There are no clouds in the sky, and the sun is clear.
A clear ray of morning light fell on the royal capital, like a layer of golden waves.
Between the buildings of varying heights, the sunlight floats gently like ocean waves.
There is an endless stream of pedestrians. The shouts and hurried footsteps in the early morning market and the clatter of carriages running over the brick road form an urban symphony.
Almost a week has passed since the battle in the Padalombo Sea.
Although that horrific disaster shocked the world, the royal capital seemed unaffected by it, and the entire city still maintained its former prosperity.
Although during that period, the weather in the royal capital was stormy and stormy every day.
However, people's daily routine and the business of various shops were not affected at all by the abnormal weather.
Meanwhile, Victor's mansion.
Liya stood in the study room of the mansion. She stared at the door of the mansion through the carved window lattice.
Another gorgeous carriage stopped in front of the mansion, obviously someone came to visit.
But soon, after a moment of communication, the guest was politely persuaded to leave by the servant.
Liya gently held her forehead and sighed tiredly: "Here we go again."
"This is already the fourth noble today." She thought silently in her heart.
In recent days, there have been frequent visitors to the mansion.
And these people who came to visit were not ordinary people.
Either a noble with a distinguished status, or a minister who can participate in the court meeting.
In short, they are all prominent figures in society.
There were even nobles from other cities in the empire who traveled thousands of miles just to see Victor in person.
Others ran directly to the Cravenna Territory—Bryston.
But everything hit a wall, and they couldn't even see Victor's shadow.
After the ministers and nobles learned that Victor was not at home for a long time, they reduced the number of visits.
However, a large number of guests still come every day.
Every day, Liya had to deal with these tedious visits, chatting and socializing with these nobles.
During this period, people from neighboring countries even came to our house and asked Liya:
When can Congressman Clevenna visit their country?
This question made Liya a little confused.
Why is her bastard brother so powerful now?
Some people have already begged him to visit other countries. What kind of international influence does this have?
Liya wasn't sure.
The last battle in the sea area of Padarembu was vigorously promoted to various places by the Mages Council.
Victor's strength was completely revealed in front of the world.
If before, people who didn’t know much about Victor’s strength had only heard about it and thought that Victor was just a show-off.
But now, when it comes to the strongest mage today, no one dares to compete with Victor.
Countless fourth-level magics are never repeated, and releasing them is as simple as eating and drinking.
Obviously in that very extreme situation, Victor was even able to get out and fight.
Apart from him, no other human mage could stand firm in that environment.
And in the end, the magic used by Victor refreshed everyone's understanding of magic.
The terrifying power that was like the end of the world seemed to be able to blow up the entire world.
Until now, the extremely dark abyss pit above the sea area of Padalembu still remains there.
Looking down from the sky, the entire ocean seems to be missing a large piece.
Fortunately, even this did not affect the normal flow of sea water.
No one knows how Victor managed to keep the sea unfilled.
The Council of Mages has been sending people to repair it, setting up a magic barrier to block the inflow of the ocean, to prevent anyone from accidentally falling into the pit when they come to watch.
And they constantly send people to inject magic into the abyss, trying to completely block the entire abyss.
Although that sea area has become a major scenic spot.
Victor's spectacular battle scenes have also become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The Council of Mages also attracted much attention due to Victor.
After all, before this, few people thought that a mage's battle could be so elegant and shocking.
Liya turned around and walked back to the depths of the study, sat elegantly on the chair, looked up at the ceiling, and sighed.
In recent days, Liya has begun to show off. Who is coming? Basically, there are only two words.
not see.
They all came to see Victor, and Victor was not here. As long as they gave a little explanation, these nobles would naturally leave on their own.
However, Liya was also a little curious as to where Victor had gone.
Hernie, who left with Victor at that time, had come back early, even with Kokot.
It's just that when he came back, the lazy former elf councilor looked like he was out of his mind for some reason.
I don’t know what happened during this period.
When Liya slumped on the chair to empty her mind, at the same time, someone knocked on the door:
"Miss Liya, someone is visiting."
When she heard that someone was coming to visit again, she became a little impatient and her voice rose a few degrees:
"Didn't I say, no see!"
The servant outside the door continued respectfully:
"Miss Liya, the person who came to visit is the Duke."
Leah blinked.
Duke?
…
Levi stood in front of the booth in the conference hall, holding an exquisite vase in his hand and looking at it carefully.
He looked at the vase with a smile on his face, and seemed to like it very much.
"They are all worthless gadgets."
"If the Duke likes it, we can give you some at home."
The Liya people hadn't arrived yet, but the voice sounded first from the stairs.
Hearing the sound, Levi placed the vase in his hand firmly on the table, let go of his hand, and nodded to Liya with a smile.
