Chapter 8. My house is very large. If you are tired, you can sleep directly.

Chapter 8. My house is very large. If you are tired, you can sleep directly.

After looking at the bill calmly, Victor gently placed it on the table.

"Lia, what are the sources of income for the territory?"

Hearing Victor's question, Lia tilted her head and squinted at him.

It was like looking at a fool. She let out a soft laugh. There seemed to be a hint of mockery in her tone.

"As a lord, you don't even know the sources of income for your own territory?"

Although Victor really didn't know, this didn't prevent Lia from mocking him as a "lord in name only".

"Listen carefully. In our Clevenner territory, grain and ore trading are the main sources of income!"

During Lia's explanation, Victor understood the general idea.

Under the name of the Clevenner family, there is a territory named after "Clevenner".

The land is fertile and surrounded by lush forests.

The territory is about a hundred kilometers away from the royal capital. It only takes one day to reach by carriage.

Therefore, the second most prosperous town in the empire is located here.

The Clevenner territory has a very rich ore vein. Even now, it can be mined for more than fifty years.

With a geographical location close to the royal capital, fertile land, abundant grain harvests, and having mines at home.

It's hard for the Clevenner family not to have money.

"But recently, the output of ore has decreased a lot. And now it's not the season for grain harvest. The grain we sold before was all stored in the granary last year."

Lia faced Victor, her tone angry.

"Grain also needs to ensure the consumption of our territory. It's impossible to sell it all. Now the territory's income is very little. At this juncture, you still dare to spend money like this!"

After hearing this, Victor nodded. There was no expression on his face at all. He was very calm.

"Don't you have even a little thought of repentance?"

Lia looked at Victor incredulously. She knew that her elder brother was someone who didn't care about things. But he couldn't be so ignorant, right?

Victor thought for a moment and responded by touching his chin:

"You go and hire a few mages. Then buy a storefront in the busiest place in the royal capital and open a mage item store."

As soon as Lia heard Victor's suggestion, she exploded. She said sternly:

"Victor! Didn't you listen to a single word of my advice!"

"Do you think this kind of store is rare in the royal capital!?"

"Even if you open a store, so what!? Do you think your name can be greater than all merchants?"

"Victor, do you know how to do business at all!"

The more Lia said, the more excited she became.

She thought that after her parents died, she had started learning to manage the territory since she was young. She maintained it for more than ten years. Until now, the territory still had some surplus.

Even if Victor was as prodigal as he could be, she had never complained.

And now, this Victor who knows nothing is actually going to interfere in the family's business!

What on earth is he trying to do!

As she spoke, the more she felt aggrieved.

Seeing that he couldn't calm Lia's emotions with words, Victor didn't want to say anything more. He just waved his hand and dozens of blue magic potions appeared on the table in front of the two of them.

Lia was stunned. Looking at the potions with a color as blue as the sea on the table, the emotions that were about to erupt actually paused.

"What's this?"

She blinked.

Nowadays, no one has seen such magic potions.

There are items that restore magic power. But these items all have one thing in common.

They are rare and very expensive.

And only potions for treating injuries have appeared on the market. Their effects are also very different from the [Life Potion] used by players.

One is a slow repair similar to taking medicine. The other restores health points immediately after taking it.

This is the difference between real and game items.

To put it bluntly, bringing game items into reality is a pure bug.

Even a small bottle of instant recovery magic potion can become a divine item.

So Victor didn't explain. It was still too unbelievable to say it from his mouth.

Seeing is believing.

Victor said faintly.

"Find a few mages and let them cast spells until they are exhausted. Then take a bottle. You will know what to do."

Lia was extremely suspicious. But she still took all the potions.

"By the way, do you have any helpers?"

Hearing Victor's question, Lia gave a contemptuous smile: "Oh, our great lord has finally learned to be considerate of his subordinates?"

Victor didn't care about the other party's sarcasm at all. In fact, the discord between their brother and sister was also related to Victor's inaction.

So, he just repeated his question.

"Seriously, has your caravan ever hired bodyguards or other helpers?"

Lia snorted.

"No. I don't trust others."

That is to say, the business of the Clevenner territory has always been done by Lia alone.

"Aren't you in danger on the road? Although the territory is not far from the royal capital, it still takes a whole day's journey."

Lia was very surprised that her unreliable elder brother also had a day when he cared about her. But this kind of concern made her a little uncomfortable.

She leaned against the table, stretched out a finger and twirled her hair. She turned her face away unnaturally.

"Well... No. We have our own trade route. If we encounter bandits or something blocking the way, as long as we show our Clevenner family emblem, the other side will know better and leave. Generally, nothing happens."

"At least we haven't encountered any danger from before until now."

After saying that, she didn't look at Victor either. Instead, she took out a potion and examined it carefully.

Victor nodded. Then, he took off the mage's glove on his right hand.

"Lia, listen carefully. This time opening a store in the royal capital is extraordinary. Such precious things are extremely easy to be coveted by others. Wear this. It can deal with some emergencies."

Lia looked at the glove that Victor handed over. She put down the potion and was a little hesitant.

"Don't worry. This is just a mage's small item. It will automatically fit the size of your palm."

