Chapter 665 Taking Office

Breathing the cold, icy air that was unique to the top of the snowy mountain, Avis slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the terrace, and then jumped out.

Under his feet, the invisible wind element turned into a staircase, lightly carrying him to the tall arched window of the Duke's study.

"Who's there?"

Although Anvis had tried his best to restrain his breath, at such a close distance, Duke Carrot in the study still noticed the abnormality outside the window.

Seeing this, Anvis did not hide it, but knocked gently on the window, signaling the Duke to let him in.

"Anvis...? Shouldn't you be at Pamir Academy now?"

In the study, Duke Carrot raised his head from the pile of documents and looked at the figure of Avis who suddenly appeared with some doubt. At the same time, he waved his hand to remove the protective magic of the window.

"You are right, father. So, there is indeed another 'me' who is studying peacefully at Pamir College."

His body vanished and he entered the study, and Anvis bowed slightly to the Duke.

"Are you sure this won't be a problem?"

The Duke was slightly startled, and then he understood what Anvis meant. It was nothing more than a clone or some other similar spell, but in the Duke's opinion, doing this in Pamir Academy was quite risky.

"I wonder if, in your opinion, I am now talking to you in person, or have I just arranged for a clone to return secretly?"

Facing the Duke's blue eyes, Anvis remained calm.

"I see. This is some kind of adventure of yours."

After taking a closer look at Anvis's body, the Duke couldn't help but nodded in understanding.

"Although I'm not sure, I think this should be your clone."

The magical aura on Avis was not strong, only level five, but it was enough to make him unable to distinguish the authenticity for a moment.

But Pamir Academy was shrouded in a brilliant maze, and it would be difficult for Avis to conceal his abilities from the maze's long-term detection. So in the Duke's opinion, it was more likely that Avis was still living a normal life in the academy, and he had arranged for a clone to return secretly.

"Your insight is always so sharp, father."

Anvis complimented in a very natural tone. Since the Duke couldn't tell the difference anyway, he was now a clone.

"Why do you come to my study in the middle of the night to meet me like this? Tell me, what is your purpose?"

Nodding, Duke Carrot stopped dwelling on the matter and directly asked about Anvis' purpose.

"It's like this. I heard at the academy that Fiona will soon become the lord."

After considering it for a while, Avis finally told the purpose of his visit.

"So, I came here overnight to apply to you for the position of Fiona's adjutant."

"Becoming Fiona's lieutenant? Are you serious, Anvis?"

The Duke frowned, waved his hand, and swept the annoying documents between the two of them on the desk into the subspace.

At the same time, his upper body leaned forward slightly, and his blue eyes stared closely into Avis's eyes, as if he wanted to directly read the thoughts in his youngest son's mind.

The position of lord's adjutant is a rather special position in this world.

Because in this world, the key to becoming a lord is to possess absolute military power. Under this premise, the lord must be the strongest in the entire territory.

But most high-level professionals are actually not keen on governing the territory. They would rather use this time to practice, conduct magic research, hold various carnival parties, etc.

Therefore, they need a lieutenant who is good at governing the territory to help them manage the territory, similar to a butler who takes care of the daily affairs of the castle.

The lords are only responsible for making important decisions and ensuring the rule and stability of the territory with their own military force. The lord's lieutenants need to give them advice and handle the daily affairs of the territory.

For this reason, the lord's lieutenants may have considerable power, but correspondingly, their own training time will be severely compressed by the territory affairs office.

In Duke Carrot's opinion, it was totally not worth it for Anvis to become a lord's adjutant.

Because no matter how Fiona's territory is governed, it doesn't matter to the Olivendi family. But if Anvis's strength is slowed down, even just a little, it will be a huge loss for the family.

After all, in this world, the ones who truly hold the power of speech are the powerful ones at the top.

"I must ask you first, Anvis, do you really understand why the family suddenly let her be the lord at this time? "I think it is to lure out those enemies who want to attack Fiona?"

Facing Duke Carrot's questioning, Anvis spoke without changing his expression.

"A terrifying defense network should have been set up around Fiona, waiting for the enemy to break in and then closing the net immediately. Let other potential enemies of the empire see the painful price of attacking Fiona."

"Since you know this, then why, Anvis? Give me a reason!"

Avis's answer was completely correct. The Duke leaned back in his chair again, folding his arms, wondering what Avis's purpose was.

“You should know, father, that I am a prophet, and according to my prophecy, Fiona’s appointment as lord this time will bring unprecedented great changes to the Gloria Empire.

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The process of helping Fiona govern the territory can bring me a huge amount of destiny feedback power, which is completely incomparable to those daily practices. "

Avis looked calm. Anyway, his current upgrades basically did not rely on practice, but more on the power feedback from the old secret scriptures.

Cheating? Can the things of scholars be called cheating? That's called macro-control! "Destiny? I understand..."

Hearing this answer, Duke Carrot was somewhat speechless. He did not understand the things of the prophecy school, but the family prophet did say that the state of the web of fate was a little abnormal recently, and that something big might happen in the empire.

Given the close relationship between Avis and Fiona, maybe he had foreseen something.

Thinking of this, Duke Carrot no longer tried to stop him. After all, it was only a clone of Anvis who came back, so it didn't matter even if something unexpected happened.

So, the next day, Fiona, who was about to take up her new post, was pleasantly surprised to learn from the Duke that Anvis had secretly returned last night and would serve as her adjutant to help her manage the territory.

For the girl who was still somewhat confused about suddenly becoming a lord, this was undoubtedly a huge reassurance.

"Brother, you're back?! Thank you for coming to help me!"

When Fiona saw Avis wearing a black cloak with a hood covering half of his face, although she felt a little strange about his outfit, she still gave him a warm hug.

From childhood to adulthood, Anvis was much better than her in all aspects except his talent in cultivation. She had never seen anything that could stump her fourth brother.

The little girl made a wish to the stars at the window last night. If she could get Avis' help, then even though she lacked experience, she would be able to govern the territory well and become a qualified lord.

The two little ones were now curled up beside her, looking a little listless. Fiona was too nervous to sleep last night, so they could only accompany the girl to make a wish.

"Don't make it public, Fei. I am returning in secret this time, so it is inconvenient to reveal my identity. So from now on, I will be your adjutant in the identity of the fifth-level ice mage [Levin Boley]. Don't make the mistake of admitting it."

Looking at the excited girl, Avis smiled slightly.

"Then let us set off, my dear Lord Fiona—"

On the way to Silver Gull City in the flying carriage that symbolized her status, Fiona was in a very good mood and hummed the tune of an elf serenade. At the same time, her little hand unconsciously pressed on a cute fluffy white amulet on her chest.

On the side, looking at the [Lucky Rabbit's Foot] held by Fiona, Avis felt a little weird.

Is this thing still there?

(End of this chapter)