Chapter 69 Undercurrents

"You said that Anvis entered the School of Mysteries and Relics?"

In Moon Castle, Duke Carrot frowned as he listened to Butler Leonard's report.

According to his original prediction, with Avis's scholar-mage character, he should choose the school of change that points directly to the truth.

"Dear Carlotta, our Anvis chose the mystical school. He must have his reasons."

Duchess Elena brushed the light golden curls by her ear and spoke softly, her eyes full of love for her youngest son.

"Besides, the mystical system also has its own advantages. Among the ancient items unearthed from the ruins, one never knows which one may be a hidden treasure."

"Hidden treasure?"

The Duke shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

No one who can climb to the top is a fool. For truly high-level mysterious items, even if no one knows what they are used for, there are always eighth- and ninth-level strongmen who are willing to collect them.

The items displayed in the open for students to study would not exceed the seventh level at most.

As his biological son and the direct descendant of the Olivendi family, what meaning would those low-level mysterious items have to Anvis? "Well, it's his own choice after all."

………

That night, in the lower town of Karlas, at the 'Wet Cat' tavern.

Two creaking old wooden doors were pushed open, and a figure covered in a black cloak appeared at the door.

Ignoring the noisy bustle, the dirty and stuffy air, and the malicious looks from all around, the cloaked figure walked straight to the bar and sat down.

"What would you like?"

Seeing a new customer, the sturdy tavern owner and bartender came over. He wiped the non-existent dust off the wooden counter with a rag and spoke in a rough voice.

"A glass of Black Forest, with a sliced ​​lemongrass leaf, no ice, shaken well."

The cloaked man spoke calmly, his voice deep and rich.

This wine is made by mixing five parts of thorn wine, two parts of mead and one part of gooseberry 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 the 17-year-old one. I know you still have half a bottle hidden!"

"Okay, one gold coin!"

The tavern owner nodded indifferently, pulled out a dusty bottle from under the bar, and poured it into the shaker along with the other two drinks.

Soon, a glass of bubbling dark grey wine was placed in front of the cloaked man.

The figure reached a hand out from under the cloak and pressed a gold coin onto the counter.

The hand was dark brown in color, with calluses all over the base of the hand, and even a twisted light brown scar on the back of the hand.

Seeing this hand, many malicious eyes around disappeared. But when seeing the bright golden color, a few more eyes appeared instantly.

"Hmph... I think it's time for you to clean up!"

Feeling the malice surrounding him, the cloaked man snorted muffledly, raised his glass and took a big sip of wine, not moved at all.

"What's the point of cleaning it so cleanly? This is a tavern, not an inn!"

The tavern owner wiped the bar counter 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 then slammed the glass on the bar, stood up and left the tavern, completely ignoring the tail that was quietly following behind him.

Covered by a black cloak, the hand of the weathered warrior in front of the figure has now turned into the delicate and pale color unique to a spellcaster.

Inside the tavern, the owner turned and entered the inner room, uncovering a seemingly old wooden floor, revealing a miniature communication array underneath, and sent out a specific set of codes.

"Seventeen——"

On the other side, seeing the communication array emit light, the black-robed figure waiting on the side gently raised his hand and skillfully placed a special magic paper into it.

When he picked it up again, patterns emitting faint light had already been printed on the paper.

Holding the paper on a golden tray, he walked into a study, faced the gorgeous chair shrouded in deep darkness at the back of the study, bowed deeply and respectfully, and presented the tray with both hands.

At some point, a blurry figure appeared on the seat, as if it had been there all along.

Without anyone making any movement, the paper flew in front of him. He glanced at the lines on the paper, and the next moment, a dark flame as deep as the night engulfed the entire paper.

"Mystical school?"

Looking up at the man who was still bowing deeply, the figure spoke hoarsely, and the tone had a peculiar sense of overlapping echoes, which seemed very strange.

"Notify the Dark Side and keep a close eye on his daily actions, especially his research content."

After saying that, the figure tapped the table lightly and disappeared into the darkness again.

"For the Empire!!!"

Hearing the voice, the black-robed figure stood up and spoke enthusiastically to the empty seat again. After bowing deeply again, he turned around and left without any hesitation.

As the man in black robe left, the empty and dim study room returned to its deathly silence.

After a long time, a faint voice suddenly echoed softly.

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"The Empire...?"

………

Avis, who was in the academy, had no idea what was happening in the outside world. At this time, he was fully studying the secret techniques recorded in the Mercury Prophecy.

During the days of waiting for the official start of school, Anvis studied the "Mercury Prophecy" during the day and experimented with some prophecy school magic.

Occasionally, he would go around the academy to look around and buy some low- and mid-level magical items that might be useful.

At night, he practiced the Karot Meditation Method and read the "Old Secret Book" once every night, using the mysterious patterns on the cover to stimulate the growth of his mental strength. He led a very regular life.

Meanwhile, Albins contacted Anvis through his ID card and agreed to his proposal.

Anvis invited the two siblings to meet at his residence and took out the contract he had prepared in advance.

The content of the contract was the same as what had been agreed upon before, and there were not too many restrictions on Albins. It just ensured that he could get Albins' latest research results as soon as possible.

And, determine Albins' status as a guest of the family.

This is crucial. The existence of this identity is equivalent to his formal joining the Olivendi family.

In the future, any force that wants to recruit him must take this into consideration.

To ensure this, Anvis specifically requested a contract of the highest standards from Duke Carrot.

The ink is made from paper made from ninth-level monster skins, and is mixed with top alchemical materials such as the essence of the Void Eye Demon and the blood of ninth-level dragons.

The text of the contract was written by a ninth-level alchemy master himself, drawing on the mysterious power of rules as a witness, and even the strongest ninth-level masters could be bound by 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 against the third speaker of the Magic Council, Vernika of the Ring of Time and Space.

In the original future, she would accept Albins as her only direct student.

But now, when Albins voluntarily signed the contract, something changed.

Unless this contract is terminated, no matter how much the Magic Council loves talent, it will not dare to devote all its efforts to cultivating a genius from another camp.

This kind of contract involving the power of rules would be extremely difficult to cancel unilaterally even if it was the ninth-level peak [Ring of Time and Space].

Due to the inertia of fate, if Vernica still wants to accept Albins as her student as she did in her previous life, she needs to find him first to terminate the contract.

This way, he has more room for bargaining.

Gu——→Recommendation ticket

(End of this chapter)