290: Dick, the master of time management

Chapter 289: Time Management Master, Dick

After several conversations, Dick was surprised to find that Leon didn't know that Trundle was the real name of the Overlord Demon Ape.

Not only him, but the entire Bit Family, and even the entire Eternal Frost Forest, no one knew!

This is also why some people dared to name wine 'Trundle' without anyone finding it strange.

So, was this a coincidence?

A wine just happened to have the same name as the Overlord Demon Ape?

It's possible, but the probability isn't high, because 'Trundle' is a very rare surname in the Eternal Frost Forest, and it's even a bit awkward to pronounce.

Trundle sounds more like the style of the Central Region of the continent.

Of course, this is just a judgment Dick made based on common sense. To know for sure, he still needed to personally visit this audacious winemaking master.

"Dick, do you really like trundle wine? I thought humans generally preferred stronger tastes..."

Elves prefer light tastes. Not only do their dishes have very little oil and salt, but their drinks are also bland. Many humans can't stand the elven diet.

Looking at Dick holding the cup and drinking heartily, Leon felt a little surprised. A friend liking the same thing as him could make their friendship even better.

After drinking another cup of wine, Dick chuckled lightly, "Leon, before we go to the auction house tomorrow, take me to the Trandel Winery first."

"No problem, it's not far," Leon readily agreed, then asked doubtfully, "Dick, what are you going there for? If you want to buy wine, just let the maids go..."

"Heh heh, I just want to meet the master who can brew such fine wine."

Dick casually made up a lie, refilled a cup of wine for Leon, and said casually, "By the way, why is this wine called Trundle? Does it have any special meaning?"

"What special meaning could it have? Trundle is just the surname of that winemaking master. He just named the wine after his own surname."

Hearing this, Dick's eyes narrowed slightly. He took a sip of wine and said, "It sounds like this winemaker isn't a local, right? Can you tell me a bit about him?"

"Emmm..."

Leon tilted his head, thinking. It wasn't until a while later that he slowly said, "Master Trundle is a human who has lived for 168 years. According to your human lifespan, he should be considered a long-lived person."

Generally speaking, humans living over a hundred years are considered very long-lived.

However, professional winemakers can easily live over 150 years. This branch profession of Mage has the benefit of extending lifespan.

Therefore, most Mages will more or less take up winemaking as a side job, including Fama.

After all, who doesn't want to live longer?

"I remember, Master Trundle came to the Eternal Frost Forest as a refugee over a hundred years ago..."

"Oh, I remember now," Leon slapped his head and looked at Dick, saying, "Master Trundle was once a prince, but unfortunately, his country was destroyed due to the invasion of the Toya Empire."

Dick didn't care about the tragic past of Master Trundle.

In this cruel world, countries are destroyed every day, and there are princes and princesses fleeing every day. This is nothing new.

The only thing Dick cared about was the origin of the name Trundle.

"So, was he called Trundle from the beginning?"

"No, he abandoned his original name after coming to the Eternal Frost Forest and changed it to Trundle. Legend has it that this was his mother's maiden name."

Hearing this, Dick fell into thought, not believing this so-called legend.

This winemaker named Trundle definitely has a big problem.

He is very likely to have some kind of relationship with the Overlord Demon Ape!

Perhaps through him, Dick could find clues about the Overlord Demon Ape.

Afterward, the two chatted for nearly an hour, with Dick constantly probing about the winemaker.

Unfortunately, Leon didn't know much about a human winemaker, only some widely known facts.

After agreeing on the time to go to the winery tomorrow, Leon said goodbye and left. But Dick didn't rest, because... he still had many trivial matters to attend to.

Dick first opened the wardrobe, and Victoria immediately hugged Dick, her face filled with resentment.

"Hmph, you can really chat, knowing I was waiting for you in there..."

Listening to Victoria's complaints, Dick didn't explain much.

Having invaded her mind twice, Dick knew Victoria too well and knew what she wanted most right now.

Explanation was just an excuse, comfort was ineffective, and reasoning was meaningless.

For a woman like Victoria, thousands of words are far less effective than actual action.

Sure enough, after carrying Victoria to the bed, she immediately stopped complaining.

In the latter half of the night, Victoria dressed and left Dick's room reluctantly.

She had a meeting with the senior officials of the Bit Family early tomorrow morning to continue discussing the specific matters of establishing diplomatic relations, so she couldn't stay up all night.

Before leaving, Victoria also said in a soft, apologetic voice, "Please understand me, Dick. I can't reveal our relationship for now, and even less can I... get pregnant."

"But I can promise you, when I become the Toya Empress and you become a Toya noble, I will give you a proper status immediately."

Regarding Victoria's plans, Dick put on an understanding look, indicating that she should prioritize her career.

Dick didn't care about things like status, and as for children... that was absolutely out of the question!

This world was enough with one Dick Grudia; there absolutely couldn't be a second one, not even his own bloodline!

After seeing Victoria off, Dick lifted the bedspread. Alice's face was flushed, her body was steaming, and her breathing was rapid.

One must know that while Dick and Victoria were "communicating" just now, she had been lying under the bed, feeling everything up close.

What's more, she had been ordered by Dick to suppress her aura and stay put obediently, which was nothing short of torture.

Both physically and mentally...

"Di, Dick, I... I..."

At this moment, Alice couldn't even say a complete sentence. She just lay weakly on her side under the bed, her eyes glistening with tears, looking at Dick with a longing expression.

"Come here, I'll give you the reward I promised you earlier now."

Alice was waiting for this sentence. At this moment, she directly threw herself into Dick's arms, her hot breath like scorching lava.

...

At dawn, Alice lay in Dick's arms, sleeping sweetly.

Dick let out a light sigh. Just as he was about to take a short nap, Anberer'er suddenly appeared again.

"Master, the course on invading the brain... should we continue?"

Hearing this, Dick was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded, "Yes, you can come in later. There are still two hours until departure time, which is enough for a few classes."

Training Anberer'er in brain invasion was only done in dreams and didn't consume physical strength. Dick could also let his body rest at the same time.

Dick had always been good at time management.