There are no clouds, and the sun is in the sky.

A clear morning light fell on the royal capital, like a layer of golden floating waves,

Between the tall and short buildings, the sunlight gently floats like ocean waves.

Pedestrians are endless, and the shouts and hurried footsteps of the early morning market and the gurgling sound of horse-drawn carriages running over the brick road form a symphony of the city.

It's been almost a week since the battle off Padalembu.

Although that terrible disaster shook the world, the royal capital seemed unaffected by it, and the entire city still maintained its former prosperity.

Although during that time, the weather in the royal capital was stormy and rainy every day.

However, people's daily routines and the opening of various shops have not been affected in the slightest by the abnormal weather.

At the same time, the Victor mansion.

Leah stood in the mansion's study, peering through the carved latticework into the mansion's door.

Another splendid carriage was parked in front of the mansion, apparently visited.

But soon, after a moment of communication, the guests who came were politely persuaded to quit by the maid.

Liya gently held her forehead and sighed a little tiredly: "Here we go again." ”

"This is already the fourth nobleman today." She thought silently in her heart.

In recent days, the mansion has been frequented by visitors.

And these people who came to visit were not ordinary people.

Either they are nobles with noble status, or they are ministers who can participate in the court.

In short, all of them are prominent figures in society.

There were even nobles from other cities in the empire who traveled thousands of miles just to see Victor in person.

Others went straight to Breston, the territory of Clavenna.

But they all hit a wall, and they didn't even see Victor's shadow.

The ministers and nobles also reduced the number of visits they made when they learned that Victor had been away from home for a long time.

However, there are still a large number of customers who come every day.

Every day, Leah had to deal with these tedious visits, greeting and socializing with these nobles.

During this period, people from neighboring countries even came to their homes and asked Leah:

When can Congressman Kravenner visit their country.

This question made Leah a little confused.

Why is her bastard brother so powerful now?

Some people have already begged him to visit other countries, what kind of international influence does this have?

Leah didn't quite know.

The last battle in the waters of Padalembu was vigorously promoted to various places by the Mage Council.

Victor's strength was completely revealed in front of the eyes of the world.

If before, people who didn't know much about Victor's strength had only heard about it and thought that Victor was just a vain.

But now, when it comes to the strongest mage today, no one dares to compete with Victor.

Countless fourth-order magic, never repeated, when released, it was as simple as eating and drinking.

Obviously, in that very extreme situation, Victor was even able to pull out to fight.

There was no second human mage other than him who could stand firm in that environment.

And in the end, the magic used by Victor refreshed everyone's perception of magic.

It was as terrifying as the end of the world, as if it could blow up the entire world.

To this day, the extremely black crater of the abyss still remains in the sea of Padalomb.

Looking down from above, the entire ocean looks like a chunk is missing.

Fortunately, even this did not affect the normal flow of seawater.

No one knows exactly how Victor did it, leaving the sea unfillable.

The Mage Council has also been sending people to repair it, setting up a magical barrier to block the inflow of the ocean, so that no one will accidentally fall into the pit when they come up to watch.

And constantly send people to instill magic into the abyss, trying to completely block the entire abyss.

Although that sea area has become a major scenic spot.

Victor's spectacular battle scenes have also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The Council of Mages is also in the spotlight for Victor.

After all, before that, few people thought that mage combat could be so elegant and powerful.

Leah turned and walked back into the study, sat gracefully in her chair, looked up at the ceiling, and sighed.

In recent days, Liya has begun to mess up, who is coming, basically two words.

Missing.

They all came to look for Victor, and Victor was not there, as long as it was explained slightly, these nobles would naturally leave on their own.

However, Leah is also a little curious about where Victor has gone.

Henny, who had left with Victor at the time, had already returned early, even with Korcott.

It's just that when he came back, the lazy former elf councilor, for some reason, looked like he couldn't give up.

I don't know what happened during this time.

As Leah collapsed in her chair to empty her brain, she was tapped on the door:

"Miss Leah, someone is visiting."

When she heard that someone was coming to visit again, she showed some impatience, and her voice rose a few degrees:

"Didn't I say that, no!"

The servant outside the door respectfully continued:

"Miss Lia, the person who came to visit is Lord Duke."

Leah blinked.

Duke?

……

Levi stood in front of the booth in the conference hall, fiddling with a delicate vase in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

He looked at the vase, and a smile appeared on his face, as if he liked it very much.

"It's all worthless gadgets."

"If the Duke likes, we'll send you a few home."

The Riya hadn't arrived yet, but the voice was the first to sound from the stairs.

Hearing the voice, Levi placed the vase in his hand firmly on the table, let go of his hand, and nodded to Ria with a smile on his face.

