we don't need to worry. We can fall in love with anyone, including ordinary people, because Uncle Aldebar has the ingredients to make them immortal, like us.”
”I understand,” Nicolae nodded again. He looked at Terry and was forced to admit that even now they were still equal competitors. At first, he thought he would win from Terry because he was an immortal and Terry was not. Who knew, apparently Terry was also an immortal like himself.
He then smiled at Terry and decided to be friendly to him. However, even though Terry really annoyed him, the young man was the biological brother of the girl he liked and the relationship between Aleksis and Terry seemed very close. He must not continue to be hostile to Terry.
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The very nice lunch ended with heartwarming talk about family. Alaric gladly fulfilled Portia and Ned's invitation to stay at their palace for several days so that they could get to know each other better and talk more about their family. Of course, Sophia decided to also stay with him.
”I'm very interested in the system that applies in our clans now,” Alaric said after lunch was over. They continued their conversation in the living room, accompanied by a classical music performance and a cup of coffee. ”So, at present, there are two groups in the Alchemist clan, right? One group accepts ordinary human beings into the clan and the other one supports the purification of our race, as purists.”
”That's right. What is it that interests you?” Sophia asked with a sweet smile.
”Caspar Schneider, the head of the clan, and his sister. They married ordinary people ...” Alaric frowned. ”Are their children considered half-bloods, or are they also immortals? Then what about their spouses? Do they separate after their partners grow old and die?”
”Uhm ... it's not like that. Aldebar keeps the formula for the immortality potion. He will give the potion as a gift to the ordinary people who are married to our clan members, so they can also live as immortals,” Sophia explained, ”His wife and children- Caspar's children have become the same as us now.”
”Immortality Potion?” Alaric seemed very interested to hear that.
Sophia looked at Alaric and immediately realized what was on his mind, ”You want to ask for the immortality potion from Aldebar for your ordinary human wife?”
Alaric did not reply. He looked away. Sophia's guess was right. He was thinking and missing Aleksis. When he heard that there was a potion that could make ordinary people become immortal, he immediately wanted the potion for himself, so he could give it to Aleksis, so they could live together as immortals, forever.
”Alaric ...” Sophia arranged her sentence carefully so as not to offend Alaric. She knew this was a sensitive matter, ”You have to remember that 20 years ago you spent a year trying to kill Caspar. Do you think he would just accept you into the clan if he knew who you really are?”
Alaric was forced to admit that Sophia was right. He knew he could not enter the Alchemists clan and be on Caspar's good side, because he had killed so many of Caspar's men in the past.