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

Olivia returned to her room and put on her pajamas, lying on her back on the bed, with her soft blond hair scattered on the sheets.

"Vickley..." she muttered under her breath.

If it hadn't been for what happened today, she might never have considered Vickery as a rival.

Now think about it carefully, if the other party is really as bad as the rumors, how can he become the chief professor?

This was obviously an oversight on her part.

"Oversight."

That's right, I just missed it. I was a little too eager for quick success and almost violated my original intention.

Just like my father asked himself.

"You hate that kid?"

"No."

Olivia didn't lie. She actually didn't care about Sophie Colbert.

As the heir to the Pearl family, she has had nothing that she has not been able to obtain since she was a child, but there is nothing she particularly wants. Even her talents are considered to be the most outstanding in the family's 500-year history.

As a famous wizard family, the Pearl family has introduced the most perfect work to the world, and she has only one mission.

That is to become an S-class wizard and have the family's name engraved in the history of the continent forever.

This is the family's wish, but it is also her own wish.

Because only in this way can she be qualified to enter the holy land of the magic world - the floating island.

It was a place that even the emperor dared not touch easily. Only there could she have real freedom.

She no longer wanted to be called Olivia of the Pearl family, she longed to become a purer version of herself.

Thinking of this, Olivia's eyes were filled with magic, and her pure golden irises burned like the sun.

"I have to win."

She jumped out of bed and sat down at her desk again.

If she wanted to defeat Vickery, she needed to study and learn more knowledge.

Vickery is her real opponent.

As for Sophie?Unfortunately, as her father said, she has fallen too far behind and is no longer eligible to continue the competition.

Vickery House.

Early the next morning, there was a knock on the door from the housekeeper.

"Bang bang."

"Master, Miss Tia is here with this month's territory financial report."

As the head of the Pod family, he has a vast land under his name, where the second most prosperous town in the empire, 'Lambasa', is located.

Although the specific management is now being carried out by his sister Tia, as the nominal lord, he has to go through the specific documents.

"understood."

After a while, Vickery opened the door, and Tia walked in with an unkind expression.

"Hurry up and read the signature. The income from the territory has been getting lower and lower in recent years. I still have a few places to go next."

Vickery wasn't angry at her bad attitude, for some reason.In the game setting, the two siblings are at odds.

Tia's current attitude is closely related to the fact that her previous life as a lord failed to act and she gradually fell into decline.

And even though Tia is very calm now, in the game, as soon as Vickrey dies, she takes over immediately, so it’s hard to say that she wasn’t prepared in advance.

"..."

Vickery picked up the document and read it line by line.

With the heart of a master, he only needs to spend a small amount of magic power to quickly decipher the contents.

The papers were flipped by, more like reading a novel than checking documents.

Tia frowned but said nothing.

But suddenly, Vickery paused, pointing to a name on the financial statements.

"Look up this person."

"Huh? Our grain merchant is willing to do it? What happened to him?"

"The accounts are wrong and this person is definitely lining his own pockets."

Although the other party did a good job in falsely accounting, there is nothing to hide under the insight of the master's heart.

Because the magic power required to interpret any account handled by him is several times that of other contents, there is definitely something fishy in it.

Tia picked up the account and looked at it carefully. Although there was generally nothing wrong with it, after being reminded by Vickery, there seemed to be something wrong with the details.

"...I know, I will find out."

Tia restrained her previous attitude and her tone was a little solemn.

If it was like what Vickery said, he had made big mistakes in recent years.

But she was a little confused, how could her brother see it at a glance?

Is it?

Tia turned around and walked out with doubts...

Chapter 13 Course Swordsmanship

Seeing Tia leaving, Vickery rubbed his shoulders painfully.

Due to the almost violent use of magic yesterday, his muscles were extremely sore when he woke up this morning, but he still got up and started today's magic training.

Now that there is a wolf in front of him and a tiger behind him, he must seize the time to become stronger.

With a slight movement of his mind, all the items in the room were moving according to his will. Thanks to yesterday's actual combat, his proficiency was significantly improved compared to the previous two days.

It is estimated that it will be upgraded to an intermediate magic circle in a few days. I hope it won't be as painful as the first time.

When half of the magic power was left, Vickery stopped. It was time to learn new magic.

Today's magic is 'primary flame control'. Generally, these magics that have little actual effect are directly memorized in his mind. It doesn't take much time and saves magic power.

"Huh? Wait."

When Vickery examined the composition of the 'Primary Flame Control' spell, he was surprised to find that, as a manipulation type of magic, it was surprisingly similar to the structure of the Mage's Hand.