The two of them sat opposite each other on the sofa, with a servant next to them carrying freshly brewed tea and placing it on the table.
Duke Levi nodded politely to the servant.
Then, Liya picked up the tea cup and looked at the other party.
The Duke in front of him seemed to have undergone some changes.
There seemed to be a little more haggardness on his face, and the look of exhaustion was deeply buried in his eyes, as if he hadn't had a good rest.
Seeing this, Liya had a few more guesses in her mind and couldn't help but ask:
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
Duke Levi also picked up the tea cup, smiled and said:
"Actually, I'm here to see Victor too."
Liya blinked, a little confused,
What did the Duke come to see Victor for?
It won't be as simple as those ministers and nobles wanting to meet Victor.
But suddenly, she remembered.
The impact of that battle has not disappeared to this day, and various scenes were even recorded by the magic stone and have been widely circulated in the empire.
The most widely circulated thing is that when Victor released the final magic, he was holding someone in his arms.
At that time, Liya looked more and more familiar, because the environment was too harsh, so she couldn't see clearly.
As a result, she never remembered who this person was.
But now, seeing Duke Levi's visit, she suddenly came back to her senses.
At that time, Victor was holding it.
Isn’t she the daughter of Duke Levi’s family?
Liya stiffened and trembled slightly.
That was a live broadcast all over the world...
Doesn’t this mean that basically everyone around the world knows that Victor likes minors?
Liya couldn't accept it, so she tentatively asked the Duke;
"Duke, is it related to...your daughter that you are looking for Victor?"
Liya felt uneasy, like a boulder hanging from a hemp rope swinging back and forth above her head.
I don’t know when it will fall, and it will hit my heart hard.
Her heart was beating fast, and even the hand holding the tea was trembling.
The Duke looked at Liya and blinked. The fatigue in his eyes still hadn't dissipated, but he was a little more curious because of it:
"Miss Liya, how do you know?"
When Liya heard this, her heart dropped.
She kept her hands on her chest, took a deep breath, and her chest rose and fell.
She finally prepared herself mentally and asked the Duke:
"Duke, just tell me."
"Did my brother do anything unacceptable to your daughter again?"
Levi blinked and said:
"Well, Victor did take my daughter with him and disappeared for a week."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a bomb exploded in Liya's ears, and her whole brain seemed to be ignited by a flame, buzzing.
What! ?
No wonder Victor never came back!
A man and a woman missing for a week? Who knows what he did during this period?
Victor, how could you do such a thing!
If you need anything, there are so many servants at home!
She is still just a child!
The more Liya thought about it, the angrier she became. She wanted to find Victor right away.
Then he stood in front of him and gave him two hard slaps.
The Duke seemed to be aware of Liya's anger and said with a smile:
"Perhaps my statement has caused you some misunderstanding, Miss Liya."
"In fact, I have come to formally establish friendly relations with the Cravenna family."
Liya was confused for a moment and could only stay in place.
"ah?"
"As of today, the Du Croy family wishes to establish a commercial partnership with the Clevenner family."
Listening to this news, Liya was a little in disbelief.
Finally, as the two of them talked in detail, Liya felt more and more incredible the more she listened.
First of all, Duke Levi is willing to help the Cravenas family expand their potion business to other cities free of charge.
Secondly, the shops in the duke's royal capital can be handed over to the Cravena family for operation, and the profits will be divided 50-50.
All in all, Liya became more and more confused the more she listened, and her brain even shut down in the end.
There is only one thought in my mind,
Duke, this is not...
Did you send money to their house?
How rich is the Du Croy family?
This is a question that has always been curious among the nobles.
In the entire royal capital, on the most prosperous commercial street, almost eight out of ten shops are owned by the Duke's family.
This is enough to make the Du Croy family make a lot of money.
The rest is similar to the Duke's other antique business, the mining of magic stones.
This is enough to show that the wealth of the Du Croy family is unfathomable.
And the Du Croys were not like the Reisers.
Although everyone knows that the Lesser family is very rich, the Lesser family is more like an integration, an economic empire.
Once there is a mistake in any part of this empire, it will cause the gears of the Reiser family to freeze.
But the Du Croys were different.
Duke Levi does not have that many relatives, nor does he have any outsourced shops.
The property of the Du Croy family was entirely controlled by Duke Rivet.
This unexpected surprise left Liya at a loss.
But she knows very well that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.
So, she started thinking.
Why did the Duke give her family so many benefits?
In the seven days they disappeared, what on earth did Victor and Erica... do?
However, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
It's like I thought of the real correct answer.
Finally, her sluggish brain couldn't control her mouth, so she blurted out:
"Our family can do without these things, I just say one thing!"
"My child must have a last name of Cravenna!"
Duke: "?"
