Wizard: Start consuming attributes from the equipment slot.

Chapter 90 Vivian's Changes

If nothing unexpected happens, after this Astral Plane exploration mission, Victor will once again enter a period of quiet. So after exchanging for the three types of sorcery, he only thought for a moment before enrolling in a large number of courses at Star Heart.

I signed up for everything, from supplementing my alchemy knowledge to advanced potion-making skills, and various courses such as "foreign scripts," "monster identification," and "appraisal."

Because he had become a Seed Wizard, these courses were free to take, and Victor found it hard to resist taking advantage of the academy's resources. Besides, his progress in both alchemy and potions had slowed down.

If one can apply what they've learned from the college's courses to other areas, that would be ideal.

As for the remaining 40 academy points, Viktor thought about it and decided to keep them for now and not use them.

The academy's courses don't require him to spend points, and he doesn't need to exchange for many of the academy's unique materials for the time being. So, he doesn't really have any place to spend points for now. Most of the remaining points can be bought at the wizard shops in Morningstar City, which only costs some magic stones.

On the contrary, although he doesn't need the points now, he'll need at least several thousand points when he's ready to advance to a formal wizard.

In order to maximize the chances of becoming a full-fledged wizard, in addition to one's own talent, the ritual for becoming a full-fledged wizard is equally important. The items used to hold the ritual are strictly controlled items throughout the wizarding world and can only be exchanged within the academy.

Unless one is lucky enough to forcibly become a formal wizard without the help of an advancement ceremony, one will inevitably need the help of the academy.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why the academy has been able to firmly occupy the top position in this wizarding world.

However, 40 academy points were really just a drop in the bucket. But Viktor couldn't think of any other way to use them, so he kept them for the time being. After inquiring about his benefits as a seed wizard from the Star Tower, he left the academy.

It's been quite a while since he's returned home.

As soon as he entered the house, Vivian noticed him and immediately came out. Seeing it was Victor, she lowered her guard slightly, frowning as she asked, "Have you completed your mission?"

Viktor nodded expressionlessly, glanced around, and asked, "Where's Gal?"

Vivian looked away and walked to a chair, sitting down casually. "Go find your subordinate... that guy called Viper."

"Yeah?"

Viktor nodded slightly, and then the air fell silent.

In fact, Viktor had a vague feeling that his foolish sister wanted to talk to him about something, but since she didn't take the initiative to speak, he wouldn't ask. He then turned around and headed upstairs to his room.

Upon seeing Viktor turn to go upstairs, Vivian hesitated for a moment before speaking up, "Viktor."

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"Could you lend me a hundred magic stones?"

"I won't lend it to you for nothing. I'll return it to you with an extra ten magic stones as interest."

Victor stopped and turned around, looking at her with slight surprise: "You want to borrow a hundred magic stones from me?"

"That's right."

Now that she had already spoken, Vivian didn't hesitate any longer and nodded again to confirm: "One hundred magic stones, and in three months at most, I'll exchange them for one hundred and ten magic stones!"

"hehe"

Viktor couldn't help but laugh.

Although a hundred magic stones wasn't a huge number, he was intrigued by Vivian's sudden request to borrow some... because during the time Vivian had been living under someone else's roof here, Victor hadn't exactly abused her, but he had mostly ignored her.

This resulted in Vivian's opinion of him remaining almost unchanged.

But he didn't care. Being able to turn the other person into a wizard and take care of them was already a way of being worthy of the same blood flowing in their veins.

Once he's confident he can return to the Duchy of Feltro and uncover the family's secrets, it will be time for Vivian to part ways with him. He doesn't care what she'll be like in the future.

But now... it seems that Vivian's path to becoming a wizard has also encountered some problems?

"Vivian...you should know that one hundred magic stones is not a small amount, right?" Victor's tone was calm, but for some reason, it carried a hint of a smile, causing Vivian to grit her teeth involuntarily.

"Of course I know, that's why I agreed to return 110 magic stones to you. That's quite a bit of interest too!"

"No, no, no... that's not the same thing, Vivian."

Victor shook his head, denying her words: "The difference between one hundred magic stones and one hundred and ten magic stones is like heaven and earth... Moreover, as a wizard, Vivian, you should understand what equivalent exchange means, shouldn't you?"

"Borrowing you magic stones is entirely at my risk; the initiative is in your hands, so this is not a fair trade."

Vivian frowned. "So what do you want?"

"You expect me to pay you back double?"

Viktor's lips curled into a slight smile: "Actually... a hundred magic stones are nothing to me, but I'm very interested in why you suddenly want to borrow a hundred magic stones."

"So Vivian, my silly sister, as long as you tell me why you want to borrow magic stones from me, I can lend you one hundred magic stones without you having to pay any extra interest, and you don't have to rush to pay me back."

Vivian pressed her lips tightly together.

After hesitating for a moment, he took the initiative to speak, saying, "I have these one hundred magic stones to prepare for rebuilding my family."

A flicker of surprise crossed Viktor's eyes, and his voice rose: "Rebuild...the family?"

Vivian raised her chin and scoffed, "What else?"

"You cold-blooded creature, you've probably long forgotten the upbringing your family gave you, haven't you?"

"During your absence, Yakla... our third uncle, who was the one who delivered the message to you, rescued a group of people and brought them to Morningstar City for temporary settlement."

"But Morningstar City is not a place where ordinary people can settle down. So Jakra and I want to raise some magic stones to buy two houses as a base for our clan, and try to let some of the children in the clan try to become wizard apprentices."

"This might require at least a hundred magic stones. Yakla wants to gather them himself, and I'm prepared to help... so..."

"So you want to borrow some magic stones from me?" Victor's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Yakla..."

