Until late at night, Fisher, who had been in Victor's dormitory, waited for the owner of this single dormitory.

"where have you been?"

"I talked to the Baron about the right to mine the crystal mine." Victor answered after closing the door and confirming that there was no wall around.

"You killed him?" When Victor heard that he went to find Gandel, Fisher first thought of him as killing someone again.

"No, the Jaladi family is still very influential in the local area. I just cast manipulation spells on him. People like him are more valuable in their hands than killing them." In order to prevent the spell failure, Victor instructed Gander, who was controlled by the spell, to drink confusing potions regularly.

"Ah..." Fisher got up because of concern and sat back on the wooden chair.

This kid looks like nineteen years old...

"I have asked him to agree to mining. As long as you want, you can recruit people to mine at any time." The capital of Taran is named after the abundant production of Crystal Magic Stones. At first, it was just a small village located in the center of the basin, with planting as its main productivity. After the magic crystal mine was discovered, the Magic Association, which was in its prototype stage, saw the opportunity to expand the scale and directly moved its headquarters to this remote place. With the discovery of reserves, this small village, which originally had a population of only a hundred, became the capital of the principality. It was precisely such a precedent that Victor said that Mivira Town might become the second Crystal Magic.

Fisher said the word "spider monster" just after he opened his mouth, Victor said that it had been cleaned up and there was no spider monster found in the Davao mine tunnel now.

"Is this?" Seeing what Fisher handed out, Victor took it with doubts - a letter with a stamped seal.

"Jingyao's invitation letter."

So fast?

The lich was a little surprised. He took apart casually, and looked at the formulaic words and sentences, and it was impossible to tell that the letter was an invitation to a tongueless person.

"Fernandez spent a lot of effort to finally get the stubborn old senate to accept you. No one is taking care of you, you... be careful in everything you have, don't be caught. Although the elders all know your general identity, they will not be sheltered just because you are the son of the Grand Duke. Once someone gets caught, Fernandez can't save you."

Victor lowered his head, and the candlelight left a long shadow on his face.

"Teacher." He called out to the old man who had walked to the door. The lich's eyes, which had always been deserted, showed a rare gentleness. "Thank you for everything you did for Wood."

"What stupid things are you saying? You are my disciple."

"Yes, I am your apprentice..." His eyes turned back to the letter again, and Victor's eyes returned to his original indifference.

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Unlike the quiet night in Mivira, Victor Wood set off several storms in the capital Jingyao. The house of the Duke of Mendel, the ruler of Taran, is located in the eye of the wind.

Fernandez, who was discussing taxes with the tax officer for the next year, was suddenly disturbed by the noise in the corridor. Then, the door of his study was pushed open. His wife, known as the flower of Notting, stood at the door with an angry look on her face, followed by the commander of the guard who dared not stop him.

"You go down first." Fernandez waved to the tax officer and pinched his eyebrows, preparing for a long-prepared quarrel.

"I'm waiting for your explanation, Fernandez."

As soon as the Grand Duke's wife stepped into the study, the current chief guard immediately closed the door after the tax officer walked out.

"I don't know what you mean, Your Highness, Princess?"

Her chest was rising and falling rapidly, and Lantiya resisted the urge to throw the folding fan in her hand onto her husband's face.

"Of course it's your shameless illegitimate son!"

"Oh...you said that. What kind of version do you want to hear? After dinner? Aristocratic revelation version? Palace Secret History Edition? Or... your private intelligence version?" Fernandez shook hands and leaned on the cushion. As if he was not talking about the secrets that should be hidden, but the anecdotes that he heard from.

"Damn it!"

Finally, Lantiya, who could not bear it, threw out the folding fan and smashed it heavily on the solid wood desk, smashing the stack of files all over the house.

"For so many years, I have been indulging in what you do, just respecting you as my wife and Alberrecht's favorite princess. If you don't even have the awareness that you should have as a royal family, then go back and cry to your father. Even the great Alberrecht can't avoid having a lot of lovers. Besides, Victor is the product of me before my marriage with you. He neither insults your princess' dignity nor violates my obligations as a husband. Who is more excessive than what you asked Count Clooney to instigate the baron in Mivela town to do?"

"You...don't forget, who is relying on Taran's current prosperity?" Seeing that the deeds were revealed, Lantia had to change the topic.

"Your father, Taran, can have the current situation, all depends on your country's great emperor who can conquer and fight."

"Fernandez!" Lantiya, who was so angry, didn't care about her image and rushed forward and grabbed Fernandez's clothes.

