Upon hearing this, Darnel asked, "Bishop Joseph, is he not the son of Knight Erik?"
Bishop Joseph shook his head and said, "No, of course he is the successor of Knight Erik. My Lord has already confirmed this. I said it's a pity because this child has very sharp senses. He can actually feel the majesty of my Lord. It's really a pity that he didn't become a priest."
After hearing this, Darnel and Feng Chou both let out a long sigh of relief. Feng Chou almost cursed out, "Motherf * cker!"
After hearing Bishop Joseph's words, Feng Chou more or less understood the reason.
For the past few days, he had been in the library every day. He had obtained quite a lot of elementary spell materials from the school and had exchanged them for tens of thousands of soul power.
Just like how people would burn their bags when they had too much money, Feng Chou couldn't help but use his soul power to raise his perception to 20.
According to what Feng Chou knew, the minimum requirement to become a priest was to have a perception of 15. For a priest, 20 perception was already considered a decent talent.
For a mage, the higher the perception, the clearer their perception of the various energies in the natural world. This not only helped improve the mage's ability to observe magical energy, but also increased the power of the mage's spells.
For Feng Chou himself, an increase in perception could help Qiankun Pagoda gather more information when he was conducting magic experiments.
Originally, Feng Chou had planned to use the remaining soul power to increase his strength, vitality, agility, and mental strength.
However, the base of these attributes was relatively high. The higher the base, the more expensive the soul power needed to increase them. Feng Chou was a little reluctant.
Secondly, he suddenly remembered that these soul power were all exchanged for spell materials. It was a one-time deal. If he wasted it now, what would he do when he needed it in the future?
Therefore, he forced himself to hold back.
Not long after, he would regret his extravagance and be extremely thankful that he didn't continue to do so.
…
After explaining to Darnel, Bishop Joseph took a document from a priest beside him, signed his name, and imprinted his own secret seal on it. He then handed it to Darnel, and said, "This is the document confirming the identity of Leo Stuart Umberit from our Lord."
Darnel took the document with both hands and bowed. "Tomorrow, I will donate another five thousand crowns to the church to support the great cause of my lord."
Bishop Joseph bowed slightly and said, "Our Lord will remember your piety."
After bidding farewell to Bishop Joseph, the group left the shrine.
At the entrance of the temple, Darnel said to Feng Chou with a fake smile, "The great Heller has already proven that you are the successor of the Lordship Of Pedro. I think our business is already half successful. I will arrange for Viscount Ferguson to host a ceremony for you as soon as possible."
"By the way, I have already investigated the mastermind behind your family's misfortune. This incident was planned by your uncle, Baron Amborite, and the Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce."
"A commoner knight under your father betrayed your father and sold the news of the underground passage in your family's territory to your uncle."
"After your uncle investigated, he found that he couldn't take over this trade route, so he went to the Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce."
"The Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce is a large underground chamber of commerce in the Duchy of Vita. It is said that in the entire Duchy, they have the largest share of business in the Underdark. Of course, they also do business in other gray areas."
At this point, Darnel glanced at Feng Chou. "It is said that the Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce has the support of your family, which is the Stuart family … I mean the Stuart family."
"The Gray Shadow Chamber of Commerce has a close relationship with the Drow of the Underdark … I think I have made it clear enough, haven't I?"
Feng Chou nodded and said, "I understand very well. Thank you very much, Sir Darnel. I will always remember your kindness."
"Look at what you are saying. We are partners, aren't we?"
"Then, goodbye, my partner. My advice is to not leave the Mage Academy for the time being, because … the war has already begun!"
"If there is a need, I will send Philip to pick you up and leave the academy."
"I understand, Sir. I will not joke about my life. I still have to keep my life to pray for my uncle, isn't that right?"
Darnel raised his hand and made a gesture of taking off his hat. He bowed slightly and nodded, then turned and walked towards his carriage.
Under the protection of two bodyguards who were as strong as Philip and two teams of guards, Darnel's carriage slowly left the square.
Feng Chou also got into the carriage and returned to the academy under the protection of Philip and his team of guards.
For some reason, Darnel's butler insisted on sending Feng Chou back to the academy.
The carriage drove directly through the gates of the Mage Academy. The butler instructed the coachman, "Go to Mage Brand's residence."
After instructing him, the butler explained to Feng Chou, "Mage Brand is a good friend of Sir Jue. Sir Jue hopes to introduce him to you. It will be helpful to your studies."
Feng Chou certainly knew Brand's name. This mage was a big shot in the Mage Academy because he was an intermediate mage.
