Baron Cullen

"Brother, you...you're a true mage now?"

Cecilia stared blankly at her brother, her little face filled with admiration.

Karen patted her younger sister's head and smiled, "That's because your tutor teaches well. You should study hard too!"

Upon hearing this, Cecilia nodded emphatically.

Seeing that her older brother, who entered the world of magic much later than her, had now learned magic much earlier than her.

Moreover, judging from the mentor's reaction, it seems that the older brother also has a high level of mastery over those three types of magic.

Thinking of this, she felt genuinely happy for her brother.

After all, in her heart, her father, brother, and deceased mother were the greatest people in the world.

But in addition to that, she also felt an indescribable pressure.

She originally thought she was making rapid progress; while other apprentices had not yet been able to construct magic models and condense magic, she had already begun to see results.

But after witnessing her brother's magical talent firsthand today, she felt that her learning speed was like a snail crawling.

"No! My brother is working so hard, I can't fall too far behind!" Cecilia thought to herself.

On the other side, Karen was sensing the three magical models that had been completed within her body.

He knew very well that his shocking performance just now was not only aided by the mysterious runes, but also by the help of his newly acquired special ability.

The special ability he gained when he awakened his mage class was called "Elemental Domination".

With the blessing of "Elemental Overlord", even the magic he had just mastered far surpassed that of other mages of the same level in terms of magical power, casting speed, and control precision.

This is why he can control the direction of the "Wind Blade" and the shape of the "Hard Rock Barrier" at will.

Bringing her thoughts back, Karen dispelled the magic in her hand.

Although these three spells are only the basics of first-tier magic, he possesses the terrifying ability of "Elemental Domination" in the realm of magic.

Therefore, he was naturally quite satisfied with the effects of these three first-tier spells.

Now that he has mastered these basic first-tier spells, he has at least made up for his lack of ranged combat skills.

What he needs to do next is to quickly familiarize himself with the mage's power within him and combine it with the warrior's power.

Only in this way can he maximize the power of his dual extraordinary professions!

Bringing her thoughts back, Karen bowed slightly to Helen and said, "Thank you very much, Ms. Helen."

Now I owe you two favors. If you ever need anything from me in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I swear in Waller's name that I will never refuse.

"In that case, I won't hold back then." Helen smiled slightly, giving a rare, somewhat playful reply.

Seeing this, Karen nodded, then looked at his sister and said, "Cecilia, you obediently follow Ms. Helen to learn magic. Your brother will be leaving now."

"I know, I know!" Cecilia seemed to still be recovering from the shock and disorientation, and said angrily, "Brother, just you wait! I will definitely catch up with you!"

"Then I'll make you look at my magic in a completely different light!"

After a brief chat, Karen left the teaching area and headed towards the office area.

He planned to visit Chairman Donald again.

Firstly, he wanted to thank the other party for helping him achieve two extraordinary professions, and secondly, he wanted to take this opportunity to continue to inquire about Bastian.

Soon, he knocked on the chairman's office door again.

"President," Karen bowed, "I've come to thank you."

"Baron Karen, you... you've already awakened to become a first-tier mage?" Donald invited him in, and was startled upon sensing the familiar aura emanating from him.

He had recently proposed the idea of ​​dual-career to the young man in front of him and invited him to join the Mage Association.

Although he was quite confident that the young baron could master two professions, based on his experience, even with exceptional talent, it would still take several days.

But now, only one hour has passed!

Donald snapped out of his thoughts and laughed, "I heard before that you were incredibly fast when you awakened your warrior class."

In retrospect, it is an honor for the Mage Association that you have joined.

Karen replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "You flatter me, Guild Master. If you hadn't given me this opportunity, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this extremely rare dual-class career."

Both morally and logically, I should be grateful to and repay the kindness of you and the association.

As they spoke, the two took their seats one after the other, at the same round table as before.

As before, Donald flicked his right hand, and two steaming cups of black tea appeared out of thin air on the table.

"But I guess you came all this way not just to thank me, right?" Donald, a big shot who had been in Breathless City for many years, naturally saw through Karen's intentions.

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and smiled, "So, what is it that you need my help with?"

Upon hearing this, Karen, just as she had done before in the warband, subtly and tactfully inquired about Bastian from Donald.

To his disappointment, as the president, Donald had many things to deal with on a daily basis, and in addition to assisting the association in researching various kinds of magic.

Therefore, he did not get any valuable clues from the other party.

However, as he was leaving, Donald's unintentional remark caught his attention:

"However, I vaguely remember that His Excellency Bastian was a very kind-hearted person, and he often adopted homeless girls."

When Karen heard these words, she remained outwardly calm, but her heart was in turmoil!

How could someone who orchestrated the switching of sacred artifacts and made money by selling human organs possibly be a compassionate person?

But what Donald said must be true.

Therefore, Karen guessed that the truth was that Bastian did indeed often adopt homeless girls, but not out of love, but for other purposes!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gasp.

...

Evening, Waller House.

Upon returning home, Karen immediately went to her bedroom.

He asked his old butler, Phelps, to bring a board, and then pasted various notes with different messages on it in different places.

The notes contained phrases such as "the artifact swap incident," "the human organ case," and "Bastian Giles."

Because it involved the safety of himself and his family, he marked all the things that were directly or indirectly related to Bastian during this period.

He had previously learned from Donald that Bastian liked to adopt homeless girls.

While it cannot be ruled out that this is simply a deliberate act by the other party to establish and solidify their image as a kind-hearted person.

However, he is more inclined to suspect that the other party may have ulterior motives, but these motives should not be to obtain human organs.

After all, while there were young children among those who were taken to the sewer room, most of them were adults.

Therefore, from Bastian's perspective, obtaining human organs is not limited by age, but rather tends to favor adults.

According to Donald, Bastian had been adopting homeless girls for several years.

This serves as evidence for his conjecture.

Karen was lost in thought and had no idea that her bedroom door had been opened and someone had walked in.

"Brother! Dinner is ready..." Cecilia wanted to call her brother downstairs for dinner.

But when she saw the note on the board in front of Karen, her expression suddenly changed!

Karen snapped out of her daze and noticed that her sister had gone into the bedroom, and seemed a little off.

"Cecilia, what's wrong?" he asked, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "Are you feeling unwell?"

At that moment, Cecilia stared intently at a note, her voice trembling as she asked, "Brother! You...you know Priest Bastian?"