Mage's Hand focuses on plasticity and object movement, while Fire Control focuses on ignition and firepower. The only difference between the two is the core part.

If he implants the central part of the 'primary flame control' into the hands of the mage, will there be two effects?

Thinking of this, Weekly directly opened the heart of the master. After completely learning and analyzing the technique of 'primary flame manipulation', he closed his eyes.

Weekly began to try to insert the core of the 'primary flame control' in his memory into the 'Mage Hands' all over his body...

"puff!"

For a moment, Weekly felt his heart throbbing, and then his throat felt slightly sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"..."

The heartbreaking pain made him half kneel on the ground, holding his chest, unable to calm down for a long time.

Weekley felt the fear of death for the first time. If the magic power just input had been stronger, he would be dead now.

Fortunately, the magic was indeed combined, and he could feel that the magic circle on his left hand had a spell that was completely different from the "Mage's Hand".

"New magic."

Facts have proved that his theory is correct. This is indeed a novel and practical strengthening plan, but the wizard's weak body cannot bear the heavy pressure.

He needs to train his body.

Vickery called the head maid and asked if there was a relatively spacious place in the house suitable for martial arts training. The training of this body must be scheduled as soon as possible, otherwise he might die without knowing how he died. Who knows how many more there are. For a guy like Debian, he might not be so lucky next time.

The head maid took him to a warehouse with some confusion.

"This is a training ground set up by the previous head of the family, but it has been abandoned for a long time since his death. Are you sure you want to go in?"

"Ah."

Vickrey pushed open the warehouse door. It was indeed as the head maid said. There was dust and cobwebs everywhere inside. It seemed that no one had been here for a long time.

"Tell someone to clean this place up and bring some metal ingots by the way. I'll go to the study and come over later."

"Yes, I will order it to be done."

Soon the attendants came over and started cleaning the house. The whole process did not last long.

As servants of the Earl's family, their abilities are all first-class, and everything will be ready when Weekly comes back.

"This is a batch of steel ingots shipped from the blacksmith shop. If you need any more furniture..."

The steel ingot is stamped with the pattern of the blacksmith shop and is of excellent quality.

"That's enough. You can take people down to rest. Remember, no one can enter here without my permission in the future."

"Ok, I see."

After confirming that the head maid and others had left, Vickery took off his shirt and hung it aside. Then he reached out and touched the steel ingot on the ground, and activated the magic 'Basic Metal Manipulation' he had learned in the past few days.

The steel ingot that came into contact with the magic began to deform like running water, and soon turned into a long sword.

However, the sword did not open on both sides, which was beyond his current magic proficiency.

The moment he held the long sword, Weekly obviously felt a little heavy. It was unqualified as a weapon, but it was perfect for exercise.

Swordsmanship has high requirements on physical strength and coordination. Regular practice can effectively improve the overall physical quality, which is exactly what Weekley needs.

However, random sword practice would be counterproductive, and he needed some preparation before officially starting training.

Weekley took out the 'Military Swordsmanship' he just brought from the study from his arms, and activated the effect of the title skill Master's Heart.

, quickly memorize sword moves and power techniques.

It's amazing. Although he has never touched a sword, he now has ruthless swordsmanship that even a ten-year veteran of the empire may not possess.

"What a handy skill."

Vickrey reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword with satisfaction, and almost instinctively made a slash. A cold light flashed in the air, and the sword energy was sharp.

At this moment, he had the illusion that he was a great swordsman.

But soon Vickrey stopped laughing.

嘡啷啷~

The long sword fell to the ground.

Vickery painfully clutched his wrist, which had been severely cramped due to excessive exertion.

Let’s start from the basic movements honestly...

Weekley's first workout ended with a muscle strain.

Chapter 14 Remarkable Research

The next day, Vickrey arrived at the college early in the morning.

In the office, he was repeatedly reading the lecture materials compiled by his assistant Kitty to determine the direction of the next class.

"The construction of elemental magic?"

Elemental magic is the most basic but complex subject, with ever-changing combinations. The more you learn, the more you will find that you actually know very little.

The current situation is like this for Weekly, even if he has the Master Heart skill, it still gives him a headache.

There's no way he can finish learning, he can't finish learning at all. The magic power he poured in is like a drop in the ocean, and he doesn't feel it at all.

Fortunately, although the master's heart cannot directly go deep into a field, it is very useful if it only has one-sided knowledge.

Weekly planned to give up the complicated part for the time being and just start with basic fire magic, which might be more efficient.

"The content of the next class will be based on it."

After writing the lesson plan, Weekly closed the book and began calling Kitty through the magic crystal.

"Kitty, come over later when you have time."