After Victor calmly looked at the bill, he gently placed it on the table.
"Liya, what are the sources of income for the territory."
Hearing Victor's question, Liya tilted her head and looked at him with squinted eyes.
As if she was looking at a fool, she laughed softly, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
"As a lord, you don't know the source of your territory's income?"
Although Victor really didn't know, this did not prevent Liya from laughing at him as a lord who was 'not worthy of his name'.
"Listen up, we in Kravenna rely on the sale of food and ore as our main income!"
During Liya's explanation, Victor understood a general idea.
Under the name of the Cravenna family, there is a territory named 'Clavenna'.
The land is fertile and surrounded by lush forests.
The territory is about a hundred kilometers away from the royal capital, and it only takes one day to reach it by driving a carriage.
It is for this reason that the second most prosperous town in the empire is located here.
Cravenna owns a very fertile mineral vein, which is enough to be exploited for more than fifty years even now.
The geographical location is close to the royal capital, the land is fertile, the food harvest is abundant, and the family has mines.
It's hard for the Craveners to live without money.
"But the ore production has been much less recently, and it is not the harvest season for food now. The food we sold before was all stored in the granary last year."
Liya faced Victor with an angry tone.
"We have to ensure the consumption of food in our territory. It is impossible to sell out all the food. The income of the territory is very low now. How dare you spend money like this at this juncture!"
Victor nodded after hearing this. His face showed no expression, but he was very calm.
"Don't you have any thoughts of repentance?"
Liya looked at Victor in disbelief. She knew that her brother was just a careless one, but he didn't know anything.
Victor thought for a moment, touched his chin and responded to her:
"You hire a few mages, then buy a store in the most prosperous part of the royal capital and open a mage props shop."
Liya was immediately furious when she heard Victor's suggestion and said sharply:
"Victor! Didn't you listen to a word of my advice?"
"Do you think this kind of shop is rare in the royal capital!?"
"So what if you open a store!? Do you think your name can be bigger than all businesses?"
"Victor, do you know how to do business?"
Liya became more and more excited as she talked.
She thought about how after her parents died, she started learning to manage the territory since she was a child. She has maintained it for more than ten years, and until now, the territory still has some surplus.
No matter how much Victor was ruined, she never complained.
And now, this ignorant Victor wants to interfere in the family business!
What on earth is he going to do!
As he spoke, he felt more and more aggrieved.
Seeing that he could not calm down Liya's emotions with words, Victor didn't want to say anything more. He just waved his hand, and dozens of bottles of blue magic potion appeared on the table in front of the two of them.
Liya was stunned, looking at the potion on the table that was as blue as the sea, and the emotion she was about to have suddenly stopped.
"What's this?"
She blinked.
Today, no one has ever seen such a magic potion.
Items that restore magic power exist, but they all have one thing in common.
Rare and very expensive.
There are only potions for healing injuries on the market, and their effects are very different from the [Life Potions] used by players.
One is a slow repair similar to drinking medicine, and the other is to restore health immediately after taking it.
This is the difference between reality and game props.
To put it bluntly, if you put game items into reality, they are pure bugs.
Even a small bottle of instant recovery magic potion can become a god-level item.
So Victor didn't explain, it was still too hard to believe when it came out of his mouth.
Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.
Victor ordered calmly.
"Go find some mages and ask them to cast spells until they're exhausted, then take a bottle and you'll know what to do."
Liya was extremely suspicious, but she still took all the potions.
"By the way, do you have any help?"
Hearing Victor's question, Liya smiled contemptuously: "Hey, our great lord has actually learned to be considerate of his servants?"
Victor didn't care about the other party's cynicism. Speaking of which, the rift between their siblings was also related to Victor's inaction.
So, he just repeated his question.
"Seriously, has your caravan hired any help such as bodyguards?"
Liya snorted coldly.
"No, I can't trust others."
In other words, Liya has always been handling the business led by Cravenna.
"Will there be any danger on the way? Although the territory is not far from the royal capital, it is still a full day's journey."
Liya was surprised that her unreliable brother actually cared about her, but this kind of care made her a little uncomfortable.
She leaned against the table, stretched out a finger to wrap around the end of her hair, and turned her face away unnaturally.
"Hmm... no, we have our own trade routes. If we encounter thieves or bandits on the road, as long as we show our Cravenna family crest, the people on the other side will recognize us and leave. Generally, nothing will happen."
"At least I haven't encountered any danger before."
After that, she didn't look at Victor, but took out a bottle of potion and looked at it carefully.
Victor nodded, and then took off the mage's hand on his right hand.
"Liya, listen carefully, it is unusual to open a store in the royal capital this time. This kind of precious item is easily coveted by others. Wearing it can help you face some emergencies."
Liya looked at the gloves handed over by Victor and put down the medicine bottle, feeling a little confused.
"Don't worry, this is just a mage's prop, it will automatically adapt to the size of your hand."
Liya thought that was not what she cared about, but she couldn't explain it, so she reached out and took the fingerless gloves, which still had the residual warmth of Victor's palms.
