Crown of Humility

Dusk City, commercial street.

"Now that I've made the rare trip, I should bring some gifts for Ilith and Danielle."

On the way back, looking at the bustling streets around him, Karen had a sudden idea and muttered to himself.

A moment later, when he had bought the gifts and was about to ride the Black Abyss Wolf away, he found that it was reluctant to move.

"What's wrong, Black Tail?" Karen asked, puzzled.

It was the first time he had encountered a refusal to ride.

The Black Abyss Wolf stretched out its wolf paw and pointed to the gifts Karen was holding.

"You want a gift too?"

The Black Abyss Wolf shook its head, turned its head, and bit off a tuft of black fur from its body, placing it on the ground.

"...You mean I should bring a gift for Your Highness too!"

After thinking for a moment, Karen seemed to have a sudden realization and said in shock.

The Black Abyss Wolf nodded heavily.

"I suddenly realize that I'm a worse person than you are." Karen patted the Wolf Head and mocked himself.

Hearing this, a hint of smugness flashed in the Black Abyss Wolf's dark green wolf eyes.

How could a mere human race know how to be a "dog" better than it did? Afterwards, carrying large and small gifts and an empty money bag, Karen embarked on the road home.

After several days of traveling, he finally returned to Black Wolf Castle.

Inside the highest-standard guest room of the castle.

"Your Highness, this is the Eagle Eye potion you requested. I also congratulate you on successfully advancing to 'True Magician'. May you have a smooth journey on the path of magic, until your glory is etched in history."

Karen respectfully presented the potion in his hand, while a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes as he looked at the emerald green text above Xian's head.

He had already learned from his daughter that Your Highness had learned all the basic Magic Runes and hundreds of common Magic Runes from scratch in just two days.

This was simply... terrifying! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was magic's favored son, a rising Great Mage of the future.

As a Noble, he had naturally been exposed to the study of magic as a child, but before he could learn the first Magic Rune, his brain was about to burn out, and he ran away crying with a sword in hand.

He really wanted to know what kind of miraculous abilities Your Highness's Heir to a Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens Status Blessing had given him. It must be related to learning magic, otherwise how could anyone memorize those hundreds of boring and complicated patterns in two days? Karen sincerely felt envious in his heart.

"Thank you for your help, Viscount. I will remember this friendship."

Xian thanked him while taking the potion from Karen's hand to examine it.

The potion was contained in a slightly cloudy small glass bottle.

Glass had already been invented in this world, but it was expensive and mostly cloudy, so it was not yet widespread and could only be used by the Noble class.

Through the bottle, one could clearly see the green, cloudy liquid inside, as well as two eyeballs quietly suspended within.

The two Eagle's eyeballs were very well preserved, and one could even feel a sharp sensation when looking at them.

"How disgusting, luckily I don't have to drink it..." Xian's mouth twitched.

"Your Highness, it's my honor to be of assistance to you. There's no need for thanks," Karen said solemnly.

While his words were true, the radiant smile from the bottom of his heart betrayed his true thoughts.

Friendship, friendship... Could it be that His Highness considers me a friend?

What an honor, what generosity, what happiness!

"Your Highness, I've also brought some gifts for you on this trip to Dusk City," Karen said, clapping his hands with a smile.

Servants then entered in single file, carrying boxes of all sizes, and delivered them to the guest room.

"Your Highness, you can examine the other gifts later, but please take a look at this one."

Karen ordered a servant to present an exquisite wooden box to Xian.

What kind of gift is so mysterious? With a hint of anticipation, Xian gently opened the wooden box.

Inside the box was a black bowler hat, resting quietly on a deep red silk cushion.

The material of the hat appeared to be of high-quality black velvet, shimmering delicately in the sunlight streaming through the window.

The most striking feature was the feather inserted on one side of the brim. The feather was a pure white, with a circle of fine gold thread wrapped around the base, and a small Obsidian-like gemstone adorning the tip, shimmering as the light changed.

Overall, it was a very beautiful hat.

"Your Highness, you previously instructed me that you didn't want to reveal your identity to the outside world for the time being, and my Knight also mentioned that you've worn bowler hats before."

"Therefore, this is a magical item I specially purchased. It's called the 'Crown of Humility'. As long as you wear it, it can conceal the Status Blessing above your head."

Karen said cautiously.

This hat had cost him almost all the money he had left at the time, and he had even sold his accessories to barely scrape together enough – and that was on the premise that he was the son-in-law of the Masha Family, which allowed the merchant to give him a 20% discount.

Hearing this, a trace of excitement flashed in Xian's eyes. After all, the leakage and rapid spread of his identity had always been a concern for him, to the point that he didn't dare to leave Black Wolf Castle at the moment.

He couldn't wait to put on the black bowler hat in front of the mirror.

In the next moment, under his gaze, the white feather on the brim gradually turned black. Then, a cloud of black mist emerged from the tail of the feather, enveloping the "Heir to a Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens" above his head, and then gradually became transparent until it was difficult to observe with the naked eye.

Then, he used his mind to restrain the Profession Blessing of "True Magician".

After doing all this, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he had returned to being that ordinary, slightly handsome man from Earth.

"Viscount... no, Karen, I really like this gift!"

Xian patted the other man's thick shoulder with considerable force.

Even though he knew that this viscount must have some kind of expectation of benefit from him, he still felt the other party's goodwill.

After noticing the change in address, Karen's heart was also filled with uncontrollable joy.

He knew that this noble Your Highness had finally begun to acknowledge him.

"By the way, Karen, can Status Blessings be artificially modified?" Xian asked with a sudden thought.

"Blessings are the protection of heaven. Although one can cleverly interfere with the line of sight to hide them, it is absolutely impossible to artificially modify them."

"Indeed, some people have done this before, but they can only fool ordinary people. Any Transcendent Rank or higher Transcendent can easily see through it, not to mention the Morning Star Expert who has awakened Magic Power."

Karen replied.

This was also why he had almost immediately dismissed his doubts after personally witnessing Your Highness's Blessing.

Inside a secret room in the castle.

"Berg, this is the Eagle Eye potion used to advance to Hunter. Take it immediately."

Xian handed the potion in his hand to the young man in front of him, who was noticeably sturdier after training and plenty of meat.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness. I will certainly live up to your expectations and become your most ferocious Hunting Dog."

The young man knelt on one knee, accepted the potion with both hands, and without regard for its disgusting appearance, swallowed the murky liquid along with the two eyeballs.

Unified response, this hat is only used a few times in the whole book, not a big impact