"Hmph... Outsiders don't know the inside story and think that my nepotism is based on your help to gain the power of today. In fact, you lost in the battle for power and could not choose such a remote small country as your foothold. You think things are too simple. Your Highness Princess. The Magic Society can move places at any time. It cannot become Taran's eternal safe haven. If Bret hadn't taken you seriously at all, would you really think he wouldn't be able to eat this little Taran?"

"Stop talking! Stop talking!"

If Fernandez shut his mouth as his wife ordered, his dark green eyes were filled with a vague light.

"Where is Lucien, he just accepted the existence of a half-brother so easily?"

"Children are always better at accepting than adults. According to the oral message sent by Fisher, the two brothers get along very well." Fernandez said lying without drafting at all, and directly omitted the part that Lucien and Victor fought when they met.

Lantiya let go, and after venting, she turned back to her former lady, and she could not see the crazy situation just now.

"What the hell do you think?"

"Our family of three has a basically the same goal, oh... it must be changed, it is a family of four." The last sentence attracted a sharp eyebrow, and Fernandez didn't care at all: "With your special care, Victor has become a dead soul, and will neither give birth to blood nor pose any threat to Lucien's inheritance. You should rest assured now, and he has promised not to take any revenge on us."

"Are you so sure?" The word "undead" made Lantiya hesitate a little, but she still didn't want to believe Fernandez's promise.

"You should see the real undead for yourself. They are full of disgust for life. Power, money is full of dirt in their eyes, and only knowledge and subversion can arouse their interest. Although I don't want Victor to be like that, this will save the brothers from internal strife and family crisis. As long as we can provide it with enough shelter, what's the fear of raising an evil necromancer?"

"You are so scary, Fernandez." Seeing him talking about his eldest son as plain as talking about an object, Lantia took a few steps back in disgust. No matter how vicious she was, at least she was still favored by her own flesh and blood. But this man... she never saw through it.

He played the loving couple for many years, both Lucien and the world think that they married far away because of love. But they didn't know that the reason he chose him was just to look at the background of a small and medium-sized country and the magic association in order to escape the pursuit of the brother who ascended the throne and became the new emperor.

"I just had the awareness of being in the royal family when I was very young." Fernandez accepted Lantia's 'praise' without changing his face.

The elders of the Magic Academy are probably still arguing about Victor entering Jingyao, those old guys who have never had a unified opinion...

Fernandez turned his sight to the night sky without stars, but what he was thinking about was what position would the Magic Academy arrange for the eldest son who was in the name of his illegitimate son.

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"I object, firmly oppose!"

Ramd's old face turned red and firmly opposed Victor Wood entering Jingyao as a formal apprentice. As one of the three major colleges of Lu, how could he accept such a dangerous element? Regardless of his bold remarks on the adventurer exam, Mendel's illegitimate child alone must not be asked. Before he is secretly executed by the empire that cannot be humiliated, it is better not to recruit him, no matter how talented he is.

"The invitation letter was sent two days ago, and it is estimated that it is time to arrive now." Master Cheno, who loves to sing the opposite tune with Ramde, hinted that it is useless even if you object, and this dangerous person will stand at the gate of the college in three days.

"Okay! Let's not talk about his illegitimate son's background, we will talk about his identity as a necromancer. Do you think the Holy See will sit idly by? Then the Pope sent an imperial edict to ask for someone, and everyone's face would be unhappy." Ramd was determined to push Victor out.

"Don't forget the other son of the Grand Duke, who is one of the chosen heirs. If Lucien becomes the new pope, will he hold us accountable for the crime of letting his brother be destroyed?" another elder spoke.

"Questions, this is quibbling! They are half-brothers, how can we hold us accountable? I guess it's too late to laugh."

"Ha..." Ramd's speech attracted another elder who was dissatisfied with him and said, "You have been an examiner once, but the news is not as good as ours. I have found out clearly. The relationship between the two brothers is very good, no different from the same mother."

"Who did you hear..." Ramd didn't believe it.

"Since Duke Mendel submitted his application letter, the news of his illegitimate child has spread among the nobles. Many people spent a lot of money to buy news from some candidates who had taken the exam, and they all said that they had a good relationship, completely like old friends who had not seen each other for many years."

Ramd sat down in a frustration. Since he became the representative of the association in the Adventure Guild, the other elders have united to deal with him.

Hum... So what about the Duke's illegitimate son? I can't stand it. I use my power to kill him. The Duke can't do anything to me. Anyway, I still have the support of the princess.

Thinking of his backer, Ramd couldn't help but feel confident again.

"Okay... I let him in, but I can't listen as a formal apprentice! He can only be an auditor."
Chapter completed!