Imperial Crown.

Chapter 228 Void Mage
Raven's expression was stiff.

If rumors of an illegitimate child came out before the wedding...

"In this case, you don't have to stay in the Eagle Territory. I will arrange for Simon to send you to Mon'en City, and let Denise send someone..."

Petty waved her hands and said, "No, Baron, I'm not pregnant!"

"You should have said it earlier!" Raven let out a long sigh, the color returning to his face: "What big deal could it be?"

Petey bit her lip and said, "It's the Congyun Kumquat. Last night, I followed your instructions and added some spring water mixed with magic crystal fragments to it, but it suddenly... withered!"

With the previous impact, this time it was not so bad. Raven said in a deep voice: "Take me to see it."

Soon, the two arrived at the laboratory.

The Kumquat trees are probably indeed withered.

Its six bamboo-like branches became yellow and brittle, and the leaves and fruits on the top, which had already begun to take shape, were now wrinkled, as if they had been left in the sun for a month.

Raven stepped forward and opened the Eye of Truth.

It is exactly the same as what is observed with the naked eye. There is no trace of life or energy flow in the entire plant.

"I'm sorry, Baron, it's all my fault..." Petty's eyes were filled with tears: "...I am willing to accept any punishment from you!"

She was ready and prepared to be punished.

It can be said that Raven had never treated her unfairly, especially today. Even though he misunderstood that she was pregnant, he had no intention of killing her to silence her. Instead, he was considering her safety.

But the better Raven treated her, the more tormented she felt at the moment.

During this period of time, she had made up for a lot of knowledge related to alchemy and magical plants, and knew how precious a Kumquat plant that had grown to this stage was. But now this third-level magical plant was withering in her hands, and the guilt was tormenting her to the point of driving her crazy.

Raven sighed, but he didn't feel like blaming Petty.

Although too much magic power may destroy the roots of the magic plant, Congyun Kumquat is a third-level magic plant. It obviously will not suffer irreversible damage due to a small amount of first-level magic power. Even if there is any, it will show up little by little instead of dying suddenly.

Now that I think about it, it might be that I was too clever for my own good and gave too many elements with different properties, causing Congyun Jinju to exceed his limit and this unexpected change occurred.

Raven grasped its stem and prepared to pull it out: "It's okay, it's just a pot of magic plant, I..."

He stopped talking halfway because he suddenly discovered that the roots emerging from the soil were actually emitting a hint of...

Golden light!

He quickly stopped, took out a brush, and carefully polished the loose soil around the roots. Chestnut-sized golden fruits appeared in the soil.

The fruit is still connected to the dry roots of the Kumquat. The grains are plump and round. After the loose soil is removed, they look like pure gold marbles, but they change with the light, showing dreamy rainbow-like colors.

The most important thing is, if you look through the Eyes of Truth, you will find that the energy contained in it is no different from the refined magic-casting potion, and it is even purer and more condensed than any other potion that has been refined!
"Petit, hand me that book on the back shelf, quick!"

Patty, who had been paying attention to Raven's actions, immediately took action and handed over the "Middles Encyclopedia of Magical Ingredients".

Raven took the book, hugged Patty and gave her a big kiss:
"You always bring me good luck!"

Patty froze in place, then burst into laughter.

As expected, Raven did not find relevant records in the third-level magic plant, but found similar records in the subsequent "supplementary" part.

The supplementary part is the content compiled by the author from legends from all over the Middles continent and various races. Many of them are absurd, but some have been verified to have existed.

It records a kind of fruit, which is called the "magic fruit". It is said that anyone who eats it can become a magician!
Its true appearance should be Congyun kumquat.

Looking at the fruit in his hand, the doubts that had been hidden in Raven's heart for a long time were solved - if one must take the magic potion to awaken and become a magician, then where did the first magician come from?

Perhaps it was someone with the potential to be a magician who completed his awakening after eating this fruit!
However, as time went by, the magical fruit slowly deteriorated into Kumquat, so it needed to be mixed into a magic potion to maximize its medicinal power!
The Eye of Truth uses various magical elements to make the Congyun Kumquat revert to its original form and become a magical fruit again.