Feng Chou did not believe the butler's words. Darnel was not a philanthropist. He was a shrewd businessman. He would not fail to understand that Feng Chou's greatest value to him was to be alive. If he became a mage, it would not be of any benefit to Darnel. Feng Chou did not believe that Darnel would provide him with any selfless help.
However, he could not find a reason to refuse to get to know an intermediate mage.
The carriage quickly arrived in front of a forest. The road here was about to enter the forest.
At the entrance of the forest, an owl was squatting on a branch right above the road.
The carriage stopped at the intersection. The butler got off the carriage and walked to the owl. He took off his hat and said to the owl, "Sir Darnel's butler brought Leo's apprentice to visit Mage Brand."
After hearing his words, the owl glanced at him, spread its wings, and flew into the depths of the forest.
After a moment, the owl flew out again and stopped on the branch. It said, "The great Mage Brand invites you in."
The butler bowed again, put on his hat and walked back to the carriage. The carriage continued to move forward and drove into the forest.
The carriage made a few turns in the forest and suddenly opened up. In a large neatly built garden, there was a beautiful beige villa. It was a rather extravagant three-story building.
The carriage passed through the garden and stopped under the stairs in front of the villa's gate.
At the gate of the villa, a young servant was waiting. After they got off the carriage, the servant gestured for them to enter and said, "The knight is waiting for you."
For an intermediate mage, it was not difficult to get a knight's domain and a knight's title. However, it was more difficult for a Baron.
The two followed the servant into the building, passed through the magnificent hall, walked up the spiral stairs, and arrived in front of a living room on the second floor.
The servant pushed the door open and invited the butler and Feng Chou in.
The back of a man in a blue mage's robe was standing at the window and looking into the distance.
Feng Chou and the butler walked into the living room. After waiting quietly for a while, the man turned around.
This was a thin, middle-aged man. His skin was pale, and he had two neat handlebar mustaches on his upper lip. He looked elegant.
After the middle-aged man turned around, he did not speak. He just stared at Feng Chou for a while. His gaze was very serious, as if he wanted to remember Feng Chou.
Just when Feng Chou was being stared at until his hair stood on end, the middle-aged man turned around and looked out of the window.
After the butler bowed to his back, he motioned for Feng Chou to leave with him.
Feng Chou could only follow in confusion.
The two of them left the living room. The servant waiting at the door led them out of the villa.
This strange situation made Feng Chou more and more suspicious. After the two of them got into the carriage, he could not help but ask, "Didn't you say you were going to introduce me to Mage Brand?"
The butler explained, "Letting Mage Brand know you is enough. When necessary, he will naturally take special care of you."
Hearing this, Feng Chou cursed in his heart, "I'll be a fool if I believe you."
He was just an apprentice. The distance between him and an intermediate mage was too far. If he really wanted to ask someone to take care of Feng Chou, it would be better to ask a beginner mage, such as Feng Chou's mentor.
Although he was puzzled, Feng Chou could not figure it out until he returned to his own courtyard and watched the butler and Philip leave.
After entering the house, Feng Chou ordered not to disturb him. He went up to the second floor and locked himself in the study room.
Sitting in front of the study table, Feng Chou took a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and wrote Brand's name on the paper.
If he did not understand this strange situation, Feng Chou was afraid that he would not be able to sleep well.
Looking at Brand's name, Feng Chou recalled the information about this intermediate mage.
As the only six intermediate mages in the mage school, the students were very familiar with these intermediate mages. Leo was no exception.
Feng Chou searched through the information in Leo's memory and wrote "Level Eight Mage" under Brand's name.
He then wrote "Prophecy" and "Incantation" under the Level Eight Mage.
This mage Brand's major was Prophecy, and his minor was Incantation.
After writing these two words, Feng Chou's gaze fell on the word "Prophecy". A bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and his face suddenly became pale.
Looking at the word "prophecy", Feng Chou finally understood why that strange pantomime-like scene had occurred.
In the Prophecy spells, there was a level four spell called "Creature Location". This spell allowed the mage to locate familiar creatures within ten kilometers. If it was used together with a strange object, such as the "Magic Crystal Ball", the range of location could be expanded by several times.
But to use this spell, there was a prerequisite, and that was that the target must be a creature that the mage had seen and remembered!
Just now, when the butler brought him to see Brand, it was obvious that he wanted Brand to remember him.
This son of a b * tch Darnel!
He sent four followers and still thought that it was not enough, and still wanted the Prophecy Mage to remember him.
Feng Chou felt his scalp go numb. He knew that he was in big trouble!