Did the villainous professor survive today?

After the meal, Kroenke returned to his study.

He will be teaching his first class of the semester tomorrow morning, so today's activities are all about lesson preparation in case of any unexpected situations.

He opened the panel and checked:

[Spirit Lv27 (100/1120)]

【Mana Lv27 (400/1120)】

Krenk knew that mental attributes included comprehension, memory, and the ability to manipulate magic, among other things.

This is the most important attribute for him to teach a good class.

Although magic power is also important, his students are first-year students, and even the best students among them will not exceed the third rank, so Lv27 magic power is enough.

Therefore, without hesitation, he poured all of his previous 2800 points into his mental attributes.

[You have consumed 1020 points, and your Spirit level has been upgraded to Lv28]

[You have consumed 1200 points, and your Spirit level has been upgraded to Lv29]

The 2800 points I had accumulated were used up in no time.

[Spirit Lv29 (580/1280)]

【Mana Lv27 (400/1120)】

As before, when adding points to his mental attribute, Krenk felt the world slowed down again.

The drowsiness that had been there before dissipated completely as the mental attribute improved.

Immediately afterwards, his ears twitched slightly, and he vaguely heard his mother downstairs scolding her daughter.

Not only that, there was also the last chirping of cicadas outside the window, the snip-snip of scissors as the maid trimmed the green plants, and the neighing of horses in the stable...

Krenk blinked. It wasn't so much that his hearing had improved, but rather that his brain's ability to process information had leveled up.

The original mental attributes were not high, and the brain's information processing efficiency was low, so all the noisy background sounds were mixed together to form white noise.

But at this moment, in his ears, these different sounds became distinct.

He can selectively block out a part of the sound and then focus on another sound.

Is this what they call the feeling of being able to hear everything around you?

Krenk chose to ignore the noise and quietly browsed the manuscript he would need for tomorrow's class.

Thanks to the improvement in his mental attributes, Krenk's reading efficiency has also increased significantly.

In the past, when reading books and manuscripts, Krenk would pause after reading a passage, let the words go through his mind, and take time to understand their meaning.

Now, as soon as he finishes reading a passage, his brain can automatically put it into the background for processing, thus not affecting the smoothness of reading.

Moreover, his improved memory also allowed him to quickly connect the context.

Krenk quickly scanned the manuscript, mentally simulating himself lecturing on the podium.

He quickly finished preparing his lesson for the day.

When he came to his senses, Krenk was surprised by himself; his work efficiency had improved by so many levels.

"Phew, that's over. Now, let's continue training..."

Krenk exhaled, muttered to himself, and walked to the mirror. He lifted the corner of his clothes and began to observe the changes in himself.

Whether it was due to the improvement in his mental attributes or not, Krenk felt that the changes after yesterday's training were quite significant.

The muscles became more defined, and the area where you could originally feel your ribs was now covered by a thin layer of muscle. At the same time, the cuffs of the clothes I usually wear are now slightly tighter.

"Looks like I'll have to order a few more loose-fitting sets later."

Krenk said this as he walked out of the study.

Approaching us was Richard, who had just emerged from the dressing room. He had changed into a more formal outfit and was holding a cane.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"Oh, I'm planning to visit the Barberini family and meet with their patriarch," Richard explained. "Would you like to come along?"

"No."

Kroenke refused without even thinking.

Richard was going to discuss the attack on him by assassins hired by the Russell family the night before last. Sistine would also be there, and if he talked about what happened that night in front of her, there was a risk that his time travel would be exposed.

"If you're free, let's go together."

Richard suggested that, although it was a political marriage, he also wanted to further strengthen the relationship between Kroenke and Sistine.

"I'm going to have Sophia teach me swordsmanship," Krenk said, "just in case."

"Oh, wouldn't it be better to find Sistine then?"

"I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I approached Sophia first."

Kroenke gave a perfunctory answer, then changed the subject, explaining in detail what had happened during his sparring session with Sophia the previous night.

"Oh, the thing you ate is called the Spirit Rhinoceros Reagent. It's made from the eyeballs of the Spirit Rhinoceros Feathered Serpent. Sophia gave it to you; it should be the last bottle in the house," Richard explained.

"The last bottle? Where can I buy it?"

Kroenke was stunned after asking the question.

For some reason, he inexplicably felt like a holy nun in a erotic novel, who went from being unwilling at the beginning to gradually becoming corrupted and could never go back.

Richard shook his head:

"It's hard to buy because this stuff is so effective, and snake eyes can also enhance male potency, so the feathered serpent has been eaten to the point of extinction."

"Sir, I heard that the Colonna auction house is having an auction recently, probably today."

Sebastian, the butler who had been silent behind the two, finally spoke.

"Today?" Richard glanced at his watch subconsciously. "Then it's about to start? We'd better hurry."

"Sir, that auction house is members-only. If we go there suddenly, there might not be any seats available."

Sebastian added.

"Let's go take a look first. If it doesn't work out, we'll buy the auction house as well."

Richard was nonchalant, believing that such a trivial matter was not worth wasting his precious brainpower on.

Upon hearing this, Krenk's eye twitched almost imperceptibly.

Capitalism is truly evil.

"Go quickly, Kroenke, and have them give the bill to Sebastian later."

Richard patted Krenk on the shoulder, then walked ahead to the Barberini family.

Kroenke wasted no time. He walked out of the main red maple gate of the mansion, went to the front yard, and got into his car.

Several tens of minutes later.

The black limousine stopped in front of a semi-circular building made of pure white marble, with a sculpture of a soaring eagle above the building's entrance.

This auction venue was converted from an abandoned opera house. The buyer preserved the overall appearance and only made minor repairs.

The auction was about to begin, and men in black suits and women in white dresses entered one after another. The men's hair was slicked back with daylily hair oil imported from the East, while the women had their hair styled in an elegant updo, and their perfume could be smelled even through the car windows.

"Young master, we've arrived," the driver said.

Kroenke nodded, straightened his collar, then opened the car door and got out.

He looked up at the semi-circular building directly opposite him.

Colonna Auction House.

Perhaps due to his irresistible charm, Kroenke quickly became the center of attention as soon as he got out of the car.

Especially the single women, they stared at Krenk like hungry wolves seeing lambs, and began to swoon:

"My goodness, is that Professor Klenk Ludwig?"

"Is that even a question? In St. Auster, who else could be as handsome and tall as him?"

"Not only is he handsome, but he's also rich and incredibly talented. This is just too unfair!"

"Your eyelashes are so long!"

"I really want to rip his underwear off and sit on him."

"Keep your voice down! What if someone hears you?"

"Wouldn't that be better?"

"..."

Hearing the whispers of the women around him, Krenk's cheeks twitched slightly.

For the first time, he realized that having too many points in his mental attribute was not a good thing.

"Sir, your invitation..."

"No." Klenk handed the Ludwig family crest to the waiter. "Could you please arrange something for me?"

Upon seeing the Ludwig family crest, the waiter's expression clearly changed: "Uh, yes, sir, just a moment!"

After saying that, the waiter ran towards the internal passageway.

A minute later, the waiter returned to Kroenke through the internal passage.

Behind him followed a blonde girl with golden eyes. Upon seeing Krenk, the girl opened her mouth in surprise and silently mouthed:

"Eh, Mr. 'V'?"

"Enya?"