"You said Anvis entered the Academy of Mystery and Ruins?"
In Yuelin Castle, Duke Carrot frowned while listening to Butler Leonard's report.
According to his original prediction, with Anvis's character like a scholar and mage, he should choose the school of change that points directly to the truth.
"Dear Carrot, our Anvis chose the mysterious school, there must be a reason for him."
Duchess Elena brushed the light blond curls around her ears and spoke softly, her eyes full of love for her youngest son.
"Besides, the mystery system also has the benefits of the mystery system. There is no guarantee that any of the ancient items unearthed in the ruins are hidden treasures."
"Hidden treasure?"
The Duke shook his head in confusion.
No one who can climb to the top is a fool. Even if they don’t know the use of truly high-level mysterious items, there are still some eighth- and ninth-level experts who are willing to collect them.
The items placed in front of the public for students to study will not exceed the seventh level.
As his biological son and a direct bloodline of the Olivendi family, what significance could those low-level mysterious items have to Anvis?
"Whatever, it's his own choice after all."
………
That night, the 'Wet Cat' pub in the Lower Town of Karlas.
Two creaking old wooden doors were pushed open, and a figure hidden under a black cloak appeared at the door.
Ignoring the din, the dirty and hot air, and the malicious looks from around, the cloaked figure went straight to the bar and sat down.
"What do you want?"
Seeing a new customer, the strong tavern owner and bartender came over. He wiped the non-existent dust on the wooden countertop with a rag and spoke in a gruff voice.
"A glass of Black Forest, add a cut lemongrass leaf, no ice, shake well."
The cloaked man spoke calmly, his voice deep and deep.
This wine is made by mixing five parts of thorn wine, two parts of mead and one part of wild rice juice. It costs five silver coins a cup and is one of the most expensive wines in this tavern.
"Also, replace the Thorn Wine with seventeen-year-old wine. I know you still have half a bottle hidden!"
"Okay, one gold coin!"
The tavern owner nodded indifferently, took out a dusty wine bottle from under the bar, and poured it into the shaker together with the other two drinks.
Soon, a glass of bubbling dark gray wine was placed in front of the cloaked man.
The figure reached out a hand from under the cloak and pressed a gold coin on the counter.
This hand is dark brown in color, the tiger's mouth is covered with calluses, and there is even a twisted light brown scar on the back of the hand.
Seeing this hand, the malicious looks around him disappeared a lot. But when I saw the bright golden color, my eyes instantly became more ecstatic.
"Hmph...I think it's time for you to clean up!"
Feeling the malice surrounding him, the cloaked man snorted, raised his glass and took a sip of wine, unmoved at all.
"What's the point of being so clean? This is a tavern, not a hotel!"
The tavern owner wiped the bar and took the gold coin into his hand, isolating it from the greedy eyes around him.
The cloaked man snorted again, raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp. He immediately put the cup on the bar, stood up and left the tavern, completely ignoring the tail that followed quietly behind him.
Under the cover of a black cloak, the hands of the human figure that seemed to have experienced many vicissitudes of life have now transformed into the delicate and pale color unique to the caster.
In the tavern, the boss turned around and entered the inner room, uncovered an old-looking wooden floor, revealing a miniature communication circle underneath, and sent a specific set of codes.
"Seventeen——"
On the other side, seeing the bright light coming from the communication circle, the black-robed figure waiting on the side gently raised his hand and skillfully placed a piece of special magic paper into it.
When he picked it up again, lines emitting a faint light were already imprinted on the paper.
Holding this piece of paper on a gold plate, he walked into a study, faced the depth of the study, and the gorgeous chair shrouded in deep darkness, bowed deeply and respectfully, and at the same time presented the tray with both hands.
At some point, a vague figure appeared on the seat, as if it had been there from beginning to end.
There was no movement from the figure, and the paper flew in front of him on its own. He glanced at the lines on the paper, and in the next moment, black flames as deep as night completely engulfed the entire paper.
"Occult school?"
Looking up at the man who was still bowing deeply, the figure spoke hoarsely, with a special sense of overlapping echoes in his tone, which seemed very strange.
"Inform the dark side and keep close observation of his daily actions, especially his research content."
After saying that, the figure lightly knocked on the table, and the figure disappeared into the darkness again.
"For the Empire!!!"
Hearing the sound, the black-robed figure straightened up and spoke frantically to the empty seat again. After bowing deeply again, he turned around and left without any hesitation.
As the man in black robe left, a deathly silence returned to the empty and dark study.
After a long time, a faint voice suddenly echoed softly.
"The Empire...?"
………
Anvis, who is in the academy, has no idea what is happening in the outside world. At this time, he was fully studying the secret techniques recorded in the Mercury Prophecy.
During the few days waiting for the official start of school, Avis studied the "Mercury Prophecy" and experimented with some prophecy school magic during the day.
Occasionally, I would go around the academy and buy some low- to mid-level magic items that I might need.
At night, he practiced the Carlot meditation method, and read the "Old Secret Scripture" once every night, using the mysterious patterns on its title page to stimulate the growth of his mental power, and lived a very regular life.
In the meantime, Albins contacted Anvis through his ID badge and agreed to his proposal.
Anvis invited the two siblings to meet at his residence and took out the contract prepared in advance.
The content of the contract was the same as previously agreed, and it did not impose many restrictions on Albins. It just ensured that he could obtain Albins' latest research results as soon as possible.
And, establish Albins’ status as a guest of the family.
This is crucial. The existence of this identity is equivalent to him having officially joined the camp of the Olivendi family.
Any force that wants to recruit him in the future must take this into consideration.
In order to ensure this, Avis specifically requested a contract of the highest specifications from Duke Carrot.
Paper made from the skin of a ninth-level monster is used as a carrier, and top alchemical materials such as the essence of the Void Eye Demon and the blood of a ninth-level dragon are mixed to make ink.
The text of the contract was written by the ninth-level alchemist master himself, and the power of the rules in the dark was used as a witness, and even the ninth-level peak power could restrain it.
The total value of all the resources he paid to Albins was not even a fraction of the value of this contract.
This is an arrangement for Vernica, the third speaker of the Magic Council, [Ring of Time and Space].
In the original future, she would accept Albins as her only direct student.
But now, when Albins signed the contract voluntarily, something changed.
Unless this contract is lifted, no matter how much they love talents, the Magic Council will not dare to devote all their efforts to cultivating a genius from another camp.
And this kind of contract involving the power of rules, even if it is the ninth level peak [Ring of Space and Time], it will be extremely difficult to unilaterally cancel it.
Due to the inertia of fate, if Vernica still wants to accept Albins as her student like she did in her previous life, she must first come to him to terminate the contract.
In this way, he has more room for negotiation.
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