One, two, three...

There are a total of 21 magical fruits, enough to awaken 21 people with potential and become magicians!

How to use it...

Raven drummed his fingers on the table, and a clear idea gradually came into his mind.

"Petie, call Simon to see me."

One day later, at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the lower city of Mon'en.

Denise sat in her bedroom on the third floor, wearing a pale yellow silk nightgown.

She had just come out of the bathroom and was leaning on a wooden couch, her hair hanging on the edge of the couch with a few traces of water flowing out of it.

Two plump long legs were crossed together, and the toes painted with purple nail polish made various shapes on the thin blanket on the couch.

Perhaps because the water temperature was a little high, her exposed skin took on an alluring pink hue, and her pajamas were wet with water, sticking tightly to her plump body, making one want to guess the softness within at a glance.

Holding a magic book in her hand, Denise quietly flipped through the contents on it, her slender fingers constantly sliding across it, with a faint smile on the corners of her mouth.

Since she had this magic book, it became much easier for her to handle affairs. Many matters could be delegated to her subordinates, and only key information needed her to handle personally.

But even so, she would basically not be so relaxed during the day. The reason she had some free time today was because Raven brought her a gift.

The legendary "magical fruit" can awaken a person and turn him into a magician.

Intellectually, Denise didn't think she had any hope or possibility. After all, she was 37 years old, and no matter what she did, it would be too late.

If possible, she would rather give this opportunity to Weisdon.

Missing a right arm might not make one suitable for being a knight, but it's not such a big deal for a magician.

Perhaps considering Denise's thoughts, Raven asked Simon to deliver two magical fruits this time, and specifically instructed that if one was ineffective, the second one need not be taken.

As her hair dried, Denise sat up and looked at the fruit in the box, which was still changing color. She took a deep breath, twisted it and put it in her mouth.

When you break the skin with your teeth, the fruit explodes like a small tomato, filling your mouth with juice, but the taste is indescribable.

The juice flowed down her throat, and Denise felt her mind clear up a little, but when she paid attention, she didn't feel anything extra.

"Oh, I knew it..." Denise shook her head and smiled bitterly.

Although she didn't expect much beforehand, she still felt a little disappointed when there was no response. However, just as she stood up and prepared to change her clothes, her eyes suddenly went dark, and then a hot current rose from her lower abdomen and spread out, as if there was a fire burning in her body!
“H-Hah…”

Denise sat down slowly, her breathing began to become rapid, her already dry skin was covered with sweat again, and her loose hair stuck to her face.

But Denise didn't care about the discomfort at the moment. She just felt that her body was gradually slipping out of control. Everything around her was becoming more and more dull and empty. Her consciousness seemed to be sinking in the sea, and everything she saw and heard was empty.

After an unknown amount of time, Denise felt something explode in her mind. An unprecedented feeling of fulfillment filled her, allowing her to regain control of her body.

Sitting up from the bed, Denise stared at her fingertips, which seemed smoother than before. Especially the calluses on the middle finger of her right hand caused by long-term writing had completely disappeared and become extremely soft.

Moreover, as he thought about it, his thinking became more active and clearer than before. Many numbers that would have taken him a while to calculate were now easy to do.

She stood up and walked to the floor-length mirror that Raven had given her. She looked at her face and skin, which seemed to have become ten years younger. Uncontrollable joy burst out of her eyes:

"Could it be...successful!?"

A strange intuition suddenly appeared in her mind, giving her an impulse, and then this impulse turned into inexplicable syllables that blurted out. A ball of chaotic, empty energy appeared in her palm, causing the surrounding light to begin to distort.

She grinned and her eyes flashed with joy.

It has been two years since she left Eagle Territory. During this time, she has indeed achieved considerable success, but she still feels unsatisfied in her heart, because this means that she and Raven are becoming more and more deeply bound.

She had no other thoughts, she was just born strong and would not allow herself to live by relying on others. She had to have the ability to survive and develop on her own.

