Sissel Manor, Aft Hall.

"Werner Sissel, my stupid boy......"

Astor Sissel, with a majestic posture, said with a blank face: "If you make a mistake, you will have to bear the consequences...... Starting today, your family inheritance is officially stripped away! ”

"I'm not wrong!"

The red-eyed Warner roared reluctantly, "Although the assassination failed, all the clues I laid out pointed to the Temple of Eternity!" The Ministry of Internal Affairs will not track us down......"

"Humph! When do you need to use clues for the Ministry of Internal Affairs? ”

Astor waved his hand in disappointment, "The matter has been suppressed by the family!" As a necessary quid pro quo, the rest of your life ...... Let's spend it in this house. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Astor left the place without looking back.

"Let me out! Let me out! You'll regret it! I swear everybody will regret it......"

The cold and unforgiving words made Werner Sissel even more insane, and he seemed to have completely lost his mind, leaving only a cry of despair.

……

Ninety-nine floors of the Tower of Babel.

"We'll give you an ...... to give you an explanation"

Grant said to Victor, "Although we cannot directly judge the mastermind behind the attack on you, he will be punished!" ”

"That's the end of it. I promise! ”

Victor nodded silently, his heart filled with a feeling of powerlessness.

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, we have installed a simple two-way teleportation circle in your residence, and the teleportation point is the teleportation center on the third floor of the Tower of Babel."

Grant solemnly admonished, "Victor, I hope you can minimize all non-essential outings!" If necessary, I will take coercive measures......"

"Yes! However, I hope that the large library on the 30th to 50th floors of the Tower of Babel and the experimental center on the 51st to 60th floors will be fully open to me. ”

Victor didn't have too much disgust with this order that was not an order, he just took the opportunity to make a small request.

"Full openness is impossible......"

Grant groaned for a moment and said, "I can be partially open to you, this is my limit." ”

"Deal!"

……

Time is like water, and time is like a shuttle.

A year later, the 60th floor of the Tower of Babel, the Celestial Observatory.

The pale-faced Victor was staring at the starry sky with the latest model of the "Celestial Telescope", and on the laboratory bench beside him, an invisible hand operated a hard-roded quill to jump happily on the paper, and the dense observation data was recorded in real time.

"Mr. Victor, you've been working for five days straight...... Please take care! ”

Six-Ring Mage and Level 5 Arcanist Quylor Charles said worriedly, "Lord Felton said that if you continue like this, he will cast the 'Advanced Sleep Technique' on you......"

"Okay, okay!"

Victor reluctantly took his eyes off the observation end of the celestial telescope, and he muttered very unhappily: "When did Lord Felton become such a mother-in-law, could it be that you lied about the military situation?" ”

After a year of getting along, Quiller Charles had become accustomed to Victor's alternative expressions, and he replied with a smile: "Lying about the military? That's an interesting question...... But I don't dare to do that! What I have said is the exact words of His Excellency Felton. ”

"Ahem!"

Victor suddenly covered his mouth and coughed violently, and he expertly took out a light green potion from the dimensional space pouch around his waist and drank it.

"Mr. Victor?"

Facing Quiller's worried gaze, Victor, who had recovered his breath, said nonchalantly: "It's okay! This is still the fault that I fell after I was forcibly promoted to the four-ring mage...... However, the taste of this 'secondary recovery potion' is still good, and it tastes much better than bitter tea! ”

"Mr. Victor, please leave the Celestial Observation Center!"

Quylor Charles said in a commanding tone: "If you are still in such a bad state when we meet next time, then don't blame me for applying to Lord Grant - cancel your permission to work in the experimental center!" ”

"Good, good! I'm going back to rest......"

Victor quickly sorted out his belongings, "Quiller, what about today?" ”

Looking at Victor's flattering expression, the corners of Queller's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he said helplessly: "That's it for today!" But I don't want to be in that situation......"

"No, no, no, then...... I'll go back first! See you tomorrow! ”

Looking at the back of Victor leaving in a hurry, Quiller quietly laughed a few times.

After returning to the residence, Victor, who had relaxed his spirits, collapsed into bed and fell into a deep sleep.

……

Darkness, another suffocating darkness!

Victor could clearly perceive this maddening, desperate tremble.

However, Victor is no longer the ordinary teenager who has just crossed over, he examines the darkness in front of him with an absolutely calm mind.

"Dreams?"

Victor pondered, "Strange? This is the first time I've dreamed since I crossed over...... Could it be that I was too tired during this time? ”

Thinking as Victor spread out in the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers.

"If from an astrological point of view, dreams are a potential prophecy, so what does this darkness that envelop me represent...... Heavy pressure? Pent-up emotions? Unsolvable pain? Or is it a loss about the future? Lost faith in life? ”

Just as Victor was thinking, a dark blue blade suddenly flashed out of the darkness and pierced his heart.

"Oh? Is this dream so short-lived? It's boring......"

The darkness receded like a tide, and the familiar surroundings reappeared in Victor's vision.

"Strange dreams? It's all too true! ”

Victor muttered, and he subconsciously touched his chest, recalling the sharp pain after the blade pierced his heart.

Looking at the clock at the head of the bed, Victor realized that he had been asleep for a whole day and a half.

After washing up, Victor stood in front of the coat mirror and tidied up his appearance, the two four-ring mage badges and the fifth-level arcanist badge on his chest glowing.

"Ahem......"

Just as Victor was narcissistic, a series of rapid coughs made him bend over.

"Damn it! The side effects of forcibly promoting the four-ring mid-level mage are also too great......"

Victor looked at the blood he spit in his palm, and regretted his reckless decision, but he changed his mind again: "If you don't pay, how can you gain?" If you want to improve your strength in a short period of time, what is a little overdraft......

For some reason, there was always a vague voice in Victor's heart warning and spurring him to keep improving.

In the past year, Victor has spent 90% of his energy on meditation, exercising mental power, and building spell models, if it weren't for the sequelae he left after his forced promotion a month ago, it is estimated that Victor is still in a constant "self-abuse".

"It's rare to be in the mood, so let's 'go out' to relax......"

Victor wiped the blood from his hands, pushed open the door and walked out.

……

'The target appears!' The 'Punishment' operation is in a state of readiness!! ”