Busy and Studying

Living as a young master in the Grant Family was initially very difficult for Saine to adapt to.

But gradually, he got used to it.

Every morning, ten young girls dressed in maid outfits appear in Saine's room.

Help him get up, change clothes, wash, brush his teeth, and so on.

These beautiful maids were all assigned to Saine by Earl Grant, and they were all virgins.

Such treatment of Saine was unique even within the Earl's mansion.

The other Young Master Solon, who inherited the Bloodline of an earl, only had two personal maids serving him.

Since Saine is not Knight, he doesn't need to get up as early as most people in the Earl's mansion.

Saine's younger brother, Solon, was, in Saine's eyes, just a pretty face.

But compared to other noble youths, this kid is not bad.

Every day before sunrise, Solon would accompany Earl Grant to the castle's training grounds to hone his combat skills or hone his fighting Battle Qi.

Solon's mid-level Knight Attendant's Battle Qi spirit and physical strength are both top-notch for his age group.

The only thing he lacks now is the experience of actual warfare.

Judging from the Earl's recent performance and the information he has revealed, war and trials are not far off.

As the war between the Sifa Kingdom and the Ok Empire intensifies, the Lisia Alliance army is about to be mobilized in response to two urgent requests for aid from the Sifa Kingdom.

Earl Grant, with his Quasi-Knight strength, is undoubtedly a leader of the Lisia Alliance. →

Although he may not personally go to the battlefield, he is one of the battlefield commanders.

Solon is now an adult, and he will most likely accompany his father on this expedition.

Regarding these wars between secular kingdoms, Saine, who has reached the Advanced Apprentice and is suspected of having a Second-Level Magician as his mentor, has learned a lot of related secrets from Earl Grant in private these days.

The truth about the war is undoubtedly shocking.

However, Saine did not say much. He also made no comment on the low-ranking soldiers of several countries who died in the war, or the harm caused to the larger civilian population.

Saine's mindset is essentially still that of Black Wizard Apprentice.

He's not some compassionate saint; having principles is one thing, but he doesn't just randomly show kindness.

The world is too big for Saine to manage everything. He's lucky if he can take care of himself and the people around him.

The shouts of the Knight Attendant during their training were the first noise to break the silence of the Earl's mansion in the early morning.

Earl Grant was initially worried that the Knight ' training noise would disturb Saine.

However, the Count understood when he noticed that the Crystal Lamp in Saine's room sometimes lit up earlier.

The early morning is undoubtedly the time when the human brain is most refreshed.

Although Saine didn't have a clear concept of day and night when he was at the Black Wizard Academy, he had become accustomed to being punctual in everything he did.

After being helped out of bed by the maids, Saine carried a glass of his own concocted green juice to the window. →

His room was located on the top floor of the Earl's Castle, a building resembling a pointed tower.

The moment Saine saw this place, he asked Earl Grant if he could have it as his room.

This spire reminded Saine of the Magic Tower at the Black Wizard Academy.

Although there were no Magic Inscription here, Saine felt very comfortable after moving in.

The spire has a large interior space, Saine usually lives in a room on the fifth floor.

The third and fourth floors were transformed by Saine into his own laboratory, alchemy studio, Meditation Room, and so on.

The first and second floors are directly connected to the Earl's Castle, and most of the maids who serve Saine live nearby.

There were also some Magic Books that the Earl had recently acquired for Saine.

They call them Magic Books, but they're actually just low-level stuff.

Apart from Saine, the Grant Family seems to have never produced any decent Mage in its history; it is a family of Knight.

Most of the Magic Books that Earl Grant brought over were similar to the "Peripheral Creature Illustrated Handbook" that Saine had obtained in City of Peterte.

There are some precious Magic Books that record Spell Model, but those spells are either useless to Saine or of low rank, mostly low-level spells.

Saine only glanced at a few books.

There were no magical elements in the books, but they recorded the biographies and histories of several surrounding countries. Saine had been reading quite a few of them these past few days.

Browsing through these history books gave Saine some understanding of the situation in several countries surrounding the Lisia Alliance.

Leaving aside the south, the Lisia Alliance is bordered by the Sifa Kingdom to the west, the Ok Empire to the north, and a vast Volcano Cluster to the east.

Beyond the Sifa Kingdom and the Ok Empire, there are many other vast and powerful human kingdoms.

However, those human kingdoms did not have much contact with the Lisia Alliance and the other two countries. Although there was frequent trade and commerce, there was no news of war breaking out between the countries.

The Lisia Alliance has, to date, formed an alliance that has...

It has a history of nearly five thousand years.

The Ok Empire and the Sifa Kingdom are even older, seemingly both dating back ten thousand years.

However, the Sifa Kingdom began to decline early on, degenerating from an empire into the kingdom it is today.

Its history, including that of its ancient imperial period, has become vague and unclear.

During his time at the Earl's mansion, Saine initially spent most of his time reading.

After gaining a general understanding of the history and customs of the surrounding countries, and having also learned a few practical magical tricks, Saine began to devote himself to Experimental Research and studying higher-level Spell Model.

Earl Grant has kept his promise; fifty thousand Gold Coin is no small sum.

Upon receiving the funds, Saine immediately instructed the Earl to use the Gold Coin to purchase the experimental equipment and related materials he needed.

The beakers, test tubes, and other props frequently used in experiments are not rare materials; with enough Gold Coin, one can buy top-quality items for Saine.

The various magical materials and magical beast organs that Saine mentioned are quite difficult to deal with.

In addition to spending a large sum of money to purchase it, the Earl's Mansion also offered a bounty to the Mercenary Guild of the Lisia Alliance.

In fact, if it weren't for the impending war, Earl Grant would have been keen to lead a squad of Knight to the Magic Beast Forest within the territory of the Lisia Alliance to try their luck.

Anyway, going to the Magic Beast Forest is a trial, and I can also help Saine collect some things he needs for his experiments.

With an entire family and a large group of people serving him, Saine immediately sensed the difference compared to when he was exploring the Truth alone.

Of course, Saine did not rely entirely on the Earl's family.

Because he had a fictitious Second-Level Magician as his mentor, Saine did not produce anything as astonishing as Level-2 Energy Crystal.

However, some mid- to high-grade Energy Crystal also began to appear frequently in his laboratory.

The appearance of a Level-1 Energy Crystal, in particular, made Earl Grant's eyelids twitch upon learning of it.

Saine didn't bring out this Level-1 Fire Energy Crystal to show off.

Besides using it to accelerate his meditation and Magic Power accumulation, Saine also began to study other advanced magic during this time.

Including the field of alchemy, Saine did not lag behind.

Don't be fooled by the Count's Knight Attendant; they train very hard every day.

The second young master Solon, was sweating profusely on the training ground.

In fact, Saine is also very busy.