She touched the gem on her glove, and resentment suddenly rose in her heart.
As a businessman, she naturally understands what is on it.
Magic stones, gems that can transmit magic, each piece is worth millions...
He actually installed six pieces on one glove!
She had some thoughts in her heart, but surprisingly she didn't attack Victor.
Liya put on the gloves, and just as Victor said, the gloves automatically adapted to the shape of her hands.
"Open your palm and point it at me, and use your mind to think about the gemstone in the glove, any one is fine."
She listened to the instructions, opened her palm and pointed it at Victor.
There was a green gem in the middle. She thought the color of this gem was very beautiful.
'Is this all right? '
A question flashed through my mind. Suddenly, the green gem glowed slightly, and then...
bass!
Like ripples exploding, a magic circle quickly formed in Liya's palm!
Almost instantly, a violent storm filled the entire study, and the paper was blown with crackling sounds.
The hurricane is growing above the magic circle!
Victor tapped his fingers on the desk, and the teleportation circle quickly formed in the air.
After the hurricane surged to a certain level, it was sucked into the teleportation circle.
Suddenly, the storm subsided.
A few seconds later, a shocking cracking sound was heard nearby.
Liya was stunned.
"Just... was that just now?"
"Second-level magic: [Fierce Storm], powerful enough to flatten a mountain."
"Don't be so surprised."
Looking at the confused Liya, Victor knocked on the desk, and the magic circle that filled the air dissipated.
How could Liya not be surprised? She was not a mage and had only seen others let go of spells.
And the magic just now was released from his own hands.
She is feeling dizzy now.
"So...this is what it feels like to cast magic."
She stood there blankly, forgetting to take her hand back.
Victor refilled the gloves with magic and continued to the shocked Liya: "Pay attention, letting you release this time is not only to let you master the trick, but more importantly, not to misfire. You have also seen the power of this thing."
"Pay attention to the number of uses. A gem can only be used once."
"Come back to me when you're done, and I'll refill it for you."
Liya knew how precious the item Victor gave her was, and it was priceless. At least she had never seen equipment that allowed ordinary people to use spells in her entire life.
She was about to say that she would definitely make a fortune if she sold it, but she suddenly recalled Victor's solemn attitude and stopped.
This is something that can be used to save lives.
Liya hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly to Victor: "Thank you."
Then he hurriedly left with the magic potion.
After the study door was closed, the crow on Victor's shoulder said:
"Don't you feel bad giving this thing to others?"
"It's just a prop. You can make it anytime you want. Besides, I don't really need it."
The hand of the mage usually has little chance to be used, but it is very effective in PVP. As a prop with multiple instant magics, it can be used to seize the opportunity or perform emergency defense.
Basically, they are props that mage players must equip during PK.
He doesn't need it very much at the moment.
After hearing Victor's words, Vega stopped saying anything and began to think carefully in his mind.
'I have to find a way to trick him into making one for me. '
...
Early the next morning, Victor finished his breakfast and got up to go to the academy. As soon as he packed his clothes, he saw the servant walking in.
"Lord, there is a lady outside who claims to be your teaching assistant and is here to deliver notes and speeches to you."
Victor paused while putting on his clothes.
Is Hernie here?
He didn't seem to have asked Hernie to deliver the things to her door.
However, he still asked the servant to greet people to come in.
As a result, I saw two dark circles under Hernie's haggard face.
"Why do you look like this? Didn't you get a good rest?"
Hernie seemed to have woken up and said to Victor;
"No, Professor, I forgot to sleep last night and wrote the manuscript all night."
This reason really made Victor feel unable to complain.
"After Erica sent the notes, I still remembered that you said they would be sent to you, so I sent them with the speech."
Looking at Henie who was dozing off, Victor really couldn't say anything to scold her to educate her.
Should I say she is a bit stupid?
he asked after a moment of silence.
"Have you had breakfast?"
Heni shook her head. She came here early in the morning and didn't sleep. Naturally, she didn't eat either.
Victor waved and asked the servant to take her to have breakfast, and then arrange a room to have a good rest.
Heni said "Hey" in a panic. She was about to say no, but she heard Victor's tone that she couldn't refuse.
“Fill your belly and rest.”
Hernie immediately wilted. She did not dare to resist Victor, lowered her head like an eggplant beaten by frost, and was led away by the servant.
As for Victor, he originally wanted to go to the academy in the morning, but when he saw Hernie coming, he changed his mind.
The class was in the afternoon, so he planned to read Erica's homework and his speech and spend the morning in the study.
Victor was correcting Erica's homework and asked Vega without turning his head.
"What do you think of that kid?"
Vega was stunned for a moment when he asked. It knew that the person Victor mentioned was Heni.
"what do you mean?"
"Didn't you say that you want me to recruit followers for you?" Victor stretched out and tapped the speech script on the table with his fingers. He turned to look at Vega, his eyes narrowed, revealing his alertness and danger.
"This kind of silly and sweet thing is perfect for deception."