The two sat opposite each other on the sofa, next to the maid carrying freshly brewed tea and placing it on the table.

Duke Levi nodded politely to the servant.

Then, Lia picked up the teacup and looked at the other party.

The duke in front of him seems to have changed a little.

There seemed to be a little more haggard on his face, and the look of exhaustion was buried deep in his eyes, as if he had not rested well.

Seeing this, Liya had a little more guess in her heart, and couldn't help asking:

"Lord Duke, what is this?"

The Duke of Levi also picked up the teacup, smiled, and said:

"Actually, I'm here for Victor too."

Leah blinked, a little confused,

What did the Duke come to Victor for?

It's not as simple as those ministers and nobles who want to meet with Victor.

But suddenly, she remembered.

The effects of that battle have not disappeared to this day, and various images have even been recorded by the Magic Guide Stone, which has been widely circulated throughout the Empire.

And the most widely spread is that when Victor released the final magic, he still held a person in his arms.

At that time, the more she looked, the more familiar she became, because the environment was too harsh to see clearly.

As a result, she never remembered who this person was.

And now, seeing Duke Rivi's visit, she snapped back to her senses.

At the time, Victor was holding.

Isn't it the daughter of Duke Rivi's family!

Leah's body stiffened and trembled slightly.

That's the world's live streaming......

Doesn't that mean..... Victor likes underage things, and basically the whole world knows about it?

Leah couldn't accept it, so she tentatively asked the duke;

"Duke, you're looking for Victor, yes and ...... Is your daughter related? ”

Leah's heart was unrestrained, like a boulder hanging from a hemp rope bouldering back and forth overhead.

I don't know when it will fall, and I will hit it hard in my heart.

Her heart was pounding, and even her hand holding the tea trembled a little.

The duke looked at Leah and blinked, the tiredness in his eyes still hadn't dissipated, but he was a little more curious:

"Miss Leah, how do you know?"

When Leah heard this, her heart was half cold.

She kept her hands on her chest and took a deep breath, her chest heaving for a while.

She finally prepared herself and asked the duke:

"Duke, just tell me straight."

"My brother, has he done anything unacceptable to your daughter?"

Revie blinked and said:

"Well, Victor, he did take my daughter with him and disappeared for a week."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a bomb exploded in Leah's ears, and her entire brain seemed to be ignited by a flame, buzzing.

What!?

No wonder Victor never came back!

A lonely man and a widow have been missing for a week? What was done during that time, who knows?

Victor, how can you do such a thing!

If anything, there are so many servants at home!

She's just a child!

The more Ria thought about it, the more angry she became, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she wanted to find Victor immediately.

Then stand in front of him and give him two hard slaps.

The duke seemed to realize Lia's anger, and said with a smile:

"Maybe I'm misleading you, Miss Leah."

"In fact, I'm here to formalize friendly relations with the Cravina family."

Liya was a little confused for a while, so she could only freeze in place.

"Huh?"

"From this day forward, the Du Chloy family wants to establish a business partnership with the Cleviner family."

Hearing the news, Leah was a little incredulous.

In the end, in the detailed conversation between the two, the more Liya listened, the more incredible she felt.

First of all, Duke Rivi was willing to help the Clavenna family expand the channel of the potion business to other cities for free.

Secondly, the shops in the Duke's royal capital can be handed over to the Clevenna family to operate, and the profits will be divided fifty-fifty.

All in all, the more Leah listened, the more confused she became, and her brain even shut down in the end.

There's only one thought in my head,

Duke this is not ......

Give them home, send money?

How rich the Du Chloe family really is.

This is a question that has always been curious among the aristocracy.

In the entire royal capital, on the most prosperous commercial street, almost eight out of ten are duke's shops.

That's enough to make Du Chloe's family a lot of money.

And the rest, similar to the other antique business of the Duke's family, is the mining of magic stones.

It is enough to show that the wealth of Du Chloe's family is unfathomable.

And the Du Chloe family is not like the Rayser family.

Although everyone knows that the Rayser family is very wealthy, the Rayser family is more akin to an integrator, an economic empire.

If any part of the empire goes wrong, it will cause the gears of the Rayser family to freeze.

But the Du Chloe family is different.

Duke Rivi didn't have that many relatives and didn't have a contracted shop.

The property of Du Chloe's family is all controlled by the Duke of Rivi alone.

This unexpected surprise left Lia at a loss for a moment.

But she knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

So, she began to think.

Why would the Duke give so many benefits to her family.

In the seven days that disappeared, Victor and Erica were ...... What was done?

However, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became.

It's like thinking of the real right answer.

In the end, her sluggish brain, unable to control her mouth, blurted out a sentence:

"We don't want any of this, I'll just say one thing!"

"Child, you must have the surname Clavenna!"

Duke: "? ”