Chapter 219 : One last test before departing

Chapter 219 : One last test before departing

'I guess I'm also a pervert,' Grace shook her head.

As much as she wanted to deny it, the truth is that she had more than enjoyed the heated moment she shared with Alex, and perhaps if it were anyone other than her grandson, Grace might have even been inclined to let things progress further.

Though she would have never allowed another man beside him to approach her to begin with, so this situation could never have happened with someone else.

The only other men she would have allowed to approach her to the point of hugging her beside Alex were her late husband and her son. Both were dead, leaving only Alex as the only man she allowed to get close to her.

However, she never anticipated that Alex would use that to take advantage of her and kiss her.

Well, "Take advantage of her" was a strong phrase. At the end of the day, she is more powerful than him and could have forced him to stop. The reason she allowed it to get out of hand was because she herself was enjoying the moment.

The consequence is that now, her own grandson is lusting over her body, which is a little troubling to say the least.

Well, it was only troubling for Grace. Judged by his words and his relationship with Amelia, Grace understood that he had no qualms about engaging in a romantic relationship with a member of his family.

'Is it really wrong?'she wondered.

Judged from what she witnessed, Alex and Amelia really looked to be in love, and they were not hurting anyone by being together, so there was nothing wrong with their relationship.

Though, that was not why Grace was wondering; rather, she was pondering if an eventual relationship with Alex would be a bad thing.

Unbeknownst to her, a seed of a forbidden curiosity sprouted in Grace's mind and she started to wonder what a romantic relationship with Alex would be like. She didn't really think of engaging in one with him, but at least, she was thinking about it.

Soon, Grace had regrouped with the others. A few minutes later, the convoy of carriages set out, their destination: Zindal.

"We should also get going," Amelia remarked as she observed the disappearing carriages.

Alex nodded in agreement, "but before that," he glanced at Amelia and Maya, "wait for me here," he said.

The two women glanced at each other and nodded.

"I won't be long," Alex assured.

Before the girls could react, he had already vanished. The only remnants that he had been there a moment ago were the fissures in the earth, as if the ground itself couldn't contain his passage.

Hundreds of meters from the girls' position, Alex could be seen darting forward at an astonishing pace, his silhouette blurring into a mere blur as he streaked through the landscape leaving a trail of dust and in his wake.

'More, more, more,' Alex thought as he kept increasing his speed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A booming sound reverberated in the surroundings with each acceleration, accompanied by the emergence of deep cracks on the ground.

Seconds later, he finally came to a halt.

Looking back the way he came from, Alex assessed the distance he had traveled.

"It should be around four kilometers," he remarked, "four kilometers in about two minutes."

Quickly doing the math, he realized that he could cover one kilometer in thirty seconds, meaning that with each passing second, he traveled around thirty meters.

"It's a little... disappointing?"

"Well, that's it, let's return," Alex thought after he finished his tests.

He had no intention of testing his other stats, and quite frankly, he couldn't perfectly measure them right here.

He couldn't risk wounding himself just to see how sturdy he was right now, nor could he exhaust himself to understand just how much stamina he had.

As for his strength, he preferred to test it using a device like the one in Scarlett's room. It would allow him to get a better idea of his strength without destroying everything around him.

With a snap of his fingers, Alex appeared right in front of the girls.

His sudden appearance startled the girls, and Amelia swiftly took a fighting stance. But upon seeing who it was, she sighed in relief and relaxed.

"Did you finish what you had to do?" she wondered.

"Yes, we should get going," Alex replied.

"Umm, how are we going to travel if we don't have a carriage?" Maya inquired.

"Like this," Alex snapped his fingers, and under the girls' stunned eyes, a carriage made of purple smoke was created.

Alex had to train the whole night to be able to create this carriage.

It wasn't the carriage itself that was difficult; the challenging part was finding the perfect balance between heaviness and lightness. If the carriage was too light, they couldn't board it as the construct would crumble. If it was too heavy, on the other hand, once their own weight was added, the carriage wouldn't be able to stay airborne.

"No offense, but...this thing doesn't seem safe at all," Maya remarked hesitantly as she eyed the smoke carriage.

"I assure you that it is," Alex replied confidently, gesturing for them to board.

To prove his words, he boarded the carriage and tapped on it with his shoes. "See, it's safe," Alex said when a reassuring thud was heard.

"Now stop being a scaredy-cat and enter," Alex said.

Without a moment's delay, Amelia stepped into the carriage, settling beside Alex, and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Maya hesitated, her gaze fixed on the smoke carriage, then reluctantly gave a nod.

Since Alex had reinforced the carriage to withstand friction with the wind and unexpected aerial encounters. As Maya's head connected with the carriage, rather than dissolving into smoke, a resounding thud reverberated through the air.

"...."

"...."

Alex and Amelia could only look toward the young heiress with baffled expressions.

"You would think not needing glasses to see would have made her less clumsy, but apparently not," Alex chuckled, observing Maya as she stood up, gently massaging her forehead.

"Ouch, that stings!" Maya cursed with her cute little voice, dusted her dress, and carefully boarded the carriage.

Thankfully, this time, she didn't stumble and fall.

'Why is she clinging to him like that?' Maya wondered as she sat across from the siblings.

'Now that everyone is on board, let's depart!' Alex exclaimed.

A moment later, the smoke carriage soared into the air, its destination: the Drazen auction location.