She doesn't want to be a vine, she wants to be a tree.

As a woman, she envied Nancy, not because of her noble birth, but because of her identity as a magician, which meant the possibility of having the power to control her own life.

Now, she also possesses this power and becomes a magician.

And from the information Raven had told her in advance, she had awakened the extremely precious and rare void magic power!

With a smile on her face, Denise changed her clothes, reported the good news to Raven through the magic book, and then came to the office in a happy mood.

But before he had sat down for long, the door was slammed open.

"Mother!" Weisdong rushed in, his face full of impatience: "Can you give me your magical fruit?"

“You failed?” Denise asked.

"Yeah..." Weisdong sighed, "What bad luck!"

It has to be said that Weston's luck has been really bad recently. The car rental company that Denise gave him last time to test his ability went bankrupt under his "wise leadership" as expected.

This resulted in Denise's control over him becoming increasingly strict, and he even had fewer opportunities to go out for drinks.

Now that he had finally obtained the magical fruit, a great vision of becoming a magician in the future had already emerged in his mind. However, after taking a bite, it had no effect at all and he became even hungrier.

"I'm big, so maybe one magical fruit won't work. Give me yours, it will definitely work!"

Denise shook her head: "I really want to give it to you, but..."

A few syllables came out of her mouth, and the chaotic ball of light appeared in her palm again.

Weisdong rubbed his eyes, scratched his eyebrows, then pinched his thigh hard and cried out:
"No, not a dream?"

He never thought that his mother had the potential to be a magician.

Magician, that's a magician!

The most mysterious magician who can sit on equal footing with the nobles and even be treated as a guest of honor!
But why can Denise become a magician, but I, her son, can't? ?

"Am I your biological child?!"

Of course, Raven, who was far away in Eagle Territory, could not hear Visdon's wailing.

After receiving Denise's message, he excitedly opened the Deep Blue Platform and bought two first-level void magics, "Illusionary Light Bullet" and "Void Curtain", the former for attack and the latter for defense.

Although in principle, the magic purchased by each magician cannot be shared with anyone, but it is only first-level magic, who would pay attention to it?

Raven had already distributed the 21 magical fruits in this batch. In addition to the 2 for Denise and Weston, there was also 1 each for Old Gordon and Fiona.

It has been confirmed that Eric's son has no talent for magic, but his daughter does not have it yet, so she can get one; the remaining candidates are Volaf's daughter and Simon's sister, who can get two more.

There is also 1 piece of Porona.

If this former chef and current head of the Riverside Workshop could become a magician, he would be an important helper to Raven in enchantment.

The reason why it was not sent to them immediately was because Raven was getting married soon and he didn't want to distract their attention at this time.

There are 13 magical fruits left, and Raven plans to select some obedient and smart orphans, but this requires longer observation.

Time passed day by day, and it was already mid-March.

The melting snow has brought the first flood season of spring to the Jinsha River.

During this period, as the magic books were delivered in batches and had more and more users, the influence of the Sky Eagle platform grew, and more and more nobles benefited from it.

According to Raven's statistics, among the 12 noble families in Snow Maple County, there were two that made the highest profits, one was Baron Vissaxin and the other was Viscount Brocka.

The Barony of Versacine produced high-quality fodder, but it was the escort business that really benefited him.

In just 4 months, he took on 17 businesses, both large and small, with a total income of around 3700 gold coins. On average, he could earn more than 200 gold coins per trip.

In addition, there is Viscount Broca. His territory is a genuine viscount's territory. Although it is smaller than Raven's territory, it has less mountainous area and is more fertile. The products are extremely abundant. It not only sells large quantities of grain, seeds, cheap wine and stone to the outside world.

Since he supports a second-level magician, his territory exports a large number of enchanted arrows and crossbows.

Just through the Sky Eagle platform, Broca's sales in the past four months were only 3732 gold coins in the first month. Starting from the second month, the monthly revenue was more than 8000 gold coins.

"Viscount Broca..."

Raven muttered the name.

Meaningful.

……

(End of this chapter)