My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 367 - 330 - Nearly Plucked Bald (Three in One)_2

Chapter 367: Chapter 330 - Nearly Plucked Bald (Three in One)_2

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Owen Bertram returned to the backyard, unlocked the Array he had set up. After months of being nourished by the Gold Soil, his ferns must have grown lush and umbrella-like.

Then the revered Lord stood in the backyard, scratching his head, "Is it that ferns naturally grow this slow?"

But Owen Bertram quickly realized something was wrong! The fern had obviously grown taller since he had last seen it, but the branches and leaves were about the same as before.

The lush growth he had imagined didn’t exist at all. In fact, since the fern had grown taller, it looked sparser, just like a malnourished child!

Upon closer inspection, he noticed multiple leaves had been plucked from the branches of the fern, leaving many gaps.

Even the withered fallen leaves of the fern were highly poisonous. Owen Bertram had ordered that no one was allowed in apart from himself, fearing that someone might accidentally consume the toxic plant. Yet, the ground was clean, not a single withered leaf in sight!

A cold glint flashed through Owen Bertram’s eyes, and he quietly exited. He ordered Ethereal Devin, "Ring the bell, assemble all of my subordinates, no one is to be absent!"

Ethereal Devin felt an icy intimidation exuding from his Lord and shivered, not daring to ask any questions as he scrambled off.

Soon, the urgent sound of a bell rang through the Outpost.

Owen Bertram had set a rule: when the bell rings, even if you are on duty at the Outpost, you have to gather immediately.

Before everyone had assembled, a crying voice came from the kitchen, "Miss, you can’t just ignore us..."

Owen Bertram furrowed his brows, emanating an icy aura as he walked into the kitchen, hands clasped behind his back.

His sister Ava was by the cook stove, still stirring the pot with a large wooden spoon. Three men shivered at her feet, clutching her pant leg and sobbing.

Matthew, Alvin Morgan, and Bennett Basil.

Seeing her elder brother, Ava looked flustered, like a child who had been caught secretly consuming sweets before bed.

"Bi-Big Brother, you...you sit down first, it will be ready soon," Ava stuttered. She had always been a good girl.

Immediately, Owen Bertram glared at the three men on the floor, "My little sister is so pure and naive; she wouldn’t do anything wrong. It must be you three villains who egged her on!"

His gaze swept over them like a blade, intentionally dwelling a moment on Matthew.

Alvin Morgan and Bennett Basil were only "Guest Chieftains", but Matthew, you are my subordinate!

Matthew shivered more at the gaze, feeling an impending sense of doom. However, it was Bennett Basil who Lord Algernon called first: "You, come out with me."

Bennett Basil was trying to plead while holding on to Ava’s pant leg, but under the Lord’s gaze, he didn’t dare to cry. He obediently stood up and followed.

Just as the two were about to step out, Ava gathered the courage and timidly said, "Brother-"

Owen Bertram turned around, looking at Ava whose eyes teared up, "I shouldn’t have...I ate the vegetable you planted..."

A vein popped on Owen Bertram’s forehead, "Silly girl, it’s not a vegetable. It’s a lethal poison...one of the most toxic in the world!"

He suddenly turned his gaze to Alvin Morgan, "You taught them well! A Pill Master’s disciple mistaking ferns for vegetables?!"

Alvin Morgan wanted to argue, but the wrath of Lord Algernon was too intimidating, like a ferocious ancient dragon. Besides, Alvin knew his place; he used to act capriciously because others needed him. But Lord Algernon, being his equal in the pill way and having no desires of him, wouldn’t hesitate in getting rid of him.

"I...I am ashamed," Alvin lowered his head in embarrassment.

Ava moved to her brother’s side, holding his sleeve and swaying it gently, "Brother, don’t be angry. I won’t sneak-eat again, okay?"

Owen Bertram suddenly realized a more serious issue, "Did you guys eat all the leaves of the ferns?"

Alvin suddenly brightened up, his eyes gleaming, "My Lord, the young lady is a prodigy of the pill way. Even till now, I don’t understand how she processed the ferns. After she cooked them, they not only became non-toxic but highly nourishing. Look at Matthew, he has already reached the Fourth Great Realm, and Bennett Basil, the waste, is about to break through to the Third Great Boundary. I’ve also started to break through my years-long stagnant state..."

"Shut up!" With a cold shout from Owen Bertram, his hand grabbed Ava’s wrist, transferring Spiritual Energy into it...only to find that his sister was like a rock, her pathways blocked, preventing the Spiritual Energy from flowing and probing...

He stared hard at his sister, and upon rational consideration, Ava had indeed not seemed unwell. In the past few months, she had grown a bit taller and even looked chubbier.

"You guys really okay?" Owen Bertram was well-versed in the pill way but couldn’t figure out how one could neutralize the toxicity of the ferns, let alone transform them into nourishing Spiritual Pills.

"Really, we’re fine." All four of them spoke together.

Owen Bertram suddenly turned towards the pot, "Is there...fern in there?"

Like a feeding chick, Ava nodded, "I added a full nine leaves, it’s so delicious. When you were not here, Big Brother, I only ate five leaves per meal..."

A look of terror crossed Owen Bertram’s face, but Ava nonchalantly waved her hand, "Don’t be scared, brother, there really is no problem. You’ve also eaten it before..."

It suddenly clicked for Owen Bertram. There was once when he felt the food Ava cooked was extraordinarily tasty. Even later, when Ava cooked and it tasted the same, it was never as scrumptious as that time.