I really didn't expect that he was the one who delivered those letters. No wonder he cared about you so much.

As mentioned before, the Feltrol family, as a royal family, has never been a monolithic entity.

There are loyalists who support the eldest prince, capable people who support Victor, and revolutionaries who support Vivian... and Victor's third uncle, Jacla, is a staunch supporter of Vivian's revolutionary faction.

However, the power struggles among mortals are far too fragile and uninteresting for wizards.

Under the force of no resistance, the entire family quickly fell apart, and there was no longer any question of who was supporting whom.

But what Victor didn't expect was that the person who sent him the letter was actually Yakla... No wonder this guy was always jumping around in the family, it seems that this guy is also a wizard apprentice?

What made him even more uneasy was that Jacla seemed to want to drag Vivian into playing some kind of family rebuilding game... making it hard for him not to ask, "Are you serious, Vivian?"

"You should know that most of the people in the family are just good-for-nothings, right?"

Vivian scoffed, "Even if he's a good-for-nothing, he's still a member of the Feltero family."

It seems like they're actually serious?

Viktor, whose soul had merged with his two past lives, found it truly difficult to understand this idea... Although he understood it to some extent, he was now unable to truly grasp its meaning.

However... not all the members of the family are entirely useless.

He also wanted to know whether he and Vivian were the only ones in the entire Feltero family who had awakened the Mercury Blood, or whether others had awakened it, or whether everyone in the Feltero family could activate the Mercury Blood.

The meanings they represent are completely different.

With family secrets still unresolved... Victor made up his mind and said, "Forget about lending it."

"It's just a hundred magic stones. Consider it my way of repaying this surname. Besides, even if I lent it to you, you probably wouldn't be able to pay it back."

Vivian turned to look at Victor, but he didn't finish his sentence: "However, I still need to explain this to you in advance."

"Rebuilding a family isn't as simple as you think, especially since you and Yakla seem to have some unrealistic ambitions—to rebuild a wizarding family in Morningstar City... Therefore, I have only one condition for these one hundred magic stones!"

"That means don't cause trouble!"

"Vivian, you should be able to do it, right?"

Vivian snorted and stood up from her chair: "I don't need you to warn me about that."

"I know my own limitations!"

"That would be perfect..." Viktor smiled slightly and took out a magic stone card from his spatial bag: "You should recognize this, right? One magic stone card can be exchanged for one hundred magic stones at any shop."

"Of course I know!"

Vivian walked up to him and snatched the magic stone card away.

Then, he turned around and walked towards the door.

Viktor didn't try to stop her. He just stood there, watching her back. He couldn't help but understand her choice... After all, she was different from him. He looked to be under twenty, but Vivian was really only a teenager. Plus, she had grown up in her family and had been pampered and spoiled by them. She would definitely have a deep attachment to her family.

On the contrary, Viktor, after the fusion of the two souls, is neither a part of this world of Feltero nor the Tokyo University reporter who has experienced so much on Earth. He is just Viktor who possesses the memories of both. It is really hard to empathize with Vivian's feelings for her family.

Vivian walked to the door and pushed it open, only to bump into Gar, who was returning from outside. Gar was taken aback by Vivian's aggressive demeanor: "Your Highness Vivian?"

"snort!"

However, Vivian was angry at the moment, so she naturally didn't give Gar, this staunch lackey, a friendly look. She snorted and walked past him.

Garr shook his head helplessly, then went into the room and immediately found Viktor. Overjoyed, he exclaimed, "Your Highness, you're finally back!"

"Hmm." Victor glanced at him, nodded, and then asked Vivian's retreating figure, "Has she been quite restless these past few days?"

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A hint of embarrassment appeared on Garr's face: "Your Highness, Princess Vivian has hardly ever been home while you were away."

"I can't control her either, after all, Princess Vivian has already become a wizard... I..."

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Victor shook his head: "It's okay, you don't need to worry about her anymore. She knows what she should and shouldn't do."

"But you... I heard from Vivian that Viper just asked you to come over and discuss something. What was it about?"

Garr nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, it's about the underground pipes."

"I'd like to give you a briefing on the situation of the Snake Venom Gang during your absence."

Viktor found a chair and sat down, gesturing for him to continue.

Gar didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "It mainly concerns the development of underground pipelines."

"After you left, the Snake Venom Gang sent a large number of people into the underground pipes to sift through the garbage, and they actually found quite a few valuable items."

"So Viper thought of recruiting more people to develop the underground pipelines."

"However, because the gap through which the Snake Venom Gang entered the underground pipes was actually connected to a nearby gang, the Dog Tooth Gang, a conflict broke out between the Snake Venom Gang and the Dog Tooth Gang. They fought several battles in recent days, and the Snake Venom Gang came out on top in each of them."

"Viper felt he had finally found his chance, so he invited me over today to discuss whether we should take advantage of the situation and seize the entire territory of the Dogtooth Gang."

Viktor nodded. "You agree?"

Garr nodded in agreement: "I suppose so, Your Highness."

"I just told Viper that I don't care how much territory he expands, I only care whether he is useful to Your Highness... He should understand what I mean, and he should be gathering men now, maybe he will make his move tonight."

Viktor couldn't help but laugh.

Garr certainly doesn't hide his loyalty at all, which probably makes Viper a little annoyed, but since he's the one who's loyal, what can he say?

He asked, "You just said that these vipers have been reaping rewards in the underground pipes, right?"

"Have any special alchemical tools been sent over?"

Garr immediately nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, he delivered two items, a total of six, which I have placed in your room."

Would you like to take a look now?

Viktor stood up: "Hmm, let's take a look."

"Is this guy truly loyal to me, or is he just going through the motions for the sake of his power...?"