Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 66 - 66 66 Dignity

66: Chapter 66 Dignity 66: Chapter 66 Dignity “And, this identity is only nominal; in fact, you will be directly under me and don’t need to truly fulfill the duties of a Guest Elder of the family.

For example, executing tasks arranged by the family or defending the family when enemies attack.”

“However, conversely, whenever you achieve any new research results, you must share them with me first.

I will then pay you additional compensation based on the value of those results.”

“…”

Listening to Anvis’s invitation, Orbins rapidly reflected in his mind.

Although still wary of Anvis’s true intentions, he was somewhat convinced by this explanation.

There’s no choice, once it involves a Prophet, many things become inexplicable.

From a rational perspective, Anvis’s invitation was actually very advantageous for their current situation.

The annual tuition at Pamir is sixty thousand Empire Coins, and the siblings from an ordinary mercenary family don’t even have enough to cover a fraction of the fees.

Originally, they had planned to sign a contract with the academy to exchange for free admission.

However, now Anvis’s terms were clearly more favorable.

Although the tuition fee was waived, the materials for advanced magic experiments, the free quota for each student was only enough for the basic curriculum.

To further advance privately, one would need to pay extra and purchase the required experimental materials.

Even a minor, short-term conventional magic experiment could easily run up a cost of hundreds of Gold Coins, let alone the bottomless pit of long-term and special experiments.

Magic and miracles are never free.

“…May I have some time to consider?”

After a slight pause, Orbins cautiously spoke up.

“Of course, we’re friends, aren’t we?”

Seeing his reaction, Anvis smiled, making a graceful ‘please feel free’ gesture.

Then, he glanced at the two, and spoke calmly.

“Actually, as for your concerns, I can guess somewhat.

If it were elsewhere, your caution would be very correct, but here, you really don’t need to be too nervous.”

At this point, Anvis paused slightly, observing the stern expression of Orbins and glanced at Shirley, whose expression was somewhat unnatural, capturing their current demeanor fully.

Then, he slowly spoke, uttering a sentence that shook both of their spirits profoundly.

“In Pamir, every newcomer admitted without a noble background is special.”

……

During the rest of the journey, the atmosphere among the three became somewhat awkward.

Even the usually lively Shirley became quiet, looking around aimlessly, her thoughts unknown.

Realizing that this ‘coincidence’ wasn’t fitting to continue, Anvis exchanged Identity Seals with them, and then took his leave under a pretext.

“Shirley, Orbins, I bid you farewell for now.

If you don’t mind, I suggest you visit the Olivendi Chamber of Commerce to purchase the necessary items.”

As he spoke, Anvis took out the black Space Ring, smiling as he handed it to Shirley.

“When paying, if you hand this ring to the person in charge, you can get a half-price discount.”

“This…”

Shirley was momentarily startled, looking at Anvis and then glancing at Orbins, her expression hesitant.

“Please don’t refuse, it’s just a gesture of goodwill from a friend.”

Anvis smiled warmly, maintaining his posture as he handed out the ring.

A soft smile reflected in the fruit-green pupils, making the girl’s cheeks flush red once again.

“Ah…

that…

okay…”

Shirley reached out to take the ring, and the moment she turned her hand, their fingertips unintentionally brushed against each other, causing the girl to shudder as if electrified.

Orbins took a deep breath, turned his head slightly away, pretending not to see the embarrassing state of his silly sister.

“So, Shirley, Orbins, goodbye—”

“Goodbye, Anvis—”

After bidding each other farewell, watching Anvis’s departing figure, Orbins couldn’t help but feel a sense of faint defeat rising in his heart.

Since he and his sister accidentally entered the ruins, and resolutely chose to use the only tube of unknown effect silver liquid as a test subject, this feeling had never occurred before.

“What should we do?

Should we accept Anvis’s proposal?”

Shirley hesitated for a moment, whispering to her younger brother.

“We…

actually have no choice.”

Orbins paused for a moment, then spoke up to explain.

“Although I don’t know what exactly the Prophet of the Olivendi Family has foreseen, it must be something significant for Anvis to specifically speak up, perhaps my future is truly extraordinary.

And now, having learned about the prophecy, if we still choose to refuse…

Think about it from another perspective, sister, if you were Anvis, what would you do?”

“Oh, that…

maybe…

respect a friend’s choice… perhaps?”

Shirley paused, uncertainly speaking.

But as she spoke, her voice gradually faded, and her tone became increasingly hesitant.

“Sister, you must have guessed some of the consequences if we do not agree, right?”

Orbins sighed softly.

“As for the so-called period of consideration, it’s just to maintain a bit of dignity for both parties.”

.….….

Anvis is not worried that his actions will change Orbins’s future destiny.

Such a genius would never be obscured by some changes in the external environment.

On the contrary, having received Anvis’s sponsorship, perhaps many of his creations from past lives could appear even sooner.

Even if we take ten thousand steps back, if Orbins, with money, chooses to be a useless shut-in not pursuing magic research, Anvis still won’t lose out.

According to the normal historical trajectory, Orbins wouldn’t stand with the Four Great Families’ camp but belongs to one of the enemies behind the scenes, the Continent Magic Council.

Moreover, not just one but several significant breakthroughs that could threaten High Rank Professionals and disturb the absolute deterrence of Ninth Rank powers originated from him.

Without those critical breakthroughs, whether the Mechanical constructions pose any threat to High Rank Professionals would be debatable.

And what did Anvis give up?

Just some trivial gold coins and resources—”

After parting ways with the two, Anvis deactivated the passive effect of his bloodline attracting surrounding Light Elements and directly boarded a Floating Disc to return to the task hall.

Following what other seniors did, he posted a task for thirty gold coins with unlimited credits, and then casually took up an eighty-credit task collecting Dark Stone Hearts.

Immediately after, Anvis pulled out the materials, submitted the task, and the credits in his Identity Card were no longer zero.

After handling everything, Anvis returned to his residence.

The second level residence at the academy is an independent two-story building, not very large in area, but the environment is quite elegant.

Classic wooden blinds, pale blue tiled roof with skylights, a few clusters of pale blue roses adorned in the Magic Garden, everything welcoming the new owner’s arrival.