It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

"Count Vickrey, it's an honor to meet you. I'm the person in charge here, Dill."

A middle-aged man spoke first.

Judging from the magic around him, he was a wizard of extraordinary strength.

"Nice to meet you."

Vickrey shook hands with him, and then started to visit various places in the Mage Tower.

Although it is not as good as the Mage Tower in the Imperial Capital, the facilities are very complete and it is almost ready.

Tia boasted.

"We also support the development of magic here. There are only a few mage towers in the entire continent that can do this."

Although magical ideas can be realized by wizards on their own, experiments to prove their practicality require a large number of magic stones.

A certified and qualified magic will cost at least several thousand magic stones.

This is a bottomless pit, and most of the territory's money is invested in it every year.

But Tiya has no regrets. On the contrary, this is her greatest pride. Recruiting people from the imperial capital depends entirely on this project.

"Tia."

"Ok?"

"Take me to the racecourse first. I need a fast horse."

"Ah? It's okay to take you there after you finish reading, but before that..."

Tia hesitated.

"Can you donate a copy of your midterm exam questions to the Mage Tower? There is no restriction on people viewing it, you can make rubbings..."

Tia's watery eyes widened, as if she was looking forward to it. Even the wizards who had been following him stretched their necks and stared at him.

"..."

Vickery gave them a cold look.

Damn girl, no wonder she was so enthusiastic about bringing her here to visit, she was waiting for him here.

"No, I can give you a separate copy, but not a rubbing. I have a treaty with the Floating City."

"Cut~"

Tia smacked her lips.

"It's gone, it's gone. The welcome party is over. Everyone, go and do your work. Don't be here.

Waste of time here. "

Chapter 98 The Demon Hunter’s Dark Horse

Afterwards, the two of them came to the horse farm on the hill behind the Lord's Mansion.

Many horses can be seen running on the grass, seeming to be grazing.

Tia whistled softly, and a horse ran over. She stroked the horse's mane and smiled.

"The horses here are among the best in the entire continent. Horse breeding used to be a big business, but in recent years the war has subsided, and with the popularity of magic trains, the demand for horses has been greatly reduced... but it can be considered a good thing."

"You can try to expand the scale. Compared with trains, horses always have their own advantages."

But there is one thing that Vickrey did not say: the stable situation may become unstable again.

If he can successfully save Alice...

"Well, I will. Even if I don't make much money, it's still fun to raise them."

Tia patted the horse's back and looked at the time.

"It's time for me to go back and deal with official documents. You can take whichever horse you want with you."

"Tia."

Vickrey stopped her as she was about to leave, and Tia turned her head with some confusion on her face.

Vickery took out an exquisite gift box from his arms.

"A birthday present for you."

"...?"

Contained inside were high-end gloves that he had enhanced with the hands of a fanatical alchemist.

Tia accepted the gift dumbfounded, with complicated emotions in her heart.

"...What is this? Bartering? But my horse is much more expensive than yours..."

"Forget it, I won't care about anything."

Tia murmured and walked straight into the lord's mansion, but for some reason, her steps were very panicked.

"..."

After that, Vickery walked on the grassland, looking for suitable horses.

Too old won't work, and too young won't work either.

After searching for a long time, he finally found a black horse with soft mane, shiny skin and full of energy.

Vickery immediately approached and mounted his horse neatly.

Although I have never ridden a horse, my body feels surprisingly familiar.

"Hiss."

The black horse made a high-spirited cry, seeming very satisfied with its new owner.

Vickrey gathered his magic power and prepared to launch the hand of the fanatical alchemist.

The effect of the Alchemist's Hand is to consume magic power to enhance the performance of the target, and have a probability of giving the target a special effect of the corresponding category. The target can be an object or a living body.

Although there is no option to strengthen horses in the game, in the real world...

When the enhancement is activated, the blue magic power rising from Weekley's fingertips gradually penetrates into the horse's body.

"Ow!"

Stimulated, the black horse suddenly raised its front hooves roughly and tried to throw him off.

But Vickery held on tightly by its mane.

4000 magic investment.

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【The Witcher's Dark Horse】

Grade: A (The top-grade horse produced by Pod Ranch, now thanks to the hands of a fanatical alchemist, the overall ability of the body has been improved and its potential has been released.)

Features: Sprint

Name: (untitled)

"...One success, good luck."

Vickrey nodded with satisfaction and named it 'Wuzui'. It happened to have black hair and strength worthy of the name.

The departure time is 2 o'clock in the morning tomorrow, there is still plenty of time, and he plans to practice his horse riding skills before going again.

"drive!"

Vickery pulled the reins, and suddenly heard a thunderous sound, Wu Zui roared loudly, and ran forward with astonishing speed and momentum.

In an instant, his body leaned back and almost fell down.

"Da da da da!"

Wu Zui flew away, leaving behind the sound of horse hooves in the air.

There is no doubt that he has a superb horse to match his name.

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On the other side, Tia returned to her room and took out her childhood diary.

In the old drawers, memories of the past are wrapped in dust.

Just turn a page.

October 10th: I didn’t get scolded by my brother when I had breakfast today. I was happy for the whole day!

October 10th: I accidentally dropped my fork while eating dinner. My brother scolded me for a long time... But this time I made a mistake first. I can’t make it again tomorrow. Come on!

October 10: My brother hates other people crying, but I still cry. Why can’t I always satisfy my brother? Am I too useless...

"...so pathetic."

Tia couldn't stand it anymore and closed the diary suddenly.

Why was she so cowardly at that time? Why on earth was she following him like a fool...

Tia sighed, and then looked at the gloves on the table, which were the gifts Vickrey had just given her.

"I won't be fooled."

Longing for family affection is a thing of the past, and the little girl who gave everything she had because of your words is dead.

She has only painful memories of you.

Tia grabbed the gloves and wanted to throw them away immediately.

"..."

But the hand stopped in the air and did not respond.

After all, she felt a little reluctant in her heart.

This is the first time that Vickery has given something to himself, and the first time to celebrate his birthday.

Although he may be just showing off, but...

Tia put the gloves and diary back into the drawer.

"It's a pity to throw it away. I just don't need it anyway..."

Tia muttered softly.

Chapter 99 10 points!

Eleven o'clock at night.

The wizards gathered in the woods behind the high-end hotel, and many people from the town came to visit.

After a busy afternoon, the magic fireworks are finally completed.

"Bang bang bang!"

Accompanied by cheers, shining magic soared into the sky, announcing the official start of the summer celebration.

Amid the crisp explosion, grains of "golden sand" shot out and bloomed proudly in the air, embroidering the night with gorgeous roses.

"Wow..."

"so beautiful……"

The light of fire illuminated the earth like daylight.

The petals are falling like rain, and people seem to be within reach.

"As expected of Olivia, the magic is flawless."

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the students, the college has designed awards for this purpose, and the professors are scoring each team's fireworks.

The club to which Olivia belongs received perfect marks from all the professors.

"Peco, are you ready?"

"Ah."

Sophie's club was the last to appear, and they worked together to bring a heavy firework.

Sophie, the leader of the group, shouted.

"Our fireworks are evolved from explosion magic..."