Lia thought that what she was concerned about was not this. But she couldn't explain well either. She reached out and took the fingerless glove. There was still the residual warmth of Victor's palm on it.

She touched the gem on the glove. Immediately, a wave of resentment rose in her heart.

As a merchant, she naturally knew what was on it.

Magic stones, gems that can transmit magic. Each one is worth millions...

He actually installed six on a glove!

She was muttering in her heart. But surprisingly, she didn't attack Victor.

Lia put on the glove. As Victor said, the glove automatically fit her hand shape.

"Open your palm and aim it at me. Use your mind to think about the gems on the glove. Any one is fine."

She listened to the instructions and opened her palm and aimed it at Victor.

There was a green gem in the middle. She thought the color of this gem was very beautiful.

'Is this all right?'

A question flashed in her mind. Suddenly, the green gem faintly glowed. And then...

Whoosh!

Like a ripple exploding, a magic array quickly formed in Lia's palm!

Almost instantly, a violent storm filled the entire study. The papers were rustling.

The hurricane on the magic array kept growing!

Victor tapped on the desk with his finger. A teleportation array quickly formed in the air.

After the hurricane grew to a certain extent, it was sucked into the teleportation array.

Immediately, the storm subsided.

A few seconds later, only an astonishing cracking sound was heard nearby.

Lia was stunned.

"What... what was that just now?"

"Second-rank magic: [Violent Storm]. Its power is enough to flatten a mountain."

"Don't be so surprised."

Looking at Lia who was in a daze, Victor tapped on the desk. The magic array lingering in the air dissipated.

How could Lia not be surprised? She wasn't a mage. She had only seen others cast spells.

And just now, that magic was released from her own hand.

She was still dizzy now.

"So... this is the feeling of casting magic."

She stood there in a daze. She even forgot to put her hand back.

Victor replenished the magic on the glove. He continued to say to the shocked Lia: "Pay attention. This time letting you release it is not just to let you master the trick. More importantly, don't misfire. You have also seen the power of this thing."

"Pay attention to the number of uses. Only one use per gem."

"When it's used up, come back to me. I will replenish it for you."

Lia knew the preciousness of this thing that Victor gave her. It was priceless. At least she had never seen equipment that could let ordinary people use spells since she was a child.

Just as she was about to say that if it was sold, it would definitely make a lot of money. Suddenly recalling Victor's solemn attitude, she stopped herself.

This was something that could be used to save lives.

Lia hesitated for a moment. Then she said "Thank you" to Victor in an awkward way.

Then she left in a hurry with the magic potions.

After the study door closed, the crow on Victor's shoulder spoke:

"Don't you feel bad giving this thing to others?"

"It's just an item. I can make it whenever I want. Besides, I don't really need this thing."

The mage's glove usually has no chance to be used. Only in PvP is it very useful. As an item for multiple instant-cast spells, it is used to seize the initiative or for emergency defense.

Basically, it is an item that mage players must equip when PK.

He didn't need it very much for now.

Hearing Victor's words, Veigar didn't say anything more. He began to think carefully in his heart.

'I have to think of a way to deceive him into making one for me to play with.'

...

Early the next morning, Victor had breakfast and was about to go to the academy. Just as he finished dressing up, he saw a servant come in.

"My lord, there is a lady outside. She claims to be your teaching assistant. She says she is here to bring you notes and speech manuscripts."

Victor paused while putting on his clothes.

Hennie is here?

He didn't seem to have said that he wanted Hennie to bring things to his doorstep.

But he still asked the servant to invite her in.

As a result, he saw Hennie's haggard face with two dark circles under her eyes.

"Why do you look like this? Didn't you rest well?"

Hennie was like waking up from a dream. She said to Victor;

"No, professor. I forgot to sleep last night. Then I wrote manuscripts all night."

This reason really made Victor unable to find anything to complain about.

"After Elika sends the notes, I remember you said to send them to you. So I brought the speech manuscript along."

Looking at Hennie who was dozing off a little, Victor really couldn't say any harsh words to educate her.

Should he say she is a little silly?

He was silent for a while and asked.

"Did you have breakfast?"

Hennie shook her head. She came early in the morning. She didn't sleep and naturally didn't eat.

Victor beckoned and asked the servant to take her to have breakfast. Then arrange a room for her to rest well.

Hennie hurriedly said "Yes" in a panic. Just as she was about to say no need, she heard Victor's tone that brooked no refusal.

"Fill your stomach and then rest."

Hennie immediately wilted. She didn't dare to oppose Victor. She lowered her head like an eggplant beaten by frost and was led away by the servant.

As for Victor, he originally wanted to go to the academy in the morning. Seeing Hennie coming, he changed his mind.

The class was in the afternoon. So he planned to look at Elika's homework and his own speech manuscript and spend the morning in the study.

While correcting Elika's homework, Victor asked Veigar without turning his head.

"What do you think of that child?"

Asked like this, Veigar was stunned for a moment. He knew that the person Victor mentioned was Hennie.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you say that I should gather believers for you?" Victor stretched himself. His finger tapped on the speech manuscript on the table. He turned his head and looked at Veigar. His narrowed eyes revealed shrewdness and danger.

"This kind of silly and innocent person is the most suitable to be deceived."